Network server
First Claim
1. ) a system for processing requests provided to a web or application server comprising, a computer program for assigning cost and benefit values to requests received by said system, a computer program for prioritizing said requests in accordance with the assigned cost and benefit values, and a computer program for scheduling said requests in accordance with the assigned priorities, whereby said requests are not necessarily processed in a first come fist served basis.
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Abstract
An event-driven system that that provides scheduling and resource allocation for an internet serve. A cost-benefit model and user preferences are used to prioritize and schedule tasks. The present invention improves or optimizes a network server'"'"'s performance by prioritizing tasks according to their importance, cost, and the system owners desires. The tasks are scheduled and resources (for example memory) are allocated to the tasks in accordance with their priority. Interlayer communication is used to provide a faster way to move data and to provide feedback as to the current state of a particular layer. Header parsing and peeking provides a way to make decisions earlier rather than waiting for the necessary information to bubble up to a higher layer. A thin thread model is used to handle tasks. The progress of the thin threads relative to each other is monitored and controlled.
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1. ) a system for processing requests provided to a web or application server comprising,
a computer program for assigning cost and benefit values to requests received by said system, a computer program for prioritizing said requests in accordance with the assigned cost and benefit values, and a computer program for scheduling said requests in accordance with the assigned priorities, whereby said requests are not necessarily processed in a first come fist served basis.
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2. ) A method of scheduling the order that requests are sent to a web application server comprising,
classifying and assigning each request received by said web application server cost and benefit value, prioritizing said requests according to said assigned cost and benefit values, scheduling said requests based upon the assigned priority such that requests are not necessarily processed on a first come first serve basis.
- 11. ) A system for servicing requests sent to a web server which includes, buffering said requests, classifying and prioritizing said requests in accordance with specified criteria, scheduling said requests for action by said web server in accordance with the classification and priorities of said requests, whereby requests sent to said web server are operated upon in a sequence specified by said criteria.
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