Tiered web site with web-tier admission control based on utilization data generated on application tier
First Claim
1. A host site comprising:
- an application tier that generates resource utilization data; and
a client-response tier that performs admission control using said resource utilization data.
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Abstract
An e-commerce web site has an application tier and a web tier, each with multiple servers. The application tier runs the resource-intensive functions germane to the site'"'"'s purpose; while the web tier provides the primary interface for clients. The web tier implements admission control so that some requests can be deferred during periods of heavy traffic. In addition, the web tier can request additional web-tier and application-tier resources when they can be added cost effectively. The application tier monitors its own resource utilization and communicates resource-utilization data to the web tier. The web tier uses this application-tier resource-utilization data to determine its deferral criteria. In addition, the web-tier can monitor its own resource utilization and take the results into account in determining the deferral criteria. By monitoring application-tier utilization at the application tier rather than remotely at the web tier, more accurate and more flexible information is obtained, allowing for a better-optimized deferral scheme.
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12 Claims
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1. A host site comprising:
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an application tier that generates resource utilization data; and
a client-response tier that performs admission control using said resource utilization data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A network hosting method for a host site having an application tier and a client-response tier, said application tier having at least one server not included in said client-response tier, said method comprising a client-response process and a resource5 monitoring process,
said resource-monitoring process involving al) monitoring resource utilization at said application tier, a2) generating resource-utilization data at said application tier and transmitting said resource-utilization data to said client-response tier, and said request processing involving bl) receiving at said client-response-tier a client request from a client via a network, b2) making an admissions determination at said client1 response tier whether said client request should be admitted immediately or deferred, said determination being made at least in part as a function of said resource-utilization data, b3) when said client request is admitted, sending an application request from said client-response tier to said application tier, b4) generating an application response at said application tier and transmitting said application response to said clientresponse tier, and b5) generating a client response as a function of said application response and transmitting said client response to said client via said network.
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12. A host site method comprising:
- generating resource-utilization data on an application tier; and
using said data on a client-response tier to determine admission1 control policy.
- generating resource-utilization data on an application tier; and
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