Provision of resource allocation information
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a plurality of resources each arranged to maintain and provide state information about its allocation to one or more resource users and its identity;
a state-dissemination arrangement for disseminating the state information provided by the resources; and
at least one state-information observer arranged to receive state information from the state-dissemination arrangement, said at least one state-information observer comprising at least one resource user arranged to use the state information it receives to ascertain which of the resources, if any, have been allocated to it
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Abstract
A system is provided for disseminating resource allocation information from system resources to state-information observers comprising resource users and typically also at least one system resource manager. Each resource maintains state information about its identity and its allocation to one or more resource users. Each resource provides this information to a state-dissemination arrangement which disseminates it to each state-information observer. Each resource user uses the state information it receives from the state-dissemination arrangement to ascertain the resources allocated to it. Similarly, a system resource manager, when present, uses the state information it receives from the state-dissemination arrangement to ascertain the allocation of those resources that are of interest to the manager. A resource, resource user and resource manager for use in such a system are also provided.
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35 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a plurality of resources each arranged to maintain and provide state information about its allocation to one or more resource users and its identity;
a state-dissemination arrangement for disseminating the state information provided by the resources; and
at least one state-information observer arranged to receive state information from the state-dissemination arrangement, said at least one state-information observer comprising at least one resource user arranged to use the state information it receives to ascertain which of the resources, if any, have been allocated to it - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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