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Method, system and program product for optimized concurrent data download within a grid computing environment

  • US 20060031537A1
  • Filed: 06/08/2004
  • Published: 02/09/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method in a grid computing infrastructure for optimized data download, the method comprising the steps of:

  • a. obtaining a download plan from a management service the download plan comprising an optimized list of a plurality of download servers, having a desired download data, the plurality of download servers deployed in a grid infrastructure;

    b. contacting two or more of the download servers specified in the download plan;

    c. assigning chunks of the download data to respective download servers of the two or more of the download servers specified in the download plan for concurrent downloading respective chunks of download data;

    d. starting a parallel download of the chunks of the download data from download servers of the two or more download servers contacted, wherein the chunks are downloaded concurrently from the download servers;

    e. monitoring download performance of the two or more download servers downloading the chunks;

    f. during the parallel download of the chunks, adjusting the number of chunks being downloaded by a download server based on the monitored download performance of the two or more download servers; and

    g. reporting to the management service, the monitored download performance of the two or more download servers.

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