SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DISTRIBUTED DYNAMIC ROUTING USING A LOGICAL BROKER

• US 20120246241A1
• Filed: 03/24/2011
• Published: 09/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Inventors: Ross, Theodore L.
• Granted Patent: US 9,137,189 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/308 Route determination based on user's profile, e.g. premium users
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/42 Centralised routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/44 Distributed routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/234 for tracking messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed that provide a single logical broker from the point of view of a message consumer connected to a messaging network. The messaging network implements dynamic routing that adapts to changes in the message preferences of the message consumer and the message consumer'"'"'s availability throughout the messaging network. In various embodiments, the connection/disconnection of a message consumer and/or changes to message routing criteria at any broker in the network are propagated to all other brokers in the network until the entire network is adapted, such that a message consumer may connect to any broker node and receive the same network service and functionality regardless of connection point.

Claims

1. A method, implemented using a computing system, for providing a messaging network that includes a plurality of brokers, comprising:

connecting to a message consumer;

receiving, from the message consumer, message-identifying information; and

configuring, using the computing system, the plurality of brokers to route messages identified by the message-identifying information to the consumer.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

disconnecting from the message consumer; and

reconfiguring, using the computing system, the plurality of brokers to cease to route messages to the consumer.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from the message consumer, additional message-identifying information; and

reconfiguring, using the computing system, the plurality of broker to route messages identified by the additional message-identifying information to the consumer.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein a broker that is connected to the message consumer performs the configuring.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring comprises:

configuring an upstream broker from a downstream broker, wherein the downstream broker is closer to a point where the message consumer is connected to the messaging network.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein configuring an upstream broker comprises:

providing the message-identifying information to the upstream broker.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising;

receiving a message;

determining whether the message corresponds to the message-identifying information; and

if the message does correspond to the message-identifying information, then routing the message toward the message consumer.

8. A system for routing messages in a messaging network that includes a plurality of brokers, the system comprising:

a memory containing instructions; and

a processor, connected to the memory, that executes the instructions to perform operations comprising;

connecting to a message consumer;

receiving, from the message consumer, message-identifying information; and

configuring, using the computing system, the plurality of brokers to route messages identified by the message-identifying information to the consumer.

9. The system of claim 8, the operations further comprising:

disconnecting from the message consumer; and

reconfiguring, using the computing system, the plurality of brokers to cease to route messages to the consumer.

10. The system of claim 8, the operations further comprising:

receiving, from the message consumer, additional message-identifying information; and

reconfiguring, using the computing system, the plurality of brokers to route messages identified by the additional message-identifying information to the consumer.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein a broker that is connected to the message consumer performs the configuring.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein configuring comprises:

configuring an upstream broker from a downstream broker, wherein the downstream broker is closer to a point where the message consumer is connected to the messaging network.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein configuring an upstream broker comprises:

providing the message-identifying information to the upstream broker.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a message;

determining whether the message corresponds to the message-identifying information; and

if the message does correspond to the message-identifying information, then routing the message toward the message consumer.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform a method for providing a messaging network that includes a plurality of brokers, comprising:

connecting to a message consumer;

receiving, from the message consumer, message-identifying information; and

configuring, using the computing system, the plurality of brokers to route messages identified by the message-identifying information to the consumer.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, the method further comprising:

disconnecting from the message consumer; and

reconfiguring, using the computing system, the plurality of brokers to cease to route messages to the consumer.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, the method further comprising:

receiving, from the message consumer, additional message-identifying information; and

reconfiguring, using the computing system, the plurality of brokers to route messages identified by the additional message-identifying information to the consumer.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein a broker that is connected to the message consumer performs the configuring.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein configuring comprises:

configuring an upstream broker from a downstream broker, wherein the downstream broker is closer to a point where the message consumer is connected to the messaging network.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a message;

determining whether the message corresponds to the message-identifying information; and

if the message does correspond to the message-identifying information, then routing the message toward the message consumer.