Method and system for managing multi-user data flows in environments having minimal bandwidth and computational resources
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1. A method of connecting a plurality of hosts in a network in which each of the hosts in the network generates data destined for a plurality of other hosts in the network, comprising the steps of:
- categorizing the data among a plurality of information domains;
creating an association from each of the hosts in the network to reference one of said plurality of information domains;
partitioning management of communications among the hosts, wherein the partitioning of management of communications among the hosts is based on the information domains associated with the hosts; and
managing dissemination of the data from the hosts in the network to a subset of hosts within one of said plurality of information domains referenced by said association.
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Abstract
The overall management task required to determine data dissemination in multi-user applications is reduced herein. The management task required at any one host in the multi-user application is also limited. In addition, the number of simultaneous connections that any one participating host must support in a large multi-user application is reduced. Each user is assigned to a single management partition.
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1. A method of connecting a plurality of hosts in a network in which each of the hosts in the network generates data destined for a plurality of other hosts in the network, comprising the steps of:
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categorizing the data among a plurality of information domains; creating an association from each of the hosts in the network to reference one of said plurality of information domains; partitioning management of communications among the hosts, wherein the partitioning of management of communications among the hosts is based on the information domains associated with the hosts; and managing dissemination of the data from the hosts in the network to a subset of hosts within one of said plurality of information domains referenced by said association. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for connecting a plurality of hosts in a network in which each of the hosts in the network generates data destined for a plurality of other hosts in the network, comprising:
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means for categorizing the data among a plurality of information domains; means for creating an association from each of the hosts in the network to reference one of said plurality of information domains; means for partitioning management of communications among the hosts, wherein the partitioning of management of communications among the hosts is based on the information domains associated with the hosts; and means for managing dissemination of the data from the hosts in the network to a subset of hosts within one of said plurality of information domains referenced by said association. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product recorded on computer readable medium for connecting a plurality of hosts in a network in which each of the hosts in the network generates data destined for a plurality of other hosts in the network, comprising:
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computer readable means for categorizing the data among a plurality of information domains; computer readable means for creating an association from each of the hosts in the network to reference one of said plurality of information domains; computer readable means for partitioning management of communications among the hosts, wherein the partitioning of management of communications among the hosts is based on the information domains associated with the hosts; and computer readable means for managing dissemination of the data from the hosts in the network to a subset of hosts within one of said plurality of information domains referenced by said association. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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