System and method for a refreshable proxy pool in a communication services patterns environment

• US 6,842,906 B1
• Filed: 08/31/1999
• Issued: 01/11/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Original Assignee: Accenture LLP (Accenture PLC)
• Inventors: Bowman-Amuah, Michel K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Courtenay, III, St. John
• Assistant Examiner(s): Anya, Charles Emeka
• Application Number:
  US09/386,239
• Time in Patent Office: 1,960 Days
• Field of Search: 709200-253, 709/311, 709313-318, 709/328, 707100-104, 719311-317, 719/328, 719/330, 718100-108
• US Class Current: 719/330
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/465 Distributed object oriented systems remote method invocation [RMI] G06F9/548

Abstract

A system and method are provided for interfacing a naming service and a client with the naming service allowing access to a plurality of different sets of services from a plurality of globally addressable interfaces. As a result of the calls, proxies are generated based on the received locations of the global addressable interfaces. The proxies are received in an allocation queue where the proxies are then allocated in a proxy pool, wherein an allocation thread runs on the allocation queue and makes calls to the naming service and the allocation queue replenishes the proxy pool with the proxies. Access to the proxies in the proxy pool is allowed for identifying the location of one of the global addressable interfaces in response to a request received from the client.

Claims

1. A method for interfacing a naming service and a client, the naming service allowing access to a plurality of different sets of services from a plurality of globally addressable interfaces, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) calling the naming service for receiving locations of the globally addressable interfaces;

(b) generating proxies based on the received locations of the global addressable interfaces as a result of the calls;

(c) receiving the proxies in an allocation queue, wherein an allocation thread runs on the allocation queue and makes calls to the naming service as needed;

(d) allocating the proxies of the allocation queue into a proxy pool, wherein the allocation queue replenishes the proxy pool with the proxies; and

(e) allowing access to the proxies in the proxy pool for identifying the location of one of the global addressable interfaces in response to a request received from the client.

2. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the proxy pool employs load balancing.

3. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the proxies in the proxy pool are renewed based on an age thereof.

4. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein a handle interfaces the proxy pool and the client.

5. A method as recited in claim 4, wherein the handle interfaces a plurality of the proxy pools and the client.

6. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium for interfacing a naming service and a client, the naming service allowing access to a plurality of different sets of services from a plurality of globally addressable interfaces, the computer program comprising:

(a) a code segment that calls the naming service for receiving locations of the globally addressable interfaces;

(b) a code segment that generates proxies based on the received locations of the global addressable interfaces as a result of the calls;

(c) a code segment that receives the proxies in an allocation queue, wherein an allocation thread runs on the allocation queue and makes calls to the naming service as needed;

(d) a code segment that allocates the proxies of the allocation queue into a proxy pool, wherein the allocation queue replenishes the proxy pool with the proxies; and

(e) a code segment that allows access to the proxies in the proxy pool for identifying the location of one of the global addressable interfaces in response to a request received from the client.

7. A computer program as recited in claim 6, wherein the proxy pool employs load balancing.

8. A computer program as recited in claim 6, wherein the proxies in the proxy pool are renewed based on an age thereof.

9. A computer program as recited in claim 6, wherein a handle interfaces the proxy pool and the client.

10. A computer program as recited in claim 9, wherein the handle interfaces a plurality of the proxy pools and the client.

11. A system for interfacing a naming service and a client, the naming service allowing access to a plurality of different sets of services from a plurality of globally addressable interfaces, the system comprising:

(a) logic that calls the naming service for receiving locations of the globally addressable interfaces;

(b) logic that generates proxies based on the received locations of the global addressable interfaces as a result of the calls;

(c) logic that receives the proxies in an allocation queue, wherein an allocation thread runs on the allocation queue and makes calls to the naming service as needed;

(d) logic that allocates the proxies of the allocation queue into a proxy pool, wherein the allocation queue replenishes the proxy pool with the proxies; and

(e) logic that allows access to the proxies in the proxy pool for identifying the location of one of the global addressable interfaces in response to a request received from the client.

12. A system as recited in claim 11, wherein the proxy pool employs load balancing.

13. A system as recited in claim 11, wherein the proxies in the proxy pool are renewed based on an age thereof.

14. A system as recited in claim 11, wherein a handle interfaces the proxy pool and the client.

15. A system as recited in claim 14, wherein the handle interfaces a plurality of the proxy pools and the client.