Method and system to dynamically apply access rules to a shared resource

• US 7,523,206 B1
• Filed: 04/07/2008
• Issued: 04/21/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Bicheno, Richard M., Naish, Martin R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Quang N.
• Application Number:
  US12/098,925
• Time in Patent Office: 379 Days
• Field of Search: 709/223, 709/224, 709/226, 709/229, 718/103, 718/104, 370/229, 370/352
• US Class Current: 709/226
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/173 using an interconnection network, e.g. matrix, shuffle, pyramid, star, snowflake

Abstract

A method for dynamic application of access rules to a shared resource may comprise: a) receiving a client request for access to a shared system resource; b) logging information associated with the client request for access to the shared system resource; c) receiving system status data; d) defining a shared system resource allocation rule; e) allocating client access to the shared system resource according to the logged information associated with the client request for access to the shared system resource, the system status data, and the shared system resource allocation rule; and f) queuing a control instruction regulating client access to the shared system resource.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a client request for access to a shared system resource;

logging information associated with the client request for access to the shared system resource;

receiving system status data;

defining a shared system resource allocation rule;

allocating client access to the shared system resource according to the logged information associated with the client request for access to the shared system resource, the system status data, and the shared system resource allocation rule; and

queuing a control instruction regulating client access to the shared system resource;

wherein the defining a shared system resource allocation rule comprises defining a queue depth for the client requests for access to the shared system resource, defining access time intervals for a client, and defining a number of allowed log entries associated with the client request for access to the shared system resource.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

archiving at least one of the log entry or system status data.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

modifying the shared system resource allocation rule.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the defining a shared system resource allocation rule comprises:

defining a number of authorized clients.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the defining a shared system resource allocation rule comprises:

defining a list of authorized clients.