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Message send version management in network

  • US 8,656,054 B2
  • Filed: 04/30/2008
  • Issued: 02/18/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for message version management in a distributed computing environment including a plurality of nodes, a message sent from a first node of the plurality of nodes to at least one additional node of the plurality of nodes, comprising:

  • determining a first application version of the message supported by the at least one additional node;

    utilizing the at least one translation vector to translate between a second message version of the message supported by the first node and the first version based on the determination;

    sending, from the first node to the at least one additional node, the message accompanied by at least one translation vector in an initial occurrence of the message;

    storing, by the at least one additional node, the at least one translation vector; and

    utilizing the stored at least one translation vector in at least one subsequent occurrence of the message,wherein the second version is a newer version than the first version and utilizing the at least one translation vector comprises constructing the first version of the message by obtaining portions of the message from the second version of the message utilizing a byte offset and providing a position to the portions in the first version of the message utilizing a new byte offset such that at least one portion of the message comprises a different offset in the first version and second version of the message.

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