Implementing scalable throttled poller
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining a first respective polling time for each network device in a plurality of network devices based on a polling time period and a number of network devices in the plurality of network devices, wherein each first respective polling time is distributed evenly across the polling time period;
polling each network device at each first respective polling time to elicit a response, transmitted from each network device, comprising status information;
determining a first set of the plurality of network devices that responded to the polling within a time-out time span, the first set excluding at least one of the plurality of network devices;
determining a second respective polling time for each network device in the first set based on the polling time period and a number of network devices in the first set, wherein each second respective polling time is distributed evenly across the polling time period, and wherein time intervals between each second respective polling time are different than time intervals between each first respective polling time; and
polling each network device in the first set at each second respective polling time.
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Abstract
A method includes receiving a polling time period and determining a respective polling time for each network device in a plurality of network devices, wherein each respective polling time is distributed evenly across the polling time period. The method further includes determining a time-out time span. The time-out time span includes a start time equivalent to a polling time period end time and an end time. The method additionally includes polling each network device in the plurality of network devices at each respective polling time. The polling includes sending a first message to a first particular network device, and, in response to sending the first message, listening for a response to the first message until the end time of the time-out time span. The polling further includes flagging the first particular network device for review after the end time of the time-out time span.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining a first respective polling time for each network device in a plurality of network devices based on a polling time period and a number of network devices in the plurality of network devices, wherein each first respective polling time is distributed evenly across the polling time period; polling each network device at each first respective polling time to elicit a response, transmitted from each network device, comprising status information; determining a first set of the plurality of network devices that responded to the polling within a time-out time span, the first set excluding at least one of the plurality of network devices; determining a second respective polling time for each network device in the first set based on the polling time period and a number of network devices in the first set, wherein each second respective polling time is distributed evenly across the polling time period, and wherein time intervals between each second respective polling time are different than time intervals between each first respective polling time; and polling each network device in the first set at each second respective polling time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system comprising:
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a processor; and a computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform; determining a first respective polling time for each network device in a plurality of network devices based on a polling time period and a number of network devices in the plurality of network devices, wherein each first respective polling time is distributed evenly across the polling time period; polling each network device at each first respective polling time to elicit a response, transmitted from each network device, comprising status information; determining a first set of the plurality of network devices that responded to the polling within a time-out time span, the first set excluding at least one of the plurality of network devices; determining a second respective polling time for each network device in the first set based on the polling time period and a number of network devices in the first set, wherein each second respective polling time is distributed evenly across the polling time period, and wherein time intervals between each second respective polling time are different than time intervals between each first respective polling time; and polling each network device in the first set at each second respective polling time. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therewith, the computer-readable program code comprising; computer-readable program code configured to determine a first respective polling time for each network device in a plurality of network devices based on a polling time period and a number of network devices in the plurality of network devices, wherein each first respective polling time is distributed evenly across the polling time period; computer-readable program code configured to poll each network device at each first respective polling time to elicit a response, transmitted from each network device, comprising status information; computer-readable program code configured to determine a first set of the plurality of network devices that responded to the polling within a time-out time span, the first set excluding at least one of the plurality of network devices; computer-readable program code configured to determine a second respective polling time for each network device in the first set based on the polling time period and a number of network devices in the first set, wherein each second respective polling time is distributed evenly across the polling time period; and computer-readable program code configured to poll each network device in the first set at each second respective polling time. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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