Patent ID: 7792957
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for assigning a job request to a device in a grid network, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a job request; monitoring traffic across the grid network; copying data packets sent over the grid network by a requesting device; extracting a set of network parameters from the data packets, the set of network parameters comprising a current activity status of the requesting device, an IP address of the requesting device, an IP address of a destination device, and a type of resource the requesting device is requesting from the destination device; analyzing the destination IP address and the type of resource to determine a category of device the requesting device falls into, wherein the category of the requesting device is one of a server and a client; identifying an activity history for the requesting device; deriving a statistical data set by comparing the current activity status with the activity history; deriving a time period in which the requesting device is likely to be available for processing job requests by analyzing the statistical data set; adjusting the time period based on the determined category of the requesting device, and; assigning the job request to the requesting device based on the adjusted time period.