Patent ID: 7827142
Filing Date: 2010-11-02
Classification: G06F,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, at a server of a network environment, a data element information update for a specific data element, said server comprising a table defining an allocation of at least three of a plurality of database entities to said specific data element, each of said plurality of database entities configured to keep data element information for a plurality of data elements, wherein a respective different priority is assigned to each allocated database entity; selecting, at said server, one of said at least three database entities for said specific data element based on the assigned priority; said server determining, using at least the table, information for relaying the data element information update to at least a second, next highest priority database entity of said at least three database entities and a third database entity of lower priority than said second database entity, said third database entity of said at least three database entities; said server forwarding said data element information update and said determined information to said selected database entity; said selected database entity, using at least said determined information, forwarding said data element information update and providing at least a portion of said determined information to said second, next highest priority database entity; and said second, next highest priority database entity, using at least said portion of said determined information, forwarding said data element information update to a third database entity of lower priority than said second database entity.