Patent ID: 7058946
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for scheduling responses in a point-to-point communication system having k channels, the method comprising the steps of: receiving at a central server a plurality of job requests; determining an adaptive schedule for transmitting, via said k channels, data responsive to said job requests, wherein the servicing of a first job request via a first channel is interrupted, an unserviced portion of said data is returned from a local channel server to said central server, and said unserviced portion is subsequently serviced via a second channel so as to service a second job request via said first channel in accordance with an updated schedule; and calculating a deadline for each of said plurality of job requests, wherein each such deadline is calculated based on a processing time corresponding to each said job request, a stretch value corresponding to the processing time, and an arrival time corresponding to each said job request, wherein said schedule for processing said job requests is adaptively determined such that each said job request is serviced via said channels within said deadline corresponding to each said job request.