Patent ID: 8831009
Filing Date: 2014-09-09
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A selfish clustering system comprising: a selfish node; and a plurality of servicing nodes each connected to the selfish node, wherein the selfish node selects a first one of the servicing nodes to service requests from the selfish node and sends all the requests to the first one of the servicing nodes; wherein the selfish node evaluates a responsiveness of the first one of the servicing nodes in processing the requests and, responsive to a determination that the responsiveness of the first one of the servicing nodes is unsatisfactory, the selfish node selects a second one of the servicing nodes to service the requests therefrom; wherein the determination that the responsiveness of the first one of the servicing nodes is unsatisfactory is made without reference to the responsiveness of the first one of the servicing nodes to any other node and without regard to load balancing among the servicing nodes; and wherein responsive to a determination that the responsiveness of the second one of the servicing nodes is unacceptable, the selfish node voluntarily enters a tantrum state and sends no requests to any of the servicing nodes.