Patent ID: 7526624
Filing Date: 2009-04-28
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method to optimize the transmission of data from a plurality of primary backup appliances, comprising the steps of: supplying (N) primary backup appliances interconnected to a plurality of second backup appliances by a single communication link, wherein (N) is greater than 1; transferring a data set to one or more secondary backup appliances by two or more of said (N) primary backup appliances using said communication link; completing said transfers of said data sets by said two or more primary backup appliances at the same time; calculating a (n)th effective bandwidth for each of said (N) primary backup appliances; wherein (n) is greater than or equal to 1; calculating a time to complete for each of said (N) primary backup appliances; calculating an effective aggregate bandwidth for each of said (N) primary appliances; determining if a first primary backup appliance has a greatest (n)th time to complete among the (N) primary backup appliances; operative if said first primary backup appliance has a greatest (n)th time to complete among the (N) primary backup appliances: setting a (n)th delay to 0; providing all or part of at least one consistent transactions set from said first primary backup appliance to a first secondary backup appliance using said (n)th delay.