Patent ID: 6141677
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method for processing active sessions by a file system process, wherein a file server is coupled to entities on a network and an open session is created when the file server and an entity on the network establish communication, and wherein an active session is created when an open session has a pending request, the method comprising the steps of:(a) monitoring the file server for active sessions;(b) assigning a first one of the threads to a first active session having at least one request for processing the first active session;(c) preempting the processing of the first active session by the first one of the threads, prior to the complete processing of the first active session, when additional active sessions are available; and(d) assigning the first one of the threads to each of the active sessions in a round robin fashion to process one or more requests of each one of the active sessions, whereby equal processing time is provided to each one of the active sessions.