Patent ID: 7694007
Filing Date: 2010-04-06
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method to manage forwarding of requests for information from an agent to a remote management entity, the method comprising: forwarding a set of requests from the agent to the remote management entity for servicing by the remote management entity; calculating a current load value corresponding to a relative burden placed on the remote management entity to service the forwarded set of requests; while the remote management entity services the set of requests, receiving a new request to be forwarded from the agent to the remote management entity; selectively forwarding the new request to the remote management entity depending on the current load value associated with servicing the forwarded set of requests; in response to detecting that forwarding the new request to the remote management entity would overburden the remote management entity, queuing the new request at the agent for forwarding the new request to the remote management entity at a later time; receiving an indication based on a message received from the remote management entity that the remote management entity completed servicing of at least one request in the forwarded set of requests; and in response to receiving the indication, forwarding the new request to the remote management entity for servicing, wherein calculating the current load value includes: