Patent ID: 8346876
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for message delivery in a publish/subscribe network, comprising: defining a group of publish/subscribe engines, wherein the group is a subset of a set of fully connectable publish/subscribe engines, wherein the group provides a function which can be carried out by any one of the publish/subscribe engines associated with the group; each of the publish/subscribe engines associated with the group sending a group proxy subscription to the publish/subscribe engines not associated with the group, the group proxy subscription comprising a topic, an indication of the publish/subscribe engine sending the group proxy subscription, and an indication of the group; each of the publish/subscribe engines associated with the group sending an individual proxy subscription to the set of publish/subscribe engines, the individual subscription comprising a topic and an indication of the publish/subscribe engines sending the individual proxy subscription and excluding the indication of the group; and wherein the group of publish/subscribe engines comprises a gateway group within a first collective for connection to a second collective, and the function comprises linking the first and second collectives.