Abstract: A group of object servers configured for workload management is described wherein the group exports an object reference to clients that may want to call the group in order to perform some work. The object reference has a field which points to a workload management unit which performs workload management among the group at the Internet Protocol (IP) level.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 19, 1998
Date of Patent:
December 14, 1999
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation
Inventors:
Kenneth Edward Davies, Donna Ngar-Ting Dillenberger, Glyn Normington