Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dynamic quorum for distributed systems
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Application No.: US13356274Application Date: 2012-01-23
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Publication No.: US10169097B2Publication Date: 2019-01-01
- Inventor: Gor Nishanov , Andrea D'Amato , Amitabh Prakash Tamhane , David A. Dion
- Applicant: Gor Nishanov , Andrea D'Amato , Amitabh Prakash Tamhane , David A. Dion
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agency: Workman Nydegger
- Main IPC: G06F15/16
- IPC: G06F15/16 ; G06F9/50

Abstract:
Managing a distributed system. Embodiments may allow for a quorum to dynamically change the quorum vote. One example is illustrated in a method. The method includes determining a change to a voter's level of participation in a cluster. A quorum of voters changes the voter's voting privileges, based on the change in the voter's level of participation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130191453A1 DYNAMIC QUORUM FOR DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS Public/Granted day:2013-07-25
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