Selection of communication protocol for message transfer based on quality of service requirements

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8122118
APP PUB NO 20030115317A1
SERIAL NO

10016906

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Provided are a message brokering systems, computer program products and methods for communication in a publish/subscribe environment in which publisher application programs send messages to subscriber application programs via one or more message brokers, the method comprising the following steps: responsive to receipt of a published message at a message broker, referring to characteristics of the received message and subscriber-specified quality of service requirements to determine an appropriate quality or service for onward transmission of the message; selecting a communication protocol in accordance with the determined quality of service; and transmitting the message using the selected communication protocol. Information relating to the quality of service requirements of a first message broker's subscribers is passed to other brokers and subsequently used for selection of an appropriate communication protocol for transmitting messages between the brokers.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hickson, Andrew I West Wellow, GB 9 121
Holdsworth, Simon A J Andover, GB 8 224
Holloway, Timothy N Lyndhurst, GB 4 118
MacFarlane, Peter R Winchester, GB 8 366
Ward, Michael J New Haven, US 32 1238

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