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Abstract

A method and system for resolving contending requests for resources connected from a computer network by application programs running on computers attached to the communications network. The distributed resource allocator system comprises a number of identical processes running on one or more computers attached to the communications network. Application programs request allocation of resources from a local distributed resource allocator system process running using a resource allocator applications programming interface. Application programs request allocation of resource from a remote distributed resource allocator system process via a resource allocator access protocol. Contending resource requests are first resolved by the priority of the resource request. If contention cannot be resolved by priority alone, then contentions are next resolved by examining the resource request's time of arrival in light of its priority. The system allows quality of service time-outs for requests that cannot be timely processed. A resource request returned due to a quality of service time-out may be resubmitting having its original time of arrival.

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