US Patent:
20040015976, Jan 22, 2004
Assignee:
Sun Microsystems, Inc., a Delaware Corporation
International Classification:
G06F009/00
Abstract:
A method allocates computing resources from a resource pool. Each job request includes attributes and a unique identifier. A digital signature is generated for each job request based on the combination of the attributes. The identifier is associated with the digital signature. Job requests having identical attributes are grouped together.