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At 11:02 AM 7/28/00 +1000, Chris Anderson wrote:
>Joseph Mack wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, 27 Jul 2000, Chris Anderson wrote:
> >
> > > Is it possible to split up a stream of packets from a single source so
> > > that they go to multiple real servers? No packet is (from this
> > > particular source) dependent on any other packet at this stage of
> > > processing, and it would be nice to not have to overload one poor
> > > realserver while the rest sit around waiting for it to die from shock.
> >
> > What does "independant" mean? If they are from the same connection, they
> > will go to the same realserver. Otherwise they will go to the different
> > realservers according to your scheduling (rr, lc etc)
>
>Without going into too much detail (NDAs and such), all the packets will
>appear to come from one source. The data in each packet is actually
>compressed data from multiple sources, and as such can be processed
>individually on separate machines without having to rely on a single
>machine getting all the packets from the one source.
>
>So, I guess the question is, how do I go about sending stuff to the
>realservers by splitiing it up at the packet level, rather than the
>connection level?
Not using persistent mode will allow you to do that.
>Chris.
>--
>"This calls for a very special blend of psychology
> and extreme violence." -- Vyvyan, "The Young Ones"
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