| 摘要 |
A system and method for identifying a single, designated connection from one or more connections (e.g. TCP connections) that may have been established between two components for data communications. Each component is associated with a component identifier that is generated by an identifier generating algorithm adapted to ensure that component identifiers generated by the algorithm are orderable and substantially unique. For example, Universal ly Unique Identifiers may be generated for this purpose. Each component in t he distributed system can be uniquely identified by its component identifier, a nd the component identifiers facilitate the identification of each component as either a controller or responder in a determination of whether a particular connectio n should be identified as the designated connection. In one embodiment, that particular connection is identified as the designated connection unless an earlier established connection exists that neither the first component nor the secon d component knows to be broken. In that case, the earlier established connecti on may be identified as the designated connection.
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