Remote memory management

US11379404B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP SE · DE

Inventors

• Oliver Schmidt · Wörth am Rhein, DE
• Andreas Ludwig Erz · Mannheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 18, 2018
• Grant date: Jul 5, 2022
• Expiry date: Dec 18, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L49/9084
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Remote memory management of the memory of a consumer computer by a producer computer is described. A system is described that can include a first computer, and a second computer communicatively coupled to the first computer via a remote direct memory access enabled communication network. The first computer can include a first operating system. The second computer can include a second operating system and a second memory. The second memory can include a plurality of buffers. The first computer can remotely manage the plurality of buffers of the second memory of the second computer without involving either the first operating system or the second operating system. The managing can further include the first computer identifying available buffers amongst the plurality of buffers. Related methods, apparatuses, articles, non-transitory computer program products, non-transitory computer readable media are also within the scope of this disclosure.