Optimizing container executions with network-attached hardware components of a composable disaggregated infrastructure
US11863385B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 21, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/082
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention is notably directed to a method, computer program product, and computer system for running software inside containers. The method relies on a computerized system that includes a composable disaggregated infrastructure, in addition to general-purpose hardware. The computerized system is configured to dynamically allocate computerized resources, which include both general resources and specialized resources. The former are enabled by the general-purpose hardware, while the latter are enabled by specialized network-attached hardware components of the composable disaggregated infrastructure. The method maintains a table capturing specializations of the specialized network-attached hardware components. At runtime, software is run inside each container by executing corresponding functions. A first subset of the functions are executed using the general resources, whereas a second subset of the functions are executed using the specialized resources, by offloading the second subset of functions to respective components of the specialized network-attached hardware components, in accordance with the specializations.
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