Method and apparatus for vectorized resource scheduling in distributed computing systems using tensors
US11907770B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 19, 2019 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2209/503
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is provided a method and apparatus for vectorized resource scheduling using multi-dimensional hierarchical arrays with a uniform data type. According to embodiments, the hierarchy of resources may be represented as a multi-dimensional array of a uniform data type in a scheduling context. This data structure is known as a tensor. In various embodiments, a tensor may be used to model each of resource usage, requested resources, resource capabilities, tenant resource usage, etc. There is provided tensor scheduling operations (e.g. tensor scheduling algorithms) to make use of this resource model. Some embodiments may exploit specialized hardware, such as GPUs and tensor-processing units, in order to accelerate the tensor scheduling operations.
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