Wake-on-LAN and instantiate-on-LAN in a cloud computing system
US9268586B2 · kind B2 · utility
157Cited by
11References
16Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Several different embodiments of a flexible virtual machine management system are described. The virtual machine management system is used to instantiate, wake, move, sleep, and destroy individual operating environments in a cloud or cluster. In various embodiments, the virtual machine management system uses single messages to perform complex operations, allowing for flexible and scalable use of virtual resources in a cluster while still reducing energy consumption to the minimum possible level. In one preferred embodiment, Wake-on-LAN packets are used as the messages.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.