Independently networkable hardware accelerators for increased workflow optimization
US9606836B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 9, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/505
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Specialized processing devices comprise both processing circuitry that is pre-configured to perform a discrete set of computing operations more quickly than generalized central processing units and network transport circuitry that communicationally couples each individual specialized processing device to a network as its own unique network client. Requests for hardware acceleration from workflows being executed by generalized central processing units of server computing devices are directed to hardware accelerators in accordance with a table associating available hardware accelerators with the computing operations they are optimized to perform. Load balancing, as well as dynamic modifications in available hardware accelerators, is accomplished through updates to such a table. The portion of the workflow to be hardware accelerators is packetized and provided to such hardware accelerators, including via network communications to specialized processing devices that comprise network transport circuitry and act as their own unique network clients.
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