Method and apparatus for automatically evaluating and allocating resources in a cell based system

• US 20070098014A1
• Filed: 10/31/2005
• Published: 05/03/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Pomaranski, Ken, Shidla, Dale, Barr, Andrew
• Granted Patent: US 7,586,946 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/468
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/50 Testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/15 in relation to multipoint traffic arrangements for broadcast or multicast in data networks H04L12/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/70 Admission control; Resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/762 triggered by the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/781 Centralised allocation of resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/822 Collecting or measuring resource availability data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/826 Involving periods of time
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 49/354 for supporting virtual local area networks [VLAN]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1001 for accessing one among a plurality of replicated servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1008 based on parameters of servers, e.g. available memory or workload monitoring of computer activity G06F11/30
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/40 for recovering from a failure of a protocol instance or entity, e.g. service redundancy protocols, protocol state redundancy or protocol service redirection management of faults, events, alarms or notifications in data switching networks H04L41/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/04 Registration at HLR or HSS [Home Subscriber Server]

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention provide a method and apparatus for automatically evaluating and allocating resources in a cell based system. In one method embodiment, the present invention receives a request to generate a cell based system of resources. A list of allocatable resources having corresponding evaluation data is then accessed. The request for the cell based system is then compared with the list of allocatable resources having corresponding evaluation data. The allocatable resources are then assigned to the cell based system.

Claims

1. A method for automatically evaluating and allocating resources in a cell based system, said method comprising:

receiving a request to generate a cell based system of resources;

accessing a list of allocatable resources having corresponding evaluation data;

comparing said request for said cell based system with said list of allocatable resources and corresponding evaluation data; and

assigning said allocatable resources to said cell based system.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said corresponding evaluation data for said allocatable resources is provided by an evaluation method comprising:

testing each allocatable resource on said list of allocatable resources; and

generating a quality ranking result for each said allocatable resource based on said testing.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein said testing of said allocatable resources is selected from the testing methods including:

error rate testing, operation under higher voltage, operation under lower voltage, operation at higher clock frequency, operation at lower clock frequency and data pattern testing.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein said generating said quality ranking result for said cell based system further comprises:

evaluating a configuration of said allocatable resource.

5. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

performing a second testing of said allocatable resources after a pre-defined time period;

generating results of said second testing; and

selectively swapping a primary allocatable resource for a secondary allocatable resource when said results of said second testing of said allocatable resources shows that said primary allocatable resource is operating below a defined quality ranking.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said request to generate a cell based system of resources comprises:

receiving a quality ranking for said cell based system.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein said request to generate a cell based system of resources comprises:

receiving a priority ranking for said cell based system.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein said request to generate a cell based system of resources comprises:

receiving a redundancy ranking for said cell based system.

9. An automated resource evaluator and allocator for a cell based system comprising:

a farm request receiver for receiving a request to generate a cell based system of resources;

a resource database for accessing a list of allocatable resources having corresponding evaluation data;

an evaluator for comparing said request for said cell based system with said list of allocatable resources and corresponding evaluation data; and

a resource assigner for assigning said allocatable resources to said cell based system.

10. The automated resource evaluator and allocator of claim 9 wherein said corresponding evaluation data for said allocatable resources is provided by an evaluation method comprising:

a resource tester for testing each allocatable resource on said list of allocatable resources; and

a quality ranker for generating a quality ranking result for each said allocatable resource based on said testing.

11. The automated resource evaluator and allocator of claim 10 wherein said testing of said allocatable resources is selected from the testing methods including:

error rate testing, operation under higher voltage, operation under lower voltage, operation at higher clock frequency, operation at lower clock frequency and data pattern testing.

12. The automated resource evaluator and allocator of claim 10 wherein said generating said quality ranking result for said cell based system further comprises:

a configuration evaluator for evaluating a configuration of said allocatable resource.

13. The automated resource evaluator and allocator of claim 10 wherein a second testing of said allocatable resources is performed after a pre-defined time period, results of said second testing are generated, and a primary allocatable resource is selectively swapped for a secondary allocatable resource when said results of said second testing of said allocatable resources shows that said primary allocatable resource is operating below a defined quality ranking.

14. The automated resource evaluator and allocator of claim 9 wherein said request to generate a cell based system of resources comprises a quality ranking for said cell based system.

15. The automated resource evaluator and allocator of claim 9 wherein said request to generate a cell based system of resources comprises a priority ranking for said cell based system.

16. The automated resource evaluator and allocator of claim 9 wherein said request to generate a cell based system of resources comprises a redundancy ranking for said cell based system.

17. A computer-usable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein for causing a method for automatically evaluating and allocating resources in a cell based system, said method comprising:

receiving a request to generate a cell based system of resources;

accessing a list of allocatable resources;

testing each allocatable resource on said list of allocatable resources;

corresponding evaluation data from said testing with each said allocatable resource;

comparing said request for said cell based system with said list of allocatable resources and corresponding evaluation data; and

assigning said allocatable resources to said cell based system.

18. The computer-usable medium of claim 17 wherein said corresponding evaluation data for said allocatable resources is provided by an evaluation method comprising:

evaluating a configuration of said allocatable resource; and

generating a quality ranking result for each said allocatable resource based on said configuration evaluating and said testing.

19. The computer-usable medium of claim 18 wherein said testing of said allocatable resources is selected from the testing methods including:

error rate testing, operation under higher voltage, operation under lower voltage, operation at higher clock frequency, operation at lower clock frequency and data pattern testing.

20. The computer-usable medium of claim 18 further comprising:

performing a second testing of said allocatable resources after a pre-defined time period;

generating results of said second testing; and

selectively swapping a primary allocatable resource for a secondary allocatable resource when said results of said second testing of said allocatable resources shows that said primary allocatable resource is operating below a defined quality ranking.

21. The computer-usable medium of claim 17 wherein said request to generate a cell based system of resources comprises:

receiving a quality ranking for said cell based system;

receiving a priority ranking for said cell based system; and

receiving a redundancy ranking for said cell based system.