SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESOURCE IDENTIFICATION

• US 20110106515A1
• Filed: 10/29/2009
• Published: 05/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Kannan, Kalapriya, Bhamidipaty, Anuradha
• Granted Patent: US 10,185,594 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 703/13
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5044 considering hardware capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5055 considering software capabilities, i.e. software resources associated or available to the machine

Abstract

Systems and methods for resource identification. Preferably, this can be undertaken via modeling in which primary constraints include requirements and availability and building a resource map that includes alternatives which can help in the realization of the function.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a resource identification tool having one or more processors and one or more modules executable by the one or more processors, the one or more modules comprising;

computer program code configured to identify resources of a target platform which meet a predetermined functional requirement, via;

modeling resource constraints relating to the functional requirement and the target platform;

assigning the resource constraints into resource categories;

determining additional resource constraints; and

developing a resource map of resource alternatives for the functional requirement.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein said computer program code is further configured to provide confirmation of the target platform successfully meeting the functional requirement.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein said computer program code is further configured to output at least one required component for the target platform to successfully meet the functional requirement.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein said computer program code is further configured to filter resource constraints such that solely those resource constraints applicable to the target platform are considered.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein said computer program code is configured to determine additional resource constraints via ascertaining at least one alternative to a given resource constraint.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein said computer program code is configured to determine additional resource constraints via ascertaining resource constraints for components available on the target platform.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein said computer program code is further configured to ascertain resources already available on the target platform.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein said computer program code is configured to model resource constraints via modeling resources already available on the target platform as constraints.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein said computer program code is configured to assign resource constraints via employing preexisting information on functional requirement resource categories and on functional requirement resource constraints corresponding thereto.

10. The system according to claim 1, wherein said computer program code is configured to assign resource constraints via employing preexisting information on target platform resource categories and on functional requirement resource constraints corresponding thereto.

11. A method comprising:

identifying resources of a target platform which meet a predetermined functional requirement;

said identifying comprising;

modeling resource constraints relating to the functional requirement and the target platform;

assigning the resource constraints into resource categories;

determining additional resource constraints; and

developing a resource map of resource alternatives for the functional requirement.

12. The method according to claim 11, further comprising providing confirmation of the target platform successfully meeting the functional requirement.

13. The method according to claim 11, further comprising outputting at least one required component for the target platform to successfully meet the functional requirement.

14. The method according to claim 11, further comprising filtering resource constraints such that solely those resource constraints applicable to the target platform are considered.

15. The method according to claim 11, wherein said determining comprises ascertaining at least one alternative to a given resource constraint.

16. The method according to claim 11, wherein said determining comprises ascertaining resource constraints for components available on the target platform.

17. The method according to claim 11, further comprising ascertaining resources already available on the target platform.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein said modelling comprises modelling resources already available on the target platform as constraints.

19. The method according to claim 11, wherein said assigning comprises employing preexisting information on functional requirement resource categories and on functional requirement resource constraints corresponding thereto.

20. The system according to claim 11, wherein said assigning comprises employing preexisting information on target platform resource categories and on functional requirement resource constraints corresponding thereto.

21. A computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising;

computer program code configured to identify resources of a target platform which meet a predetermined functional requirement, via;

modeling resource constraints relating to the functional requirement and the target platform;

assigning the resource constraints into resource categories;

determining additional resource constraints; and

developing a resource map of resource alternatives for the functional requirement.

22. The computer program product according to claim 21, wherein said computer program code is further configured to provide confirmation of the target platform successfully meeting the functional requirement.

23. The computer program product according to claim 21, wherein said computer program code is further configured to output at least one required component for the target platform to successfully meet the functional requirement.

24. The computer program product according to claim 21, wherein said computer program code is further configured to filter resource constraints such that solely those resource constraints applicable to the target platform are considered.

25. The computer program product according to claim 21, wherein said computer program code is configured to determine additional resource constraints via ascertaining at least one alternative to a given resource constraint.