NETWORK COMMUNICATION NODE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF PROCESSORS FOR PROCESSING LAYERS OF COMMUNICATION AND ASSOCIATED NODE

• US 20140126577A1
• Filed: 02/10/2012
• Published: 05/08/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Post, Georg, Dorize, Christian
• Application Number:
  US13/983,902
• Publication Number:
  US 20140126577A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/400
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/5012 Processor sets
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/506 Constraint
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5027 the resource being a machine, e.g. CPUs, Servers, Terminals
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5094 where the allocation takes into account power or heat criteria power management in computers in general G06F1/3203; thermal management in computers in general G06F1/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/12 Arrangements for remote connection or disconnection of substations or of equipment thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/60 Router architectures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 49/602 Multilayer or multiprotocol switching, e.g. IP switching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1001 for accessing one among a plurality of replicated servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/321 Interlayer communication protocols or service data unit [SDU] definitions; Interfaces between layers
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/0062 Network aspects
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/50 in wire-line communication networks, e.g. low power modes or reduced link rate

Abstract

In one embodiment, a network communication node receives data and includes a plurality of processors aimed at processing data at a given layer of communication so as to route them towards a given destination. The node determines at least one layer of communication for processing the received data. The node selects a given number of processors to process the data according to the determined layer of communication, switches the selected processors in an active mode to process the determined layer of communication applied to the received data, and switches the selected processors in low consumption mode once processing carried out

Claims

1. Method of processing of data received in a network communication node comprising a plurality of processors aimed at processing said data at a given layer of communication so as to route them towards a given destination, the method comprising:

determination of at least one layer of communication for processing the received data,

selection of a given number of processors to process the data according to the determined layer of communication,

switching of the selected processors in an active mode to process the determined layer of communication applied to the received data.

switching of the selected processors in low consumption mode once processing carried out.

2. Method of data processing in accordance with claim 1, wherein selection of a given number of processors is performed periodically, the same processor being assigned to the processing of different layer of communication at different time

3. Method of data processing in accordance with claim 1, wherein the received data are associated with information identifying the at least one layer of communication to be processed by the said node.

4. Method of data processing in accordance with claim 1, wherein the received data are processed by several layers of communication, the step of selection comprising the selection of a first group of processors performing a first layer of communication and at least a second group of processors performing at least a second layer of communication.

5. Method of data processing in accordance with claim 4, wherein the numbers of processors in the group processing each layer are selected so that the time of data processing by groups of processors being appreciably the same one

6. Method of data processing in accordance with claim 1, wherein the processing at a given layer of communication comprises the aggregation of several data packets for sending together them towards the given destination.

7. Method of data processing in accordance claim 1, wherein the processors are gathered in a plurality of clusters of processors located geographically near in the node, the processors selected for processing a given layer of communication being with priority selected in the same cluster.

8. Network communication node for processing data received comprising a plurality of processors aimed at processing said data at a given layer of communication so as to route them towards a given destination, the node comprising:

means for determination of at least one layer of communication for processing the received data,

means for selecting of a given number of processors according to the determined layer of communication,

activation means for switching of the selected processors in an active mode to process the determined layer of communication applied to the received data, and switching of the selected processors in low consumption mode once processing carried out.

9. Network communication node in accordance with claim 8, wherein the selection of a given number of processors is performed periodically, the same processor being assigned to the processing of different layer of communication at different time.

10. Network communication node in accordance with claim 8, wherein it comprises a means for receiving information associated with the received data identifying the at least one layer of communication to be processed by the node.

11. Network communication node in accordance with claim 8, wherein the received data are processed by several layers of communication, a first group of processors is selected for performing a first layer of communication and at least a second group of processors is selected for performing at least a second layer of communication.

12. Network communication node in accordance with claim 11, wherein the numbers of processors in the group performing each layer are selected so that the time of data processing by groups of processors being appreciably the same one.

13. Network communication node in accordance with claim 8, wherein the processors selected for a given layer of communication perform the aggregation of several data packets for sending together them towards the given destination.

14. Network communication node in accordance with claim 8, wherein the communication node is equipped with a number of processors calculated from the total of the processors required for the processing of the maximum of traffic for each layer of communication during the same time period.

15. Network communication node in accordance with claim 8, wherein the processors arc gathered in a plurality of clusters of processors located geographically near in the node, the processors selected for processing a given layer of communication being with priority selected in the same cluster.