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Network resource assignment system and method

  • US 7,310,673 B2
  • Filed: 12/21/2001
  • Issued: 12/18/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A resource assignment method comprising:

  • establishing a resource model;

    acquiring an application model, wherein said application model describes a plurality of application functional components and includes information about which application functional components communicate with each other;

    obtaining a set of parameters associated with topology and performance characteristics of resources in a data center, said parameters comprising;

    a number of edge switches, a number of rack switches, a number of server nodes, and connectivity matrices between different layers; and

    a specification of the bandwidth limits of the incoming and outgoing links at various layers of the network;

    acquiring information about resource requirements of an application; and

    utilizing a mapping process to map said application model onto said resource model, wherein said mapping process is directed to increasing the optimization of resource utilization through appropriate assignment of resources to an application by identifying infeasible networked resources and partitioning the available networked resources with respect to desired objectives and wherein said mapping process is enabled to map a first application model onto a first resource model and a second application model onto a second resource model.

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