Allocation of resources between web services in a composite service

• US 8,843,632 B2
• Filed: 10/11/2010
• Issued: 09/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Mercuri, Marc
• Primary Examiner(s): DAILEY, THOMAS J
• Application Number:
  US12/901,591
• Publication Number:
  US 20120089734A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,443 Days
• Field of Search: 709/226, 718/104
• US Class Current: 709/226
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5055 considering software capabilities, i.e. software resources associated or available to the machine
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/2425 for supporting services specification, e.g. SLA
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/70 Admission control; Resource allocation

Abstract

Technologies are described herein for allocating resources of a publisher web service to a subscriber web service according to the subscriber web service'"'"'s SLA type. A request for information is received from a subscriber web service. The request for information may include a SLA type between a publisher web service and the subscriber web service and an identifier of the subscriber web service. The composite service may include the publisher web service and the subscriber web service. A resource allocation associated with the SLA type is retrieved. A set of resources are allocated multiple resources of the publisher web service to the subscriber web service according to the resource allocation and the identifier. The set of resources may be configured to satisfy the request for information.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for allocating resources between web services in a composite service, the method comprising computer-implemented operations for:

receiving a request for information from a subscriber web service, the request for information comprising a service level agreement (SLA) type between a publisher web service and the subscriber web service and an identifier of the subscriber web service, the composite service comprising the publisher web service and the subscriber web service;

retrieving a resource allocation associated with the SLA type;

allocating a set of resources from multiple resources of the publisher web service to the subscriber web service according to the resource allocation and the identifier, the set of resources configured to satisfy the request for information by allocating a server based on the SLA type from a plurality of servers associated with the publisher web service to the subscriber web service according to the resource allocation, and

routing the request for information to the server.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising computer-implemented operations for:

receiving a second request for information from a second subscriber web service, the second request for information comprising a second SLA type between the publisher web service and the second subscriber web service and a second identifier of the subscriber web service, the composite service further comprising the second subscriber web service;

retrieving a second resource allocation associated with the second SLA type;

allocating a second set of resources from the multiple resources of the publisher web service to the second subscriber web service according to the second resource allocation and the second identifier by allocating a second server from the plurality of web servers associated with the publisher web service to the second subscriber web service according to the second resource allocation, the second set of resources configured to satisfy the second request for information; and

routing the second request for information to the second server.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein allocating the server from a plurality of servers associated with the publisher web service to the subscriber web service according to the resource allocation comprises allocating the server from the plurality of servers associated with the publisher web service to the subscriber web service according to the resource allocation and current loads of the plurality of servers.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein allocating the server from a plurality of servers associated with the publisher web service to the subscriber web service according to the resource allocation comprises allocating the server from the plurality of servers associated with the publisher web service to the subscriber web service according to the resource allocation and current availability of the plurality of servers.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein allocating the server from a plurality of servers associated with the publisher web service to the subscriber web service according to the resource allocation comprises allocating the server from the plurality of servers associated with the publisher web service to the subscriber web service according to the resource allocation and political requirements of the subscriber web service.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein retrieving a resource allocation associated with the SLA type comprises retrieving the resource allocation associated with the SLA type from a resource allocation table, the resource allocation table associating each of a plurality of SLA types with one of a plurality of resources allocations.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein each of the plurality of SLA types corresponds to a different fee paid to an operator of the publisher web service.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim a 1, wherein allocating the server from a plurality of servers associated with the publisher web service to the subscriber web service according to the resource allocation comprises providing a uniform resource locator (URL) adapted to access the server to the subscriber web service.

9. A computer system, comprising:

a processor;

a memory communicatively coupled to the processor; and

a program module which executes in the processor from the memory and which, when executed by the processor, causes the computer system to allocate resources between web services in a composite service by.

receiving a first request for information from a first subscriber web service, the first request for information comprising a first service level agreement (SLA) type between a publisher web service and the first subscriber web service and a first identifier of the first subscriber web service;

receiving a second request for information from a second subscriber web service, the second request for information comprising a second SLA type between the publisher web service and the second subscriber web service and a second identifier of the second subscriber web service, the composite service comprising the publisher web service, the first subscriber web service, and the second subscriber web service;

retrieving a first resource allocation associated with the first SLA type;

retrieving a second resource allocation associated with the second SLA type;

allocating a first set of resources from multiple resources of the publisher web service to the first subscriber web service according to the first resource allocation and the first identifier, the first set of resources configured to satisfy the first request for information by allocating a first server from a plurality of servers associated with the publisher web service to the first subscriber web service according to the first resource allocation;

allocating a second set of resources from the multiple resources of the publisher web service to the second subscriber web service according to the second resource allocation and the second identifier, the second set of resources configured to satisfy the second request for information by allocating a second server from the plurality of servers associated with the publisher web service to the second subscriber web service according to the second resource allocation;

routing the first request for information to the first server; and

routing the second request for information to the second server.

10. The computer system of claim 9, wherein allocating the first server from a plurality of servers associated with the publisher web service to the first subscriber web service according to the first resource allocation comprises allocating the first server from the plurality of servers associated with the publisher web service to the first subscriber web service according to the first resource allocation and current loads of the plurality of servers;

and

wherein allocating the second server from the plurality of servers associated with the publisher web service to the second subscriber web service according to the second resource allocation comprises allocating the second server from the plurality of servers associated with the publisher web service to the second subscriber web service according to the second resource allocation and the current loads of the plurality of servers.

11. The computer system of claim 9, wherein allocating a first set of resources from multiple resources of the publisher web service to the first subscriber web service according to the first resource allocation comprises assigning a first level of access from a plurality of levels of access of the publisher web service to the first subscriber web service according to the first resource allocation;

and

wherein allocating a second set of resources from the multiple resources of the publisher web service to the second subscriber web service according to the second resource allocation comprises assigning a second level of access from the plurality of levels of access of the publisher web service to the second subscriber web service according to the second resource allocation.

12. The computer system of claim 9, wherein allocating a first set of resources from multiple resources of the publisher web service to the first subscriber web service according to the first resource allocation comprises allocating a first bandwidth from a plurality of bandwidths of the publisher web service to the first subscriber web service according to the first resource allocation;

wherein allocating a second set of resources from the multiple resources of the publisher web service to the second subscriber web service according to the second resource allocation comprises allocating a second bandwidth from the plurality of bandwidths of the publisher web service to the second subscriber web service according to the second resource allocation.

13. The computer system of claim 9, wherein allocating a first set of resources from multiple resources of the publisher web service to the first subscriber web service according to the first resource allocation comprises allocating a first uptime from a plurality of uptimes of the publisher web service to the first subscriber web service according to the first resource allocation;

and

wherein allocating a second set of resources from the multiple resources of the publisher web service to the second subscriber web service according to the second resource allocation comprises allocating a second uptime from the plurality of uptimes of the publisher web service to the second subscriber web service according to the second resource allocation.

14. The computer system of claim 9, wherein allocating a first set of resources from multiple resources of the publisher web service to the first subscriber web service according to the first resource allocation comprises allocating a first response time from a plurality of response times to the first subscriber web service according to the first resource allocation;

and

wherein allocating a second set of resources from the multiple resources of the publisher web service to the second subscriber web service according to the second resource allocation comprises allocating a second response time from the plurality of response times to the second subscriber web service according to the second resource allocation.

15. The computer system of claim 9, wherein retrieving a first resource allocation associated with the first SLA type comprises retrieving the first resource allocation associated with the first SLA type from a resource allocation table, the resource allocation table associating each of a plurality of SLA types with one of a plurality of resources allocations;

and

wherein retrieving a second resource allocation associated with the second SLA type comprises retrieving the second resource allocation associated with the second SLA type from the resource allocation table.

16. The computer system of claim 15, wherein each of the plurality of SLA types corresponds to a different fee paid to an operator of the publisher web service.

17. An optical disc, a magnetic storage device, or a solid state storage device having computer-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

receive a first request for information from a first subscriber web service in a composite service, the first request for information comprising a first service level agreement (SLA) type between a publisher web service in the composite service and the first subscriber web service and a first identifier of the first subscriber web service, the first SLA type corresponding to a first fee paid by an operator of the first subscriber web service to an operator of the publisher web service;

receive a second request for information from a second subscriber web service in the composite service, the second request for information comprising a second SLA type between the publisher web service and the second subscriber web service and a second identifier of the subscriber web service, the second SLA type corresponding to a second fee paid by an operator of the second subscriber web service to an operator of the publisher web service;

retrieve a first resource allocation associated with the first SLA type;

retrieve a second resource allocation associated with the second SLA type;

allocate a first set of resources from multiple resources of the publisher web service to the first subscriber web service according to the first resource allocation and the first identifier, the first set of resources configured to satisfy the first request for information;

allocate a second set of resources from the multiple resources of the publisher web service to the second subscriber web service according to the second resource allocation and the second identifier, the second set of resources configured to satisfy the second request for information;

routing the first request for information to the first server and

routing the second request for information to the second server.