Delivery of user-controlled resources in cloud environments via a resource specification language wrapper

• US 8,880,700 B2
• Filed: 05/28/2010
• Issued: 11/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Inventors: Ferris, James Michael, Riveros, Gerry Edward
• Primary Examiner(s): Maung, Zarni
• Application Number:
  US12/790,294
• Publication Number:
  US 20110296023A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,621 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709225-229, 709/250
• US Class Current: 709/226
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5072 Grid computing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/541 via adapters, e.g. between incompatible applications

Abstract

Embodiments relate to systems and methods for the delivery of user-controlled resources in cloud environments via a resource specification language wrapper. In embodiments, the user of a client machine may wish to contribute resources from that machine to a cloud-based network via a network connection over a limited or defined period. To expose the user-controlled resources to one or more clouds for use the user may transmit a contribution request encoding the user-controlled resources in a specification language wrapper, such as an XML (extensible markup language) wrapper. The specification language wrapper can embed the set of user-controlled resources, such as processor time, memory, and/or other resources, in an XML or other format to transmit to a marketplace engine which can place the set of user-controlled resources into a resource pool, for selection by marketplace clouds. The specification language wrapper can indicate access controls or restrictions on the contributed resources.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a contribution request comprising an identification of resources of a client machine for contribution to a cloud-based network;

embedding, by a processor, a specification of the resources in a specification language wrapper; and

transmitting the specification language wrapper to a marketplace engine.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the resources comprise at least one of processor resources, memory resources, storage resources, input/output (I/O) resources, or software resources.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the specification language wrapper comprises an extensible markup language (XML) wrapper.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving compensation from the marketplace engine.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the specification language wrapper is transmitted to the marketplace engine on a secure basis.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the contribution request to comprises a set of access controls on the resources.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving a contribution request comprises receiving input from a user of the client machine specifying the resources on the client machine.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a request to contribute an updated set of resources to the cloud-based network.

9. A system comprising

an interface to a marketplace engine;

and

a processor, coupled to the marketplace engine via the first interface, the processor to;

receive a contribution request comprising an identification of resources of a client machine for contribution to a cloud-based network,

embed a specification of the resources in a specification language wrapper, and

transmit the specification language wrapper to the marketplace engine.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the resources comprise at least one of processor resources, memory resources, storage resources, input/output (I/O) resources, or software resources.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the specification language wrapper comprises an extensible markup language (XML) wrapper.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor is further to receive compensation from the marketplace engine.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the specification language wrapper is transmitted to the marketplace engine on a secure basis.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the contribution request comprises a set of access controls on the resources.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the receiving a contribution request comprises receiving input from a user of the client machine specifying the resources on the client machine.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor is further to receive a request to contribute an updated set of resources to the cloud-based network.

17. A system comprising:

a first interface to a client machine;

a second interface to a cloud-based network; and

,

a processor, to couple to the client machine via the first interface and the cloud-based network via the second interface, the processor to;

receive a specification language wrapper encoding a specification of resources of the client machine for contribution to the cloud-based network, and

assign the resources to the cloud-based network based on a resource fulfillment request from the cloud-based network.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the specification language wrapper comprises an extensible markup language (XML) wrapper.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the resources comprise at least one of processor resources, memory resources, storage resources, input/output (I/O) resources, or software resources.