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Cloud computing architecture for managing hardware resources on network elements

  • US 9,798,552 B2
  • Filed: 07/15/2015
  • Issued: 10/24/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A network element (NE) comprising:

  • a receiver configured to couple to a cloud network; and

    a multi-core central processing unit (CPU) coupled to the receiver and configured to;

    receive a first partition configuration from an orchestration element;

    partition a plurality of processor cores into a plurality of processor core partitions according to the first partition configuration;

    initiate a plurality of virtual basic input/output systems (vBIOSs) generated by the orchestration element to form a plurality of computing subsystems within the NE, wherein each vBIOS manages a processor core partition, wherein at least one vBIOS is configured to run an application without booting a corresponding operating system (OS) to manage the application; and

    execute a distributed application across the plurality of computing subsystems, wherein the distributed application transmits hardware resource requests of applications executing in the plurality of computing subsystems to the orchestration element.

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