FRAMEWORK FOR QOS IN EMBEDDED COMPUTER INFRASTRUCTURE

• US 20160366068A1
• Filed: 06/15/2015
• Published: 12/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: EDA, Sasikanth, HILDEBRAND, Dean, OWEN, William W., PATIL, Sandeep R.
• Granted Patent: US 9,906,466 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/805 QOS or priority aware
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/821 Prioritising resource allocation or reservation requests
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/83 based on usage prediction
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46

Abstract

Various embodiments providing a framework for Quality of Service (QoS) within and between globally distributed computing components by a processor. At least one resource required for a computing process is estimated by examining information associated with a resource template. A storlet is allocated as the at least one resource at a storage node, thereby offloading computing elements to at least one storage unit. The allocated storlet performs the computing process according to constraints delineated by the resource template.

Claims

1. A method providing a framework for Quality of Service (QoS) within and between globally distributed computing components by a processor, the method comprising:

estimating at least one resource required for a computing process by examining information associated with a resource template; and

allocating a storlet as the at least one resource at a storage node, thereby offloading computing elements to at least one storage unit;

wherein the allocated storlet performs the computing process according to constraints delineated by the resource template.

2. The method of claim 1, further including performing at least one of:

identifying a QoS for a particular user by comparing identification information with information in a predefined table,

defining the resource template for the user based on the identified QoS, and

appending information associated with the computing process to the resource template.

3. The method of claim 2, further including examining the resource template, including the appended information, as defined for the user, wherein:

if the estimated at least one resource required for the computing process exceeds the delineated constraints of the resource template, returning an incompatibility, and

if the estimated at least one resource required for the computing process does not exceed the delineated constraints of the resource template, allowing the storlet to proceed to perform the computing process.

4. The method of claim 1, further including monitoring the storlet to determine a utilization of the at least one resource as the computing process is performed.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein performing, by the allocated storlet, the computing process according to constraints delineated by the resource template further includes limiting an access of the computing process to an embedded computing infrastructure associated with the storlet.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein performing, by the allocated storlet, the computing process according to constraints delineated by the resource template further includes selecting a storage media determined to appropriately correspond to the resource template for the computing process.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein performing, by the allocated storlet, the computing process according to constraints delineated by the resource template further includes limiting an access of the computing process to at least one client.

8. A system providing a framework for Quality of Service (QoS) within and between globally distributed computing components, comprising:

a processor that;

estimates at least one resource required for a computing process by examining information associated with a resource template, and

allocates a storlet as the at least one resource at a storage node, thereby offloading computing elements to at least one storage unit;

wherein the allocated storlet performs the computing process according to constraints delineated by the resource template.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor at least one of:

identifies a QoS for a particular user by comparing identification information with information in a predefined table,

defines the resource template for the user based on the identified QoS, and

appends information associated with the computing process to the resource template.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor examines the resource template, including the appended information, as defined for the user, wherein:

if the estimated at least one resource required for the computing process exceeds the delineated constraints of the resource template, the processor returns an incompatibility, and

if the estimated at least one resource required for the computing process does not exceed the delineated constraints of the resource template, the processor allows the storlet to proceed to perform the computing process.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor monitors the storlet to determine a utilization of the at least one resource as the computing process is performed.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor, pursuant to performing, by the allocated storlet the computing process according to constraints delineated by the resource template, limits an access of the computing process to an embedded computing infrastructure associated with the storlet.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor, pursuant to performing, by the allocated storlet the computing process according to constraints delineated by the resource template, selects a storage media determined to appropriately correspond to the resource template for the computing process.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor, pursuant to performing, by the allocated storlet the computing process according to constraints delineated by the resource template, limits an access of the computing process to at least one client.

15. A computer program product providing a framework for Quality of Service (QoS) within and between globally distributed computing components by a processor, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:

a first executable portion that estimates at least one resource required for a computing process by examining information associated with a resource template; and

a second executable portion that allocates a storlet as the at least one resource at a storage node, thereby offloading computing elements to at least one storage unit;

wherein the allocated storlet performs the computing process according to constraints delineated by the resource template.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, further including a third executable portion that at least one of:

identifies a QoS for a particular user by comparing identification information with information in a predefined table,

defines the resource template for the user based on the identified QoS, and

appends information associated with the computing process to the resource template.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, further including a fourth executable portion that examines the resource template, including the appended information, as defined for the user, wherein:

if the estimated at least one resource required for the computing process exceeds the delineated constraints of the resource template, an incompatibility is returned, and

if the estimated at least one resource required for the computing process does not exceed the delineated constraints of the resource template, the storlet is allowed to proceed to perform the computing process.

18. The computer program product of claim 15, further including a third executable portion that monitors the storlet to determine a utilization of the at least one resource as the computing process is performed.

19. The computer program product of claim 15, further including a third executable portion that, pursuant to performing, by the allocated storlet the computing process according to constraints delineated by the resource template, limits an access of the computing process to an embedded computing infrastructure associated with the storlet.

20. The computer program product of claim 15, further including a third executable portion that, pursuant to performing, by the allocated storlet the computing process according to constraints delineated by the resource template, selects a storage media determined to appropriately correspond to the resource template for the computing process.

21. The computer program product of claim 15 further including a third executable portion that, pursuant to performing, by the allocated storlet the computing process according to constraints delineated by the resource template, limits an access of the computing process to at least one client.