Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110119444 | ADAPTIVE CACHING OF DATA - Data access is facilitated by employing local caches and an adaptive caching strategy. Specific data is stored in each local cache and consistency is maintained between the caches. To maintain consistency, adaptive caching structures are used. The members of an adaptive caching structure are selected based on a sharing context, such as those members having a chosen association identifier or those members not having the chosen association identifier. | 05-19-2011 |
20110145603 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT FOR DATACENTERS - A datacenter schedules and executes requests to conserve energy. The datacenter uses an event-based opportunistic approach to schedule and run the requests, which provides energy efficiency. The requests are hierarchically batched and sent to the datacenter for scheduling and execution. They are selectively sent over low power links and selectively serviced by low power processors. | 06-16-2011 |
20110317743 | SPREAD SPECTRUM WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CODE FOR DATA CENTER ENVIRONMENTS - A method for wirelessly transmitting management data without cables in a data center is provided. Management data is obtained at a device in the data center. A wireless management data signal is generated from the management data. The wireless management data signal is configured to be transmitted at frequencies matching an ambient electromagnetic noise emitted by the data center, such that the wireless management data signal is masked in the ambient electromagnetic noise emitted by the data center. The wireless management data signal is wirelessly transmitted to another device. | 12-29-2011 |
20110320796 | REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLY CONFIGURATION FOR A DATA CENTER - A redundant power supply configuration for a data center is provided. A method includes receiving instructions to operate power supplies at a high current mode. An individual current for each of the power supplies is calculated to total a high current at the high current mode. The power supplies are operated at the high current mode to provide the high current at the high current mode. In response to operation at the high current mode being complete, the power supplies are operated at a normal mode to provide a normal current at the normal current mode. | 12-29-2011 |
20120215902 | SPREAD SPECTRUM WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CODE FOR DATA CENTER ENVIRONMENTS - A technique for wirelessly transmitting management data without cables in a data center is provided. Management data is obtained at a device in the data center. A wireless management data signal is generated from the management data. The wireless management data signal is configured to be transmitted at frequencies matching an ambient electromagnetic noise emitted by the data center, such that the wireless management data signal is masked in the ambient electromagnetic noise emitted by the data center. The wireless management data signal is wirelessly transmitted to another device. | 08-23-2012 |
20120278503 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A DATA CENTER NETWORK - An energy management system for a data center network may include a central computer to establish an energy use policy for the computer data center network. The system may also include computer nodes in the computer data center network to receive a packet which is a query that obtains energy information from the nodes and/or a transmission reservation that provides instructions for the energy use policy to be implemented at the computer nodes. The computer nodes may reallocate data traffic on the computer data center network based on the energy use policy to improve energy consumption of the computer data center network. | 11-01-2012 |
20120284730 | SYSTEM TO PROVIDE COMPUTING SERVICES - A system is provided. The system includes a computing device by which first and second commands are inputted, first and second resources disposed in communication with the computing device to be receptive of the first command and responsive to the first command with first and second energy demands in first and second response times, respectively and a managing unit. The managing unit is disposed in communication with the computing device to be receptive of the first and second commands and with the first and second resources to allocate tasks associated with the first command to one of the first and second resources. The tasks are allocated in accordance with the second command and the second command is based on the first and second energy demands and the first and second response times. | 11-08-2012 |
20120300611 | Soft Error Recovery for Converged Networks - Detecting and recovering from soft errors in a network comprising a first device. A first device receives a first data packet. Responsive to receiving a second data packet, the first device determines whether the two data packets are identical. Responsive to the determination that the two data packets are not identical, the first device discards the two data packets, and requests retransmission of the two data packets. | 11-29-2012 |
20130024400 | ADVANCED MODELING OF PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD COSTS - A total cost estimate is calculated based on a set of printed circuit board (PCB) design parameters. The set of PCB design parameters are received, and PCB attributes are extracted from them. Based on the PCB attributes the PCB is classified and a cost equation is calculated. The cost equation is calculated based on a regression analysis of one or more of the PCB attributes. Once the cost equation is calculated, the total cost is computed based on the cost equation. | 01-24-2013 |
20130024420 | DATA SYNCHRONIZATION - A computer program product is provided. The computer program product includes a tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and on which instructions are stored for execution by the processing circuit for, upon receipt of a command relating to a file stored at a remote location, synchronizing the file between the remote location and a local device, determining whether a list of files linked to the file is stored in the local device, and, in an event the list is stored in the local device, synchronizing the files included in the list between the remote location and the local device. | 01-24-2013 |
20130041868 | DATA SYNCHRONIZATION - A computer program product is provided. The computer program product includes a tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and on which instructions are stored for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method. The method includes, upon receipt of a command relating to a file stored at a remote location, synchronizing the file between the remote location and a local device, determining whether a list of files linked to the file is stored in the local device, and, in an event the list is stored in the local device, synchronizing the files included in the list between the remote location and the local device. | 02-14-2013 |
20130103999 | High Performance Virtual Converged Enhanced Ethernet With Persistent State Flow Control - Maintaining bandwidth in links betweens servers and storage arrays comprising a device. The device establishes the links. The device identifies a first link from the links. The first link has a high response time. The device transmits a plurality of data packets on the first link. Each data packet is associated with a corresponding acknowledgment (ACK). The transmission is performed without waiting for the corresponding ACK to be received. The device tracks the ACK received in response to each of the transmitted data packets. The device detects a failure of the first link. In response to the detection, the device identifies invalid data packets. The invalid data packets comprise data packets transmitted on the first link after the detected failure. | 04-25-2013 |
20130114396 | High Performance Virtual Converged Enhanced Ethernet With Persistent State Flow Control - Maintaining bandwidth in links betweens servers and storage arrays comprising a device. The device establishes the links. The device identifies a first link from the links. The first link has a high response time. The device transmits a plurality of data packets on the first link. Each data packet is associated with a corresponding acknowledgment (ACK). The transmission is performed without waiting for the corresponding ACK to be received. The device tracks the ACK received in response to each of the transmitted data packets. The device detects a failure of the first link. In response to the detection, the device identifies invalid data packets. The invalid data packets comprise data packets transmitted on the first link after the detected failure. | 05-09-2013 |
20130151628 | Time Based System for Urgent Email Messages - An email client receives an urgent tagged email sent by said sender. An urgent timestamp is obtained based on a stored timestamp of a previous urgent tagged email by said sender. Based on the urgent timestamp, it is determined whether said urgent tagged email is allowed. The allowed determining comprises determining whether the urgent tagged email was received within a defined time interval and determining whether the previous timestamp is an allowed value. If the urgent tagged email is allowed, the urgent tagged email is displayed in the email client with an urgent response; a user evaluates whether the urgent tagged email was worth being tagged as urgent; if the urgent tagged email is not worth being tagged urgent, the stored timestamp is updated to the urgent tagged email date; and if the urgent tagged email is worth being tagged urgent, the stored timestamp is updated to the allowed value. | 06-13-2013 |
20130194925 | RESERVATION SYSTEM FOR AN ETHERNET NETWORK - An improved computer system may include a server carrying a computer processor in a Fibre Channel over Convergence Enhanced Ethernet (FCoCEE) network. The system may also include a reservation system in communication with the server that utilizes enhanced transmission selection (ETS) to reserve bandwidth for a priority group by scheduling bandwidth for the priority group based upon a projected workload. | 08-01-2013 |
20130194926 | RESERVATION SYSTEM FOR AN ETHERNET NETWORK - An improved computer system may include a server carrying a computer processor in a Fibre Channel over Convergence Enhanced Ethernet (FCoCEE) network. The system may also include a reservation system in communication with the server that utilizes enhanced transmission selection (ETS) to reserve bandwidth for a priority group by scheduling bandwidth for the priority group based upon a projected workload. | 08-01-2013 |
20130198258 | DATABASE IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM - An improved database system may include a root-server including a computer processor. The system may also include a segment-server including a computer processor, the segment-server to store data based upon the data's frequency of use by a client who is closer to the segment-server than the root-server and any other segment-server in the system, and the data stored is at least write data. The system may further include a consistency unit to update the root-server based upon data stored by the segment-server and client. | 08-01-2013 |
20140164644 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A DATA CENTER NETWORK - An energy management system for a data center network may include a central computer to establish an energy use policy for the computer data center network. The system may also include computer nodes in the computer data center network to receive a packet which is a query that obtains energy information from the nodes and/or a transmission reservation that provides instructions for the energy use policy to be implemented at the computer nodes. The computer nodes may reallocate data traffic on the computer data center network based on the energy use policy to improve energy consumption of the computer data center network. | 06-12-2014 |
20140185621 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT FOR COMMUNICATION NETWORK ELEMENTS - A method of managing data flow may include assigning, along a communication route, a predetermined total energy consumption limit for a network adaptor having a first and a second network adaptor port card, whereby the route transmits data between a first and a second node within the network. Along the route, a total energy consumption value for the network adaptor is determined based on the transmitted data. The assigned total energy consumption limit is compared with the determined total energy consumption value of the network adaptor. The transmitted data is determined as being data of a known duration and data of an unknown duration based on the comparing resulting in the determined total energy consumption value exceeding the assigned total energy consumption limit. The data of a known duration is transferred from the first network adaptor to the second network adaptor and the first network adaptor is powered off. | 07-03-2014 |
20140189157 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT FOR COMMUNICATION NETWORK ELEMENTS - A method of managing data flow may include determining data flows as one of data flows of known duration (KD) and data flows of arbitrary duration (AD). Profile energy consumption values for each of the KD flows is determined based on transmitting the KD flows between a first and a second node via a first network adaptor port, a second network adaptor port card, and switch port cards. Energy efficient routes for transmitting the KD flows between the nodes are also determined. Based on the profile energy consumption values, network element reference energy consumption values for each of network adaptor port cards and each of switch port cards located along the routes are determined, whereby transmission of the KD flows is based on energy consumption values at each of network adaptor port cards and each of switch port cards not exceeding respective network element reference energy consumption values. | 07-03-2014 |
20140244777 | DISK MIRRORING FOR PERSONAL STORAGE - Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for backing up personal data between two mated (i.e., paired) network attached storage (NAS) devices. The system includes a local storage device and a secondary storage device that communicate over a network (e.g., the Internet) via a network connection. Any data added or modified on the local storage device will be automatically mirrored (i.e., copied) to the secondary storage device, which may be located at a secure remote site, pursuant to a data mirroring technique. | 08-28-2014 |