WORKLOAD DEPLOYMENT WITH REAL-TIME CONSIDERATION OF GLOBAL NETWORK CONGESTION

WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/035920

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In one embodiment, a system includes a switch controller configured to communicate with each of a plurality of network devices in a network, the switch controller including a processor and logic integrated with and/or executable by the processor, the logic being configured to: receive a request to instantiate a new workload or to move a current workload in the network, determine a throughput associated with the new or current workload, and select an optimum location to place the new workload or to move the current workload in the network based on the throughput associated with the new or current workload. According to another embodiment, a method includes receiving a request at a switch controller to instantiate or move a workload, determining a throughput associated with the workload, and selecting an optimum location to place or move the workload based on the throughput associated with the workload.

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DECUSATIS CASIMER M (US)
GUSAT MIRCEA (CH)
JAIN VINIT (US)
KAMBLE KESHAV G (US)
RECIO RENATO J (US)

PCT/CN2014/086273

March 19, 2015

September 11, 2014

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IBM (US)
IBM CHINA CO LTD (CN)

H04L45/125

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