Oracle’s patent describes a multi-phased constraint programming approach for assigning resource guarantees in a cloud environment. It involves detecting triggers for updates, identifying cotenant groups of consumers, and assigning them to hosts based on active sessions, enhancing resource allocation efficiency. GlobalData’s report on Oracle gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Resource assignment in cloud environments using constraint programming
The patent US12047305B2 outlines a system and method for optimizing the assignment of hosts in a cloud environment to a set of consumers. The core functionality involves detecting a trigger that necessitates updating these assignments. Upon detection, the system identifies cotenant groups, which are subsets of consumers that can be assigned to the same host. The assignment process takes into account the active sessions of consumers on various hosts, aiming to minimize interruptions during the reassignment. The method also includes calculating penalties for potential host assignments based on the number of active sessions that would be disrupted, allowing for a more informed decision-making process when updating assignments.
Further claims detail the criteria for identifying cotenant groups, which may include historical resource usage, resource capacity, and resource guarantees associated with consumers. The system ensures that the total resource guarantees for each cotenant group do not exceed the capacity of the assigned host. Additionally, constraints are established to manage resource usage effectively, including maximum usage limits and fixed traversal sequences for host identification. The patent also addresses scenarios where consumers are divided across multiple hosts, providing a framework for their reassignment based on updated host assignments. Overall, the patent presents a comprehensive approach to managing cloud resource assignments efficiently while minimizing disruptions to active sessions.
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