Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Resource topology generation for computer systems
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Application No.: US18062203Application Date: 2022-12-06
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Publication No.: US12058006B2Publication Date: 2024-08-06
- Inventor: Asser Nasreldin Tantawi , Ming-Hung Chen , Pavlos Maniotis , Claudia Misale , Laurent Schares , Seetharami R. Seelam , Hao Yu
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agent Stephen R. Yoder
- Priority: GR 220100639 2022.03.08
- Main IPC: G06F15/173
- IPC: G06F15/173 ; G06F9/455 ; H04L41/0893 ; H04L41/122

Abstract:
Disclosed embodiments provide a virtual topology in response to an allocation request. The virtual topology is a synchronized subgraph of the physical topology. The synchronized subgraph virtual topology mirrors the physical topology in terms of tree structure. However, merely sharing the physical topology with users/customers is not feasible, as it may reveal additional infrastructure details such as MAC addresses, IP addresses, and the like, that can compromise security and/or jeopardize multi-tenant operations. Disclosed embodiments create virtual topology structures with obfuscated node data, so that important data such as physical IP addresses and/or MAC addresses are hidden from the end-users. Thus, disclosed embodiments provide the benefits of performance enhancement that comes from sharing the topology without the downside of compromising security by revealing physical topology details.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230291655A1 RESOURCE TOPOLOGY GENERATION FOR COMPUTER SYSTEMS Public/Granted day:2023-09-14
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