公开(公告)号：WO2010138937A3

公开(公告)日：2010-12-02

申请号：PCT/US2010/036758

申请日：2010-05-28

Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Inventor： GREENBERG, Albert ,  LAHIRI, Parantap ,  MALTZ, David A. ,  PATEL, Parveen ,  SENGUPTA, Sudipta ,  JAIN, Navendu ,  KIM, Changhoon

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/56 ,  H04L12/28

Abstract: This patent application relates to an agile network architecture that can be employed in data centers, among others. One implementation provides a virtual layer-2 network connecting machines of a layer-3 infrastructure.

公开(公告)号：WO2014150631A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-25

申请号：PCT/US2014/023842

申请日：2014-03-12

Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Inventor： MALTZ, David A. ,  HARPER, David T., III ,  BURGER, Douglas Christopher

IPC: H04L12/725 ,  H04L29/08

CPC classification number: H04L45/00 ,  H04L45/30

Abstract: Application-provided transmission metadata is utilized, in conjunction with current network information, to adjust network transmissions. An interface between applications seeking to transmit data and networking components enables the application to provide destination information, communication type information, information regarding the quantity of data to be transferred, timeliness information, data location information, cost information, and other like transmission metadata. Current network information can be obtained by the networking components themselves, or can be provided by, or enhanced by, a centralized controller. The networking components can then optimize both the routing and the protocol settings in the form of adjustments to error control settings, flow control settings, receiver control settings, segmentation settings, and other like protocol settings.

Abstract translation: 应用提供的传输元数据结合当前的网络信息被用来调整网络传输。 寻求发送数据和网络组件的应用之间的接口使得应用能够提供目的地信息，通信类型信息，关于要传送的数据量的信息，及时性信息，数据位置信息，成本信息和其它类似传输元数据。 当前网络信息可以由网络组件本身获得，或者可以由集中式控制器提供或增强。 网络组件可以以对错误控制设置，流量控制设置，接收器控制设置，分段设置以及其他类似协议设置进行调整的形式优化路由和协议设置。

公开(公告)号：WO2013191992A1

公开(公告)日：2013-12-27

申请号：PCT/US2013/045521

申请日：2013-06-12

Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Inventor： KHALIDI, Yousef A. ,  BANSAL, Deepak ,  KIM, Changhoon ,  KANDULA, Srlkanth ,  MALTZ, David A. ,  PATEL, Parveen

IPC: G06F9/50

CPC classification number: G06F9/5072 ,  G06F2209/509

Abstract: A delivery controller for use in an enterprise environment that communicates with a cloud computing environment that is providing a service for the enterprise. As the cloud service processing progresses, some cloud service data is transferred from the cloud computing environment to the enterprise environment, and vice versa. The cloud service data may be exchanged over any one of a number of different types of communication channels. The delivery controller selects which communication channel to use to transfer specific data, depending on enterprise policy. Such policy might consider any business goals of the enterprise, and may be applied at the application level.

Abstract translation: 用于与为企业提供服务的云计算环境通信的企业环境中的传送控制器。 随着云服务处理的进行，一些云服务数据从云计算环境转移到企业环境，反之亦然。 云服务数据可以通过多种不同类型的通信信道中的任一种进行交换。 交付控制器根据企业策略选择使用哪个通信信道来传送特定数据。 这样的政策可以考虑企业的任何业务目标，并可以在应用程序级别应用。

公开(公告)号：WO2009151985A3

公开(公告)日：2009-12-17

申请号：PCT/US2009/045769

申请日：2009-05-31

Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Inventor： MALTZ, David A. ,  GREENBERG, Albert G. ,  PATEL, Parveen K. ,  SENGUPTA, Sudipta ,  LAHIRI, Parantap

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/56 ,  H04W16/08

Abstract: A system for commoditizing data center networking is disclosed. The system includes an interconnection topology for a data center having a plurality of servers and a plurality of nodes of a network in the data center through which data packets may be routed. The system uses a routing scheme where the routing is oblivious to the traffic pattern between nodes in the network, and wherein the interconnection topology contains a plurality of paths between one or more servers. The multipath routing may be Valiant load balancing. It disaggregates the function of load balancing into a group of regular servers, with the result that load balancing server hardware can be distributed amongst racks in the data center leading to greater agility and less fragmentation. The architecture creates a huge, flexible switching domain, supporting any server/any service, full mesh agility, and unregimented server capacity at low cost.

公开(公告)号：WO2013191973A1

公开(公告)日：2013-12-27

申请号：PCT/US2013/045291

申请日：2013-06-12

Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Inventor： KHALIDI, Yousef A. ,  BANSAL, Deepak ,  KIM, Changhoon ,  KANDULA, Srikanth ,  MALTZ, David A.

IPC: G06F9/50 ,  G06F9/445

CPC classification number: G06F8/61 ,  G06F9/5072

Abstract: The provisioning of a host computing system by a controller located over a wide area network. The host computing system has power-on code that automatically executes upon powering up, and causes the host to notify the controller of the host address. In a first level of bootstrapping, the controller instructs the host to download a maintenance operating system. The host responds by downloading and installing a maintenance operating system, enabling further bootstrapping. The persistent memory may further have security data, such as a public key, that allows the host computing system to securely identify the source of the download instructions (and subsequent instructions) as originating from the controller. A second level of bootstrapping may accomplish the configuring of the host with a hypervisor and a host agent. A third level of bootstrapping may accomplish the provisioning of virtual machines on the host.

Abstract translation: 由位于广域网上的控制器提供主计算系统。 主机计算系统具有在上电时自动执行的上电代码，并使主机通知控制器主机地址。 在第一级自举中，控制器指示主机下载维护操作系统。 主机通过下载和安装维护操作系统进行响应，实现进一步的自举。 持久存储器还可以具有诸如公开密钥的安全数据，其允许主计算系统将源自该控制器的下载指令（和后续指令）的源安全地标识。 第二级引导可以使用管理程序和主机代理完成主机的配置。 第三级引导可以完成主机上虚拟机的配置。

公开(公告)号：WO2013191972A1

公开(公告)日：2013-12-27

申请号：PCT/US2013/045290

申请日：2013-06-12

Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Inventor： KANDULA, Srlkanth ,  KIM, Changhoon ,  DABAGH, Alireza ,  BANSAL, Deepak ,  MALTZ, David A.

IPC: G06F9/50

CPC classification number: G06F9/5077 ,  G06F9/45533 ,  H04L41/0893 ,  H04L45/38 ,  H04L45/586 ,  H04L49/70 ,  H04L49/90 ,  H04L49/9068

Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for offloading virtual machine flows to physical queues. A computer system executes one or more virtual machines, and programs a physical network device with one or more rules that manage network traffic for the virtual machines. The computer system also programs the network device to manage network traffic using the rules. In particular, the network device is programmed to determine availability of one or more physical queues at the network device that are usable for processing network flows for the virtual machines. The network device is also programmed to identify network flows for the virtual machines, including identifying characteristics of each network flow. The network device is also programmed to, based on the characteristics of the network flows and based on the rules, assign one or more of the network flows to at least one of the physical queues.

Abstract translation: 本发明扩展到用于将虚拟机流卸载到物理队列的方法，系统和计算机程序产品。 计算机系统执行一个或多个虚拟机，并且利用管理虚拟机的网络流量的一个或多个规则对物理网络设备进行编程。 计算机系统还使用规则对网络设备进行编程以管理网络流量。 特别地，网络设备被编程为确定在网络设备处可用于处理虚拟机的网络流的一个或多个物理队列的可用性。 网络设备也被编程为识别虚拟机的网络流，包括识别每个网络流的特征。 网络设备还被编程为基于网络流的特征并且基于规则，将一个或多个网络流分配给至少一个物理队列。

公开(公告)号：WO2013191971A1

公开(公告)日：2013-12-27

申请号：PCT/US2013/045289

申请日：2013-06-12

Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Inventor： MALTZ, David A. ,  PATEL, Parveen ,  GREENBERG, Albert G. ,  KANDULA, Srlkanth ,  HOLT, Nick ,  KERN, Randall Friend

IPC: G06F9/50

CPC classification number: G06F9/5072 ,  G06F2209/509

Abstract: A management service that receives requests for the cloud computing environment to host applications, and improves performance of the application using an edge server. In response to the original request, the management service allocates the application to run on an origin data center, evaluates the application by evaluating at least one of the application properties designated by an application code author or provider, or the application performance, and uses an edge server to improve performance of the application in response to evaluating the application. For instance, a portion of application code may be offloaded to run on the edge data center, a portion of application data may be cached at the edge data center, or the edge server may add functionality to the application.

Abstract translation: 接收云计算环境的请求以托管应用程序的管理服务，并使用边缘服务器提高应用程序的性能。 响应于原始请求，管理服务分配应用程序在原始数据中心上运行，通过评估应用程序代码作者或提供者指定的应用程序属性或应用程序性能中的至少一个来评估应用程序，并使用 边缘服务器，以提高应用程序的性能以响应评估应用程序。 例如，应用代码的一部分可以被卸载以在边缘数据中心上运行，一部分应用数据可以被缓存在边缘数据中心，或者边缘服务器可以向应用添加功能。

公开(公告)号：WO2011106288A2

公开(公告)日：2011-09-01

申请号：PCT/US2011/025620

申请日：2011-02-21

Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Inventor： ATTAR, Mohammedreza Alizadeh ,  SRIDHARAN, Murari ,  PRABHAKAR, Balaji ,  MALTZ, David A. ,  PADHYE, Jitendra D. ,  GREENBERG, Albert G. ,  PATEL, Parveen K.

IPC: H04L12/56 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06F15/16

CPC classification number: H04L47/34 ,  H04L47/10 ,  H04L47/115 ,  H04L47/19 ,  H04L47/263 ,  H04L47/30

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for congestion control in computer networks achieve high burst tolerance, low latency and high throughput with shallow-buffered switches. A method for controlling congestion includes transmitting a set of data packets on a network connection from a first computing device to a second computing device, identifying each data packet in the set of data packets that experienced congestion on the network connection, sending, by the second computing device to the first computing device, a sequence of bits that represents the number of data packets in the set of data packets that were identified as having experienced congestion, and adjusting a rate of transmitting data packets on the network connection based on the sequence of bits sent to the first computing device.

Abstract translation: 计算机网络拥塞控制的方法和装置通过浅缓冲交换机实现高突发容忍，低延迟和高吞吐量。 一种用于控制拥塞的方法包括在网络连接上从第一计算设备向第二计算设备发送一组数据分组，识别在网络连接上经历拥塞的数据分组集合中的每个数据分组，由第二 计算设备到第一计算设备，表示被识别为经历拥塞的数据分组集合中的数据分组的数量的比特序列，以及基于所述网络连接的序列来调整在网络连接上传输数据分组的速率 发送到第一计算设备的位。

公开(公告)号：WO2008010873A1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-24

申请号：PCT/US2007/012545

申请日：2007-05-29

Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Inventor： BAHL, Paramvir ,  CHANDRA, Ranveer ,  MALTZ, David A. ,  NATH, Suman K. ,  ZHANG, Ming

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/26

CPC classification number: H04L41/22 ,  H04L41/0677 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L41/142

Abstract: In a network management system, dependency relationships of network clients and network elements are computed. In an implementation, a dependency graph is generated based on the relationships, and the probabilities of problems associated with the network client and network element are determined based on the dependency graph.

Abstract translation: 在网络管理系统中，计算网络客户端和网元的依赖关系。 在实现中，基于关系生成依赖图，并且基于依赖图来确定与网络客户端和网元相关联的问题的概率。

公开(公告)号：WO2014151169A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-25

申请号：PCT/US2014/025146

申请日：2014-03-13

Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Inventor： MALTZ, David A. ,  HARPER, David T., III ,  BURGER, Douglas Christopher

IPC: H04L12/721

CPC classification number: H04L45/24 ,  H04L45/124 ,  H04L45/28 ,  H04L49/252 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/1097

Abstract: The transmission of multiple copies of data to other computing devices is optimized by minimizing the number of copies of such data transmitted through an expensive portion of the network. A store-and-forward methodology is utilized to transmit only a single copy through the expensive portion and the data is subsequently forked into multiple copies directed to multiple destination computing devices. Computing devices that are not intended destinations can be conscripted as intermediate computing devices, if appropriate to minimize copies of the data transmitted through an expensive portion. Additionally, accommodation can be made for data that is intolerant of out-of-order delivery by utilizing adaptive protocols that avoid mechanisms that may result in out-of-order delivery for data intolerant of such and by utilizing packet sorting at data convergence points to reorder the data. Different protocol settings can be utilized to transmit data across different portions of the network.

Abstract translation: 通过最小化通过网络的昂贵部分传输的这种数据的副本数量来优化将多个数据副本传输到其他计算设备。 利用存储转发方法仅通过昂贵的部分传送单个副本，并且数据随后被分配到指向多个目的地计算设备的多个副本中。 如果适用于最小化通过昂贵部分传输的数据的副本，则不是预期目的地的计算设备可以被采用为中间计算设备。 另外，可以通过利用避免可能导致不耐受数据的无序传送的机制的自适应协议，并且通过在数据收敛点处的分组排序来适应对于无序传送不耐受的数据 重新排序数据。 可以利用不同的协议设置来在网络的不同部分上传输数据。