International Business Machines Corporation

Scott A Brandt

Tedrick Neal Northway

Randy Scott Johnson

Richard Andrew Golding

Theodore M Wong

Rick Voorhees

A method for implementation within a scheduler for a processor is described. The method includes receiving a plurality of jobs from an earliest deadline first (EDF) schedule, wherein the scheduler implements an EDF scheduling model. The method also includes receiving a separate job from a source other than the EDF schedule. The separate job has a fixed scheduling requirement with a specific execution time. The method also includes determining an amount of available utilization capacity of the processor and inserting the separate job into an execution plan of the processor with the plurality of jobs from the EDF schedule in response to a determination that the available utilization capacity of the processor is sufficient to execute the separate job according to the fixed scheduling requirement associated with the separate job.

Integration of dissimilar job types into an earliest deadline first (EDF) schedule

A method to identify information technology resources whereby a locator device is inserted into a communication port of each information technology resource, such as a computers, router, cable endpoints, etc. When activated, the device passively receives wireless RF transmissions from broadcast units in the vicinity while actively receiving and storing configuration and other predetermined information from the resource. The device can calculate the exact position of the information technology resource and store the location in memory. The location and the identifying data of the information technology resource can be used in an asset management database, to locate a lost or missing resource, or can be used for billing for service level agreements. The method and device herein is particularly useful in secure facilities.

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