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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2002
Larry D. Barto, Austin, TX (US);
Yiwei LI, Austin, TX (US);
Steven C. Nettles, Johnson City, TX (US);
H. Van Dyke Parunak, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Larry D. Barto, Austin, TX (US);
Yiwei Li, Austin, TX (US);
Steven C. Nettles, Johnson City, TX (US);
H. Van Dyke Parunak, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A method includes generating a plurality of bid requests for processing a workpiece. Each bid request is associated with one of a plurality of resources capable of processing the workpiece. For each of the bid requests, a commitment window including a kernel specifying a time period required for processing the workpiece is generated. A first committed capacity of the associated resource is determined based on a schedule of engagements compatible with the processing required for the workpiece. A second committed capacity of the associated resource is determined based on a schedule of engagements not compatible with the processing required for the workpiece. A first rate function specifying a processing cost for the associated resource as a function of the first and second committed capacities is provided. The first and second committed capacities and the first rate function are combined to generate a basic cost function associated with the associated resource. A plurality of candidate bids are generated based on the basic cost functions. One of the candidate bids is selected for scheduling the associated resource.