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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2015
Khalifa University of Science, Technology, and Research, Abu Dhabi, AE;
British Telecommunications Plc, London, GB;
Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, Abu Dhabi, AE;
Fabrice Saffre, Abu Dhabi, AE;
Hanno Hildmann, Abu Dhabi, AE;
Sebastien Matthieu Rene Nicolas, Abu Dhabi, AE;
Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research, Abu Dhabi, AE;
British Telecommunications plc, London, GB;
Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, Abu Dhabi, AE;
Abstract
This invention relates to methods and systems for workload distribution, particularly in data centers, more particularly data centers which use fresh air cooling. Embodiments of the invention provide methods and systems which calculate a load value for each server which takes account of both the temperature of the server and its current job queue, and determine the server to which an incoming job should be allocated on the basis of the load values of the available servers.