Adaptive deployment of applications

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12015499-B2
Application number	US-202217702264-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 23, 2022
Priority date	Feb 5, 2017
Publication date	Jun 18, 2024
Grant date	Jun 18, 2024

Abstract

An Internet of Things (IoT) system that includes an orchestration device is provided. The orchestration device receives resource requirements and accesses a device/capability map to produce a task deployment map.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An orchestration device to orchestrate an Internet of Things (IoT) network, comprising:
a processor;
a memory device including instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
receive resource requirements for an application to execute on a first plurality of devices in the IoT network;
access a capability graph of a second plurality of devices in the IoT network;
identify a container deployment plan, based on the capability graph, that satisfies the resource requirements; and
communicate with one of the second plurality of devices in the IoT network to deploy containers based on the container deployment plan.

2. The orchestration device of claim 1 , wherein the capability graph comprises attributes and capabilities of a device of the second plurality of devices.

3. The orchestration device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions cause the processor to obtain current device state and metrics from a device.

4. The orchestration device of claim 3 , wherein the instructions cause the processor to provide the current device state and metrics for the device to the capability graph.

5. The orchestration device of claim 1 , comprising a container repository comprising containerized tasks.

6. The orchestration device of claim 1 , comprising instructions, which cause the processor to identify a device and its capabilities, during onboarding, and incorporate the device and its capabilities into the capability graph.

7. The orchestration device of claim 1 , wherein a device of the first plurality of devices includes a containerized task to implement a portion of the application.

8. A method for orchestrating an Internet of Things (IoT) network, comprising:
receiving, at an orchestration device, resource requirements for an application to execute on a first plurality of devices in the IoT network;
accessing a capability graph of a second plurality of devices in the IoT network;
identifying a container deployment plan, based on the capability graph, that satisfies the resource requirements; and
communicating with one of the second plurality of devices in the IoT network to deploy containers based on the container deployment plan.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the capability graph comprises attributes and capabilities of a device of the second plurality of devices.

10. The method of claim 8 , comprising obtaining current device state and metrics from a device.

11. The method of claim 10 , comprising providing the current device state and metrics for the device to the capability graph.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the orchestration device comprises a container repository comprising containerized tasks.

13. The method of claim 8 , comprising identifying a device and its capabilities, during onboarding, and incorporating the device and its capabilities into the capability graph.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein a device of the first plurality of devices includes a containerized task to implement a portion of the application.

15. At least one non-transitory machine-readable medium including instructions for orchestrating a mesh an Internet of Things (IoT) network, which when executed by an orchestrator device, cause the orchestrator device to:
receive resource requirements for an application to execute on a first plurality of devices in the IoT network;
access a capability map of a second plurality of devices in the IoT network;
identify a container deployment plan, based on the capability map, that satisfies the resource requirements; and
communicate with one of the second plurality of devices in the IoT network to coordinate deployment of containers based on the container deployment plan.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the capability map comprises attributes and capabilities of a device of the second plurality of devices.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions cause the orchestrator device to access current device state and metrics from a device.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions cause the orchestrator device to provide the current device state and metrics for the device to the capability map.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the orchestration device comprises a container repository comprising containerized tasks.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , comprising instructions, which cause the orchestrator device to identify a device and its capabilities, during onboarding, and incorporate the device and its capabilities into the capability map.

21. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein a device of the first plurality of devices includes a containerized task to implement a portion of the application.

Assignees

• Intel Corp

Inventors

• Yarvis Mark
• Berck Aaron R
• Garg Sharad K
• Rathbone Casey
• Shirtz Andrew G
• Thomas Ron Kuruvilla
• Zhang Xubo

Classifications

• H04L67/60

  Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources (admission control or resource allocation H04L47/70) · CPC title

• H04L67/34

  involving the movement of software or configuration parameters  (network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416) · CPC title

• H04L67/125

  involving control of end-device applications over a network · CPC title

• H04L12/281

  indicating a format for calling an appliance service function in a home automation network (for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025) · CPC title

• G06F9/5061

  Partitioning or combining of resources · CPC title