Communication system, computing machine, communication method and program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12407755-B2
Application number	US-202118688109-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 2, 2021
Priority date	Sep 2, 2021
Publication date	Sep 2, 2025
Grant date	Sep 2, 2025

Abstract

A communication system includes a plurality of computing machines 1 and 2 connected to an optical network, in which the optical network includes a main signal communication path 4 and a control communication path 3 . Each of the computing machines 1 and 2 includes a control unit 14 that sets a remote direct memory access (RDMA) communication path, and a communication unit 11 that transmits a setting request including setting information of the RDMA communication path set by the control unit 14 and setting information for setting the main signal communication path 4 to a computing machine of an access destination via the control communication path 3 ; and a main signal transmitting/receiving unit 16 that establishes the main signal communication path 4 based on the setting information of the main signal communication path 4.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A communication system comprising:
a plurality of computing machines connected to an optical network,
wherein the optical network comprises a main signal communication path that is a lower layer of a communication scheme and a control communication path for transferring a control signal, and
wherein each computing machine comprises
a control unit that sets a remote direct memory access (RDMA) communication path, wherein to set the RDMA communication path, the control unit secures a memory area for RDMA communication,
a communication unit that transmits a setting request including setting information of the RDMA communication path set by the control unit and setting information for setting the main signal communication path to a computing machine of an access destination via the control communication path, and
a main signal transmitting/receiving unit that establishes the main signal communication path based on the setting information of the main signal communication path,
wherein communication unit further establishes the RDMA communication path on the established main signal communication path, wherein the RDMA communication path is an upper layer of the communication scheme.

2. The communication system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the communication unit instructs the control unit to set the RDMA communication path, and
wherein the control unit notifies the communication unit of setting information including the secured memory area.

3. A computing machine connected to a computing machine of an access destination via an optical network,
wherein the optical network includes a main signal communication path that is a lower layer of a communication scheme and a control communication path for transferring a control signal,
wherein the computing machine comprises
a control unit that sets a remote direct memory access (RDMA) communication path, wherein to set the RDMA communication path, the control unit secures a memory area for RDMA communication;
a communication unit that transmits a setting request including setting information of the RDMA communication path set by the control unit and setting information for setting the main signal communication path to the computing machine of the access destination via the control communication path; and
a main signal transmitting/receiving unit that establishes the main signal communication path based on the setting information of the main signal communication path,
wherein communication unit further establishes the RDMA communication path on the established main signal communication path, wherein the RDMA communication path is an upper layer of the communication scheme.

4. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as the computing machine according to claim 3 .

5. A communication method performed by a communication system comprising a plurality of computing machines connected to an optical network,
wherein the optical network comprises a main signal communication path that is a lower layer of a communication scheme and a control communication path for transferring a control signal, and
wherein each computing machine performs operations comprising:
setting a remote direct memory access (RDMA) communication path, wherein setting the RDMA communication path comprises securing a memory area for RDMA communication;
transmitting a setting request including setting information of the RDMA communication path and setting information for setting the main signal communication path to a computing machine of an access destination via the control communication path, and
establishing the main signal communication path based on the setting information of the main signal communication path; and
establishing the RDMA communication path on the established main signal communication path, wherein the RDMA communication path is an upper layer of the communication scheme.

Assignees

• Nippon Telegraph & Telephone
• Ntt Inc

Inventors

• INOUE Kiwami
• Ichikawa Junki
• Tsukishima Yukio
• Shimizu Kenji
• Nishizawa Hideki
• Mano Toru
• Hibi Tomoya

Classifications

• G06F13/28

  using burst mode transfer, e.g. direct memory access {DMA}, cycle steal (G06F13/32 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04L67/1097 Primary

  for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS] · CPC title