Switch-based adaptive transformation for edge appliances

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12445385-B2
Application number	US-202117357358-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 24, 2021
Priority date	Jun 24, 2021
Publication date	Oct 14, 2025
Grant date	Oct 14, 2025

Abstract

A network switch includes a memory device to store a stream information of a plurality of data streams being handled by the network switch, the stream information including a stream identifier, a stream service level agreement (SLA), and a stream traffic type; accelerator circuitry to apply stream transformation functions to data streams; telemetry circuitry to monitor egress ports of the network switch; and scheduler circuitry to: receive telemetry data from the telemetry circuitry to determine that a utilization of egress ports of the network switch is over a threshold utilization; determine a selected data stream of the plurality of data streams to transform; use the accelerator circuitry to transform the selected data stream to produce a transformed data stream, wherein the transformed data stream complies with a corresponding stream SLA; and transmit the transformed data stream on an egress port.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A network switch for implementing switch-based adaptive transformations, comprising:
a memory device to store stream information of a plurality of data streams being handled by the network switch, the stream information including a stream identifier, a stream service level agreement (SLA), and a stream traffic type;
accelerator circuitry to apply stream transformation functions to data streams;
telemetry circuitry to monitor egress ports of the network switch; and
scheduler circuitry to:
receive telemetry data from the telemetry circuitry to determine that a utilization of egress ports of the network switch is over a threshold utilization;
determine, based on the telemetry data, a selected data stream of the plurality of data streams to transform;
use the accelerator circuitry to transform the selected data stream to produce a transformed data stream, wherein the transformed data stream complies with a corresponding stream SLA, and wherein a downsampling function is used to transform the selected data stream, the downsampling function to reduce a video resolution of video content in the selected data stream; and
transmit the transformed data stream on an egress port.

2. The network switch of claim 1 , wherein the threshold utilization is based on types of stream traffic being serviced by the network switch.

3. The network switch of claim 1 , wherein the threshold utilization is an amount of kilobits per second.

4. The network switch of claim 1 , wherein the stream transformation functions include a bitstream function.

5. The network switch of claim 1 , wherein the stream transformation functions include a compression function.

6. The network switch of claim 1 , wherein the stream transformation functions include a filtering function.

7. The network switch of claim 1 , wherein the telemetry circuitry is to calculate and store a data rate transmitted through egress ports of the network switch.

8. The network switch of claim 1 , wherein to determine the selected data stream, the scheduler circuitry is to:
iterate through the plurality of data streams to analyze each subject data stream in the plurality of data streams;
determine whether a subject data stream is transformable; and
determine the selected data stream as the subject data stream that is transformable.

9. The network switch of claim 8 , wherein to determine whether the subject data stream is transformable, the scheduler circuitry is to:
look up in the memory device, a stream traffic type based on a stream identifier of the subject data stream; and
determine whether a transformation function is available for the stream traffic type.

10. The network switch of claim 8 , wherein to determine whether the subject data stream is transformable, the scheduler circuitry is to:
look up in the memory device, a stream SLA based on a stream identifier of the subject data stream; and
determine whether a current level of service is able to be reduced based on the stream SLA.

11. The network switch of claim 8 , wherein the scheduler circuitry is to continue iterating through the plurality of data streams to determine whether another data stream is transformable.

12. The network switch of claim 11 , wherein the scheduler circuitry is to abort iterating through the plurality of data streams when the transformation of a subject data stream reduces the utilization of the egress ports under the threshold utilization.

13. The network switch of claim 1 , wherein to use accelerator circuitry to transform the selected data stream includes applying a plurality of transformation functions to the selected data stream.

14. A method for implementing switch-based adaptive transformations on a network switch, comprising:
accessing stream information of a plurality of data streams being handled by the network switch, the stream information including a stream identifier, a stream service level agreement (SLA), and a stream traffic type;
monitoring egress ports of the network switch to obtain telemetry data;
determining that a utilization of egress ports of the network switch is over a threshold utilization;
determining, based on the telemetry data, a selected data stream of the plurality of data streams to transform;
transforming the selected data stream with a stream transformation function to produce a transformed data stream, wherein the transformed data stream complies with a corresponding stream SLA, and wherein a downsampling function is used to transform the selected data stream, the downsampling function to reduce a video resolution of video content in the selected data stream; and
transmitting the transformed data stream on an egress port.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the stream transformation function includes a bitstream function.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein determining the selected data stream, comprises:
iterating through the plurality of data streams to analyze each subject data stream in the plurality of data streams;
determining whether a subject data stream is transformable; and
determining the selected data stream as the subject data stream that is transformable.

17. The method of claim 16 , determining whether the subject data stream is transformable, comprises:
looking up a stream traffic type based on a stream identifier of the subject data stream; and
determining whether a transformation function is available for the stream traffic type.

18. The method of claim 16 , determining whether the subject data stream is transformable, comprises:
looking up a stream SLA based on a stream identifier of the subject data stream; and
determining whether a current level of service is able to be reduced based on the stream SLA.

19. The method of claim 16 , comprising continuing to iterate through the plurality of data streams to determine whether another data stream is transformable.

20. The method of claim 19 , comprising aborting iterating through the plurality of data streams when the transformation of a subject data stream reduces the utilization of the egress ports under the threshold utilization.

21. The method of claim 14 , wherein transforming the selected data stream includes applying a plurality of transformation functions to the selected data stream.

22. At least one non-transitory machine-readable medium including instructions for implementing switch-based adaptive transformations on a network switch, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
accessing stream information of a plurality of data streams being handled by the network switch, the stream information including a stream identifier, a stream service level agreement (SLA), and a stream traffic type;
monitoring egress ports of the network switch to obtain telemetry data;
determine that a utilization of egress ports of the network switch is over a threshold utilization;
determining, based on the telemetry data, a selected data stream of the plurality of data streams to transform;
transforming the selected data stream to produce a transformed data stream, wherein the transformed data stream complies with a corresponding stream SLA, and wherein a downsampling function is used to transform the selected data stream, the downsampling function to reduce a video resolution of video content in the selected data stream; and
transmitting the transformed data stream on an egress port.

23. The at least one non-transitory machine-readable me

Assignees

• Intel Corp

Inventors

• Guim Bernat Francesc
• Kumar Karthik
• Willis Thomas E
• Verrall Timothy
• Southworth Robert G

Classifications

• H04L47/2441

  relying on flow classification, e.g. using integrated services [IntServ] · CPC title

• H04L49/20

  Support for services · CPC title

• H04L47/29

  using a combination of thresholds · CPC title

• H04L47/38 Primary

  by adapting coding or compression rate · CPC title

• H04L47/2425 Primary

  for supporting services specification, e.g. SLA · CPC title