Adaptive allocation of server resources

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9917746-B2
Application number	US-201414532507-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 4, 2014
Priority date	Nov 4, 2014
Publication date	Mar 13, 2018
Grant date	Mar 13, 2018

Abstract

A method of dynamically allocating media resources includes providing a plurality of microservices in a signaling server and receiving, by one of the microservices, a call message from a client capable of browser-to-browser communications. The call message includes an identifier specifying a target. The identifier is send by the microservice to a cache with a request for capability information of the target. The cache is configured to retrieve the capability information of the target using the identifier. The microservice receives the capability information of the target from the cache. The microservice sends a media resource request to a service directory server coupled to a plurality of media servers when the capability information of the target indicates that the target is not capable of browser-to-browser communications, and initiates browser-to-browser communications between the client and the target when the capability information of the target indicates the target is capable of browser-to-browser communications.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A service discovery server capable of dynamically allocating media server resources, comprising:
a memory comprising instructions; and
a processor operably coupled to the memory, the processor executing the instructions to:
receive a media resource request from one of a plurality of microservices in a signaling server, the media resource request indicating that a target is not capable of browser-to-browser communications with a client;
allocate at least one of the plurality of microservices in a media server in response to receipt of the media resource request such that the client is capable of engaging in communications with the target, each of the plurality of microservices in the media server being configured to convert a data stream into a format that is compatible with the target;
determine whether additional microservices are needed to support the communications between the client and the target prior to the communications between the client and the target starting; and
allocate the additional microservices to the client and the target when a number of the microservices needed to support the communications between the client and the target is below a predetermined threshold.

2. The service discovery server of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to communicate with the signaling server through a first discovery agent in the signaling server, and wherein the processor is configured to communicate with the media server through a second discovery agent in the media server.

3. The service discovery server of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to allocate the additional microservices in a second media server to support the communications between the client and the target.

4. A method of dynamically allocating media server resources, comprising:
receiving, by a service discovery server capable of dynamically allocating media server resources, a media resource request from one of a plurality of microservices in a signaling server, the media resource request indicating that a target is not capable of browser-to-browser communications with a client;
allocating at least one of the plurality of microservices in a media server in response to receipt of the media resource request such that the client is capable of engaging in communications with the target, each of the plurality of microservices in the media server being configured to convert a data stream into a format that is compatible with the target;
determining whether additional microservices are needed to support the communications between the client and the target prior to the communications between the client and the target starting; and
allocating the additional microservices to the client and the target when a number of the microservices needed to support the communications between the client and the target is below a predetermined threshold.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising communicating with the signaling server through a first discovery agent in the signaling server, and communicating with the media server through a second discovery agent in the media server.

6. The method of claim 4 , further comprising allocating the additional microservices in a second media server to support the communications between the client and the target.

7. A service discovery server capable of dynamically allocating media server resources, comprising:
a memory comprising instructions; and
a processor operably coupled to the memory, the processor executing the instructions to:
receive a media resource request from one of a plurality of microservices in a signaling server, the media resource request indicating that a target is not capable of browser-to-browser communications with a client; and
allocate at least one of the plurality of microservices in a media server in response to receipt of the media resource request such that the client is capable of engaging in communications with the target, each of the plurality of microservices in the media server being configured to convert a data stream into a format that is compatible with the target,

the processor being configured to allocate additional microservices to the client and the target when a number of the microservices needed to support the communications between the client and the target is below a predetermined threshold.

8. The service discovery server of claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to communicate with the signaling server through a first discovery agent in the signaling server.

9. The service discovery server of claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to communicate with the media server through a second discovery agent in the media server.

10. The service discovery server of claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to allocate the additional microservices in a second media server to support the communications between the client and the target.

Assignees

• Futurewei Technologies Inc

Inventors

• Ding Xinmin
• Gan Yilin
• Ren Huipeng

Classifications

• H04L41/5051 Primary

  Service on demand, e.g. definition and deployment of services in real time · CPC title

• H04L67/02

  based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP] · CPC title

• H04L67/16

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L67/51

  Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services · CPC title