Managing bandwith in fibre channel over internet protocol communication channels
AssigneeKyndryl, Inc.
InventorsClea Zolotow, Stephen Robert Guendert, Gavin Charles O'Reilly
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Abstract
Methods and systems include managing bandwidth in Fibre Channel over Internet Protocol (FCIP) communication channels. A method includes monitoring traffic demand at an FCIP communication channel and, in response to an anticipated period of throughput demand on the FCIP communication channel, reallocating physical throughput bandwidth of the FCIP communication channel by configuring bandwidth of one or more tunnels of the FCIP communication channel.
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A computer-implemented method for managing bandwidth in Fibre Channel over Internet Protocol (FCIP) communication channels, comprising:
- monitoring traffic demand at an FCIP communication channel;
- and,
- in response to an anticipated period of throughput demand on the FCIP communication channel, reallocating physical throughput bandwidth of the FCIP communication channel by configuring bandwidth of one or more tunnels of the FCIP communication channel,
- wherein configuring bandwidth of one or more tunnels includes changing tunneling parameters balanced across a network system in order to provide adjusted bandwidth to a single circuit by dynamically changing a minimum and maximum bandwidth to reallocate bandwidth of unused tunnels.
A system for managing bandwidth in Fibre Channel over Internet Protocol (FCIP) communication channels, comprising:
- a processor and a memory configured to provide computer program instructions to the processor, the program instructions executable to:
- monitor traffic demand at an FCIP communication channel by applying cognitive forecasting to predict a throughput demand of the FCIP communication channel based on historical traffic demand and patterns;
- and
- in response to an anticipated period of the throughput demand on the FCIP communication channel, reallocate physical throughput bandwidth of the FCIP communication channel by configuring bandwidth of one or more tunnels of the FCIP communication channel.
A computer program product for managing bandwidth in Fibre Channel over Internet Protocol (FCIP) communication channels, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to:
- monitor traffic demand at an FCIP communication channel by applying cognitive forecasting to predict a throughput demand of the FCIP communication channel;
- and
- in response to an anticipated period of the throughput demand on the FCIP communication channel, reallocate physical throughput bandwidth of the FCIP communication channel by configuring bandwidth of one or more tunnels of the FCIP communication channel,
- wherein configuring bandwidth of one or more tunnels includes changing tunneling parameters balanced across a network system in order to provide adjusted bandwidth to a single circuit by dynamically changing a minimum and maximum bandwidth to reallocate bandwidth of unused tunnels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.