# US 11,907,557 B2 · Technologies for dividing work across accelerator devices > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,907,557 B2 - Document ID: US11907557B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/681,025 - Filed: 2022-02-25 - Published: 2022-06-09 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2016-11-29 - Assignees: Intel Corporation - Applicants: Intel Corporation - Inventors: Susanne M. Balle; Francesc Guim Bernat; Slawomir Putyrski; Joe Grecco; Henry Mitchel; Evan Custodio; Rahul Khanna; Sujoy Sen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11907557B2 ## CPC - G06F 9/5005: {to service a request} - H04L 41/0895: Configuration of virtualised networks or elements, e.g. virtualised network function or OpenFlow elements - G06F 8/65: Updates (security arrangements therefor G06F21/57) - G06F 9/4881: {Scheduling strategies for dispatcher, e.g. round robin, multi-level priority queues} - G06F 9/5038: {considering the execution order of a plurality of tasks, e.g. taking priority or time dependency constraints into consideration (scheduling strategies G06F9/4881 and subgroups)} - G06F 9/5044: {considering hardware capabilities} - G06F 9/505: {considering the load} - G06F 9/5083: {Techniques for rebalancing the load in a distributed system} - G06F 11/0709: {in a distributed system consisting of a plurality of standalone computer nodes, e.g. clusters, client-server systems} - G06F 11/3006: {where the computing system is distributed, e.g. networked systems, clusters, multiprocessor systems (multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46; allocation of resources G06F9/50)} - G06F 11/3079: {the data filtering being achieved by reporting only the changes of the monitored data} - G06F 11/3409: {for performance assessment} - G06F 13/1652: {in a multiprocessor architecture (interprocessor communication using common memory G06F15/167)} - G06F 13/4022: {using switching circuits, e.g. switching matrix, connection or expansion network (G06F13/4009 takes precedence)} - G06F 13/4027: {using bus bridges (G06F13/4022 takes precedence)} - G06F 15/161: {Computing infrastructure, e.g. computer clusters, blade chassis or hardware partitioning (casings, cabinets, racks or drawers for data centers H05K5/00)} - G06F 21/44: Program or device authentication - G06F 21/57: Certifying or maintaining trusted computer platforms, e.g. secure boots or power-downs, version controls, system software checks, secure updates or assessing vulnerabilities - G06F 21/70: Protecting specific internal or peripheral components, in which the protection of a component leads to protection of the entire computer - G06F 21/73: by creating or determining hardware identification, e.g. serial numbers - H03K 19/1731: {Optimisation thereof} - H04L 41/0816: the condition being an adaptation, e.g. in response to network events - H04L 41/0853: by actively collecting configuration information or by backing up configuration information - H04L 41/12: Discovery or management of network topologies - H04L 41/40: using virtualisation of network functions or resources, e.g. SDN or NFV entities - H04L 47/83: based on usage prediction - H04L 67/10: in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network (software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46) - H05K 7/1492: {having electrical distribution arrangements, e.g. power supply or data communications} - H04L 47/78: Architectures of resource allocation - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H03K: PULSE TECHNIQUE (measuring pulse characteristics G01R; modulating sinusoidal oscillations with pulses H03C; transmission of digital information H04L; discriminator circuits detecting phase difference between two signals by counting or integrating cycles of oscillation H03D3/04; automatic control, starting, synchronisation or stabilisation of generators of electronic oscillations or pulses where the type of generator is irrelevant or unspecified H03L; coding, decoding or code conversion, in general H03M) - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ## Abstract Technologies for dividing work across one or more accelerator devices include a compute device. The compute device is to determine a configuration of each of multiple accelerator devices of the compute device, receive a job to be accelerated from a requester device remote from the compute device, and divide the job into multiple tasks for a parallelization of the multiple tasks among the one or more accelerator devices, as a function of a job analysis of the job and the configuration of each accelerator device. The compute engine is further to schedule the tasks to the one or more accelerator devices based on the job analysis and execute the tasks on the one or more accelerator devices for the parallelization of the multiple tasks to obtain an output of the job. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A physical network switch for use in association with a physical network infrastructure, the physical network switch being for use, when the physical network switch is in operation, in receiving and switching network communications that are in accordance with multiple different link layer communication protocols, the network communications to be received by and transmitted from the physical network switch via optical links that are to be coupled between network devices of the physical network infrastructure and the physical network switch, the physical network switch comprising: processor circuitry; memory storing instructions for being executed by the processor circuitry, the instructions, when executed by the processor circuitry, resulting in the physical network switch being configured to perform operations comprising: receiving, via at least one of the optical links, at least one of the network communications that is in accordance with at least one of the multiple different link layer communication protocols; receiving, via at least one other of the optical links, at least one other network communication that is in accordance with at least one other of the multiple different link layer communication protocols; and switching the network communications so as to permit the at least one and the at least one other network communications to be communicated via the physical network switch to the network devices via other optical links; wherein: when the physical network switch is in the operation, the physical network switch is configurable to provide telemetry information related, at least in part, to the physical network switch that is usable in: cloud service management; software defined infrastructure management; resource allocation management; and failure condition detection and prevention; and the multiple different link layer communication protocols comprise an Ethernet protocol and another, different link layer protocol. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The physical network switch of claim 1, wherein: the physical network switch is configurable for use with a circuit board that is for use in a rack. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The physical network switch of claim 2, wherein: the physical network switch is configurable to be coupled to an optical transceiver of the circuit board that is for being coupled to an optical switch infrastructure. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The physical network switch of claim 3, wherein: the optical switch infrastructure comprises one or more of: an optical fabric; a leaf switch; and a spine switch. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The physical network switch of claim 1, wherein: the another, different link layer protocol comprises an OmniPath protocol. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The physical network switch of claim 1, wherein: the physical network switch is a four-ply switch. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The physical network switch of claim 1, wherein: the physical network switch is configurable to permit processor-access, on a dynamic, as needed basis, to at least one physically disaggregated memory resource. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The physical network switch of claim 1, wherein: the telemetry information is also for use in remote automated management of the physical network infrastructure. ### Claim 9 Non-transitory machine-readable storing instructions for being executed by processor circuitry of a physical network switch, the physical network switch being for use in association with a physical network infrastructure, the physical network switch also being for use, when the physical network switch is in operation, in receiving and switching network communications that are in accordance with multiple different link layer communication protocols, the network communications to be received by and transmitted from the physical network infrastructure and the physical network switch, the instructions, when executed by the processor circuitry, resulting in the physical network switch being configured for performance of operations comprising: receiving, via at least one of the optical links, at least one of the network communications that is in accordance with at least one of the multiple different link layer communication protocols; receiving, via at least one other of the optical links, at least one other network communication that is in accordance with at least one other of the multiple different link layer communication protocols; and switching the network communications so as to permit the at least one and the at least one other network communications to be communicated via the physical network switch to the network devices via other optical links; wherein: when the physical network switch is in the operation, the physical network switch is configurable to provide telemetry information related, at least in part, to the physical network switch that is usable in: cloud service management; software defined infrastructure management; resource allocation management; and failure condition detection and prevention; and the multiple different link layer communication protocols comprise an Ethernet protocol and another, different link layer protocol. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The non-transitory machine-readable memory of claim 9, wherein: the physical network switch is configurable for use with a circuit board that is for use in a rack. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The non-transitory machine-readable memory of claim 10, wherein: the physical network switch is configurable to be coupled to an optical transceiver of the circuit board that is for being coupled to an optical switch infrastructure. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The non-transitory machine-readable memory of claim 11, wherein: the optical switch infrastructure comprises one or more of: an optical fabric; a leaf switch; and a spine switch. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The non-transitory machine-readable memory of claim 9, wherein: the another, different link layer protocol comprises an OmniPath protocol. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The non-transitory machine-readable memory of claim 9, wherein: the physical network switch is a four-ply switch. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The non-transitory machine-readable memory of claim 9, wherein: the physical network switch is configurable to permit processor-access, on a dynamic, as needed basis, to at least one physically disaggregated memory resource. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The non-transitory machine-readable memory of claim 9, wherein: the telemetry information is also for use in remote automated management of the physical network infrastructure. ### Claim 17 A method implemented using a physical network switch, the physical network switch being for use in association with a physical network infrastructure, the physical network switch also being for use, when the physical network switch is in operation, in receiving and switching network communications that are in accordance with multiple different link layer communication protocols, the network communications to be received by and transmitted from the physical network switch via optical links that are to be coupled between network devices of the physical network infrastructure and the physical network switch, the method comprising: receiving, via at least one of the optical links, at least one of the network communications that is in accordance with at least one of the multiple different link layer communication protocols; receiving, via at least one other of the optical links, at least one other network communication that is in accordance with at least one other of the multiple different link layer communication protocols; and switching the network communications so as to permit the at least one and the at least one other network communications to be communicated via the physical network switch to the network devices via other optical links; wherein: when the physical network switch is in the operation, the physical network switch is configurable to provide telemetry information related, at least in part, to the physical network switch that is usable in: cloud service management; software defined infrastructure management; resource allocation management; and failure condition detection and prevention; and the multiple different link layer communication protocols comprise an Ethernet protocol and another, different link layer protocol. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein: the physical network switch is configurable for use with a circuit board that is for use in a rack. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, wherein: the physical network switch is configurable to be coupled to an optical transceiver of the circuit board that is for being coupled to an optical switch infrastructure. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein: the optical switch infrastructure comprises one or more of: an optical fabric; a leaf switch; and a spine switch. ### Claim 21 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein: the another, different link layer protocol comprises an OmniPath protocol. ### Claim 22 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein: the physical network switch is a four-ply switch. ### Claim 23 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein: the physical network switch is configurable to permit processor-access, on a dynamic, as needed basis, to at least one physically disaggregated memory resource. ### Claim 24 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein: the telemetry information is also for use in remote automated management of the physical network infrastructure.