System for the remote execution of applications

A method of operating a data processing system that is configured as a server in a client-server configuration for executing a plurality of applications that a client in the client-server configuration can offload as execution tasks for execution on the server, the data processing system comprising a reconfigurable processor, a storage device that stores a plurality of configuration files for a plurality of applications, wherein a first configuration file of the plurality of configuration files is adapted for configuring the reconfigurable processor so that the reconfigurable processor is configured to execute a first application of the plurality of applications, and a host processor that is coupled to the storage device and to the reconfigurable processor, the method comprising:

• receiving a first execution task of the execution tasks with an identifier of the first application from the client;
• retrieving, with the host processor, the first configuration file from the storage device using the identifier of the first application;
• configuring, with the host processor, the reconfigurable processor with the first configuration file;
• starting execution of the first application on the reconfigurable processor;
• providing output data of the execution of the first application to the client;
• and
• wherein the host processor is further configured to receive the execution tasks for different applications of the plurality of applications on different IP ports of a plurality of IP ports.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a processing unit, cause the processing unit to operate a data processing system that is configured as a server in a client-server configuration for executing a plurality of applications that a client in the client-server configuration can offload as execution tasks for execution on the server, the data processing system comprising a reconfigurable processor, a storage device that stores a plurality of configuration files for a plurality of applications, wherein a first configuration file of the plurality of configuration files is adapted for configuring the reconfigurable processor so that the reconfigurable processor is configured to execute a first application of the plurality of applications, and a host processor that is coupled to the storage device and to the reconfigurable processor, the instructions comprising:

• receiving a first execution task of the execution tasks with an identifier of the first application from the client;
• retrieving the first configuration file from the storage device using the identifier of the first application;
• configuring the reconfigurable processor with the first configuration file;
• starting execution of the first application on the reconfigurable processor;
• providing output data of the execution of the first application to the client;
• and
• wherein the host processor is further configured to receive the execution tasks for different applications of the plurality of applications on different IP ports of a plurality of IP ports.