Client workload sharing with neural processing unit enabled dock
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsJacob Mink, Balasingh Samuel, Mitchell Markow
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Abstract
An information handling system selects a docking station to execute a workload. In response to the selection of the docking station, the information handling system configures the docking station to execute the workload using a sideband connection between the information handling system and the docking station. Subsequent to the configuration of the docking station using the sideband connection, the information handling system offloads the workload to the docking station via a primary connection between the information handling system and the docking station. Further, the information handling system receives results of the workload from the docking station via the primary connection.
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A method comprising:
- selecting, by a processor of an information handling system, a docking station to execute a workload on an artificial intelligence (AI) model while the information handling system is docked at the docking station;
- in response to the selecting of the docking station, configuring the docking station to execute the workload on the AI model using a sideband connection between the information handling system and the docking station;
- subsequent to the configuring of the docking station using the sideband connection, offloading the workload to the docking station via a primary connection between the information handling system and the docking station while the information handling system is docked at the docking station;
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- receiving results of the workload from the docking station via the primary connection.
An information handling system, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that upon execution cause the processor to:
- select a docking station to execute a workload on an artificial intelligence (AI) model while the information handling system is docked at the docking station;
- in response to the selection of the docking station, configure the docking station to execute the workload on the AI model using a sideband connection between the information handling system and the docking station;
- subsequent to the configuration of the docking station using the sideband connection, offload the workload to the docking station via a primary connection between the information handling system and the docking station while the information handling system is docked at the docking station;
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- receive results of the workload from the docking station via the primary connection.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium to store instructions that are executable to perform operations comprising:
- selecting a docking station to execute a workload on an artificial intelligence (AI) model while an information handling system is docked at the docking station;
- in response to the selecting of the docking station, configuring the docking station to execute the workload on the AI model using a sideband connection between an information handling system and the docking station;
- subsequent to the configuring of the docking station using the sideband connection, offloading the workload to the docking station via a primary connection between the information handling system and the docking station while the information handling system is docked at the docking station;
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- receiving results of the workload from the docking station via the primary connection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.