Remote desktop performance model for assigning resources

A resource management system, comprising:

• a remote desktop session performance model module operable to generate a remote desktop session performance model for estimating resources needed to run an interactive remote desktop session;
• a site admission control module operable to determine whether at least one resource satisfies resource requirements for the interactive remote desktop session based on the remote desktop session performance model;
• and
• a resource assignment module operable to assign the at least one resource to the interactive remote desktop session, wherein the at least one resource satisfies the resource requirements for the interactive remote desktop session.

An apparatus comprising:

• means for generating a remote desktop session performance model for each of a plurality of requests for remote desktop sessions;
• means for determining whether at least one resource satisfies resource requirements for a requested remote desktop session;
• means for assigning the at least one resource to the requested remote desktop session;
• and
• means for determining whether to grant a request to start an application in the remote desktop session using the remote desktop performance model.

A computer readable medium upon which is stored a computer program including instructions which when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform the following comprising:

• determining applications to be executed in a requested remote desktop session;
• retrieving application performance models for the applications;
• generating a remote desktop session performance model based on the application performance models;
• wherein the remote desktop session performance model is used to estimate the resource requirements for running the applications in the remote desktop session while maintaining a predetermined QoS;
• and
• selecting at least one resource to assign to the requested remote desktop session using the remote desktop session performance model.