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US 2021/0264068 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for providing data center functions for support of an electric vehicle based data center
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsJoel Richard Goergen, Kameron Rose Hurst
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes identifying a plurality of servers located in a plurality of electric vehicles, associating the servers with an electric vehicle based cloud data center, allocating resources to the servers in the electric vehicle based cloud data center to perform data center functions, and managing the servers in the electric vehicle based cloud data center.
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A method comprising:
- identifying a plurality of servers located in a plurality of electric vehicles;
- associating said plurality of servers with an electric vehicle based cloud data center;
- allocating resources to said plurality of servers in the electric vehicle based cloud data center to perform data center functions;
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- managing said plurality of servers in the electric vehicle based cloud data center.
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A method comprising:
- identifying an operating environment at an electric vehicle comprising a plurality of servers operable to perform data center functions in an electric vehicle based cloud data center comprising a plurality of electric vehicle servers;
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- adjusting server resources at the electric vehicle based on said operating environment.
A server appliance comprising:
- a plurality of servers;
- a router in communication with said plurality of servers;
- an electrical interface for receiving power from an electric vehicle battery;
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- a wireless interface for communication with an electric vehicle based cloud data center in which the servers are configured to operate;
- wherein the server appliance is configured for mounting in an electric vehicle and the electric vehicle based cloud data center comprises a plurality of electric vehicle servers mounted in a plurality of electric vehicles.
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