US 2026/0244485 A1 · Server-Based Remote Execution of Applications on a Reconfigurable Processor

Abstract

A server receives execution tasks from one or more clients over a network. Each task identifies one of a plurality of applications by an application identifier arriving on a dedicated IP port. A host processor uses the identifier to retrieve a stored configuration file for that application, configures a reconfigurable processor with the file, and starts execution. The reconfigurable processor returns output data to the requesting client. The server can handle tasks for different applications concurrently by routing each application to its own IP port. An input buffer associated with each application queues incoming tasks, and an output buffer holds results until the client retrieves them. Remote direct memory access transfers move input parameters and output data efficiently between client and server memory.

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Dependent claims

A data processing system comprising:

a reconfigurable processor;
a storage device that stores a plurality of configuration files, each configuration file associated with a respective application of a plurality of applications and adapted to configure the reconfigurable processor to execute that application;
a plurality of IP ports;
and
a host processor coupled to the storage device and to the reconfigurable processor, the host processor configured to:
receive, on a respective IP port of the plurality of IP ports, an execution task identifying one of the plurality of applications;
retrieve, from the storage device, the configuration file associated with the identified application;
configure the reconfigurable processor using the retrieved configuration file;
and
cause the reconfigurable processor to execute the identified application and provide output data of that execution to a client.

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A method of operating a data processing system as a server for executing applications offloaded by a client, the data processing system comprising a reconfigurable processor, a storage device storing a plurality of configuration files each associated with a respective application, a plurality of IP ports, and a host processor, the method comprising:

receiving, on a respective IP port of the plurality of IP ports, an execution task that identifies one of the plurality of applications;
retrieving, with the host processor, the configuration file associated with the identified application from the storage device;
configuring, with the host processor, the reconfigurable processor using the retrieved configuration file;
executing the identified application on the reconfigurable processor;
and
providing output data of the execution to the client.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Server-Based Remote Execution of Applications on a Reconfigurable Processor

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Server-Based Remote Execution of Applications on a Reconfigurable Processor

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