Patents by Inventor Baifeng Yu
Baifeng Yu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11899943Abstract: A node interconnection apparatus includes a computing node and a resource control node, and a device interconnection interface connecting the two. Each of the computing node and the resource control node includes a processing unit and a storage unit, and the resource control node further includes a resource interface for connecting with a network storage device. The resource control node manages storage resource of the network storage device, and when the computing node needs to start up, the resource control node obtains operating system startup information from the network storage device and provides the information to the computing node. The computing node can start up without the need for storing startup information locally.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Baifeng Yu, Zhou Yu, Jiongjiong Gu
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Patent number: 11789619Abstract: A node interconnection apparatus includes a computing node, a resource control node, and a device interconnection interface connecting the computing node and the resource control node. Each of the computing node and the resource control node includes a processing unit and a storage unit, and the resource control node further includes a resource interface for connecting with a network storage device. The resource control node manages a storage resource of the network storage device, and when the computing node needs to start up, the resource control node obtains operating system startup information from the network storage device and provides the operating system startup information to the computing node. The computing node can start up without the need for storing startup information locally.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Baifeng Yu, Zhou Yu, Jiongjiong Gu
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Publication number: 20220365690Abstract: A node interconnection apparatus includes a computing node, a resource control node, and a device interconnection interface connecting the computing node and the resource control node. Each of the computing node and the resource control node includes a processing unit and a storage unit, and the resource control node further includes a resource interface for connecting with a network storage device. The resource control node manages a storage resource of the network storage device, and when the computing node needs to start up, the resource control node obtains operating system startup information from the network storage device and provides the operating system startup information to the computing node. The computing node can start up without the need for storing startup information locally.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Baifeng Yu, Zhou Yu, Jiongjiong Gu
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Patent number: 11379265Abstract: A resource management technology is disclosed that may be applied to a host, where the host includes a Central Processing Unit (CPU), an endpoint connected to the CPU, and an Input/Output (I/O) device connected to the endpoint. A method includes: allocating, by the CPU, a target endpoint to a target process, where a virtual device is disposed on the target endpoint; obtaining, by the target endpoint, a performance specification of the target process, and adjusting a performance parameter of the virtual device according to the performance specification, where the adjusted virtual device satisfies requirements of performance specifications of all processes that use the target endpoint; and when the target process needs to access a resource, obtaining, from the I/O device, a resource that satisfies the performance specification of the target process, and providing the obtained resource to the target process for use.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Baifeng Yu, Jiongjiong Gu, Muhui Lin, Zhou Yu, Lingzhi Mao
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Publication number: 20210240367Abstract: A node interconnection apparatus includes a computing node and a resource control node, and a device interconnection interface connecting the two. Each of the computing node and the resource control node includes a processing unit and a storage unit, and the resource control node further includes a resource interface for connecting with a network storage device. The resource control node manages storage resource of the network storage device, and when the computing node needs to start up, the resource control node obtains operating system startup information from the network storage device and provides the information to the computing node. The computing node can start up without the need for storing startup information locally.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventors: Baifeng Yu, Zhou Yu, Jiongjiong Gu
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Patent number: 11023143Abstract: Embodiments of application provide a node interconnection apparatus, and a method implemented by the node interconnection apparatus. The node interconnection apparatus includes a computing node and a resource control node, and a device interconnection interface connecting the two. Each of the computing node and the resource control node includes a processing unit and a storage unit, and the resource control node further includes a resource interface for connecting with a network storage device. The resource control node manages storage resource of the network storage device, and when the computing node needs started up, the resource control node obtains operating system startup information from the network storage device and provide the information to the computing node. The computing node can start up without the need for storing startup information locally. Therefore, storage resource inside the computing node is saved.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Baifeng Yu, Zhou Yu, Jiongjiong Gu
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Patent number: 10994749Abstract: A vehicle control method comprising: obtaining first vehicle data and second vehicle data, processing the first vehicle data using the first computing system to obtain first structured data; processing the second vehicle data using the second computing system to obtain second structured data; and further controlling safe driving of a vehicle based on the first structured data and the second structured data, wherein the first structured data is used to represent an environment that is of the vehicle at a first time point and that is detected by the first group sensing apparatus, and the second structured data is used to represent an environment that is of the vehicle at the first time point and that is detected by the second group sensing apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2020Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiaolin Jia, Huawei Liu, Baifeng Yu
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Publication number: 20210001886Abstract: A vehicle control method comprising: obtaining first vehicle data and second vehicle data, processing the first vehicle data using the first computing system to obtain first structured data; processing the second vehicle data using the second computing system to obtain second structured data; and further controlling safe driving of a vehicle based on the first structured data and the second structured data, wherein the first structured data is used to represent an environment that is of the vehicle at a first time point and that is detected by the first group sensing apparatus, and the second structured data is used to represent an environment that is of the vehicle at the first time point and that is detected by the second group sensing apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Xiaolin Jia, Huawei Liu, Baifeng Yu
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Patent number: 10489207Abstract: Embodiments provide a resource management technology that may be applied to a host, where the host includes a CPU, an endpoint connected to the CPU, and an I/O device connected to the endpoint. A method includes: allocating, by the CPU, a target endpoint to a target process, where a virtual device is disposed on the target endpoint; obtaining, by the target endpoint, a performance specification of the target process, and adjusting a performance parameter of the virtual device according to the performance specification, where the adjusted virtual device satisfies a total requirement of performance specifications of all processes that use the target endpoint; and when the target process needs to access a resource, obtaining, from the I/O device, a resource that satisfies the performance specification of the target process, and providing the obtained resource to the target process for use.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2017Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Baifeng Yu, Jiongjiong Gu, Muhui Lin, Zhou Yu, Lingzhi Mao
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Publication number: 20190324643Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a storage system, including a distribution apparatus and a storage device; the storage device includes at least two storage controllers and multiple storage units, where each storage unit is configured with any one of the at least two storage controllers as a home storage controller; and the distribution apparatus includes a front-end interface and at least two back-end interfaces, where the front-end interface is configured to connect to a host device, and each back-end interface is connected to each storage controller in a one-to-one correspondence manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Huifeng XU, Wei ZHA, Yadong WU, Baifeng YU, Yu ZHANG, Changkun MA
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Publication number: 20190286488Abstract: Embodiments provide a resource management technology that may be applied to a host, where the host includes a CPU, an endpoint connected to the CPU, and an I/O device connected to the endpoint. A method includes: allocating, by the CPU, a target endpoint to a target process, where a virtual device is disposed on the target endpoint; obtaining, by the target endpoint, a performance specification of the target process, and adjusting a performance parameter of the virtual device according to the performance specification, where the adjusted virtual device satisfies requirements of performance specifications of all processes that use the target endpoint; and when the target process needs to access a resource, obtaining, from the I/O device, a resource that satisfies the performance specification of the target process, and providing the obtained resource to the target process for use.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO.,LTD.Inventors: Baifeng Yu, Jiongjiong Gu, Muhui Lin, Zhou Yu, Lingzhi Mao
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Publication number: 20190278497Abstract: Embodiments of application provide a node interconnection apparatus, and a method implemented by the node interconnection apparatus. The node interconnection apparatus includes a computing node and a resource control node, and a device interconnection interface connecting the two. Each of the computing node and the resource control node includes a processing unit and a storage unit, and the resource control node further includes a resource interface for connecting with a network storage device. The resource control node manages storage resource of the network storage device, and when the computing node needs started up, the resource control node obtains operating system startup information from the network storage device and provide the information to the computing node. The computing node can start up without the need for storing startup information locally. Therefore, storage resource inside the computing node is saved.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO, LTD.Inventors: Baifeng Yu, Zhou Yu, Jiongjiong Gu
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Patent number: 10372340Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a storage system, including a distribution apparatus and a storage device; the storage device includes at least two storage controllers and multiple storage units, where each storage unit is configured with any one of the at least two storage controllers as a home storage controller; and the distribution apparatus includes a front-end interface and at least two back-end interfaces, where the front-end interface is configured to connect to a host device, and each back-end interface is connected to each storage controller in a one-to-one correspondence manner. According to the technical solutions provided in the present disclosure, the distribution apparatus parses an IO read/write instruction, so that the IO read/write instruction can be accurately sent to the home storage controller, which avoids forwarding the IO read/write instruction between the storage controllers, thereby improving IO processing efficiency of the storage system.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2017Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Huifeng Xu, Wei Zha, Yadong Wu, Baifeng Yu, Yu Zhang, Changkun Ma
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Patent number: 10331487Abstract: Embodiments provide a resource management technology that may be applied to a host, where the host includes a CPU, an endpoint connected to the CPU, and an I/O device connected to the endpoint. A method includes: allocating, by the CPU, a target endpoint to a target process, where a virtual device is disposed on the target endpoint; obtaining, by the target endpoint, a performance specification of the target process, and adjusting a performance parameter of the virtual device according to the performance specification, where the adjusted virtual device satisfies a total requirement of performance specifications of all processes that use the target endpoint; and when the target process needs to access a resource, obtaining, from the I/O device, a resource that satisfies the performance specification of the target process, and providing the obtained resource to the target process for use.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Baifeng Yu, Jiongjiong Gu, Muhui Lin, Zhou Yu, Lingzhi Mao
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Patent number: 10310756Abstract: Embodiments of the application provide a node interconnection apparatus, a resource control node, and a server system. The node interconnection apparatus includes a computing node and a resource control node, and a device interconnection interface connecting the two. Each of the computing node and the resource control node comprises a processing unit and a memory, and the resource control node further comprises a resource interface for connecting with one or more storage devices. The resource control node manages storage resources of the storage devices, and when a storage resource is required by the computing node in performing a computing task, the resource control node allocates the storage resource in the storage devices for the computing node. The computing node can be powered off to save the energy, while the resource control node remains powered on, so that the access to the storage devices is not affected.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2016Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Baifeng Yu, Zhou Yu, Jiongjiong Gu
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Publication number: 20170286283Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a storage system, including a distribution apparatus and a storage device; the storage device includes at least two storage controllers and multiple storage units, where each storage unit is configured with any one of the at least two storage controllers as a home storage controller; and the distribution apparatus includes a front-end interface and at least two back-end interfaces, where the front-end interface is configured to connect to a host device, and each back-end interface is connected to each storage controller in a one-to-one correspondence manner. According to the technical solutions provided in the present disclosure, the distribution apparatus parses an IO read/write instruction, so that the IO read/write instruction can be accurately sent to the home storage controller, which avoids forwarding the IO read/write instruction between the storage controllers, thereby improving IO processing efficiency of the storage system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO.,LTD.Inventors: Huifeng Xu, Wei Zha, Yadong Wu, Baifeng Yu, Yu Zhang, Changkun Ma
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Publication number: 20170199767Abstract: Embodiments provide a resource management technology that may be applied to a host, where the host includes a CPU, an endpoint connected to the CPU, and an I/O device connected to the endpoint. A method includes: allocating, by the CPU, a target endpoint to a target process, where a virtual device is disposed on the target endpoint; obtaining, by the target endpoint, a performance specification of the target process, and adjusting a performance parameter of the virtual device according to the performance specification, where the adjusted virtual device satisfies a total requirement of performance specifications of all processes that use the target endpoint; and when the target process needs to access a resource, obtaining, from the I/O device, a resource that satisfies the performance specification of the target process, and providing the obtained resource to the target process for use.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2017Publication date: July 13, 2017Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Baifeng YU, Jiongjiong GU, Muhui LIN, Zhou YU, Lingzhi MAO
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Publication number: 20170031620Abstract: Embodiments of the application provide a node interconnection apparatus, a resource control node, and a server system. The node interconnection apparatus includes a computing node and a resource control node, and a device interconnection interface connecting the two. Each of the computing node and the resource control node comprises a processing unit and a memory, and the resource control node further comprises a resource interface for connecting with one or more storage devices. The resource control node manages storage resources of the storage devices, and when a storage resource is required by the computing node in performing a computing task, the resource control node allocates the storage resource in the storage devices for the computing node. The computing node can be powered off to save the energy, while the resource control node remains powered on, so that the access to the storage devices is not affected.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO.,LTD.Inventors: Baifeng Yu, Zhou Yu, Jiongjiong Gu
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Patent number: 9026835Abstract: The present invention relates to a computer system and a clock configuring method. The computer system comprises at least two nodes, wherein each of the at least two nodes includes a selecting module and a CPU, inputs to the selecting module of any node comprise a clock of the node and a clock output from other node, and an output terminal of the selecting module is connected to the CPU and an input terminal of the selecting module of other node; the computer system further comprises a clock controlling module, whose output terminal is connected to a control terminal of the selecting module to control the clocks of the at least two nodes to be the same clock. When clocks of plural nodes are abnormal, the computer system can still normally operate as long as there is a normal clock in the computer system.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2012Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dengben Wu, Yu Zhang, Baifeng Yu
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Patent number: 9015521Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for switching an NC link, a processor system, and a node, where the processor system includes more than two nodes capable of communicating with each other, each node includes a node controller NC chip, a host bus adapter HBA apparatus, and at least one CPU, the NC chip is connected to each CPU in a node where the NC chip is located, and the HBA apparatus is connected to each CPU in a node where the HBA apparatus is located; an NC link borne by the NC chip is corresponding to an HBA link borne by the HBA apparatus. By using an HBA apparatus to deploy a redundant link, the cost of deploying the redundant link is reduced effectively under a premise of ensuring the reliability of the processor system.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2012Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Haibo Tan, Zhenguo Wang, Baifeng Yu, Ping Huang, Junfeng Zhao