Patents by Inventor James H. H. Chou

James H. H. Chou 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).

  • PREPARING COMPUTER NODES TO BOOT IN A MULTIDIMENSIONAL TORUS FABRIC NETWORK
    Publication number: 20190004817
    Abstract: Preparing a plurality of computer nodes to boot in a multidimensional fabric network is provided. The method includes a fabric processor (FP) generating a plurality of DHCP discovery packets using a baseboard management controller (BMC) MAC address, and placing them into the multi-host switch. A dedicated connection directly connects the BMC and the FP. All ports of the multi-host switch broadcast DHCP discovery packets into the fabric network. The BMC, FP, and switch are all within the node. A designated exit node inside the fabric connects to a provisioning node not part of the fabric. The exit node relays DHCP traffic from the fabric. A location-based IP address uniquely identifies the nodes' physical location in the fabric. The IP address is calculated based on inventory records describing physical location information about the nodes. The FP calculates a host MAC address using its IP address and configures it onto the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Malcolm S. Allen-Ware, Jeffrey Bloom, James H. H. Chou, Marc Cochran, Kevin A. Hughes, Alexander T. Iannicelli, Jason G. Pearce, Alan Ross
  • Preparing computer nodes to boot in a multidimensional torus fabric network
    Patent number: 10169048
    Abstract: Preparing a plurality of computer nodes to boot in a multidimensional fabric network is provided. The method includes a fabric processor (FP) generating a plurality of DHCP discovery packets using a baseboard management controller (BMC) MAC address, and placing them into the multi-host switch. A dedicated connection directly connects the BMC and the FP. All ports of the multi-host switch broadcast DHCP discovery packets into the fabric network. The BMC, FP, and switch are all within the node. A designated exit node inside the fabric connects to a provisioning node not part of the fabric. The exit node relays DHCP traffic from the fabric. A location-based IP address uniquely identifies the nodes' physical location in the fabric. The IP address is calculated based on inventory records describing physical location information about the nodes. The FP calculates a host MAC address using its IP address and configures it onto the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Malcolm S. Allen-Ware, Jeffrey Bloom, James H. H. Chou, Marc Cochran, Kevin A. Hughes, Alexander T. Iannicelli, Jason G. Pearce, Alan Ross