Patent ID: 8438286
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method to allocate resources associated with a distributive computing network, the method comprising: forming, by a processor, a first geographic configuration group based on a first geographic location specified in resource allocation information and forming a second geographic configuration group based on a second geographic location specified in the resource allocation information, the resource allocation information associated with a service to be hosted by the distributive computing network; allocating, by the processor, first physical resources to a first resource configuration group and allocating second physical resources to a second resource configuration group, the first and second resource configuration groups being hierarchical sub-groups of a service configuration group that spans across the first and second geographic configuration groups, the service configuration group being a hierarchical sub-group of both of the first and second geographic configuration groups, the first resource configuration group to be used in connection with the first geographic configuration group exclusive of the second geographic configuration group, and the second resource configuration group to be used in connection with the second geographic configuration group exclusive of the first geographic configuration group; generating, by the processor, a group topology defining associations between the first resource configuration group, the second resource configuration group, the service configuration group, the first geographic configuration group, and the second geographic configuration group; hosting, by the processor, the service using the first and second physical resources in accordance with allocation of the first and second physical resources; and routing, by the processor, a request to access the service to the distributive computing network to: