Enabling user control over automated provisioning environment

No: 7484242
Application no: 10942421
Filed date: 2004-09-16
Issue date: 2009-01-27
Kind: B2
Claims: 20
Drawing sheets: 5
Abstract: Enabling automated provisioning on a data processing network includes providing the network with access to an automated provisioning controller. The controller enables a user to specify resource allocation priorities and uses the user-specified priorities, in conjunction with a resource stabilization policy, to resolve conflicting resource requests. The resource allocation priorities include priorities for demand-based resource requests and maintenance-based resource requests. The stabilization policy includes a policy for constraining allocation of a resource based on forecasted demand and a policy for constraining allocation of a resource based on a scheduled maintenance task.
US Classes:
	No:705 - Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or cost/price determination  / No:8 - Allocating resources or scheduling for an administrative function
Inventors:
	Aggarwal Vijay Kumar  (2)
	Bachmann David Werner  (2)
	Hardoon Uzi  (2)
	Lawton Craig M.  (2)
	Pekowski Raymond P.  (2)
	Peters Christopher Andrew  (2)
	Ramachandran Puthukode G.  (4)
	Ullmann Lorin Evan  (24)
	Whitfield John Patrick  (2)
Primary examiner: Parthasarathy Pramila
Agents:
	Salys Casimer K.  (409)
	England Anthony V S  (21)
	Lally Joseph P.  (67)
Assignees:
	International Business Machines Corporation (ORG)  (14058)
References:
	6463345 - Regenerative available to promise
	7254645 - Quality assured network service provision system compatible with a multi-domain network and service provision method and service broker device