Graphics Image Cache Pre-population in Virtual Desktops
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users in virtual desktop environments often experience poor end-user experience due to limited network bandwidth, leading to inefficiencies in processing, storing, and communicating information.
Innovation Solution
A method is implemented where a session cache associated with a graphics image cache is stored at the end of a user session and used to generate a cache for upload at the commencement of the next user session, pre-populating the graphics image cache for improved performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users access virtual desktop environment over network, then desktop virtualization and application software can be separated from physical client device, but network bandwidth limitations cause poor end-user experience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent pre-populates the graphics image cache with session cache data before the user actually needs it. When a user session ends, the system stores the session cache and generates a pre-populated cache that will be available at the start of the next session, eliminating initial loading delays and improving perceived performance.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a copy of the session cache data and stores it in the graphics image cache. This cached copy can be quickly retrieved and applied at the start of subsequent sessions, avoiding the need to transfer large amounts of data over the network during each session initialization.
2Productivity
If session cache is stored and uploaded for next session, then graphics image cache performance is improved, but network bandwidth is consumed during cache upload
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the necessary session cache data that will be useful for future sessions and stores it locally in the graphics image cache. By selecting and extracting only the relevant portions of session data rather than uploading everything, the system reduces network bandwidth consumption while still achieving performance improvements.
Solution Approach 2:
The system maintains different cache storage locations with different purposes: session cache is stored on the server, while pre-populated graphics image cache is maintained locally at the client device. This local caching strategy reduces network dependency during session initialization while still providing performance benefits.
3Productivity
If graphics image cache is pre-populated, then user session performance is enhanced, but cache management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically manages the cache pre-population process without requiring user intervention. When a user session ends, the system automatically stores the session cache, generates the pre-populated cache, and prepares it for the next session. This automation reduces the operational complexity burden on users while maintaining performance benefits.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from previous session cache usage patterns to intelligently determine what data to pre-populate for future sessions. By analyzing which cache data was actually used in previous sessions, the system can make smarter decisions about what to store locally, reducing unnecessary cache management overhead while maintaining performance.
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In accordance with these and other embodiments of the present disclosure, an information handling system may include a processor and a program of instructions embodied in non-transitory computer-readable media. The program of instructions may be configured to, when read and executed by the processor: (i) upon an end of a user session on a client information handling system, store a session cache associated with a graphics image cache of a user session; and (ii) based on the session cache, generate a cache for upload at commencement of next user session to be applied as the graphics image cache of a subsequent user session.