Processing Units and Dynamic Licensing
Processing Units (PUs) are the elements which influence the translation performance of Language Weaver Edge Language Pairs (LPs). PUs can now be allocated to Language Pairs, directly from the Web UI as a result of Dynamic Licensing.
Dynamic Licensing
Language Weaver Edge licensing introduces a new licensing mechanism which supports the following:
- Processing Units (PU) and dynamic allocation of PUs to LPs, according to the administrator configuration.
- Centralized License Manager, enabled on the Controller host which distribute PUs to LPs, independently from the hosts.
The advantages of Dynamic Licensing include:
- Allocation of PUs to LPs, based on usage needs
- New Language Weaver Edge license = LPs + associated number of PUs allowed
- Only 1 Language Weaver Edge license is required per Language Weaver Edge instance - the license file is installed on the Controller host and the centralized License Manager distributes PUs to workers
Processing Units
When customers buy subscriptions, they buy a number of Language Pairs and their associated PUs. By default, 1 LP = 1 PU (a virtual unit that allows to deliver a throughput of 2000 words per minute), but customers can buy additional PUs at an extra cost to increase translation performance.
In the past, PUs could be reallocated only through the filing a ticket through Support. With Language Weaver Edge you can (re)allocate PUs to the Language Pairs directly from the UI.
The PU (re)allocation can be changed at any time depending on the translation volume you need to deliver at a time.
License Manager
The Language Weaver Edge License Manager is a new server component, hosted on the Language Weaver Edge Controller Host. It is responsible for the allocation of PUs to the different translation engines, independently from the hosts where the translation engines are installed.
The Language Weaver Edge License Manager requires the license file to be installed on the Controller Host.