Abstract: A concept of Session Description Protocol (SDP) templates and a concept of template modifiers for precise control of media types, codecs and attributes offered by a media server are described along with various methods and mechanisms for administering the same. Applications can solicit offers from media servers that precisely meet the requirements of each session, using one or more media control protocols. The media control protocols may enable applications to reserve media resources, invoke specific functions, respond to events during session initiation, and provide session modification.

Abstract: Techniques providing an email service for particular activities may be described. For example, an email message sent by an entity to an email address of a user may be received. The email address may identify an email box accessible to the user via a user interface of the email box. The email message may describe a status of an item ordered by the user from the entity. The description may use a format specific to the entity. A summary may be generated based on the email message. The summary may describe the status of the item in a different format. This format may be common to generated summaries, such that the summary may include fields common to another summary generated for another email message of another entity. The summary may be provided for presentation in the user interface of the email box.

Abstract: A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for performing a network traffic combination operation. With the network traffic combination operation, a plurality of input queues are defined by an operating system for an adapter based upon workload type (e.g., as determined by a transport layer). Additionally, the operating system defines each input queue to match a virtual memory architecture of the transport layer (e.g., one input queue is defined as 31 bit and other input queue is defined as 64 bit). When data is received off the wire as inbound data from a physical NIC, the network adapter associates the inbound data with the appropriate memory type. Thus, data copies are eliminated and memory consumption and associated storage management operations are reduced for the smaller bit architecture communications while allowing the operating system to continue executing in a larger bit architecture configuration.

Abstract: A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for performing a network traffic combination operation. With the network traffic combination operation, a plurality of input queues are defined by an operating system for an adapter based upon workload type (e.g., as determined by a transport layer). Additionally, the operating system defines each input queue to match a virtual memory architecture of the transport layer (e.g., one input queue is defined as 31 bit and other input queue is defined as 64 bit). When data is received off the wire as inbound data from a physical NIC, the network adapter associates the inbound data with the appropriate memory type. Thus, data copies are eliminated and memory consumption and associated storage management operations are reduced for the smaller bit architecture communications while allowing the operating system to continue executing in a larger bit architecture configuration.

Abstract: Presented herein are systems, and methods thereof, that is configured to enter a maintenance mode to isolate itself from its neighbor and to gracefully cause neighbor devices to isolate themselves from the system, as to cause minimal or “zero” service disruption with its neighbors. The system broadcasts a maintenance-related message, via a standard transport layer, over routing protocols, to counter parts protocols at the neighbor device and waits for an acknowledgement message from the neighbor network devices. The broadcast and acknowledgement, through standard transport layer messaging, ensures that traffic generated by such protocols at the neighbor devices, regardless of manufacturer, are redirected before the system fully enters into the maintenance mode.

Abstract: A user can set or modify operational parameters of a data volume stored on a network-accessible storage device in a data center. For example, the user may be provided access to a data volume and may request a modification to the operational parameters of the data volume. Instead of modifying the existing data volume, the data center can provision a new data volume and migrate data stored on the existing data volume to the new data volume. While the data migration takes place, the existing data volume may block input/output (I/O) requests and the new data volume may handle such requests instead. Once the data migration is complete, the data center may deallocate the data blocks of the existing data volume such that the data blocks can be reused by other data volumes.

Abstract: Access to a redirected smart card can be provided to applications executing within a remote session. To enable this access, a smart card stub can be executed within the remote session and can function to intercept an application's API calls to access a smart card. A corresponding smart card proxy can also be executed within session 0 and can function to receive the intercepted API calls from the smart card stub. The smart card proxy can then execute the API calls. Because the smart card proxy is executing in session 0, the smart card resource manager service will not block access.

Abstract: A system may include a first processor for storing, in a key-value column-based database, data records from data sources of a cellular network that is transformed into a single format. Customer identifiers may be used as key-values for indexing the data records in the key-value column-based database. The system may include a second processor for creating session records from the data records. Each session record may include a velocity of an endpoint device associated with a session and a number of inter-cell handoff attempts for the session. Each session record may also be labeled with a session identifier comprising a customer identifier and a timestamp. The system may further include a third processor for creating cell-level records from the session records. Each cell-level record may include a plurality of key performance indicators for a cell site of the cellular network segregated by a plurality of endpoint device types.

Abstract: Control of messages in a publish/subscribe system is described. A publishing system creates a message for publishing to multiple subscribers via a broker system. The message and associated metadata are provided. The metadata defines control of the message and relates to control of publishing of the message, by the broker system, and/or control of use of the message, by a subscribing system. The message is published with the metadata. A broker system receives the message and analyzes the metadata with respect to a subscriber. Based on the analysis, restrictions are applied to delivery of the message to the subscriber. A subscribing system receives the message and analyzes the metadata with respect to the subscriber. Based on this second analysis, restrictions are applied to use of the message by the subscriber.

Abstract: The present application is directed to systems and methods for associating cookies of a linking system to a device identifier of the computing device. A server of a linking system can receive, from a browser of a computing device, a first request to access content via an encoded uniform resource locator (URL) link generated by the server and linked to a web page of the linking system. The server can redirect the browser of the computing device to the web page of the linking system. The server can receive a request to associate a cookie passed to a mobile application installed on the computing device with a device identifier of the computing device. The server can then associate the cookie with the device identifier.

Abstract: A system for noise profile generation includes a customer gateway communicatively coupled to one or more end devices over a communication medium, at least one noise information node communicatively coupled to the customer gateway and programmed to extract noise information present on a communication path from the customer gateway to at least one of the one or more end devices, a noise profile database storing one or more noise profiles, and a noise profile generator. The noise profile generator includes at least one processor and non-transitory computer readable media having a set of instructions executable by the at least one processor to retrieve the extracted noise information associated with the communication path, determine whether the at least one noise characteristic of the extracted noise information matches with one or more noise profiles and identify at least one noise source on the communication path.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein generally relating to network security, and in particular, embodiments described generally relate to systems and methods for selecting microservices to process protocol data streams. For example, a method is disclosed, which calls for receiving a protocol packet, the protocol packet comprising a sequence number, generating a difference by subtracting a protocol message base from the sequence number, generating a first quotient by dividing the difference by a protocol common message length, generating a second value using the first quotient, determining a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) reassembly resource using the generated second value, and transmitting the protocol packet to the determined TCP reassembly resource.

Abstract: Disclosed are examples that relate to monitoring network usage by client devices and enforcing compliance rules related thereto. In various examples, a system can intercept a network call in transit from a client application to an operating system of a client device, wherein the network call is configured to cause a content provider to transmit content to the operating system over a carrier network, and wherein the network call is further configured to cause the operating system to transmit the content to the client application; can modify the configuration of the network call such that the network call causes the operating system to transmit the content to the management component; can receive the content from the operating system; can analyze the content for network usage; can create a network usage analysis; and, can provide the content to the client application.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system for automating a process associated with a web based software application. The method comprises capturing one or more activities performed by a user for the process. An activity of the one or more activities corresponds to one or more events. An event of the one or more events indicates a means of interaction of the user with the web based software application. The method further comprises extracting metadata associated with each activity of the one or more activities. The method comprises sensing a response of the web based software application for each activity performed by the user. The method comprises generating a rule for each activity based on the metadata extracted, the one or more events, and the response. The method further comprises configuring a script for the process by combining rules generated for the one or more activities.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for managing variations among nodes in parallel system frameworks. Sensor and performance data associated with the nodes of a multi-node cluster may be monitored to detect variations among the nodes. A variability metric may be calculated for each node of the cluster based on the sensor and performance data associated with the node. The variability metrics may then be used by a mapper to efficiently map tasks of a parallel application to the nodes of the cluster. In one embodiment, the mapper may assign the critical tasks of the parallel application to the nodes with the lowest variability metrics. In another embodiment, the hardware of the nodes may be reconfigured so as to reduce the node-to-node variability.

Abstract: A host device receives a predetermined combination of keystrokes a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time interval, from a terminal device communicatively connected to the host device. In response to receiving the predetermined combination of keystrokes the predetermined number of times within the predetermined time interval, the host device suspends transmission of log messages from the host device to the terminal device for at least a predetermined length of time.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for acquiring a resource. An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for acquiring a resource, including receiving, by a storage server, a resource check request sent by a first client, where the resource check request carries resource information of a resource to be uploaded by the first client, an identifier of an external link created by a second client, and storage location information corresponding to the external link; searching, by the storage server, according to the identifier, a database configured to store external-link information for an attribute of the external link corresponding to the identifier of the external link, and checking the resource information according to a value of the found attribute; and if the check succeeds, storing, by the storage server the acquired resource or acquired resource location information according to the storage location information.

Abstract: A server system may include a cluster of multiple computers that are networked for high-speed data communications. Each of the computers has a remote direct memory access (RDMA) network interface to allow high-speed memory sharing between computers. A relational database engine of each computer is configured to utilize a hierarchy of memory for temporary storage of working data, including in order of decreasing access speed (a) local main memory, (b) remote memory accessed via RDMS, and (c) mass storage. The database engine uses the local main memory for working data, and additionally uses the RDMA accessible memory for working data when the local main memory becomes depleted. The server system may include a memory broker to which individual computers report their available or unused memory, and which leases shared memory to requesting computers.

Abstract: Control of messages in a publish/subscribe system is described. A publishing system creates a message for publishing to multiple subscribers via a broker system. The message and associated metadata are provided. The metadata defines control of the message and relates to control of publishing of the message, by the broker system, and/or control of use of the message, by a subscribing system. The message is published with the metadata. A broker system receives the message and analyses the metadata with respect to a subscriber. Based on the analysis, restrictions are applied to delivery of the message to the subscriber. A subscribing system receives the message and analyses the metadata with respect to the subscriber. Based on this second analysis, restrictions are applied to use of the message by the subscriber.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for assembling statistics for diagnosing performance and scalability issues in SOA systems. Key statistics related to key points in a SOA system, for key activities during processing of transactions in the SOA system, are collected and aggregated. The statistics may include message flow rates and latency at key points in the system during a time interval, and execution times for key activities in the system during the time interval. The statistics for the time interval may be added to corresponding cumulative statistics, and persisted to storage. Reports may be generated based upon the statistics to present to a user. Automated processes may be implemented to use the statistics to identify the existence and likely cause of SOA application performance issues, and potentially to attempt to remediate the issues.