Abstract: Services are provided in an architecture utilizing a framework of standardized interconnection mechanisms that allow for the dynamic addition of new services that meet rules for the distributed services network. Likewise, new agents may readily be added to the network. The network architecture is composed of agent software at the broadband subscriber endpoint in conversation with server software at the service provider location. Under the present architecture, certain minimum service functionality is provided to any subscriber by way of a registration service for new subscribers, a login service for existing subscribers, subscriber profile services, connection services and plug-in management services. Through this network, a subscriber can access these services as well as additional services that are dynamically added to the network.

Abstract: A system and method for using a wireless browser to send local information from a wireless handset to a Web server. A service request received from a handset user includes the type of local information needed to carry out the request as well as the URL address of the server. The handset confirms that the input is not a telephone number to be dialed. If the input is a telephone number, the browser is terminated and the number is dialed. Otherwise, the browser acquires the local information needed to carry out the request from the handset. The local information is appended to the URL address, which is extracted from the user input, and the browser is instructed to navigate to the URL address to provide the local information to the server.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for managing data time-outs in a processor-based system. The apparatus includes a scoreboard comprising a plurality of locations adapted to store transaction identifiers, wherein a transaction comprises a first client sending a request to a second client.

Abstract: A distributed resource manager for managing resources among a plurality of networked computers, e.g., computer blades. The resource manager executes on two or more of the computers, e.g., substantially concurrently, collecting data related to usage, performance, status, and/or load, for a component, process, and/or attribute of one or more computers, and evaluating operation rules based on the collected data to determine one or more resource management operations, e.g., re-configuring, activating/deactivating, and/or switching and/or swapping computers, for more efficient allocation of resources.

Abstract: According to various aspects of the present invention, a technique is described for improving load balancing of traffic in a data network using source-side related information embedded into the destination IP address field of packets received at a load balancing device. One aspect of the present invention relates to assigning more than one virtual IP address to a server cluster in order to enable different clients to select a virtual cluster address which corresponds to each clients' respective rights and/or profiles, and to use the selected virtual cluster address to access a desired site or service. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a mechanism which allows for load balancing operations to be implemented using source-side information which is embedded into the destination IP address of a packet header. In this way, load balancing decisions may be quickly performed at initial or early stages of a connection flow.

Abstract: The method allows to share, within a network element of a telecommunication network, routing information deriving from a first routing source; the network element is of the type comprising a management agent provided with a management information database, wherein different routing information deriving from different routing sources is stored in different routing databases within the network element; according to the method, the management agent performs the steps of: a) receiving from a management manager route mapping information; b) storing into the management information database route mapping information corresponding to the received route mapping information; and c) retrieving and using the stored route mapping information for exporting said routing information from a first routing database of the first routing source and importing it into a second routing database of a second routing source.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a system and method for reserving fractionally schedulable resources. The system includes a scheduling engine to receive reservation requests. The scheduling engine applies the reservation request to a resource usage table corresponding to a fractionally schedulable resource required by the reservation request. If the fractionally schedulable resource has adequate capacity to comply with the requested reservation, the scheduling engine will add the reservation request to a resource usage table.

Abstract: A method is described for providing information regarding a piece of electronic mail (e-mail). The method includes processing a data set containing transmission data associated with the e-mail so as to determine one or more steps in a propagation history of the e-mail. The transmission data typically include identifiers of a sender of the e-mail and of one or more recipients of at least a portion of the e-mail. The method also includes displaying the propagation history. Preferably, processing the data set includes analyzing transmission information embedded in text of the e-mail.

Abstract: A web service request is received by an intermediary that performs a conversion of the requestor's service interface to the service interface supported by a service provider matching the requested service, then invokes that service. A reverse conversion is performed when passing a reply to the requester. The web serving intermediary maintains a library of each target service in terms of the target service's tModel and on its binding protocol support. The intermediary receives web service requests from requestors including their source tModel and target web service information. The intermediary identifies a mapping aspect to invoke the target web service from the aspect library. The target service tModel is embodied in the mapping aspect which is weaved into the code invoking the target service at runtime. In this way, the interface logic is decided at run time.

Abstract: A method of controlling telephone connections for internet protocol communications provides a structure for encapsulating a message to be exchanged between an IP phone and an entity within an Ethernet-based PBX, comprising utilizing a Protocol Header and an IP Message body, wherein the Protocol Header includes an indication of Protocol Type for denoting whether the message is an IP message or an encapsulated non-IP message, Device Number for denoting, by means of a MAC (Media Access Control), an address for the entity within the PBX to which the message is to be transmitted or from which the message is to be received, and Message Type for identifying the type of message contained in the IP Message Body.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for strategic power reduction in a computer system. The system and method includes a plurality of processing resources that process data. Associated with the processing resources are a plurality of power supplies that provide power for the processing resources. A resource management engine determines the demand on the computer system and scales the processing resources to conserve and reduce power consumption. The resource management engine brings online additional processing resources to meet additional demand or brings offline or to a lower power state processing resources to meet a decreased demand. In addition, the resource management engine predicts future demand requirements and adjusts the processing resources in advance to meet the predicted demand levels and allows for dynamic adjustment of the processing resources based on current demand events.

Abstract: A method for migrating information, and a migrator for migrating information, are disclosed. The method may include extracting organizational information from at least two service providers, accessing a first at least one of the at least two service providers upon selection of a migration selection interface by the user, receiving of a first plurality of information related to the user from one of the service providers, accessing a second at least one of the at least two service providers, and writing the first plurality of information to the second at least one of the at least two service providers.

Abstract: Described is a system and method for passing context-sensitive information from a first application to another application on a mobile device (e.g., a cellular telephone). The method includes initiating the processing of a first application, such as receiving a cellular phone call that initiates a phone application residing on the mobile device. The first application provides a selection mechanism to allow a user to select a target application while continuing processing within the first application. The selection mechanism may include a smart link that appears as text on the display. In one embodiment, the text may have an abbreviated name for the target application. In addition, the text for the smart link may change based on the application type of the first application or based on the context of the first application.

Abstract: A multi-network system is provided with a facility for storing an old or superseded router image without the need for increasing router memory. A local storage device is coupled, directly or indirectly, to a router. Before a new image is downloaded to the router, the old or superseded image is first stored in the support device. If the new image is defective or undesirable, the old image can be recovered, even if the wide area link is unopenable, by reloading the old image from the local storage device.

Abstract: The described implementations provide arrangements and procedures to manage information pulls. To request data from another program or computer is termed a “pull”. Specifically, a registration scheduling data pulls from a data feed is received from a first object. In one implementation, the data feed is specified with a Universal Resource Identifiers (URIs). A URI is a generic term for all types of names and addresses that refer to source content. The registration further indicates a second object to receive and cache the data downloads on behalf of the first object. Responsive to receiving the registration, data downloads from the data feed are provided to the second object. In one implementation, the second object customizes the data downloads to specific data format(s) and/or structures for subsequent access by the first object.

Abstract: A method for communicating messages from a media gateway is disclosed. A thread pair comprising a communication protocol control stack thread and one or more media gateway adapter threads is assigned to a message from a media gateway. The thread pair is associated with a processor. The message is received from the media gateway at the communication protocol control stack thread, and is routed to a media gateway adapter thread corresponding to a communication protocol. The message is processed according to the communication protocol, and is sent to a call agent.

Abstract: Disclosed is a contents-providing system for receiving contents from a web server and providing the contents to a portable terminal connected via a network that comprises: a user information database for storing user ID information; an authentication server for performing authentication based upon the user ID information by using the user information database when the user ID information and a URL of a web server are input by the portable terminal, and outputting the URL after performing the authentication; and a data server for requesting that the web server corresponding to the URL provided by the authentication server provides the contents, processing the contents provided by the web server into a predetermined format, and transmitting the processed contents to the portable terminal.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing network-based control functions on an alert-enabled managed client. An alert proxy translates generic, management-based command data received from a management application/agent into specific client-based hardware control data. The alert proxy transmits a data packet containing the hardware control data over a network to an alert-enabled managed client. Alert hardware within the alert-enabled managed client parses the hardware control data into control bits and utilizes the control bits to set or clear registers within the alert-enabled managed client so as to effectuate the specified control operations. The control operations may be performed on the alert-enabled managed client independent of the operational status of the alert-enabled managed client's operating system.

Abstract: A system and method for fault containment and error handling within a domain in a partitioned computer system includes a system manager having read and write access to a resource definition table. The system manager is adapted to quiesce the system when failure occurs within a domain, identify an allocated resource associated with the failed domain, identify a non-failed domain, and exit the quiesce mode for the non-failed domain, thereby containing a failure within the failed domain. The system manager further handles an error within the failed domain by deallocating a resource allocated to the failed domain so that the resource becomes available to non-failed domains.

Abstract: In a communication network in which terminals (11) are mobile in the network, the mobility must be managed, and in particular the location of the mobile terminal needs to be determined. Networks each have an associated name server (13) and the name server (13) stores a care-of-address for the terminal (11), as well as a permanent address. As the terminal moves from one subnet of the network to another the care-of-address is changed to reflect the current subnet. Therefore, the input of the name of the mobile terminal (11) identifies via the care-of-address the subnet in which the terminal is currently located. The network is divided with domains each with its own name server (13, 14) as the terminal (11) moves from its home domain to a foreign domain, the name server (14) of that foreign domain may be updated with details of the mobile terminal (11) so that any query to the terminal (11) originating in the foreign domain may be resolved within that foreign domain.