Abstract: The invention concerns a testing framework, comprising a first computer system, adapted for communication with nodes in a distributed node environment, first code, capable of creating a task manager, second code adapted for defining tasks, including test tasks, third code, capable of creating a task agent, test related data, a test launcher capable of interacting with said first code for starting a task manager in said first computer system, of delivering test related data to said task manager, and, upon the sending of the third code to remote nodes, capable of requesting the starting of one or more task agents on said remote nodes, the task manager responding to the test related data for providing said one or more task agents with said test related data, said one or more task agents responding to said test related data for retrieving respective tasks available in the second code, said task manager being capable of thereafter monitoring the execution of such tasks.

Abstract: A computer system comprising a plurality of first computers each operated by an operator and a second computer coupled via a network to the plurality of first computers. Each of the plurality of first computers executes at least one software, obtains operation information by the operator with respect to the at least one software to be executed, receives an input of information from the operator, displays a confirm window for the operator to check whether the received input information is correct or not, calculates operation time period about the displayed confirm window based on the obtained operation information; and sends the calculated operation time period about the confirm window to the second computer. The second computer receives the operation time period about the confirm window, and calculates the number of operations of which the received operation time period about the confirm window is shorter than a first threshold value.

Abstract: A computer system executes a procedure by which a service broker accepts registration of interactive service; executes a procedure by which the service broker accepts a request from a client terminal to provide the interactive service; executes a procedure by which the service broker selects servers allowed to provide resources requested by the interactive service as candidates for the destination of arrangement of the interactive service; executes a procedure by which the service broker specifies a server as the destination of arrangement of the interactive service from the candidates for the destination of arrangement on the basis of the provision quality of the interactive service between each server and the client terminal; and executes a procedure by which the service broker arranges the interactive service stored in a memory, in the specified server.

Abstract: Embodiments herein are designed to counteract the negative effects of an attendee join in a remote session by employing several techniques. One technique maintains and determines maximum decoding capabilities of viewers, which are then used to determine, e.g., a least common denominator of encoding available. As such, a sharer can dynamically modify (either up or down) the encoding of the graphics stream without having to renegotiate decoding capabilities for each viewer upon a join/disjoin. In order to assist in resetting viewer state based on the above encoding technique, other embodiments provide for: context reset for delta and/or other types of order encoding; reset for all sharer and viewer caches; and reset of history for compression context. Another technique provides for delaying the joiner of attendees (and thus the reset of the graphics stream) based on a myriad of static and dynamic policy factors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and arrangements to test end to end relations between gateways MGW1, MGW2 in an IP network IPNW, which method comprises the following steps: 1) reserving call handling resources CH231-CH260 in a destination gateway MGW2; 2) sending data packets RTP/UDP/IP from an originating gateway MGW1 to the reserved call handling resources CH231-CH260; 3) looping back the received data packets RTP/UDP/IP, from the destination gateway MGW2 to the originating gateway MGW1; 4) providing quality statistics for the received data packets, in the originating gateway MGW1.

Abstract: A resource entitlement control system includes a controller, a model estimator, and a controller designer. The controller is operable to control an allocation of resources to a resource container. The model estimator is operable to calculate model parameters based on performance metrics and past resource allocations to the resource container, and the controller designer is operable to calculate one or more controller parameters based on the model parameters. The controller is also operable to calculate a control variable for controlling the allocation of resources to the resource container based on the controller parameters and the performance metrics.

Abstract: A method of responding to an event occurring on at least one managed computer system is provided. The method includes receiving event data from a monitoring agent on the managed computer system at a client installation, and processing the event data at a management system to determine if a verbal response is required. A voice call to the client installation is initiated when a verbal response is required. The method includes retrieving associated response data in a reference database wherein the associated response data is associated with the event and the managed system. In certain embodiments, the method includes identifying if the event meets a customer defined severity level, and initiating the voice call when the event meets the customer defined severity level.

Abstract: This proxy for at least one end-to-end data flow in a network comprises an estimation unit, for estimating the current minimum data load necessary to occupy the bandwidth available to the flow in the network. The estimation unit outputs a flow's pipe capacity estimation. This proxy also comprises a comparison unit, for comparing the estimated pipe capacity with a predetermined capacity threshold, a decision unit, for deciding to proxy the end-to-end flow if the estimated pipe capacity lies above the capacity threshold, and a routing unit, for routing the flow according to the decision.

Abstract: A technique for automatically discovering a new server connected within an automated data center. In one example embodiment, this is performed by connecting and powering a new server to one or more data center resources of the automated data center. The new server is then booted-up by loading a temporary OS image from a manager server. Server-specific attributes for the new server are then obtained using the loaded initial temporary OS image by the management server. An SNMP trap is then received from each of the one or more data center resources by the management server upon powering the new server. Each of the received SNMP traps includes physical connection information associated with a connection between the new server and one of the one or more data center resources. An inventory database is then updated by storing the received physical connection information associated with SNMP trap and the obtained server-specific attributes.