Abstract: A method and associated system for updating recorded multimedia data. An interactive request pertaining to a portion of recorded multimedia data is received. A response to the received request is received. A determination is made of a location, within the recorded multimedia data where the portion (of the recorded multimedia data to which the request pertains) is located. The interactive request and a feedback are combined into a combination. The combination of the interactive request and the feedback, or a link pointing to the combination stored external to the recorded multimedia data, is added to the recorded multimedia data at the location of the portion.

Abstract: An origin server that is implemented within one or more devices within a third party virtual private cloud (VPC) is provided herein. Instead of communicating with various CDNs over a public network, the third party VPC may instead communicate with a managed VPC via a private network. Thus, no gateway, network address translation (NAT), or other such devices may be needed for the third party VPC and the managed VPC to communicate. Rather, a VPC identifier of the managed VPC and a VPC identifier of the third party VPC are used to pair the two VPCs. Once paired, a private route is set up such that points from the private address space of the third party VPC to the private address space of the managed VPC. The managed VPC then communicates directly with the various CDNs via a public network.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein reduce the probability that a user of a VR environment can nefariously rig a system to positively and/or negatively influence another user's reputation score. Information indicative of a positive or negative interaction between an avatar of a first user and an avatar of a second user is received from a client computing device used by the first user. Further information is received from a client computing device used by a third user of the VR environment, and based thereon, there is a determination whether the positive or negative interaction is corroborated or contradicted. If corroborated, a reputation score associated with the second user is increased or decreased. If contradicted, the reputation score associated with the second user is not adjusted, and the reputation score of the first user may be decreased. Such reputation scores can be accessed and used by a user using a client computing device.

Abstract: Aggregating virtual reality (VR) sessions includes supporting a plurality of requests for a VR session. Further, aggregating VR sessions includes determining a similarity between a first VR request and a second VR request. Still further, aggregating VR sessions includes merging a first VR environment supporting the first VR request and a second VR environment supporting the second VR request.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for a network controller. The method configures a first data compute node (DCN), operating within a public first datacenter that includes forwarding elements to which the network controller does not have access, to operate as a gateway forwarding element between (i) other DCNs in the first datacenter on which forwarding elements are configured by the network controller and (ii) forwarding elements in a second datacenter. The method configures the forwarding elements executing on the other DCNs in the public datacenter to implement a logical switch to which the other DCNs attach. The method configures the forwarding elements in the second datacenter to implement the logical switch. DCNs in the second datacenter also attach to the same logical switch.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable mediums for managing fault tolerance. A method includes receiving a request to establish a pool of data storage for an application of a distributed computing system. The distributed computing system includes hardware storage nodes integrated with compute nodes. The method includes receiving a target level of fault tolerance for the pool of data storage. The method includes establishing the pool of data storage by specifying, for each hardware storage node, a mirror hardware storage node for mirroring data stored on the hardware storage node so that the hardware storage node and the mirror hardware storage node do not share one or more pieces of physical equipment as specified in a physical layout of the hardware storage nodes to meet the target level of fault tolerance.

Abstract: Data may be stored in a distributed server cluster which includes a plurality of nodes. A specific implementation of a method for storing data in the distributed server cluster comprises: receiving a data write request, the data write request comprising to-be-written data; broadcasting the data write request to each of groups in the server cluster, the each of the groups comprising at least one node, and at least one of the groups comprising at least two nodes; and sending a notification message of successful writing to a client sending the data write request, in response to receiving a confirmation message fed back from more than a half of the groups.

Abstract: A method, program product, and system for re-assembling fragmented HTTP2 fragments is provided. In response to receiving a SSL/TLS segment, a TCP sequence number hash table is queried for the TCP sequence number included in the SSL/TLS segment header. In response to locating a matching TCP sequence number, extracting from the TCP sequence number hash table an associated stream identifier, and resuming fragmented re-assembly using the associated stream identifier, by extracting the matching HTTP2 stream identifier from a HTTP2 hash table, a HTTP2 buffer and the remaining message length. A new HTTP2 hash table entry is created when a matching entry is not found, indicating start of a new message. For each segment, data from the SSL/TLS segment is appended to the HTTP2 buffer until the complete HTTP2 message is re-assembled. The re-assembled HTTP2 response/request is sent to its destination, and the corresponding entries are deleted from the hash tables.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for a connection service that identifies connections for providing a data flow between a client computing device and a target computing device. A client computing device can send an API-based connection request to various servers hosting the connection service. The connection service processes the requests to determine a routing path for the connection. Advantageously, the connection service determines various routing paths and further identifies a connection for the data stream using that routing path. Finally, a control service provides control and relays requests to initiate data flows for resources configured for a data flow (e.g., a remote desktop session).

Abstract: Techniques are described for switching streaming of media content between content delivery networks (CDNs) during mid-stream. An initial CDN can be used to stream the media content. The performance of a second CDN can be measured by requesting a fragment of the media content as a measurement or test fragment. Streaming of the media content can be switched to the second CDN if its performance is determined to be better than the initial CDN.

Abstract: Edge device resourcing in a networked environment may employ a decentralized resource ledger structure to track information about edge device resources and their locations relative to other devices. Each entry of the decentralized resource ledger may include, for a respective edge device resource, a unique identifier, a time stamp indicating when it was created, resource type information, relative location information, or path information. Each of multiple nodes in the environment may include a constituent portion of the decentralized resource ledger structure. During periodic discovery operations or in response to a configuration change, one or more paths from a static non-edge device toward edge devices may be traversed, and any fresh resource information may be returned (recursively) back along the path to the static non-edge device. These operations may discover new paths between nodes (e.g., for self-healing). The decentralized resource ledger may be analyzed to predict resource availability.

Abstract: A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to support flexible reconfiguration of a network chip by an external entity, such as a baseboard management controller (BMC), while maintaining a secured environment for the chip so that it can be booted securely. The network chip is configured to designate one or more of its networking ports to the BMC and allow the BMC to configure the designated networking ports without violating the secure areas of the network chip. The network chip is configured to allow the BMC to access a plurality of registers of the network chip via a Network Controller Sideband Interface (NC-SI) block of the network chip by issuing a plurality NC-SI compliant commands. By configuring the designated networking ports, the BMC is configured to establish a data path to a management software of a platform that includes the network chip though the designated networking ports.

Abstract: A method of electronic communication via a virtual network function (NFV) implementation of a core network. The method comprises receiving a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) content request from a user equipment (UE), wherein the HTTP content request comprises an identification of a content source and determining by an orchestrator service that insufficient NFV processing capacity is available to perform the HTTP content request, where the orchestrator service is an application that executes on a first physical host. The method further comprises dynamically increasing the NFV processing capacity by the orchestrator service, performing the HTTP content request using the increased NFV processing capacity, and returning a HTTP content response to the UE, wherein the HTTP content response does not comprise identification of the content source.

Abstract: A method implemented by computer in or for a flight management system or FMS, comprises the steps of receiving requests issued by clients; determining a correspondence between the requests and predefined unitary services executable by at least one server associated with the FMS; queuing the unitary services determined in one or more queues; determining a response time associated with each request; and notifying at least one client of the response time to its request. Developments describe the processing of queues, the management of priorities, the existence of fixed-price contracts, caching mechanisms, interruptions of queues, cancellations of requests, voting mechanisms, etc. The unitary services in particular can be avionics services of ATA (Air Transport Association) type. Systems aspects and software aspects are described.

Abstract: A device may receive content to be provided to a plurality of receiver devices. The device may encrypt the content to form encrypted content. The device may provide the encrypted content to the plurality of receiver devices. The device may determine a plurality of respective latency values for the plurality of receiver devices. A latency value, of the plurality of latency values, may identify a length of time between the device sending information to a respective receiver device, of the plurality of receiver devices, and the information being received by the respective receiver device. The device may provide, to the plurality of receiver devices, a security key for decrypting the encrypted content. The security key may be provided, based on the plurality of latency values, to cause the plurality of receiver devices to receive the security key substantially simultaneously.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and program products are disclosed for blocking group message replies. One method includes, receiving, by use of a processor, an indication at a client application to block the client application from receiving replies to a group message. The method may also include blocking the client application from receiving the replies to the group message.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a system and method provides a messaging service in a multitenant application server environment that includes a domain configuration defining an application server domain for execution of the software applications, and one or more partitions of the domain. Each partition is associated with a partition configuration and provides a subdivision of the domain. One or more resource groups enable partition-specific information for one or more deployable resources. Java message service (JMS) resources are defined within a resource group, and instantiated within a partition to enable messaging for applications deployed within the partition and between partitions. A custom store is defined within each of the resource groups for use by the JMS resources. Components of the custom store are fully partition scoped.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a system and method provides a messaging service in a multitenant application server environment. Deployable resources are usable within the multitenant application server environment and groupings of resources are defined by resource group templates within a domain. One or more partitions are provided, with each partition providing an administrative and runtime subdivision of the domain that can be associated with a tenant. Java message service (JMS) resources are defined within a resource group template or a resource group, and instantiated within a partition from the one or more partitions to enable messaging for applications deployed within the partition and between the one or more partition.

Abstract: Methods and computing systems may cause SIP backend polling based on nonzero SIP subscribe expiration. A SIP server receives from a SIP client a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) subscribe message indicating a nonzero expiration time. Based at least on receipt of the subscribe message indicating a nonzero expiration time, the SIP server initiates a backend polling session to a backend server. The SIP server receives, via the backend polling session, state information and provides the state information to the SIP client.

Abstract: An exemplary method of monitoring operational statuses of network services includes a monitoring probe that is deployed in a media service network accessing test configuration data from a control server, testing the network services based on the test configuration data, determining operational statuses of the network services based on the testing, and reporting the operational statuses of the network service to the control server. In certain examples, the test configuration data indicates a media resource locator (“MRL”) network service to be tested, and the monitoring probe accesses MRL data from the MRL network service and parses the MRL data to identify one or more additional network services to be tested. The monitoring probe tests the additional network services and reports the operational statuses of the additional network services to the control server.