Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to fabric cable emulation. Some examples disclosed herein include determining connection data associated with a connection between a fabric interface of a cluster node in a fabric cluster and a fabric switch. Based on the determined connection data, configuration parameters for the connection may be calculated and stored in a memory device on the cluster node. An interface signal may be asserted to the fabric interface of the cluster node after the calculated configuration parameters are stored to indicate that the cluster node is available in the fabric cluster.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein are related to providing an improved quality of experience (QoE) for users consuming video content. An improved QoE may be provided to a user by allocating an appropriate bandwidth at which content is provided to the user. The appropriate bandwidth may be determined by an application function of the communications network used to provide the content to the user. The application function analyzes messages received from the content provider to determine characteristics of the content, determines the appropriate bandwidth accordingly, and generates a policy control rule to be enforced by the communications network when transmitting the content. Alternatively, a mobile device used to engage in the content determines the appropriate bandwidth at which video is to be transmitted thereto. The determined bandwidth is provided to the application function, which generates a policy control rule to be enforced by the communications network based on the determined bandwidth.

Abstract: A method, device, and computer program product for fingerprint based status detection in a distributed processing system is provided. The method comprises: generating and sending, at a root node, an initial fingerprint based on the output message ID to be sent; at a middle node, generating and sending an updated fingerprint based on a received input message ID, an output message ID to be sent and a received fingerprint; sending, at the leaf node, a final updated fingerprint to a tracking task point; and obtaining, at the tracking task point, status information based on the final updated fingerprint. As the method does not generate traffic at each node but only generates tracking traffic at leaf nodes, the approach according to the present disclosure reduces tracking overhead significantly while guaranteeing the reliability of data processing.

Abstract: A method and associated systems for a multi-tenant DNS mechanism. A multi-tenant computing environment hosts multiple private overlay networks, each of which comprises one tenant's domain. A multi-tenant DNS agent receives a DNS request to resolve a domain address located within the multi-tenant environment. The agent examines a special record within the request to determine whether the request requires resolving the domain address to an internal tenant-specific network identifier within a tenant's private network. The agent then forwards the request to a DNS server, notifying the server whether the requested address resolution is tenant-specific. If the request is not tenant-specific, the server performs a conventional DNS lookup. But if the request is tenant-specific, the DNS server instead performs a lookup into a tenant-specific local database that allows the domain address to be resolved to an internal address visible only within the multi-tenant computing environment.

Abstract: A communication method and apparatus between heterogeneous platforms. A communication method of an interaction server that enables an interaction between a first platform server and a second platform server providing different platforms includes receiving, from the first platform server, a token request that includes first user identification information registered to the first platform server; transmitting, to the first platform server, a token that is created based on integrated user identification information corresponding to the first user identification information; receiving, from the second platform server, a request for verifying a validity of the token transferred from the first platform server to the second platform server; and transferring, to the second platform server in response to the validity of the token, second user identification information that corresponds to the integrated user identification information and is registered to the second platform server.

Abstract: Apparatuses, Methods and Storage Media associated with offloading aspects of processing of mobile devices are disclosed. In embodiments, a mobile computing device may comprise one or more processors; memory coupled with the one or more processors; and a shim layer to compressively replicate memory blocks of the memory to a cloud server, compressively offload invocations of object methods of objects resident in a memory block of the memory to the cloud server, and to receive execution results of the invoked object methods. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a device in a network joins an Information Centric Networking (ICN)-based directed acyclic graph (DAG) based on the device being able to act as an ICN cache in the network. The device receives ICN content data for forwarding between a content provider node in the network and a destination node in the network. The device forwards the ICN content data towards the destination node in the network. The device coordinates, with one or more other members of the ICN-based DAG, caching of the ICN content data by the device or by one of other members of the ICN-based DAG.

Abstract: A device management system includes an information processing apparatus residing on a first network, a function providing apparatus residing on a second network and configured to provide a function to the information processing apparatus through a third network, and a log transfer apparatus residing on the first network and configured to communicate data with a providing-side device residing on the second network through a communication channel between the log transfer apparatus and the providing-side device. The information processing apparatus includes first circuitry to, in response to detecting a status in which the information processing apparatus is not able to communicate data with the function providing apparatus through the third network, generate an error log, and transmit the error log to the log transfer apparatus. The function providing apparatus includes second circuitry to acquire from the providing-side device the error log, and detect the state of the information processing apparatus.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, described herein is a system and method for providing an asynchronous architecture in a server with an existing synchronous architecture. The system can include a keep-alive subsystem and a user-level request context switching application programming interface (API). A plurality of connections can be received at the keep-alive subsystem, and each connection can be assigned a request context configured to be executed in the keep-alive subsystem. When a connection being executed by a thread is blocked for I/O, the request context assigned to the connection can be saved, and the request context assigned to another connection can be restored to be executed by the thread. Resources associated with an idle connection can be placed in a pool for reuse by other connections. The system can provide an asynchronous architecture in the server without changing existing code and functionalities of the existing synchronous architecture.

Abstract: Provided in an example is a cloud computing service catalog which enables a cloud computing user to prepare and implement a blueprint of service items across multiple different clouds of computing resources. An example method includes discovering a plurality of computer resources which are available from at least one of a first platform and a second platform, and receiving data describing a plurality of service items. The service items include instructions configured to control one or more tangible computing devices. A first service item in the plurality of service items corresponds to a first computer resource in the first platform. A second service item in the plurality of service items corresponds to a second computer resource in the second platform. The method also includes adding the service items to the blueprint.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and methods for common request processing by a request formatting platform. The request formatting platform generates formatted requests for request processors according to specifications of a common request processing application programming interface (API). The same common request processing API is used by the request formatting platform to communicate with all of the request processors according to one particular format.

Abstract: A data delivery system capable of reducing processing load of a server is provided. A control server includes a selecting unit selecting a TCU to which update data is to be delivered based on priority levels set in association with TCUs which are delivery targets, a message generating unit generating and transmitting a message inquiring as to whether or not the TCU is ready to accept update data to the TCU selected by the selecting unit, and a delivery control unit receiving a response message transmitted from the TCU in response to the transmitted message, selecting a TCU to which update data is to be delivered based on the received response message and requesting a delivery server to deliver update data to the selected TCU.

Abstract: A terminal includes a connection unit, an acquisition unit, a memory, a detector, and a transmitting unit. The connection unit connects the terminal to a processing apparatus through a first communication channel for wireless communication using connection information. The acquisition unit acquires identification information of the processing apparatus. The memory stores the connection information for the first communication channel and the identification information such that the connection information is associated with the identification information. The detector detects that the connection to the processing apparatus through the first communication channel is cut off.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to provisioning network services in a cloud computing environment, and more particularly to framework for provisioning network services in a heterogeneous cloud computing environment. In one embodiment, the disclosure includes a network as a service (NaaS) layer under a cloud provisioning platform. The NaaS layer can be interfaced with any cloud provisioning platform. The NaaS layer serves the networking needs of the heterogeneous cloud environment. It provides network services like monitoring, notifications, QoS policies, network topology and other services. For example, the cloud provisioning platform defines a virtual network and attaches a plurality of virtual machines to it. All the communications related to creation/deletion/update of virtual networks, virtual subnets, virtual ports, virtual router, virtual interfaces etc., are sent to the NaaS layer.

Abstract: An approach is provided in which an information handling system establishes a resource reservation protocol (RSVP) session corresponding to a flow between a first entity and a second entity operating within a computer environment that implements a network virtualization overlay protocol. Once the RSVP session is established, the information handling system encapsulates data packets of the flow based on the network virtualization overlay protocol and, in turn, sends the encapsulated data packet over the computer network with a quality of service (QoS) assurance level that is based on the established RSVP session.

Abstract: Provided are example methods and apparatus for orchestrating cloud computing resources which enable customizing cloud management software to add, via user-provided code, features and functionality which go beyond base features built into the cloud management software, without otherwise modifying the cloud computing management software. The user-provided code can include a plug-in, a script, a webhook, a callout, the like, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: A conference management system, network, and method for enabling the management of teleconference resources across multiple telecommunications networks that serve multiple conference domains. A disclosed multi-domain conference manager (MDCM) subscribes to a network management platform and for one or more sets of entities. Each set defines a particular combination of i) communications service provider(s) (CSP) and ii) enterprise, in which the combination defines a particular scope of management. When a conference-related event occurs, such as a particular conference involving video endpoints being set up with a unified communications (UC) network, the MDCM can notify a CSP network that is within a same scope of management as the UC network, to report on related events as they occur. The MDCM can then coordinate the connection of resources associated with the multiple domains via a cascaded link between bridging resources that serve the different domains.

Abstract: A method and system for implementing a replica network configuration in a distributed system is provided. The system includes a memory having computer readable instructions, and one or more processors for executing the computer readable instructions. The computer readable instructions include generating a replica node that is assigned a computer readable storage medium and a processor, receiving, at the computer readable storage medium, a network configuration of the replica node from a system administrator, automatically generating, using the processor, a unique identifier (UUID) for the replica node, transmitting the UUID to a plurality of replica nodes of the distributed system arranged in the replica network configuration, and storing the UUID in the computer readable storage medium, wherein the computer readable storage medium is a persistent storage.

Abstract: Certain information and data, such as HTML5 content, may be stored at a cloud server. A client may establish a connection with the server whereupon the server redirects the HTML5 content to the client. The HTML5 content may not be accessible by the client due to geographic or other location restrictions on placed on the HTML5 content. The client may request that the server fetch the desired HTML5 content from the source whereupon the server transmits the encoded HTML5 content to the client. The client renders the encoded HTML5 content. The client receives seamless HTML5 content redirection irrespective of geography and website.

Abstract: A method for transmitting, over a transport network, data belonging to a data flow includes creating a proxy network including a plurality of transport network proxies; defining a plurality of proxy pairs; defining a plurality of proxy pair links; determining, for each proxy pair link, a round trip time (RTT) of the respective proxy pair link; determining, using the determined RTTs of the plurality of proxy pair links, a list of one or more preferred paths for each proxy pair, each preferred path connecting, via one or more of the plurality of proxy pair links, one proxy of the respective proxy pair to the other proxy of the respective proxy pair; and transmitting, from an ingress proxy to an egress proxy, the data belonging to the data flow over a proxy pair path selected from the list of preferred proxy pair paths.