Abstract: A communication apparatus for transmitting data to an external device. The communication apparatus operates as a first domain name system (DNS) client to query a first DNS server accessible via a first interface to perform name resolution. The communication apparatus operates as a relay server and operates as a communication application to transmit data to a destination identified by a host name. The relay server includes a second DNS client to query a second DNS server accessible via a second interface. The communication application (i) requests the first DNS client to resolve the host name when transmitting the data to the identified destination via the first interface, and (ii) transmits the data to the relay server when transmitting the data to the identified destination via the second interface. The relay server performs name resolution for the destination identified by the host name by using the second DNS client.

Abstract: A data packet transmission method is provided, including: receiving, by a proxy program, a request data packet via a listening port of the proxy program, and after marking the request data packet, sending out, by the proxy program, the marked request data packet; receiving, by a local system, a plurality of request data packets sent by an application program or the proxy program, and matching, by the local system, a mark in the request data packet. When the matching is successful, the request data packet is forwarded out directly, and when the matching is unsuccessful, the request data packet is re-directed to the listening port. Further, a data packet transmission system is provided.

Abstract: Provided are a method, system and program for requesting storage performance models for a configuration pattern of storage resources to deploy at a client computing environment. A determination is made of a new configuration pattern of storage resources to deploy. A request is sent to a service provider with information on the new configuration pattern. A result set is received from the service provider having at least one provided configuration pattern having a degree of similarity to the new configuration pattern and a storage performance model for each of the provided configuration patterns. Each of the storage performance models indicate workload and performance characteristics for one of the provided configuration patterns. One of the provided configuration patterns is selected from the result set and the storage performance model for the selected configuration pattern is used to model performance at the client.

Abstract: A computer-implemented process for displaying one or more message channels may include arranging the one or more message channels for a user of a computing system to view. Each of the one or more message channels may include a message channel icon, a message channel name, a message, a timestamp of the message, and a badge number.

Abstract: Provided are a method, system and program for publishing configuration patterns for storage resources and storage performance models from client systems to share with client systems in a network computing environment. A determination is made of a configuration pattern of storage resources within the client computing environment and storage performance metrics for the configuration pattern of storage resources within the client. At least one storage performance model is created based on the determined storage performance metrics. Information on the at least one storage performance model and the configuration pattern of the storage resources for which the storage performance metrics were determined are published to the service provider.

Abstract: A request to establish an IM session is received. For example, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) INVITE message is received. The request is to an Address of Record (AoR) that has two or more associated communication endpoints on different IM systems. The request is forked to the two or more communication endpoints. An IM communication server, acting on behalf of a first communication endpoint, receives one of the forked requests. The forked request is automatically answered. For example, the IM communication server can automatically send a SIP 200 OK message. The answer causes the second forked request to be automatically canceled. The IM communication server sends a second request to the second communication endpoint to add the second communication endpoint to the IM session. This allows each communication endpoints to display a single instance of an AoR on the IM session.

Abstract: A control network, system and method is disclosed for control of a plurality of entities. The control network comprises a control hub, a data repository and a plurality of control agents. The data repository models each entity as a plurality of granular components, each granular component having a type selected from a set of granular component types. The control hub is configured to receive performance data on each entity, translate the performance data into data on the granular components and store the transformed data in the data repository in association with its respective granular component. The control hub is further configured to determine an optimal control action in respect of a granular component of one of the entities in dependence on the granular component's transformed data and on transformed data in the data repository for other granular components having the same type.

Abstract: An onboard device includes an electronic control unit configured to set priorities depending on a classification of probe data, and a communication unit configured to transmit, prior to probe data having a lower priority among the probe data, probe data having a higher priority among the probe data to a data center.

Abstract: Direct inter-processor communication is enabled with respect to data in a memory location without having to switch specific circuits through a switching element (e.g., an optical switch). Rather, in this approach a memory pool is augmented to include a dedicated portion that serves as a disaggregated memory common space for communicating processors. The approach obviates the requirement of switching of physical memory modules through the optical switch to enable the processor-to-processor communication. Rather, processors (communicating with another) have an overlapping ability to access the same memory module in the pool; thus, there is no longer a need to change physical optical switch circuits to facilitate the inter-processor communication. The disaggregated memory common space is shared among the processors, which can access the common space for reads and writes, although particular locations in the memory common space for reads and writes are different.

Abstract: A CDN traffic is optimized by a client-side system that maps the servers in the CDN system. Content requests from client devices for domain names are forwarded to servers in the CDN system that may be selected from the map to prevent a cache miss in the a server for a particular request for content.

Abstract: Techniques and structures to facilitate determining a threshold metric value, including receiving a plurality of performance metrics data from a metrics store, determining a threshold metric value that enables a plurality of machines to attain a target availability percentage performance service-level agreement (SLA) based on the plurality of performance metrics data and reporting the threshold metric value.

Abstract: A method includes accessing, by a server computer, a plurality of electronic mail messages. The method also includes identifying, by the server computer, at least one of the electronic mail messages as a promoted electronic mail message. The method further includes outputting, for display at a client computing device, an electronic mail interface wherein the promoted electronic mail message is represented in a first position of a display order and a remainder of the electronic mail messages are represented subsequent to the promoted electronic mail message in the display order.

Abstract: A Multi-access Edge Computing (“MEC”) controller may predict locations for a tracked UE at different future times, and may also predict content that the tracked UE may request at the different future times. The predictions may be based on MEC controller computing probabilities for the tracked UE being at the different locations at the different future times, and/or probabilities for the content that the tracked UE is likely to request at the different locations and/or future times. The MEC controller may identify a MEC device that provides extremely low latency service and/or optimally serves a network area that includes a predicted location. The MEC controller may issue a prefetch message to the MEC device that causes the MEC device to prefetch predicted content that the tracked UE is likely to request at the future time the tracked UE is likely to reach the predicted location.

Abstract: Examples described herein provide for an electronic circuit, such as a System-on-Chip (SoC), having a Network-on-Chip (NoC). The NoC is configurable and has capabilities to be partially reconfigured. In an example, a NoC on an integrated circuit is configured. Subsystems on the integrated circuit communicate via the NoC. The NoC is partially reconfigured. A first subset of the NoC is reconfigured during the partial reconfiguration, and a second subset of the NoC is capable of continuing to pass communications uninterruptedly during the partial reconfiguration. After the partial reconfiguration, two or more of the subsystems communicate via the first subset of the NoC.

Abstract: A virtual blockchain configuration may provide a distributed structure that uses a distributed hash configuration to reduce the complexity of blockchain transactions. One example method of operation may comprise one or more of storing a subset of blockchain data in a network device, accessing via the network device a virtual copy of a blockchain, accessing a blockchain block via the virtual copy of the blockchain, and writing blockchain transactions to the blockchain block via the network device.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for managing electronic communications. According to certain embodiments, an enterprise directory is provided for listing a plurality of enterprises. In one embodiment, the enterprise directory may include an enterprise profile for each enterprise identifying, among other things, a mode of communication for the enterprise. Enterprises that wish to communicate with one another may form partnerships with one another. In one embodiment, a partnership may be formed between two enterprises when one enterprise accepts a partnership request submitted by the other enterprise. Information regarding partnerships between enterprises may be stored in a database. Further, an enterprise user may request to electronically communicate (e.g., via IM, voice, or email) with a user associated with a different enterprise. Users associated with different enterprises may be allowed to communicate electronically with one another if their respective enterprises are in a partnership with one another.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to orchestration, and more particularly to method and system for performing intelligent orchestration within a hybrid cloud environment. In one embodiment, a method of performing intelligent orchestration within a hybrid cloud environment including a plurality of end-point computing devices is disclosed. The method may include monitoring a capacity and an availability of each of the plurality of end-point computing devices, predicting an ability to successfully execute a requested orchestration workflow along with a confidence score, based on the capacity and the availability, by querying an intelligent database that includes historical execution data of past orchestration workflows, and effecting an execution of the requested orchestration workflow based on the ability and the confidence score.

Abstract: The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for maintaining communication links. In one aspect, a computing system includes: (1) a client agent communicatively coupled to a client device, the client agent configured to: (a) facilitate communication between the client device and a remote server via a communication channel including a first portion of the communication channel between the client device and the client agent; and (b) maintain the first portion of the communication channel during a communication outage in a different portion of the communication channel; and (2) a communications server distinct from the client device and the remote server, the communications server configured to: (a) enable communication between the client device and the remote server via the communication channel; and (b) reestablish the communication channel in the event of a communication outage between the client agent and the remote server.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing a customer service channel selection operation. The customer service channel selection operation includes identifying a plurality of customer service channels associated with an organization; collecting channel data associated with each of the plurality of customer service channels; processing the channel data associated with each of the plurality of customer service channels to generate channel metrics associated with each of the plurality of customer service channels; and, generating channel insights and predictions based upon the channel data associated with each of the plurality of customer services channels.

Abstract: Methods and systems for applying surveillance to client computers that communicate via proxy servers. A decoding system accepts communication packets from a communication network. Based on the received packets, the decoding system identifies that a certain client computer conducts a communication session with a target server via a proxy server. The decoding system processes the packets so as to correlate the identity of the client computer with the identity of the target server. The correlated identities may comprise, for example, Internet Protocol (IP) addresses or Uniform Resource Locators (URLs).