Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to an automated modular dispensing platform for creating customized beverages (e.g., using various sauces, syrups, sweeteners, colors and/or flavors added to a base beverage). The automated dispensing platform may simultaneously aggregate beverage modifiers or ingredients (e.g., sweetener, flavor, and/or color) and facilitate automated, efficient cleaning cycles for modular beverage dispensers.

Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to an automated modular dispensing platform for creating customized beverages (e.g., using various sauces, syrups, sweeteners, colors and/or flavors added to a base beverage). The automated dispensing platform may simultaneously aggregate beverage modifiers or ingredients (e.g., sweetener, flavor, and/or color) and facilitate automated, efficient cleaning cycles for modular beverage dispensers.

Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to an automated modular dispensing platform for creating customized beverages (e.g., using various sauces, syrups, sweeteners, colors and/or flavors added to a base beverage). The automated dispensing platform may simultaneously aggregate beverage modifiers or ingredients (e.g., sweetener, flavor, and/or color) and facilitate automated, efficient cleaning cycles for modular beverage dispensers.

Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to an automated modular dispensing platform for creating customized beverages (e.g., using various sauces, syrups, sweeteners, colors and/or flavors added to a base beverage). The automated dispensing platform may simultaneously aggregate beverage modifiers or ingredients (e.g., sweetener, flavor, and/or color) and facilitate automated, efficient cleaning cycles for modular beverage dispensers.

Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to an automated modular dispensing platform for creating customized beverages (e.g., using various sauces, syrups, sweeteners, colors and/or flavors added to a base beverage). The automated dispensing platform may simultaneously aggregate beverage modifiers or ingredients (e.g., sweetener, flavor, and/or color) and facilitate automated, efficient cleaning cycles for modular beverage dispensers.

Abstract: An Ethernet metric system and methodology which provides comparable measurements over a data link layer for use in network engineering and Service Provider (SP) performance monitoring. The Ethernet metric system of the present invention utilizes a measurement appliance known as a nodal member for measuring various Ethernet and IP metrics. A plurality of nodal members is used to make one-way or round-trip measurements over asymmetrical paths. The system includes a database for storing measurement data recorded by the plurality of nodal members. A workstation is also contemplated to facilitate system configuration and reporting of measurement data. The system further includes at least one service daemon for interfacing between the plurality of nodal members and the database. Additionally, the service daemon instructs the plurality of nodal members to create vectors and obtain vector configuration from the database. The service daemon processes results data transmitted from the nodal members to the database.

Abstract: A network metric system 10 includes a nodal network 20, a database 40, an application server 46, a workstation 50, and at least one service daemon 60 that interfaces between the nodal network 20 and the database 40. The nodal network 20 is composed of a plurality of nodal members 30 between which one-way measurements are performed over asymmetrical paths. In the network metric system 10, the measurements are performed at the IP layer, in contrast to prior systems that perform measurements at the application layer. Further, the number of nodal members 30 used as measurement points in the nodal network 20 is highly scalable, in order to allow accurate measurements to be performed in network environment of virtually any size. The database 40 stores measurement data that is generated by the nodal members 30. The workstation 50 acts as a user interface to access the database 40 through the application server 46 for system configuration and reporting of the measurement data.

Abstract: An network metric system 10 includes a nodal network 20, a database 40, an application server 46, a workstation 50, and at least one service daemon 60 that interfaces between the nodal network 20 and the database 40. The nodal network 20 is composed of a plurality of nodal members 30 between which one-way measurements are performed over asymmetrical paths. In the network metric system 10, the measurements are performed at the IP layer, in contrast to prior systems that perform measurements at the application layer. Further, the number of nodal members 30 used as measurement points in the nodal network 20 is highly scalable, in order to allow accurate measurements to be performed in network environment of virtually any size. The database 40 stores measurement data that is generated by the nodal members 30. The workstation 50 acts as a user interface to access the database 40 through the application server 46 for system configuration and reporting of the measurement data.

Abstract: A multiport computer network switch automatically maximizes the data throughput efficiency of the network by periodically reconfiguring the connections between the network segments connected to the ports and the buses that are interconnected by the switch. The reconfiguration is based upon a continual traffic count for each port and distributes the traffic as equally as possible between the buses. Reconfiguration may also be triggered when the data throughput efficiency of any bus drops below a predetermined level.