Abstract: A snap-action connection of an assembly mount of a motor vehicle includes an elastomer connector and a latching stud. In embodiments, the elastomer connector has, on an outer side, at least one first groove, provided for fixing on a holding structure, the elastomer connector has a cavity or through-aperture, the cavity or through-aperture has at least one first latching contour, the latching stud has at least one second latching contour, the latching stud can be inserted into the cavity or through-aperture in a direction of insertion and can be snapped in through the interaction of the at least one first latching contour and at least one second latching contour, and the elastomer connector has a compression geometry configured, in the event of tension on the latching stud, to compress counter to the direction of insertion and stiffen the connector in the region of the at least one first latching contour.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing a network test environment with mismatch mediation functionality are disclosed. According to one method, the method occurs at a test system implemented using at least one processor. The method includes configuring a first test bed element (TBE) and a second TBE for performing one or more functions in a test environment, wherein the first TBE and the second TBE have different fidelities and at least one performance or capability mismatch; configuring, using mediation interworking rules and information about the first TBE and the second TBE, a mediation interworking element (MIWE) for mediating the at least one performance or capability mismatch; and performing, during a test session involving the test environment and using the MIWE, at least one mediation action, wherein performing the at least one mediation action.

Abstract: A method and system for connecting a power tool with a mobile device. The mobile device receives a user request to connect to a power tool and transmits a short-range advertisement. The power tool receives the short-range advertisement and transmits a signal. The mobile device receives the signal from the power tool and determines a signal strength. The mobile device compares the signal strength to a predetermined signal strength value. When the signal strength value exceeds the predetermined signal strength value, the mobile device connects with the power tool.

Abstract: The invention relates to a storage cell unit which has a housing and at least one longitudinal support which forms a lateral wall of the housing or is arranged adjacently to the lateral wall of the housing. The longitudinal support is designed as a hollow support which has at least one hollow chamber that extends in the longitudinal direction of the longitudinal support and has a closed cross-section. The hollow chamber is equipped with a reinforcing element which extends over the majority of the length of the longitudinal support. The reinforcing element has a multichamber structure with a number of chambers adjoining one another.

Abstract: In some examples, a system includes a test controller and a training data collector. The test controller is configured for receiving a test case including test case definition information defining a network test for a system under test (SUT); determining test system resource information for test system resources configured to execute the test case; and executing the test case on the SUT. The training data collector is configured for collecting at least a portion of the test case definition information; collecting SUT status information or SUT configuration information or both for the SUT; collecting metadata associated with the test case including at least one test context label; and processing collected data to produce artificial intelligence training data.

Abstract: One example method for network test configuration and execution using brokered communications with a large language model (LLM) comprises receiving, at an LLM communication broker and from a user, input regarding a network test objective for a network test; generating, by the LLM communication broker, based on the input regarding the network test objective, and using an application programming interface (API) of the LLM, input for invoking the LLM to produce configuration instructions for the network test; providing, by the LLM communication broker and to the LLM, the input for invoking the LLM to produce the configuration instructions; receiving, by a network test system, the configuration instructions for the network test; using, by the network test system, the configuration instructions to configure a network test system to conduct the network test; and conducting, by the network test system, the network test.

Abstract: One example method occurs in a test environment comprising network emulation platforms (NEPs), wherein the NEPs implement an emulated switching fabric comprising emulated switches, wherein the NEPs are connected via at least one physical cable. The method includes determining, using a network test system controller, at least one routing path group for communications between the emulated switches, wherein each of the at least one routing path group includes or uses virtual links utilizing one or more lanes of the at least one physical cable; configuring, using the network test system controller, physical ports of the NEPs to assign traffic during a test session to one of the virtual links based on a routing path group identifier associated with the traffic; and initiating, using the network test system controller, the test session involving the test environment.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for test system agent deployment in a smartswitch computing environment are disclosed. One example method occurs at a test system, the method comprising: obtaining test information indicating a smartswitch or a data processing unit (DPU) of the smartswitch for testing in a smartswitch computing environment or at least one test system agent deployment factor, wherein the smartswitch includes a switch processor and DPUs; determining, using the test information and topology information about the smartswitch computing environment, at least one location for deploying at least one test system agent; and providing placement information indicating the at least one location for deploying the at least one test system agent to a target system or to a test system agent controller.

Abstract: One example method occurs at an impairment configuration manager of a network test system implemented using at least one processor, the method comprising: receiving impairment definition information for defining one or more impairments associated with a test session involving a test infrastructure connecting at least one test application and a system under test (SUT), wherein the impairment definition information includes information for indicating attributes of the one or more impairments using a common data model or data format; generating, using the impairment definition information, at least one set of instructions for configuring at least one impairment element to implement the one or more impairments during the test session; and providing the at least one set of instructions to the at least one impairment element or another entity.

Abstract: A method and system for connecting a power tool with a mobile device. The mobile device receives a user request to connect to a power tool and transmits a short-range advertisement. The power tool receives the short-range advertisement and transmits a signal. The mobile device receives the signal from the power tool and determines a signal strength. The mobile device compares the signal strength to a predetermined signal strength value. When the signal strength value exceeds the predetermined signal strength value, the mobile device connects with the power tool.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for testing a network system under test (SUT). An example system includes physical application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) switching resources and a switching environment emulator configured for emulating, using the physical ASIC switching resources, data center switching fabric comprising a plurality of data center fabric switching elements. The system includes a first control plane daemon implemented on at least one processor; the first control plane daemon is configured for processing control plane messages for a first data center fabric switching element. The system includes a first port for communicating at least a first control plane message for processing by the first control plane daemon.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for a collection of distributed highly available (HA) data processing units (DPUs) in a data center. An example system includes a test packet generator configured for generating test traffic and transmitting the test traffic towards an HA DPU pair. The system includes a test controller configured for executing, while the data center is operating with live traffic, a test case and controlling the test packet generator to cause a failover test event at the HA DPU pair. The system includes a monitoring module, deployed on at least one DPU of the HA DPU pair, and configured for monitoring the HA DPU pair during the failover test event and reporting one or more metrics characterizing the failover test event to the test controller.

Abstract: A method for testing a link allocation (LA) implementation, the method comprising: at a test system for testing a system under test (SUT): determining at least one LA implementation parameter usable for modifying an LA implementation of the SUT; generating a test session plan for testing the SUT, wherein generating the test session plan includes determining a first plurality of test values for the at least one LA implementation parameter; and initiating, using the test session plan, a test session involving the SUT, wherein, during the test session, the test system causes the SUT to modify the LA implementation using at least one of the first plurality of test values.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for a collection of distributed highly available (HA) data processing units (DPUs) in a data center. An example system includes a test packet generator configured for generating test traffic and transmitting the test traffic towards an HA DPU pair. The system includes a test controller configured for executing, while the data center is operating with live traffic, a test case and controlling the test packet generator to cause a failover test event at the HA DPU pair. The system includes a monitoring module, deployed on at least one DPU of the HA DPU pair, and configured for monitoring the HA DPU pair during the failover test event and reporting one or more metrics characterizing the failover test event to the test controller.

Abstract: A magnetic circuit device (1) for a magnetic-inductive flowmeter, having a coil (2) that has a coil core (3). The magnetic circuit device (1) enables an increased range of application, in that it can be flexibly adapted to the geometries of the respective magnetic flow meter due to the fact that the coil core (3) is designed to be flexible in such a way that the coil (2) can be bent from a first shape into a second shape. In addition, a method (100) for manufacturing such a magnetic circuit device (1) involves the steps of provisioning, winding, heating, connecting, bending and fixing of the coil.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for smartswitch service chaining are disclosed. One example method occurs at a smartswitch controller implemented using at least one processor, the method comprising: receiving service chain configuration information indicating a service chain involving services performed using data processing units (DPUs) in at least one smartswitch; generating, using the service chain configuration information, one or more switching rules for causing traffic at the at least one smartswitch to be directed to one or more of the DPUs associated with the service chain; and providing the one or more switching rules to the at least one smartswitch or a management entity for implementing the one or more switching rules at the at least one smartswitch.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for test system agent deployment in a smartswitch computing environment are disclosed. One example method occurs at a test system, the method comprising: obtaining test information indicating a smartswitch or a data processing unit (DPU) of the smartswitch for testing in a smartswitch computing environment or at least one test system agent deployment factor, wherein the smartswitch includes a switch processor and DPUs; determining, using the test information and topology information about the smartswitch computing environment, at least one location for deploying at least one test system agent; and providing placement information indicating the at least one location for deploying the at least one test system agent to a target system or to a test system agent controller.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for testing a system under test (SUT). An example system includes a fabric emulation device configured for emulating a data center switching fabric using emulated switch queues and for emulating one or more congestion control mechanisms for network traffic on the data center switching fabric from the SUT. The system includes a test execution manager configured for: executing a test case causing the fabric emulation device to invoke at least a first congestion control mechanism; logging one or more metrics characterizing the first congestion control mechanism in response to invoking the first congestion control mechanism, wherein logging the one or more metrics comprises logging at least one performance metric from at least one emulated switch queue of the fabric emulation device; and outputting a test report based on logging the one or more metrics.

Abstract: One example method occurs at an impairment configuration manager of a network test system implemented using at least one processor, the method comprising: receiving impairment definition information for defining one or more impairments associated with a test session involving a test infrastructure connecting at least one test application and a system under test (SUT), wherein the impairment definition information includes information for indicating attributes of the one or more impairments using a common data model or data format; generating, using the impairment definition information, at least one set of instructions for configuring at least one impairment element to implement the one or more impairments during the test session; and providing the at least one set of instructions to the at least one impairment element or another entity.

Abstract: One example method occurs at a testbed transpiler of a network test system.