Abstract: According to one method, the method occurs at a first impairment device comprising at least one programmable data plane processor. The method includes receiving, via an application programming interface (API) and from a test controller, command and control instructions for configuring a packet processing pipeline for facilitating traffic impairments; configuring, using the command and control instructions, the packet processing pipeline implemented using the at least one programmable data plane processor; and applying, via the packet processing pipeline, at least one impairment to one or more test packets for testing a system under test (SUT).

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: An integrated rotation angle determining sensor unit in a measuring system for determining a rotation angle, comprising a shaft, rotatable around a rotation axis, having a transducer, a first semiconductor layer designed as a die being provided, which has an upper side arranged perpendicularly to the rotation axis and an underside and a first Hall sensor system monolithically formed in the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer designed as a die being provided, which has an upper side arranged perpendicularly to the rotation axis and an underside and a second Hall sensor system monolithically formed in the second semiconductor layer, each Hall sensor system including at least one first Hall sensor and a second Hall sensor and a third Hall sensor.

Abstract: A magnetic-inductive flowmeter with a measuring tube for guiding an electrically conductive medium, a magnetic circuit device running outside the measuring tube for generating and guiding a magnetic field through the measuring tube, and two electrodes for tapping a measuring voltage induced in the medium. The magnetic circuit device has at least a first coil for generating the magnetic field and first and second pole piece plates, the magnetic field being formed between the pole piece plates, wherein the measuring tube is arranged between the two pole piece plates and wherein the electrodes are arranged on opposite sides of the measuring tube, an imaginary connecting line between the two electrodes running perpendicular to the direction of flow and perpendicular to the direction of the magnetic field. The magnetic field is fed into the pole piece plates by at least two feed-in regions per pole piece plate.

Abstract: An integrated rotation-angle sensor unit in a measuring system for rotation angle determination, with a shaft that is rotatable about an axis of rotation with a transmitter, The sensor unit has a semiconductor layer with a top surface that can be arranged perpendicular to the axis of rotation and has a bottom surface, and two monolithic Hall sensor systems are implemented in the semiconductor layer. Each Hall sensor system has at least a first Hall sensor, a second Hall sensor, and a third Hall sensor, and the three Hall sensors of the first Hall sensor system are arranged on a first circle that is parallel to the top surface of the semiconductor layer and can be arranged concentrically around the axis of rotation.

Abstract: The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for active queue management. A method for active queue management occurs at a network test system (NTS). The method includes transmitting, by a test packet generator and during a test session, a test packet to a system under test (SUT); receiving queue performance information associated with a SUT queue related to the test packet; generating, utilizing the queue performance information, control signaling information usable for controlling the test packet generator; and controlling the test packet generator using the control signaling information.

Abstract: A method for on-demand, on-device compiling and use of programmable pipeline device profiles includes storing, on a network test or visibility device, programmable pipeline device source code and a plurality of different programmable pipeline device profile definitions containing parameters for implementing different programmable pipeline device profile variations. The method further include implementing, on the network test or visibility device, a compiler that receives the programmable pipeline device source code and one of the profile definitions as input and that produces as output a programmable pipeline device profile including compiled object code for configuring a programmable pipeline device to implement a network test or network visibility function.

Abstract: A shaft vibration absorber for absorbing vibrations of a shaft includes an elastomer body that is reached through by a central longitudinal centre axis. In embodiments, the elastomer body includes holding geometries that protrude in the radial direction and extend in the longitudinal direction for pressing the shaft vibration absorber to the shaft. The holding geometries may be arranged in each case in two first angle windows that lie opposite one another with regard to the longitudinal centre axis with a width of in each case at most 90°. With embodiments, the shaft vibration absorber can configure a radial pressing force of the shaft along a first tuning axis that runs in the radial direction, and the radial pressing force may be greater than a pressing force in a spatial direction that differs therefrom and runs in the radial direction.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method for managing an IC card with multiple SIM profiles is described. The electronic device comprises: i) an integrated circuit (IC) card domain, configured to store a first SIM profile and a second SIM profile, and ii) a communication domain coupled to the IC card domain via a physical interface. The IC card domain is configured to: a) generate a first logical interface on the physical interface and associate the first SIM profile with the first logical interface by providing a first logical interface identifier, and b) generate a second logical interface on the physical interface and associate the second SIM profile with the second logical interface by providing a second logical interface identifier.

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: A method for storage, retrieval, and use of programmable pipeline device profiles includes creating a plurality of different programmable pipeline device profiles and a catalog for locating and retrieving the profiles, each programmable pipeline device profile including compiled object code for configuring a programmable pipeline device to implement a network test or network visibility function and metadata describing the programmable pipeline device profile. The method further includes storing the catalog and at least a portion of the profiles in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium. The method further includes selecting, using the catalog, one of the profiles stored in the non-transitory computer readable storage medium. The method further includes using the profile to configure the programmable pipeline device for implementing the network test or visibility function.

Abstract: A fault location system in a cable transport installation comprises a safety unit (10) and an end module (13) connected by an electrical safety line (11). The safety line (11) comprises a plurality of cable fault contacts (14) of the normally-closed type connected in series. The location system includes a plurality of location modules (20) distributed along the transport installation, each of which comprising a first test contact (21), of the normally-open type, for short-circuiting the safety line (11). Once a fault coming from one of the cable fault contacts (14) is detected, each location module (20) is capable of selectively closing its first test contact (21) so as to be able to locate said faulty contact (14) on the safety line.

Abstract: A method for generating and using a statistical mix of network traffic to test a network device is provided. The method includes steps performed in a network equipment test device. The steps include generating test packets to be transmitted to a device under test. The steps further include using a random number generator to generate first values that statistically vary according to a first probability density function (PDF). The steps further include precalculating and storing in memory, a plurality of second values that statistically vary according to a second probability density function different from the first probability density function. The method further includes using the first values to access the memory and select from the second values. The steps further include using the selected second values to statistically vary an aspect of the test packets. The steps further include transmitting the test packets to the device under test.

Abstract: According to one method, the method occurs during a test session for testing a system under test (SUT) and at a network test system comprising physical application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) switching resources, wherein the network test system emulates a data center switching fabric comprising virtualized data center switching fabric elements: transmitting, to an inline impairment device, a test packet via an egress portion of an external physical port interface associated with the network test system, wherein the inline impairment device is connected via the external physical port interface associated with the network test system; receiving, from the inline impairment device, an impaired packet via an ingress portion of the external physical port interface associated with the network test system, wherein the impaired packet is generated when the impairment device applies at least one impairment to the test packet; and transmitting, using one or more of the virtualized data center switching fabric ele

Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for risk tracking. A tracker engine executable on servers may provide, in a user interface, a plurality of categories of locations for files in a networked environment. The tracker engine may identify in the user interface risk categories of the files in each of the categories of the locations. The tracker engine may provide, in the user interface, types of egress points for the files. The tracker engine may generate links between the categories of the locations of the files, the risk categories of the files and the types of egress points for the files. Details about each of the files may be navigable from the user interface via a corresponding category of a location of the file, a corresponding risk category of the file or a corresponding type of egress point for the file.

Abstract: One method occurs at a network test system implemented using at least one processor. The method includes receiving configuration information for configuring a network testing scenario comprising an emulated switching environment, wherein the configuration information includes topology information defining the emulated switching environment; configuring, using the configuration information, the emulated switching environment including allocating, using a switch application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) resource allocator, resources of at least one physical ASIC switch to multiple emulated switches; and configuring, using the configuration information, a test session for testing a system under test (SUT) using the emulated switching environment and a network visibility infrastructure for obtaining performance information associated with the test session.

Abstract: The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for active queue management. A method for active queue management occurs at a network test system (NTS). The method includes transmitting, by a test packet generator and during a test session, a test packet to a system under test (SUT); receiving queue performance information associated with a SUT queue related to the test packet; generating, utilizing the queue performance information, control signaling information usable for controlling the test packet generator; and controlling the test packet generator using the control signaling information.

Abstract: One method occurs at a network test system implemented using at least one processor. The method includes receiving configuration information for configuring a network testing scenario comprising an emulated switching environment, wherein the configuration information includes topology information defining the emulated switching environment; configuring, using the configuration information, the emulated switching environment including allocating, using a switch application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) resource allocator, resources of at least one physical ASIC switch to multiple emulated switches; and configuring, using the configuration information, a test session for testing a system under test (SUT) using the emulated switching environment and a network visibility infrastructure for obtaining performance information associated with the test session.

Abstract: The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for network congestion control tuning. A method for network congestion control tuning occurs at a network congestion control tuning analyzer. The method includes receiving in-band telemetry (INT) metadata from a system under test (SUT); analyzing network information associated with one or more remote direct memory access (RDMA) transactions for determining a tuning action for adjusting a data center quantized congestion notification (DCQCN) mechanism associated with the SUT, wherein the network information includes the INT metadata and DCQCN information; and performing the tuning action for adjusting the DCQCN mechanism associated with the SUT.

Abstract: The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for network congestion control tuning. A method for network congestion control tuning occurs at a network congestion control tuning analyzer. The method includes receiving in-band telemetry (INT) metadata from a system under test (SUT); analyzing network information associated with one or more remote direct memory access (RDMA) transactions for determining a tuning action for adjusting a data center quantized congestion notification (DCQCN) mechanism associated with the SUT, wherein the network information includes the INT metadata and DCQCN information; and performing the tuning action for adjusting the DCQCN mechanism associated with the SUT.