Abstract: A method, performed in a network element having a control card and a plurality of linecards of processing a plurality of different types of connection setup requests. A latency of processing each of the plurality of the different types of the connection setup requests is determined. A number of connection setup requests to be initiated to be processed by the control card is dynamically adjusted based on the determined latencies of processing each of the plurality of the different types of the connection setup requests. Other methods and network elements are also disclosed.

Abstract: A first code module in a computing device detects an event that constitutes an automatic start debug session condition. The detected event is an occurrence of significance to the first code module and the condition is a set of one or more start criterions of which the detected event is a part. One or more actions for that condition are determined, wherein each action includes properties of a different debug session. At least one of the action(s) are sent to a second code module in the computing device upon determining that the second code module should automatically start at least one debug session. One or more debug flags are set according to each action to start the debug session corresponding to each action and a set of debug messages corresponding to the flags that are set are generated.

Abstract: The number of connection setup request packets that are accepted for processing by a network element are dynamically adjusted based on the run time capacity of the network element. The number of accepted connection setup request packets that can be initiated for processing are dynamically modified based on the processor utilization and average latency of completion of processing the connection setup requests. The network element can apply a scheduling policy to those connection setup request packets to differentiate the processing treatment of different types of connection setup requests.

Abstract: The number of connection setup request packets that are accepted for processing by a network element are dynamically adjusted based on the run time capacity of the network element. The number of accepted connection setup request packets that can be initiated for processing are dynamically modified based on the processor utilization and average latency of completion of processing the connection setup requests. The network element can apply a scheduling policy to those connection setup request packets to differentiate the processing treatment of different types of connection setup requests.

Abstract: The number of connection setup request packets that are accepted for processing by a network element are dynamically adjusted based on the run time capacity of the network element. The number of accepted connection setup request packets that can be initiated for processing are dynamically modified based on the processor utilization and average latency of completion of processing the connection setup requests. The network element can apply a scheduling policy to those connection setup request packets to differentiate the processing treatment of different types of connection setup requests.

Abstract: Techniques for automatically triggering one or more debug sessions are described herein. In one embodiment of the invention, at a first code module in a computing device, a detected event is determined to constitute an automatic start debug session condition, wherein the detected event is an occurrence of significance to the first code module, and wherein the automatic start debug session condition is a set of one or more start criterions of which the detected event is a part. One or more actions for that automatic start debug session condition is determined, wherein each action includes properties of a different one of the one or more debug sessions. At least one of the one or more actions are sent to a second code module in the computing device upon determining that the second code module should automatically start at least one debug session.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for hierarchical circuits with different switching decisions is described. In one embodiment, a computer implemented method provides for receiving a first and second packet on a virtual connection that traverses said network element, the first packet and the second packet being of a first traffic type that corresponds to the virtual connection, the first packet's payload being a third packet of a second traffic type and the second packet's payload being a fourth packet of a third traffic type, processing the first and the second packet with a first traffic type function, separating the third packet and the fourth packet into different traffic flows based on their traffic types, applying a first set of one or more features to the third packet, and applying a second set of one or more features to the fourth packet.