Abstract: A method and a system embodying the method for work request arbitration, comprising receiving a work request, the work request indicating one or more groups from a plurality of groups; determining at least one of a plurality of parameters in accordance with the received work request; determining eligibility to provide work among the one or more groups that have work in a work queue in accordance with a first set of the plurality of parameters; and selecting one of the determined eligible groups to provide the work in accordance with a second set of the plurality of parameters is disclosed.

Abstract: A method and a system embodying the method for pre-fetching and processing work for processor cores in a network processor, comprising requesting pre-fetch work by a requestor; determining that the work may be pre-fetched for the requestor; searching for the work to pre-fetch; and pre-fetching the found work into one of one or more pre-fetch work-slots associated with the requestor is disclosed.

Abstract: A method and a system embodying the method for processing conflicting work, comprising: receiving a work request, the work request indicating one or more groups from a plurality of groups; finding work by arbitrating among a plurality of queues of the one or more groups; determining whether the found work conflicts with another work; returning the found work when the determination is negative; and adding the found work into a tag-chain when the determination is affirmative is disclosed.

Abstract: A method and a system embodying the method for work request arbitration, comprising receiving a work request, the work request indicating one or more groups from a plurality of groups; determining at least one of a plurality of parameters in accordance with the received work request; determining eligibility to provide work among the one or more groups that have work in a work queue in accordance with a first set of the plurality of parameters; and selecting one of the determined eligible groups to provide the work in accordance with a second set of the plurality of parameters is disclosed.

Abstract: A method and a system embodying the method for pre-fetching and processing work for processor cores in a network processor, comprising requesting pre-fetch work by a requestor; determining that the work may be pre-fetched for the requestor; searching for the work to pre-fetch; and pre-fetching the found work into one of one or more pre-fetch work-slots associated with the requestor is disclosed.

Abstract: A system for pulp bale wrapping includes at least one press plate operable to press a wrapper into a pulp bale. A method for wrapping pulp bale includes disposing the pulp bale between an upper wrapper and a lower wrapper, wrapping the pulp bale in the upper wrapper and the lower wrapper, and maintaining at least one of the upper wrapper and the lower wrapper in a wrapped position by crushing the at least one wrapper into the wrapped pulp bale.

Abstract: Among other things, the present invention provides various apparatus useful in paper manufacturing and recycling. On such apparatus is a paper strap that includes a paper body that is formed of a compound structure. Such a paper strap further includes an adhesive material formed on at least a portion of the paper body. Methods for using the paper strap include methods related to recycling paper products, methods for sealing cartons, and methods for manufacturing paper products.

Abstract: Among other things, the present invention provides various apparatus useful in paper manufacturing and recycling. On such apparatus is a paper strap that includes a paper body that is formed of a compound structure. Such a paper strap further includes an adhesive material formed on at least a portion of the paper body. Methods for using the paper strap include methods related to recycling paper products, methods for sealing cartons, and methods for manufacturing paper products.

Abstract: Among other things, the present invention provides various apparatus useful in paper manufacturing and recycling. On such apparatus is a paper strap that includes a paper body that is formed of a compound structure. Such a paper strap further includes an adhesive material formed on at least a portion of the paper body. Methods for using the paper strap include methods related to recycling paper products, methods for sealing cartons, and methods for manufacturing paper products.

Abstract: An installation plan object including application objects representing applications to be installed during an installation process and workstation objects representing the workstation on which the applications are to be installed is validated prior to executing the installation plan. According to the invention, multiple sets of communication modules, that is redirector and transport modules are capable of installing the applications on the workstations over a computer network. Therefore, the availability and compatibility of the redirectors and transports at the workstations must be assured. After the installation plan object is built by the user of application objects and workstation objects, the attributes of the application objects are examined for the communication modules which may be used for installation of the applications on the workstations. Next, the validation process determines whether the communication modules are available during the installation process at the workstations.