Abstract: A mooring failure detector, for attachment to a mooring chain or wire rope, includes a power source, which is activated by the rupture of a rupture element, caused by a change in depth and hence pressure of the device. Activation of the power QC source provides power to a transmitter to signal the failure, either by acoustic or radio frequency means. The device can operate on an inclined mooring such that failure above or below the point of attachment results in a failure signal being transmitted.

Abstract: Embodiments of methods for more securely booting an apparatus into an operational mode, using a boot file disposed in a network boot server are disclosed herein. In embodiments, the name and location of the boot file is placed into a storage location of a manageability engine of an apparatus. The manageability engine is separated from the application execution environment of the apparatus.

Abstract: A method and system for formal planning and implementation of network strategies and architectures is disclosed. More specifically, according to an embodiment of the present invention, network services may be conceptually divided into a framework comprising vertical resources and services and horizontal resources and services. This framework may be used to determine a network's existing capabilities as well as to plan for the network's expansion and evolution. According to one embodiment, the vertical resources and services may comprise transport services capability architecture, virtual network capability architecture, security capability service architecture and quality of service architecture. The horizontal resources and services may include IP layered services architecture, core network services architecture and core network transport architecture.