Abstract: Assets are managed using policies. Locations of the assets are also determined. A policy may apply to an asset as determined based on the location of the asset. If a policy applies to the asset, a control function is performed.

Abstract: A technique includes using circuit switches to selectively couple packet switches of a switch assembly to the port connectors of the assembly.

Abstract: Multi-tenant network provisioning is disclosed. An example method of multi-tenant network provisioning includes setting at least one rate limiter on output ports of a node in the network on a tenant-by-tenant basis. The method also includes enforcing communication rates over shared edge links based on the rate limiter.

Abstract: A method for load balancing Ethernet traffic within a fat tree network (315, 455) includes randomly assigning incoming messages (510) into hash classes using a hash function (520); allocating the hash classes among uplinks (550); and transmitting the incoming messages on the uplinks (550) according to the hash class. A network switch (515) for load balancing communication flows in a fat tree network (315, 455) includes downlinks (545) and uplinks (550); the network switch (515) being configured to route communication flows among the downlinks (545) and uplinks (550); a hash module (520) which receives a MAC address from a message (510) and outputs a hash address; and a TCAM lookup module (535) which allocates the hash address into a hash class and allocates the hash class to one of the uplinks (550).

Abstract: Assets are managed using policies. Locations of the assets are also determined. A policy may apply to an asset as determined based on the location of the asset. If a policy applies to the asset, a control function is performed.

Abstract: An Internet appliance remote operator is described. The operator includes a sender that electronically sends a web address to an external Internet appliance via a communication channel. The operator also includes a receiver that electronically receives a web address from an external web address transmitter. A storage is provided to store web addresses. A user interface is provided to receive a user control commend as to send or receive a web address, and to display the web address sent or received. A processor is coupled to the sender, the receiver, the storage, and the user interface to cause the sender (or the receiver) to send (or receive) a web address in response to the control command received from the user interface. The Internet appliance remote operator is a key chain tag-sized device with all modules reside inside an enclosure that is the size of a key-chain tag.