Abstract: Systems and methods for handling resource requests in programming of network device tables. A feature agent of a network device enters a resource request for a resource in a resource table and a resource server returns a response to the request, where the response includes a resource value and a dependency constraint encapsulating validity criteria for utilizing the resource value. When the resource value and dependency constraint are returned, the feature agent writes an entry to a software table, where the software table entry includes the resource and the corresponding dependency constraint. A hardware examines the software table entry and determines whether the dependency constraint has been satisfied. When the dependency constraint has been satisfied, the hardware agent writes an entry corresponding to the software table entry in a hardware table. The network device then processes packets according to the hardware table with the new entry.

Abstract: Systems and methods for maintaining order consistency for asynchronous writes in a network device. In one embodiment, a method includes issuing, by a feature agent of a network device, a plurality of writes to software tables which may be contained in the feature agent. For each writes, a corresponding entry is added to a log associated with the software tables, the log entry identifying an order of the write among the plurality of writes. A hardware agent accesses the log to select a next one of the entries in the identified write order and then accesses the software table to retrieve content identified by the selected log entry. The hardware agent then translates the information from the software table to a different form if necessary and writes the information to one or more hardware tables that are indicated by the write associated with the selected log entry.

Abstract: A system comprises a trolley for travel along an aisle of an aircraft interior. An infrared sensor is mounted on the trolley, a controller is operatively connected to the infrared sensor, and an output device is operatively connected to the controller. The controller includes machine readable instructions configured to cause the controller to receive input from the infrared sensor and to issue an alert to the output device upon detection of an obstacle in the input from the infrared sensor.

Abstract: Methods and systems for enhanced multipath transport (MPT) are provided. Exemplary methods include: receiving by a hub a first data packet from a client; identifying a priority of the first data packet; encapsulating the first data packet based on the priority; redundantly sending a first encapsulated first data packet to an MPT server over a wired broadband network and a second encapsulated first data packet to the MPT server over a wireless broadband network; getting a second data packet responsive to the first encapsulated data packet, the second data packet being produced by a service; forwarding the second data packet to the client.

Abstract: Methods and systems for enhanced multipath transport (MPT) are provided. Exemplary methods include: receiving by a hub a first data packet from a client; identifying a priority of the first data packet; encapsulating the first data packet based on the priority; redundantly sending a first encapsulated first data packet to an MPT server over a wired broadband network and a second encapsulated first data packet to the MPT server over a wireless broadband network; getting a second data packet responsive to the first encapsulated data packet, the second data packet being produced by a service; forwarding the second data packet to the client.

Abstract: Associative management of distributed multimedia assets and associated resources using multi-domain agent-based communication between heterogeneous peers is achieved using an Asset/Resource Management (ARM) platform architecture that has an ARM Framework that is used by Asset Management Agents. The ARM Framework includes an ARM Infrastructure which is a system of protocols and libraries from which communities of agents that are grouped in logical Agent Domains are built. The agents communicate via the KQML language embedded within TCP/IP messages, advertise their capabilities and cooperate together to perform meaningful work. An XML-based language is used to embed “content” within the KQML language, providing a self-describing data representation using various character sets.