Abstract: Mimicking user traffic through components of a network to facilitate network and data testing is provided. A PCAP file for a captured data stream is generated. A test request may include testing data contained in the PCAP file via a standalone Direct Internet Access (DIA) single router or via a network-wide site-to-site environment. The data contained in the PCAP file may be routed from a PCAP replay client to the PCAP replay server both at a single router or may be routed to the PCAP replay server at a second router via a virtual private network (VPN). After the data contained in the PCAP file is routed to the PCAP replay server, the data contained in the PCAP file is routed from the PCAP replay server back to the PCAP replay client for bidirectional ping-pong interaction. A report of the processing of the PCAP file may be generated.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for regulating confluence of tributaries with a large drop difference and a large angle into a trunk canal. The method includes: banking up a reservoir at an upstream end of a tributary river, and widening a water surface, such that uniform distribution of water flows is completed; then conducting scouring and energy dissipation to reduce a flow velocity and kinetic energy of the water flows; then conducting flow-slowing sedimentation, such that sediment is deposited on one side of the tributary river connected to a downstream side of a trunk stream; and then conducting flow diversion at one side of the tributary river connected to an upstream side of the trunk stream, such that an included angle of confluence of tributary river water into the trunk stream is reduced.

Abstract: The present technology uses the IKE protocol to establish a path identity on both sides of a peer connection. This is achieved by using IKE to exchange local and peer device identifiers along with transport identifiers. IKE then populates the path identity into the IPsec data plane by associating it with the transmit and receive security association databases (IPsec Tx & Rx SA DB). The device's data plane can monitor traffic sent or received through these IPsec SAs by using the path identity information linked with the IPsec SAs. This allows the creation of an application-to-path monitoring record, or matching traffic to the record for purposes such as statistics collection, troubleshooting, and performance evaluation.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes determining, by a first network component, a sender shaper drop value based on the following: a maximum sequence number; a minimum sequence number; and a sender sequence counter number associated with the first network component. The method also includes determining, by the first network component, a wide area network (WAN) link drop value based on the sender sequence counter number associated with the first network component and a receiver sequence counter number associated with a second network component. The method further includes determining, by the first network component, whether to adjust a sender shaper rate based on the sender shaper drop value and the WAN link drop value.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for regulating confluence of tributaries with a large drop difference and a large angle into a trunk canal. The method includes: banking up a reservoir at an upstream end of a tributary river, and widening a water surface, such that uniform distribution of water flows is completed; then conducting scouring and energy dissipation to reduce a flow velocity and kinetic energy of the water flows; then conducting flow-slowing sedimentation, such that sediment is deposited on one side of the tributary river connected to a downstream side of a trunk stream; and then conducting flow diversion at one side of the tributary river connected to an upstream side of the trunk stream, such that an included angle of confluence of tributary river water into the trunk stream is reduced.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes determining, by a first network component, a sender shaper drop value based on the following: a maximum sequence number; a minimum sequence number; and a sender sequence counter number associated with the first network component. The method also includes determining, by the first network component, a wide area network (WAN) link drop value based on the sender sequence counter number associated with the first network component and a receiver sequence counter number associated with a second network component. The method further includes determining, by the first network component, whether to adjust a sender shaper rate based on the sender shaper drop value and the WAN link drop value.

Abstract: Disclosed are an automatic scoring method and an automatic scoring system for abdominal aortic calcification to simulate the doctor's scoring process. The CNN is first used to locate and recognize the aorta from the first lumbar vertebra to the fourth lumbar vertebra and the aorta in the corresponding area, then an improved regression model is used to automatically perform the scoring task. With particular attention to the continuity of sample data, a regression model that can capture the continuity of the intrinsic ordered relationship between samples is designed to ensure that the changing trend of the calcification degree is reflected more accurately. A regression model is constructed based on the intrinsic continuity of samples, which solves the problem of ignoring data continuity in the direct regression method, making the scoring to be more reflective of the continuous changes in calcification severity.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques and mechanisms for intelligently sampling packet flows within a network. The techniques enable the sampling of a limited set of packet flows that show greatest amount of information about the network from the packet flows in order to provide the greatest insight on application performance, network packet, and critical events within the network. Additionally, the techniques provide configurable parameters, such that the techniques are customizable for each user's network.

Abstract: Disclosed are a system and a process for preparing a refined sodium carbonate solution. The system includes a formulation tank for dissolving an industrial-grade sodium carbonate; a feeding mechanism, an outlet of which is connected to an inlet of the formulation tank; a pH regulator, the pH regulator being disposed in the formulation tank, and the feeding mechanism being connected to the pH regulator; a filtering mechanism, an inlet of which is connected to an outlet of the formulation tank; and an adsorption mechanism, an inlet of which is connected to an outlet of the filtering mechanism.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques and mechanisms for intelligently sampling packet flows within a network. The techniques enable the sampling of a limited set of packet flows that show greatest amount of information about the network from the packet flows in order to provide the greatest insight on application performance, network packet, and critical events within the network. Additionally, the techniques provide configurable parameters, such that the techniques are customizable for each user's network.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for resource allocation and an audiovisual playback terminal. The resource allocation method is applicable to a resource allocation system in an audiovisual playback terminal. The audiovisual playback terminal includes multiple device entities. The resource allocation system includes a resource configurator and several service instances. The method includes: causing the resource configurator to respond to a path requesting request from at least one target service instance, each of the path requesting requests containing a device entity list required by the target service instance in implementation of a service function; allocating device entities according to a preset resource allocation rule according to the instance attribute and the device entity list of each target service instance to create a path for each target service instance, so that the target service instance can invoke the device entities in the corresponding path to achieve the corresponding service function.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes determining, by a first network component, a sender shaper drop value based on the following: a maximum sequence number; a minimum sequence number; and a sender sequence counter number associated with the first network component. The method also includes determining, by the first network component, a wide area network (WAN) link drop value based on the sender sequence counter number associated with the first network component and a receiver sequence counter number associated with a second network component. The method further includes determining, by the first network component, whether to adjust a sender shaper rate based on the sender shaper drop value and the WAN link drop value.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a node comprises one or more processors operable to execute instructions to cause the node to perform operations that comprise receiving a packet from a first node associated with an SD-WAN domain. The packet comprises a header indicating a TLOC associated with a second node to send the packet, the second node associated with an SR domain. The operations comprise determining that the TLOC corresponds to a virtual TLOC used in the SD-WAN domain to identify the second node that is in the SR domain and, in response, determining a second node identifier used in the SR domain to identify the second node. The operations further comprise preparing the packet to be communicated via the SR domain. Preparing the packet comprises including the second node identifier in the packet. The operations further comprise sending the packet comprising the second node identifier to the second node.

Abstract: Techniques and architecture are described grouping various sources of traffic within a network into grouping fields and assigning each combination of grouping field values an aggregate identification (ID). A first hop edge router may receive a packet and search a mapping table for a corresponding aggregate ID for the combination of grouping field values within the mapping table. If not found, the first hop edge router may assign a corresponding aggregate ID for the combination of grouping field values and store the new aggregate ID for the combination of grouping field values in the mapping table. The first hop edge router may forward the packet on through the network with the aggregate ID embedded in metadata. Routers within the network may measure and aggregate flow metrics of the packet within the network based on the aggregate ID and provide the measurements to the network controller.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes determining, by a first network component, a sender shaper drop value based on the following: a maximum sequence number; a minimum sequence number; and a sender sequence counter number associated with the first network component. The method also includes determining, by the first network component, a wide area network (WAN) link drop value based on the sender sequence counter number associated with the first network component and a receiver sequence counter number associated with a second network component. The method further includes determining, by the first network component, whether to adjust a sender shaper rate based on the sender shaper drop value and the WAN link drop value.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques and mechanisms for intelligently sampling packet flows within a network. The techniques enable the sampling of a limited set of packet flows that show greatest amount of information about the network from the packet flows in order to provide the greatest insight on application performance, network packet, and critical events within the network. Additionally, the techniques provide configurable parameters, such that the techniques are customizable for each user's network.

Abstract: Techniques and architecture are described grouping various sources of traffic within a network into grouping fields and assigning each combination of grouping field values an aggregate identification (ID). A first hop edge router may receive a packet and search a mapping table for a corresponding aggregate ID for the combination of grouping field values within the mapping table. If not found, the first hop edge router may assign a corresponding aggregate ID for the combination of grouping field values and store the new aggregate ID for the combination of grouping field values in the mapping table. The first hop edge router may forward the packet on through the network with the aggregate ID embedded in metadata. Routers within the network may measure and aggregate flow metrics of the packet within the network based on the aggregate ID and provide the measurements to the network controller.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a network orchestrator, trace parameters from a user device. The method also includes determining, by the network orchestrator, to initiate a network path trace for the application, generating, by the network orchestrator, a filter policy for the network path trace using the trace parameters, and allocating, by the network orchestrator, a trace identification to the network path trace. The method also includes initiating, by the network orchestrator, the network path trace within a network by communicating the filter policy and the trace identification to a first node of the network and receiving, by the network orchestrator, network path trace data from a plurality of nodes of the network. The method further includes generating, by the network orchestrator, a trace report for the application using the network path trace data.

Abstract: Systems and methods provide for enabling multicast-based performance routing and policy controls for software-defined networking in a wide area network deployment including a multicast application-route policy based on sources, groups, receivers, dynamic application-route policy path selection from multicast replicators, and application-route SLA switchover across paths and multicast replicators based on SD-WAN multicast routing architecture; and dynamically selecting SD-WAN multicast replicators based on policies for replication including allowed multicast groups, geographic location, bandwidth indications, system load, and performance, and switching over dynamically across multicast replicators based real-time multicast replicator status updates.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a node comprises one or more processors operable to execute instructions to cause the node to perform operations that comprise receiving a packet from a first node associated with an SD-WAN domain. The packet comprises a header indicating a TLOC associated with a second node to send the packet, the second node associated with an SR domain. The operations comprise determining that the TLOC corresponds to a virtual TLOC used in the SD-WAN domain to identify the second node that is in the SR domain and, in response, determining a second node identifier used in the SR domain to identify the second node. The operations further comprise preparing the packet to be communicated via the SR domain. Preparing the packet comprises including the second node identifier in the packet. The operations further comprise sending the packet comprising the second node identifier to the second node.