Abstract: A cable winder is disclosed. The winder takes into consideration the minimum-bending radius of the optical fiber cables and minimizes cable attenuation when optical fiber cables are being stored. The winder allows only one end of the cable to be extended and rewind, while the other end of the cable, which operatively connects to the retractable cable, remains stored inside the cable winder without being damaged by the axial twist resulted from the winding action of the retractable cable. The winder enables a user to pre-determine the dimension of cable length and cable efficiency in order to maximize operation effectiveness.

Abstract: A system and method for facilitating asynchronous disconnected operations for data access over a network are described. In one preferred embodiment, a query in a database language is received from a user in a network. The query is converted into a plurality of network messages, each network message containing a fragment of the query. The network messages are transmitted through a network of a plurality of dynamic query routing nodes toward a plurality of data sources that are relevant to the query. When the network message reaches a leaf router with a corresponding relevant data source, a determination is made whether each data source of a plurality of disparate data sources is either in a connected or disconnected state, each data source storing data related to the query fragment within each network message.