Perfect application capacity analysis for elastic capacity management of cloud-based applications

    公开(公告)号:US10009416B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-26

    申请号:US14684413

    申请日:2015-04-12

    申请人: Eric J. Bauer

    发明人: Eric J. Bauer

    摘要: A capability for perfect application capacity analysis for elastic capacity management of a cloud-based application is presented. The capability for perfect application capacity analysis for elastic capacity management of a cloud-based application may support use of perfect application capacity analysis to identify opportunities for improvements in elastic capacity management of the cloud-based application. The capability for perfect application capacity analysis for elastic capacity management of a cloud-based application may include receiving historical application demand and capacity data for the cloud-based application, determining a set of constraints associated with the cloud-based application, determining perfect application capacity data for the cloud-based application based on the historical application demand data for the cloud-based application and the set of constraints associated with the cloud-based application, and identifying, based on the historical application capacity data for the cloud-based application and the perfect application capacity data for the cloud-based application, an opportunity to improve elastic capacity management for the cloud-based application.

    Packet forwarding based on path encoding

    公开(公告)号:US09992108B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-05

    申请号:US14337815

    申请日:2014-07-22

    摘要: In general, a capability for forwarding packets based on path encoding is presented. The capability for forwarding a packet based on path encoding may be configured to enable forwarding of a packet along a network path by determining a path encoding label for the network path, associating the path encoding label for the network path with the packet, and forwarding the packet along the network path based on the path encoding label associated with the packet. The network path for a packet may include an ordered sequence of node output interfaces of an ordered sequence of nodes. The path encoding label for the network path includes an ordered sequence of node interface labels corresponding to the ordered sequence of node output interfaces of the nodes of the network path. The nodes of the network path forward the packet along the network path based on the path encoding label.

    Cross-layer aware communication of a multipath data flow via a communication network

    公开(公告)号:US09742628B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-22

    申请号:US14664311

    申请日:2015-03-20

    摘要: A capability for cross-layer aware communication of a multipath data flow via a communication network is presented. The multipath data flow is transported using a set of multiple transmission flows based on a multipath transport protocol. The communication network supports a set of multiple communication paths. A controller is configured to determine a set of mappings between the multiple transmission flows of the multipath data flow and the multiple communication paths based on cross-layer state information, compute a set of path mapping rules for a network element based on the mappings between the multiple transmission flows of the multipath data flow and the multiple communication paths, and provide the path mapping rules to the network element. The network element is configured to apply the path mapping rules for mapping packets of the multipath data flow between the multiple transmission flows of the multipath data flow and the multiple communication paths.

    Cost-aware cloud-based content delivery

    公开(公告)号:US09712854B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-07-18

    申请号:US13604756

    申请日:2012-09-06

    摘要: A capability is provided for determining a fraction of content item versions to cache for use in responding to requests for content items. The fraction of content item versions to cache is determined based on a popularity distribution of the content item versions and cost model information associated with the content item versions. The cost model information may include information indicative of a cost of storing one of the content item versions and at least one of a cost of transcoding one of the content item versions or a cost of transferring one of the content item versions. The fraction of content item versions to cache may be determined based a skewness factor of the popularity distribution of the content item versions.

    State-efficient network function support

    公开(公告)号:US09674693B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-06

    申请号:US14877449

    申请日:2015-10-07

    IPC分类号: H04W8/24 H04W8/20

    摘要: This disclosure relates to supporting handling of state information for a stateful network function of a communication network. The network function of the communication network is provided by a network function environment including a set of network function instances configured to provide the network function, a scheduler configured to receive messages of subscribers of the communication network and to distribute the messages to the network function instances for processing by the network functions instances in accordance with the network function, and a state information storage device configured to store state information of the subscribers. The network function instances are configured to temporarily store state information of the subscribers locally at the network function instances while subscribers are associated with the network function instances and to transfer state information of the subscribers to the state information storage device when the subscribers are no longer associated with the network function instances.

    Apparatus and method for pattern hiding and traffic hopping

    公开(公告)号:US09621407B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-11

    申请号:US13731597

    申请日:2012-12-31

    IPC分类号: H04L12/24 H04L29/06

    CPC分类号: H04L41/00 H04L63/08 H04L63/20

    摘要: A secure communication mechanism is disclosed. The secure communication mechanism may utilize one or more secure communication capabilities to secure communications of various types of users in various types of networks. The secure communication capabilities may include one or more of a user pattern hiding capability (e.g., a user behavior pattern hiding capability, a user communication pattern hiding capability, a user browsing pattern hiding capability, or the like), a gateway hopping capability, or the like, as well as various combinations thereof. The users may include corporate users (e.g., for communications related to corporate matters or for communications related to personal matters), user associated with non-corporate entities, individuals not associated with a corporation or other type of entity (e.g., individual users, groups of users, or the like), or the like.

    Localization using a wireless tag supporting multiple states

    公开(公告)号:US09609474B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-28

    申请号:US14613488

    申请日:2015-02-04

    IPC分类号: H04W24/00 H04W4/02 G06K7/10

    CPC分类号: H04W4/02 G06K7/10366

    摘要: A capability for controlling or facilitating the use of a wireless tag to communicate location tracking information is presented. The capability for controlling or facilitating use of a wireless tag to communicate location tracking information utilizes a wireless tag supporting multiple states in order to control communication of location tracking information. The wireless tag supporting multiple states in order to control communication of location tracking information may be configured to support or facilitate tag-controlled state transitions, gateway-controlled state transitions, infrastructure-controlled state transitions, or the like, as well as various combinations thereof. The multiple states of the wireless tag may specify use of different sets of wireless gateways for communication of location tracking information, use of different protocols for communication of location tracking information, use of different air interfaces for communication of location tracking information, use of different performance parameters for communication of location tracking information, or the like.