Abstract:
Methods and systems for real time margin management are provided. A margin inquiry request from a user is processed in real time. Such a margin inquiry request may include a real time on-demand margin inquiry. In addition, a margin inquiry request may also correspond to a hypothetical margin inquiry.
Abstract:
An apparatus for providing reachability in a routing domain of a data communications network having as components nodes and links therebetween for a routing domain external destination address is provided. The apparatus is arranged to advertise destination address reachability internally to nodes in the routing domain and associate a reachability category with the internal advertisement of the destination address reachability.
Abstract:
A computer implemented method for a computer including a processor having a software stack accessed by multiple application programs includes receiving software requests from the multiple applications at the software stack; monitoring the rate of stack failures at the stack via a stack monitor; comparing the rate of stack failures with a time related threshold; and generating an alarm when the rate of stack failures exceeds the time related threshold.
Abstract:
Implementation of a VPN service such as a VPLS (Virtual Private Local area network Service) is performed utilizing a two-stage process. A first stage of the two-stage process involves providing notification of whether a PE (Provider Edge) router in a label-switching network has VPLS capability. Notification can include broadcasting a message from a PE router to remote PE routers in the label-switching network to indicate whether the broadcasting PE router is VPLS enabled. A second stage of the two-stage process involves, based on receiving a notification that a PE router is VPLS enabled, generating a query message to discover a set of VPLS instances to which the broadcasting PE router belongs. In this way, a given PE router generating the query message can identify other PE routers in the label-switching network associated with the same VPLS for purposes of setting up the VPLS in the label-switching network.
Abstract:
The presently disclosed subject matter provides methods and compositions for predicting a tendency of a subject infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) to develop steatosis. In some embodiments, the disclosed methods include the steps of (a) isolating from the subject a biological sample comprising an HCV Core polypeptide or a nucleic acid molecule encoding an HCV Core polypeptide; and (b) identifying the amino acids in the HCV Core polypeptide or encoded by the nucleic acid molecule in the biological sample corresponding to positions 182/186 of an HCV Core polypeptide amino acid sequence, whereby a tendency to develop steatosis in the subject is predicted when the amino acids corresponding to positions 182/186 of the HCV Core polypeptide amino acid sequence in the biological sample are either phenylalanine/valine or leucine/isoleucine. Also provided are compositions and methods for screening for candidate modulators of lipid accumulation in a subject as well as uses for the candidate modulators.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus are disclosed for accelerating Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) route convergence in an autonomous system. A virtual link identifier is assigned to each link of a set of communication links that are established between a BGP host and one or more network elements in one or more networks. For a particular link of the set of communication links, one or more routes that are reachable on the link are determined. The BGP host stores an association of the one or more routes with a BGP identifier of the BGP host and the virtual link identifier that is assigned to the particular link. The BGP host advertises the one or more routes to a BGP peer in a message, where the message includes the BGP identifier and the virtual link identifier.
Abstract:
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a first autonomous system border router (ASBR) of a first autonomous system (AS), a first plurality of provider-provisioned media access control (B-MAC) addresses via Interior Border Gateway Protocol (I-BGP). Each of first plurality of B-MAC addresses is associated with a provider edge (PE) device of the first AS. The first ASBR sends the first plurality of B-MAC addresses to a second ASBR of a second AS using Exterior Border Gateway Protocol (E-BGP). The first ASBR also receives via E-BGP a second plurality of B-MAC addresses each of which is associated with a PE device of the second AS. The first ASBR then distributes the second plurality of B-MAC addresses to each of the PE devices of the first AS using I-BGP.
Abstract:
An apparatus for providing reachability in a routing domain of a data communications network having as components nodes and links therebetween for a routing domain—external destination address is described. The apparatus is arranged to advertise destination address reachability internally to nodes in the routing domain and associate a reachability category with said internal advertisement of said destination address reachability.
Abstract:
A method and computer system for auto-routing of multi-hop pseudowires is presented. A first Provider Edge (PE) device receives an advertisement from a layer 2 (L2) capable network device, the advertisement including routing state for reaching the L2 device. A first Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) table is populated with the routing state for said L2 capable network device which is reachable by way of an address family reserved for L2 end point reachability information. The first PE device advertises the first BGP table information within a first Service Provider (SP) network such that a multi-hop Pseudowire is capable of being established which includes the L2 capable device.