Abstract:
An apparatus for communicating data in a shared line environment is provided that includes a first reservation element operable to communicate with a second reservation element. The first reservation element is associated with a first location and the second reservation element is associated with a second location. A call may be initiated between the first location and the second location, the second location having one or more end-user devices that share a common line. The first reservation element is operable to reserve bandwidth associated with a connection that involves the first location and the second location before the call occurs.
Abstract:
Techniques for provisioning multicast chains in a cloud-based environment are described herein. In an embodiment, a system sends a model of an application comprising sources, destinations, and virtualized appliances for initiation by host computers to a software- defined networking (SDN) controller. The SDN controller determines locations for the virtualized appliances and generates an updated model of the application, the updated model comprising the locations for the virtualized appliances. The SDN controller sends the updated model to the orchestration system. The orchestration system uses the updated model to generate a mapping of virtualized appliances to available host computers. Using the mapping of virtualized appliances to available host computers, the orchestration system sends instructions for initiating the virtualized appliances on the available host computers to one or more cloud management systems.
Abstract:
An apparatus for communicating data in a shared line environment is provided that includes a first reservation element operable to communicate with a second reservation element. The first reservation element is associated with a first location (12) and the second reservation element is associated with a second location (14). A call may be initiated between the first location and the second location, the second location having one or more end-user devices (36) that share a common line. The first reservation element (28a) is operable to reserve bandwidth associated with a connection that involves the first location and the second location before the call occurs.
Abstract:
In some embodiments, a method for replacing an existing Differentiated Services Code point (DSCP) value with a new DSCP value, or augmenting an existing DSCP value with a new DSCP value is described. In an example embodiment, a new DSCP value is generated, added to the value field of a protocol session and transmitted to another device. The protocol session may be SIP, SDP, RTSP or some other suitable protocol. In an example embodiment, a system is described wherein a first device is operatively coupled to a second device in a peer to peer configuration, wherein communications between the first and second device is controlled by a third device.
Abstract:
In one embodiment, an illustrative technique determines when an end-user is within a specified proximity of a client device configured to provide an interface to a virtual machine. In response to the end-user being within the specified proximity of the client device, the technique may then allocate data center resources for the virtual machine.
Abstract:
A method and corresponding apparatus establish a reservation in a segment of an end-to-end path between a data sender and a data receiver, up to a point in the end-to-end path; attempt to establish another reservation in an adjacent segment of the end-to-end path, beyond the point in the end-to-end path; and in an event that the other reservation is established in the adjacent segment of the end-to-end path, bind the other reservation to the reservation established in the segment of an end-to-end path up to the point in the end-to-end path.
Abstract:
In some embodiments, a method for replacing an existing Differentiated Services Code point (DSCP) value with a new DSCP value, or augmenting an existing DSCP value with a new DSCP value is described. In an example embodiment, a new DSCP value is generated, added to the value field of a protocol session and transmitted to another device. The protocol session may be SIP, SDP, RTSP or some other suitable protocol. In an example embodiment, a system is described wherein a first device is operatively coupled to a second device in a peer to peer configuration, wherein communications between the first and second device is controlled by a third device.