SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING COLLABORATIVE NEIGHBOR MANAGEMENT IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT
Granted: June 9, 2016
Application Number:
20160165494
A method is provided in one example embodiment and may include populating a neighbor list including one or more neighbors for a cell radio using neighbor information gathered for the cell radio; receiving a detected set measurement report from a user equipment (UE), wherein the measurement report includes, at least in part, one or more primary scrambling codes (PSCs) for one or more other neighbors detected by the UE; and updating the neighbor list to include one or more of the other…
INTER-DOMAIN SERVICE FUNCTION CHAINING
Granted: June 9, 2016
Application Number:
20160165014
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a packet in a service function chain at a network device located at a border of a first administrative domain, the packet comprising a service function path identifier and a service index, processing the packet at the network device, wherein processing comprises modifying the packet based on the service function path identifier and the service index to direct the packet to a second administrative domain, and forwarding the packet from the…
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BEST EFFORT PROPAGATION OF SECURITY GROUP INFORMATION
Granted: June 9, 2016
Application Number:
20160164833
A method and system for best effort propagation of security group information is disclosed. The method includes determining if a reserved group identifier is associated with a destination and, if the reserved group identifier is associated with the destination, indicating that a packet received at a network node can be sent to another network node. The packet includes destination information that identifies the destination as a destination of the packet.
AUTONOMIC LOCATOR/IDENTIFIER SEPARATION PROTOCOL FOR SECURE HYBRID CLOUD EXTENSION
Granted: June 9, 2016
Application Number:
20160164832
A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes configuring a local network element as an autonomic registrar for a designated network domain; establishing an autonomic control plane (“ACP”) between the local network element and one or more remote network elements identified by local network element as a remote neighbor; designating a locally-defined subnet at the local network element to be extended to each of the one or more remote network elements; and executing an ACP…
UTILIZING MOBILE DEVICES IN PHYSICAL PROXIMITY TO CREATE AN AD-HOC MICROPHONE ARRAY
Granted: June 9, 2016
Application Number:
20160164577
According to one aspect, a method includes determining when a first device and a second device are in proximity to each other, wherein the first device includes a first microphone and the second device includes a second microphone. The method also includes pairing the first device and the second device, and creating a mobile mapping of the physical relationship between the first device and the second device. Pairing the first device and the second device forms a microphone array that…
APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A SYSTEM OF ELECTRONIC CHASSIS
Granted: June 2, 2016
Application Number:
20160157386
An example apparatus is provided and may comprise a housing, an electronic blade system, and a plurality of airflow management components. The housing may have an upper chamber and a lower chamber. The electronic blade system may be located between the upper chamber and the lower chamber. The plurality of airflow management components may be configured to be removable and to manage airflow in the housing.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE OF A COMMUNICATION NETWORK
Granted: June 2, 2016
Application Number:
20160157126
A communication apparatus and method are provided for pre-dieting effects of changes in at least one radio network parameter on a cellular network which comprises a processor which is adapted to: (a) select a source cell in a cellular network; (b) select from among a first plurality of cells being neighbors of that source cell, a second plurality of neighboring cells and define a reference cluster that includes the source cell and the second plurality of cells; and (c) use the reference…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DYNAMIC RADIO ACCESS NETWORK ORCHESTRATION
Granted: June 2, 2016
Application Number:
20160156503
A method is provided in one example embodiment and may include monitoring, by a radio access network (RAN) orchestration function, impairments between a plurality of candidate locations interconnected by a transport network, wherein one or more network elements capable of performing one or more operations associated with a RAN are located at the plurality of candidate locations; determining a decomposition of one or more operations associated with the RAN into a plurality of sets of…
AUTOMATICALLY RETURNING TO AN ACTIVE WINDOW DURING A MEETING
Granted: May 26, 2016
Application Number:
20160147432
According to one aspect, a method includes identifying a shared window, the shared window being at least partially rendered on a screen of a device and having a first border that defines an edge of the shared window. The method also includes determining if scrolling beyond the first border is detected and, if it is determined that scrolling beyond the first border is detected, determining whether bounding back to the shared window is indicated. Finally, the method includes bounding back…
MULTI-STAGE CONVERGENCE AND INTENT REVOCATION IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT
Granted: May 26, 2016
Application Number:
20160149760
An example method for facilitating multi-stage convergence and intent revocation in a network environment is provided and includes sending an intent support request for an intent to a plurality of targets in a network, receiving intent pre-commits from a portion of the plurality of targets and intent pre-aborts from a remaining portion of the plurality of targets, each intent pre-commit indicative of ability to support the intent, and each intent pre-abort indicative of inability to…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING PAGING IN UTRAN/GERAN/E-UTRAN NETWORKS WHEN IDLE SIGNALING REDUCTION IS ACTIVE
Granted: May 19, 2016
Application Number:
20160142999
Systems and methods are provided for avoiding excessive paging through messaging-based solutions on a mobile network that supports multiple radio access technologies (RATs), such as both Long Term Evolution (LTE) and Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM)/Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE)/Universal Mobile Communications System (UMTS) technology, even in situations where the present location of the UE is not known. Preventing paging in access networks where the UE is not…
PERIODIC ADVERTISEMENTS OF HOST CAPABILITIES IN VIRTUAL CLOUD COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE
Granted: May 19, 2016
Application Number:
20160142336
The present disclosure describes a distributed, advertisement-based, solution for scheduling virtual resources in cloud infrastructures such as the OpenStack. The scheduling algorithm distributes the scheduling requirements and host state feasibility checks to the individual hosts in the datacenter, which can periodically send a summarized advertisement to the scheduler controller listing the number of instances of different type(s) of virtual resources that a particular host can…
PERIODIC ADVERTISEMENTS OF HOST CAPABILITIES IN VIRTUAL CLOUD COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE
Granted: May 19, 2016
Application Number:
20160142257
The present disclosure describes a distributed, advertisement-based, solution for scheduling virtual resources in cloud infrastructures such as the OpenStack. The scheduling algorithm distributes the scheduling requirements and host state feasibility checks to the individual hosts in the datacenter, which can periodically send a summarized advertisement to the scheduler controller listing the number of instances of different type(s) of virtual resources that a particular host can…
Optimization of Optical Transmission Capacity
Granted: May 19, 2016
Application Number:
20160142179
A method for transmitting a coherent optical data signal includes receiving a data signal from an interface, and encoding the data signal with a forward error correcting (FEC) encoder according to a mix of modulation formats. The FEC encoder generates an FEC encoded signal which is used to generate modulation symbols according to the modulation formats. The FEC encoded signal of modulation symbols is spectrally shaped to generate a shaped signal, and pre-distorted before transmission.…
ADAPTIVE DATACENTER TOPOLOGY FOR DISTRIBUTED FRAMEWORKS JOB CONTROL THROUGH NETWORK AWARENESS
Granted: May 19, 2016
Application Number:
20160140001
Systems, methods, and computer program products to perform an operation comprising receiving a priority of a distributed computing job, an intermediate traffic type of the distributed computing job, and a set of candidate compute nodes available to process the distributed computing job, the candidate compute nodes each available to process at least one input split of the distributed computing job, and selecting a mapper node from the candidate compute nodes, for one of the input splits,…
SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CHAIN DISTRIBUTED APPLICATIONS IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT
Granted: May 19, 2016
Application Number:
20160139939
A method is provided in one example embodiment and may include communicating information between a plurality of network function virtualized (NFV) based applications; and creating at least one service chain using at least two of the plurality of NFV-based applications based on the information communicated between the plurality NFV based applications. In some instances, the information can be communicated using border gateway protocol (BGP) exchanges between the NFV-based applications. In…
FAST NETWORK FORMATION USING A BATTERY-BACKED NETWORK BACKBONE
Granted: May 12, 2016
Application Number:
20160134161
In one embodiment, a device in a network detects a power outage event in the network. The device causes an unprotected node in the network to use a first routing topology that includes a power-protected backbone, in response to detecting the power outage event. The power-protected backbone includes one or more nodes that are protected against the power outage event and the unprotected node is not protected against the power outage event. The device routes data for the unprotected node…
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING MALICIOUS SOFTWARE USING HANDSHAKE INFORMATION
Granted: May 12, 2016
Application Number:
20160134646
In one embodiment, a method includes identifying unusual behavior with respect to a handshake between a first endpoint and a second endpoint that are included in a network, and determining whether the unusual behavior with respect to the handshake indicates presence of malicious software. The method also includes identifying at least one of the first endpoint and the second endpoint as potentially being infected by the malicious software if it is determined that the unusual behavior with…
OPTIMIZED INTER-VRF (VIRTUAL ROUTING AND FORWARDING) ROUTE LEAKING IN NETWORK OVERLAY BASED ENVIRONMENTS
Granted: May 12, 2016
Application Number:
20160134520
In one embodiment, a method includes importing a route target for a remote Virtual Routing and Forwarding instance (VRF) at a leaf node in an overlay network, the leaf node comprising at least one local VRF configured thereon, processing routes received for the route target at the leaf node, and installing the routes for the remote VRF at the local VRF at the leaf node to enable inter-VRF communication via the leaf node. An apparatus and logic are also disclosed herein.
OPTIMIZING INTER-PAN TRAFFIC
Granted: May 12, 2016
Application Number:
20160134468
In one embodiment, a device identifies inter-personal area network (PAN) traffic between a first PAN and a second PAN. The device identifies a network node in the first PAN associated with the inter-PAN traffic and determines that the network node should join the second PAN. The device causes the network node to join the second PAN, in response to determining that the network node should join the second PAN.
