The present technology provides a framework for user-guided end-to-end automation of network deployment and management, that enables a user to guide the automation process for any kind of network deployment from the ground up, as well as offering network management, visibility, and compliance verification. The disclosed technology accomplishes this by creating a stateful and interactive virtual representation of a fabric using a customizable underlay fabric template instantiated with user-provided parameter values and network topology data computed from one or more connected network devices. A set of expected configurations corresponding to the user-specified underlay and overly fabric policies is then generated for deployment onto the connected network devices. Network deviations from the intended fabric policies are addressed by the provision of one or more configuration lines to be deployed onto or removed from the connected network devices to bring the network state in agreement with the set of expected configuration.

A method for obtaining a port path and an apparatus to improve a network capacity, where the method includes receiving, by a controller, a request message from a first server, where the request message requests port path information, and the port path information includes a port that a logical link from the first server to a second server passes through, obtaining, by the controller, a first absolute port path (APP) and a second APP according to network topology information, where the first APP includes a port that a logical link from a root node to the first server passes through, and the second APP includes a port that a logical link from the root node to the second server passes through, obtaining, by the controller, the port path information according to the first APP and the second APP, and sending the port path information to the first server.

Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for pushing a message. An exemplary method may include extracting, when the message to be pushed is detected, user information and application information in the message. The method may also include acquiring link information corresponding to the user information and the application information. The method may further include determining registered devices of the user information and registered applications on each registered device according to the user information, the application information, and the link information. The method may further include adding, when a plurality of registered applications on a registered device exist, identification information about the plurality of registered applications to the message corresponding to the registered device. The identification information and message contents contained in the message may be extracted and the message contents may be respectively sent to each registered application corresponding to the identification information by the registered device after receiving the message.

Power management techniques for a network device providing services to other network devices. In one embodiment, a first device communicates requests for access to and release of a resource (such as a media serving service) hosted by a second device. Power management functionality in the second device selectively controls power to the resource based, at least in part, on such requests. For example, a resource may be placed in an inactive state following receipt of a request for release of the resource. Access to the resource may be provided through a network interface that is separately activated or deactivated by the power management functionality. In further embodiments, information relating to the state of the resource and/or network interface is provided by a proxy device.

A method for verifying interconnection of a PSE and PD with 4-pair PoE capabilities includes performing a first classification event on first and second pairs, respectively, and detecting a first predetermined class current on first and second sets of twisted pairs, respectively. The method includes performing a second classification event on first and second pairs, respectively, and detecting first and second predetermined class currents on first and second pairs, respectively. After expiration of a first variable delay period related to a first pseudo-random variable of the PSE, the method includes performing a third classification event on the first pair and detecting a first derived class current on the first pair. After expiration of a second variable delay period related to a second pseudo-random variable of the PD, the method includes performing the third classification event on the second pair and detecting a second derived class current on the second pair.

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for controlling Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connection close to improve a battery life time of a client such as a smart phone in a wireless communication system are provided. A method of operating a client in a wireless communication system includes determining a data transfer inactivity time of at least one of TCP connections, and closing the at least one of TCP connections at the data transfer inactivity time.

Methods and apparatus in a fifth-generation wireless communications network, including an example method, in a wireless device, that includes determining a reporting quality threshold for a parameter related to channel state information (CSI); performing a measurement for each of a plurality of beams from a first predetermined set of beams for evaluation; evaluating the measurement for each of the plurality of beams against the reporting quality threshold; discontinuing the performing and evaluating of measurements in response to determining that the reporting quality threshold is met for one of the beams, such that one or more beams in the first predetermined set of beams are not measured and evaluated; and reporting, to the wireless communications network, CSI for the one of the beams.

A method for maintaining transmission control protocol (TCP) connection and a computer system are provided. The method is adapted to a computer system having a network card and a processor, wherein the processor executes an operating system. In the method, a first TCP connection with a remote server is first established via the network card. Then, after the operating system enters a power saving mode, a wake-up packet transmitted by the remote server through the first TCP connection is received to wake the operating system. The operating system resets the retransmission time of the remote server transmitting the wake-up packet when resuming a normal operation mode.

Embodiments of the present invention disclose a heartbeat period setting method, including: setting a heartbeat period of a tested application to T2 and performing a first heartbeat test; setting heartbeat periods of multiple applications to TI if the first heartbeat test is not passed, and performing heartbeat services; or setting the heartbeat period of the tested application to T3 if the first heartbeat test is passed, and performing a second heartbeat test; and setting the heartbeat periods of the multiple applications to T2 if the second heartbeat test is not passed, and performing heartbeat services; or setting the heartbeat period of the tested application to T4 if the second heartbeat test is passed, and performing a third heartbeat test, where T1<T2<T3<T4. The embodiments of the present invention further disclose a corresponding mobile terminal. According to the heartbeat period setting method and the terminal in the embodiments of the present invention, applications perform heartbeat services at a same moment by using a same heartbeat period, so that energy consumption of the terminal and signaling overheads are effectively reduced, and a load on an application server can further be reduced.

A system and a method for automatically detecting and configuring server uplink network interfaces in a network environment. An exemplary method includes receiving a discovery packet from a network element on a network interface of a server connected to the network element; evaluating the discovery packet to determine whether the network element possesses virtual bridging capabilities; and configuring the network interface of the server as an uplink interface for communicating with a network when the discovery packet indicates that the network element possesses virtual bridging capabilities.