A computer-implemented process for estimating user experience of online gaining, including the step of monitoring the flow of network packets of an online game at a monitoring location between a client gaining device and a game server to generate estimates of at least one of latency and jitter in the flow of network packets of the online game as a measure of user experience of the online game.

A system and method for dynamically shaping an inter-datacenter traffic. The method encompasses receiving, one or more inter-datacenter data packets of the inter-datacenter traffic, wherein each inter-datacenter data packet is associated with a corresponding application and/or application interaction. The method thereafter encompasses identifying, one or more target application flow policies for said each inter-datacenter data packet from one or more application flow policies pre-stored in one or more eBPF maps. The method thereafter leads to dynamically marking, a priority for said each inter-datacenter data packet using an eBPF XDP techstack, based at least on the identified one or more target application flow policies. Further the method encompasses transmitting to an edge router, said each inter-datacenter data packet with the corresponding marked priority. The method further comprises dynamically shaping via the edge router, the inter-datacenter traffic based on said each inter-datacenter data packet and said corresponding marked priority.

A system and method for dynamically shaping an inter-datacenter traffic. The method encompasses receiving, one or more inter-datacenter data packets of the inter-datacenter traffic, wherein each inter-datacenter data packet is associated with a corresponding application and/or application interaction. The method thereafter encompasses identifying, one or more target application flow policies for said each inter-datacenter data packet from one or more application flow policies pre-stored in one or more eBPF maps. The method thereafter leads to dynamically marking, a priority for said each inter-datacenter data packet using an eBPF XDP techstack, based at least on the identified one or more target application flow policies. Further the method encompasses transmitting to an edge router, said each inter-datacenter data packet with the corresponding marked priority. The method further comprises dynamically shaping via the edge router, the inter-datacenter traffic based on said each inter-datacenter data packet and said corresponding marked priority.

This application describes apparatus and methods for using edge-computing to control resource distribution among access channels, such as a retail banking center. Edge-nodes may be configured to move a product display in response to detected or expected customer traffic flow in or near a retail location. Edge-nodes may be configured to redirect resources provided by a cloud computing environment to or away from the retail location. Based on customer traffic flow, edge-nodes may direct customers/resources to a retail location and ensure the retail location provides a predetermined quality of service.

This application describes apparatus and methods for using edge-computing to control resource distribution among access channels, such as a retail banking center. Edge-nodes may be configured to move a product display in response to detected or expected customer traffic flow in or near a retail location. Edge-nodes may be configured to redirect resources provided by a cloud computing environment to or away from the retail location. Based on customer traffic flow, edge-nodes may direct customers/resources to a retail location and ensure the retail location provides a predetermined quality of service.

A network device for use with a client device and a cable modem termination system (“CMTS”), the client device being configured to run applications requiring data traffic of a first and second quality of service (“QoS”). The CMTS is configured to provide a first service flow and a second service flow to the network device. The network device provides a local area network (“LAN”) for connection to the client device and a network address translation (“NAT”). The NAT is configured to map the network device IP address to the client device IP address; divide the source ports into a first range and a low latency range; assign the respective data traffic of the applications to at least one port within the first range and to at least one port within the low latency range; and modify the low latency range of source ports based on a change in data traffic.

A network device for use with a client device and a cable modem termination system (“CMTS”), the client device being configured to run applications requiring data traffic of a first and second quality of service (“QoS”). The CMTS is configured to provide a first service flow and a second service flow to the network device. The network device provides a local area network (“LAN”) for connection to the client device and a network address translation (“NAT”). The NAT is configured to map the network device IP address to the client device IP address; divide the source ports into a first range and a low latency range; assign the respective data traffic of the applications to at least one port within the first range and to at least one port within the low latency range; and modify the low latency range of source ports based on a change in data traffic.

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for offloading session management processing into a forwarding plane. In some examples, a subscriber is coupled to a network endpoint through a session manager during a network session of the subscriber in a network environment. A session manager offloading system of the session manager can be maintained in a vector packet processing system in a forwarding plane of the network environment. The session manager offloading system can be configured to offload processing from the session manager into the forwarding plane. Further, at least a portion of subscriber traffic in a stream between the subscriber and the network endpoint through the session manager can be intercepted. Subsequently, the at least the portion of the subscribed traffic that is intercepted can be processed at the session manager offloading system as part of offloading the processing from the session manager into the forwarding plane.

Example network devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. In an example, a network device includes memory configured to store information associated with one or more service level agreements (SLAs) for applications in a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) and an application-based multipath routing (AMR) module including processing circuitry. The AMR module is configured to identify, based on criteria, one or more of the applications for AMR, wherein each criterion of the criteria is associated with a corresponding property of an application. The AMR module is configured to determine a breach of one of the SLAs on each WAN link associated with a first application of the identified one or more applications. The AMR module is configured to apply, in response to determining the breach, AMR for the first application.

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a network connection device, at least one processor, and a memory operably connected to the at least one processor, wherein the memory store instructions which are configured to, when executed, control the electronic device to receive a data packet from the network connection device, identify an Internet protocol (IP) type of a server, based on header information of the received data packet, identify information related to packet mergence set according to the identified IP type of the server and an IP type of the electronic device, and merge the data packets received from the network connection device or flush the data packets as a network stack, based on the identified information related to the packet mergence.