A switch architecture for a data-driven intelligent networking system is provided. The system can accommodate dynamic traffic with fast, effective congestion control. The system can maintain state information of individual packet flows, which can be set up or released dynamically based on injected data. Each flow can be provided with a flow-specific input queue upon arriving at a switch. Packets of a respective flow are acknowledged after reaching the egress point of the network, and the acknowledgement packets are sent back to the ingress point of the flow along the same data path. As a result, each switch can obtain state information of each flow and perform flow control on a per-flow basis.

A network congestion handling method is provided. The method is applied to an HPC cluster including a plurality of hosts, and the plurality of hosts are connected via a network device. A transmit end obtains a first acknowledgment message including a network congestion scenario identifier. The network congestion scenario identifier is an identifier indicating a scenario in which network congestion occurs in a process in which the transmit end transmits data to a receive end, and the transmit end and the receive end are any two hosts in the plurality of hosts. Then, the transmit end adjusts a data sending rate of the transmit end based on the network congestion scenario identifier.

A network congestion handling method is provided. The method is applied to an HPC cluster including a plurality of hosts, and the plurality of hosts are connected via a network device. A transmit end obtains a first acknowledgment message including a network congestion scenario identifier. The network congestion scenario identifier is an identifier indicating a scenario in which network congestion occurs in a process in which the transmit end transmits data to a receive end, and the transmit end and the receive end are any two hosts in the plurality of hosts. Then, the transmit end adjusts a data sending rate of the transmit end based on the network congestion scenario identifier.

A system includes a device coupled to a processing device. The processing device is to receive a timing signal associated with a synchronized time. The processing device is further to synchronize a rate limiter of the device to the synchronized time responsive to receiving the timing signal, wherein the rate limiter is configured to schedule one or more workloads at a respective rate. The processing device is to receive a request to execute the one or more workloads, the request comprising a rate to execute each workload of the one or more workloads. The processing device is to execute the one or more workloads at the respective rate upon synchronizing the rate limiter.

A system includes a device configured to execute workloads coupled to a processing device. The processing device is to receive a request to execute one or more workloads, the request comprising two or more numbers corresponding to a rational value associated with a rate to execute the one or more workloads. The processing device is further to determine the rate to execute the one or more workloads responsive to receiving the two or more numbers corresponding to the rational values. The processing device is to execute the one or more workloads at the determined rate.

A system includes a device coupled to a processing device. The processing device is to receive a request to execute a plurality of workloads, the request comprising a rate to execute each workload of the plurality of workloads and a parameter value indicating an execution offset. The processing device is further to determine a sequence for executing the plurality of workloads based on receiving the rate and the parameter value, where the sequence is to execute each workload at the respective rate and each workload of the plurality of workloads is executed at a different time based on the parameter value. The processing device is to execute the plurality of workloads in accordance with the sequence upon determining the sequence to execute the plurality of workloads.

A system includes a device coupled to a processing device. The processing device is to receive a request to execute a plurality of workloads, the request comprising a rate to execute each workload of the plurality of workloads and a parameter value indicating an execution offset. The processing device is further to determine a sequence for executing the plurality of workloads based on receiving the rate and the parameter value, where the sequence is to execute each workload at the respective rate and each workload of the plurality of workloads is executed at a different time based on the parameter value. The processing device is to execute the plurality of workloads in accordance with the sequence upon determining the sequence to execute the plurality of workloads.

A method is provided that includes setting, by a controller, a first bit-rate level for a next video segment, and comparing a fill level of a playback buffer to a first threshold. If the fill level of the playback buffer satisfies the first threshold, the first bit-rate level for the next video segment is replaced by setting a second bit-rate level for the next video. A first request is issued to a server for the next video segment encoded at the first bit-rate level or, if the fill level of the playback buffer satisfies the first threshold, encoded at the second bit-rate level and downloading of the requested next video segment and storing the requested video segment in the playback buffer. A decoder decodes the next video segment from the playback buffer for playback on a display device after the next video segment has been downloaded and stored in the playback buffer.

A network interface controller (NIC) capable of efficient memory access is provided. The NIC can be equipped with an operation logic block, a signaling logic block, and a tracking logic block. The operation logic block can maintain an operation group associated with packets requesting an operation on a memory segment of a host device of the NIC. The signaling logic block can determine whether a packet associated with the operation group has arrived at or departed from the NIC. Furthermore, the tracking logic block can determine that a request for releasing the memory segment has been issued. The tracking logic block can then determine whether at least one packet associated with the operation group is under processing in the NIC. If no packet associated with the operation group is under processing in the NIC, tracking logic block can notify the host device that the memory segment can be released.

This document describes among other things, network security systems that incorporate a feedback loop so as to automatically and dynamically adjust the scope of network traffic that is subject to inspection. Risky traffic can be sent for inspection; risky traffic that is demonstrated to have high rate of threats can be outright blocked without further inspection; traffic that is causing errors due to protocol incompatibility or should not be inspected for regulatory or other reasons can be flagged so it bypasses the security inspection system. The system can operate on a domain by domain basis, IP address basis, or otherwise.