An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product, and system for data transfer management. The embodiment may include receiving a data packet, by a first server, from a load balancer. The received data packet is part of a data flow. The embodiment may include determining, by the first server, whether the received data packet is part of an existing data flow connection served by the first server. Based on determining that the received data packet is not part of an existing data flow served by the first server, the embodiment may include determining, by the first server, whether the received data packet is part of a new data flow connection. Based on determining that the received data packet is not part of a new data flow connection, the embodiment may include notifying, by the first server, the load balancer.

Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed for providing instant rebates before a transaction is completed. This involves ingest of customer and rebate data from two or more utilities, where the data is parsed and normalized into a standard format across all of the utilities. The customer data is then stored in an accounts database, while the rebate data is further processed along with utility rebate rules to determine a set of rebate eligibilities for a variety of scenarios. The resulting rebate profiles can be stored in a rebates database and linked to corresponding customer account data in the accounts database. Third-party frontends can then request rebate eligibility based on a customer identifier and retail channel, and various services can work in tandem to query the rebated database and return a set of eligibilities with so little latency that the eligibility check appears instant from a customer's standpoint.

Systems and methods for group monitoring and management of network function statuses are provided. In one example, a method includes: generating a group query for statuses of a plurality of network functions of a network, in response to the group query performing group monitoring of the plurality of network functions to check the real-time status of each one of the plurality of network functions, receiving data corresponding to real-time status of each network function, comparing the data corresponding to real-time status with data corresponding to reference status for each one of the plurality of network functions, identifying presence or absence of an anomaly of each one of the plurality of network functions, based on the comparison, and generating a network function status output including data corresponding to the real-time status and an indication of the presence or absence of an anomaly for each network function.

Systems and methods for group monitoring and management of network function statuses are provided. In one example, a method includes: generating a group query for statuses of a plurality of network functions of a network, in response to the group query performing group monitoring of the plurality of network functions to check the real-time status of each one of the plurality of network functions, receiving data corresponding to real-time status of each network function, comparing the data corresponding to real-time status with data corresponding to reference status for each one of the plurality of network functions, identifying presence or absence of an anomaly of each one of the plurality of network functions, based on the comparison, and generating a network function status output including data corresponding to the real-time status and an indication of the presence or absence of an anomaly for each network function.

Various embodiments are described herein for systems and methods that can be used to determine a destination location in a network fabric. In one example embodiment, the method comprises receiving an application server attribute at a fabric controller from a source port, generating at the fabric controller a destination location based on the application server attribute and mapping information stored on the fabric controller, and transmitting the destination location to the source port, where the source port transmits packetized data to a destination location based on the destination location.

Various embodiments are described herein for systems and methods that can be used to determine a destination location in a network fabric. In one example embodiment, the method comprises receiving an application server attribute at a fabric controller from a source port, generating at the fabric controller a destination location based on the application server attribute and mapping information stored on the fabric controller, and transmitting the destination location to the source port, where the source port transmits packetized data to a destination location based on the destination location.

The present disclosure is directed towards systems and methods of managing cloud-based services via a network. A controller intermediary to clients and servers of a cloud environment can receive account information related to each of a plurality of instances of one or more services provided by the servers of the cloud environment. The controller can determine a weight for each of the instances based on the account information. The weight can indicate a performance of the instance of the service provided via the cloud environment. The controller can select an instance of the plurality of instances to direct network traffic from a client. The controller can select the instance based on the weight for each of the instances.

The invention relates to a computer system and method for high availability processing through a session on a transport connection, for use in a cluster with at least two nodes. The system comprises a protocol component; a cluster with at least two nodes, said cluster being arranged for running the protocol component; and a server arranged for maintaining a protocol session on a transport connection with a node of the cluster. The cluster is arranged for maintaining on each of said at least two nodes one instance of the protocol component, so that at least two instances are active; the server is arranged for simultaneously maintaining a protocol session with each instance.

Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed for providing instant rebates before a transaction is completed. This involves ingest of customer and rebate data from two or more utilities, where the data is parsed and normalized into a standard format across all of the utilities. The customer data is then stored in an accounts database, while the rebate data is further processed along with utility rebate rules to determine a set of rebate eligibilities for a variety of scenarios. The resulting rebate profiles can be stored in a rebates database and linked to corresponding customer account data in the accounts database. Third-party frontends can then request rebate eligibility based on a customer identifier and retail channel, and various services can work in tandem to query the rebated database and return a set of eligibilities with so little latency that the eligibility check appears instant from a customer's standpoint.

A network element comprises a memory storing a data structure arrangement. The data structure arrangement includes: an ordered list of asset blocks having a head end and a tail end, each of the asset blocks indicating a number of clients in an access network currently streaming video content of a corresponding channel, the asset blocks being ordered according to the number of clients currently streaming the video content for each channel; and a border structure block storing a pointer to a border asset block within the ordered list of asset blocks, the pointer to the border asset block defining an active set of multicast channels for the access network, and causing the multicast controller to direct a termination node to provide the active set of multicast channels to the clients in the access network.