The Directv Group, Inc.

At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p.

Directv, LLC

Christopher Joseph Cugno

Vishal Arya

Vaibhav Singh

Thai Lam

Michael Shu Xie

Sivasubramanian Venkataramani

Shariq Osman

Ying Sheng

Benjamin Mui

Gerard V Talatinian

Michael A Makhijani

Pankaj Sharma

Sunil A Jethwani

Mark Guidarelli

Hirad Rowshan

David Bibayoff

Siva Subramanian Venkataramani

Shahzad Ali

In one example, the present disclosure describes a device, computer-readable medium, and method for automating the end-to-end deployment of applications in a data center. For instance, in one example, a set of characteristics is extracted from an electronic signal. The set of characteristics pertains to an application to be deployed in a data center. A load balancer on which to deploy the application is automatically selected, based at least in part on the set of characteristics. A workflow is automatically generated for deployment of the application on the load balancer. The workflow coordinates actions among a plurality of computing resources of the data center that are used to configure the application according to the set of characteristics.

Automated end-to-end application deployment in a data center

Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to providing redundancy for satellite uplink facilities using software-defined networking ('SDN'). According to one aspect disclosed herein, a satellite network system can include a video collection facility ('VCF'), a remote uplink facility (&#x201c;RUF&#x201d;), and a diverse uplink facility (&#x201c;DUF&#x201d;) in direct communication with a core network. An SDN controller that operates in an SDN network that provides logical SDN links to the VCF, the RUF, the DUF, and the core network. The SDN controller can track a site configuration of the RUF. The SDN controller can detect that the RUF has been downed due to an adverse event such as inclement weather. The SDN controller can obtain the site configuration of the RUF. The SDN controller can cause a redundant remote uplink facility (&#x201c;RRUF&#x201d;) to be instantiated with the site configuration of the RUF.

Redundancy for satellite uplink facilities using software-defined networking

A system, apparatus, and method provide messaging, between a headend system and a set top box. A distributor determines and provides an assigned communication identifier and an assigned server host address, that correspond to one of one or more first servers, to each of one or more set top box clients. The first servers maintain a persistent connection with the set top box clients and provide messaging, presence, and routing features via the persistent connection. A gateway service provides a gateway for one or more headend servers to communicate with the set top box clients through the first servers. A server controller provides administrative graphical user interfaces for operators to monitor and control health checks, configuration changes, and collect statistics for the distributor, first servers, and the gateway service.

Messaging between set top box and head end systems

A system, method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to configuring out-of-home streaming between a mobile device and a set top box (STB). Internet connectivity establishment (ICE) agents, installed on the mobile device and the STB, determine telemetry information via communication with network address translator (NAT) servers. Communication agents, installed on the mobile device and the STB, translate the telemetry information into a format acceptable to a communication server. The communication server exchanges the telemetry information between the mobile device and the STB and maintains a persistent connection with the STB. The communication agents connect the mobile device to the same communication server that the STB is persistently connected to. Media content is streamed directly from the STB to the mobile device if a direct connection between the STB and mobile device is established and via the NAT servers if a direct connection cannot be established.

Network address translator (NAT) traversal for out of home streaming

A method and apparatus for assigning processing requests is disclosed. The method is typically used in a processing system comprising a first processing center and one or more second processing centers remote from the first processing center, a. A method of assigning a processing request may comprise the steps of: determining at a traffic distribution controller a capacity of each of the processing centers to process the processing request, accepting a processing request in the first processing center, and assigning the processing request to at least one of the second processing centers according to the determined current capacity of each of the processing centers. The processing request is initially addressed to a first global address of the first processing center, then the processing request is readdressed to a second global address of one of the second processing centers.

Method and apparatus for data traffic distribution among independent processing centers

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Anaheim Hills, CA, United States of America

Christopher Joseph Cugno