International Business Machines Corporation

Asustek Computer Inc.

Henry Chuang

Ming-Pin Hsueh

Ping-Hung Lee

Ting-Jui Hu

Ho Ming Da

Chia Chen Ho

Kuang-Chi Lin

Jin-Hsin Yang

Computing a protocol complexity indicator (PCI) for a communication protocol of interest in a networked computer system that processes network traffic of multiple protocols. The PCI provides an indication of predicted bandwidth usage by traffic of the protocol of interest. The PCI is used together with a throughput limit to establish a threshold amount for traffic of the protocol of interest. The PCI may then be used, for instance, to determine when to spawn a new instance of a network traffic-processing component for that protocol to maintain processing throughput at an acceptable level.

Flexibly deployable network analyzer

The invention is to provide a motherboard assembly including a motherboard complying with a first industry standard specification and an expansion board for providing the motherboard with at least one slot. The expansion board is detachably connected to the motherboard. In particular, when the expansion board is connected to the motherboard, the motherboard assembly complies with a second industry standard specification. Moreover, the first and second industry standard specifications have a position compatibility. The expansion board also provides with the slot following an interface specification which the motherboard does not follows. The motherboard assembly, according to the invention, can reduce cost thereof during design, manufacture, maintain and test.

Motherboard and expansion board for providing such motherboard with slots

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Taipei, Taiwan

Henry Chuang