The Directv Group, Inc.

At&t Intellectual Property I, LP

Directv, LLC

Vaibhav Singh

Vishal Arya

Christopher Joseph Cugno

Sunil A Jethwani

Shariq Osman

Daniel M Miner

Thai Lam

Michael A Makhijani

An P Vuong

Ronald J Hubach

Ivonne Y Chen

Shahzad Ali

Hirad Rowshan

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 the ability to process media content streams. A primary and backup multiplexer are each configured to receive and multiplex multiple video streams to output IP multicast streams with unique unicast addresses. A primary and backup uniform transport processing system (UTPS) join the IP multicast streams and output each stream using a unique multicast group. Multiple virtual local area networks (VLANs) separate the joins of the primary UTPS from the joins of the backup UTPS. Primary and backup modulators join the IP multicast streams output from the primary or backup UTPS and convert the joined stream to radio frequency for uplink to a broadcast distribution network.

Redundant universal transport processing system

A system for securely communicating callback signals to a head end includes a callback server and a user device communicating a request to open a callback session to the callback server. The callback server opens a first session between the callback server and a user device. The user device communicates an encrypted callback data signal to the callback server through the first session. The callback server opens a second session between the callback sever and a conditional access system associated with a head end, verifies the callback data signal at callback server, and communicates the encrypted callback data signal to the conditional access system through the second session. The conditional access system decrypts the encrypted callback data signal to form decrypted callback data.

Method and system for securely performing callbacks in a content distribution system

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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Los Angeles, CA, United States of America

Vaibhav Singh