Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device in a messaging core, that includes: a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations including receiving a short messaging system (SMS) message from an application-to-person (A2P) service to a mobile device of a subscriber; verifying an origin of the SMS message; identifying the SMS message as bearing a one-time passcode (OTP); preventing delivery of the SMS message to a messaging application on the mobile device; and delivering the SMS message to an application running on the mobile device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to event-based wireless emergency alerts (“WEAs”). According to one aspect disclosed herein, a WEA-capable device can receive an event-based wireless emergency alert that includes an event code and alert content. The WEA-capable device can parse the event code from the event-based WEA. The WEA-capable device can determine, via execution of an event-based WEA function, a WEA format based upon the event code. The WEA-capable device can then output the alert content in the WEA format. In some embodiments, the event code identifies a weather-related emergency event (e.g., a hurricane or tornado warning). In other embodiments, the event code identifies a non-weather-related emergency event (e.g., a child abduction alert). The WEA format can be an event-specific spoken language, an event-specific symbol, an event-specific haptic feedback, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising: receiving by a selected one of a plurality of containers incoming traffic from a legacy application, the legacy application having been associated with a migrated application prior to the migrated application having been installed on a Software as a Service (SaaS) cloud infrastructure, the incoming traffic comprising a first instruction to perform a first legacy operation; mapping the first legacy operation of the legacy application to a replacement instruction for the migrated application by receiving data from the selected container and assigning the replacement instruction to replace the first instruction; and communicating with the migrated application on the SaaS cloud infrastructure, the communicating comprising sending to the migrated appli

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device including a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations of: receiving domain name system (DNS) record changes; identifying errors from the DNS record changes; discarding the DNS record changes responsive to the errors identified; scheduling the DNS record changes responsive to a lack of errors identified; translating the DNS record changes into protocol specific formats; and provisioning the protocol specific formats of the translated DNS record changes. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving a first request from a first communication orchestrator of a first protected environment to provide a secure and authenticated connection between a first resource of the first protected environment and a second resource of a second protected environment, accessing first encryption information from the first communication orchestrator and second encryption information from a second communication orchestrator of the second protected environment, verifying a capability for secure quantum communications of an encryption technique of the first communication orchestrator and the second communication orchestrator according to the first encryption information and the second encryption information, and enabling the first communication orchestrator and the second communication orchestrator to initiate a secure and authenticated communication channel via quantum communications. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, monitoring status of a network configured to provide end-to-end delivery of services to priority user equipment authorized according to a prioritized class of service and other user equipment not authorized for the prioritized class of service. The prioritized class of service extends a reserved network capacity for end-to-end delivery of a service via first domain including first network slices and a second domain including second network slices. A network interruption compromising the reserved capacity is determined based on the monitored status and integration of an alternate group of slices into one of the first network domain, the second network domain, or both to replace the compromised group of slices, is orchestrated. Integration of the alternate group of slices restores reserved network capacity according to the prioritized class of service. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining that a first communication session involving a client device and utilizing a first Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) frequency band has concluded, and based on the determining, causing a second communication session involving the client device to utilize a second Wi-Fi frequency band that is different from the first Wi-Fi frequency band. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A security management service for Internet-of-things devices can obtain, from an Internet-of-things device and via a cellular network, a request by the Internet-of-things device to register with the cellular network, the Internet-of-things device including a universal integrated circuit card that stores a unique identifier for the Internet-of-things device and a cellular transceiver. The security management service can obtain behavioral data describing activity associated with the Internet-of-things device and can determine, based on the identity data and the behavioral data, if the Internet-of-things device is operating normally and as expected and if the Internet-of-things device is under the control of any unauthorized entity before allowing the Internet-of-things device to register with the cellular network.

Abstract: An example method includes monitoring a status of a long term evolution network connection and a status of a fifth generation network connection over which a user endpoint device is simultaneously receiving data using an evolved-universal terrestrial radio access new radio dual connectivity configuration, detecting, based on the monitoring, that a performance metric of one of: the long term evolution network or the fifth generation network falls below a predefined threshold metric, and terminating, in response to the detecting, the long term evolution network connection or the fifth generation network connection to terminate the evolved-universal terrestrial radio access new radio dual connectivity configuration.

Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed herein provide for facilitating scheduling of uplink data using demodulation reference signal and scheduled resources. According to an embodiment, a system can comprise configuring a network device with a periodic rate of specified sounding reference signals with a periodicity using radio resource control signaling. The system can further facilitate estimating channel state information associated with a channel via which the network device communicates. The system can further facilitate transmitting an uplink grant with uplink transmission parameters to set up a physical uplink shared channel, wherein the uplink transmission parameters are determined based on the channel state information. The system can further facilitate estimating scheduling parameters based on a first estimation information associated with the physical uplink shared channel.

Abstract: A UE can enable a VoWIFI service, receive hidden SSID information, and register with a core network via a RAN. The UE can monitor a first signal strength of a first signal from the RAN. The UE can scan for a second signal from a WLAN, and when found, can measure a second signal strength of the second signal. The UE can determine whether the first signal strength is at or below a first threshold. If so, and if the WLAN is untrusted, the UE can probe it with the hidden SSID information. If the untrusted WLAN responds, the UE can send an access request to an untrusted WLAN access point. The UE can receive, via the untrusted WLAN access point, an authentication challenge from an ePDG. If the UE passes the authentication challenge, the UE can register with the core network via the untrusted WLAN and the ePDG.

Abstract: Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to image classification attack mitigation. According to one aspect of the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, a system can obtain an original image and reduce a resolution of the original image to create a reduced resolution image. The system can classify the reduced resolution image and output a first classification. The system also can classify the original image via deep learning image classification and output a second classification. The system can compare the first classification and the second classification. In response to determining that the first classification and the second classification match, the system can output the second classification of the original image. In response to determining that the first classification and the second classification do not match, the system can output the first classification of the original image.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, transmitting a first request that includes a key, wherein the key identifies: a processing system that is a targeted recipient of an advertisement, a stream in which a primary content item is being provisioned to the processing system, and a service provider, based at least in part on the transmitting of the first request, obtaining information pertaining to an advertisement from a device of the service provider, and inserting the information within a portion of the stream corresponding to a break in the primary content item. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining that one or more tests are to be executed for a core network of a telecommunications system, based on the determining, transmitting one or more test initiation commands to a set of user equipment (UEs) of a plurality of UEs communicatively coupled to the core network, wherein the one or more test initiation commands cause the set of UEs to execute the one or more tests, obtaining, from the set of UEs, results associated with the one or more tests, analyzing the results based on one or more machine learning (ML) models to identify a network issue, and responsive to the analyzing, performing one or more actions to address the network issue. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, over a communication network, a first message utilizing a first messaging application from a first communication device associated with a first user and identifying a recipient of the first message as a second user associated with a second communication device. Further embodiments can include determining that the second user utilizes a second message application to exchange a first group of messages via the second communication device resulting in a first determination, and transmitting, over the communication network, the first message to the second communication device utilizing the second messaging application based on the first determination. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Providing and using a user login protection service can include detecting, during a login creation process, input that indicates that a computing device has opted-in for protection for a login being created. During the login creation process, the login can be stored at a first data storage location, the login including an address that identifies a location of a distributed ledger and a password, and a reset password at a second data storage location comprising a secure data storage device. In response to detecting an attempt to log in to the third party device to access the resource, a value associated with the distributed ledger can be obtained, the value indicating a status of a trigger condition associated with the login. If the value is zero, the attempt to log in can be allowed to proceed. If the value is one, the attempt to log in can be blocked.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining, by a processing system including a processor, that a first resource of a first radio access network is accommodating load in an amount less than a first threshold, resulting in a first determination, determining, by the processing system, that a signal strength of a signal emitted by the first resource is greater than a second threshold, resulting in a second determination, and based on the first determination and the second determination, causing, by the processing system, a voice call initiated by a first user equipment to be supported by the first resource, wherein prior to the causing the first user equipment obtained communication services via a second resource of a second radio access network. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, selecting a latency comparison, a throughput comparison, a security comparison, a reliability comparison, movement information or a combination thereof for an end user device executing a communication service according to a service type resulting in a selection criteria, wherein the comparisons are evaluations of each of different available connections; and generating a switching decision by selecting one of the connections. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method including collecting performance data associated with a communication network operating at a venue, providing the performance data for the communication network to a performance map graphical user interface, where the performance map graphical interface presents a plurality of discrete polygons and a plurality of graphical keys, and where the plurality of graphical keys are superimposed onto the plurality of polygons associated with a plurality of zones associated with the venue, detecting a first performance attribute associated with a first zone of the plurality of zones associated with the venue exceeding a threshold according to a first graphical key of the plurality of graphical keys that is superimposed onto a first discrete polygon of the plurality of discrete polygons, and triggering a notification according to the detecting the first performance exceeding the threshold. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Creating scent models and using scent models in cross-reality environments can include capturing experience data identifying a scent detected and a context in which the scent was detected. The experience data can be provided to a scent modeling service to generate a scent model that can represent perceived scents and perceived scent intensities for a user. The scent model can be used to generate cross-reality session data to be used in a cross-reality session presented by a cross-reality device. The cross-reality device can include a scent generator and can generate the cross-reality session using data obtained from the user device. The cross-reality device can generate a further scent during the cross-reality session based on the scent model.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining that a network load would consume a first amount of power if supported by a first frequency band of a network, resulting in a first determination, determining that the network load would consume a second amount of power if supported by a second frequency band of the network that is different from the first frequency band, resulting in a second determination, the second amount of power being less than the first amount of power, and based at least on the first determination and the second determination, allocating the network load to the second frequency band. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Using a traffic monitoring service to detect traffic pattern shifts can include obtaining netflow data and routing data for core routers. Based on the netflow data and the routing data, an augmented traffic matrix can be generated. A router-level analysis can be performed on the augmented traffic matrix to identify a pair of core routers that are associated with a traffic pattern shift in the network. An entity-level analysis can be performed on the pair of core routers to identify an entity that is responsible for the traffic pattern shift in the network. Traffic shift data that identifies the pair of core routers and the entity that is responsible for the traffic pattern shift in the network can be output.

Abstract: A processing system may maintain a communication graph that includes nodes representing a plurality of phone numbers including a first phone number and edges between the nodes representing a plurality of communications between the plurality of phone numbers and may generate at least one vector via a graph embedding process applied to the communication graph, the at least one vector representing features of at least a portion of the communication graph. The processing system may then apply the at least one vector to a prediction model that is implemented by the processing system and that is configured to predict whether the first phone number is associated with a type of network activity associated with a telecommunication network and may implement a remedial action in response to an output of the prediction model indicating that the first phone number is associated with the type of network activity.

Abstract: Dynamic shielding of cellular signals for an antenna of an unmanned aerial vehicle is disclosed. An example method may include receiving a navigation route for an unmanned aerial vehicle to execute during flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle and determining an orientation of a radio signal shield for an antenna of the unmanned aerial vehicle using ground level signal propagation information of radio signals for a network and the navigation route, wherein the radio signal shield prevents the radio signals from being received by the antenna from directions based on the orientation. The method may further include adjusting the radio signal shield using the orientation and communicating with a cellular base station of the network using the antenna.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, executing an OTT application; and providing an API that enables the OTT application to connect with a native SIP stack of the device, where the OTT application negotiates with a network server for one or more QoS parameters for a communication service provided via the OTT application. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device, including: a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations of authenticating a mobile device; receiving a query from the mobile device for a bearer selection from a plurality of bearers; receiving network parameters associated with each bearer in the plurality of bearers; identifying a selected bearer in the plurality of bearers that should be used by the mobile device; and sending an instruction to the mobile device to use the selected bearer. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, splitting, by one or more first hybrid couplers, an RF signal obtained from a transmitter or an antenna into a group of RF signals; filtering, by a plurality of SAW filters, the group of RF signals resulting in a group of filtered RF signals; combining, by one or more second hybrid couplers, the group of filtered RF signals into a filtered RF signal; and providing the filtered RF signal to an antenna or a receiver. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, generating a set of SRLGs associated with a set of link bundles, wherein the set of SRLGs comprises for each SRLG in the set of SRLGs an indication for each failed link bundle in a particular SRLG a respective bandwidth failure fraction, and wherein for at least one of the failed link bundles the failure is less than a complete failure; generating a set of dominance relationships among the SRLGs in the set of SRLGs, and generating, based at least in part upon the set of SRLGs and the set of dominance relationships a packed set of SRLGs, wherein the packed set of SRLGs comprises a subset of the set of SRLGs. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A framework referred to as COmposition fRamework for chaNge management (CORNET) may integrate re-usable abstraction, modular composition with plug-and-play capabilities, or automated translation of high-level change management intent into low-level implementations and mathematical models. CORNET may use real-world data collected from cellular networks (e.g., 4G or 5G) and virtualized services, such as virtual private networks (VPN) and software defined wide area networks (SDWAN) running in the cloud.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, generating prioritized lists of OTT applications for end user devices, exchanging or otherwise providing the prioritized list(s) to enable analysis and comparison resulting in a selection of an OTT application, and establishing a communication service via the selected OTT application between the end user devices. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a first plurality of inputs that identify a plurality of geographical locations and a plurality of infrastructure located at the plurality of geographical locations, classifying each of the plurality of geographical locations in accordance with the first plurality of inputs to obtain a plurality of classes, obtaining a second plurality of inputs that identify costs, revenue, profits, or any combination thereof, associated with the plurality of infrastructure, processing the second plurality of inputs in conjunction with the plurality of classes to identify a first plurality of locations included in the plurality of geographical locations to decommission infrastructure included in the plurality of infrastructure, and presenting the first plurality of locations via a device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for authenticating a device on a wireless network using a secure attestation package is provided. The method includes receiving, by a processor, information related to a device of an Internet of Thing (IoT) service provider, generating, by the processor, a secure attestation package based on the information, transmitting, by the processor, the secure attestation package to the IoT service provider, receiving, by the processor, a request to access a wireless network of the processor from the device of the IoT service provider, and authorizing, by the processor, the device to access the wireless network based on the secure attestation package.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device that includes a processing system with a processor, and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations such as receiving user input comprising a keyword identifying an object, monitoring a video recording during a generation of the video recording by a camera, wherein the monitoring includes detecting the object being captured by the camera, creating a video clip from the video recording, wherein the video clip comprises a start point and a stop point in the video recording determined by a machine learning algorithm, and sending a notification of the creating of the video clip. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: An architecture to reduce or eliminate uplink interference induced by aerial user equipment (UE) when aerial UE is introduced into groups of terrestrial based UE operating in terrestrial fourth generation (4G) long term evolution (LTE), fifth generation (5G) networks. A method can comprise determining a number of terrestrial based user equipment impacted by uplink interference caused by uplink transmissions associated with aerial user equipment, wherein the aerial user equipment and the terrestrial based user equipment are controlled by serving cell equipment; determining an enclosed area that bounds the number of terrestrial based user equipment; and initiating a carrier aggregation process on the aerial user equipment, wherein the carrier aggregation divides the uplink transmissions associated with the aerial user equipment over a group of serving cell equipment included in the enclosed area.

Abstract: A processing system including at least one processor may obtain a parking request for a vehicle to park at a parking facility and may offer a plurality of parking spots of the parking facility for the vehicle, where at least one of the plurality of parking spots that is offered is a parking spot that is predicted to be available, and where the offering includes presenting information regarding predicted adjacent parking spot occupancy of the at least one of the plurality of parking spots for a duration of an intended stay of the vehicle at the parking facility. The processing system may then obtain a selection of a parking spot from among the plurality of parking spots and reserve the parking spot for the vehicle.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying a first location of an antenna, causing a first ray to be emitted from a second location that is different from the first location, generating reflected surfaces from surfaces that the first ray reflects from, generating a reflected first location of the first location using the surfaces that the first ray reflects from, identifying, based on the reflected first location, potential locations along the surfaces that the first ray reflects from using the reflected surfaces, and verifying, based on the potential locations, that the first ray traverses a valid path between the first location and the second location. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving workload requests for tenant devices providing services to user devices; partitioning node resources to facilitate network slicing in a software defined network to provide the services; determining that the workload requests exceed available resources of the node; and outsourcing a portion of a load to one or more neighboring nodes, where the outsourcing is performed in coordination with a regional orchestrator and a SDN intelligence module. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Enabling machine-to-machine communication for digital assistants can include initiating a call with a called device, generating audio stream data having a first instance of audio and a first spoken command, which can be provided to the called device. A second instance of audio stream data can be received from the called device, can include a second spoken command, and can be analyzed to determine if it includes assistant signature data. If the second instance of audio stream data includes the assistant signature data, the devices can switch to machine-to-machine communications.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining first data pertaining to an outage in a first portion of a communications system, obtaining second data pertaining to a relationship between the first portion of the communications system and a second portion of the communications system, analyzing the first data the second data to identify a risk to communication services facilitated by the second portion of the communications system, determining that the risk is greater than a threshold, and generating, based on the determining, a recommendation for reducing the risk. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, monitoring bandwidth availability on a network for a streaming video session; calculating, responsive to a decrease in the bandwidth availability preventing delivery of a whole video frame to a client device at a predefined resolution, a high focus area and a low focus area of the video frame, where the high focus area includes less than a full frame area of the video frame; and delivering the video frame to the client device, where the high focus area is delivered at the predefined resolution, and the low focus area is delivered at a resolution less than the predefined resolution. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, specification of network service functions (e.g., a firewall or network address translation appliance) to be included in a service function path. Routers in a communication network may publish information regarding reachable network service functions and an API may be exposed that provides the information regarding the reachable network service functions. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, connecting to a network core of a cellular network, wherein the connecting comprises a broadband connection utilizing tunneling to a security gateway; and assuming a functionality of Radio Access Network (RAN) to facilitate providing of a communication service to a wireless device, wherein a portion of the functionality is provided over a Citizen Band Radio Service (CBRS) band. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a group of coefficients for a digital filter, and configuring the digital filter according to the group of coefficients. Further embodiments can include processing a group of statistics associated with a first data flow utilizing the digital filter, and determining a first statistic from the group of statistics does not satisfy a statistical threshold resulting in a first determination. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example: obtaining for each of a plurality of subscribers to a wireless service that uses a licensed radio spectrum a respective user profile; determining based upon a particular user profile of a particular subscriber that the particular subscriber has access to a Citizen Band Radio Spectrum (CBRS), resulting in a determination; responsive to the determination being that the particular subscriber has access to the CBRS, generating an instruction to a user device of the particular subscriber to utilize the CBRS; and transmitting the instruction to the user device of the particular subscriber. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining one or more characteristics associated with a mobile device accessing a communication service via a wireless network; determining whether the one or more characteristics satisfy a threshold for accessing a Citizen Band Radio Service (CBRS) network; and responsive to the one or more characteristics satisfying the threshold, facilitating access by the mobile device to the CBRS network to continue providing the communication service. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A comprehensive integrated system and method includes (i) proactively monitoring a network for degraded service and to proactively make repairs to components before service outages, (ii) identifying the root causes of hard alarms and failures on a layer 1 transport network and generate trouble tickets; and (iii) after repair, verifying that repaired backbone network meets or exceeds performance criteria of Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with customers. A method includes surveilling first equipment in a network wherein the first equipment is in a controlled portion of the network, observing a set of messages wherein the set of messages relate to second equipment in a leased portion of the network, and detecting a fault in the network based on the surveilling step or the observing step.

Abstract: Technologies described herein are generally directed to facilitating the allocation, scheduling, and management of network slice resources. According some embodiments, a system can facilitate performance of operations. The operations can include facilitating receiving information regarding a characteristic of a potential connection, by a user device, to respective network devices of a group of provider networks. The operations can further include facilitating selecting an identifier resource from a group of identifier resources, the group comprising the identifier resources available to the user device for a connection to a corresponding network device of a provider network from the respective network devices of the group of provider networks, resulting in a selected identifier resource. Further, the operations can include communicating the selected identifier resource to the user device for use by the user device to establish the connection to the corresponding network device.

Abstract: The described technology is generally directed towards network slice pre-configuration for cellular communication systems, including 5G and subsequent generation cellular communication systems. Network equipment can be preconfigured to identify whether a network slice identifier included in a network communication belongs to a group of network slice identifiers. If so, the network equipment can process the network communication either according to a network slice rule that corresponds specifically to the network slice identifier, or according to a default group network slice rule for the group to which the network slice identifier belongs. Different groups of network slice identifiers can be associated with different sets of group network slice rules which can be arranged to reduce the work of setting up network slice identifiers in various network slicing scenarios.

Abstract: Malicious attacks by certain devices against a radio access network (RAN) can be detected and mitigated, while allowing communication of priority messages. A security management component (SMC) can determine whether a malicious attack against the RAN is occurring based on a defined baseline that indicates whether a malicious attack is occurring. The defined baseline is determined based on respective characteristics associated with respective devices that are determined based on analysis of information relating to the devices. In response to determining there is a malicious attack, SMC determines whether to block connections of devices to the RAN based on respective priority levels associated with respective messages being communicated by the devices.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving a notification from a serving base station regarding a communication device over a mobile network indicating discovery of a target base station, and obtaining a device type of the communication device and a first cell identifier of the target base station. Further embodiments include providing instructions to the serving base station to request the communication device to obtain a second cell identifier of the target base station, and obtaining the second cell identifier of the target base station from the serving base station over the mobile network. Additional embodiments include providing instructions to the serving base station to generate a communication link between the serving base station and the target base station based on the second cell identifier. Other embodiments are disclosed.