Abstract: A plurality of serverless function invocations are received. A quantity of serverless function invocations of the plurality of serverless function invocations that corresponds to a particular type of serverless function invocation are determined. A number of serverless functions are scaled at a determined rate in view of the quantity of serverless function invocations corresponding to the particular type of serverless function invocation.

Abstract: A thread delta prediction and cognitive conversation opportunity generation. A prediction model may be generated based on chat space conversation data, and predicts a chat thread delta associated with a current chat conversation data. A data package may be created based on the chat thread delta. Based on the data package, a conversation opportunity may be determined for a given topic for given user in the chat space, to conduct during a time period of the chat thread delta in real-time.

Abstract: Portion- or tile-based video streaming concepts are described. In one example aspect, a server includes a processor that is configured to provide a manifest file to a client. The manifest file includes first parameter sets each defining one of picture-portion specific adaptation sets of representations. Each first parameter set comprises a quality level for each representation of the picture-portion specific adaptation set defined by the respective first parameter set. The manifest file also includes at least one second parameter set defining a preselection adaptation set which assigns to each of regions of an output picture area one of the picture-portion specific adaptation sets.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. Embodiments herein disclose a network management apparatus, method, and computer-readable storage medium for or management of shared NSI in a communication system.

Abstract: A communication device used in a wireless system that includes plural communication devices and executes communication via at least one of the plural communication devices. The communication device includes: first means for judging whether communication control information can be compressed or not on the basis of a neighboring node search message among the plural communication devices and a response thereto, or the exchange of routing control information according to an ad hoc routing protocol; and second means for compressing the information volume of the communication control information by judging the contents of the communication control information and deleting or replacing redundant information or constantly fixed information if the communication control information can be compressed.

Abstract: A method of improving performance of machine learning models by leveraging crowdsourced artificial intelligence includes sending first data to a plurality of data source compute nodes and receiving indications of stakes and estimates based on the first data from the plurality of data source compute nodes. Each data source compute node is ranked based on the received indications of stakes, to generate a plurality of ranked data source compute nodes. An accuracy of each received estimate is calculated by comparing the received estimates to second data. Until a predefined resource is depleted, and in order of rank, if the accuracy of the estimate associated with a ranked data source compute node exceeds a predefined threshold, the predefined resource is decremented and a token augmentation can be assigned to the ranked data source compute node.

Abstract: An apparatus for helping with multicast domain name service (MDNS) discovery includes one or more processors configured to receive a first MDNS query from the resource seeking device, receive a first MDNS response from the resource providing device, and generate a second MDNS response according to the first MDNS response. The second MDNS response is generated at least by including a resource record from the first MDNS response and setting a time-to-live (TTL) value of the resource record in the second MDNS response to be lower than an original TTL value as specified for the resource record in the first MDNS response. The second MDNS response is sent to the resource seeking device in response to the first MDNS query. A hospitality establishment may thereby soft assign a media device to a user device while retaining the ability to change the media device assigned to the user device.

Abstract: Various techniques for facilitating communication with and across a clinical environment and a cloud environment are described. For example, a method for tagging messages with facility identifiers in a manner that does not require changing the identifiers when logically re-arranging the facilities. A connectivity adapter in the clinical environment can receive a message from an infusion pump and tag the message with only permanent IDs such that when the facility in which the connectivity resides is categorized under a different system or region, the identifiers in the message need not be updated.

Abstract: A lateral movement identification tool analyzes communications sent and received from a local host to identify potential instances of lateral movement. When the host-based lateral movement identification tool identifies a host to host connection, the tool processes one or more artificial intelligence algorithms to analyze information from local network resources including a directory service, a local network system such as a network basic input/output system, a domain name system, and event logs. The lateral movement identification tool correlates the aggregated information with identified host to host messaging and sends alerts when lateral movement is suspected. Alerts may be either presented locally or provided to a central console based on configuration information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, an apparatus, and a system for creating a network slice. The method includes: receiving, by a network slice control function (NSCF) entity, a service deployment command sent by a network slice management function NSMF entity; obtaining, by the NSCF entity, a service-related requirement parameter, a model, a policy, and a plan of a network slice, and registration information of a network function entity based on the service deployment command; generating, by the NSCF entity, a service configuration scheme of the network function entity based on the model and the policy of the network slice and one or more of the service-related requirement parameter, the registration information of the network function entity, and the plan of the network slice; and sending, by the NSCF entity, the service configuration scheme to the network function entity. Therefore, a network slice can be automatically created.

Abstract: Systems and methods for effectively managing exit nodes are provided. The exemplary systems and methods use a Supernode to examine an Exit Node through sending and receiving a request to a Target. Information about the exit node is then stored into the Supernode. According to the information provided from the Supernode, the Exit Nodes Database systemizes the proxies according to availability and provides available exit nodes to a User Device.

Abstract: Implementations for dynamically visualizing microservice mesh topologies are described. An example method may include receiving a first request for a first type of visualization of a microservice mesh comprising nodes, obtaining first information regarding the nodes of the microservice mesh corresponding to the first type of visualization, providing, in a graphical user interface (GUI), the first type of visualization of the microservice mesh using the first information, receiving a second request for a second type of visualization of the microservice mesh, obtaining second information regarding the nodes of the microservice mesh corresponding to the second type of visualization, the second type of visualization different form the first type of visualization, and providing, via an update to the GUI, the second type of visualization of the microservice mesh using the second information.

Abstract: A network call method, a server, a call terminal, a network call system, and a storage medium are provided. The network call method includes: receiving a reservation request transmitted by a call reservation terminal, the reservation request including a first communication identifier of a first call terminal; generating a chat room identifier of a chat room in a social network application; generating a call reservation notification, the call reservation notification including an access link generated according to the chat room identifier; and transmitting the call reservation notification to a communication client of the first call terminal according to the first communication identifier of the first call terminal.

Abstract: Methods related to determining and utilizing one or more attributes to associate with an IP addresses. Attributes are determined based on request data provided with requests from an IP address and one or more available secondary information sources. Attributes may include physical locations and/or category designations for the IP address. One or more attributes may be assigned a likelihood value indicative of likelihood that the attribute is associated with the IP address. Some implementations are directed to utilizing the attributes and likelihood values to identify likely fraudulent information provided with requests. Some implementations are directed to utilizing the attributes and likelihood values to provide advertisements in response to requests from IP addresses.

Abstract: A method for online monitoring of a physical environment using a variable data sampling rate is implemented by a computing device. The method includes sampling, at the computing device, at least one data set using at least one sampling rate. The method also includes processing the at least one data set with condition assessment rules. The method further includes determining whether the at least one data set indicates a change in state of the physical environment. The method additionally includes updating the at least one sampling rate.

Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include (1) maintaining a heterogeneous graph that represents (a) objects of a first type, (b) objects of a second type, and (c) relationships between the objects of the first type and objects of the second type, (2) using features of the objects of the first type to train a first embedding model to generate embeddings of the first type that (a) predict a label of objects of the first type and (b) predict, when combined with embeddings of the second type, graphical relationships in the graph, and (3) using features of each of the objects of the second type to train a second embedding model to generate the embeddings of the second type that predict, when combined with the embeddings of the first type, the graphical relationships in the graph. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: A switching fabric role assignment system includes a plurality of switch devices coupled together in a switching fabric. A first switch device included in the plurality of switch devices receives an endhost device identification communication from an endhost device when the endhost device is connected to the first switch device. The first switch device uses the endhost device identification communication to identify an endhost device type of the endhost device and determines, based on the endhost device type, a first switch device role for the first switch device. The first switch device then transmits a first switch device role communication that identifies the first switch device role to a second switch device included in the plurality of switch devices and connected to the first switch device. The second switch device may then determine, based on the first switch device role, a second switch device role for the second switch device.

Abstract: A system and method for inferring device operating systems. A method includes applying a sequence-based model to an option-types sequence in order to output a plurality of first features, wherein each of the first features is a value representing a probability that the options-type sequence is associated with a respective operating system; applying a distribution dissimilarity model to metadata field distribution data extracted from the headers of the packets sent by the device in order to output a plurality of second features, wherein the plurality of second features includes a plurality of distances, wherein each distance is based on a difference between a distribution of values of each metadata field indicated in the metadata field distribution data; and applying an operating system inference model to the plurality of first features and the plurality of second features in order to output an inferred operating system for the device.

Abstract: A method, system, and program product for implementing a remote resource capacity and utilization optimization is provided. The method includes determining associations with a specified geographical region and an associated topic of interest with respect to social media Website traffic and trends associated with utilization of remote hardware and software resources. Current and historical software application downloads are tracked with respect to the social media Website traffic and trends and a currently consumed capacity of the remote hardware and software resources are detected with respect to the specified geographical region. Future resource requirements associated with the currently consumed capacity are determined and data representing the current and historical software application downloads is stored.

Abstract: The invention relates to a home-automation system and a method for constituting the topology of a home-automation system comprising a plurality of central control units, the method being executed by a user terminal (T) connected to the at least one home-automation system and comprising the following steps: receiving (ECTT3, ECTT4) from at least one central control unit (U1, U2) among the plurality of central control units (U1, U2) at least one message (MDL1, MDL2) comprising a list (DL1, DL2) comprising at least one home-automation device with which said central control unit is capable of communicating; selecting (ECTT6) at least one combination of at least one device in connection with one central control unit among the plurality of control units (U1, U2) for which the communicated device list (DL) comprises the selected device, with a view to connecting at least one device to said central control unit; and sending (ECTT7) a connection message (MR) to the at least one central control unit (U) selected in ste