Abstract: The disclosed technology is directed towards locating and counting unused nodes, such as free Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) address blocks. A hierarchical structure of nodes is created from an origin block to a specified lower level, and the hierarchical structure is processed using mapping and eliminating to locate free nodes. A first node group comprises node(s) in use, a second node group identifies intermediate subnets between the first node of the first node group and the specified origin block, and a third node group identifies any subnets hierarchically below node(s) in use. Unused (free) node count information is obtained based on nodes below the origin block that are not in the first node group, the second node group, or the third node group.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining, an application requirement for a server of a data center geographically separated from a central location. A configuration file adapted for the server according to the application requirement is obtained at the central location and a host processor located at the data center is selected according to the application requirement. A static IP address preassigned to an administrative portion of the selected host processor is identified. The selected host processor is initialized remotely over a wide area network via the administrative port without utilizing any software resources pre-existing at the data center. The initializing configures the selected host processor according to the configuration file to service the application requirement. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: The disclosed technology is directed towards locating and counting unused nodes, such as free Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) address blocks. A hierarchical structure of nodes is created from an origin block to a specified lower level, and the hierarchical structure is processed using mapping and eliminating to locate free nodes. A first node group comprises node(s) in use, a second node group identifies intermediate subnets between the first node of the first node group and the specified origin block, and a third node group identifies any subnets hierarchically below node(s) in use. Unused (free) node count information is obtained based on nodes below the origin block that are not in the first node group, the second node group, or the third node group.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a processing system of a user endpoint device, a network cookie directly from an internet service provider who provides a subscriber who is associated with the user endpoint device with connectivity to the internet, storing, by the processing system, the network cookie in a local memory of the user endpoint device, generating, by the processing system, a request to send to the Internet service provider, wherein the request comprises a request for an internet protocol address associated with a uniform resource locator of an internet content provider, attaching, by the processing system, the network cookie to the request, and sending, by the processing system, the request including the network cookie to the Internet service provider.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining, an application requirement for a server of a data center geographically separated from a central location. A configuration file adapted for the server according to the application requirement is obtained at the central location and a host processor located at the data center is selected according to the application requirement. A static IP address preassigned to an administrative portion of the selected host processor is identified. The selected host processor is initialized remotely over a wide area network via the administrative port without utilizing any software resources pre-existing at the data center. The initializing configures the selected host processor according to the configuration file to service the application requirement. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: The disclosed technology is directed towards locating and counting unused nodes, such as free Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) address blocks. A hierarchical structure of nodes is created from an origin block to a specified lower level, and the hierarchical structure is processed using mapping and eliminating to locate free nodes. A first node group comprises node(s) in use, a second node group identifies intermediate subnets between the first node of the first node group and the specified origin block, and a third node group identifies any subnets hierarchically below node(s) in use. Unused (free) node count information is obtained based on nodes below the origin block that are not in the first node group, the second node group, or the third node group.

Abstract: A method may include a processing system having at least one processor obtaining a first plurality of domain name system traffic records, generating an input aggregate vector from the first plurality of domain name system traffic records, where the input aggregate vector comprises a plurality of features derived from the first plurality of domain name system traffic records, and applying an encoder-decoder neural network to the input aggregate vector to generate a reconstructed vector, where the encoder-decoder neural network is trained with a plurality of aggregate vectors generated from a second plurality of domain name system traffic records. In one example, the processing system may then calculate a distance between the input aggregate vector and the reconstructed vector, and apply at least one remedial action associated with the first plurality of domain name system traffic records when the distance is greater than a threshold distance.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a plurality of requests from a user endpoint device associated with a first internet protocol address, where the user endpoint device is associated with a subscriber of the internet service provider network, and where each request of the plurality of requests comprises a request for a respective internet protocol address associated with a respective uniform resource locator of a respective internet content provider, extracting a pattern from the plurality of requests, using a machine learning technique, generating a network cookie that encodes the pattern, and delivering the network cookie to the user endpoint device for installation on the user endpoint device.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a processing system of a user endpoint device, a network cookie directly from an internet service provider who provides a subscriber who is associated with the user endpoint device with connectivity to the internet, storing, by the processing system, the network cookie in a local memory of the user endpoint device, generating, by the processing system, a request to send to the Internet service provider, wherein the request comprises a request for an internet protocol address associated with a uniform resource locator of an internet content provider, attaching, by the processing system, the network cookie to the request, and sending, by the processing system, the request including the network cookie to the Internet service provider.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining, an application requirement for a server of a data center geographically separated from a central location. A configuration file adapted for the server according to the application requirement is obtained at the central location and a host processor located at the data center is selected according to the application requirement. A static IP address preassigned to an administrative portion of the selected host processor is identified. The selected host processor is initialized remotely over a wide area network via the administrative port without utilizing any software resources pre-existing at the data center. The initializing configures the selected host processor according to the configuration file to service the application requirement. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a plurality of requests from a user endpoint device associated with a first internet protocol address, where the user endpoint device is associated with a subscriber of the internet service provider network, and where each request of the plurality of requests comprises a request for a respective internet protocol address associated with a respective uniform resource locator of a respective internet content provider, extracting a pattern from the plurality of requests, using a machine learning technique, generating a network cookie that encodes the pattern, and delivering the network cookie to the user endpoint device for installation on the user endpoint device.

Abstract: A method may include a processing system having at least one processor obtaining a first plurality of domain name system traffic records, generating an input aggregate vector from the first plurality of domain name system traffic records, where the input aggregate vector comprises a plurality of features derived from the first plurality of domain name system traffic records, and applying an encoder-decoder neural network to the input aggregate vector to generate a reconstructed vector, where the encoder-decoder neural network is trained with a plurality of aggregate vectors generated from a second plurality of domain name system traffic records. In one example, the processing system may then calculate a distance between the input aggregate vector and the reconstructed vector, and apply at least one remedial action associated with the first plurality of domain name system traffic records when the distance is greater than a threshold distance.

Abstract: The disclosed technology is directed towards locating and counting unused nodes, such as free Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) address blocks. A hierarchical structure of nodes is created from an origin block to a specified lower level, and the hierarchical structure is processed using mapping and eliminating to locate free nodes. A first node group comprises node(s) in use, a second node group identifies intermediate subnets between the first node of the first node group and the specified origin block, and a third node group identifies any subnets hierarchically below node(s) in use. Unused (free) node count information is obtained based on nodes below the origin block that are not in the first node group, the second node group, or the third node group.

Abstract: The disclosed technology is directed towards locating Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) address blocks that are not supernets to subnet address blocks. A list of IPv4 address blocks is first processed to determine supernet/subnet relationships across octets, to remove the supernets and provide a reduced list. The reduced list is iteratively processed in descending prefix length order to identify candidate supernets at each prefix length, determine which of the candidate supernets are actual supernets, remove the actual supernets, and move the remaining candidates to a leaf list. At the end of the iterations, the leaf list contains the IPv4 address blocks that do not have subnets (are not supernets).

Abstract: A method includes receiving a plurality of requests from a user endpoint device associated with a first internet protocol address, where the user endpoint device is associated with a subscriber of the internet service provider network, and where each request of the plurality of requests comprises a request for a respective internet protocol address associated with a respective uniform resource locator of a respective internet content provider, extracting a pattern from the plurality of requests, using a machine learning technique, generating a network cookie that encodes the pattern, and delivering the network cookie to the user endpoint device for installation on the user endpoint device.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a processing system of a user endpoint device, a network cookie directly from an internet service provider who provides a subscriber who is associated with the user endpoint device with connectivity to the internet, storing, by the processing system, the network cookie in a local memory of the user endpoint device, generating, by the processing system, a request to send to the Internet service provider, wherein the request comprises a request for an internet protocol address associated with a uniform resource locator of an internet content provider, attaching, by the processing system, the network cookie to the request, and sending, by the processing system, the request including the network cookie to the Internet service provider.

Abstract: A system to control access to domains, servers, or content, among other things. There may be individualized or global policies. Policy servers or other devices may interface with databases, DNS servers, firewalls, programmable virtualized routers, or dynamic host configuration protocol servers, among other devices to dynamically update various policy enforcement elements.

Abstract: A system to control access to domains, servers, or content, among other things. There may be individualized or global policies. Policy servers or other devices may interface with databases, DNS servers, firewalls, programmable virtualized routers, or dynamic host configuration protocol servers, among other devices to dynamically update various policy enforcement elements.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining, an application requirement for a server of a data center geographically separated from a central location. A configuration file adapted for the server according to the application requirement is obtained at the central location and a host processor located at the data center is selected according to the application requirement. A static IP address preassigned to an administrative portion of the selected host processor is identified. The selected host processor is initialized remotely over a wide area network via the administrative port without utilizing any software resources pre-existing at the data center. The initializing configures the selected host processor according to the configuration file to service the application requirement. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A system to control access to domains, servers, or content, among other things. There may be individualized or global policies. Policy servers or other devices may interface with databases, DNS servers, firewalls, programmable virtualized routers, or dynamic host configuration protocol servers, among other devices to dynamically update various policy enforcement elements.