Abstract: Various systems and methods for providing opportunistic placement of compute in an edge network are described herein. A node in an edge network may be configured to access a service level agreement related to a workload, the workload to be orchestrated for a user equipment by the node; modify a machine learning model based on the service level agreement; implement the machine learning model to identify resource requirements to execute the workload in a manner to satisfy the service level agreement; initiate resource assignments from a resource provider, the resource assignments to satisfy the resource requirements; construct a resource hierarchy from the resource assignments; initiate execution of the workload using resources from the resource hierarchy; and monitor and adapt execution of the workload based on the resource hierarchy in response to the execution of the workload.

Abstract: A computing node in an edge computing network includes a network interface card (NIC), memory storing a plurality of digital object representations of a corresponding plurality of participating entities, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry detects a message from a participating entity of the plurality. The message is received via the NIC and is associated with a messaging service of the edge computing network. The message is mapped to a service class of a plurality of available service classes based on a service request associated with the message. The message is processed to extract one or more characteristics of the service request. A digital object representation of the plurality of digital object representations is updated based on the one or more characteristics of the service request, the digital object representation corresponding to the participating entity.

Abstract: A controller is provided. The controller comprises a processor configured to determine multiple power saving modes based on a power saving model of a network communicative road sensing system and on a power saving target assigned to the road sensing system; the multiple power saving modes comprising a first power saving mode for a first power consuming subsystem of the road sensing system and a second power saving mode for a second power consuming subsystem of the road sensing system; generate a recommendation for the road sensing system to operate in accordance with the multiple power saving modes.

Abstract: Technology is disclosed for a vehicle-capable user equipment (vUE) operable for sensing-based distributed scheduling 5 of event-based mission critical (MC) vehicle-to everything (V2X) traffic. The vUE can sense sidelink control information (SCI) for semi persistent scheduling (SPS) resource selection from one or more SCI messages received in one or more physical sidelink control channels (PSCCHs) from one or more neighboring vUEs. The vUE can identify: a number of MC resources to transmit event10 based MC data with a selected number of repetitions within a latency budget, wherein the MC resources include one or more of MC-SCI or MC data with the selected number of repetitions; and a number of available resources to transmit event-based MC data within the latency budget. The vUE can select revocable resources from one or more scheduled low-priority resources based on the sensed SCI for SPS resource selection.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for information centric network (ICN) interworking are described herein. For example, a request may be received at a convergence layer of a node. Here, the request originates from an application on the node. A network protocol, from several available to the node, may be determined to transmit the request. The node then transmits the request via the selected network protocol.

Abstract: A method for authenticating features reported by a vehicle includes receiving, from a network, a map of an area with confidence weights corresponding to each feature on the map and/or a list of trusted users; upon the vehicle entering the area, checking whether the vehicle is on the list of trusted users; and checking features reported from the vehicle and matching the features to the map of the area.

Abstract: Various systems and methods for content adaptation based on seat position or occupant position in a vehicle are described herein. An example implementation for content adaptation based on seat position in a vehicle includes: obtaining sensor data, the sensor data including a seat position of a seat in the vehicle; identifying audiovisual content for output to a human occupant in the vehicle; identifying an occupant position of the human occupant, based on the seat position, for a user experience of the output of the audiovisual content; and cause one or more adjustments to the output of the audiovisual content in the vehicle, via an output device, based on the identified position of the human occupant.

Abstract: A DTaaS architecture is described to support communication-side optimization and to reduce communication overhead while meeting necessary reliability and latency requirements. The disclosure describe techniques for utilizing DT resources for V2X environments using both virtual and physical “twin” resources to achieve improved resiliency. Moreover, to optimize redundancy costs, the ratio of virtual DT nodes to physical DT nodes may be asymmetrical. An asymmetric approach to DT redundancies involving both virtual and physical resources enables greater flexibility in managing deployment costs.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus, articles of manufacture, and methods are disclosed for in-network computation and control of network congestion based on in-network computation delays. An example device includes interface circuitry to access a packet including a header having (1) a destination address field to identify a first network address of a destination device capable of performing an action and (2) a workload class field to identify a workload class associated with the action. The example device also includes programmable circuitry to utilize machine-readable instructions to perform the action at the device based on the workload class field, the device having a second network address that is different than the first network address. Additionally, the example programmable circuitry is to modify an indicator field of the packet to indicate that the action has been performed and cause the interface circuitry to forward the packet with the modified indicator field toward the destination device.

Abstract: Example apparatus to perform service failover as disclosed herein are to detect a failure condition associated with execution of a service by a first compute platform, the execution of the service responsive to a first request. Disclosed example apparatus are also to send a second request to a second compute platform to execute the service. Disclosed example apparatus are further to monitor a queue of the first compute platform for a response to the first request, the response to indicate execution of the service by the first compute platform has completed, and when the response is detected in the queue, discard the response from the queue.

Abstract: A communication device for a vehicle to communicate features about the vehicle's environment includes one or more processors configured to receive a communication from another device, wherein the communication includes a global reference coordinate system for an area covered by the other device and a number of allowed transmissions to be sent from the vehicle; transform stored data about the vehicle's environment based on the global reference coordinate system; divide the transformed stored data into a plurality of subsets of data; and select one or more subsets of data from the plurality of subsets for transmission according to the number of allowed transmissions.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for distributed machine learning (DML) in an information centric network (ICN) are described herein. Finite message exchanges, such as those used in many DML exercises, may be efficiently implemented by treating certain data packets as interest packets to reduce overall network overhead when performing the finite message exchange. Further, network efficiency in DML may be improved achieved by using local coordinating nodes to manage devices participating in a distributed machine learning exercise. Additionally, modifying a round of DML training to accommodate available participant devices, such as by using a group quality of service metric to select the devices, or extending the round execution parameters to include additional devices, may have an impact on DML performance.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus circuitry, and storage media are described for mobile-terminated packet transmissions. In one embodiment, an apparatus of a control plane device configured to operate within an evolved packet network core identifies a first service flow event trigger associated with a first packet data unit (PDU) session and processes a path reselection for a first PDU session in response to the first service flow event trigger, wherein the path reselection determines a new gateway for the first PDU session resulting from the path reselection. Transmission of a change notification to an application server controller associated with the first PDU session is initiated in response to the path reselection. Transmission of a routing update to the new gateway in response to the path reselection is also initiated. In various embodiments, the trigger may be a mobility event, a load balancing event, or operations in association with an application server controller.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus circuitry, and storage media are described for mobile-terminated packet transmissions. In one embodiment, an apparatus of a control plane device configured to operate within an evolved packet network core identifies a first service flow event trigger associated with a first packet data unit (PDU) session and processes a path reselection for a first PDU session in response to the first service flow event trigger, wherein the path reselection determines a new gateway for the first PDU session resulting from the path reselection. Transmission of a change notification to an application server controller associated with the first PDU session is initiated in response to the path reselection. Transmission of a routing update to the new gateway in response to the path reselection is also initiated. In various embodiments, the trigger may be a mobility event, a load balancing event, or operations in association with an application server controller.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for secured information transfer are disclosed. An example apparatus includes programmable circuitry to execute instructions to determine characteristics of an asset associated with a first entity that utilizes a first type of decentralized security, assign the asset to a carrier for transport to a second entity that utilizes a second type of decentralized security, obtain attested information for the asset from the carrier, and transmit the attested information to the second entity via a first gateway, the first gateway to transmit the attested information for the asset to a second gateway of the second entity.

Abstract: A device may include a processor. The processor may sample a portion of a workload to offload to compute resources and a portion of a current workload of the compute resources. The processor may simulate offloading of the workload to the compute resources using the sampled portion of the workload, the sampled portion of the current workload, and telemetry data corresponding to the compute resources. The compute resources may be configured to perform the workload according to a plurality of offloading configurations. The processor may determine a rank score for each offloading configuration of the plurality of offloading configurations based on the simulations. Responsive to a rank score corresponding to an offloading configuration of the plurality of offloading configurations exceeding a threshold value, the processor may offload the workload to the compute resource corresponding to the offloading configuration that corresponds to the rank score that exceeds the threshold value.

Abstract: Various approaches for deploying and controlling distributed compute operations with the use of infrastructure processing units (IPUs) and similar networked processing units are disclosed. For example, a payload may be received at a networking infrastructure device. Here, the payload is part of a workload that is routed through the networking infrastructure device from a first network node to a second network node. The networking infrastructure device may obtain a workload graph for the workload with vertices of the workload graph specifying functions. The networking infrastructure device may apply a function to the payload in accordance with the workload graph to transform the payload into a processed payload. The processed payload may be transmitted towards the second network node.

Abstract: Various approaches for deploying and controlling distributed compute operations with the use of infrastructure processing units (IPUs) and similar network-addressable processing units are disclosed.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to improve distributed machine learning efficiency. An example apparatus includes train management circuitry to cause a first vector to be sent from a worker node to an in-network-aggregator (INA) after completion of a first processing iteration requested by a parameter server. The example apparatus also includes protocol configuration circuitry to prohibit a second processing iteration when an availability status of the INA is false, and permit the second processing iteration when (a) an acknowledgement (ACK) from the INA corresponding to the first vector is received and (b) the availability status of the INA is true.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for machine generation of content names in an information centric network (ICN) are described herein. For example, a node may obtain content. An inference engine may be invoked to produce a name for the content. Once the content is named, the node may respond to an interest packet that includes the name of the content. The response is a data packet that includes the content.