Abstract: A first network device may receive a flow of unicast packets with a loop prevention bit set. The flow of unicast packets may be received from a second network device associated with a non-operational link provided between the second network device and a destination device. The second network device may be a peer of the first network device. The first network device may determine whether a link provided between the first network device and the destination device is operational, and may forgo returning the flow of unicast packets to the second network device when the link provided between the first network device and the destination device is non-operational and based on the loop prevention bit.

Abstract: A system and method for receiving a query of a partitioned table, the query including a first index predicate associated with a first partition key column; determining that one or more of the query is missing a second index predicate and the first index predicate is unusable for index probing; responsive to determining that one or more of the query is missing the second index predicate and the first index predicate is unusable for index probing, generating one or more synthesized predicates used to process the query using an index scan.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for annotating online content with offline interaction data and offline interaction conversion data is implemented by a content annotating computing device in communication with a memory. The method includes receiving a set of content interaction data based on an online interaction between an online user and a first online content item, identifying at least one physical location associated with the online content provider, determining a set of offline interaction conversion data based on the set of content interaction data and a set of offline interaction data, receiving a second online content item associated with the online content provider, and annotating the second online content item based at least partially on the set of offline interaction conversion data and the set of offline interaction data.

Abstract: An air handling unit (AHU) system is provided and includes an AHU. The AHU includes an enclosure formed to define an inlet and at least one outlet downstream from the inlet, an air supply system to drive an air flow through the enclosure from the inlet to the outlet and a misting system operably coupled to the AHU. The misting system is configured to spray high pressure, cold water mist that includes mist droplets into a portion of the enclosure upstream from the at least one outlet whereupon heat transfer occurs directly between the mist droplets and air prior to the air reaching the outlet.

Abstract: Methods, system, and apparatuses may support end-to-end (E2E) quality of service (QoS) through the use of service layer (SL) sessions. For example, an application can communicate with a targeted device based on application specified schedule, latency, jitter, error rate, throughput, level of security, and cost requirements.

Abstract: Vehicle sound attenuation systems and methods are provided herein. An example method includes determining a triggering event for a vehicle using an advanced driver assisted technology system, and controlling a sound enhancing system of the vehicle in response to the triggering event. Controlling the sound enhancing system may include attenuating engine or exhaust sound produced by the sound enhancing system of the vehicle.

Abstract: A method to adaptively predict non-default actions against unstructured utterances by an automated assistant operating in a computing-system is provided. The method includes extracting voice-features based on receiving an input utterance from at-least one speaker by an automatic speech recognition (ASR) device, identifying the input utterance as an unstructured utterance based on the extracted voice-features and a mapping between the input utterance with one or more default actions as drawn by the ASR, obtaining at least one probable action to be performed in response to the unstructured utterance through a dynamic bayesian network (DBN). The method further includes providing the at least one probable action obtained by the DBN to the speaker in an order of the posterior probability with respect to each action.

Abstract: A system and a method are disclosed that efficiently supports an append operation in an object storage system. A size of data received with a request for an append operation from an application is determined based on a data-alignment characteristic of a storage medium. Data that is not aligned with the data-alignment characteristic is stored in persistent memory and aggregated with other data from the application that is not aligned with the data-alignment characteristic, while data that is aligned with the data-alignment characteristic is stored directly in the storage medium. Aggregated data that becomes aligned with the data-alignment characteristic as additional requests for append operations are received are migrated to the storage medium.

Abstract: A serial signal detector and a differential signal detection method are provided. The serial signal detector includes a voltage comparison module and a hybrid logic filter. The voltage comparison module receives a differential signal, including a first shifted signal and a second shifted signal. The voltage comparison module includes a first comparator and a second comparator. Based on the first shifted signal, the second shifted signal, and a voltage threshold, the first and the second comparators respectively generate a first and a second comparison signals. The hybrid logic filter includes a controllable logic gate and a capacitor. The controllable logic gate performs a logic operation related to the first and the second comparison signals and generates a filtered and converted pulse accordingly. The controllable logic gate and the capacitor jointly perform a preliminary filtering operation to the filtered and converted pulse while the logic operation is being performed.

Abstract: IoT service layer capabilities may be employed to automate and simplify the service enrollment process for IoT service subscribers/enrollees. These capabilities enable virtualization of a service subscriber and the physical IoT devices, applications, data and authorized users of the subscriber into a software profile that is representative of the subscriber. Once virtualized, a service subscriber may then delegate the complexities and burden of service enrollment to an automated IoT service enrollment software function.

Abstract: Systems and methods enable the provisioning of security as a service for network slices. A network device stores definitions of multiple security assurance levels for network slices based on security parameters of assets used in the network slices. The network device stores multiple network slice templates, wherein the multiple network slice templates have different security assurance levels, of the multiple security assurance levels, for a Network Service Descriptor (NSD). The network device receives a request for a network slice with a requested security assurance level, of the multiple security assurance levels, for the NSD, and deploys the network slice using one of the network slice templates that has a security assurance level that corresponds to the requested security assurance level. The network device monitors the security parameters of the assets of the network slice for changes to the security assurance level of the deployed network slice.

Abstract: A transit/egress node in a communication network uses a performance measured flow (PMF) identifier for statistics collection for a given PMF. The PMF identifier is carried in the piggy backed information without the use of separate SR label. The Piggy backed information carries the node information role of the node used by the transit egress node to collect statistics for a given PM segment. The node collects the statistics for multiple segments and multiple PM types using a metadata present in single received packet.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide for a data sampler with built-in decision feedback equalization (DFE) and offset cancellation. For some embodiments, two or more data samplers described herein can be used to implement a data signal receiver circuit, which can use those two or more data samplers to facilitate half-rate or quarter-rate data sampling.

Abstract: A computer device may include a memory storing instructions and processor configured to execute the instructions to host a network function container that implements a microservice for a network function in a wireless communications network, wherein the network function container is deployed by a container orchestration platform; host a service proxy container associated with the network function container, wherein the service proxy container is deployed by the container orchestration platform; and configure the hosted service proxy container to apply a wireless network policy to the microservice for the network function. The processor may be further configured to intercept messages associated with the microservice for the network function using the configured service proxy container; and apply the wireless network policy to the intercepted messages using the configured service proxy container.

Abstract: A method may include storing at least a portion of a metadata buffer of a persistent data structure in volatile memory, and storing at least a portion of a data buffer of the persistent data structure in persistent memory. A system may include a processor, a volatile memory coupled to the processor, and a persistent memory coupled to the processor. The processor may be configured to execute procedures including storing at least a portion of a metadata buffer of a persistent data structure in volatile memory, and storing at least a portion of a data buffer of the persistent data structure in persistent memory. A method may include storing at least a portion of a transient part of a persistent data structure in volatile memory, and storing at least a portion of a persistent part of the persistent data structure in persistent memory.

Abstract: Enhancements to the device management functionality within service layer architecture of a Gateway node are described. The SL application registration procedure can be enhanced for devices in support of device management. Functionality can be added to the service layer to initiate automated request notification for DM purposes. Lightweight SL Transport Protocol bindings can support sending multiple DM commands called DM Action Scripts with a specific focus on the Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) Protocol.

Abstract: Methods, system, and apparatuses may support end-to-end (E2E) quality of service (QoS) through the use of service layer (SL) sessions. For example, an application can communicate with a targeted device based on application specified schedule, latency, jitter, error rate, throughput, level of security, and cost requirements.

Abstract: The various embodiments of the invention relates to a method and a technical equipment for video compression. The method comprises processing volumetric image data comprising a plurality of points; defining a hemisphere (601) around a surface (602) normal at each point in the volumetric image; partitioning each of the defined hemispheres spatially into a predefined number of angles (603); determining a representative radiance value for each angle of the predefined number of angles (603) of a defined hemisphere (601); generating a matrix (610) for a point storing the determined representative radiance values; and encoding the generated matrix (610) for the point for video compression.

Abstract: An example embodiment relates to a method comprising: receiving (700), by a client device, information about a scene associated with a 3D presentation for initiating viewport rendering by an application, wherein said scene is hosted by a server as one or more encoded 2D patches, said 2D patches being projections of the 3D representation of the scene; providing (702) the server with information for selecting 2D patches required to reconstruct at least one segment of the 3D scene as visible in a given viewport; obtaining (704), from the server, one or more video bitstreams generated based on the selected 2D patches and related metadata for extracting said 2D patches from said one or more video bitstreams; and rendering (706), by the client device, the given viewport as a sub-segment of the 3D representation of the scene based on said one or more 2D patches and the related metadata.

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein enforce access controls for network slices via proxy in a secure enclave of a user equipment (UE) device. A UE device executes, in a rich execution environment (REE), a function or application designated for using one or more secure network slices of a telecommunications network. The UE device executes, in a trusted execution environment (TEE), a slice admission control proxy (SACP) to perform admission control for the one or more secure network slices, and forces network traffic for the function or application through the SACP.