Abstract: A method and system for providing robust streaming of data from a multi-core die is disclosed. The techniques include using a high bandwidth memory (HBM) device as retransmit buffers for large amounts of data to ensure robust communication in relatively high round trip-transmission time (RTT) transmission. Another technique is supporting two or more Ethernet ports between components to both transmit the same data packets on the two ports to insure robustness. Another technique is to use sequence numbers and send data packets from the different ports in a round robin fashion and reorder the packets upon receipt of an external device. Another technique is dynamically adding and removing paths for data packets between devices with multiple ports based on the quality of the path.

Abstract: A base station determines that a first reference signal configured for a beam failure detection overlaps in at least one symbol with a second reference signal. Based on the first reference signal and the second reference signal not being quasi co-located, the base station transmits one of the first reference signal and the second reference signal, and drops transmission of one of the first reference signal and the second reference signal.

Abstract: Systems, methods and computer software are disclosed for providing a 5G native architecture. In one embodiment a method includes providing an all G software platform, including a core virtualization stack capable of communication with all hauls, and a radio virtualization stack capable of communication with all cores; and wherein the core virtualization stack communicates with an analytics layer, the analytics layer communicates with an orchestration layer, the orchestration layer communicates with a consolidation layer, and the consolidation layer communicates with the radio virtualization stack such that any G core is able to communicate with any G radio access network.

Abstract: For a communication channel having a first endpoint in a customer on-premise network and a second endpoint on a primary host machine in a cloud service provider infrastructure, the primary host machine determines a change in a state information of the communication channel and identifies a backup host machine for the communication channel. The primary host machine causes the change in the state information to be replicated to the backup host machine, wherein the replicated state information stored by the backup host machine is usable by the backup host machine after a failover causes the backup host machine to become the second endpoint of the communication channel.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices and computer readable mediums for beam failure recovery. The method includes detecting a beam failure on a serving cell of the terminal device, the serving cell including at least one of a primary cell and a secondary cell serving the terminal device. The method further includes in response to detecting the beam failure on the serving cell, generating a medium access control, MAC, control element, CE, the MAC CE including a field associated with the serving cell, wherein the field is set to be a predefined value indicating the beam failure. The method further includes transmitting the MAC CE to a network device associated with the serving cell.

Abstract: A communication apparatus is a communication apparatus provided in a vehicle. A controller comprising at least one processor of the communication apparatus uses a first profile to receive a second profile to be used for communication in a predetermined area from a predetermined server apparatus in the predetermined area, the first profile being stored in a storage in advance and making it possible to receive the second profile from the predetermined server apparatus in the predetermined area. Then, the controller causes the second profile to be stored into the storage while the first profile is stored in the storage.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an approach for seamless hand-off of data traffic in public cloud environments. Techniques are provided for activating an edge services gateway (ESG) virtual computing instance (VCI) on a new host. Prior to activating the ESG VCI on the new host, an underlay routing table is reprogrammed to associate a first IP address of a first tunnel endpoint (TEP) with a first network interface of an old host and to associate a second IP address of a second TEP with a second network interface of the new host. The routing table associates a third IP address of the ESG VCI with the first network interface. After activating the ESG VCI, a packet having as a destination address the third IP address is received at the first network interface and is encapsulated, by the first TEP, with an outer header having as a destination address the second IP address.

Abstract: A wireless communication method and apparatus for improving communication failure recovery efficiency. The method is applied to a terminal or a chip used in a terminal, and includes: upon detecting that downlink communication of the first serving cell fails, determining that downlink communication of the second serving cell is normal; sending a communication failure recovery request on an uplink channel of the second serving cell, where the communication failure recovery request is used to request to recover from a downlink communication failure of the first serving cell; and detecting a communication failure recovery response on a downlink channel of the second serving cell, where the communication failure recovery response is used to indicate a downlink communication resource of the first serving cell.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a domain name system server determining method, and a request processing method, apparatus, and system. An embodiment of this application provides a domain name system server determining method, including: A session management function network element determines an address of a first domain name system server based on a first location of user equipment, where the first domain name system server is a local domain name system server that resolves a domain name of a first application into a corresponding first Internet protocol address, which is associated with the first location; and the session management function network element sends the address of the first domain name system server to a first device.

Abstract: A method and system for generating dynamic applicative signatures of by application layer flood attack tools are provided. The method includes determining a plurality of different attributes of requests received during an on-going DDoS attack; clustering at least one attribute of the plurality of different attributes, wherein the clustering is based on values of the plurality of different attributes; determining clusters of attributes representing most frequent structures of the requests received during the on-going DDoS attack; and generating, based on the determined clusters of attributes, signature of an application layer flood attack tool executing the on-going DDoS attack.

Abstract: A base station may be configured to perform operations related to link management for a remote user equipment (UE). The operations comprising, transmitting configuration information to the remote UE and receiving information corresponding to a serving link associated with the remote UE. The operations further comprising determining that the serving link associated with the remote UE is to be switched from a first communication link to a second communication link. The operations further comprising, transmitting a message to the remote UE indicating that the serving link associated with the remote UE is to be switched from the first communication link to the second communication link. The operations further comprising, transmitting a message to a relay UE. The message is configured to trigger the relay UE to perform an operation corresponding to the serving link associated with the remote UE.

Abstract: A secure tiered, robust, and deterministic converged communications architecture with the capacity to support a plurality of power distribution automation devices/components with fiber-enabled fail-over protection is described.

Abstract: A network node includes: a control unit configured to configure an information element in a field included in a message between network nodes in a case where the field is mandatory in the message between the network nodes, the message being used for performing communication configuration related to a user apparatus; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the message between the network nodes including the field in which the information element is configured, wherein the field is mandatory in the message between the network nodes in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for a user interface for displaying a topology representation of infrastructure of a 5G Radio Access Network (RAN), such as an Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) 5G infrastructure. For example, a computing system displays, via a user interface, first icons, each icon of the first icons representing first components providing Level-1 functionality for the O-RAN 5G infrastructure, such as non-real-time RAN Intelligent Controllers (RICs). The computing system receives, via the user interface, a selection of a first icon of the first icons. In response to the selection, the computing system displays, via the user interface, second icons, each icon of the second icons representing second components managed by a component of the first components corresponding to the selected first icon. The second components provide Level-2 functionality for the O-RAN 5G infrastructure, such as near-real-time RICs.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for adaptive channel and traffic shaping management in a network including configuring an element management control unit comprising a set of distribution (DU) and central units (DU/CU) for monitoring power and channel traffic at a plurality of cell sites in a network; transmitting and receiving by a scheduler unit, data traffic data of user equipment (UE); receiving control data, by the scheduler unit, about congested network channels in Uplink (UL) and downlink (DL) transmissions from the UE; applying channel management solutions, by the scheduler unit, at a cell site to choke off congested channels via a schedule schema based on the control data about the traffic amounts on a channel; applying, by a control unit coupled to the scheduler unit to manage network traffic at the cell site, adaptive traffic management solutions to shape network data traffic on select channels based on the control data of traffic type on the channel; and iteratively applying, by the control unit,

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of wireless communication, and in particular, to a wireless local area network data transmission method and apparatus, which are used for improving data transmission efficiency. The method of the embodiments of the present invention includes: carrying, by a control domain of a PLCP header domain in a PPDU constructed by an AP, identifier information of the AP, duration information, and an identifier of at least one STA, so that a STA may obtain the identifier information of the AP, the duration information, and the identifier of at least one STA by parsing only the control domain of the PLCP header domain.

Abstract: A routing information processing method and apparatus. The method includes a first network device determines a first segment identifier corresponding to a second network device and a first locator. The first network device determines a second segment identifier corresponding to a third network device and a second locator. The first network device sends routing information that includes the first segment identifier and the second segment identifier. A fourth network device advertises mirror routing information specific to the first network device, where the mirror routing information includes the second segment identifier or the second locator.

Abstract: An interconnect topology for communication between GPUs in a computing system is determined. A quantity of directed spanning trees are generated for transmitting data between the GPUs using the interconnect topology and packed. The directed spanning trees define the connections between GPUs that are to be utilized for the transmission and the amount of data to be transmitted on each connection. Program code is generated for implementing the data transfer defined by the directed spanning trees. When the program code is executed, the directed spanning trees are used to pipeline the transmission of chunks of data, such as model parameters used during data-parallel DNN training, between the GPUs. The program code can also determine an optimal chunk size for data to be transferred between the GPUs.

Abstract: Wireless communications using multiple active resources (e.g., bandwidth parts (BWPs)) are described. A wireless device may perform failure event detection, such as radio link monitoring (RLM) and/or beam failure detection (BFD), jointly or separately for multiple active resources (e.g., BWPs) based on one or more criteria.

Abstract: A protocol processing method and apparatus, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: carrying a leaf-transfer capability identifier in an RIFT protocol, the leaf-transfer capability identifier being configured to indicate that a first node that carries the leaf-transfer capability identifier supports other leaf nodes within a network to access the network through the first node.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to receive a mobility configuration from a source cell of a network, wherein the mobility configuration includes at least one mobility measurement object, determine that a radio link failure (RLF) event has occurred on the source cell, searching for a primary cell (PCell) only on frequencies associated with the at least one mobility measurement object to reestablish a radio resource control (RRC) connection and reestablish the RRC connection with the PCell.

Abstract: A computing device includes an appliance status table to store at least one of reliability and performance data for one or more network functions virtualization (NFV) appliances and one or more legacy network appliances. The computing device includes a load controller to configure an Internet Protocol (IP) filter rule to select a packet for which processing of the packet is to be migrated from a selected one of the one or more legacy network appliances to a selected one of the one or more NFV appliances, and to update the appliance status table with received at least one of reliability and performance data for the one or more legacy network appliances and the one or more NFV appliances. The computing device includes a packet distributor to receive the packet, to select one of the one or more NFV appliances based at least in part on the appliance status table, and to send the packet to the selected NFV appliance. Other embodiments are described herein.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a data read method, a data storage method, an electronic device, and a computer program product. The data read method includes: receiving a data read request, the data read request comprising a data identifier associated with target data; determining a storage device of the target data based on the data identifier; and acquiring the target data from the storage device based on the data identifier. The data storage method includes: receiving a data storage request, the data storage request comprising a data identifier associated with data to be stored; determining, based on the data identifier, a target storage device for the data to be stored; and storing, based on the data identifier, the data to be stored to the target storage device. With the technical solutions of the present disclosure, a named data network with good performance and efficient operation can be achieved.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for performing wireless communication in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) configured for multi-radio access technology (RAT) operation are disclosed. A method includes the WTRU wirelessly communicating information on a first operating frequency according to a first RAT. The WTRU also wirelessly communicates information on a second operating frequency according to a second RAT.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, an integrated access and backhaul (IAB)-donor central unit (CU) may trigger connectivity between a distributed unit (DU) of a first network node and the IAB-donor CU, wherein the first network node comprises an IAB-node. The IAB may instantiate connectivity between a mobile terminal (MT) of the first network node and the IAB-donor CU after instantiation of the connectivity between the DU of the first network node and the IAB-donor CU. The IAB may transmit a communication to a second network node via the first network node. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for automatic derivation of attack paths in a network comprising defining the topology of the network as an enriched network topology, identifying the vulnerabilities of the topology as vulnerabilities information artifacts, building the atomic attack database of the network based on the topology and the vulnerabilities, translating the enriched network topology, the vulnerabilities information artifacts and the atomic attack database into a predefined formal model, executing a predefined SMT-based model checker for the predefined formal model to seek counterexamples and deriving the attack paths from the counterexamples, wherein the defining the topology comprises running, by a computerized data processing unit operatively connected to the network, a module of deep packet inspection of the network to build a network topology based on the information derived from the deep packet inspection module, running, by the computerized data processing unit, a module of active q

Abstract: Techniques for using simultaneous connectivity for mobility of integrated access and backhaul nodes may include an IAB node establishing a first connection with a first parent node (e.g., second IAB node) associated with a first IAB donor device (e.g., first base station) and establishing a second connection with a second parent node (third IAB node), wherein the second connection is simultaneous with the first connection. The IAB node may also switch the first connection from the first parent node to the second parent node. In doing so, the IAB node may have dual connectivity with the second parent node, where one connection is a master connection and the other connection is a secondary connection.

Abstract: A pair of virtual routers is configured. In response to programmatic requests, dynamic transfer of routing information between the routers in accordance with configuration settings indicated by a client is enabled. The routing information is associated with a set of isolated networks to which the virtual routers are attached. A network packet originating at an address in a first isolated network is transmitted to an address in a second isolated network using a route determined from routing information transmitted between the virtual routers according to the configuration settings.

Abstract: A disclosure of the present specification provides a method performed by a network node that manages mobility in a first public land mobile network (PLMN). The network node may receive an access request message of a terminal from a base station in the first PLMN. The terminal may be a terminal having joined a second PLMN. On the basis of occurrence of a failure in the second PLMN, the network node may determine whether to allow the terminal to roam to the first PLMN.

Abstract: A packet transmission method, device, and system are disclosed, and pertain to the field of network technologies. The system includes a first network device in a VPLS network and a second network device in a VPWS network. The first network device determines, based on a destination address carried in a received first packet, a virtual port corresponding to the destination address in a VPLS instance of the first network device, and sends the first packet to a second VPWS instance in the second network device based on the virtual port, where the virtual port is used to indicate a first VPWS instance in the first network device, and the second VPWS instance and the first VPWS instance are VPWS instances used to bear a same service.

Abstract: A communication system is provided that can be added to a legacy alarm system to provide a plurality of communication modes to a remote server system from the legacy alarm system and provide remote control and monitoring to a user of the system via two-way communication links. The communication system can be configured to communicate with an alarm processor of the legacy alarm system through use of a keypad bus typically used by the legacy alarm system for communication between the alarm processor and one or more keypads. Communication modes that can be provided by embodiments of the present invention can include, for example, communication over a public switched telephone network, cellular transmission, broadband transmission, and the like. The communication system can monitor all configured communication modes and determine which communication mode is the best for providing communication between the alarm system and the remote server.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods that can elect a broker on a Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) bus are disclosed. One system includes an MQTT bus and a set of client devices on the MQTT bus. Each client device maintains a set of attributes for each other client device and casts one or more votes for a particular client device on the MQTT bus to elect the particular client device as a new broker on the MQTT bus in response to a current broker on the MQTT bus becoming unavailable. The votes cast for the particular client device are based on a first value corresponding to one or more attributes for the particular client device relative to respective second values to the corresponding attribute(s) for each of the other client devices on the MQTT bus as calculated by each respective client device on the MQTT bus.

Abstract: According to a method, when it is detected that service traffic needs to be switched from a first optical layer path to a second optical layer path, a first internet protocol (IP) link associated with the service traffic needs to be determined, and an IP link used to transmit the service traffic is adjusted from the first IP link to a second IP link; an optical layer path of the first IP link is switched from the first optical layer path to the second optical layer path after the adjustment of the IP link is completed; and the IP link used to transmit the service traffic is adjusted from the second IP link to the first IP link after the switching of the optical layer path is completed. In this way, continuity of the service traffic can be ensured.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for dynamically implementing quality of service (QoS) for machines of a network. The method identifies a QoS policy rule that defines a QoS policy to be implemented for machines that meet a set of criteria specified by the QoS policy rule. The method dynamically identifies a set of machines that meet the set of criteria. The method configures a set of managed forwarding elements of the network to implement the QoS policy rule for network traffic associated with the set of machines. In some embodiments, the method monitors network events (e.g., user logins, addition of new machines, etc.) and identifies a corresponding QoS policy rule to be enforced at corresponding locations in the network based on the detected event.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a processing device configured to receive multi-pathing settings from a plurality of nodes of one or more clusters, and to identify at least one group of the plurality of nodes belonging to a same cluster of the one or more clusters. The processing device is further configured to identify a master node of the at least one group of nodes, and to deliver at least a portion of the multi-pathing settings of the master node to one or more remaining nodes of the at least one group of nodes.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a network node configures a quality of service (QoS) profile comprising one or more file-level QoS parameters, wherein the QoS profile applies to one or more files associated with a service flow associated with a user equipment (UE), wherein each file of the one or more files comprises one or more protocol data units (PDUs), and wherein a header of each PDU of the one or more PDUs of the file includes a file identifier and a file type of the file, and enforces the QoS profile on the one or more files.

Abstract: A clock monitor circuit includes a monitor and a tunable counter. The monitor can monitor a clock under test. The tunable counter can count an integer according to a reference clock and set a target number. If a stable signal relative to the clock under test is toggled, the tunable counter can switch the target number from a large number to a small number. The tunable counter can perform an automatic detection process, so as to transmit a check signal to the monitor. In response to the check signal, if the clock under test is undetectable, the monitor will not transmit any confirmation signal back to the tunable counter, and the tunable counter will gradually increase the integer. When the integer is equal to the target number, the tunable counter generates a failure signal.

Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for Fifth Generation (5G) system (5GS) failure detection monitoring of an application or control function in a network for efficient restoration of service are described. The network may be an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network, and the voice or data service may be an IMS service that utilizes Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) signaling. The application or control function may be a Proxy-Call Session Control Function (P-CSCF) of the IMS network. In some implementations, the procedure may involve a session management function (SMF) programming of a user plane function (UPF) for UPF monitoring of the P-CSCF, using a ping procedure or health check procedure (e.g. for 3GPP Pre-Release 16). In other implementations, the procedure may involve the SMF monitoring of a P-CSCF via a Network Function (NF) Repository Function (NRF) (e.g. for 3GPP Release 16).

Abstract: Techniques for congestion management in a communication network are contemplated. For example, a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) may include a Radio Resource Control (RRC) layer and a Non-Access Stratum (NAS) layer. The RRC layer may receive an indication for a service, for example from the NAS. The indication may be interpreted as a request for the particular service indicated. For example, the indicated service may correspond to at least one of: a mobile originated (MO) voice communication, a circuit switched fallback (CSFB) supplementary service (SS), or a MO short message service (SMS). The RRC layer may receive a signal from a network indicating that one or more services provided by the network are allowed. The RRC layer may send a connection request to the network for the service sought by the NAS if that service is one of the one or more services allowed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for efficient upstream multicast in passive optical networks. An upstream multicast source communicates an upstream multicast packet to the network. Subsequent downstream packet management achieved through use of source filters prevents a reflected copy of the original upstream multicast packets from being received by the upstream multicast source.

Abstract: A method for executing a beam failure recovery (BFR) process includes receiving a delay instruction sent by a base station, in which the delay instruction is configured to instruct that a mechanism for executing a beam failure recovery (BFR) process is configured as a mechanism for delaying the execution of the BFR process when the BFR process is triggered in an inactive state of discontinuous reception (DRX); configuring the mechanism for executing the BFR process of the terminal as the mechanism for delaying the execution of the BFR process when the BFR process is triggered in the inactive state of the DRX based on the delay instruction; and delaying the execution of the BFR process when the BFR process is triggered in the inactive state of the DRX.

Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for controlling congestion based on a generation Z (Gen-Z) interface. When a first device receives, from a second device, a second packet that is a response to a first packet transmitted to the second device, and the second packet indicates that a congestion situation occurs, the first device records priority information of a packet in a predetermined field for congestion control among fields according to the Gen-Z interface. Then, the first device transmits a third packet including priority information to the second device.

Abstract: A method for registering an HVAC device in a distributed building management system (BMS). The method includes requesting a token. The token is configured to authorize a registration of the HVAC device. The method further includes receiving the token at a registration service, and receiving a unique ID associated with the HVAC device at the registration service. The method also includes registering the device into a document database of the registration service and generating a device shadow associated with the HVAC device. The method also includes storing the device shadow in the distributed BMS.

Abstract: A building management system includes an entity database, a software defined gateway, and an entity service. The entity database stores a plurality of interconnected smart entities including object entities representing a plurality of physical devices, people, or spaces and data entities representing data associated with the plurality of physical devices, people, or spaces. The smart entities are interconnected by relational objects indicating relationships between the object entities and the data entities. The software defined gateway is configured to receive information technology (IT) data and operational technology (OT) data from a plurality of different data sources. The entity service is configured to create a new smart entity in the entity database or update an existing smart entity in the entity database using the IT data and the OT data.

Abstract: A prompting method and device are provided. The method includes that: if a working state of first equipment changes, a state parameter of second equipment is acquired; a prompting manner in which the first equipment prompts that its working state changes is determined according to the state parameter of the second equipment; and the first equipment is controlled to perform prompting according to the prompting manner.

Abstract: Systems and methods include one or more processing devices configured to implement a Network Operating System (NOS) that is configured to switch frames, wherein the one or more processing devices are connected to a plurality of Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) configured to operate in a chain having a service flow, and wherein the NOS is configured to implement frame classification for the frames in order to distribute the frames to the plurality of VNFs, such that some of the plurality of VNFs process a subset of the frames.

Abstract: Managing performance of elements providing a session via a multi-hop network topology is provided. A system receives values for factors associated with elements that form hops in a multi-hop network topology. The system determines a performance metric for each hop using the values for one or more factors selected from the factors. The system identifies a hop of the hops as having a performance issue based on the performance metric for the hop exceeding a threshold. The system selects, responsive to the performance metric of the hop exceeding the threshold, an action to take on at least one element forming the hop.

Abstract: A communication system includes: a first communication apparatus configured to control a first wireless communication and a second wireless communication different from the first wireless communication; a second communication apparatus configured to communicate using the second communication; and a third communication apparatus configured to perform data communication with the first communication apparatus via the first wireless communication or the second wireless communication, wherein the third communication apparatus transmits to the first communication apparatus a control message that includes an available address of the third wireless communications apparatus used in the second wireless communication, the first communication apparatus notifies the second communication apparatus of the available address of the third communication apparatus, and the second communication apparatus communicate with the third communication apparatus using the address.

Abstract: Implementations of this disclosure provide data transmission operations and network interface controllers. An example method performed by a first RDMA network interface controller includes obtaining m data packets from a host memory of a first host; sending the m data packets to a second RDMA network interface controller of a second host; backing up the m data packets to a network interface controller memory integrated into the first RDMA network interface controller; determining that the second RDMA network interface controller does not receive n data packets of the m data packets; and in response, obtaining the n data packets from the m data packets that have been backed up to the network interface controller memory integrated into the first RDMA network interface controller, and retransmitting the n data packets to the second RDMA network interface controller.

Abstract: A relay device, or a switch, in a ring network corrects connection information including (i) identification information of respective switches in the network and (ii) a connection order of other switches seen from a subject switch, by storing in a memory a switch ID table of the subject switch, which includes an ID of each of the other switches and a connection order of the other switches seen from the subject switch, for identifying an abnormal section of the network, for example. Each of the switches has a function that (i) generates anew ID for the restarted switch for generating a new ID table and (ii) causes the other switches to generate a respective new switch ID table, when detecting switch ID duplication among the switches or when restarting from a reset.