Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device including a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations of receiving a query for 5G Session Management Functions (SMFs) to handle a connection request, wherein the query includes a slice ID and data network name; determining a list of SMFs that each have a blockchain ID immutably recorded on a blockchain, wherein the blockchain ID is authorized to provide service to the slice ID; and sending, responsive to the query, the list of SMFs. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving information defining a high-capacity event in a mobility network, receiving information defining a network location of the high-capacity event in the mobility network, automatically configuring one or more network components of the mobility network according to a set of high-capacity parameters, the one or more network components associated with the network location of the high-capacity event, limiting access to the mobile network to specific users according to the high-capacity parameters, and after the high-capacity event, automatically configuring the one or more network components of the mobile network according to a set of reversion parameters. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying a request to initiate a virtual machine including a virtual network interface on a physical host processing system that includes a physical network interface. A location reference to a physical location of the physical network interface is determined and an adapted media access control (MAC) address is adapted to incorporate the location reference according to an association between the virtual network interface and the physical network interface. The adapted MAC address is further associated with the virtual network interface of the virtual machine, such that the physical location of the physical network interface is identifiable from within an environment of the virtual machine via the adapted MAC address. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying network elements of a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) domain of an optical waveguide communication system that includes a group of optical-add-drop multiplexor (OADM) devices. Operations are observed for the WDM domain configured to deliver communication services configured for simultaneously transporting independent signals across a network of single optical waveguides. A demand for optical waveguide communication services is determined and the WDM network is configured according to the optical fiber communication link requirement and according to the observations. The configured WDM network includes at least one OADM device of the group of OADM devices configured to provide a WDM cross-frequency network path of the configured WDM network. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: The concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to alarm correlation and ticketing for reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer (“ROADM”) networks. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a ROADM controller can create, based upon data associated with a plurality of ROADM network elements operating in a ROADM network, a graph of the plurality ROADM network elements. The ROADM controller can retrieve a plurality of alarms from at least a portion the plurality of ROADM network elements, associate the plurality of alarms with at least the portion of the plurality of ROADM network elements, and associate a direction of each alarm with a corresponding service direction. The ROADM controller can eliminate any alarms with a time stamp outside of a same time window. The ROADM controller can then determine that any remaining alarms are associated with a root cause of a failure within the ROADM network.

Abstract: A substrate connector includes a terminal and an inner housing. The terminal includes a first connecting portion extending in a first direction, a second connecting portion extending in a second direction, and a bridge portion. The bridge portion includes a first extending portion extending in the first direction from the first connecting portion, a second extending portion extending in the second direction from the second connecting portion, and a curved portion connecting the first extending portion and the second extending portion. The second extending portion includes a pair of press-fit protrusions protruding in directions opposite to each other in the third direction. The second extending portion and the curved portion are accommodated in an accommodation groove provided in an end surface of the inner housing in the first direction. A pair of press-fit protrusions are press-fitted and fixed in a pair of inner side surfaces of the accommodation groove.

Abstract: A rolling protective cover for installation over structures provides a means to deploy one or more alternative protective membranes controlled by computer and actuated on various environmental conditions. Using an environmental sensor, the computer system can deploy a protective cover, retract a cover, or alternate between covers. The system can be used to increase the energy efficiency of the structure, solar panels, or to provide protection from elements such as fire, snow, hail, dust and debris accumulation. The system could further be used for application of fluid to the structure for use as a cleaner, fire retardant, or other such application.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, co-locating network functions in virtual machines and/or containers in public clouds. A session border controller (SBC) may be combined with one or more voice and/or message services network functions. A virtual image or container runtime including co-located network functions may be provided to a public cloud service provider, and virtual machines or containers having co-located network functions may be instantiated as needed. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a process that determines a current location of a mobile device according to a horizontal reference, obtains a corresponding barometric pressure reading at the current location of the mobile device, and determines a current position of the mobile device according to the current location of the mobile device and the corresponding barometric pressure reading. A historical record of positions of the mobile device is updated according to the current position of the mobile device and other positions of the mobile device determined at other times, and a historical record of positions of the mobile device to a map of a facility is updated to obtain a referenced pattern of movement of the mobile device within the facility. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A terminal spring on a female terminal that integrates a terminal spring spacer to underlying terminal bases of said terminal spring to aid in maintaining proper contact interface gap for receiving therein a corresponding male terminal. The terminal spring spacer is integrally, contiguously, or unitarily connected to said terminal spring as a single piece. The female terminal, onto which the terminal spring with the terminal spring spacer is joined, includes a pair of terminal bases, each having a contact zone, a transition zone, and a terminal (wire) zone. The contact zones and transition zones of the first and second terminal bases are substantially contained within the terminal spring. The terminal spring spacer effectively maintains a correct gap through an interface gap between front ends of the contact zones of the first and second terminal bases through another gap between transition zones of the first and second terminal bases for accommodating therein the corresponding male terminal.

Abstract: A digital object is associated with a smart contract that stores a first hash value to represent a user device used to acquire ownership of the digital object. When a request to transfer ownership of the digital object from a first user to a second user is received, a user account of the first user is accessed to retrieve information identifying a user device associated with the user account of the first user. The first hash value in the smart contract is authenticated based on the information representing the first user's device. If the first hash value is determined to match the user device information stored in the first user's account, a token representing the digital object is transferred to a wallet associated with the second user. The smart contract is updated to include a second hash value that represents a user device used by the second user to request the ownership transfer of the digital object.

Abstract: Described herein are techniques, devices, and systems for selectively using a music-capable audio codec on-demand during a communication session. A user equipment (UE) may adaptively transition between using a first audio codec that provides a first audio bandwidth and a second audio codec (e.g., the EVS-FB codec) that provides a second audio bandwidth that is greater than the first audio bandwidth. The transition to the second audio codec may occur in response to determining that sound in the environment of the UE includes frequencies outside of a range of frequencies associated with a human voice, such as by determining that music is being played in the environment of the UE, which allows for selectively using a music-capable audio codec when it would be beneficial to do so.

Abstract: Techniques for setting up a communication session responsive to a dedicated bearer failure are described herein. A telecommunications network can implement a server to determine that a user equipment (UE) is incapable of establishing a communication session using a dedicated bearer due to a bandwidth or technology used by the UE. The server can exchange a user plane message with the UE using a default bearer based on determining that the dedicated bearer failed to establish the communication session. The server can establish the communication session for the UE based at least in part on the user plane message associated with the default bearer.

Abstract: A system and method for security of Internet of things (IoT) devices are discussed. A user of a mobile device, such as a customer of a wireless communication network, may remotely lock an IoT device while concomitantly assigning an ad hoc password to the IoT device that can be subsequently used to unlock the device. Alternatively, an IoT device may self-lock and produce a password in response to detecting its motion. The produced password may be provided to the user of a mobile device and used later to unlock the IoT device.

Abstract: The system receives a SIP call from a UE associated with a user, where the SIP call includes multiple fields, and where a field among the multiple fields indicates that the SIP call is the open-line call. The system receives a first indication that the UE associated with a callee has generated a notification to the callee of the SIP call. Upon identifying the SIP call as the open-line call and receiving the first indication, the system sends a first message to the UE associated with the caller that the UE associated with the callee has generated the notification. The first message indicates to the UE associated with the caller to generate a first inaudible notification indicating that the UE associated with the callee generated the notification.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a base transceiver station having a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations of registering a wireless optical networking device with a fiber optic central office, wherein the registering uses a public land mobile network identifier that uniquely identifies a fiber optic network; encapsulating fiber signaling data for the wireless optical networking device received from the fiber optic central office; and transmitting the fiber signaling data via a radio bearer over an unlicensed radio spectrum to the wireless optical networking device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, examining first actions imposed as part of a maintenance activity in respect of a communication network while the communication network is subjected to second actions as part of the maintenance activity, determining, based on the examining, that the first actions, in whole or in part, fail to adhere to a threshold, a requirement, or a specification, and based on the determining, reversing at least one action of the first actions. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A method and a system for user identification of a user in a computer system are provided. The method comprising: obtaining a user identifier associated with the user; assigning a respective window identifier to each user interface window opened by the user on the computing device; for a given working session of a pre-determined number of working sessions: storing a sequence of user interface windows opened by the user; identify, within user interface windows opened over the pre-determined number of working sessions, at least one pattern including a pre-determined number of repetitive sequences of user interface windows; generating a set of parameters characterizing a time elapsed between a transition from a first user interface window to an other user interface window within the at least one pattern; using the set of parameters associated with the at least one pattern and the user identifier to train at least one classifier.