Abstract: A verification computing system obtains from a vendor computing device software product version information that identifies a most recent version of a software product available from a software vendor. It is determined that an updated version of the first software product is available that has not been tested by the verification computing system. The verification computing system causes a generation of a first test computing environment that comprises one or more computing hosts or virtual machines. The updated version of the first software product using the first test computing environment is tested. The verification computing system generates information that indicates that the updated version of the first software product failed or passed a test threshold.

Abstract: A wireless access point receives a first report from a first wireless communication device. Via a report from the first wireless communication device, the wireless access point detects a condition in which a second communication device resides within a region of wireless coverage provided by the first wireless communication device. In response to detecting that the second wireless communication device resides outside a region of wireless coverage provided by the wireless access point and resides within the region of wireless coverage provided by the first wireless communication device, the wireless access point notifies the first wireless communication device to operate in a tethering mode. In the tethering mode, the first wireless communication device provides the second wireless communication device connectivity through the first wireless communication device to the wireless access point.

Abstract: Methods and systems for smart reattachment of mobile devices to service provider networks such as WiFi networks. A method for smart reattachment of local wireless service includes scanning, by a mobile device, for access points to establish a local wireless service connection although local wireless service is user switched off on the mobile device, determining, by an application on the mobile device, whether radio frequency metrics for a scanned access point exceeds radio frequency metrics for a cellular service when the cellular service is being used on the mobile device, and automatically switching, by the application and the mobile device, to the local wireless service connection when the radio frequency metrics for the scanned access point exceeds the radio frequency metrics for the cellular service.

Abstract: A location analyzer resource (a.k.a., communication management resource) receives location information indicating expected locations of one or more installed physical assets in a network environment. The location analyzer resource also retrieves network infrastructure map information such as including images associated with the network environment. The network infrastructure map information and corresponding images indicate actual locations of available physical infrastructure in the network environment. Among other operations, the location analyzer resource analyzes images of the available physical infrastructure to determine a respective actual location of each installed physical asset of interest.

Abstract: Various embodiments comprise systems, methods, mechanisms, and apparatus adapting Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) traffic flows between a cable modem termination system (CMTS) and a plurality of cable modems (CMs) connected thereto via respective CMTS-CM TCP connections supported by respective CMTS-CM communication links. Each CMTS-CM communication link is monitored to determine Quality of Service (QoS) information including jitter information. If the jitter information associated with a particular CMTS-CM communications link exceeds a threshold level (e.g., a level where TCP ACK/NACK reception timeout may occur), then the TCP connection(s) supported by the communication link are adapted to function in a non-normative manner by, illustratively, increasing downlink and/or uplink throughput of TCP connections supported by the communications link irrespective of the usual or normative response of the TCP connection(s).

Abstract: In various embodiments an explicit congestion feedback capabilities indication, e.g., information indicating a UE's support or lack of support for low latency, low loss and scalable throughput services (L4S), is communicated in a message sent from a UE to device in a network core. In some embodiments the communicated UE capability information provides information about the capability of the UE sending the message to support the use of feedback (e.g., congestion feedback) for scalable throughput services (e.g., (L4S services) or other explicit congestion notification (ECN) services which use congestion feedback for encoding and/or data rate control). In some embodiments the message or messages communicating the UE capability information include a PDU Session Establishment Request message, a PDU Session Modification Request message, and/or a Registration Request message.

Abstract: An authentication request is received from a User Premises Equipment (UPE). The authentication request is responsive to expiration of a prior authentication certificate provided to the UPE. The authentication request comprises a set of metadata information elements. A subset of metadata information elements are selected from the set, comprising a static element descriptive of a UPE establishment event, and environmental elements indicative of a physical environment of the UPE. The static element is validated based on validation information. A trust score for the UPE is generated based on a comparison between the environmental elements and a UPE environmental profile descriptive of a known physical environment of a geographic area associated with the UPE. An authentication certificate is provided to the UPE based on the trust score being greater than a threshold trust score.

Abstract: Various methods and processing systems are disclosed that provide a computing device in a multi-rail splicer system for inserting content. The method may include receiving a first cue request message from a first splicer associated with a first rail in the multi-rail splicer system, determining a first splice time value for the first splicer based on a time included in the received first cue request message, receiving a second cue request message from a second splicer associated with a second rail in the multi-rail splicer system, determining a second splice time value for the second splicer, sending commands to insert the content stream into their respective rails at their determined splice time values, multicasting a content stream to the first and second splicers, the content stream including audio, video, and an ad beacon in a data packet identifier (PID), and consolidating content insertion results into a single verification file.

Abstract: A cellular network supports end-to-end communications with a chain of user equipments (UEs) (e.g., cell phones and other suitable wireless devices) having (i) a direct UE having a direct connection with the cellular network and (ii) one or more indirect UEs having no direct connection with the cellular network, but a device-to-device (D2D) connection with at least one other UE in the chain.

Abstract: Methods and systems for preemptive handoff in response to receiving a grant suspension at a Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) device (CBSD). A traffic distribution system (TDS) maintains a base station list with a wireless coverage area. An operations support system receives a CBRS spectrum suspension command for a CBSD. In response to the CBRS spectrum suspension command, the TDS requests from a core network (CN), data for the mobile device and data for one or more neighbor base stations selected from the list based on the suspended CBSD and the mobile device data. The TDS determines an alternative base station for the mobile device, which is selected from the one or more neighbor base stations based on the data for the mobile device data and the one or more neighbor base stations, and sends to the CN, the alternative base station to initiate a handover command.

Abstract: A central computing device receives, from a first entity computing system associated with a first entity, a first indication that the first entity requires use of a subband of a band of wireless spectrum, the first indication including a subband identifier that identifies the subband, a geographic location, and a time indicator that indicates when the subband is needed. The central computing device sends to a second entity computing system associated with a second entity, first instructions to stop use of the subband in the geographic location.

Abstract: For a communications network having a plurality of network security elements and a plurality of existing network security element specification files which limit packet flow on the network security elements, obtain, from a user, instructions to compose at least one of: a new network security element specification file; or one of the existing network security element specification files. Facilitate queuing a configuration change request that implements the instructions in an implementation pipeline. Facilitate pushing the configuration change request to at least one corresponding network security element of the plurality of network security elements.

Abstract: A computing device receives information associated with a server computing device and a plurality of client computing devices, each client computing device communicatively coupled to a router device. The computing device receives, for each respective client computing device of the plurality of client computing devices, TCP packet capture data associated with the respective client computing device. The computing device accesses an expected average packet round trip time (APRTT) for a client computing device from among the plurality of client computing devices. The computing device performs a comparison of a real-time APRTT for the client computing device and the expected APRTT for the client computing device. The computing device generates user interface imagery based on the comparison.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for multi-carrier or multi-band utilization in an unlicensed wireless network. In one embodiment, the apparatus and methods provide enhanced wireless services which provide enhanced bandwidth capability to 5G NR-U entities such as gNodeB and UE devices across two heterogeneous unlicensed bands having different medium access mechanism and protocols. In one variant, LBT (listen before talk) protocols are used to detect the presence or absence of users within the respective bands of interest. When two or more unoccupied carriers or bands are identified, aggregated operation is used ti enhance the downlink/uplink (DL/UL) transmission bandwidth for the device(s).

Abstract: For a flow of data packets in a communication path from a source host to a destination host, an intermediate node forwards data packets transmitted by the source host on a downstream link towards the destination host; forwards, towards the source host, acknowledgment (ACK) packets transmitted by the destination host in response to receiving the data packets; detects congestion in the downstream link; and directly modifies at least some of the ACK packets to inform the source host of the congestion. ACK-packet modification may include marking, dropping, and/or delaying at least some of the ACK packets.

Abstract: Background-share a one-time pad key from a first location to a second location over a secure background channel. Send a message, encrypted with the one-time pad key, from the first location to the second location, over an unsecure channel.

Abstract: A wireless router that implements a first wireless network associated with a first service set identifier (SSID) and a second wireless network associated with a second SSID, determines that a mobile device connected to the first wireless network should be forced to attempt to reestablish a connection with the wireless router. In response to determining that the mobile device should be forced to attempt to reestablish the connection with the wireless router, the wireless router disables the first wireless network. The wireless router subsequently reenables the first wireless network.

Abstract: Wireless signaling is received from a signal repeater device that repeats signaling originating from a network computing system. The wireless signaling comprises information indicating that the wireless signaling is being repeated. A message responsive to the wireless signaling to the network computing system, wherein the message comprises information indicating that signaling received by the UE is being repeated. A message is sent responsive to the wireless signaling to the network computing system that comprises information indicating that signaling received is being repeated. Information indicative of instructions to switch from a first network slice to a second network slice are received. A network slice switching process is performed to switch from the first network slice configured for a first maximum bitrate to the second network slice configured for a second maximum bitrate less than the first maximum bitrate.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for using a QUIC connection established between a user equipment (UE) and a Trusted Non-3GPP Gateway Function (TNGF) to support trusted non-3GPP access which facilitates Access Traffic Steering, Switching, and Splitting (ATSSS) are described. An exemplary TGNF, implements Multiplexed Application Substrate over QUIC Encryption (MASQUE) over QUIC. In some embodiments, QUIC connection IDs are used to delineate control plane (CP) traffic and user plane traffic being communicated over the established QUIC connection. In other embodiments, a new 3GPP Payload type header is used to delineate between control plane (CP) traffic and user plane traffic communicated over the established QUIC connection.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for managing multiple service flows through a single Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) device to provide differentiated services to multiple customers, which may be at the same or different locations. A CPE device may be configured to create one or more Virtual Local Area Networks (VLAN) tags within the CPE device, each associated with a specific Service Set Identifier (SSID), which segregates service flows based on customer needs and service types. The CPE device may also generate multiple tunnels from a network gateway to the Wi-Fi routers, with each tunnel corresponding to one of the SSIDs. The tunnels facilitate the segregation of service flows to maintain distinct and independent service streams for different customer segments.