Abstract: A printed circuit board (PCB) may include a signal layer having a functional region and a PCB signal layer testing region. The PCB signal layer testing region may include a first differential pair having a first length formed on the signal layer, a second differential pair having a second length, different than the first length, formed on the signal layer and a third differential pair having a third length, different than the first length and different than the second length, formed on the signal layer.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for increasing power save efficiency of stations within a wireless communications network. An access point (AP) can receive one or more session requests to establish a session from a station, each session request including one or more requested session parameters. The AP can set the session parameters to ensure that a session period of each requested session does not overlap two or more target beacon transmission time (TBTT) frames. The AP can merge two or more session periods of the one or more sessions by calculating a session period offset to align the end time of two or more session periods. Merging the two or more session periods minimizes the total wake time of the station.

Abstract: A fiber loop includes a plurality of processors coupled to each other and a controller coupled to each of the plurality of processors. The controller is configured to: assign to each of the plurality of processors a number of wavelengths for interconnect communications between the plurality of processors; receive, from a first processor of the plurality of processors, a request for one or more additional wavelengths; determine whether an interconnect bandwidth utilization on the fiber loop is less than a threshold; and in response to determining that the interconnect bandwidth utilization on the fiber loop is less than the threshold, reassign, to the first processor, one or more wavelengths that are assigned to a second processor of the plurality of processors.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for upgrading wireless network devices, such as access points (APs). When a first AP needs an upgrade, a network controller of the first AP may identify and select a neighbor AP. The radio(s) of the neighbor AP can be split into multiple logical radios, at least one of which includes a backup virtual AP (VAP). The backup VAP can support client devices originally supported by the first AP, allowing those client devices to roam to the neighbor AP while the first AP is upgrading, and without needing to re-associate with the neighbor AP. From the client device perspective, it appears as though they are still being supported by the first AP. Upon upgrading the first AP, the client devices can roam back to the first AP (without needing to re-associate with the first AP). No downtime is experienced, and no RF holes are generated.

Abstract: Examples provide accurate localization of an object by using a network device. Examples include determining distances between transmitter and receiver antennas of a network device, transmitting, by the transmitter antenna, a wireless signal having a transmit power, receiving, by the receiver antennas, a reflected signal that reflects off of an object, receiving, by the receiver antennas, a static signal that does not reflect off of the object, and processing the static and reflected signals and determining the location of the object, based on the distances between the transmitter and the receiver antennas and the transmit power.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for optimizing parameters of a system across an entire stack, including algorithms layer, toolchain layer, execution or runtime layer, and hardware layer. Results from the layer-specific optimization functions of each domain can be consolidated using one or more consolidation optimization functions to consolidate the layer-specific optimization results, capturing the relationship between the different layers of the stack. Continuous monitoring of the programming model during execution may be implemented and can enable the programming model to self-adjust based on real-time performance metrics. In this way, programmers and system administrators are relieved of the need for domain knowledge and are offered a systematic way for continuous optimization (rather than an ad hoc approach).

Abstract: In some examples, in response to an event at the deduplication system, a system accesses item metadata of a backup item that is backed up to a remote object storage system, the item metadata of the backup item including range information indicating a range of identifier values for portion objects of the backup item stored in the remote object storage system. The system issues, based on the range information, requests to obtain respective attribute information of the portion objects of the backup item stored in the remote object storage system. The system determines, based on the attribute information, a name of a given portion object of the backup item already used.

Abstract: A device may determine sample points associated with network routes within a network during a time interval, wherein each sample point that is associated with a respective network route comprises an amount of uptime for the respective network route during the time interval and a total frequency of state changes for the respective network route during the time interval. The device may generate, using an unsupervised machine learning mechanism, clusters of the sample points and may label the network routes with route stability labels based at least in part on the clusters. The device may generate, using a supervised machine learning mechanism, a route stability classifier based at least in part on the route stability labels for the network routes, and may determine, using the route stability classifier, a route stability of a new network route within the network.

Abstract: A method for migrating from a legacy system to a target system may include extracting a legacy system configuration into a structured model and analyzing the structured model, the analyzing including determining a set of patterns and deriving a legacy services model. The method may further include providing a target system model and mapping the legacy services model into an independent service model. The method may further include migrating the independent service model having the mapped legacy services model onto the target system model and providing the target system model to a target system.

Abstract: Implementations of the disclosure are directed to using a distributed ledger network and a location beacon device that transmits a secured representations of a location distributed ledger addresses to prove the presence of a user at a particular location and time. In implementations, a method includes: receiving, at a first time, a first beacon, the first beacon including a first secured representation of a distributed ledger address associated with a location; transmitting the first secured representation of the blockchain address to a server system operating as a node on a distributed ledger network; receiving a request from the server system to obtain, at a second time after the first time, a second secured representation of a distributed ledger address; in response to the request, obtaining a second secured representation of a blockchain address associated with a location; and transmitting to the server system, the second secured representation of the blockchain address associated with the location.

Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to multi-wavelength semiconductor comb lasers. In some examples disclosed herein, a multi-wavelength semiconductor comb laser may include a waveguide included in an upper silicon layer of a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate. The comb laser may include a quantum dot (QD) active gain region above the SOI substrate defining an active section in a laser cavity of the comb laser and a dispersion tuning section included in the laser cavity to tune total cavity dispersion of the comb laser.

Abstract: Systems and methods for performing data transfer between first and second electrical devices are provided. One method may include electrically coupling the first electrical device to a first electrical-optical (E-O) device via a first plurality of electrical lanes, electrically coupling the second electrical device to a second E-O device via a second plurality of electrical lanes, optically coupling the first and second E-O devices via a plurality of optical lanes, and transferring data therebetween via a first optical lane. The method may include monitoring one or more parameters associated with an optical transmitter of the first optical lane, and comparing each parameter to a respective threshold. Responsive to the comparison, the method includes commencing transfer of data between the first and second E-O devices via a second optical lane, and terminating transfer of the data between the first and second E-O devices via the first optical lane.

Abstract: Examples include a photonic device including a photonic integrated circuit (PIC), an optical transceiver (OTRx) front-end circuitry integrated with the PIC, an electronic integrated circuit (EIC) and an interposer. The PIC and the EIC are disposed on the interposer. The EIC is electrically interconnected to the OTRx front-end circuitry in the PIC. Some examples include a method of fabricating a photonic device.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein are generally directed to testing an upgrade to a microservice in a production environment. According to an example, a first domain specific language (DSL) program is loaded into a kernel that wraps a container of a production environment of a container orchestration system hosting a known working version of the microservice. Production interactions with the microservice are intercepted by the first DSL program and state information associated with the production interactions is persisted. A second DSL program is loaded into a kernel that wraps a container of the production environment hosting the upgraded microservice. The upgraded microservice is isolated from the production environment by using the persisted state information as a source of data for all requests issued by the upgraded microservice. Outputs of the upgraded microservice and the known working version of the microservice are compared by replaying the production interactions to the upgraded microservice.

Abstract: Examples include blocking an interface of a sponsor networking device from receiving data packets and receiving at the sponsor networking device an authentication packet from a first networking device. The first networking device is physically connected to the interface. Examples also include automatically setting by the first networking device, a unique local address for the first networking device; receiving, at the sponsor networking device, a local data packet from the first networking device, and translating, by the sponsor networking device, the local data packet to an off-fabric data packet.

Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure include a tunable laser comprising a waveguide including gain section. The waveguide overlies and is optically coupled to another waveguide. The another waveguide has a reflector at one end. A laser cavity is formed in the waveguides.

Abstract: An example system including a processing resource and a memory resource. The memory resource may store instructions executable by the processing resource to receive, at a software-defined node of a computational infrastructure, a policy specifying a node metric criterion associated with executing a workload at the node; collect a present node metric corresponding to the specified node metric criterion at the node; receive a prediction, based on historical data, of a future modification to the present node metric corresponding to the specified node metric criterion at the node; determine, at the software-defined node, an eligibility value of the node to execute the workload based on the specified node metric criterion, the present node metric criterion, and the predicted future node metric criterion; and determine whether to deploy the workload to the node for execution based on the determined eligibility value.

Abstract: Examples of an apparatus and method for propagating a modification to a service graph are described herein. Relationships between services in the service graph are identified in response to a modification to a service. The relationship is a reference between pairs of services in the service graph. Based on the identified relationships, a modification is propagated.

Abstract: A radio frequency identification interface integrated with a baseboard management controller is provided for secure data extraction from the baseboard management controller. The radio frequency identification interface includes a passive radio frequency identification circuit in direction communication with the baseboard management controller, an antenna to receive a radio-frequency signal when the baseboard management controller is in a standby powered-off status, and a connector to connect the radio frequency identification circuit to the antenna.

Abstract: A method of processing session initiation protocol (SIP) call flows, the method comprising, at a back-to-back user agent (B2BUA) configuring a media user agent (UA) layer to interface between a SIP UA layer and a Media B2BUA layer. for call flow operation in the SIP UA layer to Media B2B UA layer direction, the configuring comprises, at the media UA layer first mapping each message received from the SIP UA layer comprised of one of a plurality of SIP layer message types into one of a SDP offer message type, a SDP answer message type and a third message type different from the SDP offer message and SDP answer types, and passing each first mapped message to the Media B2B UA layer for processing.