Abstract: A method for generating, conveying, and using attempted producer network function (NF) instance communication information includes, at a first service communication proxy (SCP), receiving, from a sender, a first service based interface (SBI) request message. The method further includes attempting to obtain a service requested by the first SBI request message from at least one producer NF instance. The method further includes receiving at least one error response or failing to receive a response from the at least one producer NF instance. The method further includes generating, from the at least one error response or the failing to receive a response from the at least one producer NF instance, attempted producer NF instance communication information. The method further includes communicating, to the sender, the attempted producer NF instance communication information.

Abstract: A system for loading graph data from an external store in response to a graph query is disclosed. In some embodiment, given a graph database where all vertices are stored in memory and some but not all edges are stored in the external store, the system performs one of two methods. In the first method, the system iteratively expands a set of vertices that is initially specified in the graph query and collects all edges connected to the set of vertices, including edges stored in the external store, that satisfy a vertex constraint also specified in the query. In the second method, the system finds a set of vertices that satisfy the vertex constraint and collects all edges connected to the set of vertices, including edges stored in an external store.

Abstract: Techniques discussed herein manage backups of a service cell (SC). Each SC may include a data plane that is isolated from other SCs and comprises a distributed computing cluster (a cluster). A manifest that specifies one or more backup policies may be used to generate a full backup or a partial backup of a data set stored by the cluster. In accordance with the manifest, a signal may be sent to nodes of the cluster. In response, the nodes may transmit locally-stored data (e.g., data segments) to specified locations at a remote storage. The system may maintain a mapping of which segments correspond to data that was stored in the cluster at a time corresponding to a full or partial backup.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods discussed herein provide improved autonomous agent applications that are configured to generate automated answers to a question using summarized logical forms (SLFs). A myriad of techniques may be utilized to manually or automatically generate one or more summarized logical forms for an answer, where the summarized logical form(s) identifies the main entities/informative portions of the answer. Instead of indexing the whole of the answer as in conventional methods, an answer can be indexed using the summarized logical forms. A subsequent query may be matched to the SLF and the answer may be provided in response to the question. By indexing the answer with its informative portions, the speed and accuracy of identifying the answer is improved.

Abstract: A computer program product, system, and computer implemented method for scalable specification and self-governance for autonomous databases, cluster databases, and multi-tenant databases in cloud and on-prem environments. The approach disclosed herein enables management of a consolidated databases using a template-based process that allows for the consolidated databases (CDBs) and pluggable databases (PBDs) to be reconfigured automatically. In some embodiments, the approach instantiates one or more monitoring modules and one or more CDB/PDB configuration managers. These elements can detect relevant changes in the conditions in which CDB instances and open PDBs operate and adjust the configurations thereof in response.

Abstract: A configuration helper system (CHS) is described that simplifies the task of generating configuration information for a customer premises equipment (CPE) in a customer's on-premise network to enable the CPE to communicate with the customer's cloud network over a particular communication channel. The CHS is configured to generate configuration information that is customized for the particular CPE and communication channel. Given information about the CPE and the communication channel, the CHS automatically identifies a particular set of configuration parameters to be included in the customized configuration information and determines values for the set of parameters, where some of the values may be provided by the customer. A particular CPE-specific format is determined for the configuration information.

Abstract: A fracturing fluid delivery system is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a fracturing manifold and a fracturing tree. A fluid conduit is coupled between the fracturing manifold and the fracturing tree to enable receipt of fracturing fluid by the fracturing tree from the fracturing manifold through the fluid conduit. The fluid conduit includes a flexible pipe segment between rigid ends of the fluid conduit. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with assessing and adaptively managing query loads are described. In one embodiment, a method includes determining that a query invoked by a client terminal against an application object has a duration that exceeds a completion threshold. In response to receiving a subsequent invocation of the query, statistics for the query are obtained. The obtained statistics are analyzed to determine whether the query causes the unacceptable negative impact on the application object. A data structure is modified to include a classification of the query into one of a plurality of different query classes based on a result of the analysis, and execution of the query in response to a future invocation is controlled based on the classification of the query in the modified data structure.

Abstract: Embodiments validate representational state transfer (“REST”) application program interfaces (“API”). Embodiments receive a REST API specification that provides information for a plurality of REST APIs and parse the REST API specification to extract, for each REST API, a corresponding Uniform Resource Locator (“URL”), and corresponding parameter names response codes and payloads. Embodiments convert the parsed REST API specification into a converted text file, the converting including parameter constraints and parameter default values. Embodiments then generate all possible combinations of test data for each REST API from the converted text file and perform one or more test operations on each of the combinations of test data.

Abstract: A database is stored as a plurality of database shards in a distributed database grid comprising a plurality of grid elements, each including a mid-tier database system. A first grid element receives, from an application executing in the same memory as a mid-tier database system of the first grid element, a first database transaction including at least one database operation on specific data stored in a first database shard that belongs to the first grid element. The first grid element performs and commits the first database transaction without participation of another grid element of the plurality of grid elements. The first grid element receives a second database transaction that requires access to another database shard that does not belong to the first grid element. Multiple grid elements of the plurality of grid elements perform the second database transaction and commit the second database transaction using a two-phase commit protocol.

Abstract: Providing selective peer-to-peer monitoring using MBeans by providing a federation of peer-to-peer network servers based on the MBeans, and enabling each of the peer-to-peer networks servers to selectively monitor data associated with at least a subset of the peer-to-peer network servers using at least one of the MBeans.

Abstract: A method for mitigating spoofing attacks on an SEPP inter-PLMN forwarding interface includes obtaining, by a responding SEPP, a first SEPP identifier and/or a first PLMN identifier from at least one message received over an inter-PLMN control interface. The method further includes storing the first SEPP identifier and/or the first PLMN identifier in an identity cross-validation database. The method further includes obtaining, from at least one message received over an inter-PLMN forwarding interface a second SEPP identifier and/or a second PLMN identifier and performing a lookup in the identity cross-validation database using a lookup key comprising at least one of the second SEPP identifier and the second PLMN identifier, determining that a record corresponding to the lookup key is not present in the identity cross-validation database, and, in response, preventing the at least one message received over the inter-PLMN forwarding interface from entering a PLMN protected by the responding SEPP.

Abstract: Systems and methods for a virtual layer-2 network are described herein. The method can include providing a virtual Layer 3 network in a virtualized cloud environment. The virtual Layer 3 network can be hosted by an underlying physical network. The method can include providing a virtual Layer 2 network in the virtualized cloud environment. The virtual Layer 2 network can be hosted by the underlying physical network.

Abstract: Techniques for displaying a stage-specific pipeline view with a prediction engine are disclosed. A system displays a plurality of regions representing various stages of completion for a plurality of transactions. The system determines a stage of completion for each of the plurality of transactions at a first point-in-time, and generates and displays visualizations representing each of the plurality of transactions in one of the plurality of regions based on the respective current stage of completion. Generating a visualization representing a first transaction includes determining a likelihood of the first transaction completing a stage associated with the first transaction. The likelihood may be determined by selecting attributes associated with the first transaction and identifying prior transactions with similar attributes.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide for obtaining snapshots of a displayable form. User specified information is received from a process modeler user interface. The process that includes the displayable form is created based on the user specified information. Snapshot instructions is associated, based on the user specified information, with a point in the process that can occur anytime while displaying the form during the execution of the process. The form is displayed as part of the execution of the process. When the point is encountered during execution of the process, the snapshot of the displayed form is obtained based on execution of the snapshot instructions.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with secure firmware update in a bare metal cloud environment are described. In one embodiment, a trusted device for causing a component of a computing device to accept a firmware update is presented. The device includes a management interface configured to receive a command that authorizes a firmware update to the component. The device further includes a recovery device logic that is configured to generate a signal configured to cause the component to enter a recovery mode. The recovery mode configures the component to accept the firmware update. The device also includes an interface of the device that is configured to pass the signal to the component to cause the component to enter the recovery mode and accept the firmware update.

Abstract: Domain specific inlining for interpreters includes obtaining an interpreter source code including compiler directives. A host compilation is performed on the interpreter source code to obtain a compiled interpreter. Performing host compilation includes inlining code blocks based on the plurality of compiler directives. The compiled interpreter is outputted.

Abstract: A network virtualization device receives a storage request from a compute instance executed by a host machine separate from the network virtualization device, the storage request comprising data to be stored. Responsive to receiving the storage request, the network virtualization device divides the data to be stored into a set of one or more data stripes. For a first data stripe in the set of data stripes, the network virtualization device determines, from a plurality of extent servers, a first extent server to which the first data stripe is to be sent for storing the first data stripe, transmits the first data stripe to the first extent server, wherein the first extent server stores the first data stipe to a first physical storage device, and receives, from the first extent server, an acknowledgement confirming that the first data stripe was stored.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to techniques for identifying out-of-domain utterances.

Abstract: Techniques for using honeypots to lure attackers and gather data about attackers and attack patterns on Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) instances. The gathered data may then be analyzed and used to proactively prevent such attacks.