Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the invention, an automation control device, such as a host or hub, is provided with functionality so that it becomes a multi-role automation control device. One such multi-role automation control device produces an on screen display which enables a user to select predetermined lighting scenes or television channels, and to control other devices.

Abstract: A distributed cloud computing system is disclosed that includes a controller configured to deploy a first gateway in a first cloud computing network and a second gateway in a second cloud computing network and logic, stored on non-transitory, computer-medium. The logic, upon execution by one or more processors, causes performance of operations including: transmitting one or more requests to the controller for metadata of at least the first gateway and the second gateway; receiving, from at least one of the first gateway and the second gateway, network data of the corresponding gateway; generating a visualization illustrating the metadata and the network data, wherein the metadata and the network data pertain to multiple cloud computing networks; and causing rendering of the visualization on a display screen of a network device.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing optimization of network resources. The system is operable to monitor the electromagnetic environment, analyze the electromagnetic environment, and extract environmental awareness of the electromagnetic environment. The system extracts the environmental awareness of the electromagnetic environment by including customer goals. The system is operable to use the environmental awareness with the customer goals and/or user defined policies and rules to extract actionable information to help the customer optimize the network resources.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum utilization management. The system includes at least one monitoring sensor, at least one data analysis engine, at least one application, a semantic engine, a programmable rules and policy editor, a tip and cue server, and/or a control panel. The tip and cue server is operable utilize the environmental awareness from the data processed by the at least one data analysis engine in combination with additional information to create actionable data.

Abstract: A magazine for large ammunition includes a plurality of ammunition holders, with each ammunition holder being configured to operatively interface with a single round of ammunition. Each ammunition holder comprises an outer body, and an inner body configured to interface with the single round of ammunition. The inner body is transitional relative to the outer body between a first position and a second position, with the inner body extending out of the outer body as the inner body transitions from the first position toward the second position. The inner body is configured to release the single round of ammunition in response to the inner body being transitioned to the second position. The magazine additionally includes a plurality of links, with each link being coupled to a pair of the plurality of ammunition holders.

Abstract: Presented herein are systems and methods for operating a flight plan based distributed ledger system implemented on an aviation communications network. According to an aspect, data associated with communication transmissions occurring between communications elements of the aviation communications network may be recorded on the distributed ledger system. The communications elements involved in the distributed ledger system may be determined using a received flight plan. The flight plan information may be used to initialize the ledger information at each communications element involved in the distributed ledger system. The distributed ledger system may be updated to add or remove communications elements if the flight deviates from the original flight plan. After the flight plan is executed, the distributed ledger system may inactivate the ledger and store the ledger information in a centralized repository.

Abstract: A multi-cloud overlay network for supporting communications between a first public cloud network and a second public cloud network. The overlay network features a management virtual private network, which includes a network load balancing (NLB) component and a controller registered as a target on a port of the NLB component. The overlay network further includes one or more spoke or transit gateways and a multi-cloud access virtual private cloud (VPC) operating within the first public cloud network, and a remote cloud load balancer component operating the second public cloud network. The remote cloud load balancer component is communicatively coupled between the multi-cloud access VPC and one or more remote spoke or transit gateways. The multi-cloud access VPC includes a VPC endpoint that is assigned a private IP address and communicatively coupled to the NLB component and a virtual private network (VPN) gateway communicatively coupled to a private transport.

Abstract: Sheets of material used in medical devices and filters are disclosed. The sheets may include a fibrous mat including a plurality of microfibers. The microfibers may include a polymer matrix and a plurality of additive particles. The additive particles may include carbon material particles, therapeutic micro particles, and any combination thereof. Medical devices and filters that use the sheets are disclosed. Methods of producing the sheets are also disclosed.

Abstract: A two-wire routing device includes an upstream communication interface for communication with a controller, a two-wire communication and power interface configured to convey communication and power to a field device over a two-wire link, and a router electronic controller. The router electronic controller is coupled to the upstream communication interface and the two-wire communication and power interface. The router electronic controller receives, via the upstream communication interface, a safe state command from the controller, and transmits, via the two-wire communication and power interface, the safe state command to a field device over the two-wire link. The router electronic controller further executes a secondary de-energization scheme for the field device to control a power switch to cut power over the two-wire link to the field device.

Abstract: A distributed cloud computing system is disclosed that includes a controller configured to deploy a first gateway in a first cloud computing network and a second gateway in a second cloud computing network, and a topology system logic, stored on non-transitory, computer-medium, and comprising a topology snapshot logic. Upon execution by one or more processors, the topology system logic causes performance of operations that includes periodically saving states of a plurality of constructs at first and second time states, receiving user input corresponding to a selection of one or more constructs of the plurality of constructs, generating a topology mapping visualization that illustrates differences between the first and second states of the selection of one or more constructs of the plurality of constructs, and causing rendering of the topology mapping visualization on a display screen of a network device.

Abstract: A disconnect component coupled between a lighting load and a main power line. The disconnect component includes an input coupled to the main power line and a neutral line input to the disconnect component from the 277 volt circuit and an output coupled to the lighting load. The disconnect component includes a monitor that monitors a voltage on the main power line and a coupling component that couples the main power line to the output. The coupling component is configured to decouple the main power line from the output when the monitor senses a voltage on the main power line is higher than an upper limit voltage and re-couple the main power line to the output when the monitor senses that the voltage on the main power line is below the upper limit voltage.

Abstract: Point-to-Multipoint (p2mp) delivery of data in a SRv6 network for multicast/p2mp data delivery. Function and Argument bits are encoded Segment Routing (SRv6) as a Last Significant Bit in an IPv6 address. An SRv6 node can be encoded with a Segment ID to tunnel multicast through a node that does not support Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER) SRv6 forwarding.

Abstract: A User Plane Function UPF Geographic Redundancy (GR) and Routers on Packet Forwarding Control Protocol Router (PFCP) N4 and General Packet Radio Service Tunneling Protocol (GTPv1) interfaces for a RAN network. A UPF and UPF-GR are connected via a dedicated connection for session and state replication. The UPF-GR is kept in a hot-standby mode, and all the sessions that are created, modified, or deleted at a UPF are also created, modified, and deleted at UPF-GR. The UPF and UPF-GR are also configured with a same N4 IP Address. A Session Management Function (SMF) is connected via a PFCP Router (PFCP-SMF) with PFCP routers of UPF and UPF-GR. A RAN node is connected via a Router (GTPv1-Radio) with GTPv1 routers of UPF and UPF-GR. The UPF and UPF-GR are configured to handle the same GTPv1 Interface IP Address and the same IP Pool from which the User Equipment IPs are allocated.

Abstract: A method for detecting resource allocation mismatch among different nodes in a radio access network (RAN) includes: a radio intelligent controller (RIC) polling a centralized unit control plane (CU-CP), a centralized unit user plane (CU-UP), and a distributed unit (DU) to receive information regarding allocated RAN resources associated with a user equipment (UE); and correlating, by the RIC, the received information regarding the allocated RAN resources associated with the UE to determine whether the CU-CP, CU-UP and DU are in sync with respect to the allocated RAN resources associated with the UE. A discrepancy in the allocated RAN resources among the CU-CP, CU-UP and DU indicates stale RAN resource allocation by at least one of the CU-CP, CU-UP and DU.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a controller features a first data store, a second data store and route determination logic. The first data store is configured to store current routing information from a source transit gateway within at least a first transit cloud network to a destination transit gateway within at least a second transit cloud network of the cloud network. Each of the source transit gateway and the destination transit gateway being one of a plurality of transit gateways associated with the cloud network. The second data store is configured to store alternative routing information between the source transit gateway and the destination transit gateway. The route determination logic is configured to (i) conduct analytics on all available route paths for a message intended to be sent from the source transit gateway to the destination transit gateway and (ii) select a best route path for the message.

Abstract: A controller may trigger, preferably via a wired network, at least one transceiver device to communicate its wireless identification. The controller may establish bidirectional communication with the at least one transceiver device. The bidirectional communication may comprise of wireless, wired, or mixed wireless and wired communication legs, paths or media. The controller may assign wired identification to the at least one transceiver device by utilizing the wireless identification. The wired identification may be based on the perceived physical location of the transceiver device. The perceived physical location of the transceiver device may be ascertained from wireless signal characteristics.

Abstract: Systems and methods for mapping Resource Blocks over antennas for Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) and Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) transmission.

Abstract: Optical signal detectors, systems including the detectors, and methods of using the detectors and systems are provided. The optical signal detector may include an aperture for receiving an optical signal, an optical signal sensor having separate photodiodes each configured to be irradiated with portions of the optical signal directed from the aperture, detect the portions of the optical signal impinging therewith, and generate analog signals therefrom, logarithmic amplifiers each configured to receive the analog signals from a corresponding one of the photodiodes of the optical signal sensor, perform logarithmic amplification of the received analog signals, and generate logarithmic analog signals from the analog signals.

Abstract: Polymeric tube-in-shell heat exchangers with twisted tubes are provided. The heat exchanger may include one or more polymeric tube bundles, wherein each of the one or more polymeric tube bundles includes at least one tube twisted about its length or at least one pair of tubes twisted or wound around each other. The presently disclosed polymeric tube-in-shell heat exchangers with twisted tubes may be especially suited for applications where the use of polymer tubes offers advantages, such as in the case of acid solutions, food and beverage fluids, and carbon capture applications where the use of metal heat exchangers destroy the amines used for capture.

Abstract: Lenses can be used to compact and/or shape a beam of light from any variable multimode light source such as a laser that has a larger beam footprint. The lenses are a cylindrical or toroidal pair that is disposed between any magnification lenses and the screen so that the magnified light beam can be appropriately directed to the screen. The lenses are different from magnification lenses in that the lens pair does not magnify the light beam, but rather, adjusts in the single mode (SM) direction and one dimension in the multimode (MM) direction. One of the lenses of the lens pair is negative while the other lens is positive. In so doing, then lens pair provides the light beam in a focal point on a non-uniform two-dimensional portion of the screen.