Abstract: A method is provided for providing customized ring-back tones to callers on a wireline network such as a public switched telephone network having an advanced intelligent network or a VoIP network. When a call request is received from a calling party to connect to a called party through a wireline telephone network it is determined if the calling party is identified in a screening list for the called party. If so, then a customized audible ring-back tone is played to the calling party until the called party is connected to the calling party or until the call request is terminated.

Abstract: One or more devices may receive, from a user device via a first communication layer associated with a first network device, a request to add a second communication layer associated with a second network device; generate an instruction, based on receiving the request, to aggregate first data flow and the second data flow, to be provided via the first and second communication layers; and provide, to the second network device and based on generating the instruction, a response to indicate that the one or more devices are prepared to aggregate the first and second data flows. The response may include an instruction to direct the second network device to establish a simultaneous connection with the user device while the user device is connected to the first network device and to establish the connection with the user device via the second communication layer.

Abstract: An authentication device may provide an authentication code to a third party device. The third party device may provide a third party service to which a client device has requested access. The authentication device may receive the authentication code from a mobile device that is different from the client device. The authentication device may determine a third party device identifier included in the authentication code. The third party device identifier may identify the third party device that provides the third party service. The authentication device may determine a transaction identifier included in the authentication code. The authentication device may selectively provide the transaction identifier to the third party device, identified by the third party device identifier, to cause the third party device to selectively permit the client device to access the third party service.

Abstract: An exemplary method includes a voice quality assessment system receiving, from a mobile telephone operating on a mobile network, a test record that includes network indicator data and radio frequency (“RF”) data both measured by the mobile telephone while the mobile telephone is at a location within the mobile network, and applying the network indicator data and the RF data to a voice quality model built using data provided by a plurality of mobile telephones operating on the mobile network in order to generate a voice quality score that quantifies a quality of voice communications for the mobile telephone at the location within the mobile network. Corresponding systems and methods are also described.

Abstract: A device is configured to send a connection message to a user device while a communication session is being established with the user device. The connection message may indicate a transmission time interval bundling (TTI-B) configuration to be configured by the user device. The device may determine to activate the TTI-B configuration after the communication session is established. The device may send a control message to the user device during the communication session. The control message may instruct the user device to activate the TTI-B configuration configured by the user device. The device may activate the TTI-B configuration for use during the communication session. The device may receive uplink data, from the user device, during the communication session based on activating the TTI-B configuration and sending the control message.

Abstract: A set-top box or media server device may operate to switch the source of incoming television content to, for example, improve power efficiency of the device. In one implementation, the device may receiving a television channel as part of a modulated television signal and extract, by a tuner associated with the device, the television channel from the modulated television signal. The device may determine to switch reception of the television channel from the modulated television signal to a packet-based video stream corresponding to the television channel. The device may provide the television channel, as received via the packet-based video stream, to the display device in place of the television channel received via the modulated television signal.

Abstract: A system may receive information associated with a write operation to be performed on a data volume. The data volume may be maintained by one or more cloud resources within a cloud computing environment. The system may determine that a snapshot of the data volume is to be created based on receiving the information associated with the write operation. The system may generate a snapshot command based on determining that the snapshot is to be created. The system may create snapshots at the one or more cloud resources based on the snapshot command. The snapshot command may be issued at each of the one or more cloud resources to cause the snapshots to be consistent across the one or more cloud resources. The system may store the snapshots.

Abstract: A device may receive campaign information for deploying a toll-free data service campaign. The campaign information may identify a total amount of data to be allocated for a toll-free data service associated with the toll-free data service campaign. The device may determine enforcement devices associated with the toll-free data service campaign, and may allocate a portion of data, of the total amount of data, to an enforcement device. The device may receive, from the enforcement device, data usage information that indicates an amount of the portion of data consumed during a first time period, by mobile devices associated with the enforcement device, in association with the toll-free data service campaign. The device may determine, based on the data usage information, an additional amount of data to be allocated to the enforcement device, and may allocate the additional amount of data to the enforcement device.

Abstract: A system may include a user interface, a transmitter, a processor, and a memory having a program communicatively connected to the processor. The processor may be configured to receive a body sensor output associated with an occupant of a vehicle, receive a vehicle sensor output associated with the vehicle, compare the body and vehicle sensor outputs with a threshold, prompt for a confirmation associated with at least one of the body and vehicle sensor outputs, determine an issue type based on at least one of the body and vehicle sensor outputs, and send a notification including the issue type.

Abstract: A system may be configured to store different versions of a particular item of content, according to a group of content templates; and select a particular content template, of the group of content templates, to use in providing content in response to a request received from a user device. The particular content template may be selected based on bandwidth information regarding the user device. The bandwidth information may indicate a level of service to which a subscriber, associated with the user device, has subscribed. The bandwidth information may be based on a signal strength to a user device in a particular location.

Abstract: An exemplary method includes a network DVR system identifying a total number of requests provided by a plurality of users to record a media program during a presentation of the media program, determining, based on the total number of requests and on a predicted playback rate associated with the media program, a maximum number of temporally overlapping playback sessions of the media program that will potentially be initiated by the plurality of users subsequent to the presentation of the media program, and storing, in response to the requests and based on the determining, a plurality of unique copies of the media program. Corresponding systems and methods are also described.

Abstract: An optical fiber panel unit includes multiple fiber input ports, each configured to connect to a different one of multiple optical fibers. Each fiber input port includes a connector port configured to connect to a respective fiber panel optical path, an optical tap and a photo-detector. The optical tap is configured to couple to the respective optical path. The photo-detector couples to the optical tap to detect optical signals carried over the respective optical path, and to produce electrical signals that correspond to the detected optical signals. A telemetry circuit analyzes the electrical signals that correspond to the detected optical signals of each respective optical path, and determines at least one of a loss of signal (LOS) or loss of light (LOL) at each of the fiber input ports based on the analysis of the electrical signals.

Abstract: Examples are disclosed that facilitate using enhanced cell global identifier to effectively manage the handover of cellular communication services for a mobile device in an LTE network from a source, or serving, evolved Node B (eNB) to a target home evolved Node B (HeNB). The increased use of HeNBs to provide service to mobile devices creates issues for the management of tracking area identifiers associated with the eNB and HeNBs and may increase tracking area update (TAU) signaling in the cellular network. The handover of a mobile device moving from an eNB coverage area to a neighboring HeNB coverage area is managed without use of a tracking area identifier by using enhanced cell global identifiers assigned to the respective HeNB. The following provides examples for minimizing the burden on the network devices to manage the administration of TAIs and that may reduce TAU signaling in the cellular network.

Abstract: A server may receive flow information from multiple network devices. The flow information may include information regarding multiple data flows received by the multiple network devices and destined for a client device. The server may determine generate an optimization instruction, based on flow information, to re-route one or more of the plurality of data flows or to apply filters to the one or more of the plurality of data flows; provide the optimization instruction to cause one or more of the multiple network devices to re-route one or more of the multiple data flows or to apply filters to the one or more data flows to alleviate overloaded network components or to re-route network resources to or from the client device; receive updated flow information after receiving the flow information; generate an updated optimization instruction based on the updated flow information; and provide the updated optimization instruction.

Abstract: Network connectivity management includes monitoring a circuit, wherein the circuit is a virtual connection between multiple networks via a provider core network. A device receives a plurality of network management messages associated with the circuit, and a determination is made regarding whether the circuit is experiencing a connectivity issue based on the network management messages. When it is determined that the circuit is experiencing a connectivity issue, then certain actions can be initiated.

Abstract: A method includes receiving at least one manifest file, playlists and video chunks for at least one channel of a live media stream. The method includes validating, by a processing device, the live media stream to ensure that the at least one manifest file, the playlists and the video chunks are available. Validating the live media stream includes determining whether the at least one live media stream complies with at least one predetermined standard. The method includes validating the live media stream to ensure that the files are not stale and live. The method also includes validating the live media stream to ensure that the video chunks are properly sequenced, and validating the live media stream based on Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) headers for the video chunks to determine whether errors are received associated with the live video stream.

Abstract: An approach for automatically securing a public wireless network is disclosed. A VPN connection platform maintains a list of available trusted wireless access identifiers to connect to a public wireless network from a mobile device. The trusted wireless access identifiers are provided to an application associated with the mobile device that selectively initiates a virtual private connection when the mobile device cannot utilize anyone of the trusted wireless access identifiers.

Abstract: A system may receive, based on a generic access point name stored by a user device, a request to establish a network connection. The request may include a user device identifier that identifies the user device. The system may determine, based on the user device identifier, a specific access point name associated with the user device. The specific access point name may be different from the generic access point name. The system may determine, based on the specific access point name, information that identifies a gateway node for processing traffic associated with the user device. The system may cause the network connection to be established based on the user device identifier and the information that identifies the gateway node.

Abstract: A device may receive campaign information for deploying a toll-free data service campaign. The campaign information may identify a uniform resource identifier for accessing a toll-free data service associated with the toll-free data service campaign. The device may determine a host name included in the uniform resource identifier. The device may determine a network address associated with the host name. The device may modify the uniform resource identifier, to generate a modified uniform resource identifier for accessing the toll-free data service, by replacing the host name, included in the uniform resource identifier, with the network address. The device may deploy the toll-free data service campaign by providing, to an enforcement device, the modified uniform resource identifier.

Abstract: A transport management system receives a request for a planned interruption in an optical network, and identifies transport equipment of the optical network affected by the planned interruption. The transport management system selectively sends a notification, from the network device, the identified transport equipment affected by the planned interruption, including a scheduled time of the planned interruption and a duration associated with the planned interruption, where the notification enables the notified transport equipment to buffer data to be transmitted on links affected by the planned interruption for the notified duration of the planned interruption.