Abstract: Local weather information such as a nationwide emergency network for first responders can enable first responders to communicate nationally with a single network, linking to suppliers, utilities, and weather information. The system disclosed herein can provide data to first responders and data from first responders can provide insights into local conditions that can be utilized by edge data centers. Adding first responder data can improve the processing speed of moving of edge-based applications out of threatened data centers. Because this movement can also have an impact on low latency applications, identifying the closest edge sites without an impact can keep the applications operating.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a machine-readable medium with executable instructions that facilitate performance of operations by a processor including receiving a registration for a trajectory of a satellite; estimating a zone of occupancy at a future time for the satellite; determining an interference of the satellite from the zone of occupancy at the future time; determining a deconfliction for minimizing or eliminating the interference; and sending the deconfliction to a controller of the satellite. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining one or more signals, the one or more signals being based upon brain activity of a viewer while the viewer is viewing media content; predicting, based upon the one or more signals, a first predicted desired viewport of the viewer; obtaining head movement data associated with the media content; predicting, based upon the head movement data, a second predicted desired viewport of the viewer; comparing the first predicted desired viewport to the second predicted desired viewport, resulting in a comparison; and determining, based upon the comparison, to use the first predicted desired viewport to facilitate obtaining a first subsequent portion of the media content or to use the second predicted desired viewport to facilitate obtaining a second subsequent portion of the media content. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Providing and using a digital asset delivery service can include obtaining a digital asset delivery request that identifies a digital asset that is to be provided to a recipient device, the recipient device, and delivery requirements associated with providing the digital asset to the recipient device. A data source and a network resource via which the data source is to provide the digital asset to the recipient device can be determined, where the data source and the network resource are capable of satisfying the delivery requirements. A ledger that includes instructions for constructing the digital asset at the recipient device can be provided to the recipient device. Delivery of the digital asset to the recipient device by the data source can be triggered, and delivery of the digital asset to the recipient device by the data source can be tracked using a token.

Abstract: Systems and methods may use a math programming model for designing an edge cloud network. The edge cloud network design may depend on various factors, including the number of edge cloud nodes, edge cloud node location, or traffic coverage, among other things.

Abstract: An architecture to maximize vehicular traffic flow. A method comprises receiving from database equipment a key performance indicator value representing an aggregation of connections that exist between serving equipment situated in a first vicinity of a first area and a group of user equipment traveling through the first vicinity, based on the key performance indicator value, generating a density map for the first vicinity, overlaying the density map over a group of roadways associated with the first vicinity, based on a width value associated with a roadway of the group of roadways, a defined vehicular throughput value associated with the roadway, and a demand penalty value associated with the roadway, determining a maximum vehicular throughput for the group of roadways, and based on the maximum vehicular throughput, causing a user equipment to display a ranked list of routes between the first vicinity and a second vicinity of a second area.

Abstract: A processing system including at least one processor may identify a network zone with excess capacity, the network zone comprising a plurality of network components of a telecommunication network, transmit an invitation to a set of entities to utilize the network zone to obtain at least one network service at a geographic location of the network zone, configure at least one network component of the plurality of network components in accordance with an anticipated network demand from the set of entities, and provide the at least one network service to at least one entity of the set of entities via the network zone when the at least one entity is present at the geographic location of the network zone.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing intelligent power distribution. A distribution point unit is connected to a plurality of user units in a telecommunications system. A loss of power to the distribution point unit is detected. It is determined that at least one user unit has backup power. Based on a determination that at least one user unit has backup power, a power mode for the distribution point unit is selected. The power mode is implemented on the distribution point unit.

Abstract: Devices, computer-readable media and methods are disclosed for establishing a peer-to-peer network for rerouting network traffic of a telecommunication network during a network disruption. For example, a processing system may detect a network disruption between a first device and a second device of the telecommunication network. The processing system may identify a first peering device having a connection to the first device of the telecommunication network, identify a second peering device having a connection to the second device of the telecommunication network, and establish a peer-to-peer network via at least the first peering device and the second peering device, wherein at least one of the first peering device or the second peering device is a mobile endpoint device configured to operate as a virtual network function. The processing system may then route network traffic between the first device and the second device via the peer-to-peer network.

Abstract: A distributed denial of service (“DDoS”) attack profiler can determine a plurality of DDoS attack properties associated with a DDoS attack that utilizes an Internet of Things (“IoT”) device operating in communication with a home gateway. The DDoS attack profiler can create a DDoS attack profile and can provide a DDoS attack report based upon the DDoS attack profile to a correlator. An IoT device profiler can determine a plurality of IoT device properties and can create, based upon the plurality of IoT device properties, an IoT device profile. The IoT device profiler can create an anomaly report that identifies an anomaly associated with the IoT device. The correlator can correlate the DDoS attack report with the anomaly report to determine if a match exists. In response to determining that the match exists, the home gateway system can store the bot match record in a bot match repository.

Abstract: Processing data resulting from an execution of a plurality of different applications to identify at least one notification that is to be provided to a user of a client device, identifying criteria associated with the user, the criteria including a role of the user within an organization and a preference of the user, determining a characteristic associated with the at least one notification based on the identifying of the criteria, and providing the at least one notification having the characteristic to the client device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A method performed by a processing system including at least one processor includes applying a contextual filter to mask a portion of at least one of: an input of a software application, an output of the software application, or an underlying dataset of the software application, where the contextual filter simulates a limitation of a user of the software application, executing the software application with the contextual filter applied to the at least one of: the input of the software application, the output of the software application, or the underlying dataset of the software application, collecting ambient data during the executing, and recommending, based on a result of the executing, a modification to the software application to improve at least one of: an accessibility of the software application or an inclusion of the software application.

Abstract: A mobile edge computing (MEC) service area can utilize packet header source and/or destination internet protocol data and session initiation protocol source and/or destination internet protocol data to map internet protocol addresses associated with mobile devices. The MEC can comprise a translation component that translates service provider internet protocol addresses such that they are perceived as enterprise premises internet protocol addresses. Conversely, the translation component can translate enterprise premises internet protocol addresses such that they are perceived as service provider internet protocol addresses.

Abstract: A content filtering system and method includes receiving in a network device in a network from a user device, a user selected set of rules identifying a set of URLs to be blocked. The set of rules are loaded into the network device. The network device receives from the user device a request to access a specified URL. A determination is made at the network device whether the specified URL is in the user selected set of rules. If the specified URL is in the user selected set of rules, then the specified URL is blocked.

Abstract: A network processing system obtains a viewport of a client device for volumetric video and a two-dimensional (2D) subframe of a frame of volumetric video is obtained associated with the viewport. Viewports may be obtained from the client device or be predicted. 2D subframes and reduced resolution versions of frames can be transmitted to the client device. A client device may request volumetric video from the network processing system and provides a viewport to the network processing system. The client device may obtain from the network processing system reduced resolution versions of volumetric video frames and 2D subframes in accordance with the viewport. The client device may determine whether a current viewport matches the viewport associated with the obtained 2D subframe and provides a display based on either that subframe (upon a match) or a 2D perspective of the reduced resolution frame associated with the current viewport (if no match).

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system that manages reuse of mobile subscriber identity information. Further aspects may include mobile subscriber identity information used in a device having multiple device profiles indexed, directly or indirectly, by multiple ki (e.g. shared secret keys). Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of detecting and mitigating denial of service (“DoS”) attacks over home gateway network address translation (“NAT”) are disclosed herein. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a home gateway system can detect that a NAT table is overpopulated. In response to detecting that the NAT table is overpopulated, the home gateway system can determine a mitigation action to be performed. The home gateway system can then perform the mitigation action in an attempt to mitigate an effect of the NAT table overpopulation.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, configuring, coordinating, and operating frequency division multiplexing on one or more access and backhaul links. The subject disclosure further describes how an IAB node and a serving parent node can coordinate resource block (RB) usage and RB set usage using over-the-air signaling. Other embodiments are described in the subject disclosure.

Abstract: Aspects include receiving a search request, comparing at least one term of the search request to a plurality of metadata items, wherein each metadata item of the plurality of metadata items is associated with a respective asset of a plurality of assets, generating a plurality of scores, wherein each score of the plurality of scores is associated with a respective asset included in the plurality of assets, and wherein a value of each score of the plurality of scores is based on an identification of a user, selecting at least one asset of the plurality of assets in accordance with the plurality of scores and in accordance with at least one threshold, providing the at least one asset to a communications device that is associated with the user, and providing at least a portion of a metadata item included in the plurality of metadata items to the communications device.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, capturing a first depiction of an exhibit environment, wherein the first depiction of the exhibit environment comprises an image of at least one artifact and an image of at least one interface element, and wherein the at least one interface element is located in the exhibit environment at a first location relative to the at least one artifact; obtaining a first user profile of a first user, wherein the first user profile comprises at least one first preference of the first user, and wherein the first user is located in a first remote environment; and facilitating a presenting of a first modified version of the first depiction of the exhibit environment in the first remote environment, wherein the first modified version moves the image of the at least one interface element to a second location relative to the at least one artifact, wherein the second location is different than the first location, and wherein the second location is selected based upon

Abstract: An example method performed by a processing system includes obtaining a light detecting and ranging point cloud of a building, where the point cloud includes a plurality of points, and where each point is associated with a set of (x,y,z) coordinates. A first point of the plurality of points is assigned to a subset of the plurality of points that is associated with the building, where the subset includes points whose (x,y) coordinates fall within a footprint of the building. The first point is grouped into a first cluster according to at least one of: a (z) coordinate of the first point and a gradient to which the first point belongs. A first prism formed by the first cluster is constructed. A model of the building is stored as a plurality of connected prisms, where the plurality of connected prisms includes the first prism.

Abstract: The technologies described herein are generally directed to deploying network equipment. For example, a method described herein can include facilitating receiving a first request to deploy first network equipment at a deployment location, with the first request including a first deployment parameter for the first network equipment. The method further includes, based on the first network equipment and the first deployment parameter, generating a deployment template. Further, the method can facilitate receiving a second request to deploy second network equipment at the deployment location, with the second request including a second deployment parameter for the second network equipment. The method can further include, based on the deployment template and the second deployment parameter, deploying the second network equipment.

Abstract: Prioritization and selection of signals and associated cells can be managed. User equipment module (UEM) of user equipment (UE) can determine a context associated with a communication session based on analyzing usage behavior information relating to usage behavior, and profile information relating to a profile, associated with the UE. The profile information can be determined by a core module based on information relating to the network or previous communication sessions. Based on analysis results, including context, UEM can determine a characteristic, other than signal strength, that can be more heavily weighted over other characteristics associated with UE or network to facilitate determining which cell, of a cell group, the UE is to connect to for the communication session. UEM can determine and select the cell of the cell group to which the UE is to connect, based on the context and the highest weighted characteristic.

Abstract: In one example, the present disclosure describes a device, computer-readable medium, and method for implementing programmable security specifications in home routers. For instance, in one example, a method performed by a processing system including at least one processor includes monitoring network traffic flowing into and out of a home network that is connected to a core network via a gateway device, constructing a model of network traffic flowing into and out of the home network, based on the monitoring, detecting an anomaly in the model of the network traffic, generating a rule based on the anomaly, where the rule specifies an action to be taken when a match condition related to the anomaly is detected, and deploying the rule on the gateway device.

Abstract: A processing system including at least one processor may capture a video of a preparation area for a consumable item, may identify at least one item in the video, the at least one item comprising at least one of: at least one ingredient of the consumable item, or at least one tool for preparing the consumable item, and may identify annotation content for the at least one item. The processing system may then modify the video to generate a modified video that includes a visual marker associated with the annotation content and present the modified video via a device associated with a user to be served the consumable item.

Abstract: The disclosed technology is directed towards devices (nonhuman entities) participating in social networks. Devices that join a nonhuman social network can share information, can learn from other devices, can assist in performing tasks and so forth. A device can search for an existing nonhuman social network that matches its criteria for joining a nonhuman social network, such as a nonhuman social network of the same type of devices, a nonhuman social network within a certain neighborhood, and so on. A device can form a nonhuman social network if one does not exist that meets the device's social network join criteria. A device's user may need to give approval to join and/or form a social network. A human social network can interact with a nonhuman social network, and there can be hybrid social networks of both human and nonhuman entities. A device can change social networks over time.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a group of coefficients for a digital filter, and configuring the digital filter according to the group of coefficients. Further embodiments can include processing a group of statistics associated with a first data flow utilizing the digital filter, and determining a first statistic from the group of statistics does not satisfy a statistical threshold resulting in a first determination. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A processing system of a carrier transport vehicle including at least one processor may obtain a notification of a luggage item to be placed in a stowage bin of the carrier transport vehicle, the notification including an identifier of the luggage item, detect, via the identifier of the luggage item, that the luggage item is proximate to the stowage bin, where the identifier of the luggage item is obtained via a wireless signal from the luggage item, and present at least one visual indicator associated with the stowage bin, in response to the detecting that the luggage item is proximate to the stowage bin.

Abstract: Facilitating web page spectroscopy in a communications network is provided herein. A system can comprise a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations. The operations can comprise receiving first data that describes a first communication packet flow and second data that describes a second communication packet flow. The operations can also comprise training a model based on the first data and the second data, as a result of which the model is trained to detect respective behaviors represented by the first data and the second. Further, the operations can comprise extracting a common parameter from third data that describes a third communication packet flow and fourth data that describes a fourth communication packet flow based on the model.

Abstract: A method to create a serial wire speed firewall that can monitor and enforce security policy on a CAN buy network and prevent cyber-attacks.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving information about a data flow for radio communication between the radio access network and user equipment, classifying the data flow as one of a large data flow and a small data flow, adjusting priority of the data flow by reducing relative priority of the data flow responsive to classifying the data flow as a large data flow, and communicating data including the data flow between the radio access network and the user equipment according to the adjusted priority. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device having a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations of receiving network configuration data from a plurality of location-based services nodes in a network; transforming the network configuration data into reference audit values; comparing the reference audit values with the network configuration data received from each location-based services node in the plurality of location-based services nodes to generate corrections; and sending the corrections to each location-based services node in the plurality of location-based services nodes responsive to the network configuration data deviating from the reference audit values. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: The technologies described herein are generally directed to, in response to feature activation at an access point, planning and deploying service elements of a network service across transport and core network segments in a fifth generation (5G) network or other next generation networks. For example, a method described herein can include receiving a request to implement a network service in a network that includes access point equipment connected via a transport segment to a core network segment. The method can further include, based on the request, selecting deployment locations in the network for service elements to enable the network service, with an element of the service elements being selected to be deployed at a deployment location. Further, the method can include deploying the service element at the selected deployment location.

Abstract: The disclosed technology is directed towards virtual reality bookmarks that maintain state data for a user in a virtual reality environment, such that the user can to return to that virtual reality environment at a later time. While presenting virtual reality session content to a user, a system or the like can receive a request to pause the virtual reality session from a user. Session state data, e.g., in the form of a virtual reality bookmark, is saved based on the pause request. A later request to resume presentation of the virtual reality content results in the system accessing the virtual reality session data, which is used to present resumed virtual reality session content to the user based on the session state data. A pause request may be for an individual user or for each user participating in a session. Virtual reality bookmarks may be shared with other users.

Abstract: A method includes determining, by a vehicle, a failure with a computer or telecommunications system operating in the vehicle and when a failure is detected, activating an acoustic system on the vehicle, detecting a vibration by the vehicle; and transmitting an audible signal responsive to the detecting step. The audible signal may include words in a human vocabulary.

Abstract: A method performed by a processing system including at least one processor includes calculating a quantum network relative performance metric for a current configuration of a hybrid quantum-classical telecommunications network, identifying a proposed new configuration for the hybrid quantum-classical telecommunications network, calculating the quantum network relative performance metric for the proposed new configuration of the hybrid quantum-classical telecommunications network, and implementing the proposed new configuration in the hybrid quantum-classical telecommunications network when the quantum network relative performance metric for the proposed new configuration of the hybrid quantum-classical telecommunications network is greater than the quantum network relative performance metric for the current configuration of the hybrid quantum-classical telecommunications network.

Abstract: Artificial biometric traits self-nullify due to natural physiological processes. Biometric enrollment and authentication may then be based on a life associated with the self-nullifying biometric trait. Once the life is expected to have expired, no further authentication may be performed until a new artificial biometric is applied.

Abstract: A quantum entanglement communication service can be provided by detecting a request to access data stored at a first computer. In response to detecting the data access request, a request can be generated to request that a server computer generate an entangled particle pair. Measurement data can be received, the measurement data corresponding to a measurement observed after interacting a first bit of a token stored at a second computer with a first entangled particle from the entangled particle pair. An operation to perform on a second entangled particle of the entangled particle pair at the first computer can be determined and performed. A state of the second entangled particle can be measured to obtain a value, and a bit string can be generated, where the bit string can include a number that corresponds to the value.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, providing immersive media to a computing device over a network utilizing a first network slice, a first spectrum resource allocation, and/or a first RAT; obtaining a metaverse profile associated with the user, which includes information defining or associated with user capabilities and content presentable in the immersive media; processing or initiating a different network slice, a different spectrum resource allocation, and/or a different RAT based on the metaverse profile; and continuing providing the immersive media to the computing device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: An architecture related to advanced networking equipment providing aerial coverage data to unmanned aerial vehicles. A method can comprise based on object data, determining a number value associated with a group of beams configured to be emitted by serving cell equipment, based on down tilt data, determining a beam of the group of beams, and based on the object data and the down tilt data, determining that the serving cell equipment is capable of servicing an unmanned aerial vehicle.

Abstract: A method may include receiving current environment condition information associated with an extended reality device; receiving historical environment condition information associated with the extended reality device; based on current environment condition information and the historical environment condition information, determining one or more adjustments to meet a performance threshold for rendering objects on the an extended reality device or using the an extended reality device; and sending instructions to implement the one or more adjustments to meet the performance threshold for rendering objects on the extended reality device or using the extended reality device.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a plurality of accounting nodes, each accounting node being associated with a service node of a communication network, each accounting node being configured to collect data usage information for a network segment of the communication network including an associated service node, and an accounting server in data communication with accounting nodes of the plurality of accounting nodes, the accounting server configured to receive from the accounting nodes the data usage information for each service node and determine billing for data usage of each network segment. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a local server coupled to a plurality of client devices. The local server may receive encrypted content from one or more content sources and provide the content to the client devices. The local server and client devices may be part of a multi-client environment such as a hotel or conference center. The local server does not decrypt and re-encrypt content, thereby allowing the use of low cost equipment. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: In one example, the present disclosure describes a device, computer-readable medium, and method for image format conversion using luminance-adaptive dithering. For instance, in one example, a method includes acquiring an image in a first format, wherein the first format is associated with a first electro-optical transfer function, identifying a second format to which to convert the image, wherein the second format is associated with a second electro-optical transfer function, and applying dithering to the image in the second format, based on an evaluation of a luminance-dependent metric against a predefined threshold, wherein the luminance-dependent metric is computed from at least one of the first electro-optical transfer function and the second electro-optical transfer function.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a non-transitory, machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations including receiving a call; selecting a next carrier to handoff the call; generating a call data record (CDR) for the handoff to the next carrier; encrypting the CDR using a call encryption key, thereby creating an encrypted CDR; encrypting the encrypted CDR using a committee encryption key, thereby creating a double encrypted CDR; recording the double encrypted CDR to a blockchain; and sending the call encryption key to the next carrier. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Providing and using a user login protection service can include detecting, during a login creation process, input that indicates that a computing device has opted-in for protection for a login being created. During the login creation process, the login can be stored at a first data storage location, the login including an address that identifies a location of a distributed ledger and a password, and a reset password at a second data storage location comprising a secure data storage device. In response to detecting an attempt to log in to the third party device to access the resource, a value associated with the distributed ledger can be obtained, the value indicating a status of a trigger condition associated with the login. If the value is zero, the attempt to log in can be allowed to proceed. If the value is one, the attempt to log in can be blocked.

Abstract: Security rules to apply to resources, including virtual machines (VMs), in the cloud and on network edges can be learned, determined, and tested. A security management component (SMC) can analyze information relating to data traffic associated with a group of resources associated with a tenant. The analysis can comprise an artificial intelligence analysis. Ingress/egress of the data traffic to/from resources of the group of resources initially can be controlled based on a group of security rules selected by the tenant. Based on a result of the analyzing, SMC can determine a modified group of security rules to apply to the group of resources to control ingress/egress of subsequent data traffic to/from the resources, wherein the result of the analyzing can indicate respective first relationships determined between respective resources and respective second relationships determined between the respective resources and respective network addresses associated with the cloud network.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method that includes receiving user input to configure a secure storage unit (SSU) having a first portion attached to a network and storing encrypted data, a second portion attached to the network and storing unencrypted data, and a third portion attachable to the network. The user input defines a security level for each portion. The method also includes receiving a data object for storage in the SSU, and determining a data security level for the data object; the data security level is determined by user input regarding the data object and/or analysis of the data object by the processing system, and the analysis includes analysis of attributes of the data object and/or content of the data object. The method further includes storing the data object in the SSU according to the data security level. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a personalized cloud service requirement based on a user identity and proximity to a first location. A first edge network is configured based on the personalized cloud service requirement and the first location, and the user is provided with access to a personalized cloud service via the configured first edge network according to their proximity to the first location. A second, different location is determined, and a second edge network is configured based on the personalized cloud service requirement and according to the second location. The user is provided with access to the personalized cloud service via the configured second edge network according to their proximity to the second location. In this manner, the edge network may be reconfigured to effectively follow the user, thereby extending remote access to a consistent, personalized cloud service. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device having a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations including capturing images generated by a fiducial invoked on a user device; determining a context of the fiducial; detect an anomaly in the images based on the context; and responsive to detecting the anomaly, providing a notification of the anomaly. Other embodiments are disclosed.