Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller to maintain content rights parameters associated with media content and a user where the content rights parameters include limits to distribution of the media content to a plurality of communication devices associated with the user and where a portion of the plurality of communication devices use different communication protocols from another portion of the plurality of communication devices, monitor for access to the media content by one communication device of the plurality of communication devices of the user, and obtain rights control data that is adapted to allow for presentation of the media content by the one communication device of the user where the rights control data is generated based on the content rights parameters. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to implement computer aided dispatch of drones are disclosed. Example drone dispatching methods include transmitting a flight plan for a drone to a flight control platform associated with first operator for piloting the drone. The flight plan is based on a first location associated with a service request. In response to receiving a message from the flight control platform, a first communication session between the flight control platform and a flight control unit of the drone is initiated to permit remote piloting of the drone. A drone observation platform associated with a second operator is selected based on a subject matter qualification associated with the second operator and descriptive information included in the service request. A second communication session between the flight control platform and the drone observation platform is initiated for remote piloting of the drone.

Abstract: Example methods, apparatus, systems, and machine-readable mediums for unmanned aerial vehicle drive testing and mapping of carrier signals are disclosed. An example method may include determining that an unmanned aerial vehicle is travelling on a flight route at an altitude for determination of network performance of a cellular network. The method may further include determining, using an antenna, signal diagnostics of the cellular network during travel of the unmanned aerial vehicle on the flight route. The method may conclude with transmitting the signal diagnostics of the cellular network to a service provider.

Abstract: Concepts and technologies directed to surrogate metadata aggregation for dynamic content assembly are disclosed. Embodiments can include a system that comprises a processor and a memory that stores computer-executable instructions that configure a processor to perform operations. The operations can include obtaining a first visual content from a digital data store, where the first visual content is configured to digitally represent a first scene. The operations can include performing image recognition on the first visual content so as to identify a second visual content that is digitally configured to represent a second scene. The operations can include determining that native original metadata cannot be obtained for the first visual content, where the native original metadata includes information about the first scene digitally represented by the first visual content.

Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for multifactor authentication for Internet-of-things devices. An access request can be received from an Internet-of-things device. The access request can include identifying information associated with the Internet-of-things device and a certificate. The certificate can be validated and a stored version of the identifying information can be obtained. If the stored version of the identifying information is determined to match the identifying information included with the access request, access to a resource can be allowed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving content that includes a 360-degree video, determining that guidance is enabled with respect to the content, obtaining an input responsive to determining that the guidance is enabled, and obtaining the guidance with respect to a playback of the content, where the obtained guidance is based on the input. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving data associated with a video, applying the data to a machine learning model to obtain a prediction regarding an accuracy of an assertion included in the video, responsive to the prediction indicating that the assertion is accurate, transmitting the video to a processing system including a processor, and responsive to the prediction indicating that the assertion in inaccurate, preventing a transmission of the video to the processing system. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for providing on-demand quality of service guarantees in a wireless network environment. The system determines an on-demand quality of service for a segment of a communication path between a user equipment communicating with a radio access network connected to a core network and an external network connected to the core network. The system then determines if the on-demand quality of service for the segment meets a quality of service requirement. If the on-demand quality of service for the segment does not meet the quality of service requirement, the system identifies an alternate communication path between the user equipment and the external network, wherein the alternate communication path differs from the communication path. The system can then setup the alternate communication path for traffic between the user equipment and the external network.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, generating multiple digital reference pulses synchronously to a master oscillator, selectively switching the multiple digital reference pulses, and providing the switched pulses to multiple radio modules operating within a millimeter wave spectrum. For each radio module, counting cycles of an adjustable LO output signal occurring between consecutive pulses of the switched digital reference pulses, determining a difference between the count value and a reference value, and adjusting the adjustable LO according to the difference. A resulting corrected LO signal is synchronized to the master oscillator. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: The disclosed subject matter is directed towards a clear channel assessment procedure based on a common preamble, such as for use with 3GPP and IEEE 802.11 technologies, or any other radio technology, including for use in the 6 GHz band. Detection of the common preamble is based on detecting known sequences in signal part, which can be detected without decoding the preamble's payload (channel) part to determine an ongoing transmission's duration. If an ongoing transmission is detected, subsequent energy detection monitoring is performed to determine when transmission ends, which can use a different energy detection threshold from what is used in the initial clear channel assessment's energy detection. The technology facilitates the usage of different sampling rates by different radio technologies that work concurrently in the same unlicensed band, by correlating a received preamble with a stored preamble that accounts for deterministic distortions arising from the different sampling rates.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining subscriber attributes from a subscriber, encoding the subscriber attributes into an internet protocol (IP) address, and assigning the encoded IP protocol address to the subscriber. The encoded IP address with attributes specific to the subscriber may then be used to provide customized and enhanced services to the subscriber and provide more efficient operations for the service provider.

Abstract: An example first device disclosed herein is to obtain, from a library of the first device, a pre-master secret value and a master secret value associated with a session key for a communication session between the first device and a second device, the library instrumented to log the pre-master and master secret values during handshaking, the session key based on the pre-master secret value, the master secret value and data strings exchanged during the handshaking. The disclosed example first device is also to capture a packet level trace corresponding to the communication session, the packet level trace including the data strings and encrypted data. The disclosed example first device is further to determine the session key based on the pre-master secret value, the master secret value and the data strings without use of a proxy, and decrypt the encrypted data with the session key to obtain decrypted data.

Abstract: In one example, a processor may receive a first request to process a first task, the first request including a first estimated central processing unit utilization for the first task and a first estimated memory utilization for the first task and receive central processing unit capacities and memory capacities of a plurality of sub-data routers including at least a first sub-data router. The processor may further determine that the first sub-data router has a lowest central processing unit capacity from among the plurality of sub-data routers that is sufficient to accommodate the first estimated central processing unit utilization for the first task and determine that the first sub-data router has a memory capacity that is sufficient to accommodate the first estimated memory utilization for the first task. The processor may then assign the first task to the first sub-data router.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, presenting a first virtual object in accordance with a first context associated with a first user engaged in a communication session via a first application, presenting a second virtual object in accordance with a second context associated with a second user engaged in the communication session via a second application, identifying a conflict between the presenting of the first virtual object and the presenting of the second virtual object, a presenting of a physical object, or a combination thereof, and responsive to the identifying of the conflict, modifying the first virtual object, the second virtual object, or a combination thereof. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Facilitating generic reciprocity-based channel state information acquisition frameworks for advanced networks (e.g., 4G, 5G, and beyond) is provided herein. Operations of a system can comprise determining first uplink channel state information for a first mobile device based on first downlink channel state information received from the first mobile device. The first mobile device can be from a group of mobile devices in a wireless communications network. The operations can also comprise training a model on a difference between the first downlink channel state information and the first uplink channel state information to a defined level of confidence. Further, the operations can comprise employing the model to determine, without receipt of second downlink channel state information from a second mobile device of the group of mobile devices, second uplink channel state information for the second mobile device.

Abstract: The described technology is generally directed towards automated cell parameter updates in cellular networks. A network automation platform architecture is disclosed which includes elements configured to automatically analyze, recalculate, and deploy cell parameters such as PCI and RSI parameters, for cells of a cellular communication network.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, monitoring a user in a showroom to generate shopping parameters of the user, determining that the user is seeking to purchase a product in the showroom according to the shopping parameters, obtaining user data of the user in response to the determining that the user is seeking to purchase the product, analyzing the user data, selecting interaction data from among a group of interaction data according to the analyzing of the user data, and providing the interaction data to a computing device of a sales agent to enable the sales agent to transact with the user for the purchase of the product. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: In one example, a processor receives a structured query, parses the structured query into components, and stores the structured query, the components, and at least one attribute regarding the structured query in a first query record of a query record storage platform, the at least one attribute comprising a user identification of a user generating the structured query. The processor may then receive a search associated with the query record storage platform, where the search includes at least one parameter, and where the at least one parameter specifies at least one of the structured query, at least one of the components, or at least one of the at least one attribute regarding the structured query, and return the first query record in response to the search.

Abstract: The technologies described herein are generally directed toward shedding processing loads associated with route updates. According to an embodiment, a system can comprise a processor and a memory that can enable operations facilitating performance of operations including facilitating identifying a route update for a route to a destination node on a network. Additional operations can include evaluating a value of the route update, resulting in an evaluated value of the route update. Additional operations can include determining whether to communicate the route update to a second routing device based on the evaluated value of the route update.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method in which a processing system directs video flows to a plurality of user devices located at network cells, and determines a first or second data usage priority for each user device. The system detects congestion at a cell of the network and/or in the video flows. The system also performs a first congestion-aware shaping procedure for video flows in the congested cell directed to user devices of a second priority located at the congested cell, and subsequently performs a second congestion-aware shaping procedure for video flows in the congested cell directed to user devices of the first priority located at the congested cell. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: In one example, the present disclosure describes a device, computer-readable medium, and method for organizing terabit-scale packet volumes into flows for downstream processing stages. For instance, in one example, a method includes extracting a first flow key from a first data packet, inputting the first flow key into a hash function to obtain a first output value, selecting a first partition in a memory to which to store the first data packet, wherein the first partition is selected based on the first output value, and storing the first data packet to the first partition.

Abstract: Wireless user device probe data can be used to infer or determine an attribute of a user. The probe data can be captured by a sensor device from probes from the user device. The probe data can include network addresses of the wireless access points to which the user device has wirelessly connected prior to attempting a current connection to a wireless access point. The probe data can also include connection information about wireless links between the user device and the wireless access points to which the user device has connected prior to attempting the current connection. The probe data and a user device identifier can be provided for comparing the probe data to access point network addresses associated with attributes to determine an attribute for a user of the user device.

Abstract: Example methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture (e.g., physical storage media) to facilitate time-spaced messaging for network communications are disclosed. An example method may include receiving a plurality of messages at a message rate. The method may further include determining a number of the plurality of messages a network device is unable to process. The method may further include determining, based on the number, a miss rate associated with the plurality of messages. The method may further include determining whether the miss rate exceeds a threshold miss rate and, if the miss rate is determined to exceed the threshold miss rate, determining a time delay based on the miss rate and message rate, and applying the first time delay to at least one message received subsequent to the plurality of messages.

Abstract: Systems and techniques facilitating resource frequency management are provided. An apparatus comprises: a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations. The operations comprise: receiving information indicative of an emergency condition in a defined area; and transmitting a command to a network device for the defined area to cause the base station device to send a communication for the emergency condition via a first wireless communication channel with a mobile device of mobile devices associated with a subscriber identity of respective subscriber identities assigned to provide a response to the emergency condition.

Abstract: Personal adaptive radio access network advanced capabilities are provided. A device can include a transceiver; a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations comprising facilitating movement of the device from a first position associated with a user equipment (UE) to a second position in response to an observed signal strength at the UE from a communication network being determined to have fallen below a threshold; in response to facilitating the movement of the device, determining a first communication frequency for communications between the device and the UE based on features determined to be present in an environment associated with the UE; and conveying signals transmitted by the communication network to the UE via the transceiver at the first communication frequency instead of a second communication frequency used by the communication network.

Abstract: A method includes determining an operating frequency of an antenna at a component of the antenna. The method includes determining, at the component of the antenna, a filter node of a plurality of filter nodes to activate to tune the antenna to the operating frequency. The method includes transmitting power to the filter node, wherein the power is transmitted via a first optical fiber. The method also includes sending a signal from the component to a light source. The activation of the light source sends an optical signal to the filter node. The filter node adjusts a characteristic of a radiating element coupled to the filter node using the power responsive to the optical signal. Adjustment of the characteristic facilitates tuning the antenna to the operating frequency.

Abstract: Concepts and technologies directed to optical networking with hybrid optical vortices are disclosed herein. Embodiments can include a system that is configured to perform operations for optical networking with hybrid optical vortices. The system can include a hybrid optical switch that can communicatively couple with another network device via one or more nanofiber communication paths. The operations can include receiving, from a first nanofiber communication path, a hybrid optical vortex that carries an internet protocol packet. The operations also can include decoupling the hybrid optical vortex to extract an optical vortex that encapsulates the internet protocol packet. The operations also can include switching the internet protocol packet to a subsequent communication path based on the optical vortex that encapsulates the internet protocol packet.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a first image of a random distribution of items overlaying an encoded region of an object identification tag affixed to an object, wherein the first image comprises a first pattern obtained according to a first image capture configuration. A second image of the random distribution of items is also obtained, wherein the second image comprises a second pattern obtained according to a second image capture configuration. First and second stored reference patterns are identified according to decoded information obtained from the encoded region of the object identification tag and the first and second patterns are compared to the first and second stored reference patterns to obtain a comparison result. An authenticity of the object is determined according to the comparison result. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: According to one aspect disclosed herein, a system can include a set of node peers, including a first subset implemented in software and a second subset implemented in hardware. The first subset can include a software node. The second subset can include a hardware node that includes a hardware cache, a processor, and a memory that stores computer-executable instructions. The hardware node can receive, from a network, a packet, and can determine if data that identifies a path associated with the packet is stored in the hardware cache. If not, the hardware node can query the software node to identify the path associated with the packet, and can receive, in response from the software node, the data that identifies the path, which then can be stored in the hardware cache. The hardware node can forward, along the path, the packet to a network element.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a first group of video content streams of an event, determining a first point of view of a plurality of audience members of the event, and selecting a first portion of the first group of video content streams of the event according to the first point of view of the plurality of audience members. Further aspects can include aggregating the first portion of the first group of video content streams resulting in first aggregated video content, generating first augmented reality content from the first aggregated video content according to the first point of view, and providing the first augmented reality content to a communication device. The communication device can present the first augmented reality content. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for a virtualized services discovery and recommendation engine. A request for a service can be received from a requestor. The request can include feature data that can define two or more features. Two or more features can be determined based on the feature data and requestor data associated with the requestor can be obtained. Two or more services that satisfy the request can be identified and a recommendation that represents the two or more services can be generated. The recommendation can include a data representation of a custom product that can include the two or more services. The recommendation can be tested to determine if the custom product functions, and the recommendation can be provided to the requestor.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying user preferences for an XR application executing at an XR user system, wherein the user preferences are associated with an XR application user, accessing a historical profile associated with the XR application user, receiving local environment information from a sensor array of the XR user system, selecting an XR object for presentation on an XR display of the XR user system based on the local environment information, the user preferences, and the historical profile, and allocating compute resources to facilitate a rendering of the XR object, wherein the allocated compute resources are selected from a compute resource pool comprising local compute resources of the XR user system and edge compute resources of a network. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Multi-agent input coordination can be used to for acoustic collaboration of multiple listening agents deployed in smart devices on a premises, improving the accuracy of identifying requests and specifying where that request should be honored, improving quality of detection, and providing better understanding of user commands and user intent throughout the premises. A processor or processors such as those in a smart speaker can identify audio requests received through at least two agents in a network and determine at which of the agents to actively process a selected audio request. The identification can make use of techniques such as location context and secondary trait analysis. The audio request can include simultaneous audio requests received through at least two agents, differing audio requests received from different requesters, or both.

Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments, a transmission device operates by: generating a transmit signal conveying transmit data in accordance with an HARQ protocol; converting the transmit signal to transmitted guided electromagnetic waves that propagate along a surface of a transmission medium; converting to a receive signal received guided electromagnetic waves that propagate along the surface of the transmission medium; generating, based on the receive signal, corona discharge data that indicates a corona discharge in proximity to the transmission medium during a first time period; identifying, responsive to the corona discharge data, a first packet of the transmit signal that was converted to transmitted guided electromagnetic waves during the first time period; and regenerating the transmit signal to include the first packet for retransmission via the transmitted guided electromagnetic waves, without waiting for a repeat request to be received from the remote device indicating the first packet.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method including presenting a playlist of media content generated by a predictive model of preferences of a user of a system based on first prior media consumption associated with a subscription television service and second prior media consumption associated with an internet-based service, receiving a first selection of first media content from the playlist, presenting a menu of viewing devices for viewing the first media content, receiving a second selection of a first companion device for the first media content from the menu of viewing devices, transmitting the first selection and the second selection to a content provider, receiving the first media content from the content provider, and presenting the first media content. The content provider can transmit, to the first companion device, supplementary content, including internet-based content associated with the first media content, for presentation at a display.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a media device, media content from a media content server. A portion of the media content includes a first item concurrently depicted with a second item. The method includes receiving an input indicating a selection of the second item within the media content. The method includes, in response to the input, sending an identification request for information corresponding to the second item to an identification server in response to the input. The identification request includes data relating to a depiction of the second item. The method also includes receiving the information from the identification server in response to the identification request. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a request for delivery of content to a point-of-delivery device over a wireless network, wherein the request includes one or more service metrics and a Quality of Service Class Identifier (“QCI”), facilitating an allocation of resources of the wireless network based on the service metrics and the QCI, sending wireline transmission parameters associated with the service metrics and the QCI to a wireline manager of a wireline network wherein the wireline network is in communication with the wireless network, establishing an end-to-end communication channel between a content collection point and the point-of-delivery device using a combination of the wireline network and the wireless network and delivering the content to the point-of-delivery device via the end-to-end communication channel in accordance with the wireline transmission parameters, the service metrics and the QCI.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method, including: receiving, by a processing system including a processor, a request to play content; querying, by the processing system, for matches between the content and a user library; receiving, by the processing system, recommendations for alternate content of the user library and associated cue points in the content; and presenting, by the processing system, portions of the content and presenting other portions of the content replaced with the alternate content at the associated cue points. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: In order to support integrated access and backhaul (IAB) network functionality, such as topology formation/adaptation, and access and backhaul link management, capability signaling can be configured and exchanged between the network, parent IAB nodes, and child IAB nodes. This can include messages related to IAB-node distributed unit (DU) function capabilities, IAB-node mobile termination (MT) function capabilities, joint IAB-node DU/MT capabilities, and internal IAB node and network capability management and coordination functions. Additionally, the aforementioned system can comprise an IAB capability manager function to coordinate capability messages between the MT and DU functions.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving a first manifest file from a first server that includes first metadata that identifies a second server where a first portion of data associated with a content item is stored, responsive to the receiving of the first manifest file, determining that a trickplay command is received by a processing system, responsive to the determining that the trickplay command is received, generating or modifying a second manifest file to incorporate the first metadata, and obtaining the first portion of the data associated with the content item from the second server in accordance with the second manifest file. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Architectures and techniques are presented that can provide point-to-point analysis to generate an improved signal strength prediction (SSP) based on, e.g., earth surface image data processing and analysis to draw conclusions of line of sight (LOS) along the propagation path between a BTS or another AP transmitter and CPE receiver. For example, USGS image data and/or elevation data of locations are identified to correspond to signal propagation between the transmitter and receiver can be analyzed for LOS signal quality at a fixed location, in addition to the statistical model prediction of the RF signal quality. As a result, foliage or terrain that obstructs the LOS can be identified and utilized to improve SSP by eliminating the additional pathloss due to LOS obstructions. Such can provide a significant improvement to SSP results that are conventionally predicted by statistical models rather than a point-to-point analysis.

Abstract: A device for providing a communication service is provided. The device receives an address for establishing a communication session. Environmental data from an environment of the device is collected. The device determines whether the address corresponds to a communication recipient for which the environmental data is to be sent to supplement the communication session. A request for the communication session is placed based on the address, and the communication session is established upon answer of the request. The environmental data is sent over the wireless network and to the communication recipient after establishing the communication session with the communication recipient and determining that the address corresponds to the communication recipient for which the environmental data is to be sent to supplement the communication service.

Abstract: A collaborative video camera system of an edge node can be used to track and predict objects, locations of the objects, and events associated therewith. For example, multiple cameras can be utilized to determine the direction in which an object is heading. This data can be used to activate and/or dispatch other cameras that may be at or near the predicted location of the object. Additionally, sound associated with the object can be used to predict and/or active cameras that are at or near the predicted location of the object.

Abstract: The technologies described herein are generally directed toward communicating resource information to a local manager of a group of user equipment devices, for allocation of resources to the group. According to an embodiment, a system can comprise a processor and a memory that can store executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations. The operations can include selecting a first group of resources for a group of user equipment devices. The operations can further include communicating, to a first user equipment device of the group of the user equipment devices, first information corresponding to the first group of resources, the first user equipment device being a first local manager of the group, that communicates second information corresponding to a second group of resources, based on the first information, to respective other user equipment devices of the group, other than the first user equipment device.

Abstract: Aspects of the technology described herein are directed towards using generic control information in a three-party wireless communication system to schedule a data transmission and reception of the data transmission. A scheduler node transmits the generic control information, comprising identification information that identifies a user equipment device as a transmitter node, and scheduling information that schedules a data transmission. For unicast data transmissions, the generic control information further identifies a receiver node, and can schedule transmission of an ACK/NACK from the receiver node corresponding to receiving the data transmission. A control procedure can be configured in a user equipment device by linking a channel configuration dataset to a resource configuration dataset, which in turn is linked to a channel transmit and receive configuration dataset. Reconfiguration is achieved by changing the linking(s) between one or more different available datasets.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving first image data for a first image from an electronic device, the first image data including first information associated with a first object identified by the electronic device as being in the first image. Second image data for a second image is received from the electronic device subsequent to receiving the first image data. The second image data includes second information associated with a second object identified by the electronic device as being in the second image. Location information is determined based on the first information and the second information and sent to the electronic device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

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, accessing adaptive streaming information for a multimedia content segment, determining available access bandwidths for a plurality of video tracks and a plurality of audio tracks identified by the adaptive streaming information, selecting one of a plurality of candidate track pairings identified by the adaptive streaming information based on the available access bandwidths, obtaining video content of the multimedia content segment via a video track of the selected track pairing, and obtaining audio content of the multimedia content segment via an audio track of the selected track pairing. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: The concepts and technologies disclosed herein provide a network-assisted secure access (“NASA”) application that is installed on a user device. The NASA application can enhance current multi-factor authentication processes to prevent unauthorized access by leveraging mobile connectivity data. The enhanced two-factor authentication process is made seamless and transparent to the user by authenticating the mobile connectivity data with data known to the mobile network that serves the user device. The mobile connectivity data can include network-determined location, cell identifier (“cell ID”), Internet protocol (“IP”) address, a globally unique temporary identifier (“GUTI”), combinations thereof, and the like. Additionally or alternatively, one or more user profiles (e.g., user-defined and/or social media profile(s)) can be used to further enhance security.

Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for optimization of resource usage in cross-reality sessions. A computer can receive a request for a cross-reality session, determine entities to be included in the cross-reality session, and optimize resource usage during the cross-reality session. Optimized cross-reality session data can be provided to a device to generate a cross-reality environment that can include the one entity of the entities rendered in the first level of detail. Attention data that can describe interactions in the cross-reality environment can be obtained. The resource usage can be re-optimized based on the attention data. Re-optimizing the resource usage can include determining that the one entity of the entities is to be rendered in a second level of detail that is greater than the first level of detail. An update can be delivered to the device, which can use the update to update the cross-reality environment.