Abstract: A method for unjoining and rejoining clusters of computing nodes in edge site computing networks to reduce the impact of interruption to connectivity between computing nodes is presented. The method includes accessing a cluster of computing nodes executing on an edge site computing network. The cluster of computing nodes includes a plurality of follower computing nodes and a leader computing node. The method further includes detecting an interruption to connectivity established between the leader computing node and one or more of the plurality of follower computing nodes. In response to detecting the interruption to connectivity, the method includes bifurcating the cluster of computing nodes into a first subcluster of computing nodes and a second subcluster of computing nodes. In response to detecting a restoration of connectivity, the method includes recombining the first subcluster of computing nodes and the second subcluster of computing nodes.

Abstract: Proposed is a method of providing a digital twin service based on reality verification. The method includes receiving, by a first server, workplace information including a workplace location from a first application running on a mobile terminal of a first user who manages a workplace existing in the real world, and registering the workplace information newly, and forwarding, by the first server, the workplace information newly registered in a database to a second server that online services a metaverse obtained by digitizing the real world so that a virtual workplace for the workplace is implemented at the same location in the metaverse.

Abstract: A video stream acquisition method, apparatus and system, a device and a medium are provided. The video stream acquisition method is applied to a user terminal and includes: sending a stream pulling information acquisition request to a media server, to make the media server determine target stream pulling information based on a generated domain name; acquiring the target stream pulling information, performing a domain name resolution on the target stream pulling information based on a preset domain name resolution method, and obtaining the IP address of the target intranet edge server; and based on the IP address of the target intranet edge server, sending a target stream pulling request to the target intranet edge server, and acquiring a target video stream returned by the target intranet edge server based on the target stream pulling request.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods for executing generative models for private conversations within protected inference environments. In particular, in some embodiments, the disclosed systems receive an encrypted chat message marked with a private status. In addition, in some embodiments, the disclosed systems generate a decrypted chat message by decrypting the encrypted chat message using a shared session key based on a hardware-backed attestation indicating server-side processing by a trusted execution environment. Moreover, in some embodiments, the disclosed systems generate a re-encrypted chat message by re-encrypting the decrypted chat message with an additional session key established for a private engine instance.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a method comprising receiving by a control apparatus, from a client apparatus, a request for a resource allocation of one or more connected devices on one or more time ranges, receiving by the control apparatus, from an orchestrator apparatus, a work plan for a group of connected devices, wherein the work plan comprises planned positions of the group of connected devices and the group of connected devices comprises said one or more connected devices, computing by the control apparatus, based at least on the work plan, a resource allocation for each of multiple connection points on said one or more time ranges, wherein the resource allocation comprises an assignation of said one or more connected devices to the connected points and transmitting, by the control apparatus, the resource allocation to the client apparatus.

Abstract: An adapter module executing on a computing device of a computing environment is to be used to transmit packets from a network interface card of the computing environment to a control program executing within the computing environment. The adapter module obtains packet information of a packet received at the network interface card. Based on obtaining the packet information, a packet completion queue entry is generated in a packet completion queue and the packet information is stored in the packet completion queue entry. The packet information is to be used to locate a data buffer into which the packet is stored. The packet completion queue entry is provided to the control program to be used by the control program to retrieve the packet from the data buffer.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for managing multiple service flows through a single Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) device to provide differentiated services to multiple customers, which may be at the same or different locations. A CPE device may be configured to create one or more Virtual Local Area Networks (VLAN) tags within the CPE device, each associated with a specific Service Set Identifier (SSID), which segregates service flows based on customer needs and service types. The CPE device may also generate multiple tunnels from a network gateway to the Wi-Fi routers, with each tunnel corresponding to one of the SSIDs. The tunnels facilitate the segregation of service flows to maintain distinct and independent service streams for different customer segments.

Abstract: A system as discussed herein includes communication management hardware. The communication management hardware: receives a first data packet including a first data payload, the first data packet encoded in accordance with a wireless communication protocol for conveyance to a destination network address; maps a first quality of service associated with the first data packet to a first service flow amongst multiple service flows supported by a backhaul network; and forwards the first data packet over the first service flow of the backhaul network for delivery of the first data packet to the destination network address.

Abstract: A method performed by a processing system including at least one processor includes calculating a first set of key performance indicators for a communications network based on data acquired from at least one source that is accessible to an operator of the communications network and publishing at least the first set of key performance indicators via an application programming interface that enables the operator of the communications network to share data with an external client of the communications network.

Abstract: In a method and system for sharing a vehicle location through mobile text message parsing, the method of sharing a vehicle location through mobile text message parsing includes extracting a text message and a mobile phone number of a user from a mobile device of the user, receiving shared data for real-time location sharing with a vehicle of another user from a server based on a parsing result for the text message and the mobile phone number of the user, and providing a real-time location sharing service with respect to the vehicle of the other user according to input by the user for a sharing selection message for selecting whether to share a real-time location with the vehicle of the other user displayed in response to the shared data.

Abstract: There is provided techniques for tracing operations in a network. A method is performed by a wireless device operatively connected to the network. The method comprises performing an operation with respect to a piece of data. The piece of data is associated with an application run in the network. The method comprises tracing the operation in a trace instance. The trace instance comprises an identifier of a span of the trace instance, an initial timestamp from when the span was originally created, and a reference to another span of the trace instance. The method comprises transmitting a CoAP message to an application server of the application. The CoAP message has a header part and a payload part. The payload part comprises the trace instance.

Abstract: Computing resources are managed in a computing environment comprising a computing service provider and an edge computing network. The edge computing network comprises computing and storage devices configured to extend computing resources of the computing service provider to remote users of the computing service provider. The edge computing network collects capacity and usage data for computing and network resources at the edge computing network. A predictive function is applied to the data to determine a predicted demand on the computing and network resources at a future time interval. Based on the predicted demand, a distribution of workloads is determined.

Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying correlations for adaptive noise reduction. The system obtains a set of network performance metrics measured during a period of time from a sensor module communicatively coupled to a set of sensors deployed at remote devices. The system may input the set of network performance metrics into a trained model to obtain an optimal set of network performance metrics to be measured during a next period of time, wherein the model is configured to determine a next set of metrics to be measured based on a previous set of metrics. The system identifies a second set of sensors for usage and may generate one or more commands configured to effectuate activation of one or more sensors of the second set of sensors, and deactivation of one or more sensors of the first set of sensors.

Abstract: A device configuration method, an electronic apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium are disclosed. The method is applied to a server side, and includes: acquiring identification information of a first device, and sending a content acquisition request to the first device; acquiring a content acquisition response sent by the first device, and the content acquisition response includes a first content acquired by the first device; determining whether the first content satisfies a privacy protection rule; and in response to the first content dissatisfying the privacy protection rule, performing device configuration on the first device.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining provisioning information associated with a service provider where the provisioning information includes a mapping of identifications of a group of end user devices to cloud-based services of the service provider; determining, according to the provisioning information, that an end user device of the group of end user devices is permitted to access a service endpoint associated with a particular cloud-based service of the cloud-based services of the service provider; and facilitating the particular cloud-based service for the end user device utilizing a private network connection, the service endpoint and a private endpoint associated with the service provider. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Methods and systems for managing data processing systems are disclosed. The data processing systems may be managed by restoring the system states in the data processing systems. The system states may be restored in the data processing systems by remediating configurations and/or processes after incidents are resolved. The configurations and/or processes may be changed by remediation of incidents in data processing systems. Restoration of a system state to a goal state may require implementation of action items in the data processing system. The action items that yield restoration of the system state may be stored in a repository for future use.

Abstract: An information processing device for performing load balancing between a plurality of edge servers. Acquire a load on one or more microservices operating at each of the plurality of edge servers, and determine to operate at the first edge server to forward a predetermined percentage of requests of one or more requests issued to the first microservice loaded by a predetermined amount or more to a second microservice operating at the one or more second edge servers.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a communication interface and a processor operably coupled to the communication interface. The processor is configured to receive an expected service level agreement (SLA) for a media service from a service provider, where the media service includes a plurality of media flows. The processor is also configured to provision a network slice that includes media functions based on the expected SLA. The processor is further configured to configure the media functions in the network slice with flow prioritization information for each media flow among the plurality of media flows. Additionally, the processor is configured to determine performance of each of the media flows. The processor is also configured to perform adjustment of the service parameters based on the determination that the performance of one or more of the media flows is below the expected SLA.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system of distributed edge computing for cooperative augmented reality with mobile sensing capability. The system includes a plurality of nodes configured to generate a plurality of data streams; and a plurality of distributed edge servers configured to process one or more tasks using the plurality of data streams. An Apache Storm distributed stream processing platform is installed and properly configured on each distributed edge server; the plurality of distributed edge servers includes one or more service modules installed on each distributed edge server and configured to process the one or more tasks; and the plurality of distributed edge servers includes a master distributed edge server and a plurality of slave distributed edge servers; and a scheduler is installed on the master distributed edge server and configured to distribute the one or more tasks to the plurality of distributed edge servers.

Abstract: In some examples, as part of implementing a service on a communication infrastructure that includes multiple different types of network domains, a system creates a distributed cloud of network functions, where the network functions are executable in virtualized environments on the physical resources to perform respective tasks. The system establishes a connection between the network functions to provide the service as part of service orchestration in the communication infrastructure, the service including the respective tasks of the network functions. Communication of data between the network functions includes translating, at an edge of the distributed cloud, domain-specific data packets according to protocols used in the multiple different types of network domains to domain-agnostic data packets comprising labels to support label-based forwarding of data packets between the network functions in the virtualized environments.