Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for managing a set of autonomous vehicles (AVs) configured to perform delivery tasks and computing tasks. Computing tasks can be performed such as training a model and/or calculating an incremental update for the model. As additional training data is obtained, a subset of AVs may be managed as a distributed computing cluster and assigned a computing task such as training or calculating an incremental update for the model or any suitable computing task. Corresponding data computed by the subset of AVs of the cluster (e.g., the retrained model, updated model parameters corresponding to the updated model, etc.) may be received and stored or transmitted (e.g., the computing task requestor, to the AVs, etc.) for subsequent use (e.g., for subsequent delivery tasks).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for coordinating access to a resource of a distributed computer system, which has a plurality of distributed client stations, wherein there are at least two client stations, each having at least one computer, at least one resource of the computer system, at least one resource manager, which is designed to manage the resources of the computer system assigned thereto, and at least one internal communication medium, via which the at least one computer, the at least one resource and the at least one resource manager are coupled, client-station-internally, for carrying out data communication, wherein the client stations are coupled to each other via at least one external communication medium in order to carry out data communication. According to the invention, the client stations can communicate among each other. The invention furthermore relates to a computer system of this kind and a computer program for carrying out the method.

Abstract: Technology is described for detecting a presence of a hardware assisted overlay network. An agent running on a host in a service provider environment may receive an assistance identifier that is assigned to a gateway associated with the host in the service provider environment. The agent running on the host may determine that the host is running in a hardware assisted overlay network operating in the service provider environment using the assistance identifier of the gateway. The agent running on the host may initiate a hardware assisted function that uses hardware resources accessible to the hardware assisted overlay network.

Abstract: A method for calculating distributed network nodes' contribution to a service according to the present disclosure comprises the steps of: receiving, by a server, details of contribution to a service from a plurality of nodes; verifying, by the server, the received details of contribution to a service; announcing, by the server, the verified details of contribution to a service; and using a block chain including a block that includes the announced details of contribution to a service issued by one of the plurality of nodes, calculating the one node's contribution to a service. According to the present disclosure, it is possible to calculate distributed network nodes' contribution to a service. It is also possible to separately calculate the degrees of contribution of distributed network nodes to a specific service. Further, it is possible to ensure the transparency of the details of calculation of distributed network nodes' contribution to a service.

Abstract: Systems and methods for allocating resources. The system includes a communications module, a processor, and a memory. The memory stores a data record and instructions that, when executed, configure the processor to obtain a data record and transmit an existing score indication corresponding to the data record for display at the client device; receive a first time parameter and an action indicator associated with a shared resource and, in response, determine a first provisional score corresponding to the data record based on the existing score indication, the action indicator, and the first time parameter to provide a first provisional score indication; transmit the first provisional score indication and a selectable option associated with the action indicator for display at the client device while the first provisional score indication is displayed; and in response to receiving a resource transfer instruction, allocate the shared resource associated with the action indicator.

Abstract: Service discovery is accomplished across a network with reduced traffic. Network devices often receive multicast discovery requests for various protocols and/or services, which increase network traffic and degrade network performance. Here, though, a server maintains a membership list for a particular protocol. The server populates the membership list with subnet devices that confirm the particular protocol. Whenever the server receives a discovery request associated with the protocol, the server need not clog its subnet with multicast requests. Instead, the server need only retrieve the membership list that is associated with the protocol. The membership list contains the subnet addresses assigned to the subnet devices that confirm the particular protocol.

Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for controlling media transcoding of a media session between at least two media transceiver devices. The method is performed by a network node. The method comprises obtaining, from at least one of the media transceiver devices, an indication of current allocation of energy for performing playback of the media session in the at least one of the media transceiver devices. The method comprises controlling transcoding of the media session according to the current allocation of energy of the at least one media transceiver device. The transcoding comprises either conversion from a first media format to a second media format of same media type, or conversion from a first media type to a second media type.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for managing quality in a mobile communication system and, more particularly, to a method and apparatus for managing user quality of experience (QoE) between various wired and wireless networks. A method for managing user quality of experience by means of an apparatus for managing user quality of experience in a mobile communication system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: setting a quality measurement request message by using a quality measurement condition received from a user; transmitting the quality measurement request message to a quality measurement device; and receiving information on the quality which is measured by using the quality measurement condition, wherein the quality measurement request message and the information on the quality are transmitted while being included in an OpenFlow message.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a system that facilitates routable prefix queries in a CCN. During operation, the system generates, by a client computing device, a query for one or more indices based on a name for an interest, wherein a name is a hierarchically structured variable length identifier that includes contiguous name components ordered from a most general level to a most specific level. An index indicates a number of the contiguous name components beginning from the most general level that represent a routable prefix needed to route the interest to a content producing device that can satisfy the interest. In response to the query, the system receives the one or more indices, which allows the client computing device to determine a remaining number of name components of the interest name which can be encrypted, thereby facilitating protection of private communication in a content centric network.

Abstract: A method for determining the quality of a media stream of a computer network including: receiving a packet from a traffic flow; determining whether the packet relates to a media stream; if the packet is related to the media stream, simulating a content player buffer related to the media stream; reviewing further data chunks associated with the media stream to determine quality events affecting the media stream; analyzing the effect of the quality event on a subscriber viewing the quality event; and determining a Quality of Experience score related to the media stream; otherwise allowing the packet to continue to the subscriber without further analysis. A system for determining the quality of a media stream, the system including modules configured to carry out the method for determining the quality of the media stream.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for supporting virtual machine and/or container live migration. The method may include hosting a virtual machine (VM) at a first location to be migrated to a second location by sending VM data packets from the first location to the second location and detecting a predetermined event associated with the VM at the first location. The method may further include prompting, in response to detection of the predetermined event, the redirection of the VM data packets from the first location to a buffer associated with the second location and storing the VM data packets in the buffer. The method may further include detecting an end of the predetermined event associated with the first location, and redirecting, in response to the end of the predetermined event, the VM data packets stored in the buffer to the VM migrated to the second location.

Abstract: An orchestrator for assigning clients to storage gateway pools includes a persistent storage and a processor. The persistent storage includes workload to pool mappings. The processor obtains a data storage request for data from a client of the clients; identifies a workload type associated with the data; selects a storage gateway pool of the storage gateway pools using the identified workload type and the workload to pool mappings; and assigns the selected storage gateway pool to service the data storage request.

Abstract: Standardized hot-pluggable transceiving unit implementing a cloud gateway functionality. The transceiving unit receives a source video IP flow. At least one processing unit in the housing executes a HTTP client and a conversion function. The HTTP client establishes a connection with a HTTP server hosted by a cloud video server, and receives the source video IP flow from the HTTP server of the cloud video server via the first connector. The source video IP flow uses one of the HTTP or the HTTPS protocol. The conversion function generates a video stream based on the source video IP flow, and the video stream is outputted by the transceiving unit. Alternatively, the transceiving unit receives a source video stream converted in a video IP flow by the conversion function, and the HTTP client uploads the video IP flow to the HTTP server of the cloud video server.

Abstract: Example implementations relate to assigning microservices to cluster nodes. A sidecar proxy may be deployed at a data plane of a distributed service. The sidecar proxy may monitor telemetry data between microservices of the distributed service. A communication pattern may be determined from the telemetry data of the distributed service. Each microservice of the distributed service may be assigned to a cluster node based on the communication pattern.

Abstract: A method for generating a decision table for selecting an optimal path out of a plurality of data paths between a client and a destination server connected through a network system, each of the plurality of data paths is connected to a router configured with a unique internet protocol (IP) address is provided. The method includes for each subnet IP address of the remote destination server and each of the plurality of data paths, measuring a network proximity; factoring the network proximity measured for each of the plurality of data paths; and ranking the plurality of data paths based on a decision function computed using the factored network proximity.

Abstract: Some embodiments are associated with a data center cloud computing environment executing a plurality of virtual machines. A virtual machine data store may contain information about the plurality of virtual machines associated with the cloud computing environment. A virtual machine test platform may access the information in the virtual machine data store and periodically initiate a network test for each of the plurality of virtual machines based on the information in the virtual machine data store. The virtual machine test platform may then receive network test result signals from the virtual machines in response to the executed network tests and apply, for each virtual machine, a digital signal processing noise filter to successive network test result signals from that virtual machine. An output of the digital signal processing noise filters may then be transmitted from the virtual machine test platform.

Abstract: Methods and systems allow secure acquisition and transmission of images by a mobile communication device. The method includes acquiring an image by the mobile device and allocating volatile memory space in the mobile device for a defined session. The image may be acquired by a digital camera built in the mobile device. The method includes digitally storing the acquired image in the allocated volatile memory space. The method includes encrypting and transmitting the stored image using a secure transmission protocol during the session. The method includes de-allocating the volatile memory space at the termination of the session. The de-allocation of the volatile memory space may cause the digitally stored image to be erased from the volatile memory space. Thus, the stored image is not persistently retained by the mobile device.

Abstract: Web-enabled routers are remotely and securely administered in a centralized fashion. A server for configuring a remotely configurable router on a computer network includes a memory to store a plurality of router configuration profiles that include a first router configuration profile associated with the remotely configurable router at a first instant in time. A server may also include a network interface to receive a request to reconfigure the remotely configurable router via the computer network. A server may also include a processor, operably coupled to the network interface and to the memory, that receives instructions to provide a second router configuration profile to the remotely configurable router for installation on the remotely configured router. The processor may also provide the first router configuration profile to the remotely configurable router in response to an indication that the second router configuration profile was not successfully installed on the remotely configurable router.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for mediating user access to services over a network are described. Access is provided by a service network host to a plurality of connectors providing access to a plurality of services over the network. The services are provided by entities independent from the service network host. The connectors including a first connector are configured to communicate with a first service using a first format to retrieve or modify data associated with the first service. The first connector is further configured to identify one or more methods or data fields of the first service. The service network host is further configured to provide, to a computer associated with a user over the network, one or more directions for using the first connector to display and/or modify data from the first service over the network.

Abstract: Techniques are described for virtualized network capacity management. A hierarchical system includes a collection of capacity managers that can manage capacity providers providing resources such as compute resources, network resources, and/or storage resources to capacity consumers. The capacity managers can provide accurate capacity threshold reporting by decomposing any dependent capacity entities into a collection of independent capacity entities, thus enabling accurate available and unavailable capacity determinations. The capacity managers can implement capacity auditing procedures to detect variances between the intended and actual capacity allocation for each capacity provider. The capacity auditing can include audits between each capacity manager and the capacity providers that it manages, or audits between capacity managers.