Abstract: A system includes a memory, and a processor. The processor receives a request to register a device. In response, the processor extracts a set of parameters from the device, and stores a baseline record associated with the device, which includes the set of parameters, in the memory. The processor determines that an update to the device modified the set of parameters. In response, the processor extracts the modified set of parameters from the device, and stores a new record associated with the device, which includes the modified set of parameters, in the memory. The baseline record was used to validate an identity of the device prior to the processor determining that the update modified the set of parameters. The new record is used to validate the identity of the device subsequent to the processor determining that the update modified the set of parameters.

Abstract: A method and system for effective service fulfillment in a communication network is disclosed. The method includes determining utilization of each of a plurality of resources for each of a plurality of network slice instances. The method further includes determining a service allocation schedule and a service resource utilization across one or more service classes and one or more resource classes for each of the plurality of resources; determining at least one of a set of possible actions required to be performed in at least one of the plurality of resources, a plurality of services, and the plurality of network slice instances based on a consolidation plan; assessing an impact of each of the set of possible actions based on a plurality of factors; and triggering a relevant network function(s) to perform at least one of the set of determined possible actions based on the assessed impact.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods that enhance multivariate testing of interface variants by intelligently allocating network traffic to increase the speed at which samples sizes reach statistical significance. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods that intelligently select interface variants to test against a control interface in a manner that efficiently reduces the uncertainty of sample sizes (e.g., the variance of the sample mean), thereby reaching statistical significance quicker.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for managing notifications directed to multiple applications installed on a user device are provided. In some embodiments, a method for managing notifications is provided, the method comprising: receiving, using a hardware processor, a first notification for a first application; determining a first user device associated with the first application; receiving a second notification for a second application; determining a second user device associated with the second application; determining that the first user device and the second user device are the same device; determining that the first notification and the second notification are corresponding notifications; determining that the first notification has priority over the second notification; sending the first notification to the first user device upon determining that the first notification has priority over the second notification; and inhibiting the second notification from being sent to the first user device.

Abstract: Technology is disclosed for selecting at least one icebreaker people highlight, with respect to a person of interest in a target group, to be shown on one or more user devices. The target group is determined, along with a set of feature values in common among the target group. Similarly, a reference group related to the target group is determined, along with a set of feature values for the reference group. For each feature value in the set of common target group feature values, a frequency of the feature value with respect to the determined reference group is determined. Based on the determined frequency, at least one icebreaker people highlight from the determined set of feature values in common among the target group is caused to be presented on the user device.

Abstract: A system and method that enable data processing and dynamic recombination of data by software on a device to be enhanced without requiring a replacement of the main software image on the device. Runtime management objects are generated at a network management platform including an interpreted application. The runtime management objects, KPIs, and interpreted application are downloaded network access devices. Data is collected at the interpreted application and analytics is performed on the collected data. First new runtime management objects are dynamically created at the interpreted application. The first new runtime management objects are presented to the network management platform. Analytics on the first new runtime management objects is performed at the network management platform to generate second new runtime management objects to provide to the plurality of network access devices for processing by the downloaded interpreted applications.

Abstract: Examples relate to a method, an apparatus and a computer program for processing a plurality of electronic messages, and to an electronic message server. The method comprises obtaining (110) the plurality of electronic messages. The method further comprises selecting (120) at least a subset of electronic messages of the plurality of electronic messages based on information related to a plurality of suspicious electronic message sender identifiers. The method further comprises determining (130), whether a number of electronic messages of the subset of electronic messages obtained within a pre-defined time interval exceeds a threshold. The method further comprises discarding (140) the electronic messages of the subset of electronic messages if the number of electronic messages of the subset of electronic messages obtained within the pre-defined time interval exceeds the threshold.

Abstract: Technologies for migrating data between edge accelerators hosted on different edge locations include a device hosted on a present edge location. The device includes one or more processors to: receive a workload from a requesting device, determine one or more accelerator devices hosted on the present edge location to perform the workload, and transmit the workload to the one or more accelerator devices to process the workload. The one or more processor is further to determine whether to perform data migration from the one or more accelerator devices to one or more different edge accelerator devices hosted on a different edge location, and send, in response to a determination to perform the data migration, a request to the one or more accelerator devices on the present edge location for transformed workload data to be processed by the one or more different edge accelerator devices.

Abstract: Illustrative embodiments disclose systems for sharing, among a group of consumers, data provided by a contributor. Some embodiments are well-suited for real-time distribution of data developing from ongoing incidents, and may be useful, for example, for emergency management. Illustrative embodiments provide a cloud-based system having tenants that are data contributors and data consumers. The system receives, from each contributor, both data and sharing rules that dictate whether and how that data may be shared, and with whom (which consumer or consumers), and then provide data to such consumer or consumers according to the sharing rules.

Abstract: A method, system and computer readable media for detecting entry of an IoT pack into a geofenced location. The method may begin by broadcasting a Bluetooth inquiry message from a Bluetooth radio that forms a part of an IoT pack. Upon receipt of one or more responses to the inquiry message a Bluetooth radio that forms a part of a given beacon used to demark a geofenced location, the IoT pack energizes an ultra wide band radio that forms a part of the IoT pack and begins sending and receiving ultra wide band signals to an ultra wide band radios that form a part of the given beacon. Ranging information is calculated from the IoT pack to the one or more beacons on the basis of the received ultra wide band signals, which is analyzed to determine the location of the IoT pack relative to the geofenced location.

Abstract: An approach for publishing posts on a social network through one or more user accounts with different levels of attribution is disclosed. A secure user account publishes a post through a programmatically linked buffer user account. The secure user account and the buffer user account are programmatically linked. Posts published via the buffer user account can be modified to add attribution image data or other visual indicators of the original post creator.

Abstract: Systems and methods for intelligent traffic control within a bridge that allows efficient and timely communication between Internet of Things (IoT) devices and a cloud-based server are disclosed. One method is for adding an IoT device to a cloud-based system for controlling IoT devices. The method includes in response to determining there is a request from a user to add an IoT device, obtaining information pertaining to the IoT device. The method further includes adding the IoT device to the cloud-based system via a bridge installed in the cloud-based system, where adding the IoT device to the cloud-based system includes sending required data to the IoT device via the bridge according to a communication protocol of the IoT device. The method further includes determining whether the IoT device was successfully added to the cloud-based system. The method further includes in response to determining the IoT device was successfully added, updating the bridge with the information pertaining to the IoT device.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for presenting media content on a first client computer of client computers that are participating in a collaboration session.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for remotely accessing a computer system or network to identify storage devices and to retrieve metadata from the storage devices that are respectively unique to files stored in the storage devices. The metadata provides information regarding each file stored on the storage devices and each metadata is associated with a respective file. A scanning tool compares the metadata retrieved from the computer system or network to a database or list of known metadata of known restricted content. Metadata retrieved from the computer system or network that matches metadata from the database or list of known restricted content is flagged and the file associated with the matching metadata is flagged and reported as potentially storing restricted content. During the scanning, restricted content itself is not scanned, not copied, not transferred and not stored.

Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which an blocking delivery service is provided. The service may use an identifier of a source end device, destination address information associated with a destination end device, and configurable criteria as a basis to block delivery of application service layer data. The service may be configured to apply to end devices based on an addressing scheme of the service. The service may be configured on a network device that provides an application service. The service may block delivery without the use of class of service or subscriber provisioning.

Abstract: A process includes enforcing compliance of a compute appliance to a reference operating state for the compute appliance. The compute appliance is part of a cloud-based computing system. Enforcing compliance with the reference operating state includes, responsive to a startup of the compute appliance, the compute appliance determining an actual compute state of the compute appliance. The actual compute state includes an actual physical topology placement of a hardware component of the compute appliance. Determining the actual compute state includes determining the physical topology placement of the hardware component. Enforcing compliance with the reference operating state includes verifying whether the actual compute state complies with the reference compute state. The verification includes comparing the actual compute state to the reference compute state.

Abstract: A system and method for determining abnormal conditions based on signals received from smart devices. The method includes receiving, via a controller and transmitted via one or more devices, one or more first signals indicative of one or more first statuses of the one or more devices. The method includes determining, via the controller and based on the one or more first statuses, a base model. The method includes receiving, via the controller and transmitted via the one or more devices, one or more second signals indicative of one or more second statuses of the one or more devices. The method includes comparing, via the controller, the one or more statuses to the base model and determining, via the controller and based on the comparison, an occurrence of an abnormal condition.

Abstract: A method for configuring multiple electronic devices in a batch, is described. The method can include initializing, by a first computing device a communication network based on a pre-defined configuration parameter. The pre-defined configuration parameter is associated with a first instance of an application on the first computing device. Further, the method includes identifying, by the first computing device, an initialization of a second instance of an application at a second computing device. In response to identifying the initialization of the second instance of the application at the second computing device, the method includes, sending, by the first computing device configuration settings for the second computing device over a secured communication network. In this regard, the configuration settings can comprise at least the pre-defined configuration parameter for configuring the second computing device.

Abstract: A method of solving a problem of a network and an electronic device for performing the method are provided. The electronic device includes at least one processor. The processor may determine a representative cause representing a cause of each of anomaly samples of a quality indicator indicating a quality of the network. The processor may perform a time-series analysis on an indicator associated with the representative cause. The processor may propose a solution corresponding to the representative cause and a result of the time-series analysis.

Abstract: A method for processing NF discovery requests using prioritized lists of preferred locations includes maintaining an NF profiles database including NF profiles of producer NFs registered to provide service to other NFs and a preferred locality attribute mappings database including mappings between preferred locality attributes and prioritized lists of preferred locations. The method includes receiving, from an NF, an NF discovery request including query parameters and a preferred locality attribute. The method further includes accessing the preferred locality attribute mappings database using the preferred locality attribute and obtaining a prioritized list of preferred locations corresponding to the preferred locality attribute, accessing the NF profiles database using the query parameters and identifying NF profiles of producer NFs capable of providing a service indicated by the query parameters, and prioritizing the NF profiles according to the prioritized list of preferred locations.