Abstract: A network device, associated with peer network devices, may receive policy information for a protocol; and compute a first update message based on information regarding a route associated with the policy information. The network device may determine that an upper utilization threshold for one or more of peer queues, associated with the peer network devices, is not satisfied; and write the first update message to the peer queues based on determining that the upper utilization threshold is not satisfied. The network device may compute a second update message based on the information regarding the route; determine that the upper utilization threshold for one or more of the peer queues is satisfied; and pause writing the second update message to the peer queues based on the upper utilization threshold being satisfied. The network device may permit the peer network devices to obtain data from corresponding ones of the peer queues.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for establishing multiple virtual service networks over multiple datacenters. The method configures, for each virtual service network of the plurality of virtual service networks, a set of machines distributed across the datacenters to implement an ordered set of network services for the virtual service network. The method configures multiple service network selectors executing within the datacenters to receive a data message, select one of the virtual service networks for the data message based on analysis of contents of the data message, determine a location within the datacenters for a machine implementing a first network service of the ordered set of network services for the selected virtual service network, and transmit the data message to the machine implementing the first network service.

Abstract: A method for managing entities in a multi-tenant marketplace architecture system is discussed. The method includes determining that a merchant is represented as a first representation in a first hierarchical data structure and as a second representation in a second hierarchical data structure, where both the first and second hierarchical data structures are managed by a first service provider. The merchant is being managed via a full representation in an original hierarchical data structure by a marketplace service provider. The first and second representations provide outbound services via the first hierarchical data structure and via the second hierarchical data structure, respectively. The method also includes linking the first representation with the second representation to configure the first and second representations for propagating results of an inbound service applied to one of the first and second representations to a remaining one of the first and second representations.

Abstract: A hosting system to facilitate a customer of an operator of the system to connect to a cloud provider, the system including: a first cloud exchange co-located with and connected to first cloud provider equipment; a second cloud exchange co-located with and connected to second cloud provider equipment, wherein the first cloud provider equipment and the second cloud provider equipment are of a same cloud provider but at different geographically spaced locations or the first cloud provider equipment is of a different cloud provider than that of the second cloud provider equipment, and wherein the first cloud exchange is connected to the second cloud exchange; and a non-transitory computer readable medium including computer program instructions, the instructions configured to facilitate the configuration of a software-defined network including the first cloud exchange and/or second cloud exchange, wherein the network connects the customer to the first cloud provider equipment and/or the second cloud provider equi

Abstract: An embodiment of the disclosed technologies includes extracting, from an online connection network, digital data comprising target profile data and current profile data; where the target profile data is associated with an online submission process that has a plurality of possible outcomes and is executable via the online connection network; where the current profile data is associated with a member node of the online connection network; using an active learning process, in response to the current profile data, identifying attribute data that is in the target profile data but is not in the current profile data and is predicted to have a relationship with a positive outcome of the online submission process; outputting the attribute data for use by a downstream process or an automated digital assistant to determine a digital resource to associate with the member node through the online connection network or through an online learning system.

Abstract: CDN traffic is optimized using an edge gateway to measure response times for sending a content request to a region and receiving the requested content at the edge gateway. Content requests from user devices may be routed to candidate regions in the CDN system by the edge gateway based on historical response time measurements.

Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a network allocation service is provided. The network allocation service may use available network resource information of an application service layer network of a first type, such as a multi-access edge computing network, and application service demand information of an application to determine whether a performance metric of the application service would be satisfied. The performance metric may include a threshold service time that includes a processing time associated with a processing of an application service request and response, by the application service layer network, and a transit time associated the application service response from the application service layer network to an end device. The network allocation service may select the first type or a second type of application service layer network depending on the outcome of the determination.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product modify messaging behavior based upon parsing and different processing of different portions of a request. In a method, a request is received that includes a first and second differently formatted portions. The method parses the request to separately identify the first and second portions, analyzes the second portion of the request and causes a message based at least in part upon the first portion to be transmitted to a request processor. Based upon the message including the first portion, the method receives a response from the request processor. Based upon the response from the claims processor, the method causes a response to the request to be provided. The message to the request processor or the response to request is modified or an additional message to another entity is transmitted based upon an analysis of the second portion of the request.

Abstract: In some examples, a system determines a difference between a received time indication and a previous time indication, performs a modular arithmetic operation with respect to a first integer on the difference, and increments a count related to a first set associated with a first result of the modular arithmetic operation. The system compares respective counts associated with respective sets of a plurality of sets including the first set, wherein each set of the plurality of sets is associated with a different result of the modular arithmetic operation, and detects an occurrence of a security intrusion based on the comparison.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a data object for storage in a storage system. The storage system includes a number of datacenters (s) interconnected by a first network. Each of the datacenters is located in a geographic location that is different than any geographic locations of any other of the datacenters. The method includes creating secondary copies of the data object. A number of secondary copies is equal to at least s?1. The method includes, in accordance with a placement map of at least one of the datacenters, storing a primary copy of the data object in one of the datacenters. The method also includes, in each other of the datacenters, storing at least one of the secondary copies. The method also includes monitoring, via a plurality of data monitors, an accessibility of data stored in the storage system. The data includes the primary copy and the secondary copies of the data objects.

Abstract: The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for self-replicating cluster appliances. A method for self-replicating cluster appliances includes at a controller node configured for controlling a cluster of one or more network testing and/or visibility nodes: receiving node information associated with a first computing node, wherein the first computing node includes a preconfigured operating system; determining, using the node information, operating system data for configuring the first computing node to be in the cluster; and providing, via a communications interface, the operating system data to the first computing node. The method also includes at the first computing node: receiving the operating system data; and using the operating system data to configure the first computing node to be in the cluster and to provide at least one network testing or visibility service.

Abstract: The method and apparatus that are applied to a machine learning system which includes at least one parameter collection group and at least one parameter delivery group. Each parameter collection group is corresponding to at least one parameter delivery group. The method includes: when any parameter collection group meets an intra-group combination condition, combining model parameters of M nodes in the parameter collection group to obtain a first model parameter of the parameter collection group, where a smallest quantity s of combination nodes in the parameter collection group?M?a total quantity of nodes included in the parameter collection group; and sending the first model parameter of the parameter collection group to N nodes in a parameter delivery group corresponding to the parameter collection group, where 1?N?a total quantity of nodes included in the parameter delivery group corresponding to the parameter collection group.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method in a content delivery network (CDN) comprising multiple content delivery (CD) services including at least one beacon service, the method comprising: at particular CD service in the CDN: (A) obtaining and responding to at least one first request; (B) obtaining and responding to at least one second request; and (C) making a beacon request to a beacon CD service, the beacon request including particular information about: (i) the at least one first request, and (ii) the at least one second request, wherein at least some of the particular information is encoded in the beacon request, wherein the beacon request comprises an HTTP request.

Abstract: A method of registering distributed devices includes discovering a plurality of devices at a central panel or server, localizing the devices, and authorizing the devices with a mobile device communicating with the central panel or server. The method also includes registering the devices with the central panel. The model can include verifying link quality with each of the devices before registering the devices with the central panel by comparing signal quality between each device and a central panel with a pre-defined threshold level.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for improving user experience of multimedia streaming over computer networks. For example, a method for presenting multimedia content may generally include receiving a request to stream a media title. In response to the request, unencrypted content for the media title is streamed to a client. While streaming the unencrypted content, a digital rights management (DRM) license to access encrypted content for the media title is requested. After receiving the DRM license, the client switches from streaming the unencrypted content for the media title to streaming encrypted content for the media title. The switching from streaming the unencrypted content to streaming the encrypted content does not interrupt playback of the media title.

Abstract: A system includes Internet of things (IOT) devices that are paired with corresponding edge computers. Smart contracts are generated for edge computers, and deployed in a blockchain. Upon receipt of a message, a smart contract compares a sender of the message to a designated owner of the smart contract. The smart contract has a privilege checker that allows a message from the owner of the smart contract to initiate execution of a function that modifies a variable of the smart contract, but prevents messages from non-owners from initiating execution of the function.

Abstract: A method to load balance via a load balancing node in a virtual network environment, the method including: receiving a request packet from a client through a router; selecting, via a load balancer of the load balancing node, a backend virtual machine server to receive the received request packet; generating, via a virtual switch of the load balancing node, a packet for virtual networking by overlaying information for transmitting the received request packet to the selected backend virtual machine server through a virtual network to the received request packet; and transmitting the generated packet for virtual networking to a hypervisor node including the selected backend virtual machine server.

Abstract: The automatic classification of network devices in a network. Specifically, the disclosure entails the designation of network device roles to network devices, as well as the clustering of network devices into logical groups. The association of network devices with network device roles and logical groups may be contingent on the connections between the network devices and a set of network device classification heuristics.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for merging downloaded data with a real-time data are disclosed. An example includes receiving downloaded item of data from a download connection with a data repository and real-time item of data from a real-time data feed with a data publisher. In response to determining that the downloaded item of data includes the most recent downloaded item of data from the download connection, the downloaded item of data is stored as the last downloaded item of data. In response to determining that the real-time item of data is the most recent real-time item of data received from the real-time data feed, the real-time item of data is stored as the last real-time item of data from the real-time data feed. In response to determining a match between the last downloaded item of data and the last real-time item of data the download connection is ended.

Abstract: An intelligent gateway device provided at a premise (home or business) for providing and managing application services associated with use and support of a plurality of digital endpoint devices associated with the premises. The device includes a communications and processing infrastructure integrated with a peer and presence messaging based communications protocol for enabling communications between the device and an external support network and between the device and connected digital endpoint devices. A services framework at the gateway device implements the communications and processing infrastructure for enabling service management, service configuration, and authentication of user of services at the intelligent gateway. The framework provides a storage and execution environment for supporting and executing received service logic modules relating to use, management, and support of the digital endpoint devices.