Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and system for performing audits of one or more IOT devices in an IOT system, prior to deployment of the IOT device or during deployment in the field. The audits are used to determine if an IOT device is functional and capable of performing a task assigned to the IOT device. If an audit is failed, the IOT system may determine that the IOT device is defective and needs to be replaced for the respective task. The IOT system remotely initiates the audits, and tracks the status and results of the audits of the IOT devices.

Abstract: In a network system, network switching devices such as routers may store routes to various networks. The system may on occasion be reconfigured, e.g., as new network switching devices are brought on line, or as servers are moved to new locations. Such reconfiguring may involve the storing of new routes in a network switching device, or the deletion of routes stored in a network switching device. As such, systems and methods for cloaking routes are provided.

Abstract: A network node modifies an association between the 3GPP defined Network Functions (NFs) and one or more cloud-native services thereby changing how those NFs are realized by the cloud-native services. To accomplish this, the node (200) “decouples” the NFs from the cloud-native services such that the NFs are unaware of the underlying cloud-native services that realize them and orchestrates the cloud-native services executing in the cloud that will realize those NFs. Additionally, the node automatically deploys, upgrades, scales, and heals the cloud-native services, as well as exposes the NFs and their interfaces, thereby facilitating the management of fault, configuration, accounting, performance, and security (FCAPS).

Abstract: A method for measuring a latency of a connection includes a sender of a distributed application that transmits a plurality of data packets to a receiver of the distributed application via a connection. A measuring application transmits a plurality of packets to an application server, receives a plurality of echo packets from the application server, where each echo packet is caused by a transmitted packet, and calculates time intervals between transmitting a packet and receiving the caused echo packet. The measuring application determines a transmission stop time of a transmitted data packet as a time point when the calculated time intervals rapidly shorten, and/or a transmission start time of a transmitted data packet as a time point when the calculated time intervals rapidly lengthen, and/or a packet rate of the transmitted data packets by counting the transmission start times or the transmission stop times during a second.

Abstract: A first packet flow and a second packet flow support a first protocol, a third packet flow and a fourth packet flow support a second protocol, and a priority of the first protocol is lower than a priority of the second protocol. The first packet flow and the third packet flow are transmitted from a first ingress port to a first egress port. The second packet flow and the fourth packet flow are transmitted from a second ingress port to a second egress port. When the packet processing device is in a congested state, a bandwidth modulator performs a first suppression process on the first packet flow at the first ingress port, and the bandwidth modulator performs a second suppression process on the second packet flow at the second egress port or on the third packet flow at the first ingress port.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, an information processing system, an updating method, and a program that can properly update software even when a network function has a redundant configuration are provided. An information processing apparatus (1) includes: an information acquiring unit (2) configured to acquire redundant configuration information contained in network definition information from a MANO implementation apparatus performing instantiation of network functions by using the network definition information that contains the redundant configuration information being information about a redundant configuration of the network functions, and implementing MANO for the network functions; and an update control unit (3) configured to propose an update sequence of nodes in updating software of the nodes that execute processing for providing the network functions, based on the redundant configuration information.

Abstract: An audio system that synchronizes multiple audio devices with reduced timing overhead. For example, the audio system may utilize a multi-dimensional buffer to efficiently receive, synchronize, process, and send audio data.

Abstract: A network management system tests the availability of a network resource before a user performs a task with the network resource. The system measures network activity of a user performing one or more tasks. The network activity includes communication between a user device of the user and each network resource associated with a corresponding task performed by the user. The system also generates a digital model persona of the user based on the tasks performed by the user, and determines a schedule of the tasks performed the user. Each particular task is associated with a corresponding execution time for the user. The system further configures the digital model persona to test the network resource associated with each corresponding task at a testing time that is a predetermined length of time prior to the execution time for the user.

Abstract: A PC includes: a frame designing section configured to design a communications frame of a communications protocol; and a protocol driver generating section configured to generate a protocol driver in accordance with the communications frame having been designed. The frame designing section includes: a providing section configured to provide a graphics object that graphically represents an element of at least one segment of the communications frame and that contains information on the size of the element, in a manner that enables the graphics object to be selected and to be disposed in the at least one segment; and a setting section configured to set the property of the element represented by the graphics object having been disposed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method comprising receiving a request to execute a workload using an artificial intelligence model. A current resource utilization status in the distributed system may be determined. The current resource utilization status may be used to define a deployment configuration of the artificial intelligence model, wherein the deployment configuration is defined by: a number and structure of input blocks, a number and structure of output blocks and the intermediate block of the artificial intelligence model, a second computer system to execute the intermediate block, and one or more first computer systems to execute the input and output blocks. The artificial intelligence model may be deployed in accordance with the defined deployment configuration and the workload may be executed.

Abstract: A method for managing a plurality of network devices of a network includes determining, by one or more processors, a causality map for the plurality of network devices according to an intent. The method further includes receiving, by the one or more processors, an indication of a network service impact and determining, by the one or more processors, a relevant portion of the causality map based on the network service impact. The method further includes determining, by the one or more processors, one or more candidate root cause faults based on the relevant portion of the causality map and outputting, by the one or more processors, an indication of the one or more candidate root cause faults.

Abstract: A method for resuming topology of a single loop network and a network switch system are provided. The network switch system includes one or more first network switches each having a first port and a second port and a second network switch having a third port and a fourth port. When the first port of one of the first network switches is abnormal, a recovery control frame is transmitted through the second port. The second network switch sets the third port in a disabled state to an enabled state. When the abnormal port is resumed, the first network switch transmits a block control frame through the second port. The second network switch sets the third port in the enabled state to the disabled state and transmits a forward control frame through the fourth port. The first network switch sets the first port in the disabled state to the enabled state.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for managing user interactions with a client device. The method comprises receiving from a telecommunication network, connected to the client device, a session request; processing the session request to determine relay information for routing the session request; transmitting the session request to a trained virtual agent based on the relay information, wherein the trained virtual agent is configured to process the session request to generate a command signal; and transmitting the command signal, via a private exchange mechanism, to the client device to establish the session for user interaction, wherein the data transmission between the client device and the trained virtual agent is based on a predefined protocol.

Abstract: A network management and control method and system, a network system, and a storage medium are disclosed. The network management and control method may include: acquiring Digital Twin (DT) model data corresponding to physical objects in a physical network (S110); generating, according to the DT model data, DT cases at different levels, wherein the levels of the DT cases correspond to levels of the physical objects, and the DT cases at different levels have a functionally collaborative relationship (S120); obtaining a target analysis result according to the collaborative relationship and all the DT cases (S130); and generating network configuration information according to the target analysis result, and delivering the network configuration information to the physical network so that the physical network implements network management and control according to the network configuration information (S140).

Abstract: In one embodiment, an example process herein may comprise: monitoring real-time user traffic activity; determining a set of one or more current servers corresponding to the real-time user traffic activity; associating the real-time user traffic activity to one or more user processes; mapping the one or more user processes to a particular application; and configuring one or more tests directed to the set of one or more current servers for the particular application.

Abstract: Estimation of network latency based on aggregated performance data is disclosed. End-to-end latency between endpoints can comprise protocol-induced latency, access network-induced, core-network latency, and network-distance-based latency. Network latency, e.g., network-distance-based latency, also referred to as topological latency, can correspond to communication path length between endpoints. Crowdsourcing of communication path performance information can enable estimation of topological latency, and derivatives thereof, such as topological distance. Crowdsourcing can be the practice of obtaining information or input into a task or project by enlisting the services of a large number of people, either paid or unpaid, e.g., collection of performance information.

Abstract: A reconfigurable processing unit is disclosed, comprising a first internal network and a second internal network with different protocols, an interface to an external network with a different protocol, a first configurable unit sending a request to access an external memory over the first internal network, a second configurable unit receiving the request on the first internal network, obtaining a memory address, determining an identifier for the target reconfigurable processing unit, and sending the request, identifier, and memory address over the second internal network, and a third configurable unit receiving the request, identifier, and memory address on the second internal network, determining a routable address on the external network based on the identifier, synthesizing a payload with the request, address, and identifier, and sending the payload to the routable address on the external network.

Abstract: A first network probe is associated with a first router and with a first end-point of the first router, and a second network probe is associated with a second router and with a second end-point of the second router. The first network probe periodically injects flag packets in parallel to the traffic of a communication tunnel between the first and second end-points, with each flag packet including timestamp information expressing a time reference for the injection of the flag packet. Information relating to a timing variation in traffic in the communication tunnel is gathered, with the timing variation being measured due to a difference between the timestamp information contained in the flag packets and timestamp information relating to the instant the flag packets were captured by the second probe. Possible congestion situations experienced by the communication tunnel are assessed as a function of the gathered information.

Abstract: A load control system may be provided including control devices and a system controller. The system controller may be configured to broadcast a service set identifier (SSID) and provide a wireless network connection to a network device. The system controller may provide a web page to the network device, wherein the web page may include an indication of target system controllers. The target system controllers may be used for configuring (e.g., associating) the control devices. The system controller may receive an indication of a target system controller selected to associate the control devices. The system controller may determine an address and port number of the target system controller identified by the network device. The system controller may provide, to the network device, the web page from the target system controller while the network device is connected to the system controller via the wireless network connection.

Abstract: System and method for de-centralized handling of high risk actions across coordinated systems. A monitoring system is used as an action advisor for performing the high risk actions at nodes across coordinated systems. The monitoring system advises performing the actions based on one or more monitoring signals corresponding to the coordinated systems. The process for performing the high risk actions is de-centralized. A metadata substrate system acts as a message broker between the monitoring system and coordinated systems.