Abstract: A profit-aware Offloading Framework towards Prediction-assisted MEC Network Slicing is provided. Towards MEC network slicing, formulate the optimization problem of maximizing long-term ESP profits and decouple it into the sub-problems of Edge network Slicing (EnS) and Computation offloading Access (CoA). For the slicing sub-problem, use a gated recurrent neural network (GRNN) to accurately predict user requests in different regions, and then use the optimal partitioning of network slices with the predicted requests and expected demands; For the offloading sub-problem, incorporating results from slice partitioning, use an improved deep reinforcement learning with twin ritic-networks and delay mechanism, solving the Q-value overestimation and high variance for approximating the optimal offloading and resource allocation.

Abstract: Illustrative embodiments provide techniques for edge computing management. For example, a processing platform is configured to obtain a plain text input specifying a set of devices for an edge computing network to be deployed and construct a topology diagram corresponding to the set of devices configured based on a set of configuration sub-profiles. The processing platform is further configured to cause deployment of the edge computing network based on the topology diagram.

Abstract: An article of manufacture includes instructions that, when loaded and executed by a processor, configure the processor to, at a coordinator electronic device, initiate a round of electronic device resource requests from a plurality of electronic devices, receive a request for an electronic device resource from each of the electronic devices, provide a fair access scheme for access to the electronic device resource for each of the electronic devices, and provide a proof to each of the electronic devices that the fair access scheme was used in providing access to the electronic device during the round.

Abstract: A communication system is appropriately scaled out. An AI predicts, based on a performance index value before a given reference time point, a network load at a plurality of prediction time points included in a prediction period from the given reference time point until a predetermined time after the given reference time point. A policy manager determines, for each of the plurality of prediction time points, whether a predicted value of the network load at the prediction time point exceeds a threshold value, which increases as a length of time from the reference time point until the prediction time point increases. The policy manager, a life cycle manager, a container manager, and a configuration manager execute scale-out of an element included in the communication system when it is determined that the predicted value exceeds the threshold value at a part or all of the plurality of prediction time points.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a framework that provides execution of serverless functions in a cloud environment based on occurrence of events/notifications from services in an entirely different cloud environment. A target agent obtains a notification from a source agent, where the target agent is deployed in a target cloud environment and the source agent is deployed in a source cloud environment that is different than the target cloud environment. The target agent determines a function that is to be invoked based on the notification. Upon successfully verifying whether the target agent is permitted to invoke the function that is deployed in a target customer tenancy of the target cloud environment, the target agent invokes the function in the target customer tenancy of the target cloud environment.

Abstract: The SDN control device is configured to determine a charging plan and a corresponding routing path for a data flow of a user. The charging plan is associated with a network condition-related rate of respective SDN service device in the routing path. The SDN control device is configured to configure the charging plan for the respective SDN service device. Each of the SDN service device is configured to charge the data flow based on a network condition-related rate applicable to the SDN service device in the charging plan. The each of the SDN service device is configured to aggregate generated charging information to provide it to a charging system.

Abstract: An example method of forming a Wi-Fi P2P group of an electronic device includes obtaining information for Wi-Fi P2P connection to a second external electronic device while the electronic device forms a first P2P group with a first external electronic device through a Wi-Fi P2P connection and generating a second P2P group with the second external electronic device by obtaining a group owner (GO) permission while maintaining the first P2P group based on the information and a role of the electronic device in the first P2P group.

Abstract: An object is to confirm that information transmitted to an onboard apparatus mounted on a vehicle has been transmitted to the onboard apparatus. A communication apparatus is mounted on a vehicle and performs specific communication according to an MQTT protocol. A controller of the communication apparatus receives first information transmitted to an onboard apparatus mounted on the vehicle from an external apparatus, which is a transmission source of the first information, by the specific communication, and transmits the received first information to the onboard apparatus. The controller of the communication apparatus receives second information showing that the onboard apparatus has completed reception of the first information, from the onboard apparatus.

Abstract: A method comprises the steps of receiving input from a user via user interface and selecting a plurality of flits from a plurality of ingress into a plurality of virtual channels followed by selecting the flits from the virtual channels into a plurality of egress based on the input from the user. The selection of the flits into the virtual channels and the egress characterized by the steps of computing default and elevated bandwidths of the virtual channels, computing default and elevated weights of the virtual channels based on the default and elevated bandwidths and generating a weightage lookup table using the default and elevated weights to perform arbitration weightage lookup for the flits with default and elevated priority levels for selecting the flits into the virtual channels and the egress, wherein the flits from the different ingress comprise different default and elevated weight.

Abstract: An example computer system for providing a communication system can include: one or more processors; and non-transitory computer-readable storage media encoding instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the computer system to: receive a command to create the communication system based upon an event; automatically install and provision the communication system in a cloud computing environment; provide an event management microservice programmed to track issues associated with the computer system, including provisioning the event management microservice with one or more tickets based upon a type of the event; and provide a communication microservice programmed to facilitate communications between users of the communication system, including provisioning the event management microservice with one or more contacts based upon the type of the event.

Abstract: A service processing method includes that a first network device determines a second network device on a forwarding path of a packet based on a service requirement; the first network device sends a first message to the second network device, to establish a first connection to the second network device; and the first network device sends a second message to the second network device using the first connection, where the second message requests the second network device to assist in determining information related to the forwarding path. when determining the second network device is needed to assist the first network device for information related to the forwarding path of the packet, the first network device actively establishes a connection to the second network device, and requests, using the established connection, the second network device to assist the first network device in determining the information related to the forwarding path.

Abstract: An enterprise platform may retrieve, from a collaboration data store, information about a selected enterprise team. The enterprise platform may then transmit, from a set of integration tools to a workflow tool of a remote cloud-based environment, a data payload including a notification request associated with a channel. The enterprise platform may also transmit, from a runtime environment to a business communication platform of the cloud-based environment, a request to post a notification to the channel and arrange for a member of the selected enterprise team to receive an adaptive information card, pushed by the business communication platform via the channel, containing information associated with at least one of the integration tools. The member who receives the adaptive information card may also, via selection of a graphical icon on the card, respond to the business communication platform via bi-directional communication.

Abstract: A network device may include a packet processing pipeline. The packet processing pipeline may include a parser configured to parse packet information in a transit packet received at an input interface of the network device. The packet processing pipeline may include packet sampling information storage circuitry configured to store sampled packet information obtained based on the parsed packet information. The packet processing pipeline may include a processing engine configured to modify a payload of a sampling information accumulation packet to include the sampled packet information for the transit packet. The payload of the sampling information accumulation packet may include the sampled packet information for multiple transit packets.

Abstract: A method and a device are disclosed including one or more plug-in or Add-on Software Components (ASC) provided by a Social Business Platform (SBP) to deliver configuration information for the integration of various applications, services, and functionality from other platforms in an integrated environment. Each ASC may deliver a particular type of configuration information usable to configure and/or integrate services from various platforms, the services including data tiles and data streams, storage and document management services, single-function applications, core applications like communication and task management services, and other application-specific add-ons. In various embodiments, the configuration information may be distributed as packages of one or more files, which describe the configuration to be applied to the integrated services.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided to automatically adjust a device setting of a plurality of networked devices. The method includes performing autonomously at a device of the plurality of networked devices, receiving a request to update a device setting to a new value, comparing a characteristic of the plurality of networked devices to a corresponding characteristic of the device, determining one or more similar devices of the plurality of devices that satisfy a similarity criteria based on a result of the comparison, and accessing the one or more similar devices to change the device setting of the one or more similar devices to the new value.

Abstract: A blockchain-based data processing method, device, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. A first resource acquisition request of an object identification is transmitted for a target virtual resource to a blockchain network to make the blockchain network query a target ticket identification associated with the object identification and the target virtual resource based on the first resource acquisition request. Metadata is acquired having a binding relationship with the target ticket identification. The target ticket identification is used for characterizing that the object identification has ownership of the target virtual resource. The target virtual resource is acquired according to the metadata returned by the blockchain network. The target virtual resource is controlled to perform an interaction output in response to a triggering operation for interacting with the target virtual resource.

Abstract: Described herein are techniques for providing one or more users with access to content obtained from a plurality of content providers. In some embodiments, such techniques may comprise maintaining a number of access credentials associated with a plurality of different content providers, obtaining access to a plurality of media content libraries, each of the plurality of media content libraries managed by a content provider of the plurality of different content providers, and providing the plurality of media content libraries to at least one user device as a single library of media content. Such techniques may further comprise receiving, from the user device, a selection of a media content from the single library of media content and providing, to the user device, access to the selected media content within a corresponding media content library of the plurality of media content libraries using an access credential.

Abstract: A process and a computer establish a data transfer from a provider (1, 2) that provides data to a consumer (9) that uses the data. A consumer (9) transmits a request message (probe) for requested data to a communications agent (5). In response, the communications agent (5) adds an entry for the request message (probe) to a requests list (AL). Subsequently, a provider (1, 2) transmits a registration message (Hello) to the communications agent (5). The communications agent (5) searches the requests list (AL) for an entry for a request message (probe) that matches the received registration message (Hello). If a matching entry is found in the requests list (AL), the communications agent (5) initiates a data transfer from the provider (1, 2) to the consumer (9).

Abstract: This disclosure describes a method for segmenting large MQTT messages that exceed a maximum transport unit (MTU) for MQTT messages into smaller segments and then reassembling the segments into the original MQTT message. More particularly, the techniques and architecture provide two new fields within an existing MQTT message. In configurations, the two new fields may include a universally unique identifier (UUID) and a segment number. These two new fields enable segmentation of arbitrarily large messages at a publisher side of the MQTT message and reassembly of the segments of the large messages at the subscriber side so that the message size limitation may be overcome. This can allow for larger MQTT messages to be transmitted without the increased cost of larger maximum transport units.

Abstract: A replacement node replaces a failed node and a baseboard management controller (BMC) for the replacement node generates a nonce code that is accessible to an authenticated user. An edge management node receives the nonce code from the user and sends a maintenance token to a BMC of a peer node in an edge cluster, wherein the peer nodes BMCs within the cluster are in a BMC federation that included the failed node BMC and have access to a BMC configuration for the failed node. The management node sends the token and the nonce code to the replacement node BMC for authentication of the token. The peer node BMC sends the token received from the management node to the replacement node BMC for authentication of the peer node BMC. The authenticated peer node BMC may then deploy the BMC configuration to the replacement node BMC.