Abstract: A network topology analysis and validation system and technique are provided. In some implementations, the system may obtain information in real-time mode or as an off-line data set. The information being representative of a defined network topology type for a computer network and communication connections for devices within the computer network. The computer network analysis may be performed on a subnet of a larger network. A communication topology of the computer network may be compared with the expected (defined) network topology using bipartite and bi-colorization techniques to classify nodes of the computer network. After classification, anomalous communication connections (not in conformance with a standard for the defined network topology) may be identified and colored for presentation to a system administrator. Anomalous communication connections may initiate an alert, event, or alarm, via a system administration monitoring system for real-time notification.

Abstract: Techniques are described herein for determining an impact of slow performing webpages on a website. For example, a detection system may be provided to determine timing distributions for webpages by analyzing timing measurements for different timing metrics. The detection system may determine ranges of the timing distributions for slow and fast group of users of the website. The detection system may analyze user interactions of slow and fast group of users on the website. The detection system may further determine impacts of poor performing webpages on the website's performance based on the analysis of the user interactions on the webpages. The detection system may classify the impacts the webpages of the website and display the classifications to a website provider for identifying network operation(s) contributing to poor performance of the webpages.

Abstract: Examples include systems and methods for providing automatic techniques for provisioning a computing device with an operating system and network processing functions. Some examples include automatically initiating a network handling module for configuring or programming a network interface card in a computing device to enable a network processing function while rebooting the computing device post operating system installation.

Abstract: A communication apparatus and a method for sending a courtesy message to a recipient to whom a communication request has been sent by mistake are provided. The communication apparatus includes a processor configured for detecting a first interaction of the user with an interface adapted to start a first communication session towards the recipient, detecting a second interaction of the user with the interface for requesting the interruption of the first communication session, interrupting the first communication session, and determining, on the basis of the time of occurrence of the first interaction and the second interaction, whether a courtesy message should be transmitted to the recipient, and, should the transmission of the courtesy message be necessary, transmitting the courtesy message to the recipient in the course of a second communication session.

Abstract: Generating automatic diagnostics alerts is disclosed. At a first time, a set of quality metrics for a plurality of groups of streaming sessions is computed. An anomaly is identified at least in part by performing anomaly detection using the set of quality metrics and historical information. A cause of the identified anomaly is diagnosed. An alert is generated based at least in part on the diagnosis.

Abstract: A first device may establish a connection with a second device, and may provide a connection check RPC message to the second device. The first device may receive a verification RPC message from the second device, and may provide, to the second device, a sync domains RPC request that includes a first list of active domains with associated address pools. The first device may receive, from the second device, a sync domains RPC response that includes threshold values for the active domains included in the first list of active domains, and may provide, to the second device, a sync pools RPC request that includes a first list of address pools associated with the active domains. The first device may receive, from the second device, a sync pools RPC response that includes confirmation of the first list of address pools, and may allocate addresses of an address pool to a CPE.

Abstract: Various methods and systems for generating an electronic group-based announcement in a group-based communication system. The methods further correspond to receiving an electronic group-based announcement request associated with a user identifier and identifying one or more selected group-based communication channels of the plurality of group-based communication channels associated with the user identifier used to facilitate access control for the electronic group-based announcement in the group-based communication system. The methods further include transmitting the electronic group-based announcement for rendering within group-based communication channel interfaces associated with the identified one or more selected group-based communication channels or an announcement interface element of the group-based communication system, wherein the electronic group-based announcement is rendered based at least in part on publish control parameters.

Abstract: A post incident analysis system and method includes a system management module coupled to a communications link and digital data storage containing a database of multiple survey questions, each question associated with an application criteria statement and auto populate instructions. The module conducts post incident analysis responsive to a network incident. After the incident receives a given status, the module generates a post incident survey. Survey questions are identified by applying the application criteria statement associated with each question. The module pre-completes selected ones of the identified survey questions by executing the auto populate instructions associated with the selected survey question to identify and retrieve answers to the question from predefined data sources specified in the auto populate instructions. The post incident survey includes, at minimum, survey questions for which the pre-completion was not successful. The survey is transmitted to the participants via the link.

Abstract: A method and system of a low-latency FPGA framework based on reliable UDP and TCP re-assembly middleware is disclosed. The need for low-latency communication in digital systems has increased drastically. The disclosed FPGA framework enables low-latency communication as a hybrid framework that supports both UDP & TCP communication. As known in art, TCP provides error checking support hence making TCP more reliable as compared to UDP, while UDP is faster but not reliable. Hence the disclosed low-latency FPGA framework latency utilizes the advantage of both UDP and TCP by utilizing UDP for its speed, while switching to TCP in case of a missing sequence in UDP. Further, the disclosed system proposes a TCP re-assembly middleware architecture for processing TCP with a lower-latency, wherein the TCP re-assembly middleware is an independent middleware that is a modular and a plug-play independent middleware.

Abstract: A wireless communication coverage extension system comprises a backhaul subnetwork that includes a set of interconnected nodes. A plurality of nodes of the backhaul subnetwork implementing a functionality of access point of a same wireless communication network. To avoid conflicts of IP addresses, a monitoring of the presence of the main DHCP server is implemented, by a said node, to which the main DHCP server is connected. In the case where the first monitoring shows a disconnection of the main DHCP server, a backup DHCP server is activated in a node of the backhaul subnetwork. Then a general disconnection of the nodes of the backhaul subnetwork and of any device connected to the wireless communication coverage extension system is implemented. The IP address leases are then renewed by the backup DHCP server, following the general disconnection.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to providing virtual network functions to a customer node by a communication system with a provider node in an automatic, traceable, and auditable way. The provider node includes a retrieving module, a validation module, and a deployment module. The retrieving module is configured to retrieve a notification signal, wherein the notification signal is indicative of a selected one of a plurality of virtual network functions and the customer node. The validation module is configured to establish service level agreement data and to validate the agreement service level data, based on the notification signal. The deployment module is configured to selectively transmit a deployment signal to a communication node depending on the validation of the service level agreement data for providing the selected virtual network function to the customer node.

Abstract: Improved virtual collaboration environments allow participants in a primary collaboration session to initiate side conversations with fellow participants based on virtual locations of each participant within a virtual collaboration layout. The virtual collaboration layout defines virtual locations of each participant in the collaboration session. If a virtual distance between two participants a below a threshold, the participants are able to engage in a side conversation. Management information is provided to a collaboration session host. The management information indicates, for example, a volume or frequency of communication occurring on each side conversation, or an elapsed time since the side conversation was initiated.

Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling operations of a computer system. The methods comprises: collecting, by at least one computing device, information about events occurring in the computer system; performing automated ontogenesis operations by the at least one computing device using the collected information to determine a context of a given situation associated with the computer system, define parameters for a plurality of different sets of actions that could occur in the context of the given situation, and simulate the sets of actions to generate predicted consequences resulting from the performance of certain behaviors by nodes of the computer system; and using the parameters of at least one of the predicted consequences to control operations of the computer system.

Abstract: Methods of processing a packet, APs, ACs and non-transitory machine-readable storage mediums are provided in examples of the present disclosure. In one aspect, an AP receives an Internet-of-Things data packet sent by an Internet-of-Things sensor, wherein a sensor identifier of the Internet-of-Things sensor is carried in the Internet-of-Things data packet; and sends the received Internet-of-Things data packet to an AC such that the AC processes the Internet-of-Things data packet based on the sensor identifier.

Abstract: Various approaches for providing network maintenance and health monitoring. In some cases, some approaches include systems, methods, and/or devices that provide for receiving and cataloging network incidents and invoking automated remediation in relation to network incidents.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for interoperable data exchange between a first real-world entity and a second real-world entity with both real-world entities connected to a same communication network, the first and second real-world entities having first and second digital representations, respectively, each digital representation being a virtual entity replicating data, structure, and functions associated with any one of the real-world entities, the first and the second digital representations having different formats, the method, executed by at least one computing device of the second real-world entity, including: receiving a request for data of the second digital representation to be provided to the first digital representation; evaluating a set of predefined mapping strategies with each mapping strategy being associated with a target model template, by determining a mapping similarity measure for each mapping strategy based on similarities in a structure and semantics of respective data models of the first

Abstract: Provided are techniques for organizing a temporary device group for collaborative computing. A list of functions for each of a plurality of devices are stored. A determination is made to form a device group including a receiver device from the plurality of devices, where the receiver device will perform one of the functions. An individual function usage score is generated. In response to the individual function usage score exceeding a device threshold, a request to form a device group is sent to the receiver device. In response to receiving an indication of acceptance to form the device group from the receiving device, the device group is formed for a temporary period, where functions and data are shared in the device group.

Abstract: The present invention faces the issue of authorizing redirection services in PCC architecture and provides for a PCRF server adapted to determine redirection per service in an IP-CAN session, a PCEF device adapted to receive redirection information per service basis, to determine redirection per service request and to trigger the redirection; and a method of authorizing a redirection service in a PCC architecture, comprising: upon an IP-CAN session establishment or modification, a PCEF device requesting control rules; a PCRF server determining services requiring redirection and answering with control rules and redirection information per service basis; installing at the PCEF device the control rules and redirection information; upon a first request for a service, the PCEF device determining the service redirection and returning a redirection message with a redirection identifier; and upon completion of the service redirection, the first request for the service reaching the PCEF, the PCEF verifying the service

Abstract: Technology described herein determines whether a device is Internet facing. An Internet facing device is a device where traffic coming from the Internet is routable to the device. The technology described herein may comprise two components that work together to identify Internet-facing devices. The first component is a monitoring agent installed on organizational devices. The second component is an Internet-facing management service, which may be cloud based. The monitoring agent communicates connection-event notices to the Internet-facing management service. The source IP address in the connection-event notice is compared to a list of organizational IP addresses. If the source IP address is not on the list, then the computing device associated with the notice is added to a list of Internet-facing devices because the connection originated from the Internet. Software listed in the connection-event notice may be added to a list of internet-facing software instances.

Abstract: An embodiment includes mapping, responsive to receiving a request for a container image from a container host, the requested container image to a first computer memory on a registry server. The embodiment also includes exposing a window storing the mapped container image to the container host using a collective window-creation call with the container host. The embodiment also includes processing a Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) data transfer request to select a lock type for the window during the RDMA data transfer. The embodiment also includes imposing the selected lock type on the window during the RDMA data transfer. The embodiment also includes releasing the selected lock type from the window upon detecting completion of the RDMA data transfer.