Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to systems, methods, and computer-readable media for managing the generation and processing of charging data records (CDRs) in a telecommunication environment (e.g., a fourth generation (4G) a fifth generation (5G), or future generation mobile network). The systems described herein involve predicting lengths of CDRs prior to encoding and providing the CDRs to a charging gateway function to ensure that the CDRs do not exceed a maximum allowable length that the charging gateway function is capable of processing while also reducing the total number of CDR packages that are encoded and transmitted. Indeed, the systems described herein can predict the length of the CDRs incrementally as charging containers are added, thus limiting the number of CDRs that are generated and processed.

Abstract: A data management system (DMS) may facilitate an investigation procedure for a set of one or more virtual machines (VMs) hosted in a first environment. The DMS may receive an indication of a selection of one or more sets of VMs and corresponding snapshots for the investigation procedure. The corresponding snapshots may be stored in a second environment, and each snapshot may be associated with a version of a respective set of VMs. The DMS may mount the one or more sets of VMs to one or more testing environments different than the first and second environments. The mounting may use the snapshots stored in the second environment to provide the testing environments with query access to respective versions of the sets of VMs hosted in the first environment. The DMS may perform query operations between the first environment and the testing environments as part of the investigation procedure.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein involve providing media item preferences according to a user account of a user providing the preference, rather than a user account providing the media item. When a user indicates a preference for a media item, the preference are associated with that particular user, rather than with another user whose account the media item may have been accessed and played through when the particular user indicated the preference. As a result, a media preference history associated with the account providing the media item will not be disrupted by other users indicating preferences for the media item. Further, users may build on their respective media preference histories even when listening to music provided by someone else.

Abstract: A system is configured to (1) receive data indicating a first command to present media content at a display device of a media playback system that comprises a playback device, (2) determine a playback condition comprising a user identity, (3) identify, from one or more user accounts associated with the playback device, a given user account corresponding to the user identity, (4) based at least on (i) the first command and (ii) at least one property of the given user account, identify a set of media items that are to be presented, (5) cause the set of media items to be presented at the display device, (6) receive data indicating a second command to play back at least one given media item from the set of media items presented at the display device, and (7) cause the playback device to play back the at least one given media item.

Abstract: Various photo-luminescent films and associated methods are enabled. For instance, a photo-luminescent film comprises a substrate layer comprising a plurality of pores, and a composite comprising luminescent nanoparticles disposed in the plurality of pores.

Abstract: A device may receive CNF data identifying a CNF to be deployed in a network. The device may perform multiple levels of validation associated with deploying the CNF. The device may determine, based on performing the multiple levels of validation, whether one or more issues are associated with deploying the CNF in the network. The one or more issues may include one or more of: a connectivity issue, a package issue, a network functions virtualization orchestrator (NFVO) issue, or a network functions virtualization infrastructure (NFVI) issue. The device may perform one or more actions based on determining whether the one or more issues are associated with the deploying the CNF in the network.

Abstract: Spot aware print workflow techniques and system are described. In an implementation, a digital document is received for printing that includes a plurality of objects. Spot functionality is detected as corresponding to a respective object based on object properties detected for the respective object. One or more spot planes for are generated based on the spot functionality and a determination is made of color values for the one or more spot planes, respectively, based on context data describing a context, in which, the one or more spot planes are to be printed. The spot planes having the color values are output for printing by a print mechanism.

Abstract: Methods and systems may include processes by which the reliability and robustness of a wireless network may be improved. In some implementations, a method may include selecting at least two resource units to be used for communications to a single client device; and transmitting data in duplicate via each of the at least two resource units to the client device such that the client device is able to combine the data from each of the at least two resource units into a single instance of the data. In some implementations, a method may include obtaining notification of one or more ranges of frequencies corresponding to a set of resource units to be avoided in a spectrum of available frequencies, and allocating resource units to a set of client devices that covers the available frequencies while excluding the set of resource units to be avoided.

Abstract: Network devices may be configured to execute computer-executable instructions to instantiate a deployable unit based on the instructions. The instructions may include a virtual network function (VNF) template that includes: a virtualized deployment unit (VDU) template that describes the deployable unit that includes containers; and a connection point template bound to the VDU template. The deployable unit may provide services of a network function in an access network or a core network. The deployable unit may include an interface defined by the connection point template.

Abstract: One or more devices, systems, methods and/or apparatus to facilitate suppression of fringe field effect, such as for diffraction grating and/or display purposes. In one embodiment, a ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) element can comprise a pair of conductive substrates, a FLC layer having a helical pitch and positioned between the conductive substrates, one or more spacers fixedly positioned between the conductive substrates, and an alignment layer positioned between the FLC layer and one of the conductive substrates. The alignment layer can be disposed at least partially contiguous with the FLC layer. The FLC layer can comprise a chiral smectic C* liquid crystal layer having at least one of a helical pitch smaller than an average cell gap of the FLC layer, or an average helical pitch of the FLC layer being smaller than an average thickness of the FLC layer between the conductive substrates.

Abstract: In some implementations, an orchestration system may receive information regarding a containerized network function (CNF) to be deployed. The orchestration system may obtain deployment information regarding requirements for deploying the CNF, wherein the requirements include one or more of a computing requirement, a memory requirement, or a network connectivity requirement. The orchestration system may provide a request to obtain one or more recommendations regarding one or more schedulers configured to deploy CNFs associated with the requirements. The orchestration system may obtain the one or more recommendations regarding the one or more schedulers based on providing the request.

Abstract: An evolved Node B (eNB) for providing automatic ENDC enabling. Measurement reports are generated during a prior handover by user equipment (UE) configured in 5G NR connected mode. The measurement reports are received at a 4G LTE evolved Node B. Based on the measurement reports, the 4G LTE eNB determines a number of Automatic ENDC Enable (AEE) criterion being met during a predetermined time period that is greater than a threshold. In response to the number of Automatic ENDC Enable (AEE) criterion met during the predetermined time period being greater than the threshold, ENDC is automatically enabled for the 4G LTE eNB.

Abstract: A press-in-place seal for an interface between adjacent components, with the seal including a cylindrical structure arranged along a longitudinal axis and characterized by a J-shape in a cross-sectional view. The seal is arranged inside a first component and compressed by a second component when the PIP seal is installed within the interface. The J-shape includes a first stem section orthogonal to and extending toward the longitudinal axis for being compressed by the second component when the seal is installed within the interface. The J-shape also includes a second stem section longer than the first stem section, orthogonal to and extending toward the longitudinal axis, for stabilizing the structure when the seal is installed. The J-shape further includes a base third section arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis and connecting the first stem section to the second stem section, thereby defining a concavity between the first and second sections.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. Accordingly the embodiments herein provides a method for handling a RAR in a wireless communication system (300).

Abstract: Partition-level compression of an m×n sparse matrix includes determining in each partition, row and column indices of elements having non-zero values. Each partition has s rows and t columns and s<m and t<n. A group of ordered sets of tuples is generated from the elements and row and column indices in each partition that has at least one non-zero element. Each ordered set includes s tuples, and positions of the s tuples in the ordered set correspond to the s rows of the partition, each tuple includes a value of an element of the partition and an associated column index, and the associated column index indicates, for an element of the partition having a non-zero value, a column index in the partition. A compression processor indicates for each group, a count of the one or more ordered sets, a partition row number, and a partition column number.

Abstract: A system for collecting discarded alarm includes a non-transitory computer readable medium configured to store instructions thereon. The system further includes a processor connected to the non-transitory computer readable medium. The processor is configured to execute the instructions for receiving alarm data from a device within a telecommunication network. The processor is further configured to execute the instructions for determining whether the alarm data is missing identifying information. The processor is further configured to execute the instructions for subjecting the alarm data to suppression in response to a determination that the alarm data is missing at least one piece of identifying information. The processor is further configured to execute the instructions for generating instructions for addressing an alarm in response to a determination that the alarm data includes all identifying information.

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein provide for novel boundary generation features for interleaving additional content into media content. Media content may be received which includes a video and audio portion. An unencrypted encode of the video portion may be generated. A first set of time stamps for the video portion may be generated using a computer vision algorithm. A second set of time stamps for the video portion may be generated for identifying IDR frames using a first algorithm. A third set of time stamps may be generated to serve as boundaries for interleaving additional content into the media content based on a priority algorithm that uses the first set of time stamps and the second set of time stamps. The video portion may be encoded using the third set of time stamps to determine the IDR frames for the media content.

Abstract: A method may include detecting parameter(s) of communication between an AP and a STA. The method may include determining a training configuration for a channel estimation of the communication based on the parameter(s). The method may include transmitting a DL transmission or a trigger frame to the STA. The DL transmission may include a training block configured according to the training configuration. The trigger frame may include the training configuration and instructions for the STA to include a training block configured according to the training configuration in a UL transmission to the AP. The STA may be configured to determine the channel estimation of a channel of the communication using the training block of the DL transmission received at the STA. Alternatively, the method may also include determining the channel estimation of a channel of the communication using the training block of the UL transmission received at the AP.

Abstract: A device receives, from a cloud computing environment, cloud instance information associated with cloud instances in the cloud computing environment, and processes the cloud instance information, with a machine learning model, to determine containers for one or more of the cloud instances and whether cloud instances should be removed from the cloud computing environment. The device causes a first subset of the cloud instances to be removed from the cloud computing environment, based on determining which of the cloud instances should be removed, and causes the containers to be created for a second subset of the cloud instances based on determining the containers. The device receives, from the cloud computing environment, cloud container information associated with the containers created in the cloud computing environment, and causes one or more of the containers to be scaled based on the cloud container information.

Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure are directed to a computer-implemented method. The method can include obtaining a first image depicting a first object and a second image depicting a second object, wherein the first object comprises a first feature set and the second object comprises a second feature set. The method can include processing the first image with a machine-learned image transformation model comprising a plurality of model channels to obtain a first channel mapping indicative of a mapping between the plurality of model channels and the first feature set. The method can include processing the second image with the model to obtain a second channel mapping indicative of a mapping between the plurality of model channels and the second feature set. The method can include generating an interpolation vector for a selected feature.