Abstract: A method for providing a managed networking service for a cloud computing system enables users to consume managed virtualized network functions (VNFs) at edge locations. The method includes registering a plurality of third-party vendors for the managed networking service. The plurality of third-party vendors provide a plurality of VNFs for the managed networking service. The method also includes receiving user input from a user of the cloud computing system. The user input includes a request to deploy the plurality of VNFs at an edge location. The plurality of VNFs can be provided by different third-party vendors through the managed networking service. The method also includes causing the plurality of VNFs to be deployed on an edge device that is located at the edge location. The plurality of VNFs can be represented as logical entities in a database that is utilized by the managed networking service.

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to novel Glucagon like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) (7-37) analogs having an amino acid sequence with Leu or Ile at the C-terminal. The new analogs are potent GLP-1 agonists with reduced adverse effect and improved duration of action. The present disclosure further relates to acylated derivatives of the new analogs which have further improved potency and duration of action and are suitable for oral administration. The analogs of present disclosure may be useful in treatment of diabetes and obesity.

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to novel Glucagon like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) (7-37) analogs having an amino acid sequence with Leu or Ile at the C-terminal. The new analogs are potent GLP-1 agonists with reduced adverse effect and improved duration of action. The present disclosure further relates to acylated derivatives of the new analogs which have further improved potency and duration of action and are suitable for oral administration. The analogs of present disclosure may be useful in treatment of diabetes and obesity.

Abstract: A method for providing a managed networking service for a cloud computing system enables users to consume managed virtualized network functions (VNFs) at edge locations. The method includes registering a plurality of third-party vendors for the managed networking service. The plurality of third-party vendors provide a plurality of VNFs for the managed networking service. The method also includes receiving user input from a user of the cloud computing system. The user input includes a request to deploy the plurality of VNFs at an edge location. The plurality of VNFs can be provided by different third-party vendors through the managed networking service. The method also includes causing the plurality of VNFs to be deployed on an edge device that is located at the edge location. The plurality of VNFs can be represented as logical entities in a database that is utilized by the managed networking service.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for adaptive sectoring of a wireless base station are disclosed. An apparatus includes a base station, wherein the base station includes a communication processing system operative to perform baseband processing of receive or transmit baseband signals. The base station further includes a plurality of antennas, wherein the plurality of antennas are connected to the communication processing system, wherein a plurality of subsets of the plurality of antennas operate to form a plurality of sectors, wherein each sector of each subset of the plurality of antennas is operative to cover a selectable coverage area as determined by a width of a beamforming pattern formed by a subset of the plurality of antennas of the sector, wherein the selectable coverage area of each of the sectors is adaptively selected based on a data demand at different locations within the coverage area.

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to novel Glucagon like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) (7-37) analogs having an amino acid sequence with Leu or Ile at the C-terminal. The new analogs are potent GLP-1 agonists with reduced adverse effect and improved duration of action. The present disclosure further relates to acylated derivatives of the new analogs which have further improved potency and duration of action and are suitable for oral administration. The analogs of present disclosure may be useful in treatment of diabetes and obesity.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for a site survey tool are disclosed. One site survey tool includes an elevated platform comprising a directionally adjustable beam-forming antenna, and operates to adjust an elevation (z coordinate) of the adjustable beam-forming antenna, a ground unit that operates to adjust to a plurality of locations (x and y coordinates). The elevated platform and the ground unit operate to determine an angular spread boundary of a supercell base station, determine a power azimuth angular spectrum threshold needed in order for the supercell base station to support adaptive sectorization, estimate a power azimuth angular spectrum of a site, and determine that the site supports the supercell base station if the estimated power azimuth angular spectrum of the site is less than the power azimuth angular spectrum threshold at the angular spread boundary.

Abstract: An apparatus for pointing wireless communication antennas may include (1) a mount that secures (A) a wireless communication antenna that transmits wireless communication signals to a remote wireless communication antenna that is secured on a remote mount and (B) an array of pointing antennas that receives, from a remote array of pointing antennas mounted on the remote mount, a beacon signal that indicates a location of the remote array of pointing antennas, (3) a motorized drive that physically orients the mount, and (4) a processing device that (A) determines, based at least in part on the beacon signal, an orientation of a boresight axis of the wireless communication antenna relative to a boresight axis of the remote wireless communication antenna and (B) directs the motorized drive to orient the mount such that the wireless communication antenna's boresight axis aligns with the remote wireless communication antenna's boresight axis.

Abstract: Techniques for dynamically scaling instances of virtual private network (VPN) gateway in a cloud computing system are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method includes determining whether a number of packets processed by a first instance of the VPN gateway exceeds a preset threshold. In response to determining that the number of packets exceeds the preset threshold, a new security association (SA) corresponding to a portion of the VPN network traffic is created. Upon completion of creating the SA, a load balancing policy at a load balancer is modified to forward a portion of the network traffic to a second instance of the VPN gateway when an incoming packet contains a security parameter index (SPI) corresponding to the created SA in its EPS header.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for MIMO inter-stream interference cancellation are disclosed. One method includes determining a channel matrix between a plurality of transmitting antennas of a transmitter and a plurality of receiving antennas of a receiver, determining a plurality of channel propagation delays based on a propagation delay between each of the plurality of transmitting antennas and each of the plurality of receiving antennas, determining differences in the plurality of channel propagation delays, preprocessing, by the transmitter, streams of symbols for each transmitting antenna for transmission based on the differences in the plurality of channel propagation delays and based on the channel matrix, and transmitting, by the transmitter, the preprocessed symbol streams through the plurality of transmitting antennas.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system to determine an optimal price of an accommodation facility. The system fetches a first historical data and obtains a first seasonality data associated with the accommodation facility. Further, the system receives a clickstream data and collects a first set of data associated with the accommodation facility. Also, the system obtains a second set of data associated with one or more accommodation facilities similar to the accommodation facility. In addition, the system extracts a competitor data from the obtained second set of data associated with the one or more accommodation facilities similar to the accommodation facility. Also, the system generates a signal to determine an optimal price of the accommodation facility based on the fetched first historical data, the obtained first seasonality data, the received clickstream data, the collected first set of data and the extracted competitor data.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system to predict the occupancy of a facility. The system executes instructions to causes one or more processors to perform a method. The method includes a first step of collecting a first set of data associated with the occupancy of the facility in past. In addition, the method includes a second step of receiving a second set of data associated with the occupancy of the facility in a plurality of past seasons. Further, the method includes a third step of obtaining a third set of data associated with the demand of one or more users for the rooms of the facility. Furthermore, the method includes a fourth step of predicting the occupancy of the facility after applying machine learning algorithms over the first set of data, the second set of data and the third set of data.

Abstract: Particular embodiments may provide a transceiver in geosynchronous orbit. The transceiver may include a plurality of forward channel receivers. At least one of the forward channel receivers may receive (1) a forward channel laser communication beam transmitted from a ground station and (2) an E-band frequency having a bandwidth of 81-86 GHz. The transceiver may also include a plurality of forward channel transmitters having different frequencies. The forward channel transmitters may transmit user beams to endpoint devices, wherein the user beams are derived from the forward channel laser and MMW communication beams. The transceiver may also include a plurality of return channel receivers, wherein the return channel receivers receive user beams from the endpoint devices. The transceiver may also include at least one return channel transmitter, wherein the return channel transmitter transmits a return channel laser communication beam to a ground station.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for a site survey tool are disclosed. One site survey tool includes an elevated platform, wherein the elevated platform includes a directionally adjustable beam-forming antenna, wherein the elevated platform operates to adjust an elevation of the adjustable beam-forming antenna, and wherein the elevated platform operates to transmit or receive wireless signals while the directionally adjustable beam-forming antenna changes a beam direction. Further, a ground unit transmits wireless signals to the elevated platform or receives wireless signals from the elevated platform while the directionally adjustable beam-forming antenna changes the beam direction.

Abstract: Particular embodiments may provide a transceiver in geosynchronous orbit. The transceiver may include a plurality of forward channel receivers. At least one of the forward channel receivers may receive (1) a forward channel laser communication beam transmitted from a ground station and (2) an E-band frequency having a bandwidth of 81-86 GHz. The transceiver may also include a plurality of forward channel transmitters having different frequencies. The forward channel transmitters may transmit user beams to endpoint devices, wherein the user beams are derived from the forward channel laser and MMW communication beams. The transceiver may also include a plurality of return channel receivers, wherein the return channel receivers receive user beams from the endpoint devices. The transceiver may also include at least one return channel transmitter, wherein the return channel transmitter transmits a return channel laser communication beam to a ground station.

Abstract: Techniques for dynamically scaling instances of virtual private network (VPN) gateway in a cloud computing system are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method includes determining whether a number of packets processed by a first instance of the VPN gateway exceeds a preset threshold. In response to determining that the number of packets exceeds the preset threshold, a new security association (SA) corresponding to a portion of the VPN network traffic is created. Upon completion of creating the SA, a load balancing policy at a load balancer is modified to forward a portion of the network traffic to a second instance of the VPN gateway when an incoming packet contains a security parameter index (SPI) corresponding to the created SA in its EPS header.

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to novel Glucagon like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) (7-37) analogs having an amino acid sequence with Leu or Ile at the C-terminal. The new analogs are potent GLP-1 agonists with reduced adverse effect and improved duration of action. The present disclosure further relates to acylated derivatives of the new analogs which have further improved potency and duration of action and are suitable for oral administration. The analogs of present disclosure may be useful in treatment of diabetes and obesity.

Abstract: To reduce network connectivity downtime while connections are established or re-established after maintenance, a connection request that would be rejected is instead accepted, even though a corresponding outgoing request is still pending. In some cases, the connection request is a secure connection request, such as an INIT phase request or an AUTH phase request during an Internet Key Exchange protocol exchange. Single-ended and double-ended configurations are both presented. When colliding INIT attempts succeed, two results are produced, after which one may be selected and the other discarded. Alternately, both INIT results may be used in producing two security associations during a subsequent AUTH phase. Incoming traffic and outgoing traffic may then use respective security associations.

Abstract: Particular embodiments may provide a transceiver in geosynchronous orbit. The transceiver may include a plurality of forward channel receivers. At least one of the forward channel receivers may receive (1) a forward channel laser communication beam transmitted from a ground station and (2) an E-band frequency having a bandwidth of 81-86 GHz. The transceiver may also include a plurality of forward channel transmitters having different frequencies. The forward channel transmitters may transmit user beams to endpoint devices, wherein the user beams are derived from the forward channel laser and MMW communication beams. The transceiver may also include a plurality of return channel receivers, wherein the return channel receivers receive user beams from the endpoint devices. The transceiver may also include at least one return channel transmitter, wherein the return channel transmitter transmits a return channel laser communication beam to a ground station.

Abstract: An apparatus for pointing wireless communication antennas may include (1) a mount that secures (A) a wireless communication antenna that transmits wireless communication signals to a remote wireless communication antenna that is secured on a remote mount and (B) an array of pointing antennas that receives, from a remote array of pointing antennas mounted on the remote mount, a beacon signal that indicates a location of the remote array of pointing antennas, (3) a motorized drive that physically orients the mount, and (4) a processing device that (A) determines, based at least in part on the beacon signal, an orientation of a boresight axis of the wireless communication antenna relative to a boresight axis of the remote wireless communication antenna and (B) directs the motorized drive to orient the mount such that the wireless communication antenna's boresight axis aligns with the remote wireless communication antenna's boresight axis.