Abstract: A method for managing edge devices (EDs) includes: identifying, based on connectivity of each ED, a set of accessible EDs and a set of non-accessible EDs in an edge estate (EE); determining, based on the identifying, that a first ED in the EE is accessible and a second ED in the EE is non-accessible; sending, based on the determining, a device debug request related to the second ED to the first ED; receiving, in response to the device debug request, metadata associated with the second ED from the first ED; analyzing the metadata to generate a set of solutions to resolve the issue; providing the issue and set of solutions to a user to notify the user about a status of the second ED; after the providing: receiving, from the user, a selected solution to be applied on a computing device; applying the selected solution on the computing device.

Abstract: A system for session management between a client device and an edge device includes issuing, by the client device and via a native edge management protocol (NEMP) protocol data unit (PDU), a session create request to an edge device, the NEMP PDU being a portion of a L2 data packet, and the session create request including a session identifier, obtaining, via the NEMP, a session create response from the edge device. The session create response includes the session identifier, a state of the edge device, and software information. The method further includes executing a session, via the NEMP, using the session identifier, the state of the edge device, and the software information, and performing, after the executing and via the NEMP, a session end.

Abstract: A system for session management between a client device and an edge device includes issuing, by the client device and via a native edge management protocol (NEMP) protocol data unit (PDU), a session create request to an edge device, the NEMP PDU being a portion of a L2 data packet, and the session create request including a session identifier, obtaining, via the NEMP, a session create response from the edge device. The session create response includes the session identifier, a state of the edge device, and software information. The method further includes executing a session, via the NEMP, using the session identifier, the state of the edge device, and the software information, and performing, after the executing and via the NEMP, a session end.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and processor-readable storage media for secure application management using virtual network segments are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes establishing at least one bi-directional connection between a centralized orchestrator and at least one computing endpoint, and creating at least one virtual network segment on the computing endpoint, where the at least one virtual network segment controls routing of communications, tunneled over the established at least one bi-directional connection, between the centralized orchestrator and one or more software components hosted on the at least one computing endpoint. The method further includes routing at least one communication from the centralized orchestrator to a given one of the one or more software components using the at least one virtual network segment.

Abstract: A method for managing edge devices (EDs) includes: identifying, based on connectivity of each ED, a set of accessible EDs and a set of non-accessible EDs in an edge estate (EE); determining, based on the identifying, that a first ED in the EE is accessible and a second ED in the EE is non-accessible; sending, based on the determining, a device debug request related to the second ED to the first ED; receiving, in response to the device debug request, metadata associated with the second ED from the first ED; analyzing the metadata to generate a set of solutions to resolve the issue; providing the issue and set of solutions to a user to notify the user about a status of the second ED; after the providing: receiving, from the user, a selected solution to be applied on a computing device; applying the selected solution on the computing device.