Abstract: A telecommunications system including a base station has a transceiver associated with a cellular network and a wireless access point. The system receives a request from a client device that includes a service set identifier (SSID). The system determines whether the SSID is registered for virtual wireless services and provisions a virtual router accessible through the wireless access point and identifiable using the SSID. The system may then authenticate and associate the client device with the virtual router.

Abstract: A proxy communication system translates contact identifiers. The proxy communication system maps one or more client device contact identifiers to one or more proxy contact identifiers from a pool of proxy contact identifiers. The proxy communication system may facilitate communication on behalf of the client device using the proxy contact identifier. The proxy communication system may also communicate with the client device on behalf of the target device using the client device contact identifier. In some implementations, the mapping may be state dependent, such as different mappings based on a target device contact identifier, recent communications between the client device and the target device, and so on.

Abstract: A server computer includes a network communications interface, a memory configured to store a web page having an IP address, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive, via the network communications interface, a request for the web page. The request includes the IP address. The processor is also configured to identify a set of domain names referenced by the web page; resolve the set of domain names into a set of IP addresses; and transmit, in response to the request for the web page and via the network communications interface, a content and format of the web page. The content of the web page includes the set of IP addresses.

Abstract: A gateway within a home or other environment can wirelessly connect to a telecommunication network. One or more user devices at the home or other environment can connect to the gateway, such that the user devices can access the Internet via the gateway's wireless connection to the telecommunication network. The gateway can determine a device inventory of the connected devices, as well as data usage patterns indicating how the user devices have been used. The gateway, and other gateways, can provide such device inventories and data usage patterns to the telecommunication network. The telecommunication network can use the device inventories and data usage patterns to determine user profiles and usage trends, and to determine network actions and/or recommendations.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a network communications interface, a processor, and a memory configured to store instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to instantiate a set of processes; receive, over a network and via the network communications interface, a policy for network socket creation; receive, from the set of processes, a set of requests to create a first set of network sockets used to communicate over the network via the network communications interface; collect telemetry pertaining to a second set of network sockets used to communicate over the network via the network communications interface; allow or block creation of network sockets in the first set of network sockets, in accordance with the collected telemetry and the policy for network socket creation; and transmit at least part of the collected telemetry to a controller, over the network and via the network communications interface.

Abstract: A telecommunications system including a base station has a transceiver associated with a cellular network and a wireless access point. The system receives a request from a client device that includes a service set identifier (SSID). The system determines whether the SSID is registered for virtual wireless services and provisions a virtual router accessible through the wireless access point and identifiable using the SSID. The system may then authenticate and associate the client device with the virtual router.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing cellular network enhancements may utilize sensors mounted on or within a cellular base stations to collect information concerning environmental and/or shelter conditions. The collected information may be used by processing devices to predict a future load on a cellular network and may be used to optimize the number of channels needed for a particular base station. The collected information may also be transmitted to electronic devices in a cell coverage area to inform users of the electronic devices of the detected environmental and/or shelter conditions.

Abstract: The disclosed technology includes at least one method performed by a system of a telecommunications network. The system can establish a communications link between the wireless device and a network access node (NAN) of the 5G network. While connected over a non-mmW band, the wireless device autonomously schedules data downloads to occur when the wireless device is on an mmW band. The system then receives a request from the wireless device to perform the data downloads, which can be enabled by a packet gateway (PGW) upon receiving a confirmation by the NAN that the wireless device can connect over the mmW band. Otherwise, the PGW denies the wireless device's request to perform the data downloads, which can be enforced by the NAN.

Abstract: A label switching router for a switching network configured for source routing can be configured to modify one or more reported properties of a link associated with that router based on one or more link quality metrics. For example, a router can include a link with available bandwidth of 10 Gbps, a value that can be used by a headend when evaluating nodes of the network against a set of constraints required by a particular requested connection or tunnel. A link of that router may exhibit an increased bit error rate which can be used by the label switching router to artificially deflate available bandwidth, thereby reducing the number of label switching paths including the router are selected by the headend.

Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing bandwidth loss in IPv6 packet switching networks. A network appliance is configured to sample IPv6 packets and mirror sampled packets to a working memory or memory structure, such as a queue. A transport layer payload is extracted from each sampled packet and a transport layer checksum validation operation is performed. Upon detecting an error, the network appliance updates a dropped packet rate or other metric.

Abstract: A label switching router for a switching network configured for source routing can be configured to modify one or more reported properties of a link associated with that router based on one or more link quality metrics. For example, a router can include a link with available bandwidth of 10 Gbps, a value that can be used by a headend when evaluating nodes of the network against a set of constraints required by a particular requested connection or tunnel. A link of that router may exhibit an increased bit error rate which can be used by the label switching router to artificially deflate available bandwidth, thereby reducing the number of label switching paths including the router are selected by the headend.

Abstract: Techniques for neutralizing malicious malware embedded in a media item being sent to a user equipment (UE) are discussed herein. A network device may receive (e.g., intercept) a medial file in transit via a wireless communication network being sent to a UE. The media file may include some type of perceptible content (e.g., audio, video, image data, etc.) as well as malware embedded in the media file. The network device may generate a transcoded media file based on the received media file that includes the perceptible content while neutralizing the malware.

Abstract: Techniques for monitoring and configuring a mesh network are discussed herein. A centralized database may receive, from one or more access points that make up the mesh network, conditions data associated with the access points and the backhaul links between the access points. The centralized database may determine a radio frequency (RF) resource that should be used for the backhaul links to optimize the mesh network and send an instruction to the access point to operate using the RF resource.

Abstract: A data link error feedback signaling system includes a transmitting network device and a receiving network device. The receiving network device may be operable to receive a network data unit from the transmitting network device over a data link, detect an error in the network data unit, and provide data link integrity information based on the error to the transmitting network device. The receiving network device may provide the data link integrity information by marking the data link flawed in a routing protocol, transmitting the data link integrity information via an informational protocol, and so on. The transmitting network device may respond to the data link integrity information, such as by marking the data link less preferred, marking the data link down, transmitting an alarm regarding the data link to a network operator, omitting taking an action upon determining that errors are below an error threshold, and so on.

Abstract: Techniques for neutralizing malicious malware embedded in a media item being sent to a user equipment (UE) are discussed herein. A network device may receive (e.g., intercept) a medial file in transit via a wireless communication network being sent to a UE. The media file may include some type of perceptible content (e.g., audio, video, image data, etc.) as well as malware embedded in the media file. The network device may generate a transcoded media file based on the received media file that includes the perceptible content while neutralizing the malware.

Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing bandwidth loss in IPv6 packet switching networks. A network appliance is configured to sample IPv6 packets and mirror sampled packets to a working memory or memory structure, such as a queue. A transport layer payload is extracted from each sampled packet and a transport layer checksum validation operation is performed. Upon detecting an error, the network appliance updates a dropped packet rate or other metric.

Abstract: A method and system for delivering content are disclosed. A media stream including media data is received from a content provider at a content delivery network (CDN) server. The CDN server creates a uniform protocol data unit (PDU) comprising the media data. A plurality of requests to receive the uniform PDU are received at the CDN server from a plurality of devices is received at a CDN server. Each device is associated with a unique IP address. The CDN server communicates the uniform PDU over a network to the plurality of devices using the unique IP address for each of the plurality of devices.

Abstract: A router in a switching network has input interfaces communicatively coupled to other routers and first and second output interfaces communicatively coupled to other routers in the switching network. First and second output interface queues, respectively associated with the first and second output interfaces, store data packets awaiting transmission respectively on the first and second output interfaces. A routing table maps first and second destination addresses to the first output interface as a primary interface and maps the first destination address to the second output interface as an alternate interface. A route controller assigns, using the routing table, data packets having one of the first or second destination address to the primary output interface for transmission, the primary output interface being the first output interface.

Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing bandwidth loss in IPv6 packet switching networks. A network appliance is configured to sample IPv6 packets and mirror sampled packets to a working memory or memory structure, such as a queue. A transport layer payload is extracted from each sampled packet and a transport layer checksum validation operation is performed. Upon detecting an error, the network appliance updates a dropped packet rate or other metric.

Abstract: A network device includes a housing, a plurality of ports mounted to the housing, at least one switch mounted to the housing and configured to provide switchable connections between ports in the plurality of ports, and a processing system. Each port has a physical port type, and each port is configured to connect to a type of network cable supported by the physical port type. The processing system is configured to determine, at least partly from a set of network packets received via a port of the plurality of ports, a set of parameters of a client device. The processing system is further configured to align a network configuration used for the client device with the set of parameters of the client device.