Abstract: Modular flying platform including an airship body defining an internal space and configured to achieve buoyancy, an internal structure supporting a transfer channel, an attachment mechanism positioned on the transfer channel to detachably connect with a second platform. The transfer channel is configured to permit transfer therethrough of a payload between the flying platforms when securely connected. A chain of modular flying platforms with one or more motors mounted to the airship body to control motion thereof. A method for managing a chain of modular flying platforms includes deploying a plurality of platforms, connecting the platforms to form the chain, transferring a payload through channels of the connected platforms and distributing at least one of propulsion, electrical power and computing across the chain.

Abstract: A distributed antenna system comprising a plurality of flying platforms, a plurality of antennas and an orchestration mechanism for dynamically positioning the one or more antennas on the plurality of flying platforms. A flying platform comprising an internal space having one or more internal pockets filled with lighter-than-air gas, an external surface, one or more antennas and a clipping mechanism for selectively positioning the one or more antennas within the internal space and/or on the external surface. A method comprising selectively positioning multiple antennas on a plurality of flying platforms and, upon trigger, dynamically repositioning the one or more antennas on the plurality of flying platforms considering transmission and reception of signals thereby.

Abstract: Modular flying platform including an airship body defining an internal space and configured to achieve buoyancy, an internal structure supporting a transfer channel, an attachment mechanism positioned on the transfer channel to detachably connect with a second platform. The transfer channel is configured to permit transfer therethrough of a payload between the flying platforms when securely connected. A chain of modular flying platforms with one or more motors mounted to the airship body to control motion thereof. A method for managing a chain of modular flying platforms includes deploying a plurality of platforms, connecting the platforms to form the chain, transferring a payload through channels of the connected platforms and distributing at least one of propulsion, electrical power and computing across the chain.

Abstract: A method and a network node for handling a computation request from a requesting party. Resources messages are periodically exchanged with neighboring network nodes indicating resources usage. A computation request is received from a requesting entity via a network interface; coordination takes place with the neighboring network nodes; one or more processor unit (PU) clusters are formed using resource usage data from the resource messages; and, taking into account the computation request; resources from the one or more PU clusters are allocated to the computation request before returning the result of the computation request to the requesting entity via the network interface.

Abstract: A system, a network node and a method executed at the network node, in a network of devices, for providing one or more networking functionalities on the fly. A gap is identified in telecommunications service offering in the network of devices. It is then determined that the one or more networking functionalities, upon deployment, at least partly fill the identified gap; the one or more networking functionalities are deployed, at least temporarily, in the network; periodical assessment of the relevance of maintaining deployment of the one or more networking functionalities in the network is performed; and, upon determination that the one or more networking functionalities are superfluous, the one or more functionalities are decommissioned at least temporarily.

Abstract: A platform station comprises a sensors module configured to discover one or more surrounding network nodes and a motorized positioning system for maintaining a target position in an environment in comparison to the network nodes. The platform station includes a telecommunications module comprising an antenna management module configured to enhance antenna alignment of one or more antennas considering the network nodes and a configurable deployment module configured to selectively deploy one or more networking functionalities. The platform station comprises a collaborative dispatch module configured to set the target position considering a dispatch requirement settings and logically combine with at least one of the network nodes before selectively deploying the networking functionalities, while logically combined, based on the dispatch requirement settings.

Abstract: A method and a networked-thing, in a network of devices, providing a core functionality and an alternate functionality. While providing the core functionality using one or more non-computing-resources thereof, available computing-resources are identified that are momentarily unnecessary for the core functionality at least some computing-resources from the available computing-resources are assigned to the alternate functionality for joining membership of a scalable data center therewith. Assignment or computing-resources at the networked-thing between the core functionality and the alternate functionality is altered, thereby enhancing performance of the alternate functionality, the core functionality being independent from the alternate functionality prior to the altering.