Abstract: Networks and network elements having a service and power control orchestrator are disclosed, including a network element comprising a processor; a first port coupled to a first optical link carrying a first optical signal; a WSS having a multiplexer, a demultiplexer, and a control block operable to control the multiplexer/demultiplexer. The WSS operable to switch the first optical signal into a second optical signal. A second port is coupled to a second optical link, operable to carry the second optical signal, and in optical communication with the WSS. A memory stores an orchestrator application, an OTSA component, a service component, and instructions that cause the processor to: store a logical ROADM model having a connectivity matrix of the network element; receive a communication associated with the control block based on the logical ROADM model; and transmit, to the control block, a service loading sequence based on the logical ROADM model.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A network node may transmit a first message using a first transmit power based on a first set of values corresponding to a set of power control parameters. The set of power control parameters may include an accumulated transmit power control parameter. The network node may receive a second message including information indicative of at least one of a second set of values corresponding to the set of power control parameters. The network node may transmit a third message using a second transmit power based on a value corresponding to the accumulated transmit power control parameter. The value may correspond to the accumulated transmit power control parameter, which may be based on a first difference between one or more of the first set of values from before the second message and one or more of the second set of values.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides multicistronic vaccines and method for producing and using the same in preventing infection or transmission, or reducing severity of disease caused by influenza and/or SARS-Cov-2 virus in a subject. Multicistronic vaccines of the disclosure can be administered via intramuscular, intranasal, or inhalation route. In one particular embodiments, the disclosure provides a recombinant adenovirus comprising at least two different extraneous oligonucleotides that are capable of stimulating an immune response in a subject. Each of the oligonucleotide independently comprises an oligonucleotide that encodes either influenza or SARS-Cov-2 virus antigens.

Abstract: A network-based service creates a smart contract on a blockchain on behalf of a user who has a loan or a subscription that requires installment payments be collected by a provider from the user and provided to creditor of the loan or subscription. The smart contract associates a default account of the user with a first access token and non-default registered other accounts of the user with a second access token. The smart contract when presented with the access tokens from a provider determines whether the payment due can be satisfied from a current balance of the default account and if so, transfers the payment from the default account to the provider. If the default lacks sufficient funds for the payment, the smart contract proportions the amounts taken from each of the accounts to reach the amount due and transfers the amount due to the provider.

Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and computer program product in which a computational device generates information on an application switch by a user from a first application in a first device to a second application in a second device. Additional information continues to be generated on application switches on the second device. A visualization of the information and the additional information is provided to the user to allow the user to return to a point at which the application switch to the second application in the second device took place from the first application in the first device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing non-active subscriber identity module (SIM) services leveraging multiple SIMs configured at multiple UEs are disclosed herein. A primary user equipment (UE), activating a first SIM of a dual SIM dual standby (DSDS) configuration used by the primary UE to perform active-mode network communications on the first SIM and sends, to a secondary UE, an indication to activate a second SIM of the DSDS configuration in response to the activating the first SIM of the DSDS configuration used by the primary UE. The secondary UE receives the indication to activate the second SIM of the first DSDS configuration used by the primary UE and activates the second SIM for use by the secondary UE in response to receiving the indication. Accordingly, the secondary UE may handle any network communications on the second SIM during the network communications on the first SIM at the primary UE.

Abstract: Techniques are described for orchestrating a cohort deployment in a computing network comprising a plurality of computing nodes implementing a virtualized computing network managed by an orchestrator. The cohort deployment is managed by a deployment broker configured to coordinate the cohort deployment. The cohort deployment includes multiple deployments, where the cohort deployment comprises a parent deployment and a spawned deployment that includes a dependency on the parent deployment.

Abstract: A system is provided for computing and tracking resource state changes using a multichain distributed register technology. In particular, the system may comprise an index distributed register that may be stored across a plurality of distributed register nodes. The index distributed register may comprise one or more resource-specific data records that may in turn make up a resource-specific distributed register originating from the index distributed register. The resource-specific distributed register may comprise an initial data record that defines the attributes of the resource, and one or more subsequent data records that may be linked with the initial data record to reflect changes in the state of the resource to be tracked. Based on the data within each of the resource-specific distributed register, the system may compute resource analysis scores and/or trigger real-time user alerts.

Abstract: The present disclosure details systems, computer program products, and methods for machine engine analysis of network interaction data to identify conflicts. This involves the activation of an intelligence engine that connects to a backend data engine to access a database of conflict of interest (COI) datasets. The intelligence engine analyzes incoming applicant data and the COI datasets to identify potential conflicts. The identified conflicts are validated using stochastic metrics via a rules engine. A quantifiable probability metric is calculated, representing the probability of conflict from both organizational and individual perspectives. Based on the potential conflict of interest, a recommendation is generated that aligns with the calculated probability. The system then provides recommendations via API or on a user interface that is communicatively coupled to the processor.

Abstract: A method of using an Artificial Intelligence (AI) self-governing infrastructure design, is provided. The method provides an AI-aware, self-governing, infrastructure design which prompts the design to requisition constituent components required for a build-out of the design. In response to the prompting, the method may include using the design to initiate a plurality of tickets. The plurality of tickets procures constituent components and confirms that the initiated tickets are sufficient to place the design in a condition of viability. Following the fulfillment of the tickets, the infrastructure self-certifies operability and seeks end-user acceptance of the operability of the build-out. The design is maintained as decision-making capable, and further configured to selectively receive human intervention. The human intervention enables design customization.

Abstract: System and computer-implemented method for managing placements of software components in host computers of a computing environment uses placement rules for a software component, which are automatically generated based on user input received at a managed entity in the computing environment. The placement rules are transmitted to a management entity that controls placement and migration of software components in the computing environment using a resource scheduler. The placement rules are then provided to the resource scheduler to be applied to the software component for placement operations.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an approach for authenticating video data utilizing a contextual identifier. Specifically, a set of video data including contextual identifiers is captured. A respective cryptographic signature for each frame of the set of video data is generated utilizing metadata of the respective frame. Each frame of the set of video data and the respective cryptographic signature are stored on a blockchain, and the set of video data is authenticated utilizing the respective cryptographic signatures stored on the blockchain.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for optimizing the power consumption of a data storage device included in a battery-operated device. The battery-operated device (e.g., portable devices like wearable devices, smartwatches, and mobile phones) can access certain data stored on the data storage device more frequently when the device operates on battery power as compared to when the device does not operate on battery power. Techniques are provided for identifying and classifying data into different classifications, for example, power sensitive data and non-power sensitive data. Then the device can optimize the battery power consumption of the data storage device by storing or relocating data stored at the data storage device based on the classification of the data.

Abstract: Techniques are described for orchestrating a cohort deployment in a computing network comprising a plurality of computing nodes implementing a virtualized computing network managed by an orchestrator. The cohort deployment is managed by a deployment broker configured to coordinate the cohort deployment. The cohort deployment includes multiple deployments, where the cohort deployment comprises a parent deployment and a spawned deployment that includes a dependency on the parent deployment.

Abstract: Arrangements for detecting unauthorized activity based on input method analysis and monitoring are provided. In some aspects, identity information associated with a user may be received and be stored. An input may be received from a computing device of the user. An input pattern of the received input may be determined. Using a machine learning model, the input pattern of the received input may be compared to input patterns of humans and input patterns of machines. Based on the comparison, it may be determined whether the user is a human user or a non-human user. Responsive to determining that the user is a non-human user, a request may be transmitted to the user to provide increased authentication credentials. Responsive to determining that the user is a human user, an identity of the user may be verified by comparing the input pattern of the received input to the stored identity information.

Abstract: Example methods and systems are directed to a managed inventory. A database may store information regarding items owned by a user. The information regarding an item may include a quantity owned and one or more triggering events. Based on the occurrence of a triggering event, an order for the item may be placed without user intervention. Data to the database may be provided by one or more sensors. Triggering events may be defined in terms of sensor data. The triggering event may be defined by a user or through machine learning. The order may be placed using a predetermined modality or a dynamically-determined modality based on one or more criteria, such as price, shipping speed, and the urgency of the order.

Abstract: Monitoring of animals in a herd has various challenges. A method and a system for monitoring and measuring the behavior of a plurality of animals in a herd chamber is provided. The disclosure provides a method to develop a model to identify the animal interactions between a given set of herds of two or more animals. The system uses image, RFID sensors, animal phenotyping information such as species, breed, age and reproduction cycle information to generate an animal profile. This profile is used to quantify the interaction into an aggression score to the animals in the given herd. The aggression score over a given duration can help herd manager to put the animals with similar aggression score together. This will also help analyze the temporal aspects of the aggression score for a given animal and take preventive measures.

Abstract: According to a technique of code development, a plurality of subsystem power profiles for a corresponding plurality of subsystems of a host platform in a production data processing environment are received. Each of the subsystem power profiles specifies power consumption of a corresponding one of the plurality of subsystems across a range of workload traffic intensities. Based on the plurality of power profiles, source code and/or software architecture of the source code is power-optimized in a development data processing environment such that, in the production data processing environment, power consumption per unit of performance of an executable program derived from the source code is improved.

Abstract: A first forwarding VM may execute in a first availability zone and have a first IP address. Similarly, a second forwarding VM may execute in a second availability zone and have a second IP address. The first and second IP addresses may be recorded with a cloud DNS web service of a cloud provider such that both receive requests from applications directed to a particular DNS name acting as a single endpoint. A service cluster may include a master VM node and a standby VM node. An IPtable in each forwarding VM may forward a request having a port value to a cluster port value associated with the master VM node. Upon a failure of the master VM node, the current standby VM node may be promoted to execute in master mode and the IPtables may be updated to now forward requests having the port value to a cluster port value associated with the newly promoted master VM node (which was previously the standby VM node).

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for storage device pool management based on storage device logical to physical (L2P) table information are provided. One such data storage system includes data storage devices each including a non-volatile memory; and a storage management device configured to receive L2P table information from at least two of the data storage devices; receive host data from a host device to be stored in one or more of the data storage devices; select, based on the L2P table information from the at plurality of data storage devices and the size of the host data, a target data storage device from the plurality of data storage devices; and send the host data to the target data storage device.