Abstract: A score explanation method for explaining a score includes at least steps of: a1) providing a first score associated with a first vector containing the first values of the parameters; b) generating a first set of lists, each list including a second number of indicators; c) generating, from a list, of at least a third vector wherein each parameter has a third value; the third value being equal to the corresponding first value when the list does not include an indicator of the corresponding parameter, and different from the corresponding first value otherwise; d) calculating the score of at least one third vector; e) evaluating, from the scores calculated for each of the third vectors, an indicator of significance of each parameter; f) elaborating, from the evaluated indicators of significance, an explanation of the first score.

Abstract: A decision aid method for determining an action to be implemented by a given competitive entity in a competitive system comprises the competitive entity and at least one other adverse competitive entity, the competitive entity being able to implement an action from among a set of predefined actions, each action providing a different expected gain as a function of the actions implemented by the adverse competitive entities.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for determining tactical actions for protecting a reference entity with respect to a plurality of entities in a battlefield environment, the method including: segmenting the battlefield environment into a plurality of layers; associating actable deterrent systems with each layer; obtaining data representative of the probability, for each deterrent system, that the considered deterrent system deters an entity in the associated layer; providing, for each entity, the level of threat of the entity; and computing a cost function for determining the deterrent systems to be engaged by the reference entity for rendering extremal the cost function, the cost function being a function depending from the provided level of threat and the obtained data.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for evaluating the level of threat of at least one entity among a plurality of entities in a battlefield environment, the level of threat being evaluated with respect to a reference entity to be protected, the method including the steps of: segmenting the battlefield environment into a plurality of layers; obtaining data representative of a position of the entity with respect to the layers of the battlefield environment; and determining the level of threat of the entity using the obtained data.

Abstract: A decision aid method for determining an action to be implemented by a given competitive entity in a competitive system comprises the competitive entity and at least one other adverse competitive entity, the competitive entity being able to implement an action from among a set of predefined actions, each action providing a different expected gain as a function of the actions implemented by the adverse competitive entities.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for evaluating the level of threat of at least one entity among a plurality of entities in a battlefield environment, the level of threat being evaluated with respect to a reference entity to be protected, the method including the steps of: segmenting the battlefield environment into a plurality of layers; obtaining data representative of a position of the entity with respect to the layers of the battlefield environment; and determining the level of threat of the entity using the obtained data.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for determining tactical actions for protecting a reference entity with respect to a plurality of entities in a battlefield environment, the method including: segmenting the battlefield environment into a plurality of layers; associating actable deterrent systems with each layer; obtaining data representative of the probability, for each deterrent system, that the considered deterrent system deters an entity in the associated layer; providing, for each entity, the level of threat of the entity; and computing a cost function for determining the deterrent systems to be engaged by the reference entity for rendering extremal the cost function, the cost function being a function depending from the provided level of threat and the obtained data.

Abstract: A score explanation method for explaining a score includes at least steps of: a1) providing a first score associated with a first vector containing the first values of the parameters; b) generating a first set of lists, each list including a second number of indicators; c) generating, from a list, of at least a third vector wherein each parameter has a third value; the third value being equal to the corresponding first value when the list does not include an indicator of the corresponding parameter, and different from the corresponding first value otherwise; d) calculating the score of at least one third vector; e) evaluating, from the scores calculated for each of the third vectors, an indicator of significance of each parameter; f) elaborating, from the evaluated indicators of significance, an explanation of the first score.

Abstract: A selection method for selecting at least one service among a plurality of predetermined services including the following steps: receiving by the computation software application of a service request input by a service requester, the service request including at least one component relative to the services and an indication relating to a level of satisfaction expected; development by the computation software application of a set of candidates, each candidate including a plurality of services, each service of each candidate being capable of satisfying at least one component of the service request; evaluation of each candidate by the computation software application, which includes the calculation of an overall score for the candidate by means of a predetermined cost function, as a function of the level of satisfaction expected; and allocation to the service requester of the services of the candidate that optimizes the cost function.

Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related device including: receiving, at the service correlator device, an incoming notification that an operational state of a first service element of a cloud service has changed; identifying a potential change to a second service element of the cloud service having a current operational state that is inconsistent with the operational state of the first service element, wherein effecting the potential change to the second service element would produce a new operational state of the second service element that is consistent with the operational state of the first service element; determining whether to notify other devices of the potential change to the second service element; and transmitting an outgoing notification to a management device responsible for managing the second service element based on determining to notify other devices, wherein the outgoing notification indicates the potential change to the management device.

Abstract: The method includes receiving a first request coming from a first equipment at a second equipment. The first request includes a number of physical IT resources allocated for a plurality of customer edges. The second equipment sends a first response to the first equipment with a first part of physical IT resources allocated, and sends a second request to a datacenter for additional physical IT resource(s). The method further includes sending to a first domain of the first equipment a set message including a first set of primitives for setting up a virtual private network, setting up a service level agreement between the first domain and a second domain according to the primitives, identifying network resources and setting up an explicit route object, activating the additional physical IT resource(s) and reserving path according to the explicit route object set up, and confirming the establishment of the virtual private network.

Abstract: A method for establishing a connection across resource domains comprises determining source and destination end-points for the connection; determining, by a service agent, a chain of adjacent service elements suitable for joining the source and destination end-points based on the identified edges; requesting, by the service agent, a first service provider associated to a service element in the chain to select a first connection segment embodying the service element; receiving, by the service agent, an inter-carrier communication resource identifier from the first service provider, the inter-carrier communication resource identifier indicating communication resources at an inter-carrier interface between an end point of the first connection segment and a resource domain associated to an adjacent service element in the chain; and transferring, by the service agent, the inter-carrier communication resource identifier to a second service provider associated to the adjacent service element.

Abstract: A method for establishing a connection across resource domains comprises: determining source and destination end-points for the connection, determining, by a service agent, a chain of adjacent service elements suitable for joining the source and destination end-points based on the identified edges, requesting, by the service agent, a first service provider (35) associated to a service element in the chain to select a first connection segment embodying the service element, receiving, by the service agent, an inter-carrier communication resource identifier from the first service provider, said inter-carrier communication resource identifier indicating communication resources at an inter-carrier interface between an end point of the first connection segment and a resource domain associated to an adjacent service element in the chain, transferring, by the service agent, the inter-carrier communication resource identifier to a second service provider (25) associated to the adjacent service element.