Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus configured at least to receive a request for an action handled by virtualized network functions or cloud-native network functions, C/VNFs, of a first type, select a C/VNF to serve the request from a set of C/VNFs, wherein individual C/VNFs of the set are in one of three modes: active mode, retired idle mode or initialized idle mode, or instantiate and select a new C/VNF to serve the request, and assign the request to the selected C/VNF.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a component having a toothing, which has teeth with tooth roots, tooth tips and tooth flanks, includes the steps of: manufacturing a component body from a metallic material, forming the toothing on the component body, mechanically finishing the toothing so that the surface of the toothing has a first surface roughness, wherein after mechanical finishing, the toothing is heat treated to form a second surface roughness of the mechanically finished surface, which is less than the first surface roughness, and/or wherein the component body is configured to be divided in the radial direction, forming a first radially inner annular part and a second radially outer annular part, an elastomer being arranged in an undulating manner between the first radially inner and the second radially outer annular part.

Abstract: A device for producing a gear green compact from a powder includes a die, an upper stamp, and a lower stamp, wherein the die has at least one helical toothing on an inner lateral surface, which helical toothing extends only over a partial area of the circumference of the inner lateral surface, and which has a first helix angle, wherein, adjoining the first helical toothing in a circumferential direction, one toothed edge surface is formed on each side, both of which have a second helix angle, wherein at least one of the second helix angles of the die is unequal to the first helix angle of the helical toothing of the die.

Abstract: A method for producing a sintered component, in particular an annular sintered component, with a toothing, having teeth with tooth roots, tooth tips and tooth flanks, includes the steps of pressing a powder to form a green compact, sintering the green compact, and hardening the sintered component, wherein after sintering, the tooth flanks and possibly the tooth tips are post-compacted and subsequently undergo post-processing by machining, and wherein a transition region between the tooth flanks and the tooth roots has an undercut design, and post-compaction of the tooth flanks is carried out only up to this transition region.

Abstract: A gear from a sintering powder has a first track and a second track, wherein the first track is a first cylindrical gear toothing with first teeth and with a first diameter and the second track is a second cylindrical gear toothing with second teeth and with a second, in comparison to the first diameter of the first track larger, diameter, and wherein depressions are configured on the first teeth of the first track in a transition region adjoining the second track.

Abstract: According to a method for pressing a green compact from a sintering powder for producing a gear having a first track and a second track, wherein a first helical toothing with a first helix angle and a first diameter is produced as the first track and a second helical toothing with a second helix angle and a second diameter is produced as the second track, the sintering powder is filled into a mold cavity of a die, and then the sintering powder is pressed to form the green compact with an upper stamp and a lower stamp, and wherein the first and the second helical toothings are produced having the same pitch height.

Abstract: A method for producing a sintered component, in particular an annular sintered component, with a toothing, having teeth with tooth roots, tooth tips and tooth flanks, includes the steps of pressing a powder to form a green compact, sintering the green compact, and hardening the sintered component, wherein after sintering, the tooth flanks and possibly the tooth tips are post-compacted and subsequently undergo post-processing by machining, and wherein a transition region between the tooth flanks and the tooth roots has an undercut design, and post-compaction of the tooth flanks is carried out only up to this transition region.

Abstract: A device for producing a gear green compact from a powder includes a die, an upper stamp, and a lower stamp, wherein the die has at least one helical toothing on an inner lateral surface, which helical toothing extends only over a partial area of the circumference of the inner lateral surface, and which has a first helix angle, wherein, adjoining the first helical toothing in a circumferential direction, one toothed edge surface is formed on each side, both of which have a second helix angle, wherein at least one of the second helix angles of the die is unequal to the first helix angle of the helical toothing of the die.

Abstract: A method for managing a virtual radio access network which serves a radio cell is provided. The method includes selecting, based on a radio access technology of the radio cell, a construction scheme for the virtual radio access network in a repository. Further, the method includes querying, from the repository, at least one software component associated to the construction scheme. The software component represents a virtualized network function of the virtual radio access network. The method additionally includes setting up, using the software component, the virtualized network function on a runtime platform according to the construction scheme.

Abstract: A method for managing a virtual radio access network which serves a radio cell is provided. The method includes selecting, based on a radio access technology of the radio cell, a construction scheme for the virtual radio access network in a repository. Further, the method includes querying, from the repository, at least one software component associated to the construction scheme. The software component represents a virtualized network function of the virtual radio access network. The method additionally includes setting up, using the software component, the virtualized network function on a runtime platform according to the construction scheme.

Abstract: A method, computer program and circuitry configured to manage resources within a radio access network. The managing of the resources is performed by distributing at least some of a plurality of resources into a plurality of pools of resources, each of the pools of resources being configured to provide data handling for a different predetermined function, each predetermined function relating to a particular service provided by the radio access network.

Abstract: According to a method for the surface compaction and calibration of a sintered component, the sintered component runs along an axis through a plurality of die sections of a die, the inner diameter of which decreases in pressing direction and wherein the individual die sections are arranged such that a following die section of the plurality of die sections directly adjoins the corresponding die section which precedes it in pressing direction, and after the surface compaction at the last die section with decreasing inner diameter there is a relaxation of the sintered component in a relief section directly adjoining the last die section, which relief section has a greater diameter than the immediately preceding last die section of the die section with a decreasing inner diameter. The sintered component is calibrated in the relief section, whereby the inner contour of the relief section corresponds with the intended contour with the nominal dimensions of the sintered component.

Abstract: The present document relates to a system for providing energy services in an energy grid using a cloud environment. The system comprises at least one control entity adapted to receive information from at least one of a plurality of energy grid elements and to operate the energy grid elements based on operational policies. One or more control interfaces are coupled with the energy grid elements. The control interfaces are adapted to transmit information provided by an energy grid element to a control entity and/or the control interfaces are adapted to receive information from the control entity to operate the energy grid element based on the information. The at least one control entity comprises a plurality of software modules which are hosted in the cloud environment, and the operational policies are stored in storage entities of the cloud environment to operate the energy grid elements according to the operational policies.

Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly (1) comprising a first component (2) with an internal toothing (4) and a second component (3) with an external toothing (6), wherein the two components (2, 3) can be connected to one another by a press fit, which is formed between the internal and the external toothing (4, 6), and wherein the internal and the external toothing (4, 6) each comprise a plurality of teeth (5, 7). The teeth (5) of the internal toothing (4) of the first component (2) and/or the teeth (7) of the external toothing (6) of the second component (3) comprise recesses (13, 15) along the tooth flanks (12, 14).

Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly (1) at least comprising a first metal component (2) having a first surface region (5) and a second metal component (3) having a second surface region (7), wherein the two surface regions (5, 7) face each other, and the first and the second component (2, 3) are connected cohesively together at least in a subregion of the two surface regions (5, 7), and wherein at least one of the two metal components (2, 3) is a sintered component, wherein that surface region (7) of the sintered component that has the cohesive connection has a higher density than the adjoining further surface region of the sintered component.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for controlling a first device (101A). The method comprises: collecting a first set of data using a first type of sensors of the first device (101A). A second set of data of a second type of sensors may be received from at least another second device (101B-107) over a communication channel. The first and second sets of data may be combined for determining a current vehicle traffic configuration. The first device (101A) may be controlled in accordance with the current vehicle traffic configuration.

Abstract: The present document relates to a system for providing energy services in an energy grid using a cloud environment. The system comprises at least one control entity adapted to receive information from at least one of a plurality of energy grid elements and to operate the energy grid elements based on operational policies. One or more control interfaces are coupled with the energy grid elements. The control interfaces are adapted to transmit information provided by an energy grid element to a control entity and/or the control interfaces are adapted to receive information from the control entity to operate the energy grid element based on the information. The at least one control entity comprises a plurality of software modules which are hosted in the cloud environment, and the operational policies are stored in storage entities of the cloud environment to operate the energy grid elements according to the operational policies.

Abstract: According to a method for the surface compaction and calibration of a sintered component, the sintered component runs along an axis through a plurality of die sections of a die, the inner diameter of which decreases in pressing direction and wherein the individual die sections are arranged such that a following die section of the plurality of die sections directly adjoins the corresponding die section which precedes it in pressing direction, and after the surface compaction at the last die section with decreasing inner diameter there is a relaxation of the sintered component in a relief section directly adjoining the last die section, which relief section has a greater diameter than the immediately preceding last die section of the die section with a decreasing inner diameter. The sintered component is calibrated in the relief section, whereby the inner contour of the relief section corresponds with the intended contour with the nominal dimensions of the sintered component.

Abstract: In a communication network including a plurality of network domains in which switches and controllers are separated, in controllers providing the information to which neighbor switches are to forward data packets, inter-domain communication is introduced. For example, a local controller alerts another local controller enabling this other local controller to perform process steps in preparation of arrival of a data packet prior to that data packet arriving at its network domain.

Abstract: The control system includes a monitoring device operable to determine information related to resource availability associated with the network entity and to communicate the information related to the resource availability to a network controller. The control system includes a data relay device, which is operable to relay data packets between a plurality of network nodes. The data relay device is operable to receive information related to data packet relaying to the network entity from the network controller. The network controller apparatus includes one or more communication interfaces, which are operable to receive information related to a resource availability from a monitoring device. The one or more communication interfaces are operable to communicate information related to data packet relaying to a data relay device.