Abstract: A computer system for generating code for use in processing patient test data from point of care devices. The computer system comprises object definition storage storing a plurality of definition objects, each definition object defining a generic function to be performed in response to an output of a point of care device; instantiation data storage storing instantiation data for use in instantiating definition objects as processing objects for specific functions to be performed in response to outputs from specific point of care devices; and a code generating processor for generating code for at least one processing object to perform at least one specific processing function to process an output from a point of care device by accessing at least one definition object in the object definition storage and the instantiation data in the instantiation data storage to instantiate the at least one definition object using instantiation data for the point of care device.

Abstract: Embodiments herein receive a request to reserve a fog computing resource for an end device, where the request includes a specified future time at which the fog computing resource will be used by the end device. It is determined that sufficient fog computing resources are available at the specified future time on a first fog node of a plurality of fog nodes. The fog computing resource of the first fog node is reserved for the specified future time, and an address corresponding to the first fog node is transmitted.

Abstract: A computer system for generating code for use in processing patient test data from point of care devices, the computer system comprises object definition storage storing a plurality of definition objects, each definition object defining a generic function to be performed in response to an output of a point of care device; instantiation data storage storing instantiation data for use in instantiating definition objects as processing objects for specific functions to be performed in response to outputs from specific point of care devices; and a code generating processor for generating code for at least one processing object to perform at least one specific processing function to process an output from a point of care device by accessing at least one definition object in the object definition storage and the instantiation data in the instantiation data storage to instantiate the at least one definition object using instantiation data for the point of care device.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a multi-socket motherboard, a processor connected to a first socket on the multi-socket motherboard, and an RDMA (Remote Direct Memory Access) interface module connected to a second socket on the multi-socket motherboard and in communication with the processor over a coherency interface. The RDMA interface module provides an inter-server interface between servers in an RDMA domain. A method for transferring data between servers with RDMA interface modules is also disclosed herein.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for orchestrating cloud to fog interactions. In some examples, a method can involve partitioning an application into software containers, each of the software containers being configured to host a respective component of the application. The method can further involve identifying nodes on respective hierarchical layers of a hierarchical cloud-fog architecture for hosting the software containers on the respective hierarchical layers of the cloud-fog architecture. The hierarchical cloud-fog architecture can include one or more cloud layers and one or more fog layers. The method can also involve deploying the software containers at the nodes on the respective hierarchical layers of the cloud-fog architecture.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining performance characterization values from endpoints managed by a first fog node at a first hierarchical level in a hierarchy of fog nodes. The method includes changing a first operating characteristic of the wireless network based on the performance characterization values. The first operating characteristic affects the operation of one or more of the endpoints. The method includes transmitting a portion of the performance characterization values to a second fog node at a second hierarchical level in the hierarchy of fog nodes. The method includes changing a second operating characteristic of the wireless network based on an instruction from the second fog node. The second operating characteristic affects the operation of the first fog node and/or other fog nodes at the first hierarchical level. Changing one or more of the first operating characteristic and the second operating characteristic satisfies an operating threshold for the wireless network.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods and non-transitory computer-readable mediums for dynamically presenting and updating a directed time graph displayed in a graphical user interface. In some examples, the method can include displaying a suggested path within a graphical user interface on a computer screen, the suggested path can include outstanding issues of elements of a network. The displaying the suggested path can include determining based on one or more factors an efficient ordering of the outstanding issues and ordering the outstanding issues based on the one or more factors. The method can also include monitoring, at regular intervals, updates to the one or more outstanding issues and automatically updating the suggested path, by a processor, based on the updates to the one or more outstanding issues.

Abstract: A network device receives a data packet including a source address and a destination address. The network device drops the data packet before it reaches the destination address and generates an error message indicating that the data packet has been dropped. The network device encapsulates the error message with a segment routing header comprising a list of segments. The first segment of the list of segments in the segment routing header identifies a remote server, and at least one additional segment is an instruction for handling the error message. The network device sends the encapsulated error message to the remote server based on the first segment of the segment routing header.

Abstract: Meta behavioral analytics techniques include, at one or more network devices that are operatively coupled to a plurality of behavioral analytics systems associated with a network or system, monitoring data outputs of the plurality of behavioral analytics systems that are representative of activity in the network or system. The one or more network devices correlate the data outputs from two or more of the plurality of behavioral analytics systems that are dedicated to analyzing different subject matter domains. Additionally, based on the correlating, the one or more network devices detect a previously unidentified condition in (a) the network or system; or (b) one of the plurality of behavioral analytics systems.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining performance characterization values from endpoints managed by a first fog node at a first hierarchical level in a hierarchy of fog nodes. The method includes changing a first operating characteristic of the wireless network based on the performance characterization values. The first operating characteristic affects the operation of one or more of the endpoints. The method includes transmitting a portion of the performance characterization values to a second fog node at a second hierarchical level in the hierarchy of fog nodes. The method includes changing a second operating characteristic of the wireless network based on an instruction from the second fog node. The second operating characteristic affects the operation of the first fog node and/or other fog nodes at the first hierarchical level. Changing one or more of the first operating characteristic and the second operating characteristic satisfies an operating threshold for the wireless network.

Abstract: Systems and methods for applying decorations from a web onto substrates are disclosed. According to some aspects, a decoration may be transferred from the web directly to a substrate based on contact of the substrate with an adhesive of a portion of the decoration while the portion of the decoration is attached to the web.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a device in a network intercepts a Domain Name System (DNS) query sent by a node in the network to a DNS service. The device inserts metadata information about the node into the DNS query before sending the DNS query on to the DNS service. The device extracts policy information regarding the node from a DNS response sent from the DNS service back to the node in response to the DNS query. The device implements a network policy for the node within the network based on the policy information extracted from the DNS response.

Abstract: Systems and methods for applying decorations from a web onto a substrates are disclosed. According to some aspects, a decoration may be transferred from the web directly to a substrate based on contact of the substrate with an adhesive of a portion of the decoration while the portion of the decoration is attached to the web.

Abstract: A network device receives a data packet including a source address and a destination address. The network device drops the data packet before it reaches the destination address and generates an error message indicating that the data packet has been dropped. The network device encapsulates the error message with a segment routing header comprising a list of segments. The first segment of the list of segments in the segment routing header identifies a remote server, and at least one additional segment is an instruction for handling the error message. The network device sends the encapsulated error message to the remote server based on the first segment of the segment routing header.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes a central hub comprising a power source, a data switch, a coolant system, and a management module, a plurality of network devices located within an interconnect domain of the central hub, and at least one combined cable connecting the central hub to the network devices and comprising a power conductor, a data link, a coolant tube, and a management communications link contained within an outer cable jacket.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a classification device in a computer network analyzes data from a given device in the computer network, and classifies the given device as a particular type of device based on the data. The classification device may then determine whether a manufacturer usage description (MUD) policy exists for the particular type of device. In response to there being no existing MUD policy for the particular type of device, the classification device may then determine patterns of the analyzed data, classify the patterns into context-based policies, and generate a derived MUD policy for the particular type of device based on the context-based policies. The classification device may then apply one of either the existing or derived MUD policy for the given device within the computer network.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a device in a network receives a set of sensor data from a plurality of sensors deployed in a location. The device determines a physical layout for furnishings in the location based on the received set of sensor data. One or more of the furnishings is equipped with one or more actuators configured to move the equipped furnishing in one or more directions. The device generates an instruction for the one or more actuators of a particular one of the furnishings based on the determined physical layout for the furnishings. The device sends the instruction to the one or more actuators of the particular furnishing, to implement the determined physical layout.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes a central hub comprising a power source, a data switch, a coolant system, and a management module, a plurality of network devices located within an interconnect domain of the central hub, and at least one combined cable connecting the central hub to the network devices and comprising a power conductor, a data link, a coolant tube, and a management communications link contained within an outer cable jacket.

Abstract: Presented herein are segment-routing methods and systems that facilitate data plane signaling of a packet as a candidate for capture at various network nodes within a segment routing (SR) network. The signaling occurs in-band, via the data plane—that is, a capture or interrogation signal is embedded within the respective packet that carries a user traffic. The signaling is inserted, preferably when the packet is classified, e.g., at the ingress node of the network, to which subsequent network nodes with the SR network are signaled to capture or further inspect the packet for capture.

Abstract: Approaches are disclosed for virtualizing a network management protocol (NMP). A network element offloads processes for communicating in the NMP to a virtualization engine (e.g., a backend virtualization proxy for the network element). The network element transmits a message containing a NMP request to the virtualization engine using service function chaining (SFC) by inserting service plane protocol data (e.g., a network service header (NSH)) into the message (e.g., an impregnated request). The virtualization engine expropriates, from the network element, processes for communicating in the NMP and can, thereby, reduce the computational resources used by the network element for communicating in the NMP. The virtualization engine generates a NMP response to the NMP request. The virtualization engine transmits a different message containing the NMP response to the network element using SFC by inserting service plane protocol data into the message (e.g., an impregnated response).