Abstract: A method for operating a thermal system, wherein a component of a facility or building has to be heated and/or cooled by the thermal system, includes selecting a control mode of the thermal system for bringing and/or maintaining the component to or at a definable temperature value or to or within a definable temperature value range. The control mode is dynamically selected from multiple different control modes under consideration of at least one boundary condition of the component and/or at least one environmental context parameter and under consideration of data regarding learnt/adapted thermal behavior of the component.

Abstract: A method for controlling energy supply to a client, wherein the client is connected to at least two energy utilities and/or energy grids for receiving energy for operating its energy systems, includes providing a demand request signal by at least one operation unit and/or by at least one of the at least two energy utilities and/or energy grids for requesting a demand modification with regard to at least one energy system of the client. A functional entity balances the energy supply to the client, so that a supply of energy from the at least two energy utilities or energy grids to the client is provided under consideration of the demand request signal or signals in a complementary way.

Abstract: A method for compressing distributed deep learning gradient traffic in data parallel settings includes removing gradients of dropped neurons from gradient updates to obtain a compressed gradient update. Dropped neuron information and the compressed gradient update are transmitted to one or more receivers. Correct gradient updates are recovered by zero injection into the compressed gradient update based on the dropped neuron information.

Abstract: A method for providing a demand-response (DR) signal assignment includes initializing reinforcement learning (RL) agents, each having an exploration scheme and being assigned to a consumer, with initial models about respective RL environments of the consumers. The RL agents send the models to an optimizer. The optimizer computes a DR signal assignment using the models. The RL agents send DR signals in accordance with the DR signal assignment to the consumers so as to aggregately achieve a load reduction by the consumers over a time window. The RL agents monitor the consumers over the time window, and update the models based on the monitoring.

Abstract: A method for operating one or more service systems by an analyzing computer including a memory and a processor includes receiving one or more received control requests (RCR) for controlling one or more resources of one or more service systems and anticipating one or more future control requests (ACR) based on one or more of the RCR, one or more prior stored control requests, and/or one or more already served control requests (SCR). The method further includes assessing an impact of selected control requests (CR) on resources of the one or more service systems, wherein the selected CR include one or more of the RCR and/or one or more of the ACR. In addition, the method includes determining, by the AE, that an assessed impact of at least one of the selected CR results in one or more adverse situation rules (ASR) violations.

Abstract: A method for controlling energy supply to different units includes receiving, by an aggregator, the demand request signal, and performing, by the aggregator, an allocation of the requested demand modification to the units based on a negotiating process with the units for minimizing an impact of the allocation on a future operation of another utility or of other utilities. Each unit is connected to multiple utilities for receiving enemy for operating its energy systems. A demand request signal is provided by at least one operational entity and/or by at least one utility for requesting a demand modification of a utility and/or of one form of energy.

Abstract: A method for operating one or more service systems by an analyzing computer including a memory and a processor includes receiving one or more received control requests (RCR) for controlling one or more resources of one or more service systems and anticipating one or more future control requests (ACR) based on one or more of the RCR, one or more prior stored control requests, and/or one or more already served control requests (SCR). The method further includes assessing an impact of selected control requests (CR) on resources of the one or more service systems, wherein the selected CR include one or more of the RCR and/or one or more of the ACR. In addition, the method includes determining, by the AE, that an assessed impact of at least one of the selected CR results in one or more adverse situation rules (ASR) violations.

Abstract: A method for operating one or more service systems includes receiving, by an input interface of the AE, one or more control requests for controlling one or more resources of one or more service systems, anticipating, by the AE, one or more future control requests (ACR), based on the one or more received control requests (RCR), prior stored control requests, and/or served control requests, and assessing, by the AE, an impact on the one or more service systems by checking an effect of selected control requests (CR), on resources of the one or more service systems, wherein the CR include at least one of the RCR, one or more already served control requests (SCR), and the ACR, when the CR would be performed on one or more of the resources of the at least one of the one or more service systems.

Abstract: A method for operating one or more service systems includes receiving, by an input interface of the AE, one or more control requests for controlling one or more resources of one or more service systems, anticipating, by the AE, one or more future control requests (ACR), based on the one or more received control requests (RCR), prior stored control requests, and/or served control requests, and assessing, by the AE, an impact on the one or more service systems by checking an effect of selected control requests (CR), on resources of the one or more service systems, wherein the CR include at least one of the RCR, one or more already served control requests (SCR), and the ACR, when the CR would be performed on one or more of the resources of the at least one of the one or more service systems.

Abstract: A method for operating one or more service systems performed in a memory of an analyzing entity (AE) includes a) receiving, by an input interface of the AE, one or more control requests for controlling one or more resources of at least one of the one or more service systems; b) assessing, by the AE, an impact on the one or more service systems of the one or more control requests by checking an effect on already performed control requests for resources of the one or more service systems when the one or more control requests would be performed on one or more of the resources of the at least one of one or more service systems; and c) checking, by the AE, if the assessed impact violates one or more adverse situation rules (ASR).

Abstract: A method for accessing service/data of a first network from a second network includes accessing the services and data of the first network from the second network includes registering a user device with the first network to access the services or data of the first network. The user device connects with the second network and authenticates the user device with the second network subsequent to registering the user device with the first network. The user device provides connectivity information of the first network to the second network to configure the second network to access the services or data of the first network. The first network is able to provide the services or data to the second network based on the user device being registered to access the services or data prior to being authenticated with the second network.

Abstract: A method for controlling energy supply to a client, wherein the client is connected to at least two energy utilities and/or energy grids for receiving energy for operating its energy systems, includes providing a demand request signal by at least one operation unit and/or by at least one of the at least two energy utilities and/or energy grids for requesting a demand modification with regard to at least one energy system of the client. A functional entity balances the energy supply to the client, so that a supply of energy from the at least two energy utilities or energy grids to the client is provided under consideration of the demand request signal or signals in a complementary way.

Abstract: A method for operating a home gateway that implements hybrid access with a number of interfaces to different access networks includes resolving, by a domain name service (DNS) proxy function of the home gateway, DNS resolution requests received from a client of the home gateway; and returning, by the DNS proxy function, corresponding DNS resolution responses to the client. The DNS proxy function, based on a single DNS resolution request from the client, requests a number of DNS resolutions via different interfaces of the home gateway transparently to the client.

Abstract: A method for operating a thermal system, wherein a component of a facility or building has to be heated and/or cooled by the thermal system, includes selecting a control mode of the thermal system for bringing and/or maintaining the component to or at a definable temperature value or to or within a definable temperature value range. The control mode is dynamically selected from multiple different control modes under consideration of at least one boundary condition of the component and/or at least one environmental context parameter and under consideration of data regarding learnt/adapted thermal behaviour of the component.

Abstract: A method for managing data of devices using one or more computing entities includes encrypting, by one or more encrypting entities, the data based on encryption policies using encryption keys; storing the encrypted data as ciphertext at a storing entity; requesting decryption keys to decrypt the stored ciphertext by one or more clients; computing restricted decryption keys based on access right policies for the requesting clients by a security management entity; and providing the generated decryption keys to the requesting clients for decrypting the stored ciphertext.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for accessing service/data of a first network from a second network for service/data access via the second network, comprising the steps of a) Pairing of a user device with the first network, b) Attaching the user device to the second network, c) Authenticating the user device with the second network, d) Providing connectivity information for services/data of the first network to the second network, e) Providing available services/data information by the first network to the second network, f) Accessing a service and/or data of the first network by the second network. The present invention relates also to a system for accessing service/data of a first network from a second network for service/data access via the second network.

Abstract: A method for controlling energy supply to different units includes receiving, by an aggregator, the demand request signal, and performing, by the aggregator, an allocation of the requested demand modification to the units based on a negotiating process with the units for minimizing an impact of the allocation on a future operation of another utility or of other utilities. Each unit is connected to multiple utilities for receiving enemy for operating its energy systems. A demand request signal is provided by at least one operational entity and/or by at least one utility for requesting a demand modification of a utility and/or of one form of energy.

Abstract: For allowing a simple and reliable differentiation of UEs behind a GW from an AF side a method for providing access of an User End device (UE) to a service provided by an Application Function (AF) within a network structure is claimed, wherein the UE is authenticated by a Gateway (GW) to which the UE is attached and which provides access to the AF via a Broadband Access Network (BB Access Network).

Abstract: A method for recording a multiuser web session includes recording events, data requests and corresponding data responses of the multiuser web session according to their occurrence. A method for replaying a multiuser web session includes replaying events, data requests and corresponding data responses of a recorded multiuser web session. This can be performed by scheduling the events, data requests and corresponding data responses according to their recorded occurrence, transferring the scheduled events, data requests and corresponding data responses to a client for replaying and replaying the recorded multiuser web session based on the scheduled events, data requests and corresponding data responses.

Abstract: A method for managing data in a system includes a data filtering. Value information is quantized for each of one or more different filters according to a Quality of Information (QoI) assessment of data and related to a corresponding one of the filters. Data amount filtering information is determined for each of the value information indicating an amount of information to be filtered. Filter information is provided for each of the filters being used for filtering, the filter information including the determined data amount filtering information and category assignment information, wherein the category assignment information indicates an assignment of a respective one of the filters to a respective one of a plurality of predefined, appropriate data categories. Current importance category information is provided for at least one of the data categories and a common calculation procedure is applied for the filters.