Abstract: Systems, methods and computer software are disclosed for providing a 5G native architecture. In one embodiment a method includes providing an all G software platform, including a core virtualization stack capable of communication with all hauls, and a radio virtualization stack capable of communication with all cores; and wherein the core virtualization stack communicates with an analytics layer, the analytics layer communicates with an orchestration layer, the orchestration layer communicates with a consolidation layer, and the consolidation layer communicates with the radio virtualization stack such that any G core is able to communicate with any G radio access network.

Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for providing an inductor with an integrated circuit (IC) die. In an embodiment, the IC die comprises integrated circuitry and one or more first metallization layers. The IC die is configured to couple to a circuit device including one or more second metallization layers, where such coupling results in the formation of an inductor which is coupled to the integrated circuitry. One or more loop structures of the inductor each span both some or all of the one or more first metallization layers and some or all of the one or more second metallization layers. In another embodiment, the IC die or the circuit device includes a ferromagnetic material to concentrate a magnetic flux which is provided with the inductor.

Abstract: Devices and techniques are generally described for using user feedback to determine routing decisions in a speech processing system. In various examples, first data representing a first utterance may be received. Second data representing a first semantic interpretation of the first utterance may be determined. A first intent data processing application may be selected for processing the second data. Feedback data may be determined related to the first intent data processing application processing the second data. Third data representing a semantic interpretation of a second utterance may be received, wherein the first semantic interpretation is the same as the second semantic interpretation. A second intent data processing application may be determined for processing the third data based at least in part on the feedback data.

Abstract: A carrier for reversibly immobilizing one or more objects is disclosed. The carrier comprises a frame having a major axis, a top surface, a bottom surface, and one or more openings through the frame along the major axis. The carrier also comprises a film comprising a thermoplastic elastomer material and having a top surface and a bottom surface. The film is attached to the frame based on thermal bonding of the top surface of the film to the bottom surface of the frame, is under tension along the major axis, and is free to flex at the openings. The top surface of the film comprises one or more exposed top surface portions that are accessible through the openings. The exposed top surface portions exhibit a holding force on stainless steel as per ASTM D1000 that is greater than that of the bottom surface of the film.

Abstract: An approach to generating a learning path framework may be provided. A Cognitive Bot may monitor the knowledge stream of a subject matter expert (SME) to glean insights from the activities and events performed by the SME. The CogBot determine categories within the subject matter. The CogBot may tune a grade scoring engine using the insights gleaned from the knowledge stream as a threshold for the grade scoring module. The knowledge stream of a second user may be monitored by a CogBot. A grade score of the subject matter for the second user may be generated by the grade scoring engine. An expertise level associated with the categories may be determined. A learning path framework may be generated based on the generated grade score and expertise level.

Abstract: A method and hydraulic fracturing fluid that is a viscoelastic surfactant (VES) fracturing fluid having a surfactant and an inorganic oxidizer salt for hydraulic fracturing of a geological formation. The VES fracturing fluid is provided through a wellbore into the geological formation to hydraulically fracture the geological formation to form hydraulic fractures in the geological formation. The method includes oxidizing organic material in the hydraulic fractures with the VES fracturing fluid.

Abstract: Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The methods include, for instance: obtaining historical data of demand response programs and demand response agreements respective to each of the users regarding a subject energy. Training dataset for a DR user pooling model includes attributes of the demand response data collected that are relevant to responsivities of the demand response programs. The DR user pooling model is trained by the training dataset by machine learning. A DR user pool is identified amongst users of the demand response program by the DR user pooling model. Users in the DR user pool respond to demands as a group and the DR user pool is adjusted to improve responsivities of the demand response programs.

Abstract: Acidizing treatments for carbonate reservoir may include a surfactant comprising one or more of C8-C30-alkyloxyglycoside-substituted hydroxysultaine, C8-C30-alkylamidopropyl hydroxysulfobetaine, poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride), C8-C30-alkyl amido alkylamine oxide, C8-C30-alkyl-amido amine oxide, C8-C30-alkyl amine oxide, C8-C30-alkyl aryl amine oxide, C8-C30-alkyl polyether phosphate, C8-C30-alkyl polyether phosphonate, C8-C30-alkyl ether phosphonate, C8-C30-alkyl amido ammonium propyl sulfonate, C8-C30-alkyl amido ammonium vinyl sulfonate, C8-C30-alkyl ether sulfonate, C8-C30-alkyl amido ammonium propyl sulfonate, C8-C30-alkyl ether sulfonate, alpha olefin sulfonate, C8-C30-alkyl benzene sulfonate, C8-C30-alkyl ethoxy carboxylate, C8-C30-alkylphenol ethoxylate carboxylate, and C8-C30-alkyl amido ammonium carboxylate. These acidizing treatments may also include an aqueous acid solution or mixture.

Abstract: The present technology is generally directed to systems and methods for optimizing the burn profiles for coke ovens, such as horizontal heat recovery ovens. In various embodiments the burn profile is at least partially optimized by controlling air distribution in the coke oven. In some embodiments, the air distribution is controlled according to temperature readings in the coke oven. In particular embodiments, the system monitors the crown temperature of the coke oven. After the crown reaches a particular temperature range the flow of volatile matter is transferred to the sole flue to increase sole flue temperatures throughout the coking cycle. Embodiments of the present technology include an air distribution system having a plurality of crown air inlets positioned above the oven floor.

Abstract: A CAM array of compare memory cell circuits includes a decode column corresponding to each set, and each set includes at least one row of the compare memory cell circuits. Each decode column receives a set clock signal addressing the corresponding set and generates a set match signal in each row of the corresponding set. A column compare circuit generates compare data indicating a bit of a compare tag. A row match circuit generates, for each row, in response to the set match signal, a row match signal indicating the compare tag matches the binary tag stored in the row. Circuits and loads in a decode column employed to generate the set clock signal correspond to circuits generating the row match signal in each column of the CAM array to reduce a timing margin of the match indication and decrease the access time for the CAM array.

Abstract: Techniques described herein provide for fast updating of a forwarding table in a single active multihoming configuration. A first network device that is not connected to an ethernet segment (ES), receives a plurality of ethernet segment (ES) routes (e.g., EVPN type-4 routes) from a plurality of network devices that are connected to a host via the ES. When connectivity is lost to the on a designated forwarded for the ES, t the first network device performed a designated forwarding election algorithm based on the plurality of the received ES routes, to identify that a second network device of the plurality of network devices is designated as a new forwarding device. The first network device modifies an entry in a forwarding table to indicate that the host is now reachable via the second network device.

Abstract: Systems and methods relating to full duplex mesh networks are disclosed. In one embodiment, a mesh network comprising a first base station may be disclosed, the first base station comprising: a first transceiver for transmitting and receiving to and from the first base station on the single frequency band; and a second transceiver for transmitting and receiving to and from a second base station on the single frequency band, each transceiver of each transceiver node performing self-interference cancellation to send and receive full duplex data on the single frequency band at substantially the same time, thereby enabling the creation of a mesh network with at least one transceiver node having both access and backhaul using only the single frequency band.

Abstract: Techniques described herein provide for expediting routing convergence in EVPN with multihomed ethernet segment when one of the redundant devices loses connection to the ethernet segment. When a first redundant device receives EVPN auto discovery (AD) route advertising an ethernet segment from a second redundant device, it creates an entry for a forwarding table. The entry has, for an advertised MAC address, a local identifier of the ethernet segment (marked as active next hop) and the identifier of the second network device (marked as backup next hop). When a packet for that MAC address is received, the first redundant device routes the data using data from the entry. In particular, the first redundant device uses the local identifier of the ethernet segment as next hop when the ethernet segment link is active; and uses the identifier of the second network device as next hop when the ethernet segment is down.

Abstract: A method for scheduling resources in a network where the scheduling activity is split across two nodes in the network is disclosed, comprising: receiving, from a local scheduler in a first radio access network, access network information at a global scheduler; accessing information regarding a second radio access network allocating, at the global scheduler, resources for secondary allocation by the local scheduler; applying a hash function to map the allocated resources for secondary allocation to a set of hash values; and sending, from the global scheduler, the set of hash values to the local scheduler.

Abstract: The invention relates to activated Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 10A, 22F or 33F polysaccharides and processes for their preparation. The invention also relates to immunogenic conjugates comprising Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 10A, 22F or 33F polysaccharides covalently linked to a carrier protein, processes for their preparation and immunogenic compositions and vaccines comprising them.

Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for providing interconnected circuitry of an integrated circuit (IC) die stack. In an embodiment, first integrated circuitry of a first IC die is configured to couple, via a first interconnects of the first IC die, to second integrated circuitry of a second IC die. When the first IC die and the second IC die are coupled to one another, second interconnects of the first IC die are further coupled to the second integrated circuitry, wherein the second interconnects are coupled to each of two opposite sides of the first IC die. In another embodiment, the second integrated circuitry includes processor logic, and the first integrated circuitry is configured to cache data for access by the processor logic. In another embodiment, the first integrated circuitry includes a power delivery circuit and an on-package input-output interface to cache data for access by the processor logic at higher bandwidth with lower power consumption.

Abstract: A system and method for autonomous data and signalling traffic management in a distributed infrastructure is disclosed. The method includes a distributed multi-cloud computing system with machine learning based intelligence across heterogenous computing platforms hosting mobile network functions, capable of leveraging AI based distribution across all the resources to creates autonomous network operations and intelligently work around any impairments. The method includes determining one or more service nodes by using a trained traffic management based ML model and establishing one or more cloud mesh links between the one or more service nodes at multiple levels of hierarchy based on the system, environment and network parameters and the current network demand. Further, the method includes processing the request by providing access of the one or more services hosted on the one or more external devices to the one or more electronic devices via the one or more cloud mesh links.

Abstract: A method and associated systems use DVFS performance-scaling technology to satisfy quality-of-service performance requirements when recovering a job that had been scheduled to run on a failed virtual machine. A Buffer Time specifies a duration of time remaining, at the time of failure, for the job to complete in order to satisfy the quality-of-service requirements. Depending on relative durations of time required to repair the failed virtual machine, to perform the job on an unscaled active-mode virtual machine, and to transfer the job to another virtual machine, the system determines whether to repair the failed virtual machine or to transfer the job. If the latter, the system then determines whether to select a destination virtual machine provisioned on a DVFS-compliant platform and, if so, the system scales the DVFS-compliant platform's performance to a level sufficient to complete the job within the Buffer Time.

Abstract: Methods and systems for specifying and enforcing network policies are provided. One method for configuring a network that includes a plurality of heterogeneous network access devices includes creating a network enforcement profile based on at least one enforcement policy, and determining a network access device group of the plurality of heterogeneous network access devices that are capable of managing the enforcement profile. The method further includes providing vendor-specific configuration parameters for at least one network access device of the network access device group so as to cause the network to manage the network enforcement profile, and applying the vendor-specific configuration parameters to the at least one network access device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring of utility assets using crowd-sourced digital image data are disclosed. In embodiments, a method includes: monitoring, by a computing device, incoming real-time utility data; determining, by the computing device, that a triggering event has occurred based on the monitoring; sending, by the computing device, an event message to one or more agent devices comprising a request for digital image collection at a location based on the triggering event, the event message including event information, wherein the one or more agent devices are associated with respective agents in a crowd-sourcing network; receiving, by the computing device, event data from the one or more agent devices, the event data including one or more digital images; and processing, by the computing device, the one or more digital images to determine next steps with respect to the triggering event.