Abstract: The present invention relates to a product forming method, a product, and a shoe. The product forming method comprises the following steps: (1) placing a film on a bottom mold, and fixing the film between the bottom mold and a middle frame; (2) placing an outer housing material on the film, and suctioning the film, so that the film is internally recessed in the direction of the bottom mold, and then performing first curing molding to obtain a molded outer housing; and (3) placing an inner liner material on the molded outer housing, performing second curing molding to obtain a molded inner liner, and demolding to obtain the product.

Abstract: Provided is a flange (100) connected to an end of an insulating tube (10), the flange includes a flange plate (110) abutting the end of the insulating tube, a groove (111) recessed toward inside of the insulating tube is disposed on the flange plate, the groove is connected to the insulating tube, an inflation valve (120) is disposed within the groove, the groove is filled with sealing material (130) which covers the inflation valve. Provided are also insulator and insulated support post using the flange. The flange, the insulator and insulated support post help to protect the inflation valve from external force and the groove is filled with the sealing material to ensure the sealing performance of the flange.

Abstract: The application relates to a method for operating a first scaling entity 100 of a container based cloud infrastructure distributed over a plurality of geographically distributed edge sites 20-22 of a network, wherein the container based cloud infrastructure provides at least one service to a user of the network, the method comprising: the step of determining at least one performance parameter influencing a performance how a first part of the container based cloud infrastructure provided on a first edge site of the plurality of edge sites where the first scaling entity is located provides the service to the user.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide methods and apparatuses for relate to methods and apparatuses for providing processing functions by microservices in a service. A first microservice is capable of providing a first processing function in a service comprising a plurality of microservices. The method includes receiving a processing request to provide the first processing function; obtaining a sequence of a plurality of microservices associated with the processing request, wherein the sequence comprises the first microservice; obtaining a current latency requirement associated with the remaining microservices in the sequence; obtaining an estimated latency associated with the remaining microservices in the sequence; and placing the processing request in a processing queue based on a comparison between the current latency requirement and the estimated latency.

Abstract: A system and method to adapt the grouping between a plurality of nodes in a data processing system. In one embodiment, a first leader node (320) in a data processing system (300) is configured to determine (815) a cost map within a first group of nodes (310), calculate (820) costs between the first leader node (320) and first member nodes (330) based on the cost map, determine (830) a candidate member node (330A) from the first member nodes (330), query (840) other leader nodes (350, 380) to accept a transfer of the candidate member node (330A), receive (850) a first transfer response from a second leader node (350) to accept the transfer to a second group of nodes (340), initiate (860) a transfer of and receive (865) an acknowledgement for the transfer of the candidate member node (330A) to the second group of nodes (340).

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide methods and apparatuses for relate to methods and apparatuses for providing processing functions by microservices in a service. A first microservice is capable of providing a first processing function in a service comprising a plurality of microservices. The method includes receiving a processing request to provide the first processing function; obtaining a sequence of a plurality of microservices associated with the processing request, wherein the sequence comprises the first microservice; obtaining a current latency requirement associated with the remaining microservices in the sequence; obtaining an estimated latency associated with the remaining microservices in the sequence; and placing the processing request in a processing queue based on a comparison between the current latency requirement and the estimated latency.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a network node (13) for handling an application of an application server (15) in a communication network, wherein the network node is configured to configure the application with an edge connectivity service for a user equipment (10).

Abstract: A method for dynamic access network selection by a user equipment based on application orchestration information in an edge cloud system. The method includes determining, by a network discovery function, application orchestration information describing placement of instances of one or more applications in the edge cloud system; generating, by the network discovery function, one or more access network policies for the user equipment based on the application orchestration information; and transmitting, by the network discovery function, the one or more access network policies to the user equipment such that, based on the one or more access network policies, the user equipment is to select one or more of an access network from a plurality of access networks available to the user equipment for the user equipment to connect to and which access network from the plurality of access networks to route particular data flows.

Abstract: A system and method to adapt the grouping between a plurality of nodes in a data processing system. In one embodiment, a first leader node (320) in a data processing system (300) is configured to determine (815) a cost map within a first group of nodes (310), calculate (820) costs between the first leader node (320) and first member nodes (330) based on the cost map, determine (830) a candidate member node (330A) from the first member nodes (330), query (840) other leader nodes (350, 380) to accept a transfer of the candidate member node (330A), receive (850) a first transfer response from a second leader node (350) to accept the transfer to a second group of nodes (340), initiate (860) a transfer of and receive (865) an acknowledgement for the transfer of the candidate member node (330A) to the second group of nodes (340).

Abstract: A method and a first node for managing transmission of at least one probe message for detection of failure of a second node are disclosed. A network comprises the first and second nodes. The first node receives a message about an event related to the second node. The message comprises an identifier of the second node and an event type of the event. The first node retrieves at least one policy for failure detection based on the event type. The first node modifies a probe list based on said at least one policy with respect to the second node. The probe list indicates an order in which nodes, neighbouring to the first node, are to be probed by transmission of the probe messages thereto. The second node is one of the nodes neighbouring to the first node. The first node transmits the probe messages according to the probe list.

Abstract: Provided is a flange (100) connected to an end of an insulating tube (10), the flange includes a flange plate (110) abutting the end of the insulating tube, a groove (111) recessed toward inside of the insulating tube is disposed on the flange plate, the groove is connected to the insulating tube, an inflation valve (120) is disposed within the groove, the groove is filled with sealing material (130) which covers the inflation valve. Provided are also insulator and insulated support post using the flange. The flange, the insulator and insulated support post help to protect the inflation valve from external force and the groove is filled with the sealing material to ensure the sealing performance of the flange.

Abstract: A method and a first node for managing transmission of at least one probe message for detection of failure of a second node are disclosed. A network comprises the first and second nodes. The first node receives a message about an event related to the second node. The message comprises an identifier of the second node and an event type of the event. The first node retrieves at least one policy for failure detection based on the event type. The first node modifies a probe list based on said at least one policy with respect to the second node. The probe list indicates an order in which nodes, neighbouring to the first node, are to be probed by transmission of the probe messages thereto. The second node is one of the nodes neighbouring to the first node. The first node transmits the probe messages according to the probe list.

Abstract: A method and a system for managing transmission of probe messages for detection of failure in at least one of a first node, a second node and a third node are disclosed. Said each node generates a respective probe list according to a procedure taking said each node and the member list as input, thereby configuring said each node for transmission of a respective probe message in a set of time intervals for transmission of the probe messages, wherein a set of probe lists comprises the respective probe list for said each node. Said each node transmits the respective probe message to a respective node of the nodes according to the respective probe list generated by the procedure. The procedure ensures that the set of probe lists causes said each node to be probed in each time interval of the set of time intervals and by only one other node of the nodes in said each time interval. A corresponding computer program and a computer program carrier are also disclosed.

Abstract: Delivery of delay-tolerant data according to a predicted mobility of a user device in a network-controlled client cache architecture. A network node receives information about a predicted mobility of a user device, and monitors a network status of radio access nodes of a communication network, based on the received information about predicted mobility. Based on the monitored network status, the network node determines when, and via which radio access node, to transfer the requested data. A user device can send information about a predicted mobility of the user devices, together with information about data being requested, and receive information about when to initiate a transfer of the requested data, based on the predicted mobility of the user device. A better utilization of radio resources can be obtained.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relates to communication over a network comprising network slices. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, there provide a method performed by a network node. The method comprises: informing, in response to determination that user traffic of at least one user equipment needs to be redirected from a first network slice to a second network slice, a control plane function node supporting the first network slice of a redirecting user traffic request. Compared with the second network slice, a way of handling a control plane and/or user plane for communication services in the second network slice is different from that in the first network slice. In the other aspects of the present disclosure, there also provides methods for communication by a control plane function node and by a user equipment and corresponding apparatuses.

Abstract: A control plane load in a mobile network is managed. The mobile network includes a radio access network having a base station adapted for connecting to a plurality of user equipments (UEs) over a radio interface, and a core network (CN). The RAN determines a RAN control plane load, and transmits an information indicative of the RAN control plane load over a mobility management server to a policy server of the CN to initiate a traffic management in the CN based on the RAN control plane load. Related base stations, mobility management servers, and policy servers are disclosed.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for service provision at a network element in a radio access network associated with a core network comprising a plurality of network slices. The method comprises obtaining information related to one or more network slices of the core network from another network element and facilitating service provision via the core network to a terminal device under coverage of the radio access network by informing the terminal device of information that is based at least on the obtained information. Corresponding methods performed at the other network element are also provided. Correspondingly, there are also provided apparatuses embodied for the network element and the other network element.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method (200) in a network entity for control of charging for Value Added Service (VAS). The method (200) comprises: determining (S210) a VAS provision status associated with a user traffic, the VAS provision status indicating a set of VASs provided for the user traffic; and generating (S220) a VAS charging policy for the user traffic based on the VAS provision status.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method, an apparatus, a wireless network node, and a computer program product for dynamically providing a CDN service at a first node through a mobile network. According to the method, service provision information is received from a second node, wherein the service provision information comprises information about at least one CDN DN for providing a CDN service requested by a UE. An inter-APN routing policy associated with the CDN service is generated based on the service provision information. The inter-APN routing policy is provided to enable the UE to access the CDN service based on the inter-APN routing policy.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relates to communication over a network comprising network slices. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, there provide a method performed by a network node. The method comprises: informing, in response to determination that user traffic of at least one user equipment needs to be redirected from a first network slice to a second network slice, a control plane function node supporting the first network slice of a redirecting user traffic request. Compared with the second network slice, a way of handling a control plane and/or user plane for communication services in the second network slice is different from that in the first network slice. In the other aspects of the present disclosure, there also provides methods for communication by a control plane function node and by a user equipment and corresponding apparatuses.