Abstract: A system for routing a service request in a network includes at least one processor and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to receive a service request at a first service communication proxy (SCP), receive quality of service (QOS) requirements of the service request, and process, at the first SCP, the service request to determine a virtual path to route the service request from a first network function to a second network function within the network. The service request is received from the first network function and the first network function is associated with a data center of the first SCP. The virtual path is determined based on QoS parameters of the network and the QoS requirement of the service request.

Abstract: The present invention provides a surgical thread, comprising a modified cross-section fiber, wherein the modified cross-section fiber is in a twisted state. The surgical thread of the present invention has advantages of good coefficient of kinetic friction, good tensile strength, good elongation rate and good softness, and good safety, comprising no inflammatory potential, no cytotoxicity, no pyrogen, no acute systemic toxicity and no intradermal irritation potential, and has the efficacy of promotion of collagen formation, thereby being suitable for embedding in the face. The present invention further provides a cosmetic treatment and a manufacturing method for the surgical thread.

Abstract: A device includes a transceiver and processing circuitry. The transceiver is configured to receive an input packet having an input header and forward an output packet having an output header. The processing circuitry is configured to parse the input header, determine recommendations for forwarding a payload of the input packet using a trained neural network and based on the parsed input header, and process the input packet and generate the output packet with the output header based on the recommendations and available resources.

Abstract: The present invention provides a surgical thread, comprising a modified cross-section fiber, wherein the modified cross-section fiber is in a twisted state. The surgical thread of the present invention has advantages of good coefficient of kinetic friction, good tensile strength, good elongation rate and good softness, and good safety, comprising no inflammatory potential, no cytotoxicity, no pyrogen, no acute systemic toxicity and no intradermal irritation potential, and has the efficacy of promotion of collagen formation, thereby being suitable for embedding in the face. The present invention further provides a cosmetic treatment and a manufacturing method for the surgical thread.

Abstract: Various example embodiments for supporting safe port removal are presented. Various example embodiments for supporting safe port removal may be configured to support safe port removal for a port of a virtual switch. Various example embodiments for supporting safe port removal for a port of a virtual switch may be configured to support safe removal of the port of the virtual switch such that the port is no longer available for use on the virtual switch. Various example embodiments for supporting safe port removal for a port of a virtual switch may be configured to support safe removal of the port of the virtual switch by performing separate logical and physical shutdowns of the port and performing one or more functions for the port (e.g., rejecting link discovery packets, continuing to handle data packets, and so forth) between the logical and physical shutdowns of the port.

Abstract: A device includes a transceiver and processing circuitry. The transceiver is configured to receive an input packet having an input header and forward an output packet having an output header. The processing circuitry is configured to parse the input header, determine recommendations for forwarding a payload of the input packet using a trained neural network and based on the parsed input header, and process the input packet and generate the output packet with the output header based on the recommendations and available resources.

Abstract: A network device includes processing circuitry configured to: determine whether to initiate a temporal reconfiguration or a spatial reconfiguration of a partial reconfiguration slot on a programmable device, and initiate the temporal reconfiguration or the spatial reconfiguration of the partial reconfiguration slot in response to determining that the temporal reconfiguration or the spatial reconfiguration is to be initiated.

Abstract: A network device includes processing circuitry configured to: determine whether to initiate a temporal reconfiguration or a spatial reconfiguration of a partial reconfiguration slot on a programmable device, and initiate the temporal reconfiguration or the spatial reconfiguration of the partial reconfiguration slot in response to determining that the temporal reconfiguration or the spatial reconfiguration is to be initiated.

Abstract: Various example embodiments for supporting safe port removal are presented. Various example embodiments for supporting safe port removal may be configured to support safe port removal for a port of a virtual switch. Various example embodiments for supporting safe port removal for a port of a virtual switch may be configured to support safe removal of the port of the virtual switch such that the port is no longer available for use on the virtual switch. Various example embodiments for supporting safe port removal for a port of a virtual switch may be configured to support safe removal of the port of the virtual switch by performing separate logical and physical shutdowns of the port and performing one or more functions for the port (e.g., rejecting link discovery packets, continuing to handle data packets, and so forth) between the logical and physical shutdowns of the port.

Abstract: A system, apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for providing smart cache control for mission-critical and high-priority traffic flows may include a network device which is caused to, extract attributes from a network packet, determine whether to request a new flow rule from a network controller for the network packet based on the extracted attributes, transmit a new flow rule request to the network controller based on results of the determining, the new flow rule request including the extracted attributes, receive the new flow rule from the network controller in response to the new flow rule request, and store the new flow rule in at least one cache memory based on priority information of the new flow rule.

Abstract: A system, apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for providing smart cache control for mission-critical and high-priority traffic flows may include a network device which is caused to, extract attributes from a network packet, determine whether to request a new flow rule from a network controller for the network packet based on the extracted attributes, transmit a new flow rule request to the network controller based on results of the determining, the new flow rule request including the extracted attributes, receive the new flow rule from the network controller in response to the new flow rule request, and store the new flow rule in at least one cache memory based on priority information of the new flow rule.

Abstract: A processor instantiates a virtual network function (VNF) and a probe to monitor at least one metric associated with the VNF. The processor also allocates a pool of ports to the probe. A transceiver establishes one or more first interfaces between the probe and one or more applications using one or more first ports from the pool of ports. Information such as metrics generated by the ports is concurrently exchange between the probe and the applications using the first interfaces. In some cases, a second interface is established between the probe and a monitoring server. The probe reports mission critical events to the applications via the first interfaces and non-mission critical events to the monitoring server via the second interface concurrently with reporting the mission critical events.

Abstract: A processor instantiates a virtual network function (VNF) and a probe to monitor at least one metric associated with the VNF. The processor also allocates a pool of ports to the probe. A transceiver establishes one or more first interfaces between the probe and one or more applications using one or more first ports from the pool of ports. Information such as metrics generated by the ports is concurrently exchange between the probe and the applications using the first interfaces. In some cases, a second interface is established between the probe and a monitoring server. The probe reports mission critical events to the applications via the first interfaces and non-mission critical events to the monitoring server via the second interface concurrently with reporting the mission critical events.