Abstract: The technology of this application relates to a method and an apparatus for obtaining an edge service. The method includes, if a first edge configuration server (ECS) determines that an edge enabler server (EES) managed by the first ECS cannot provide an edge service to a terminal device, the first ECS obtains information about a second ECS. The first ECS sends first information to a first device, where the first information includes information about a first EES or the information about the second ECS, and the first EES is an EES managed by the second ECS. According to the method and the apparatus provided in this application, an edge service can be obtained when configuration information of an ECS changes or a terminal device is in a roaming scenario.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving a network configuration request from a site manager, the network configuration request including location information of a site of the network, identifying a geographic domain that includes the network site based on the location information, identifying a server cluster mapped to the geographic domain, determining whether a network function exists in the server cluster and is capable of managing the network, and either using the existing network function to configure the network based on determining that a network function exists in the server cluster and is capable of managing the network, or creating a new network function in the server cluster and using the new network function to configure the network based on determining that no network function exists in the server cluster and is capable of managing the network.

Abstract: A method for configuring multiple electronic devices in a batch, is described. The method can include initializing, by a first computing device a communication network based on a pre-defined configuration parameter. The pre-defined configuration parameter is associated with a first instance of an application on the first computing device. Further, the method includes identifying, by the first computing device, an initialization of a second instance of an application at a second computing device. In response to identifying the initialization of the second instance of the application at the second computing device, the method includes, sending, by the first computing device configuration settings for the second computing device over a secured communication network. In this regard, the configuration settings can comprise at least the pre-defined configuration parameter for configuring the second computing device.

Abstract: Techniques are described for managing communications between multiple computing nodes, such as for computing nodes that are part of managed virtual computer networks provided on behalf of users or other entities. In some situations, one or more of the computing nodes of a managed virtual computer network is configured to perform actions to extend capabilities of the managed virtual computer network to other computing nodes that are not part of the managed virtual computer network, such as by forwarding communications between computing nodes of the managed virtual computer network and the other external computing nodes so as to enable the other external computing nodes to participate in the managed virtual computer network. In some situations, the computing nodes may include virtual machine nodes hosted on one or more physical computing machines or systems, such as by or on behalf of one or more users.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a policy determining method, a network device, and a storage medium. The policy determining method is executed by a network device, and includes: obtaining a plurality of policy requests for one or more terminals in a terminal group; and determining a first policy request among the plurality of policy requests, the first policy request being configured to update a policy of the terminal group.

Abstract: Correlation of component information provided by diverse detection and data collection methods is used to discover additional components and identify and record relationships between these and still other components. Each detection and data collection method can be individually useful to discover components, and to provide at least some information about one or more discovered components to identify at least one relationship between the discovered components.

Abstract: In one aspect, an example methodology implementing the disclosed techniques includes, by a computing device, receiving a message for delivery to a message-oriented middleware (MOM) server and determining whether an anomaly is predicted in the MOM server. The method also includes, by the computing device, responsive to a determination that an anomaly is predicted in the MOM server, identifying an alternate MOM server for delivery of the message, and routing the message to the alternate MOM server. The method may also include, by the computing device, responsive to a determination that an anomaly is not predicted in the MOM server, delivering the message to the MOM server.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus, articles of manufacture, and methods are disclosed to monitor telemetry data in computing system. An example apparatus includes interface circuitry to obtain telemetry data; computer readable instructions; and programmable circuitry to instantiate: aggregation circuitry to analyze the telemetry data using an artificial intelligence model to detect an event; and action controller circuitry to: determine a telemetry collection resolution associated with the event; and instruct a telemetry collection operation associated with the telemetry data to adjust collection of the telemetry data according to the determined telemetry collection resolution.

Abstract: A multitenant server application dependency mapping system maps data flows through multitenant infrastructure components through the use of a machine learning model framework that continually learns data flow patterns across the enterprise network and predicts the state of any given server. The multitenant server application dependency mapping system treats the network architecture as a whole and collects data accordingly, and uses that data to compute state probabilities conditioned upon both a point in time (and the observed prior states retrieved from the historical telemetry data. This provides a way to predict the likelihood of observing a tenant state being occupied, while also accounting for variations among the activity levels of various application.

Abstract: An adaptive batch processing and apparatus is proposed. The adaptive batch processing method may be performed by a system including a server which saves a model trained by machine learning and a client which transmits input data by connecting to the server while requesting an analysis result based on the model for the corresponding input data. The method may include measuring an amount of available resources of the server in the server, calculating a batch size using the amount of the available resources measured by the server, and transmitting information about the calculated batch size to the client. The method may further include generating batch data of a size reflecting the transmitted information by generating a queue of a plurality of input data at the client, transmitting the generated batch data to the server, and performing an analysis based on the model on the batch data received from the server.

Abstract: A system for aggregating alarms for a network includes a non-transitory computer readable medium configured to store instructions thereon. The system further includes a processor connected to the non-transitory computer readable medium. The processor is configured to execute the instructions for receiving information for configuring alarm data. The processor is configured to execute the instructions for aggregating alarm data based on the information for configuring alarm data. The processor is configured to execute the instructions for generating a visual representation of the aggregated alarm data. The processor is configured to execute the instructions for instructing a display to display the visual representation on a graphical user interface (GUI). The processor is configured to execute the instructions for receiving filter criteria through the GUI. The processor is configured to execute the instructions for updating the display on the GUI based on the filter criteria.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for visual presentation of device compliance data from a network enabling intuitive identification of requirement non-compliance and targeted response thereto. Device data gathered from a plurality of devices communicably connected to a network is received and analyzed in a data analytics system to identify devices failing to comply with each network requirement of a predetermined set of network requirements. Results of the compliance analysis are selectively filtered according to at least one selected device feature of a plurality of predetermined device features, and a graphic user interface application generates graphical charts indicating an extent of non-compliance, among the filtered subset of the plurality of devices, for presentation on a display. A preset automated response based at least in part on identification of devices performing non-compliant activity within the network may then be executed to thereby reduce the non-compliant activity of the identified devices.

Abstract: A device control method includes performing format conversion on a control entity of a control command sent by a control device, based on a correspondence that is recorded in a digital twin model of a network device with any model number of the type and that is between a standard data format of the network device of the type and a data format supported by the network device with the model number. According to the method, the control device can control the network devices with different model numbers using a control entity of a control command in a unified standard data format, and enable the network device to identify the control entity of the control command sent by the control device without adapting data formats supported by the network devices with different model numbers.

Abstract: A device calculates a memory oversubscription threshold for a virtual machine (VM). Based on the memory oversubscription threshold, the device determines a first memory size to be physically allocated to the VM, and a second memory size to be oversubscribed to the VM. The device configures a first virtual non-uniform memory access (NUMA) node comprising a virtual processor and a first virtual memory having the first memory size. The device allocates a first physical memory to back the first virtual memory. The device configures a second virtual NUMA node comprising a second virtual memory having the second memory size. The second virtual NUMA node is a computeless NUMA node. The device configures the VM to use the first virtual NUMA node and the second virtual NUMA node. Based on the second virtual NUMA node being computeless, the VM funnels a memory access to the first virtual memory.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a service requirement of a user device, and obtaining at a network edge, via a standard interface, first network information of a wireline network and second network information of a wireless network. The first network information and the second network information are provided to a first microservice at the network edge. The first microservice is configured to select, in near real-time, at least one of the wireline or wireless networks according to the first network information and the second network information to obtain a network selection. The network selection is further based on supporting information obtained in non-real-time from a second microservice in communication with the first microservice. A network connection to the user device is coordinated according to the network selection, wherein a service according to the service requirement is supported via the network connection. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A flexible service-based architecture (SBA) for next generation communication networks is described. In an embodiment, a method performed by a system comprising a processor comprises receiving a service request for provision of a data communication service to a communication device via a communication network comprising a plurality of different network resources defined by resource components and sub-components of the resource components. In response to receiving the service request, accessing network resource abstraction information that identifies the resource components, and the sub-components respectively associated with the resource components, and selecting a subset of the different network resources for the provision of the data communication service to the communication device based a service criterion associated with the data communication service.

Abstract: Systems and method are provided for implementing dynamic-action systems in real-time data streams. A computing device may generate a feature vector representing a portion of a real-time data stream. The computing device may execute a set of machine-learning models using the feature vector to generate a set of characteristics associated with the data stream. The computing device may determine that a condition of a trigger of a set of triggers is satisfied based on the set of characteristics. In response, execute a function associated with the trigger that is configured modify data that is to be transmitted over the data stream. The computing device may use another machine-learning model to monitor activation triggers and dynamically modify triggers to adjust the set of characteristics.

Abstract: An apparatus in a mobile communication network combines information from monitoring IP flows carrying latency sensitive content passing the apparatus and information about the application behavior and target Quality of Experience (QoE) or target connectivity characteristics such as Quality of Service (QoS) from the application to provide ongoing predictions of QoE/QoS. In some cases, the apparatus exploits a probe on a device to generate traffic for learning flow characteristics not obtained from monitoring application IP flows in the network. Embodiments disclosed herein can be used to predict quality metrics for many applications where jitter/latency is a factor affecting perceived quality, such as QoE for a human consumer or QoS for machine type communications. The embodiments are applicable to the analysis of traffic carrying conversational speech.

Abstract: In one example, a method for prediction future network anomaly events is disclosed. The method includes generating a machine learning model for a computer communication network. Generation of the machine learning model can be by applying a historical set of time series data metrics of the computer communication network to train the machine learning model. The method may determine a data metric threshold that indicates a limit for future data metrics associated with the computer communication network. The method may analyze current data metrics associated with the computer communication network, and predict a future time when the data metrics associated with the computer communication network will meet or exceed the data metric threshold value. The method may flag the prediction of the future time to avoid a network anomaly.

Abstract: In a computer network, communication connections may be established between client devices and network devices. An algorithm may be generated and used as a method to identify and resolve issues with Uplink communications between client devices and network devices. When an issue with an Uplink communication is identified, a total number of issues with the communication may be determined. Determining that the total number of issues with a communication is greater than a threshold, the client device associated with the communication may be deauthenticated from the respective network device. After a client device is deauthenticated from a network device, the total number of deauthentications may be determined with the network device. Determining the total number of deauthentications with a network device is greater than a threshold, the radio of the network device may be disabled to deauthenticate all connected client devices. Solutions may be implemented according to the issues identified.

Abstract: A guard time calculation device, which is used in a network system including a terminal, a plurality of network functions and an offload device, includes a memory and a processor configured to, in a case where a state transition of a second network function is performed next to a state transition of a first network function, after outputting a packet from the second network function, calculate time it takes that the packet arrives at the offload device via zero or more network functions, and is processed in the offload device, and the packet after processing arrives at the second network function via the zero or more network functions, wherein after the state transition of the first network function is completed and a queued packet is transmitted, the state transition of the second network function is started after a lapse of a guard time on the basis of the time.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to decentralized computing networks, architectures and techniques for collecting, analyzing, and processing data over multiple channels. A decentralized computing network comprises a plurality of computing nodes, each of which is dedicated to analyzing and processing events for a particular channel corresponding to a geographic region. Each node of the decentralized computing network can operate independently to process channel analysis data for a corresponding channel. The decentralized configuration of the nodes enables efficient processing of data collected over large geographic areas, increases the reliability of the system, and facilitates easy scaling of the system. Other embodiments are disclosed herein as well.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to exclude network communication traffic from media monitoring records are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a first communication radio to collect records of network traffic on a communication network and a second communication radio to transmit the records identifying a portion of the network traffic to an audience measurement entity. The example apparatus further includes a MAC address determiner to determine the MAC address of the second communication radio and a record filter to remove the network communication associated with the MAC address from the records.

Abstract: Operational states of multiple user devices may be managed based on information that is exchanged by the multiple user devices via heartbeat signals. A user device may receive heartbeat signals from multiple connected devices. A determination is made based at least on the heartbeat signals whether a higher-level hub device with an active network connection to a backend service is connected to the particular user device. Thus, in response to determining that no higher-level hub device with an active network connection to the backend service is connected to the user device, a network connection may be established via a communication channel between the particular user device and the backend service.

Abstract: A management module (NRF), management method, and an associated computer network and computer program configured to manage at least one functional process (NF1; NF2; NF3; NF4) of a computer network (CN) are designed to check the arrival of a heartbeat message from the functional process within a time window of a duration stored by the management module (NRF). The management module (NRF) is designed to determine the duration.

Abstract: Embodiments of this specification provide a test frame generation method, apparatus, and device. The method includes: determining version information of a to-be-tested wireless communication protocol and type information of a to-be-generated test frame; determining a to-be-processed target field according to the version information and the type information; obtaining distortion data corresponding to the target field based on a predetermined distortion policy; and generating a test frame according to the obtained distortion data, where the test frame is used to test whether the wireless communication protocol is at risk.

Abstract: A LAN cable conductor validation system includes controllable relays in-line with a portion of the twisted pair wires of the Ethernet cables. By temporarily open circuiting some of the Ethernet cable twisted pairs a drop in transmission speed can be detected for an active network component. This allows the active component's MAC address to be verified at a given physical location within the cable conductor network system.

Abstract: A network device can include a main processor and a packet processor. A method is provided that includes storing a table of values in the packet processor, using the packet processor to receive from the main processor a value that can be used to update the table of values, and using acceleration hardware in the packet processor to update the table of values based on the value received from the main processor without any additional interaction with the software running on the main processor.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to service function chaining in wireless networks. A communications system may include a communication control function to select one or multiple communication service functions associated with establishing service function chaining (SFC) services for telecommunications; a service orchestration and chaining function (SOCF) to establish the SFC services; and a service orchestration exposure function (SOEF) to expose the SFC services to an application function (AF) of the system.

Abstract: Metadata indicating that a virtual traffic hub enabling connectivity between a plurality of isolated networks has been established is stored. A determination is made that a first entry of a first isolated network attached to the hub is to be represented in a second routing table of a second isolated network attached to the hub, e.g., to enable network packets originating at resources of the second isolated network to be transmitted via the hub to the first isolated network. A new entry corresponding to the first entry is included in the second routing table.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include systems, methods, computing devices, computer-implemented methods, and the like for modeling and/or simulating performance of a telecommunications network during one or more failure scenarios that reduces computational time and/or power over previous simulation techniques. Modeling and simulating the network may include generating an initial network model from network data information and applying one or more transformations to the initial network model to reduce the size of the model. Following transformation, simulation methods may be applied to the generated network model based on routing characteristics of the components of the network. To reduce the computations utilized to simulate such components and/or routing decisions in the network, one or more simulation algorithms may be applied to the transformed network model to reduce the number of routing decisions simulated.

Abstract: A method includes determining a first data sending rate based on multiple round-trip times (RTTs), where the multiple RTTs include RTTs of a plurality of first probe packets sent at different sending rates, and the first sending rate is a sending rate corresponding to an RTT that is in the multiple RTTs and that is less than a first preset threshold; determining a second sending rate based on a plurality of packet loss rates, where the packet loss rates include packet loss rates of a plurality of second probe packets sent at different sending rates, and the second sending rate is a sending rate corresponding to a packet loss rate that is less than a second preset threshold; and sending a third probe packet at a third sending rate.

Abstract: A network device may receive policy data identifying a first segment routing (SR) policy and a second SR policy. The first SR policy may be associated with a first path through a network and a first next hop, and the second SR policy may be associated with a second path through the network and a second next hop. The network device may advertise, to another device, reachability associated with the first next hop and the second next hop, and may receive, from the other device, a packet with a header. The network device may determine, from the header, data identifying the first next hop or the second next hop, without performing a lookup, and may cause the packet to be routed to a destination address, via the first path or the second path, based on the policy data associated with the first next hop or the second next hop.

Abstract: Technologies for spreading packets of transport flows across multiple network paths are described. A network controller includes a transport layer and a network layer. The transport layer includes a flow scheduler to schedule a transport flow from one of a plurality of transport flows. The network layer includes multipath logic to receive packets from the transport flow and select which path of a plurality of paths to a destination to use for the packets based on path congestion weights corresponding to the plurality of paths.

Abstract: Techniques are described for determining one or more outlier logical paths in a computer network. A cloud-based network management system stores path data received from a plurality of network devices operating as network gateways for an enterprise network, the path data collected by each network device of the plurality of network devices for one or more logical paths of a physical interface from the network device over a wide area network (WAN). The network management system compares the path data for the plurality of logical paths to determine one or more outlier logical paths out of the plurality of logical paths. The network management system, in response to determining the one or more outlier logical paths, output a notification indicative of the one or more outlier path data out of the plurality of logical paths.

Abstract: Systems and methods at a reflector node include steps of receiving a request from an initiator node in the network, the request having been sent in a forward direction from the initiator node to the reflector node to discover a reverse path in a reverse direction from the reflector node to the initiator node, and transmitting a reply to the initiator node with one or more reverse Segment Routing (SR) policies that meet one or more path constraint parameters in the request. The reply can include associated Segment Identifiers (SIDs) for the one or more reverse SR policies. The steps can further include implementing one of Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) or a Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) Ping procedure with the initiator node, sent over one of the one or more reverse SR policies.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for notifying computing power resource notification, a storage medium, and an electronic apparatus.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to service function chaining classification in wireless networks. A communications network system may include a first cellular network device configured to: receive service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) data from a user equipment (UE) device, the SDAP data comprising a SDAP header; identify a service chaining function (SFC) service identifier of the SDAP header; determine that the SFC service identifier is indicative of a SFC service profile, the SFC service profile indicative of quality of service (QOS) traffic characteristics; identify a SFC traffic flow associated with the SFC service identifier; and transmit the SDAP data to a second cellular network device; and wherein the second cellular network device is configured to: receive the SDAP data from the first cellular network device; and transmit the SDAP data to a service function of the system.

Abstract: Attractive services are provided by freely interconnecting IoTs via the Internet. An IoT connection system includes an IoT hub and an IoT router. The IoT hub includes at least one of a first driver and a second driver, the first driver being used to connect the IoT hub to a private cloud to which a first device is connectable, and the second driver being used to connect a second device and the IoT hub, the IoT router includes a third driver for connecting a third device and the IoT router, and the IoT hub executes a continuous connection function for continuously connecting the first device, the second device, the third device, and an IoT service that is usable via the IoT hub to each other, and a directory function for associating the first device, the second device, the third device, and the IoT service with each other.

Abstract: This application relates to a distributed software-defined network (“DSDN”) for dynamically configuring and managing a wireless communication network. A plurality of DSDN nodes are connected to each other via a plurality of communication paths. Each communication path directly connects two DSDN nodes. Each DSDN node can provide DSDN configurations across diverse and disparate networks by normalizing its data plane network traffic through translation and packet encapsulation. Furthermore, the DSDN node can provide an architecture tolerant of network interruptions and network system fluctuations. For example, in the case of any one of the DSDN node's network interruptions from other DSDN nodes, the DSDN can provide network reconfiguration using network configuration rules stored in a control plane of each DSDN node.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide systems and methods for reordering processed network traffic.

Abstract: An event is determined on a quantum network. A forecasted budget is determined for one or more entangled qubits for communicating at least a portion of one or more communication packets to a recipient interface over the quantum network with a superdense protocol. One or more first qubits that are respectively entangled with one or more second qubits are retrieved. Transmission of the one or more second qubits to the recipient interface is initiated.

Abstract: Most of the internet traffic today is carried out via the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). The main advantage of TCP is that it provides reliable data transfer to the application layer and simplifies programming. The protocol maximizes data throughput but may also lead to noticeable transmission delay in wide area networks (WAN). A client-server based medical image viewing system is disclosed that achieves high data throughput over TCP without impacting responsiveness. Special timestamp messages inserted into the data stream allow the system to detect situations where network latency increases noticeably and to obtain a reliable estimate of sustained transfer bandwidth. The system applies a feedback scheme that avoids network delays by limiting send bandwidth. In addition other parameters, in particular image compression settings, are dynamically adjusted depending on current network quality.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for a scalable process for validating multiple paths used for routing network traffic in a network using segment routing. In one aspect, a method includes identifying, by a first network hop, one or more second network hops, for each of the one or more second network hops, determining a corresponding flow label, the corresponding flow label including a corresponding test packet for validating packet forwarding between the first network hop and a corresponding second network hop, and performing a validation process for validating packet forwarding from the first network hop to the corresponding second network hop using at least the corresponding flow label. The method further includes determining a queue of additional network hops to be validated based on a result of the validation process, and iteratively validating packet forwarding for each additional network hop in the queue.

Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods for measuring data packet delays in an end-to-end communication path according to some embodiments may include transmitting from a first computing device to a second computing device first delay measurement information in a first packet with a header portion configured to indicate that the first packet is a data packet, receiving from the second computing device second delay measurement information in a second packet with a header portion configured to indicate that the second packet is a data packet, determining a data packet delay between the first computing device and the second computing device based on transmit timing information of the first packet and receive timing information of the second packet, and using the determined packet delay to set a quality of service for a communication path between the first computing device and the second computing device.

Abstract: A method and a system for measuring user experience with interactive OTT services delivered over mobile networks. The method entails procedures to develop a model to measure user experience of an interactive OTT service, while the system represents a software tool that implements the model and a technique to measure user experience of an interactive OTT service. The method is applicable to any interactive OTT service, while the system is directed to a particular interactive OTT service—a cloud mobile gaming service.

Abstract: Systems and methods for accurate network traffic flow for time-sensitive networking in industrial systems. One configuration provides a system for controlling network traffic flow for time-sensitive networking in industrial systems. The system includes an electronic processor configured to receive, from an industrial controller of an industrial system, queuing data associated with a first queue of the industrial controller. The electronic processor is also configured to determine, based on the queuing data, a distribution of network traffic within the industrial system. The electronic processor is also configured to generate a network traffic model for display, the network traffic model including the distribution of network traffic within the industrial system.

Abstract: A device and a method for communicating with a link partner device. The device may include a fragmentation unit configured to fragment a packet into multiple fragments if a size of the packet is greater than a maximum fragment size, a packet control header unit configured to generate a packet control header for a packet or each fragment of the packet, and a transceiver configured to send the packet or the fragments of the packet with the packet control header via a connection between the device and the link partner device. The packet control header may include a data flow control field for congestion control between the device and the link partner device, the data flow control field including a configuration parameter indicative of a flow control capability being supported by the device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for allocating resources are disclosed. Resources such as streams are allocated using a stream credit system. Credits are issued to the clients in a manner that ensure the system is operating in a safe allocation state. The credits can be used not only to allocate resources but also to throttle clients where necessary. Credits can be granted fully, partially, and in a number greater than a request. Zero or negative credits can also be issued to throttle clients.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a method for WAN (wide area network) optimization for a WAN that connects multiple sites, each of which has at least one router. At a gateway router deployed to a public cloud, the method receives from at least two routers at least two sites, multiple data streams destined for a particular centralized datacenter. The method performs a WAN optimization operation to aggregate the multiple streams into one outbound stream that is WAN optimized for forwarding to the particular centralized datacenter. The method then forwards the WAN-optimized data stream to the particular centralized datacenter.