Abstract: The present invention proposes a scheme for realizing a structure and a technology which can support direct linkage between services in an inter-MEC environment, the services being mounted in different MEC systems, respectively.

Abstract: A data processing method includes receiving a first dataset sent by a network element, where the first dataset includes a plurality of pieces of first data obtained by the network element; obtaining, based on the first dataset, at least one data feature corresponding to the plurality of pieces of first data; and sending trigger information to the network element, where the trigger information includes at least one data feature and/or at least one feature type, and at least one feature type is related to at least one data feature.

Abstract: A method and system for managing resources of a computer network may be provided. A first request to detect a first event in a computer network may be received. A first element of the first event may be detected at a first computing resource of the computer network. After detecting the first element of the first event at the first computing resource, a second computing resource of the computer network may be determined. First data corresponding to the first event from the first computing resource may be provided to the second computing resource. A second element of the first event may be detected at the second computing resource.

Abstract: A node is configured for deployment in an IP network. The node includes a memory configured to store a first identifier that uniquely identifies the node within the IP network. The node also includes a transceiver configured to receive a first IP packet. The node further includes a processor configured to selectively forward the first IP packet based on whether a first recorded route (RR) in the first IP packet includes the first identifier. Selectively forwarding the first IP packet includes dropping the first IP packet in response to the first identifier being in the first IP packet or pushing the first identifier onto the first RR in the first IP packet in response to the first identifier not being in the first IP packet.

Abstract: The present technology is directed to signaling unreachability of a network device, more specifically, a prefix of the network device in network that utilizes route summarization. A pulse trigger agent can detect an unreachability of at least one Provider Edge (PE) device in a network domain of a network and determine that a route summarization is being used within the network where the unreachability of the at least one PE device is hidden by the route summarization. A pulse distribution agent can transmit a failure message informing other PE devices of the unreachability of the at least one PE device.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an equipment access method, a data exchange method, and related devices. The equipment access method configures configuration information of the networked device based on a preset generation strategy. The configuration information includes scenario configuration information of the networked device in at least one application scenario, and the scenario configuration information includes at least one of a first descriptor set and a functional instruction set, and data source configuration information. By preloading the scenario configuration information, device functions of a networked device can be redefined based on the target configuration information, making the device functions more diverse.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a first processor; a first commissioning element to communicate with external devices using wireless communication and a first memory storing programs for commissioning a target device onto a communication network. The communication network has configuration data including a network identifier and a network key. The programs provide a user interface for commissioning the target device. The target device includes a second processor, a second wireless radio, and a second commissioning element to receive the network configuration data. The target device decodes the network configuration data to commission the target device onto the communication network. The electronic device sends the network configuration data to the target device and receives confirmation that the target device has successfully connected to the communication network. The electronic device displays the success in a user interface.

Abstract: A trusted communications environment includes a primary participant with a group creator and a distributed ledger, and a secondary participant with communication credentials. An Internet of Things (IoT) network includes a trusted execution environment with a chain history for a blockchain, a root-of-trust for chaining, and a root-of-trust for archives. An IoT network includes an IoT device with a communication system, an onboarding tool, a device discoverer, a trust builder, a shared domain creator, and a shared resource directory. An IoT network includes an IoT device with a communication system, a policy decision engine, a policy repository, a policy enforcement engine, and a peer monitor. An IoT network includes an IoT device with a host environment and a trusted reliability engine to apply a failover action if the host environment fails. An IoT network includes an IoT server including secure booter/measurer, trust anchor, authenticator, key manager, and key generator.

Abstract: Systems and methods of managing information technology infrastructure are described. A method includes identifying a run trigger between a first node and a second node, each node maintaining a configuration for a portion of a cloud computing infrastructure associated with executing a portion of a cloud-based application. The run trigger initiates in response to an action at the first node and comprises a source identifier identifying the first node and a destination identifier identifying the second node. Then a run is queued on the second node based on the run trigger, the run including a process executed on the second portion of the cloud computing infrastructure with data received by the second node and associated with a run source identifier. The run on the second node is then planned and executed, causing the cloud computing infrastructure to modify infrastructure resources associated with the second portion of the cloud computing infrastructure.

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein provide for novel configuration features for setting up a user device automatically to connect to a network and register the user device to a user account. A mapping of user devices to cryptographic keys for the user devices may be maintained by a computer system. The computer system may receive information that specifies network information and user account information for a particular user device. A mapping of the network information and user account information to the particular user device may be generated. A machine-readable code that includes the network information for connecting the particular user device to the network and a token that includes credentials for the user account information may be generated and transmitted to a assistant configuration device.

Abstract: A display device for displaying data in a process automation Ethernet network having a specified physical layer and one or more different higher layer network protocols, the display device being arranged to detect one or more subscriber devices of the network and to display measured values of the one or more subscriber devices.

Abstract: In implementations of the present disclosure, there is provided a method for access point (AP) validation. The method comprises detecting a trigger event for validating a network including a plurality of APs, and selecting a target AP from the plurality of APs based on a neighbor table of an AP associated with the detected trigger event. The method further comprises determining a validation case corresponding to the detected trigger event from a knowledge base. The method further comprises sending the validation case to the target AP, and, receiving a result of performance of the validation case from the target AP in response to the validation case being performed. Implementations of the present disclosure can validate whether the network change takes effect in the network automatically, and can improve the validation efficiency of the network changes.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a policy determination apparatus includes a policy determination unit, a change condition determination unit, and a change request unit. The policy determination unit determines a first policy that the first routing control apparatus uses for controlling a routing destination of a request including first destination data. The change condition determination unit determines, based on the monitoring data, whether or not a predetermined policy change condition is satisfied. When it is determined that the policy change condition is satisfied, the change request unit requests the first policy determination apparatus to change a second policy.

Abstract: An example computing device is configured to receive an instance of a customer service model representative of a plurality of customer services. Each of the plurality of customer services associated with a corresponding at least one requirement and a corresponding at least one constraint. The computing device is configured to receive an instance of a resource model representative of a plurality of resources and map the instance of the customer service model and the instance of the resource model to an internal placement model. The computing device is configured to allocate the plurality of resources to the plurality of customer services such that the at least one requirement and the at least one constraint for each of the plurality of customer services are satisfied and inverse map data indicating how the plurality of resources are allocated to a format consumable by the customer device and output the inverse mapped data.

Abstract: A system described herein may record, to a distributed ledger, information associating a particular application with a particular set of Quality of Service (“QoS”) information. A particular Multi-Access/Mobile Edge Computing (“MEC”) device operator system may access the distributed ledger to identify the information associating the particular application with the particular set of QoS information. The system may read, from the distributed ledger, MEC configuration information indicating that the MEC device operator system has configured one or more MEC devices, of a plurality of MEC devices to provide the particular application in accordance with the particular set of QoS information. The system may select a particular MEC device, from the plurality of MEC devices, based on a request and further based on the MEC configuration information, and may output an indication of the selected particular MEC device in response to the request.

Abstract: A system for generating a topology of components based on a set of components provided by a user. The system identifies, for each particular component of the first set of components, one or more characteristics. The characteristics may include at least one of: a rule associated with the particular component, a requirement associated with the particular component, a data input type corresponding to the particular component, and data output type corresponding to the particular component. Based on the characteristics, the system determines that an additional component not included in the first set of components is required for connecting the first set of components. The system selects the additional component and determines a topology of components that includes the first set of components and the additional component. The system also determines a dataflow between components in the topology of components.

Abstract: The present invention provides an AIoT development system. The present invention includes: an auxiliary device having an AI edge computing processing function, a core, and a plurality of function expansion kits. The core includes: a processing unit having programmable, computing and AI communication functions; and a plurality of expansion interfaces for performing signal transmission with an external device. Each of the function expansion kits includes: a relay interface connected to the expansion interfaces of the core, a transducer for sensing signals from a test object located at where a corresponding one of the function expansion kits is, and a function circuit for processing the signals sensed by the transducer. The transducer of each of the function expansion kits senses signals, or modulates the sensed signals via the function circuit, and sends the sensed signals or the modulated signals to the processing unit through the relay interface and the expansion interfaces.

Abstract: A method performed by a first network entity in a communications network is provided. The method comprises receiving a request from a second network entity, the request comprising one or more selection criteria for selecting network entities to participate in a collaborative learning process to train a model using a machine learning algorithm. The method further comprises transmitting a response message comprising an indication of whether or not the first network entity satisfies the one or more selection criteria.

Abstract: A method and/or system for Artificial Intelligence assisted service catalogue generation for network service provisioning is disclosed. The method comprising receiving input data which comprises either or combination of one or more specification documents or one or more configuration changes in network functions and/or network components. The entities and attributes of the entities are extracted from the input data which are then reconciled with graph database representing network function model to determine modifications in the input data. The graph database is updated based on the modifications identified in the input data, and recommendations comprising model elements are generated using AI engines which are displayed at the service modeler interface for generation of the service catalogue for network service provisioning.

Abstract: In certain embodiments, a computer-implemented method includes monitoring, over time, values for a service metric associated providing a computerized service over a communication network and evaluating, according to a statistical model, the values for the service metric to determine whether the values are anomalous values. The statistical model includes a predicted distribution of the values for the service metric and a normal value range within the predicted distribution of the values for the service metric. Anomalous values may be values for the service metric outside the normal value range. The method includes detecting a performance issue with the computerized service and determining, in response to detecting the performance issue, whether one or more of the values for the service metric are anomalous. The method includes automatically setting, in accordance with whether one or more of the values are anomalous, a value of a service level threshold for the service metric.

Abstract: Disclosed is a network management system that provides an interface to enable diagnostics and troubleshoot of a remotely managed multi-site network. Some embodiments provide a natural language interface, while other embodiments provide a chatbot type interface that communicates with a technician via traditional text information on a display screen. The diagnostic and troubleshooting capabilities search a central data store that receives device property information from each site of the multi-site network. Based on devices or users that match portions of the entity, queries to the data store are initiated to obtain additional data on the devices. A response to the query is then provided based on the properties of the devices.

Abstract: A method includes subscribing, by an agent, to telemetry flow data from each network device of a plurality of network devices and receiving, by the agent, a plurality of streams of telemetry flow data from the plurality of the network devices. Each of the plurality of streams corresponds to a different one of the plurality of network devices. The method further includes aggregating, by the agent, data from at least one stream of the plurality of streams of the telemetry flow data received over a period of time and, at the end of the period of time and/or when the data from the at least one stream exceeds a data threshold, sending, by the agent, the aggregated telemetry flow data to a network analyzer device.

Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms are disclosed that enable collection of various types of data from cloud computing services and the generation of various dashboards and visualizations to view information about collections of cloud computing resources. A user can configure collection of data from one or more cloud computing services and view visualizations using an application platform referred to herein as a cloud computing management application. A cloud computing management application further may be configured to generate and cause display of interactive topology map representations of cloud computing resources based on the collected data, where an interactive topology map enables users to view an intuitive visualization of a collection of computing resources, efficiently cause performance of actions with respect to various resources displayed in the topology map, and analyze the collection of resources in ways that are not possible using conventional cloud computing service management consoles.

Abstract: A non-transitory storage medium featuring logic to obtain construct metadata and network data spanning multiple cloud networks includes a path determination logic, upon execution by one or more processors, configured to perform operations including: generate a topology mapping including a plurality of constructs and connections between the plurality of constructs extending across a multi-cloud network including a first cloud network and a second cloud network different than the first cloud network; receive user input corresponding to a selection of a source construct operating in the first cloud network and a destination construct operating in the second cloud network; analyze metadata and network data regarding the source construct and the destination construct to determine a data transmission path between the source and destination constructs; and determine a shortest path between the source construct and the destination constructs.

Abstract: A method for automated retrieval of performance data and incident resolution based on an incident report in a telecommunications carrier network comprising a radio access network. The incident report is delayed relative to the retrieved performance data, and the method includes receiving an incident report based on first data associated with a first cell site, where the first data is associated with a first time; querying the first cell site for performance data of the first cell site responsive to the incident report; receiving performance data from the first cell site responsive to the query, where the performance data is associated with a second time that is later than the first time; and implementing a control response at the first cell site responsive to the received performance data, where the control response is to resolve an incident indicated by the incident report.

Abstract: A network assessment system for generating subjective quality ratings for Internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS) data sessions in real-time. The system measures real-time telecommunications network data during an IMS data session, processes the data using a trained model, and receives a subjective quality rating usable to modify the performance of a node in instances where the node does not typically have an associated subjective quality rating or in instances where the node is not associated with a standardized subjective quality rating.

Abstract: A technique for monitoring a redundancy status of a connection established between a User Equipment, UE, and a cellular network is disclosed, wherein the connection is established using redundant communication paths between the UE and the cellular network. A method implementation of the technique is performed by a first node of the cellular network and comprises triggering determining a current redundancy status of the connection, the current redundancy status indicating whether or not the redundant communication paths are fully disjoint on at least a portion of the redundant communication paths, and triggering sending a redundancy notification to a second node of the cellular network, the redundancy notification including an indication of the determined current redundancy status.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for traffic monitoring in a network. In an example aspect, a method of traffic monitoring in a first network node comprises receiving a packet, determining that the packet matches a plurality of packet detection rules, and sending an indication to a second network node that the packet matches a plurality of packet detection rules.

Abstract: A method and system for performing a movement of a service within a distributed system. In one embodiment, the method comprises determining one or more locations where the service is to be moved. The method further comprises for each of the one or more locations, computing a metric including a cross-cell cost (C-cost) or a data locality-cost (DL-cost) of the software service if a movement of the software service to a location was to occur, prior to performing the movement of the software service; and modelling a latency and availability of the system due to the movement of the software service to the location based on the metric. The method further comprises performing the movement of the service based on the modelled latency and availability of the system.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to implementing on-device latency detection into operating system (OS)-level functionality of a client device in client-server and/or network communications. An example method includes extracting packet headers from data-connection packets transmitted between a local application client and a remote application server. Data records including packet headers and timestamps are stored. Data records for related data-connection packets (e.g., queries and responses, handshakes) are identified via the packet headers, and timestamps of the identified data records are compared to determine latency measurements. Latency measurements are then distributed to relevant application clients locally residing on an upper layer. The latency measurements are presented in dashboard display to an end user and used for server-side dynamic load balancing.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing a data center management and monitoring operation. The data center management and monitoring operation includes: receiving utilization information from a plurality of data center assets within a data center; assigning a load index to each of the plurality of data center assets based upon the utilization information; training a machine learning model to generate a predicted load index for each of the plurality of data center assets; and, presenting the predicted load index for each of the plurality of data center assets to a user.

Abstract: A system for bandwidth estimation includes an interface and a processor. The interface communicates with a fat-tree (FT) network including multiple switches including (i) leaf switches belonging to a bottom level, (ii) spine switches belonging to a top level and (iii) intermediate switches belonging to one or more intermediate levels. Links connect between selected ones of the switches. The processor is to calculate, for a given level of the FT network that is divided into multiple groups of switches, oversubscription ratios for the respective groups, an oversubscription ratio of a group being indicative of a ratio between (i) a first available bandwidth on the links connecting the switches in the group to a lower level, and (ii) a second available bandwidth on the links connecting the switches in the group to a higher level, and to report a figure of merit of the FT network based on the oversubscription ratios.

Abstract: A method may include receiving current environment condition information associated with an extended reality device; receiving historical environment condition information associated with the extended reality device; based on current environment condition information and the historical environment condition information, determining one or more adjustments to meet a performance threshold for rendering objects on the an extended reality device or using the an extended reality device; and sending instructions to implement the one or more adjustments to meet the performance threshold for rendering objects on the extended reality device or using the extended reality device.

Abstract: Various embodiments include methods and systems for managing a volume of misbehavior reports. In various embodiments, a vehicle processing system may identify one or more misbehavior observations from among a plurality of misbehavior observations made by the vehicle processing system based on one or more volume management criteria for misbehavior report generation, generate a misbehavior report including information about the identified misbehavior observations, and transmit the generated misbehavior report to a network computing device.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus and method for enabling verification of performance improvements of an optimized service provided by a service provider receives a request to perform testing operations with respect to the optimized service, wherein the request includes one or more parameters for configuring the testing operations, transmits test packets to a test server on a standard path and on an optimized path, receives the test packets from the test server via the standard path and the optimized path, performs measurements related to timing of the test packets on the standard path and the test packets on the optimized path, respectively, processes the respective measurements related to timing to generate results of the testing operations, and outputs the results of the testing operations for display.

Abstract: A virtual private network (VPN) tunnel is established between a user device and a VPN gateway. The VPN gateway transmits first packets received from the user device to a first exit VPN server. A first subset of the first packets is transmitted by the first exit VPN server to a first target and a second subset of the first packets is transmitted by the first exit VPN server to a second target. A second exit VPN server that is different from the first exit VPN server is identified based on the first packets. Second packets are received by the VPN gateway from the user device. At least a subset of the second packets are transmitted to the second exit VPN server for forwarding to the second target.

Abstract: A load control system may include a network of devices configured to communicate with one another. The load control system may include control devices configured to operate as a leader device or another router device on the network. The control device may process advertisement messages from other router devices in the network. The control device may receive advertisement messages from non-leader router devices and compare the device identifier and the sequence number in the advertisement messages with the device identifier and the sequence number in previously-received advertisement messages from the non-leader router devices. The control device may process each advertisement message received with a different sequence identifier or a different device identifier than previously received advertisement messages from the non-leader router devices.

Abstract: A method of optimal routing in an inter-area IGP network based on SR-MPLS Flex-Algorithm procedures, a source node, an area border node and a system thereof are disclosed. The method comprises advertising, by each of the at least two area border nodes of the IGP network comprising a first area and second area, an algorithm-specific metric associated with a destination node from the first set of nodes of the first area to a source node from the second set of nodes of the second area; calculating, by the source node, each inter-area path metric associated with a path including a respective area border node to reach the destination node; and determining, by the source node, an optimal path including one of the at least two area border nodes to reach the destination node based on each of the each calculated inter-area path metric.

Abstract: This application disclose a method for monitoring a running state of a peer, an apparatus, and a storage medium. The method includes: obtaining, by a routing device, address family information of a first peer and address information of the first peer; and sending, by the routing device, a notification message to a server, where the notification message carries the address family information of the first peer and the address information of the first peer, so that the server stores a running state of the first peer based on the address family information of the first peer, the address information of the first peer, and a type of the notification message.

Abstract: In general, embodiments relates to a method for creating an on-demand tunnel (ODT) in a network between a first network device and a second network device, the method comprising: storing by the first network device, a potentially suboptimal path to the second network device, determining that a trigger condition to create the ODT between the first network device and the second network device is satisfied, in response to the determination: transmitting, by the first network device, an ODT signaling packet to the second network device via the potentially suboptimal path, receiving, from the second network device and in response to transmitting the ODT signaling packet, an ODT keepalive by first network device via the ODT, and transmitting, after receiving the ODT keepalive, a second packet to the second network device via the ODT.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system comprising a set of wireless communication nodes that are configured to operate as part of a wireless mesh network. Each respective wireless communication node may be directly coupled to at least one other wireless communication node via a respective short-hop wireless link, and at least a first pair of wireless nodes may be both (a) indirectly coupled to one another via a first communication path that comprises one or more intermediary wireless communication nodes and two or more short-hop wireless links and (b) directly coupled to one another via a first long-hop wireless link that provides a second communication path between the first pair of wireless communication nodes having a lesser number of hops than the first communication path. A fiber access point may be directly coupled to a first wireless communication node of the set of wireless communication nodes.

Abstract: During operation, a layer-3 (L3) router can receive a trace query to trace multicast paths associated with a multicast group. In response to detecting a layer-2 (L2) switch coupled to the L3 router, the L3 router can construct a request packet and send the request packet to the coupled L2 switch. The request packet comprises a first data block indicating that the request packet is an L2 multicast trace request, thereby causing the L2 switch to propagate the request packet to downstream L2 switches until the request packet reaches a last-hop L2 switch. The L3 router can receive, from the last-hop L2 switch, a reply packet responsive to the L2 multicast trace request, the reply packet comprising one or more data blocks, with each data block comprising information about an L2 switch or client device present on a traversed multicast path for the multicast group.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes establishing, for each hop in pathways of a network, a relation between a desired reliability and channel error. Based on the established relations, a maximum number of copies of packets to send from a source in the network to a target in the network is determined. An overhead associated with sending packets from the source to the target in the network is determined for each of the hops, and a first sum of such overheads is also determined. An overhead associated with sending an acknowledgement packet to the source is determined for each of the hops. A second sum is a sum of the overheads associated with sending the acknowledgement packet to the source. In response to a determination that a sum of the first sum and the second sum is less than a predetermined threshold value, the pathways are used.

Abstract: A device sends, based on information indicating that a primary backhaul link of a private network is down, at least one message to a controller of the private network. The at least one message indicates that the controller is to activate at least one route condition policy, and the at least one message, when received by the controller, is to cause the controller to activate the at least one route condition policy. The device sends, based on the information, at least one additional message to a baseband unit (BBU) of the private network. The at least one additional message indicates that the BBU is to apply one or more spectrum sharing parameters for the private network, and the at least one additional message, when received by the BBU, is to cause the BBU to apply the one or more spectrum sharing parameters.

Abstract: Approaches in accordance with various embodiments provide an overlay network comprised of interconnected peer instances, which can be used for purposes such as data multicasting, high performance computing, or massive parallel processing. The overlay network can sit on top of a routing layer or fabric of interconnected peer devices that can support large message sizes and/or provide for equal cost, multipath routing. Such an overlay network can provide for high bandwidth data transmission in a cloud or shared-resource environment, as well as for isolated networks that may have otherwise limited gateways.

Abstract: A method for the adaptive selection of a scheduling scheme for a data packet transmission in a multipath communication system. The method includes determining at least two transmission path parameters for each transmission path of at least two transmission paths of two or more transmission paths for a multiplicity of data packets, the multiplicity of data packets being transmitted via the two or more transmission paths; determining a correlation between at least one transmission path parameter of at least two transmission path parameters of a transmission path and a corresponding transmission path parameter of at least two transmission path parameters of one or more other transmission paths from the two or more transmission paths for the multiplicity of data packets; and adaptive selection of a scheduling scheme for a data packet transmission via the two or more transmission paths based on the determined transmission path parameters and the correlation.

Abstract: A network interface controller (NIC) capable of efficient load balancing among the hardware engines is provided. The NIC can be equipped with a plurality of ordering control units (OCUs), a queue, a selection logic block, and an allocation logic block. The selection logic block can determine, from the plurality of OCUs, an OCU for a command from the queue, which can store one or more commands. The allocation logic block can then determine a selection setting for the OCU, select an egress queue for the command based on the selection setting, and send the command to the egress queue.

Abstract: A network interface controller (NIC) capable of efficient memory access is provided. The NIC can be equipped with an operation logic block, a signaling logic block, and a tracking logic block. The operation logic block can maintain an operation group associated with packets requesting an operation on a memory segment of a host device of the NIC. The signaling logic block can determine whether a packet associated with the operation group has arrived at or departed from the NIC. Furthermore, the tracking logic block can determine that a request for releasing the memory segment has been issued. The tracking logic block can then determine whether at least one packet associated with the operation group is under processing in the NIC. If no packet associated with the operation group is under processing in the NIC, tracking logic block can notify the host device that the memory segment can be released.

Abstract: Network traffic between a source node and a destination node in a network fabric can be routed by distributing the network traffic from the source node to a set of one-hop neighbors of the source node. Each one-hop neighbor of the source node can be set as a first waypoint. A one-hop neighbor of the destination node mapped to the corresponding one-hop neighbor of the source node is identified and set as a second waypoint. The distributed traffic is then routed from the first waypoint to the second waypoint via a network fabric having network nodes connected according to harmonics.

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing name-based routing through networks. In various embodiments, a broker manager in each of a plurality of networks may receive a subscription request for a network device from a client device, each device being locally accessible or disposed in an upstream or downstream network. The broker manager uses its client broker to communicate with a locally accessible client device, and uses its mediator broker (and, sometimes, an intermediate device(s)) to communicate with a locally accessible network device. The broker manager otherwise uses its messaging brokers to communicate with control channels of one or more networks. Once subscription with the network device has been established, any commands and responses between the client device and the network device may be routed over pub/sub channels via the broker managers and their brokers using name-based routing, without routing based on IP address of the network device.