Abstract: In general, techniques are described for a creating a virtual network router via a user interface (UI) presented by a software defined network (SDN) architecture. A network controller comprising a memory and processing circuitry may perform the techniques. The memory may store the UI, while the processing circuitry may present the UI and execute a control node. The UI may graphically represent a topology of a network including first and second virtual networks. The UI may dynamically generate a graphical element representative of a virtual network router by which to interconnect the first and second virtual networks. The virtual network router may represent a logical abstraction of one or more policies that cause one or more of import and export of routing information between the first and second virtual networks. The control node configures the first virtual network and the second virtual network according to the one or more policies.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for performing lossy dropping and ECN marking in a flow-based network. The system can maintain state information of individual packet flows, which can be set up or released dynamically based on injected data. Each flow can be provided with a flow-specific input queue upon arriving at a switch. Packets of a respective flow are acknowledged after reaching the egress point of the network, and the acknowledgement packets are sent back to the ingress point of the flow along the same data path. As a result, each switch can obtain state information of each flow and perform per-flow packet dropping and ECN marking.

Abstract: Techniques relating to buffers are disclosed. A first buffer may be for storing a number of elements for processing. Disclosed techniques include providing a second buffer for storing elements for adding to the first buffer, and adding an obtained element to the second buffer when the number of elements in the first buffer is greater than a first threshold. These techniques can prevent overrun of the first buffer while allowing the obtained element to be added to a buffer.

Abstract: A communication system in which a server-side system and a client-side system are communicably connected via a network, the server-side system including: an information reception unit that receives an input information packet including input information and loss chunk numbers from the client-side system; a video processing unit that generates video data; a chunking function unit that chunks the video data and assigns a number to each chunk; a chunk loss determination unit that calculates a chunk loss rate and determines a transmission interval on the basis of a transmission interval determination logic; and a transmission control unit that transmits the chunked video data to the client-side system.

Abstract: A base station of a communication system may include an antenna; a memory; and a processor. The processor analyzes a signal received through the antenna to determine if the received signal is a signal transmitted from a fake base station. Based on a determination that the source of the received signal is the fake base station, the processor generates a random access preamble signal for accessing the fake base station. The processor transmits the generated random access preamble signal through the antenna. Thus, the base station may effectively defend against an attack from a fake base station by detecting the fake base station based on collected information of a neighboring base station and causing radio resources of the detected fake base station to be exhausted. Various other embodiments are possible.

Abstract: A storage controller system includes a host command module that manages communication with a host and a backend command module that manages communication with a storage system. A storage interface hardware functional module, in response to an unsuccessful or successful operation, generates a first or second type of a status message with an automated retry flag set to TRUE or FALSE. A virtual queue module receives the status message and selects a virtual queue. If (1) the flag being set to TRUE and (2) independent of the queue ID, an original command virtual queue is selected. If (1) the flag being set to FALSE and (2) the queue ID being set to the value associated with the backend command module, a virtual queue associated with the backend command module is selected. A stored message in the selected virtual queue is provided to the selected message recipient.

Abstract: An information handling system may include a processor; a memory; a power management unit (PMU); a wireless interface adapter to communicate via an antenna to a wireless network; an antenna controller to: receive, via a sideband wireless communication link, network telemetry data descriptive of network operating frequency bands and network frequency channels from a remote optimizing information handling system management system for a wireless protocol; receive operating characteristics associated with the operation of the information handling system indicating at least one detuning trigger for a network operating frequency band for a wireless protocol link for the wireless network; execute instructions of an antenna tuning algorithm to determine a tune state of the antenna, and issue instructions to a radio frequency switch including a resistor, inductor, and capacitor (RLC) circuit tuner at the antenna to tune the antenna to transceive data at the network operating frequency band to a target frequency commen

Abstract: The present invention relates to a relay device based on multi-path scheduling, at least comprising: at least one communication-receiving module, at least one hardware interface module, and at least one data-processing module, wherein the data-processing module, according to a specific type of target data, distributes the user data received through the communication-receiving module to a first processing path that processes the data in a predetermined manner and a second processing path that is independent of the first processing path and bypasses a kernel protocol stack. The data-processing module employs a multi-stage continuous scheduling manner to drive the user data in the second processing path to be transmitted in at least two mutually independent communication paths, thereby realizing multi-path transmission between the plural clients and the plural servers.

Abstract: Selecting data packages received by a host device is provided. The host device receives a number of N data packages. For each data package of the N data packages: a prioritized data package parameter is calculated. The data packages are sorted according to a predetermined sorting-scheme considering at least prioritized data package parameters. A number of M data packages are down-selected from the N data packages, wherein M<N. The one or more of the down-selected M data packages are processed. Accordingly, hardware and software requirements of the host device may be reduced due to a reduced computational complexity.

Abstract: A vehicle communication control device includes a processor configured to acquire disaster information, control a communication state between a vehicle and an information distribution server; and restrict communication between the vehicle and the information distribution server when the vehicle is located in a disaster-stricken area.

Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, mechanisms for distributed network monitoring are provided.

Abstract: A method for use in a computing device, the method comprising: detecting a request to transmit data, the data including a plurality of data portions, each of the data portions being associated with a respective remote device that the data portion is destined for; identifying a list of addresses that is associated with the request, each of the addresses in the list corresponding to the respective remote device of a different one of the plurality of data portions; detecting whether the request is local; when the request is not local, transmitting the data over a communications network; when the request is local transmitting each of the data portions in the plurality over the respective DMA link that couples the computing device with the data portion's respective remote device.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes PHY circuitry to implement a PHY-based retry technique, e.g., in die-to-die interfaces. The PHY circuitry includes a retry buffer to buffer data provided by the interface controller and error detection code generation circuitry to generate error detection codes based on input data. The PHY circuitry is to implement the retry technique by detecting a stall signal asserted by another apparatus across the channel, causing the error detection code generation circuitry to generate error detection codes based on data in the retry buffer, and transmitting the data from the retry buffer and its corresponding error detection codes across the channel to the other apparatus.

Abstract: Various implementations described herein refer to a device having a multi-layered logic structure with multiple layers including a first layer and a second layer arranged vertically in a stacked configuration. The device may have a first network that links nodes together in the first layer. The device may have a second network that links the nodes in the first layer together by way of the second layer so as to reduce latency related to data transfer between the nodes.

Abstract: A power adjustment method and an electronic device are provided. The method includes: detecting whether first information meets a first preset condition, where the first information includes at least one of the following: a first retransmission rate for uplink data, an actual transmission power for uplink data, or a first maximum transmission rate for uplink data, where the first maximum transmission power is a power threshold for transmitting the uplink data configured by a network device for the electronic device; and in a case that the first information meets the first preset condition, using a preset power control algorithm to adjust the first maximum transmission power to a target transmission power, where the target transmission power is greater than the first maximum transmission power and less than or equal to an inherent maximum transmission power of a radio frequency device of the electronic device.

Abstract: In one example, a first connectivity request for a first network connection between a user equipment and a first network is obtained. A control plane serving gateway node for the first network connection is selected. The control plane serving gateway node is co-located with a control plane packet data network gateway node configured to support a second network connection between the user equipment and a second network that is different from the first network. A second connectivity request for the second network connection is obtained. The second network connection is established with the control plane serving gateway node and the control plane packet data network gateway node.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are described to facilitate soft signaling between a user equipment (UE) and a network element. A UE and a network element can exchange HTTP or Websocket messages to identify and request network resources needed for the UE to access and use application services. The network element can use requested network resources to cause the configuration of a connection between the UE and a radio access network.

Abstract: A network function execution intermediary obtains a result of execution of a set of network functions on a particular packet directed to a service from a client program running at a first host. Using the result, the packet is delivered to a request handler of the service, running at a second host; the path used for delivering the particular packet includes the network function execution intermediary. A networking manager of the first host obtains a rule for determining results of the set of network functions with respect to additional packets directed from the client program to the service. The networking manager causes, using the rule, another packet originating at the client program to be delivered to the request handler via a different path which does not include the network function execution intermediary.

Abstract: A method for execution, by a first intermediate node of a plurality of nodes in a database management system, includes processing a message that includes data that is being sent in accordance with a routing path from a source node to a destination node, is a first size, and indicates a next node of the routing path, wherein the first intermediate node is limited to communication with a subset of nodes of the plurality of nodes, and wherein the subset of nodes includes the next node. The method further includes maintaining a tracking table that indicates a total amount of data sent to each node of the subset of nodes during a first time period. The method further includes resetting the total amount of data sent to each of the subset of nodes to zero based one or more of a command and an initiation of a second time period.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a computer-implemented method for operating a distributed network. The distributed network comprises a plurality of nodes. The network comprises one or more subnets. The method comprises steps of running a set of computational units and assigning each of the computational units to one of the plurality of subnets according to a subnet-assignment, thereby creating an assigned subset of the set of computational units for each of the subnets. The method further comprises running on each node of the plurality of subnets the assigned subset of the computational units, wherein the computational units are configured to execute computations in a deterministic manner, thereby replicating the assigned subsets of the computational units on replicas across the respective subnet.

Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods are described herein for an emergency management and response system for an airport. These systems and methods utilize a network of devices that can be configured to automatically receive an alert from a control tower or dispatch based on selected criteria about an emergency.

Abstract: Aspects described herein relate to communicating with one or more cells for receiving a multicast and/or broadcast service (MBS), and providing MBS continuity in device mobility scenarios. In an aspect, one or more cells for reselection from a current cell can be detected, where the current cell supports a UE interested MBS. The one or more cells can be evaluated for reselection based at least in part on whether the one or more cells support the UE interested MBS to determine a target cell for reselection. Cell reselection can be performed to the target cell.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for performing application-based tagging. An example method includes receiving, at a virtual socket, non-packetized data from an application and generating, by the virtual socket, a label based on the application. One or more data packets are generated by packetizing at least a portion of the non-packetized data. A header field of the one or more data packets includes a tag based on the label.

Abstract: A communication apparatus includes: a communication unit that performs signal transmission to and from a communication partner apparatus; and a communication control unit that changes a signal ratio in a first direction to the communication partner apparatus and a signal ratio in a second direction from the communication partner apparatus in accordance with a signal transmission state with the communication partner apparatus.

Abstract: A network adapter includes a host interface, a network interface, a packet processor, and a telemetry handler. The host interface is to communicate with a host. The network interface is to send packets to a network. The packet processor is to process the packets prior to sending the packets to the network. The telemetry handler is to receive from the host, over the host interface, an indication specifying a flow or application, to mark one or more packets associated with the flow or application with a specified identifier in response to the indication, and to send the marked packets using the packet processor to the network via the network interface.

Abstract: Aspects presented herein may enable a UE to provide HARQ feedback for multiple groups of CBs based on their associated CBG and TBG. In one aspect, a UE receives an RRC configuration for a HARQ transmission, the RRC configuration including a CBG configuration and a TBG configuration. The UE determines, based on the CBG configuration, a number of CBs for each of a plurality of CBGs for HARQ feedback. The UE determines, based on the TBG configuration, a number of TBs for each of a plurality of TBGs for the HARQ feedback. The UE transmits, to a base station, the HARQ feedback, where the HARQ feedback is based on the number of CBs for each of the plurality of CBGs and the number of TBs for each of the plurality of TBGs.

Abstract: A resource allocation method for a cloud environment includes steps performed by one or more servers. These steps include: obtaining an initial resource requirement, generating a first deployment parameter set according to the initial resource requirement by a first prediction model, configuring the cloud environment according to the first deployment parameter set by a resource allocator, obtaining and inputting the requests to a machine learning model in the cloud environment and generating a real resource requirement, generating a predicted resource requirement at least according to the real resource requirement by a second prediction model, when detecting that the cloud environment is in a busy state according to the predicted resource requirement by the resource allocator, generating a second deployment parameter set according to the real resource requirement by the first prediction model; and reconfiguring the cloud environment according to the second deployment parameter set by the resource allocator.

Abstract: A network attached storage device coupled to a local network and including a network interface configured to receive digital content from a remote content provider outside the local network. The network attached storage device includes storage having a first region accessible by a user of the local network and a secure region. The network attached storage device includes a processor coupled to the storage, the processor configured to control access to the secure region of the storage based on instructions received from a remote content provider.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses provide for collecting end-to-end (e2e) one way latency measurements and solutions for performance data streaming. The e2e performance measurements and performance data streaming (real-time performance measurements) may be used for performance assurance of 5G networks including network slicing.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a device obtains data indicative of quality of experience for an online application. The device predicts, based on the data, path performances of network paths between an endpoint and the online application for different traffic loads. The device selects traffic loads for the network paths between the endpoint and the online application, based on the path performances predicted by the device. The device causes application traffic to be load balanced across the network paths between the endpoint and the online application, in accordance with those traffic loads selected by the device.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that provide for hop-count indication in an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) network. An IAB-node may adopt and indicate multiple values for hop-count. The hop-count may be conveyed by a number of different reference signals and channels. A resource pattern and/or a slot pattern may also be associated with the hop-count to simply signaling. By associating the patterns with the hop-count, an IAB-node may be able to infer the resource pattern used by another IAB-node.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a network device, including a network interface to receive packets over a packet data network, and a hierarchical policer to provide queue fairness for a plurality of network flows competing for access to a multiplex network receive queue, and including level one meters to label the received packets, a level two meter to receive at least some of the labeled packets and relabel the at least some labeled packets, and queueing logic add the packets labeled with a first label-type to the multiplex network receive queue and drop the packets labeled with a third label-type.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for a robust Self-Organizing Network (SON) framework that quantifies SON applications' control and management of a network into key performance indicators (KPI) that are leveraged to determine the impact of a SON application's effectiveness in regulating network parameters, which then dictates how the SON application operates. The disclosed framework is configured to receive multiple data streams from existing data sources, determine the performance of a node on a network, and then automatically perform SON operations based therefrom. The disclosed framework can utilize this information to predict additional and/or future opportunities for SON automation on the network, which can be based on an aggregate determination of a net performance gain (NPG) of the SON applications. The framework can leverage the NPG to modify, configure and/or further maintain network operations so as to improve control and management of the network and the applications operating thereon.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method in a network device. The method includes: determining a node delay associated with the network device and/or a link delay associated with a link between the network device and a neighboring network device; and transmitting to the neighboring network device a Link Layer Discovery Protocol Data Unit, LLDPDU, containing the node delay and/or the link delay.

Abstract: A PDCP layer of a first transmitting device determines a transmission failure of at least one PDCP SDU, wherein a plurality of PDCP SDUs, comprising a data unit of a data flow, comprise the at least one PDCP SDU. The PDCP layer of the first transmitting device discards, based on the determining, the plurality of PDCP SDUs.

Abstract: A neural processing device includes a first memory configured to store universal data, a second memory distinguished from the first memory and having a capacity less than that of the first memory, a bandwidth control path configured to reconfigure a memory bandwidth for memory clients to use one of the first memory and the second memory based on a control signal, and a control logic configured to calculate a target capacity for data of a target client of the memory clients determined based on a layer configuration of an artificial neural network, and generate the control signal to store the data of the target client in the second memory based on a result of comparing the target capacity and the capacity of the second memory.

Abstract: A database structure includes at least one of a distributed data storage structure configured to store a plurality of different entity entries, each entity entry being configured to store datasets. The datasets comprise data and a dataset identifier, each entity entry further being configured to store a header comprising matching edges. Each matching edge comprises a matching rule or a reference to the matching rule, the dataset identifiers of any pairs of datasets which match with each other with respect to the matching rule, an index data structure configured to store matching keys, which refer to a respective matching rule, and dataset identifiers of the datasets corresponding to the respective matching key, a lookup data structure configured to store dataset identifiers and a storage location of the corresponding entity entry in the distributed data storage structure or a reference to the storage location.

Abstract: A method for providing a maneuver message for coordinating a maneuver between a road user and at least one further road user in a communication network. The method includes: receiving the communication data and/or the sensor data in the evaluation unit; determining a possible trajectory of the road user based on the communication data and/or the sensor data, at least one trajectory parameter describing a property of the possible trajectory being ascertained; calculating a trajectory transfer priority from the trajectory parameter, the trajectory transfer priority representing a relevance of the at least one possible trajectory for the road user and/or the further road user; determining, based on the trajectory transfer priority, whether the at least one possible trajectory is to be included in a maneuver message; if so: generating the maneuver message including the at least one possible trajectory, and sending the maneuver message via the communication network.

Abstract: A controller area network (CAN) node is described for determining a bus load on a CAN bus. An indication of a time window duration of a time window is received by the CAN node and a start time for determining a bus load and an end time based on the start time and the time window duration is defined. The bus load is based on determining whether the CAN bus is active for each bit of one or more bits detected on the CAN bus between the start time and the end time. The bus load is compared to a threshold range. A signal is sent to a host processor if the bus load exceeds or falls below the threshold range.

Abstract: This application discloses a communication method and apparatus, to improve transmission efficiency of a control plane message of a terminal according to a control and provisioning of wireless access points protocol. In this application, a control request message of a terminal may be transmitted between a first communication apparatus and a second communication apparatus through a target channel. Because the target channel supports concurrency of a plurality of messages, transmission efficiency of the control request message of the terminal can be improved.

Abstract: A system and a method are disclosed for accessing a wireless medium for a NR-U deployed at 60 GHz. A directional CCA sensing is performed on a set of multiple beams in the medium in which each beam is oriented in a different direction. It is determined whether at least one beam of is busy and, if so, a back-off timer is initialized. The back-off timer is decreased by a predetermined amount based on a determination that all beams of the set of multiple beams are idle. The back-off timer is repeatedly decreased the predetermined amount based on a determination that all beams of the set of multiple beams are idle until the back-off timer equals a predetermined amount. Data is transmitted at least one beam of the set of multiple beams based on the back-off timer equaling the predetermined amount.

Abstract: A processor, a signal adjustment method, and a computer system including the processor are provided, pertaining to the field of computer technologies. The processor includes a memory controller. The memory controller includes a memory physical interface and a first processor core, and the first processor core is connected to the memory physical interface. After the computer system is started and during a running process of the computer system, the first processor core is configured to adjust a timing relationship between a target signal of the memory physical interface and a synchronization signal of the target signal. According to this application, timing alignment can be ensured between the target signal and the synchronization signal, thereby improving correctness of sampling performed on the target signal.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for channel switching in a wireless mesh network. The method comprises: any slave node in a wireless mesh network receiving a channel switching command broadcast by a master node to perform channel switching; the slave node determining whether the channel switching is successful; and if successful, searching for the master node or a mesh network containing the master node for networking; otherwise, exiting the current invalid mesh network, and scanning for a mesh network after the channel switching, and joining the detected mesh network. According to the present application, after channel switching is performed, a mesh network for a slave node is automatically configured, thereby making up for the defect of an existing mesh network protocol not supporting switching between different frequency bands, and realizing automatic re-establishment of a mesh connection after the channel switching is successful.

Abstract: A transmitting multi-link device (MLD) in a wireless local area network system enables a first station (STA) to perform a back-off operation again without transmitting PPDU, if a second STA is in the middle of receiving even when a back-off counter (BC) of the first STA becomes 0. The first STA and the second STA are included in the same transmitting MLD. The first STA operates on a first link and the second STA operates on a second link. The first and second links are included in a non-simultaneous transmit and receive (NSTR) link pair.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and apparatus for retransmitting wireless peer packets. A method for retransmitting wireless peer packets, which is performed by a processing unit of a first wireless slave device, includes: receiving a media packet that is originally sent by a wireless master device to a second wireless slave device in a peer-side time period; and transmitting the media packet in a medium in the peer-side time period when a retransmission mechanism is activated between the wireless master device and the second wireless slave device for retransmitting the media packet. The first wireless slave device and the second wireless slave device are mutually peer devices. The peer-side time period indicates a time period that is originally used by the second wireless slave device communicating with the wireless master device.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of securing Global Navigation Satellite Systems are disclosure. In one exemplary embodiment, a mobile device may comprise: a communication interface configured to monitor signals from a plurality of satellites, a processor configured to determine impairment of one or more satellites in the plurality of satellites using the signals form the plurality of satellites, a memory configured to store a status of the determined impairment of one or more satellites in the plurality of satellites, and the communication interface that transmits the status of the determined impairment of the one or more satellites in the plurality of satellites to a server. The processor further determines a position of the mobile device using the status of the determined impairment of one or more satellites in the plurality of satellites, and stores the determined position and a corresponding digital certificate indicative of authenticity of the determined position in a memory.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method optimizes a routing of data traffic in a communications network by using a quantum concept processor. A set of potential short communication paths among possible communication paths between respective origin nodes and respective destination nodes of captured traffic demands is specified. The edges within the set of potential short communication paths are assigned a respective usage capacity limit. Fractional capacity usages of the edges are calculated based on respective usage capacity limits of the edges. The calculated fractional capacity usages are formulated as terms of a quadratic stress function. An optimized routing is determined by using a quantum concept processor, thereby selecting for each traffic demand one short communication path from the set of potential short communication paths such that the quadratic stress function is minimized.

Abstract: Embodiments for handling multidestination traffic in a network are described. It is determined that a destination of a packet, received at a network device, is a multihomed destination. In response to determining that the destination of the packet is a multihomed destination, a hash value is determined from a selection of header values of the packet using a hash function. The packet is forwarded to the destination using a shadow hash forwarding table based at least in part on determining, based on the hash value and a hash forwarding table, that the network device is a designated forwarder for the packet.

Abstract: A network element includes a transmit-queue for transmitting packets from at least two sources, each source having a predefined priority level, to a headroom buffer in a peer network element. Flow-control circuitry receives from the peer network element signaling that indicates a number of credits for transmitting packets to the peer network element, manages a current number of credits available for transmission from the transmit-queue, responsive to the signaling, selects a threshold priority based on the current number of credits for the transmit-queue; and transmits packets associated with data sources of the transmit-queue that are higher in priority than the threshold priority, and refrain from transmitting other packets associated with the transmit-queue.

Abstract: The present application discloses a method for synchronizing encryption information between a SCell and UE, which includes that: the SCell transmits a COUNT value of RB established for the UE to a PCell; the PCell transmits the COUNT value received from the SCell to the UE; and the PCell receives a COUNT value of RB established on the SCell that is saved by the UE from the UE. Or, the SCell and the UE may directly exchange the COUNT value of RB. By the present application, the security and correctness of data can be ensured.