Abstract: A system and method for managing virtual queues for providing access control. A cloud-based queue service manages a plurality of queues hosted by one or more entities. The queue service is in constant communication with the entities and sensors located therein providing queue management, queue analysis, and access control to controlled systems. The queue service is likewise in direct communication with queued persons and provides an access key to a user device which can be used to access the controlled system when certain conditions are met.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus related to the storage and/or recovery of session state information are described. A communications server, e.g., a web RTC server, supporting a communications session, stores session state information corresponding to the communications session in a client device, e.g., a user device including a web browser, participating in the communications session. Following a failure of the communications server, the client device establishes a new connection with a replacement communications server and communicates the stored session state information to the replacement communications server. In some embodiments, the session state information is communicated between a communications server and a client device in encrypted form via a secure HTTP web socket connection. In various embodiments, both the communications server and the replacement communications server include or have access to a shared encryption key.

Abstract: A network node of a communications network configured to provide Citizen Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) to at least one end user device (EUD) in a coverage area of the network node. The network node comprises: at least one processor; and a memory storing software instructions configured to control at least one processor to perform steps of: detecting interference from at least one aggressor device in the network; and reporting the detected interference to at least one of a Spectrum Access System (SAS) and a co-existence manager (CxM) of the communications network.

Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display and a processor configured to count time for operating a screen saver after a user input is received, and based on the counted time corresponding to a threshold time, control the display to display a screen corresponding to the screen saver by operating the screen saver.

Abstract: Provided is an integrated physical security and cyber security intrusion and anomaly detection method for determining physical or electronic ingress/egress of a person/device and/or data/information from a home/facility/premise. The method includes processing data and information obtained from physical security system sensors, wired/wireless network traffic, and third-party sources, and creating sensor and network traffic profile, baselines and detecting anomalies and writing all related data to either a local database or a remotely managed database at a monitoring center.

Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus for simultaneous physical layer and protocol testing is provided that provides for simultaneous test of many layers of the communication stack at the same time, providing further measurement capability and insight into complex phenomena.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides for an apparatus for accessing a management system comprising a memory operable to store a plurality of customer reviews received from a plurality of external sources and a processor operably coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to receive the plurality of customer reviews, wherein receiving the plurality of customer reviews comprises of transmitting a functional call at a pre-determined frequency with property identifiers to an application programming interface (API). The processor is further configured to categorize each of the received plurality of customer reviews into a designated category and to generate a response to one of the received plurality of customer reviews. The processor is further configured to transmit the generated response to one of the plurality of external sources and to display each of the received plurality of customer reviews through one or more widgets on a user interface of the management system.

Abstract: Methods, nodes and computer program products control radio channel deployment when using un-licensed carriers in a wireless communication network and control mobility and/or load balancing target selection when using un-licensed carriers. When performed in an access node, unlicensed carrier intrinsic cell channel load is determined in a cell served by the access node based on one or more predetermined channel load indicators and neighbor cell channel load information is obtained, from one or more neighboring access nodes. The neighbor cell channel load information includes unlicensed carrier channel load in respective cells based on the one or more predetermined channel load indicators. At least one channel deployment operation is initiated based on an outcome of one or more comparative operations including the determined unlicensed carrier intrinsic cell channel load and/or the obtained neighbor cell channel load information.

Abstract: Systems and methods include obtaining criteria for selecting connectors for private application access in a cloud-based system; responsive to a request to access an application, by a user device, located in any of a public cloud, a private cloud, and an enterprise network, wherein the user device is remote over the Internet, determining a connector coupled to the application based on the criteria; and, responsive to a user of the user device being permitted to access the application, stitching together connections between the cloud-based system, the application, and the user device to provide access to the application.

Abstract: A WTRU may initiate access for a PDU session over multiple access networks. The WTRU may register with two or more access networks. For example, the WTRU may register with a 3GPP access network (e.g., LTE Advanced) and a non-3GPP access network (e.g., Wi-Fi). The WTRU may determine to request a multi-access PDU session for a (e.g., at least one) PDU session. A multi-access PDU session may correspond to a PDU session where the WTRU communicates one or more PDUs associated with the PDU session over the 3GPP access network and one or more PDUs associated with the PDU session over the non-3GPP access network. The WTRU may receive a confirmation message indicating that a multi-access PDU session has been established. The WTRU may send uplink data over the 3GPP access network and the non-3GPP access network, e.g., in accordance with the established multi-access PDU session.

Abstract: In some implementations, a system is capable of intelligently generating customized multimedia content streams that are distributed to different groups of users. The system generates the customized content streams such that the initial and terminating portions of the streams are shared between each of the content streams. The system adjusts the intermediate portions of the streams to, for example, the viewing preferences of each user group using alternate forms of content. In this regard, the customized content streams that have both customized portions and shared portions to provide a standardized yet adaptive viewing experience for all users.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for maintaining and/or facilitating video call continuity between devices. For example, the systems and methods support video calls or other communications between multiple devices (e.g., a mobile device providing a video call stream of content and a drone or other moving device capturing and streaming content via a camera) providing video content to a target device, such as another mobile device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for aligning a smartphone providing NFC wireless power for charging a battery of a device, the method comprising: emitting, with a first NFC antenna of the smartphone, an NFC field for wirelessly charging the battery of the device comprising a second NFC antenna; obtaining, with the smartphone, a measured value of a signal representative of the NFC field strength between the smartphone and the device; determining, by the smartphone, a range of values of a plurality of ranges of values the measured value belongs; and emitting, by the smartphone, at least one notification signal to a user with a frequency determined by the determined range of values.

Abstract: A presence alert system (24) includes a sniffer (36), controller-circuitry (38), radio frequency (RF) background data (40), and a software program (42). The sniffer is configured to sample and measure a characteristic of ambient RF signals (33) over time. The controller-circuitry includes one or more processors and one or more storage mediums. The RF background data is stored in at least one of the one or more storage mediums, and is indicative of no moving presence. The software program is stored in at least one of the one or more storage mediums, and is executed by at least one of the one or more processors. The software program is configured to evaluate the measured characteristic of the ambient RF signals, compare the measured characteristic to the RF background data, and thereby determine motion of a presence (34).

Abstract: Handling of UE capability information in a mobile telecommunications network wherein an eNodeB receives information regarding the UE capability information from the UE and stores the information. The eNodeB sends the UE capability information to the EPC, i.e., to an MME, which receives and stores the UE capability information. When the UE transits from idle to active state, does an initial attach, or when a part of the UE capabilities have changed, it sends a message to the eNodeB regarding the update. The eNodeB forwards the message to the MME, which sends a response associated with the previously stored UE capability information to the eNodeB. The eNodeB decides whether the UE capabilities stored in the MME is up-to-date based on the message from the UE and the response from the MME. If the UE holds updated UE capabilities the eNodeB can request updated UE capability information from the UE.

Abstract: A method of providing an emergency response service includes connecting at least one Internet of Things (IoT) device belonging to a subscriber to the SIP server, associating, in the SIP server, the at least one IoT device to the location information, receiving at the SIP server, real time data associated with the emergency situation from the at least one IoT device, and transmitting the real time data associated with the emergency situation to an emergency service routing proxy (ESRP) of an emergency network solution (EsiNet). An emergency response service system can implement embodiments of the method.

Abstract: Systems, devices and methods for delivering audible alerts are described. In one aspect, an event for generating an audible alert for a user is detected. In response to detection of the event for generating the audible alert, it is determined whether an authorized audible interface device is within a threshold distance of the user based on a location of the user and a location of one or more authorized audible interface devices. In response to determining that an audible interface device is within the threshold distance of the user, alert instructions for the audible interface device are generated. The alert instructions cause the audible interface device to generate the audible alert in accordance with alert data provided in the alert instructions. The alert instructions are sent to the audible interface device over a wireless network via a communication module.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system that processes network data. During operation, the system obtains, at a remote capture agent, a first protocol classification for a first packet flow captured by the remote capture agent. Next, the system uses configuration information associated with the first protocol classification to build a first event stream from the first packet flow at the remote capture agent, wherein the first event stream comprises time-series event data generated from network packets in the first packet flow based on the first protocol classification. The system then transmits the first event stream over a network for subsequent storage and processing of the first event stream by one or more components on the network.

Abstract: Systems and methods include obtaining for a tenant a definition of a sub-cloud in a cloud-based system, wherein the cloud-based system includes a plurality of data centers geographically distributed, and wherein the sub-cloud includes a subset of the plurality of data centers; receiving a request, in a cloud system from a user device, to access an application for the tenant, wherein the application is constrained to the sub-cloud, and wherein the user device is remote over the Internet; determining if the user device is permitted to access the application; if the user device is not permitted to access the application, notifying the user device the application does not exist; and if the user device is permitted to access the application, stitching together connections between the sub-cloud, the application, and the user device to provide access to the application.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to a system and method for using a machine-learning system to more accurately detect fraudulent use of credit cards on an e-commerce website and block those attempts.

Abstract: A method for Non-IP Data Delivery to a group of UE in the specific geographic area is proposed. The method which may be performed by a exposure function node comprises receiving from an application server node a Non-IP delivery data message including geographic information; determining location area information based on the geographic information; and the method further comprises transmitting to a first node for monitoring event of the at least one UE which are related to the location area. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the Non-IP Data can be delivered to at least UE in the specific geographic area, so that it makes the SCS/AS more flexible to deliver the message to UEs in a customer defined Geographic Area in an efficient and simple way.

Abstract: The present teachings is generally directed to facilitating satellite and terrestrial internet communications. In some embodiments, configuration information for configuring a communications device may be retrieved. The configuration information may be provided to the communications device, and the communications device may be caused to be configured based on the configuration information. Responsive to receiving a first data signal from a first satellite, the communications device may be configured to generate and output a second data signal based on the first data signal, the first data signal including first data encoded using one or more space-based communication protocols, and the second data including second data encoded using one or more terrestrial-based communication protocols.

Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for QoS chaining based on control-plane virtual functions for ensuring end-to-end Quality of Service (QoS) of Internet services. The QoS chaining coordinates broadband service delivery via an orchestrated “chain” or Network Service (NS) consisting of control-plane Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) running in the cloud or virtual infrastructure. Separate service elements, network elements, network domains or other service plane or data plane elements or systems have a separate corresponding VNF in the control plane provide monitor and control functions. QoS is ensured End-to-End (E2E) across the chain of VNFs by coordination through the QoS chain or by a coordinating or integrating E2E orchestrator or E2E VNF. The VNFs may be chained, may communicate directly with each other, and may communicate directly with the E2E orchestrator, may communicate with each other through the E2E orchestrator, or may communicate through a shared database.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, at least one antenna array disposed in the housing or formed on a part of the housing and including a plurality of antenna elements, a processor electrically or operatively connected to the antenna array, and a memory operatively connected to the at least one processor. In addition to the above, various embodiments identified through the specification are possible.

Abstract: Implementations are directed to enabling a representative associated with an entity to quickly and efficiently modify a voice bot associated with the entity. The voice bot can be previously trained to communicate with user(s) on behalf of the entity through various communication channels (e.g., a telephone communication channel, a software application communication channel, a messaging communication channel, etc.). Processor(s) of a computing device can receive, from the representative, representative input to modify behavior(s) and/or parameter(s) that the voice bot utilizes in communicating with the plurality of users via the communication channels, determine whether the representative is authorized to cause the behavior(s) and/or parameter(s) to be modified, and cause the behavior(s) and/or parameter(s) to be modified in response to determining that the representative is authorized.

Abstract: Methods and network devices implement a lawful interception (LI) trigger control function as an LI target handler and a modified trigger control function. A generic LI triggering interface enables the modified trigger control function to query the LI target handler regarding whether entities using a network function instance are in a target list. The LI target handler has to meet the LI security requirements, but the modified trigger control function does not have to meet such requirements.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with a connectivity management system client; establishing a secure communication channel between the connectivity management system client and a connectivity management system; exchanging information between the connectivity management system client and the connectivity management system via the secure communication channel between the connectivity management system client and the connectivity management system, the information including a provisioning request; and, providing provisioning information to the data center asset via the secure communication channel.

Abstract: A request to contact a service provider may be received from a client machine. The request may be associated with an identity claim and including a service identifier. The identity claim may be validated via a distributed identity service that includes a plurality of identity nodes in communication via a network. Validating the identity claim may include determining a designated network identifier associated with a distributed identity account shared among the plurality of identity nodes. A service query that includes the service identifier and the designated network identifier may be sent to a plurality of customer relations management services. A communication session may be established between a service provider remote computing system and the client machine. The service provider may store customer relations management information at a designated one of the plurality of customer relations management services.

Abstract: A communication system includes a communication device that may transmit a command for requesting a response about communication quality to a specific type of user terminal, and a user terminal that may transmit the communication quality in response to the command.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for routing a packet in a packet switching network in disconnected routing mode, implemented by a router, comprising the following steps:—receiving (E1) the packet;—reading (E2) a field, called the longevity field of the packet, intended to be decremented when traversing a router;—decrementing (E5) the value of the longevity field using a step of a predefined value, called the decrementation step;—deciding (E6) on the routing of the packet on the basis of the value of the decremented longevity field, the packet being destroyed (E7) when said value is less than or equal to zero; the method further comprising, prior to the step of decrementing, the following steps:—obtaining (E3) at least one item of information from a group of items of information comprising an item of information relative to routing conditions of the packet and an item of information relative to parameters of the packet;—determining (E4) the value of the decrementation step on the basis of at least the obtained

Abstract: A method for congestion control at an eNodeB is described, comprising detecting congestion at an eNodeB and entering a congestion control mode, receiving, at the eNodeB, a new user equipment (UE) connection request that contains a radio resource control (RRC) establishment cause, and using the RRC establishment cause for identifying a congestion management strategy, the congestion management strategy comprising one of initiating a handover for an existing LTE bearer, or redirecting the new UE connection request to a 3G nodeB.

Abstract: An agent is installed on a computing device of a vehicle (e.g., an ECU); the agent receives messages from an application installed on the same computing device. The computing device is connected to a gateway computing device via a physical communication channel (e.g., CAN bus or Ethernet cable). When the gateway agent receives a message from the application, it converts the message into a different protocol based on a mapping of the protocols to physical communication channels. The message is sent to a gateway agent at the gateway device, where it is converted back to the original protocol so the message can be processed/transmitted to the internet. By using an agent, the in-vehicle application does not need to know about the vehicle's network architecture or changes to it in order to access the internet.

Abstract: A client is configured to control one or more functions of another client remotely via a wireless connection. Enabling control of the one or more functions of another client includes receiving a control command from a first client. The control command indicates a function to be performed by a second client. The control command is transmitted to the second client when a binding status indicates a binding between the first client to the second client.

Abstract: A communication system mitigating the risk of an incoming spoofed caller. The method involves issuing a token or a digital certificate to each network connection of a user, such as to each member of a social media platform to which the user is connected. The method includes determining a validity of the token or certificate of the network connection with a receiving party, which may be performed in response to searching and identifying the receiving party by a calling party. The method includes transmitting a message to the receiving party by the calling party in response to the validity confirmation of the token or the digital certificate. A message is transmitted that includes a calling identifier to be displayed to provide calling ID to the receiving party and a time of the intended call. The message may provide connection details, mutual connections, and historical events with the calling party.

Abstract: A communications device transmits data to a mobile communications network or receives data from a mobile communications network. The mobile communications network includes plural infrastructure equipment each providing a wireless access interface for the communications device. The wireless access interfaces may have a different frequency but operate in accordance with the same standard or may use different radio access technologies.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for enhancement to an internet protocol (IP) multimedia subsystem (IMS). According to an embodiment, an application server (AS) of the IMS receives from a terminal device a first request for initiating a call service and an internet service which are to be integrated with each other. The AS of the IMS sends a second request for initiating the internet service to a gateway server that acts as a gateway to an internet AS capable of providing the internet service. In response to a reply from the gateway server, the AS of the IMS handles the first request based on the reply.

Abstract: A universal contact center service access point is mapped to a service access point specific to a determined modality to establish a connection between a user device and a contact center operator device and associated with that modality. A request for a contact center engagement is obtained from a user device, in which the request includes a universal contact center service access point. Responsive to the request, the universal contact center service access point is mapped, based on a record associating multiple modalities with the universal contact center service access point, to a service access point specific to one of those multiple modalities determined based on information associated with the user device. The contact center engagement is then facilitated over a connection, established based on the mapping, between the user device and a contact center operator device associated with the service access point.

Abstract: A network device may receive an internet protocol (IP) packet that includes an IP packet header. The IP packet may include at least one extension header, which includes at least one of: a hop-by-hop options header, a first destination options header that precedes a routing header, or a second destination options header that precedes an upper-layer header. The network device may determine that: the hop-by-hop options header includes an Operations and Management capabilities (OAM) option, the first destination options header includes the OAM option and an IP address of the network device matches a destination IP address or a routing IP address identified in the routing header, or the second destination options header includes the OAM option and the IP address of the network device matches the destination IP address. The network device may perform one or more actions indicated by the OAM option.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed. In an example from the perspective of a User Equipment (UE), the UE provides information related to multiple Universal Subscriber Identity Modules (USIM) of the UE to a first network.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method is disclosed. The method includes: receiving, from a web server associated with a protected resource, a first signal including a request to validate a bearer token submitted by a client device to the web server, the bearer token including a digital signature; validating the bearer token, the validating including verifying the digital signature using a public key associated with an end user of the client device; and in response to validating the bearer token, sending to the web server a second signal including a notification that the bearer token is valid.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method useful for implementing high availability (HA) enhancements to a computer network, comprising the steps of: providing a first edge device of a local area network (LAN); providing a second edge device of the LAN; providing a gateway system to the LAN from a wide area network; detecting that an HA cable between the first edge device and the second edge device is disconnected; establishing a network connection between the gateway system and the second edge device; with the gateway system: determining that the first edge device is active and passing network traffic, implementing a network tunneling protocol with second edge device.

Abstract: Certain exemplary aspects directed to customization of communications services wherein a data communications server provides virtual office features to remote client entities.

Abstract: A UE, a network node, and methods for operating the same against maximum number of allowable radio bearers are provided. The method for operating the UE includes operating in a CIoT mode, wherein the UE is capable of operating in a normal cellular communication mode and capable of operating in the CIoT mode; determining, out of at least one UE-data network logical connection, a first UE-data network logical connection in a first set of the at least one UE-data network logical connection for which a radio bear request is to be made based on a UE-data network logical connection type correspondingly of each UE-data network logical connection of the first set of the at least one UE-data network logical connection being non-IP to prevent more than a maximum number of allowable radio bearers for the UE to be requested.

Abstract: There is provided a method at a network node equipped with an advance antenna system, AAS. The AAS comprises a plurality of antenna elements and one or more radio frequency integrated circuits, RFICs. Each of the one or more RFICs is associated with one or more of the plurality of antenna elements. The method comprising: capturing a plurality of signal samples of one or more signal chains of each of the one or more RFICs. Each of the one or more signal chains correspond to one or more of the plurality of antenna elements and a signal sample is associated with an envelope power level at an output of the respective signal chain; and summing at least a subset of the plurality of signal samples to obtain a short term average power value at the AAS.

Abstract: An Internet of Things (IoT) network includes an IoT device with a communicator to send a communication including egress frame, protocol library builder to determine available protocols, frame analyzer to analyze an ingress frame, and frame builder to build the egress frame from the ingress frame. An IoT network includes an IoT device with network discoverer to identify available parallel communication channels between the IoT device and target device, payload, payload fragmenter/packager to fragment the payload into sub-objects for transmission, and packet communicator to send sub-objects to the target device over parallel communication channels. An IoT network includes a plurality of IoT devices, which each include a communication channel to an upstream device, a network link to another one of the plurality of IoT devices, a hash calculator to identify a neighbor IoT device, and a communicator to send out a message to the neighbor IoT device.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for implementing network address translation as a distributed service over the nodes of a logical network fabric, such as a software-defined network fabric. A method includes registering, by an edge node of a network, an IP address of a client device. The method further includes forwarding, by the edge node, the registered IP address to a control plane of the network. The method further includes checking, by the control plane, a network address translation policy. The method further includes recording, by the control plane, translations between the registered IP address and an allocated IP address in a translation table, each of the translations being related to the edge node. The method further includes returning, by the control plane, the translations between the registered IP address and the allocated IP address to the edge node.

Abstract: A method of forming a virtual network includes forming an arrangement of virtual fibers from physical fiber optic cables that interconnect virtual entry devices, virtual forwarding devices, and virtual exit devices together. The virtual entry devices combine data and frames to allow a number of sources with data and frame rates that are less than a predetermined frame rate of a physical port to be output from the physical port.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for configuring an edge router of a communication provider network, the edge router coupled to communicate with a plurality of media streaming playback devices. Based at least in part on an indication of characteristics associated with the plurality of media streaming playback devices, a first multicast join for the edge router is configured to the communication provider network such that one or more media servers delivers a first plurality of media streams to the edge router via the communication provider network. Based at least in part on an indication of a request for an additional media stream not included in the first plurality of media streams, a second multicast join for the edge router is configured to the communication provider network such that the one or more media servers delivers the additional media stream to the edge router via the communication provider network.

Abstract: A system for one-touch split-mode conference access includes a client, a server, a voice over internet protocol (VOIP) device and a telephony server. The client obtains information associated with a conference and transmits the information to the server. The server transmits the information to the VOIP device, which is paired to the client based on a user account. The VOIP device displays a notification based on the received information. The VOIP device obtains an input from the user. The input is based on the notification. The VOIP device transmits call information based on the input to the telephony server. The telephony server initiates the audio component of the conference on the VOIP device.

Abstract: A system and method for providing network and port address translation is provided. A global IP address and a block (chunk) of ports are allocated for each mobile subscriber (MS) on first data connection. Subsequent data connections from the same MS are assigned the same IP address and a new port from this block. The mapping information is communicated, processed, and stored once for the complete block, instead of for every new data connection. This process reduces processing, communication, and storage requirements.