Abstract: A mobile wireless device that transmits messages to recipient devices that correspond to subscribers of a service for receiving packet-switched messages may poll a community of users of the service. Each user of the community of users may receive, in response to the poll, an indication to select a voting button. The mobile wireless device may receive poll responses from the community of users of the service. The poll responses may comprise predetermined text in order to minimize the potential of false responses that cannot be counted.

Abstract: A system and method for facilitating real-time communication with a caller without a user accepting a call, wherein the system or method: receives a notification of the call; obtains information about the user and the caller from one or more data sources; determines the user's temporal status at a given point in time and the caller's identity based on the information; generates a context-specific message based on the user's temporal status and the caller's identity, wherein the message summarizes the user's temporal status; and provides the message to the caller. Alternatively, the message is a generic message, when the caller's identity cannot be determined.

Abstract: Examples of the systems and methods described herein relate to reducing latency issues associated with playing online digital video on client devices. An example method includes: determining that a client device of a user is displaying a web page; determining a likelihood that the user will select content on the web page, the content being associated with a digital video; determining that the likelihood exceeds a threshold and, based thereon: identifying the digital video associated with the content; obtaining a copy of a video file including the digital video and an initial portion that precedes the digital video; initiating a video player for displaying the digital video; determining a start location in the video file where the initial portion ends and the digital video begins; and configuring the video player to begin playing the video file from the start location when the user selects the content.

Abstract: Techniques are described that enable a user to upgrade a stack of resources by providing a template that reflects the desired end state of the stack. Upon receiving a new template, the system automatically detects changes that should be performed and determines the order in which the changes should be performed. The system can also detect if the desired changes to the stack are a result of direct modifications; because parameters to the resources have changed; or the changes are indirectly caused by other dependency/attribute changing. Additionally, the system determines whether the changes require creating new resources or if the changes can be made to the resources live. In case of replacement of resources, the system will first create the new resource, move that new resource into the stack and remove the old resource(s). In case of failures, the system ensures that the stack rolls back to the initial state.

Abstract: A method in a proxy call session control function, P-CSCF, of handling an unauthenticated emergency call originating from a roaming user equipment, UE, which is not attached to the P-CSCF. The P-CSCF receives a SIP INVITE request from the UE, the INVITE request relating to the unauthenticated emergency call, and determines an IP address of the UE. The P-CSCF sends an identity query to a policy and charging rules function, PCRF, indicating the IP address of the UE and requesting other identifiers of the UE, and receives one or more other identifiers of the UE from the PCRF. The P-CSCF constructs a TEL and/or SIP uniform resource identifier, URI, for the UE on the basis of at least one of said other identifiers, inserts the URI into the SIP INVITE request, and sends the SIP INVITE request to a public safety answering point, PSAP. Also provided are corresponding methods in other nodes and for authenticated emergency calls, and apparatus for implementing the methods.

Abstract: Techniques are described for wireless communication. A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) includes identifying, while the UE is in a connected mode with a network, a radio resource configuration of the UE, selecting a dedicated set of resources for the UE or a common set of resources for a plurality of UEs based at least in part on the identified radio resource configuration, and transmitting a pilot signal to the network using the selected set of resources. Methods for wireless communication at a network access device and a network access device controller are also described.

Abstract: A PCF determining method includes receiving, by a first AMF, PCF identification information sent by a second AMF, and obtaining, by the first AMF, policy information from a target PCF when at least one PCF corresponding to the PCF identification information includes the target PCF, where the PCF identification information includes identification information of at least one first PCF, the identification information of the first PCF includes at least one of an IP address of the first PCF, an IP prefix of the first PCF, and an FQDN of the first PCF, the first AMF is an AMF providing a service for the terminal to access a network this time, and the second AMF is an AMF providing a service for the terminal to access a network last time.

Abstract: A mapping relationship of a device ID associated with a client, a certificate ID associated with a certificate to be applied by the client during a certificate application process, and identity verification methods to be used to verify the client is stored during the certificate application process. From the client, a request for a certificate to perform a service is received, and the request includes the device ID, an identification verification requirement associated with the service, and the identity verification requirement specifies at least one identity verification method. In response to receiving the request based on the mapping relationship, a certificate ID of an existing certificate that corresponds to the received device ID and satisfies the identity verification requirement is retrieved. In response to retrieving the certificate ID, a certificate response to the client including the retrieved certificate ID is sent.

Abstract: Present invention provides a proxy-based service processing method which includes: obtaining, by a server, a current network connection relationship between a plurality of network element devices within a management range; determining connected domains based on the current network connection relationship between the plurality of network element devices, where at least two network element devices in each connected domain are connected to each other; sending proxy activation information to at least one network element device in each connected domain, to activate the at least one network element device as a proxy device; and delivering a proxy task to the proxy device. For the method a current proxy task is delivered to the proxy devices, and the proxy devices deliver service data to the network element devices in the network, perform service convergence, perform service data processing, or perform another operation, thereby improving overall maintenance efficiency of the wireless network.

Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a first antenna array including a plurality of first antenna elements, a second antenna array including a plurality of second antenna elements, and a processor. The processor measures first signal strengths for every a plurality of beam indexes by means of the first antenna array and the second antenna array, determines second signal strengths for every the plurality of beam indexes by means of the first antenna array, and determines a beam index, a signal strength of which is maximal, based on a difference between the first signal strength and the second signal strength corresponding to a beam index selected among the plurality of beam indexes.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, responsive to determining that a second device is associated with a first carrier network, obtaining a first record associated with a called number of the second device from a first carrier network telephone number mapping equipment server of the first carrier network, and transmitting a first internet protocol address for the second device from the first record to a terminating call session control function server of the first carrier network to initiate the internet protocol call session.

Abstract: A set of key performance indicators (KPIs) is calculated for a first set of user devices based on device performance data of the first set of more user devices or network performance data of a communication network that provides communication services to the first set of user devices. The device performance data has at least one of temporal or geographical commonality with the network performance data. A machine learning (ML) model is then trained based on training data, in which the training data includes the network performance data and the set of KPIs calculated for the first set of user devices. The ML model is applied to additional network performance data of the communication network to extrapolate one or more extrapolated KPIs for the first set of user devices or a second set of user devices.

Abstract: A Policy and Charging Enforcement Function (PCEF) can be aware of whether a UE connects through a cellular or WIFI connection through a gateway. Management messages can be modified to allow the PCEF volume based online charging functionality to remain in the core network (i.e. in the P-GW/PCEF). Session management messaging between the ISWN (ISW-GW) and the core network (P-GW/PCEF) may be modified so that the core network may be notified when the ISWN moves a bearer, or flow, from one RAT to another. Alternately, PCEF volume based online charging functionality can be added to the ISWN. The PCEF of the ISWN can be tasked with performing volume based online charging while the UE is in the ISWN.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for establishing communications, comprising receiving, from an initiator, an input with a user identifier (ID) to initiate a communication, determining that the user ID is associated with a Unified Communication as a Service (UCaaS) service provider user, providing, to the initiator, a link to a UCaaS service provider platform, and initiating the communication to the user ID using the UCaaS service provider platform.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for transferring dialog sessions between devices using deep links. The dialog sessions can correspond to interactions, mediated by an automated assistant, between a user and a third party application. During the dialog session, a user can request that the dialog session be transferred to a different device, for example, to interact with the third party application through a different modality. In response, the automated assistant and/or the third party application can generate a link that can be transferred to the transferee device to allow the transferee device to seamlessly take over the dialog session. In this way, computational resources and electrical power can be preserved by not requiring a recipient device to re-process natural language inputs previously provided during the dialog session.

Abstract: A mobile wireless device may transmit message content intended for a third party provider, to a server associated with the service, which forwards a message comprising the message content intended for the third party provider, to the third party provider. The message forwarded to the third party provider may be derived at least in part from a random number. The message forwarded to the third party provider may not be identical to a message transmitted by the mobile wireless device comprising the message content intended for the third party provider. The message transmitted by the mobile wireless device comprising the message content intended for the third party provider may include at least one information element which is not included in the message forwarded to the third party provider.

Abstract: A networking device replacement system, includes a second networking device coupled to the configuration server system and the first networking device. The second networking device sends a first peer discovery request to the first networking device that includes second networking device identifying information associated with the second networking device and, in response, receives a first peer discovery response that includes third networking device identifying information associated with a third networking device that the second networking device is replacing. The second networking device sends a first configuration server discovery request to the configuration server system that includes the third networking device identifying information and receives a third networking device configuration file associated with the third networking device. The second networking device configures itself using at least one configuration in the third networking device configuration file.

Abstract: The graphical programming call router features a rich library of powerful and easy-to-use components that administrators can use to seamlessly drop in contact center actions such as data dips, complex interactive voice responses (“IVRs”) and call recordings, among many others. This makes it easy to visualize the exact structure and outcome of any call flow. The graphical programming call router also offers granular queue management functionality so you can get specific around call prioritization, wait time and time-based actions on virtual queues.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to implementing an operational safety mode that manages the output of notifications at an electronic device when a user of the device is operating a vehicle.

Abstract: An example communications system for providing communication services between communications devices may employ multiple usage rates for metered communication services. A method for adjusting usage amounts to account for multiple usage rates may include determining a usage adjustment factor for a communications event; determining a metered usage amount for the communications event; and determining an adjusted usage amount based on the usage adjustment factor and the metered usage amount for the communications amount. Thus, a billing system in the communications system may determine an invoice amount based on the adjusted usage amount and a predetermined bill rate.

Abstract: The present invention includes: receiving an optical signal from a transmission link via an STM-4 optical port; converting the received optical signal into an electrical signal; recovering an E1 signal; performing HDLC link deframe mapping, removing a frame header and an interpolated zero part in the HDLC link, and extracting the payload of a sliced HDLC packet; and processing and outputting a received HDLC data stream to a host. The present invention further provides a device for acquiring data via a channelized optical port STM-4 HDLC according to the method for acquiring data via a channelized optical port STM-4 HDLC.

Abstract: In an approach to improve online path profiling by identifying heavy trafficked paths in streaming applications embodiments track data tuples through a streaming application. Embodiments consist of periodically executing a tuple submission application programming interface (API) and a tuple processing API. Additionally, embodiments record active paths using a profiler thread by taking snapshots of a current path index across threads. Furthermore, embodiments generate path usage information based on the recorded active path, generate a path usage graph based on the path usage information; and optimize identified trafficked paths based on the path usage data and path usage map.

Abstract: An intelligent hub for protocol-agnostic file transfer. The hub may include a transceiver, an interrogator processor, an intelligence engine processor, a data translation processor and a hashing processor. The hub may utilize artificial intelligence processes to perform real-time networking or file transfer protocol conversion.

Abstract: A method involves a headless IoT device wirelessly communicating a MAC address to a client device in response to a scan by the client device, and receiving from the client device a vendor action frame comprising access credentials for communicating via a Wi-Fi access point. The IoT device applies the credentials to authenticate to the Wi-Fi access point, forms an application layer for communicating over the Wi-Fi access point network, and communicates with the client device via the application layer.

Abstract: System management services can discover the addition of new physical devices, take automated actions to provision software (operating system and other related cloud services software components) on them, and scale out management infrastructure based on the new capacity of the total resources (including the newly added resources). A configuration file can contain the rules for automatic expansion and contraction of the system.

Abstract: A method and apparatus provide for attachment for restricted local operator services for an apparatus, such as a user equipment. An attach procedure for the restricted local operator services for the apparatus can be performed. A proxy call session control function address for the restricted local operator services can be received during the attach procedure. A session initiation protocol register request message can be generated. The session initiation protocol register request message can include an indication for the restricted local operator services and can include an internet protocol multimedia public user identification based on an identification of the apparatus. The session initiation protocol register request message to the proxy call session control function address can be sent, the session initiation protocol register request message can include the indication for the restricted local operator services.

Abstract: A control device of a telecommunications network can receive a session-initiation message and determine a context identifier associated with at least one of a calling-party identifier and a called-party identifier of the message. The control device can retrieve calling-party identification information from an information server based at least in part on the calling-party identifier and the context identifier. The control device can determine a second session-initiation message comprising the calling-party identification information based at least in part on the session-initiation message and send the second session-initiation message via the telecommunications network. An information server can receive a query and select, based at least in part on context information thereof, a calling-party identification information value associated with a calling-party identifier in the query. The information server can send, via the network, a response comprising the calling-party identification information value.

Abstract: A system and method for routing data packets between different overlay networks is disclosed. The method includes receiving a DNS lookup request for a resource from a first computing device coupled to a first overlay network. The first overlay network comprises a first edge application gateway. The method includes identifying a second computing device coupled to a second overlay network comprising the resource requested. The second overlay network comprises a second edge application gateway. The method further includes identifying a third overlay network. The data packets generated at, the first computing device is transferred to the first edge application gateway. The data packets are then transmitted from the first edge application gateway and the second edge application gateway over the third overlay network.

Abstract: An analog and digital communication system establishes a connection between a plain old telephone service (POTS) device and a destination device. The system includes a customer appliance that includes multiple ports, an internal power source device, a subscriber identification module (SIM) card, an electronic control unit, an analog to digital convertor, and a processor device. At least one of the ports are operably connected to the POTS device. A controller communicates remotely with the customer appliance via the network to provide routing of the telephone call between the POTS device and the destination device. The controller is configured to at least one of transmit the telephone call or receive the telephone call via a closest public switched telephone network (PSTN) handoff or via an internal customer appliance network establishing a connection between the customer appliance and a second customer appliance.

Abstract: Briefly, methods and/or apparatuses of overlaying a secure, connected, flexible networking structure, such as on cloud infrastructure, are described.

Abstract: A method, mobile device (101) and radio access network RAN (102) are disclosed for suspending and re-establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection. In some examples, the mobile device (101) indicates a preference to have the RRC connection either suspended or released. In other examples, RAN (102) sends to the mobile device (101) a connection suspend command message instructing the mobile device to suspend a RRC connection with the RAN (102). The mobile device (101), in response to the connection suspend command message, suspends the RRC connection. When the RRC connection is suspended the mobile device (101) cannot transmit or receive user plane data to the RAN (102) and performs functions the same as or similar to idle mode functions. On suspension, RRC connection information is stored and can be used to re-establish the suspended RRC connection.

Abstract: Fault-tolerant signaling in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network architecture is disclosed. A method can comprise initiating a primary signaling path to a signaling server device; in response to the initiating, establishing an alternate signaling path to a web application server device, wherein a call session is established over the primary signaling path; monitoring the primary signaling path for a session failure; and in response to the session failure, switching the call session from using the primary signaling path to using the alternate signaling path.

Abstract: Maintaining accurate out-of-office notifications can be resource intensive and error-prone. This is compounded by duplicating efforts, such as between a telephony system and an email system. By automatically creating and presenting a personal interactive voice response (IVR) or dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) signaling in response to menu option, generated from an email system, a telephony system may automatically be updated to provide options for a caller to select delegates for a particular user. The delegates may further be identified by subject matter or other categorization. As a result, a user may maintain one system and, as a result, enable a second system to automatically present and process delegate selection without additional human input.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for collecting call data, feeding call data to applications, and providing advanced call features.

Abstract: A communication device of an embodiment includes one or more processors. The processors synchronize time between the communication device and a different communication device using data transmitted and received by time division multiple access. The processors determine the end timing of carrier-sensing in a time slot of the time division multiple access. The processors control carrier-sensing to end at a determined end timing. The processors generate data including timing information, allowing identification of the determined end timing, as data to be transmitted to the different communication device.

Abstract: According to at least one example embodiment, a method of identifying a type of communications service of a user is disclosed. The method includes receiving from an originating user device a user identifier for a terminating user, wherein the originating user is associated with a first operator and the terminating user is associated with a second operator that is different than the first. Then a service identifier which corresponds to a type of communications service for which the terminating user is provisioned. In response, the service identifier is received. Communication is provided between the originating user device and the terminating user device based on the service identifier.

Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for dynamic graphical rendering of call options is provided. The present invention may include receiving, by an interactive voice response (IVR) system, a phone call from a telephonic device. The present invention may include determining that the telephonic device includes a visual menu device type. The present invention may include generating a visual prompt menu having a visual representation of a set of call options included in the IVR system. The present invention may include transmitting the generated visual prompt menu to a display of the telephonic device. The present invention may include receiving, from the telephonic device, at least one selected call option from the generated visual prompt menu. The present invention may include processing, by the IVR system, a call sequence based on the received at least one selected call option from the generated visual prompt menu.

Abstract: An Application Programming Interface (API) exposes real-time service status information from a service backend system to a mobile application of a mobile device. Interactive, dynamic, and real-time service status information is rendered to the mobile device for managing and/or rating services rendered to a customer who operates the mobile device.

Abstract: A method for providing split-brain avoidance for sub-secondary High Availability (HA) systems involves identifying the network segments that are shared by two nodes participating in HA, running the periodic network-path and next hop monitoring protocol over all these network segments, and doing the protocol over-ride to clearly detect and distinguish network and interface faults from node and service faults in HA systems. This ability is used by the Standby node to provide the split-brain avoidance without requiring any hardware bus interconnect between HA nodes or presence of any external quorum server.

Abstract: A monitoring system that receives messages that are exchanged with the application server. Relationships between users are posited in response to the times at which the messages are received. A relationship between two users may be posited in response to receiving, at approximately the same time, two messages from the application server that are destined, respectively, for the two users. The near-simultaneous receipt of the two messages indicates that the two messages were sent from the server at approximately the same time, which, in turn, indicates that the two messages may correlate with one another. Further indication of a correlation between the messages, which may increase the level of confidence with which the relationship between the two users is posited, may be found by examining the respective sizes of the messages, which indicate the message types.

Abstract: A Content Delivery Network (CDN) includes one or more cache servers communicatively coupled to end users for providing content thereto; and one or more origin servers communicatively coupled to the one or more cache servers through a plurality of nodes, the one or more cache servers are configured to receive traffic related to the content from the one or more origin servers through the one or more nodes of the plurality of nodes, based on one or more of a push technique and a pull technique, and the plurality of nodes are configured to monitor the traffic between the one or more origin servers and the one or more cache servers in an inline manner, process the traffic for malware and data leakage based on policy, and block the traffic responsive to detection of one or more of the malware and the data leakage, prior to traffic entering the CDN.

Abstract: A testing power reuse system including a testing device, a virtual currency calculating circuit, and a power reuse circuit is provided. The power reuse circuit is coupled to the testing device through a first interface circuit and is coupled to the virtual currency calculating circuit through a second interface circuit. The power reuse circuit is configured to receive power generated by performing a testing operation on the testing device through the first interface circuit and provide the power to the virtual currency calculating circuit through the second interface circuit. The virtual currency calculating circuit is driven by the power to perform a virtual currency calculating operation. A power reuse circuit and a testing power reuse method are also provided.

Abstract: A method including, at a media content server, receiving a pre-modified live digital audio stream, modifying the pre-modified live digital audio stream to produce a live digital audio stream, at a time-shifted media server, storing the pre-modified live digital audio stream, at an alternative content server, identifying and storing respective alternative content start/stop tags, at a client device, receiving the live digital audio stream, in response to a playback command by a user, transmitting a time-shifted digital audio stream request, in response to the time-shifted digital audio stream request, the time-shifted media server streaming the time-shifted digital audio stream, the client device, identifying an upcoming alternative content period, in response to determining that the upcoming alternative content period is within a pre-determined timing threshold, transmitting an alternative content request, receiving a second alternative content, ceasing to output the time-shifted digital audio stream, and out

Abstract: Systems and methods for characterizing networks are disclosed. In several embodiments, a network analyzer applies a network analysis to a network that replaces components of the network in a model of the network with equivalent or bounding models. The network analyzer can then characterize the simplified model of the network and an assessment can be made concerning the accuracy of the characterization of the network.

Abstract: A method and system of accelerating monitoring of network traffic. The method may include receiving, at a network chip of a network device, a network traffic data unit; capturing, by the network chip, the network traffic data unit based on a traffic sampling rate; adding, by the network chip, a sampling header to the network traffic data unit to obtain a sampled network traffic data unit; sending the sampled network traffic data unit from the network chip to a sampling engine; receiving, from the sampling engine, a flow datagram that includes a network traffic data unit portion and a flow datagram header; generating a flow network data traffic unit that includes the flow datagram; and transmitting the flow network data traffic unit towards a collector.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for managing the connection of a first terminal connected to a first access network accessing a communication network and capable of connecting to a second access network accessing said communication network, implemented by a management module of the communication network, said management module being capable of determining a list of access networks to which the first terminal is likely to connect. After receiving (E209) a piece of connectivity information relative to a second terminal, the management method comprises a step (E210) of updating the list of access networks according to the received connectivity information and a step (E211) of transmitting said updated list to the first terminal such that the first terminal connects (E212) to the second access network.

Abstract: A receiver apparatus and a method for controlling the access to at least a portion of a content broadcasted via satellite, wherein the receiver apparatus includes a receiver for receiving broadcast signals configured for receiving at least a broadcast signal having at least a content, a receiver for receiving terrestrial signals configured for receiving at least a terrestrial signal, and a processor configured for determining access information on the basis of at least the received terrestrial signal, and allowing or blocking, on the basis of at least the access information, the access to the at least one content of the broadcast signal.

Abstract: The present invention provides according to one of its aspects a method of queueing a data frame in one of a plurality of traffic queues at a communication station for transmission over a communication channel in a communication network comprising a plurality stations and an access point (AP). The method comprising selecting a traffic queue based on at least one of 1) a transmission mode, direct link or uplink, of the data frame, and 2) a transmission mode of the traffic queue; and queueing the data frame in the selected traffic queue. The transmission mode of the traffic queue may be a Multi-User (MU) uplink (UL) mode if a data frame previously stored in the traffic queue has been transmitted, since a predetermined period of time, in a resource unit (RU) provided by the AP within a transmission opportunity granted to the AP on the communication channel. The transmission mode may also be a Single-User (SU) mode.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes receiving a trigger operation indication that content has been selected by a user device, and determining whether the content offers a recurring audio content data. The operation may also include retrieving a first audio content and transmitting the first audio content to the user device.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of providing a nomadic service, the method including: i. sending, by a user, a nomadic service request to an Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) server to determine whether the nomadic service request is allowed; ii. if the nomadic service request is allowed, then instantiating a service module for the nomadic service in a corresponding virtual Residential Gateway (vRG) platform, or selecting a corresponding service module in a residential gateway of the user, based upon the nomadic service, by a Software Defined Network (SDN) controller; and iii. determining and configuring, by the SDN controller, a network delivery path between the user and the service module based upon the path establishment request and a position of the service module. With the technical solution according to the invention, even a user who is not at home can be provided rapidly with a service subscribed through a residential gateway.