Abstract: An example operation may include a method comprising one or more of creating a VNFC monitor, starting a VNFC monitor, sending VNFCI state change notifications which includes a status of one or more VNFC modules, stopping a VNFC monitor, and destroying a VNFC monitor.

Abstract: An access control system receives a device-specific identifier of a mobile electronic device. A memory device stores the identifier as belonging to a user present in a public zone. An image processing device generates from a camera image produced by a camera a real-time template for facial features of the user present when the user present requests access to an access-restricted zone, and searches user profiles stored in a database for a reference template that matches the real-time template to a specified degree, wherein a user profile is searched only if it is assigned to a present user based on a stored identifier, wherein in the case of a match, the system grants the user access to the access-restricted zone and denies access when there is no match.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method in which a processing system directs video flows to a plurality of user devices located at network cells, and determines a first or second data usage priority for each user device. The system detects congestion at a cell of the network and/or in the video flows. The system also performs a first congestion-aware shaping procedure for video flows in the congested cell directed to user devices of a second priority located at the congested cell, and subsequently performs a second congestion-aware shaping procedure for video flows in the congested cell directed to user devices of the first priority located at the congested cell. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a policy control method and system, a network element, and a storage medium. A control plane network element establishes, for UE, a first DN connection that uses a first forwarding plane network element as an anchor. The method includes: when the control plane network element receives a handover notification message for the UE and determines that a second forwarding plane network element serves the UE, or when the control plane network element establishes, for the UE, a second DN connection that uses a second forwarding plane network element as an anchor, the control plane network element updates a forwarding path of the first DN connection, so that an updated forwarding path of the first DN connection passes through the second forwarding plane network element, and the second forwarding plane network element performs policy control on a packet on the first DN connection.

Abstract: A power supply circuit, a relay device and a Power over Ethernet system related to the electronic technical field are provided. In the power supply circuit, each rectifier module has its positive output end connected to a positive supply pin, and a negative output end connected to a first end of a switch control module. The positive supply pin is connected to a positive terminal of a relay circuit in the relay device. The switch control module has a second end connected to a negative supply pin, and a control end connected to the positive supply pin. The negative supply pin is connected to a negative terminal of the relay circuit. The switch control module allows conduction between the first end and the second end when the rectifier module outputs a voltage greater than a preset threshold.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for improved data routing and forwarding by exploiting the increasing number of logical cores in a computing system. In certain embodiments, a network device comprising several network interfaces and logical cores is disclosed. The network device may also include a plurality of processing nodes, wherein each processing node includes instructions for processing network packets and is associated with a logical core. Furthermore, the network device may include control logic configured to receive a network packet at an interface, select a subset of processing nodes from the plurality of processing nodes for processing the network packet, based on contents of the network packet and the interface that the network packet was received at, and schedule processing of the network packet by the subset of the processing nodes on the respective logical cores associated with each of the subset of the processing nodes.

Abstract: A label management method, a data stream processing method, and a device, where the label management method includes allocating, by a controller, a source label to a data stream, sending, by the controller, a first Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) update packet to an ingress network device on a label switching path (LSP) of the data stream, and sending a second BGP update packet to an egress network device on the LSP of the data stream, where the first BGP update packet includes a stream identifier of the data stream and the source label, and the second BGP update packet includes a mapping relationship between the source label and a source object of the data stream. Hence, configuration, management, and maintenance can be simplified.

Abstract: A method and a system for performing a group call using unicast and multicast are provided. A group call method performed by a first client device, may include: establishing a media session with a server providing a group call service based on a group call request from the first client device; transmitting, to the server through the media session, at least one first packet including a first source identifier of the first client device; providing a user interface at the first client device, that enables selecting at least one second client device from a plurality of second client devices that participate in a group call initiated by the first client device; and transmitting, from the first client device to the server, at least one second packet including a second source identifier of the selected at least one second client device as a destination of data included in the at least one second packet.

Abstract: A smart adjustable bed system combines an adjustable bed, a smart hub, a server, and smart devices to provide a system for controlling the raising and lowering of the adjustable bed. The smart hub acts as a gateway interconnecting the smart adjustable bed and a remote server capable of powerful voice recognition and artificial intelligence at a shared price. The system includes methods of using the system to allow an additional smart device such as a tablet computer to act as a remote control for the smart adjustable bed. The system further enables voice controls to be used to raise and lower the adjustable bed. Lastly, the voice recognition of the smart hub can be used to detect snoring and to send a signal to the adjustable bed to raise the bed to a position until the user reaches a position where snoring stops.

Abstract: Technologies for network interface controllers (NICs) include a compute sled and an accelerator sled in communication over a network. The accelerator sled configures a virtual switch endpoint associated with a remote direct memory access (RDMA) server instance that is associated with a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) of the accelerator sled. The accelerator sled updates local software defined networking (SDN) tables with a virtual tunnel associated with the virtual switch endpoint and a remote compute sled. A virtual switch of the accelerator sled switches virtual tunnel traffic from the remote compute sled to the RDMA server instance, which transfers data to or from the FPGA. The compute sled also updates a local SDN table with the virtual tunnel, and a virtual switch of the compute sled switches virtual tunnel traffic to or from the accelerator sled. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A generation identifier is employed with various systems and methods in order to identify situations where a workload has been reassigned to a new node and where a workload is still being processed by an old node during a failure between nodes. A master node may assign a workload to a worker node. The worker node sends a request to access target data. The request may be associated with a generation identifier and workload identifier that identifies the node and workload. At some point, a failure occurs between the master node and worker node. The master node reassigns the workload to another worker node. The new worker node accesses the target data with a different generation identifier, indicating to the storage system that the workload has been reassigned. The old worker node receives an indication from the storage system that the workload has been reassigned and stops processing the workload.

Abstract: A system for selective user plane (UP) monitoring includes a service gateway (SGW) having a plurality of units. The system further includes a network packet broker (NPB) configured to receive packets including UP data from tunnels created to enable transmission of the UP packets from UE to the plurality of SGW units. The NPB is also configured to receive packets including control plane (CP) data from channels enabling transmission of the CP packets from a base transceiver station to the SGW. The system also includes a plurality of probes operatively coupled to the NPB. The probes are configured to generate first metrics associated with the received CP packets and to selectively generate second metrics associated with the received UP packets based on one or more identifiers. The NPB is configured to forward UP packets being processed by a particular SGW unit to a particular probe of the plurality of probes.

Abstract: A one-way coupling device for the feedback-free transmission of data from the first network with high security requirements into a second network with low security requirements, containing a request unit, an eavesdropping unit and a receiving unit, wherein the request unit is formed so as to provide a first communication link within the first network to at least one device and, moreover, to request first data from the at least one device and then to transmit the first data via a second communication link on a separate line loop of the request unit, and the eavesdropping unit, which is formed so as to eavesdrop on data on the separate line loop and to transmit data to a receiving unit which is arranged in the second network. Also, a corresponding request unit, a corresponding method and a corresponding computer program product is also provided.

Abstract: A method and notification system for notifying broadcast streams to multiple users. A notifier receives, from a broadcaster, a request to notify a broadcast stream to the multiple users. The notifier receives preferences from a subset of users of two or more social networking systems. The preferences identify: (i) some but not all social networking systems of the two or more social networking systems which should send notifications about the broadcast stream to the subset of users; and (ii) times during which the notifications about the broadcast stream should be sent to the subset of users. The notifier instructs an agent representing a broadcaster in each social networking system of only the some social networking systems to send notifications about the broadcast stream to the subset of users at the times identified in the preferences.

Abstract: A message is received which indicates a request for a client-specific service address for service or content provided by a service provider. In response to the request, a client-specific service address may be generated and sent to the client. The address may be used as a destination address in one or more subsequent client requests for service or content. A first portion of the address comprises an IPv6 service prefix assigned to a service network of the service provider. A second portion of the address comprises semantic information having a first portion of encrypted private information and a second portion of unencrypted service information. The encrypted private information may be generated by encrypting private information based on a cryptographic key, where the cryptographic key is derived based on a secret key associated with the service provider and an IP client prefix assigned to the client.

Abstract: Systems for and methods of delivering telephone calls using the combination of a data channel and a voice channel are disclosed. A data channel connection with the telephone handset may provide pre-call information used to set up incoming and outgoing calls which are ultimately connected using a voice channel. Use of the pre-call information may permit the same handset to be associated with multiple secondary telephone numbers from which calls appear to have been made and to which calls appear to have been placed.

Abstract: A gateway device selection method is provided. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, a message from a gateway device, where the message includes identification information of the gateway device, and the identification information of the gateway device indicates information about the gateway device; determining, by the terminal device, that the identification information of the gateway device is consistent with preset identification information of a gateway device on the terminal device, and using the gateway device as a selected gateway device; and sending, by the terminal device, a data packet to the selected gateway device. This helps the terminal device correctly identify the gateway device to which the terminal device is to send data.

Abstract: A satellite telecommunication system includes a satellite and multiple computing devices. One computing device is in communication with the satellite and programmed to generate a virtual local area network (VLAN) packet with a VLAN tag and transmit the VLAN packet to the satellite. Another computing device is in communication with the satellite and programmed to receive the VLAN packet, determine VLAN tag information from the VLAN tag, and forward at least the original packet while preserving VLAN tag information associated with the VLAN tag.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described for automatically detecting network routing peers and establishing route peering sessions. An illustrative method includes retrieving, at a network router, route peer configuration for the network router. The route peer configuration identifies one or more network interfaces for route peering but typically does not identify an address of peer routers. The method identifies, based on the route peer configuration, a network interface from a plurality of network interfaces of the network router for route peering and configures the network interface to participate in route peering. The method then detects a peer router on the network interface and initiates a peering session on the network interface with the peer router. Using the peering session, the method exchange route information with the peer router.

Abstract: Systems and methods for selectively advertising routing information by a network appliance to a neighboring computing device are disclosed. In exemplary embodiments, customized export policies are created based on source type for each neighboring computing device to a network appliance. A source type for routing information is determined by the network appliance. The routing information is exported by the appliance to the neighboring computing device, such as a BGP router, based on the customized export policy associated with the source type.

Abstract: A gateway device for implementing data security is described herein. The gateway device is coupled between a client device and a server device, and is configured to receive encoded data and a set of operations from the server device in response to a request for cloud services from the client device. The gateway device is configured to decode the encoded data, and to provide the decoded data and the set of operations to the client device. The client device is configured to perform the set of operations on the decoded data, and to incorporate the operation results into an application or interface corresponding to the requested cloud service. The gateway device is configured to encode the operation result data, and to provide the encoded operation result data to the server device for storage.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods, systems, and computer program products for routing mode selection in a switched fabric network. A fabric login request including a fabric login payload is received at a network device to establish communication parameters with a switched fabric network. The network device can determine whether the fabric login payload includes an extension for routing policy support and whether a current routing policy of the network device is compatible with a routing mode defined in the fabric login payload based on the extension for routing policy support. The fabric login request can be rejected based on determining that the current routing policy of the network device is incompatible with the routing mode defined in the fabric login payload. The fabric login request is completed based on determining that the current routing policy of the network device is compatible with the routing mode defined in the fabric login payload.

Abstract: Embodiments generally disclosed herein include a computer-implemented method for monitoring and correlating network traffic data associated with a primary network that is in communication with a plurality of secondary networks. The method generates a network traffic data set by monitoring network traffic between the primary network and the plurality of secondary networks. The method also determines a mapping of network connectivity by monitoring inter-network routing information between the primary network and the plurality of secondary networks. In addition, the method generates a traffic measurement data set by monitoring network utilization statistics between the primary network and the plurality of secondary networks. With the collected data sets, the method then calculates a relational network mapping between the primary network and the plurality of secondary networks by correlating the network traffic data set, the mapping of network connectivity, and the traffic measurement data set.

Abstract: Virtual network identifiers are extracted from route advertisements. A table associates virtual network identifiers with provider edge devices. When a virtual network identifier extracted from a route advertisement matches a virtual network identifier in the table, the route advertisement is propagated to the provider edge devices associated with that virtual network identifier in the table. The route advertisement is not propagated to provider edge devices not associated with that virtual network identifier in the table.

Abstract: Provided are a method for link aggregation and related products. The method includes the following. Link tag information in a first data packet to be transmitted is acquired. A first wireless communication link, from multiple wireless communication links enabled, corresponding to the link tag information in the first data packet is determined. The first data packet is transmitted via a link interface of the first wireless communication link.

Abstract: Implementations relate to configuration of networks using switch device access of a remote server. In some implementations, a method includes sending a request from an edge configuration device to an access control server, where the request requests shortest path bridging (SPB) configuration information for a detected end device connected to the edge configuration device, and where the edge configuration device is connected to an SPB network. The method receives at the edge configuration device the SPB configuration information for the end device from the access control server. The edge configuration device is configured to provide the end device access to the SPB network.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing node information exchange management of an all flash array (AFA) server are provided. The method may include: utilizing a hardware manager module among multiple program modules running on any node of multiple nodes of the AFA server to control multiple hardware components in a hardware layer of the any node, for establishing a Board Management Controller (BMC) path between the any node and a remote node among the multiple nodes; utilizing at least two communications paths to exchange respective node information of the any node and the remote node, to control a high availability (HA) architecture of the AFA server according to the respective node information of the any node and the remote node, for continuously providing a service to a user of the AFA server; and in response to malfunction of any communications path, utilizing remaining communications path(s) to exchange the node information.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a centralized overlay-network cloud gateway and a set of centralized services in a transit virtual private cloud (VPC) connected to multiple other compute VPCs hosting compute nodes (VMs, containers, etc.) that are part of (belong to) the overlay network. The centralized overlay-network cloud gateway provides connectivity between compute nodes of the overlay network (e.g., a logical network spanning multiple VPCs) and compute nodes in external networks. Some embodiments use the centralized overlay-network cloud gateway to provide transitive routing (e.g., routing through a transit VPC) in the absence of direct peering between source and destination VPCs. The overlay network, of some embodiments, uses the same subnetting and default gateway address for each compute node as the cloud provider network provided by the virtual private cloud provider.

Abstract: An application using a VPN is programmed to transmit proxy traffic to a remote proxy server. Traffic to the proxy server is intercepted, shifted to user space, and processed according to one or more options. Traffic may be terminated by a local proxy that resolves domain names in traffic and requests referenced content. Intercepted traffic may include plain text data in headers that is encrypted before forwarding to a different proxy server. Traffic may be evaluated, such as a User Agent string in order to determine routing choices, such as blocking, throttling, local termination, transmitting through a VPN, or other options. Multiple VPNs may operate on the same user computer and proxy traffic may be intercepted and processed by transmitting it through a VPN, bypassing all VPNs, or routing through a different VPN.

Abstract: Some embodiments may be provided for an enterprise associated with on-premise systems and cloud-based computing applications. A plurality of on-premise collector agents may each execute between an on-premise system and a collector system server. A plurality of cloud collector agents may each execute between a cloud-based computing application and the collector system server. A collector and optimization framework, executing on the collector system sever, may collect connectivity interfaces data from the on-premise and cloud collector agents and store the collected connectivity interfaces data in a local data store. The stored connectivity interfaces data may then be automatically analyzed to generate an optimization recommendation for an enterprise landscape. The collector and optimizer framework may then transmit information about the optimization recommendation to a user via a User Interface (“UI”) application.

Abstract: Techniques for cellular Internet of Things (IoT) battery drain prevention in mobile networks (e.g., service provider networks for mobile subscribers) are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system/process/computer program product for cellular IoT battery drain prevention in mobile networks includes monitoring network traffic on a service provider network at a security platform to identify a misbehaving application based on a security policy, wherein the service provider network includes a 4G network or a 5G network; extracting subscription identifier information for network traffic associated with the misbehaving application at the security platform; and enforcing the security policy at the security platform to rate limit paging messages sent to an endpoint device using the subscription identifier information and based on the security policy.

Abstract: A fabric control protocol is described for use within a data center in which a switch fabric provides full mesh interconnectivity such that any of the servers may communicate packet data for a given packet flow to any other of the servers using any of a number of parallel data paths within the data center switch fabric. The fabric control protocol enables spraying of individual packets for a given packet flow across some or all of the multiple parallel data paths in the data center switch fabric and, optionally, reordering of the packets for delivery to the destination. The fabric control protocol may provide end-to-end bandwidth scaling and flow fairness within a single tunnel based on endpoint-controlled requests and grants for flows. In some examples, the fabric control protocol packet structure is carried over an underlying protocol, such as the User Datagram Protocol (UDP).

Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods for data access control and account management are described. In an embodiment, a server can apply flags to user accounts identified as requiring the user to perform an action or, in the case of potentially compromised access credentials, to offer the user the opportunity to authenticate and create new credentials. A user account database and an access report database can store access credentials, flags, and other relevant information for use by the server to perform various administrative, authentication, and protective actions on user accounts.

Abstract: A method and system enables communications with a call center via SMS/MMS and provides an additional communications channel to communicate with the call center in addition to voice, Internet email/IM chat and fax. The call center obtains location information and images from a customer using SMS messages and web pages via a messaging hub.

Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamically and automatically generating digital watermarks are provided. Watermark payloads utilized in generating the digital watermarks are altered based upon changing conditions, such as environmental characteristics associated with playback or distribution of media content. Changing conditions may also encompass a change in the distribution/presentation chain of devices associated with the playback or distribution of the media content.

Abstract: A system comprising a communication activity detecting device, a network selector, and a network control memory structure that operate to detect anomalous communication activity and, in response, send a routing control to a location routing number control memory structure to alter a location routing number, which results in communication activity switching from a first network to a second network. A method including receiving a network switch control to switch communication activity from a first network to a second network, selecting the second network from one or more networks to route the communication activity, and sending a routing control to a location routing number control memory structure. The routing control may include instructions to alter a first location routing number to a second location routing number associated with the second network.

Abstract: Devices, computer-readable media, and methods for routing traffic of a network service via a virtual private network that is configured in accordance with a virtual private network configuration preference of an identified user are described. A method may determine a network service that an endpoint device is attempting to access and may detect an identity of a user of the endpoint device. The processing system may obtain a plurality of virtual private network configuration preferences of the user, each of the plurality of virtual private network configuration preferences matching a virtual private network configuration preference with one or more of a plurality of network services, and route traffic of the endpoint device for the network service via a virtual private network that is configured in accordance with a virtual private network configuration preference of the plurality of virtual private network configuration preferences.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a process captures one or more features of an initiated application transaction within an application, and applies the one or more features to one or more application-based policies. In response to determining a policy trigger for the initiated application transaction based on applying the one or more features to the one or more application-based policies, the process may then obtain a network address associated with the application. Once the process maps the particular policy trigger from the one or more application-based policies to one or more corresponding network-based policies, then the process can instruct a network controller to apply the one or more corresponding network-based policies to the network address associated with the application, causing the network controller to configure a computer network to manage network traffic associated with the network address according to the one or more corresponding network-based policies.

Abstract: There is provided a technique for attaining a state in which communication can be made even when the same control program is used in controllers. Each of the controllers includes: a network setting including a corresponding relation between an IP address and an identifier; and a storage device that stores a control program for controlling a drive device. The control program includes a control instruction for controlling the drive device with the identifier being an input. Each of the controller includes: a generation module that generates an IP address to be different from an IP address of another controller on the same network, and that rewrites the IP address in the network setting; and a communication module that communicates with an information processing device on the same network in accordance with the IP address in the network setting.

Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) which is turned ON by a local area network (LAN) controller, is controlled to be turned ON by a central processing unit (CPU), which executes a program, in accordance with an execution status of the program.

Abstract: A method performed by a network device includes: receiving a first packet by the network device, wherein the first packet is tapped from a network; identifying a session to which the first packet belongs when the first packet has one or more values that at least partially match one or more terms, wherein the act of identifying the session is performed by the network device; receiving a second packet by the network device; determining whether the second packet belongs to the session; and performing a packet processing action by the network device based on the identified session; wherein the session is identified based on a first criterion, and the act of determining whether the second packet belongs to the session is performed based on a second criterion that is different from the first criterion.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus and a VTEP for synchronizing MAC address are provided. According to the method, first mapping relationship configured on first aggregation/IPP port of first VTEP is notified to second VTEP in a same MLAG system. The second VTEP configures the relationship on second aggregation/IPP port of the second VETP. The relationship represents a mapping relationship of first tag ID of first port of the first VTEP to first VXLAN ID. Second tag ID of second port of the second VTEP differs from the first tag ID. The first VTEP receives a successful configuration message returned by the second VTEP after successfully configuring the relationship on the second IPP port. The first VTEP then sends first MAC address to the second IPP port via the first IPP port, wherein the first MAC address is the MAC address of a device accessing the first VTEP via the first port.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may relate to mechanism for tuning to an available channel in a narrow band wireless network. In an embodiment, a base station [104] may transmit a channel list (comprising available channel/s) to a NB-IoT device [102] that may transmit a channel request (comprising operational mode of the NB-IoT device [102]) back to the base station [104]. The base station [102] may define a first parameter and a second parameter based on said operational mode and accordingly determine an allocation scheme. Subsequently, the base station [104] may transmit the allocation scheme indicative of the allocation of the available channels to the NB-IoT device [102] such that the NB-IoT device [102] tunes to the available channel/s. In another embodiment, the NB-IoT device [102] may itself tune to the available channel/s and may transmit a notification message to each of the available channel/s based on said tuning.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for operating a controller as a bus participant in a bus network, wherein the controller comprises a microcontroller comprising a processor unit and a bus controller cell, and the processor unit is stopped for a sleep mode. If the processor unit is stopped, the bus controller cell receives bus messages from the bus network, the bus controller cell stores at least some of the received bus messages in a memory, the processor unit is activated at predetermined times and checks whether the memory contains a wake-up message for the controller, and, in this case, the controller changes from the sleep mode to a wake mode, and otherwise the processor unit is stopped again.

Abstract: A network node comprises a core processing part to perform a core processing function, an ingress processing part to receive incoming signaling messages, an egress processing part to output signaling messages for transmission from the network node, and a message manipulation function to manipulate signaling messages. In a first configuration, the message manipulation function is comprised in the ingress processing part, and in a second configuration the message manipulation function is comprised in the egress processing part. In the first configuration, an egress characteristic is determined, indicative of how an outgoing signaling message is to be outputted, and an incoming signaling message is manipulated based on the egress characteristic. In the second configuration, an ingress characteristic is determined, indicative of how an incoming signaling message has been received, and an outgoing signaling message is manipulated based on the ingress characteristic.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and storage media are described for uplink transmission for multi-panel operation. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for optimizing the use of gateways according to a category of message to be sent by a connected object capable of accessing several gateways. The method includes in particular: a discovery procedure (100) comprising broadcasting (120), by the connected object, a query message (BCM), and receiving (130), by the connected object, response messages (131, 132) sent by each of the available gateways in response to the query message (BCM); a procedure (200) for assigning priority levels to the available gateways per category of message to be sent; and a procedure for ranking (300), by the connected object, the available gateways in order of their respective priority levels depending on the category of message to be sent, with the objective of choosing one of said available gateways for sending data messages.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to automated text-based customer query systems. A computing device associated with a text-based query system may receive, from a user communication device, a text input at the user communication device. The computing device may determine, based on the text input, a voice extensible markup language (VXML) application from a plurality of VXML applications. The computing device may determine, based on the VXML application, a text output, and send the text output for display at the user device.

Abstract: A device includes a microcontroller and communications logic to identify data to be sent to another device and encapsulate the data in a data link layer frame of a wireless data link layer protocol. The data link layer frame includes a particular field and the particular field encapsulates Internet Protocol (IP) packet data, and the data is encapsulated in the IP packet data. The device further includes a transmitter to send the data to the other device over a one-hop radio link according to a low power wide area (LPWA) protocol, and the data link layer frame is sent in a physical layer frame of the LPWA protocol.

Abstract: The invention relates to an edge device (10) and to a method for operating an edge device (10), wherein the edge device (10) is supplemented by a unikernel manager (52) and a base unikernel (54), wherein the unikernel manager (52) acts as a means at least for starting and stopping a unikernel (40-46) installed on the edge device (10), and wherein the base unikernel (54), in the form of a standalone unikernel, comprises the base functionality of the edge device (10).