Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, an image forming apparatus comprises a communication interface, an image forming unit, and a processor. The communication interface communicates with a plurality of information processing apparatuses via a network and receives print jobs from the information processing apparatuses. The image forming unit executes printing according to a first print job. The processor determines a presence of a user associated with a second print job near the image forming apparatus, and then determines, based on the presence of the user, whether to execute the first print job or to transmit or forward the first print job to another image forming apparatus.

Abstract: An automated operating system networking configuration system includes a server computing device with an operating system that is included in a trust domain, and a management controller device included in the trust domain and coupled to the server computing device via a management channel. The management controller device identifies an operating system networking configuration for the operating system and transmits an instruction via the management channel to the server computing device to perform operating system networking configuration operations using the operating system networking configuration. A management service in the operating system receives the instruction from the management controller device via the management channel and, in response to receiving the instruction while being in the trust domain with the management controller device, automatically retrieves the operating system networking configuration.

Abstract: A multi-fabric VLAN configuration system includes a first fabric with server devices that are configured to communicate using VLANs, a primary I/O module coupled to the server devices, and a first fabric management system coupled to the server devices and the primary I/O module. The first fabric management system identifies VLAN information associated with the VLANs, automatically configures the primary I/O module using the VLAN information, and causes the VLAN information to be transmitted by the primary I/O module. A second fabric in the multi-fabric VLAN configuration system includes a leaf switch device that is coupled to the primary I/O module and that receives the VLAN information, and a second fabric management system that is coupled to the leaf switch device and that receives the VLAN information from the leaf switch device, and automatically configures the leaf switch device using the VLAN information.

Abstract: The embodiments described herein include one embodiment that provides a control method that includes connecting a first controller to a control system; receiving control system configuration data from a database, in which the configuration data comprises holistic state data of a second controller in the control system; and configuring operation of the first controller based at least in part on the configuration data received.

Abstract: In one or more implementations, user interfaces may be generated that include user interface elements that enable the tracking or monitoring of interactions with augmented reality content by users of a client application. Usage metrics for augmented reality content may be collected and analyzed. In addition, information about client application users that interact with augmented reality content may be generated. In one or more examples, characteristics of users of the client application that interact with one or more augmented reality content items may be analyzed to determine a user characterization for one or more augmented reality content items. The usage metrics and user characterizations for augmented reality content items may be presented via a dashboard that is accessible to creators of augmented reality content.

Abstract: Respective network metrics sets corresponding to one or more data sources are examined at a network health manager. Network health states corresponding to one or more endpoint pair categories are determined based on the analysis of the network metric sets. An indication of the network health state of a particular endpoint pair category is stored.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide domain name suggestions based on a user-provided ASCII phrase translated and/or transliterated into any of a number of supported non-English language character sets. To suggest non-English-language domain names, some embodiments parse, translate, and transliterate the user-provided ASCII names into domain names that include at least one non-English language character. Moreover, some embodiments determine the DNS registration status (e.g., as a second-level domain) of the Punycode (in ASCII) corresponding to these non-English domain names and provide the user with the ability to register any that are unregistered.

Abstract: An object is to provide a means for causing wirings and device setting configurations to conform between communication devices and then establishing communication by generating a device setting configuration in accordance with wirings between the communication devices and reflecting the device setting configuration in interfaces of the communication devices. A device setting configuration for establishing communication between communication devices is generated based on information regarding an adjacent device acquired from each communication device, using a network setting information database configured to hold, in an associated manner, information regarding the communication device, information regarding the adjacent device connected directly to the communication device via a communication cable, and information regarding a device setting configuration to be set for an interface of the communication device used to connect to the adjacent device.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for facilitating a primary account holder (PAH) of a client account to control access privileges of service features that are accessible by secondary account holders (SAH), via the client account. More specifically, an Access Privilege Control (APC) system is described that enables the PAH to generate access privilege rules that control the use of service features by a SAH, that are accessible via the client device(s) associated with the client account. The APC system may associate a set of updated access privilege rules with virtual profile data for clients associated with the client account. The virtual profile data may be transmitted to client devices, or subset thereof, associated with the client account. Further, the APC system may monitor an operation of client devices associated with the client account and provide one or more recommendations to update access privilege rules based on monitored service feature usage.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for securing component data assigned to an automation component (D1, D2, DN), wherein the component data is transmitted to at least one portion of computing nodes of a distributed registry (BN1, BN2, BN3), wherein the distributed registry (BN1, BN2, BN3) functions to authenticate the component data, preferably component data of multiple automation components (BN1, BN2, BN3).

Abstract: Complex control instruction chains in a blockchain for a specific task for controlling devices to be managed in a simple manner is provided. which permits a prescribed validity to be assigned for a specific task of a blockchain-based device control, the validity being defined by the life cycle (e.g. the period of use) of a device, for example.

Abstract: A system includes local area network (LAN) devices in communication with network devices external to the LAN. An agent in the LAN examines traffic between LAN devices and external devices. The agent executes scans of the LAN devices, generates fingerprint and telemetry data for the LAN devices, and sends the telemetry data and the fingerprint data to a cloud server external to the LAN. The cloud server receives telemetry data and fingerprint data and updates a device attribute database with fingerprints and/or device profiles for the LAN devices to identify anomalous behavior of the LAN devices.

Abstract: A method includes identifying a master template from a repository corresponding to one or more servers in a preconfigured cluster positioned at an edge location. The identifying also includes receiving an input from a user defining a new configuration set by the user. The identifying also includes changing one or more parameter values in at least one configuration profile references. The identifying also includes creating a new master template based on the one or more parameter values. The identifying also includes creating a new planned inventory file based on the new master template. The identifying also includes changing an existing configuration of the one or more servers in the preconfigured cluster during runtime, based on the new planned inventory file.

Abstract: A method for distributing network function (NF) high availability (HA) topology information in a core network includes, at an NF repository function (NRF) including at least one processor, receiving, from a plurality of producer NFs in an NF set, NFRegister requests including NF HA topology information for the producer NFs. The method further includes registering the producer NFs and storing the NF HA topology information for the producer NFs. The method further includes receiving, from a consumer NF or service communication proxy (SCP), an NFDiscover request containing at least one service discovery parameter that corresponds to a service provided by the producer NFs. The method further includes responding to the NFDiscover request by generating an NFDiscover response, including, in the NFDiscover response, the NF HA topology information for the producer NFs, and transmitting the NFDiscover response to the consumer NF or SCP.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and apparatuses for service based architecture (SBA) for data analytics management (DAM). Configuration specifications are provided for configuring DAM entities for infrastructure management by infrastructure managers (InfMs), customer service managers (CSMs) for network slice subnet instance (NSSI), network slice instance (NSI) and service instance (SI) management, content and forwarding managers (CFM) for content and content cache management. Also provided are methods and apparatus for data analytics service provisioning regardless of DAM architecture.

Abstract: A WI-FI hotspot recommendation method includes scanning a WI-FI hotspot, determining an Internet-accessible hotspot in WI-FI hotspots that are obtained by means of scanning, determining network quality obtained when the terminal accesses a network by using the Internet-accessible hotspot, and displaying an identifier of the Internet-accessible hotspot and an identifier that indicates the network quality obtained when the terminal accesses the network by using the Internet-accessible hotspot.

Abstract: An edge computing system comprises: a cloud computing system; an edge processing function; a connection between the edge processing function and the cloud computing system; a backend server within the cloud computing system. An assessment module is configured to receive information about processing goals, and processing capabilities of the backend server and the edge processing function. The assessment module derives a set of possible interfaces and corresponding functionality splits defining a division of processing activity between the backend server and the edge processing function. Based on a received measurement of bandwidth and/or of latency on the connection, the assessment module selects an interface and corresponding functionality split, and downloads them to the edge processing function and the backend server.

Abstract: A system including one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computing instructions that, when executed on the one or more processors, perform certain acts. The acts can include receiving a deployment model selection of a software-defined-network (SDN) control service. The deployment model selection includes one of a centralized model, a decentralized model, a distributed model, or a hybrid model. The acts also can include deploying the SDN control service in the deployment model selection to control a physical computer network. The SDN control service uses a routing agent model trained using a reinforcement-learning model. Other embodiments are described.

Abstract: Described are new methods and systems for provisioning factory devices in enterprise network systems using specially configured Factory Device Provisioning (FDP) portals, FDP modules, which is used for supporting various operations of the FDP portals, and enterprise device management (EDM) modules. In some examples, an EDM module stores a device-information set (e.g., an asset tag), while an FDP module stores a device-location list and a device profile, corresponding to a certain factory device. An FDP portal allows a user, through a user interface provided by the DRP portal, to retrieve and review this information without directly interacting with the EDM module. The FDP portal then allows the user to initiate a device enrollment request for the factory device. The FDP module generates a device-configuring information, which is presented by the FDP portal and used for connecting the factory device to the enterprise network system.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for performing metadata-driven data collection are disclosed. In some examples, a method includes receiving a request for system status data for components of a distributed computing system while the distributed computing system is in operation. The request includes metadata specifying a data collection sequence for collecting component-level system status data. The components include compute components, network components, and storage components. The method includes obtaining, using the metadata, the component-level system status data by querying protocol-based data collectors in an order, one after the other, as specified by the data collection sequence specified by the metadata. The method includes assembling the component-level system status data into assembled status data and storing the assembled status data in memory and/or a repository.

Abstract: Disclosed examples include during basic discovery, provide information from a local device to a first remote trusted device, the information to indicate the local device supports trusted discovery and to establish the local device as a second remote trusted device; during the trusted discovery, access, by the local device, a trusted discovery message received from the first remote trusted device; in response to verifying security credentials identified in the trusted discovery message for the first remote trusted device: add the first remote trusted device to a trusted network including the local device; and index, by the local device, a first service hosted by the first remote trusted device in a registry, the registry to identify second services available to the local device and corresponding locations of the second services.

Abstract: A method monitors an industrial network. The industrial network is divided into at least two hierarchical levels each with a different hierarchical stage. At least one network component is respectively included for each hierarchical level. Each hierarchical level has at least one segment. Each segment comprises at least one network component of the respective hierarchical level. At least one component monitoring unit for monitoring at least one network component in the respective segment and/or at least one communication monitoring unit for monitoring communication in the respective segment is/are respectively included for each segment. A central monitoring unit is included in one of the segments in order to evaluate information for detecting attacks. At least one decentralized monitoring unit is respectively included in at least one of the other segments.

Abstract: Various examples are disclosed for placing virtual machine (VM) workloads in a computing environment. Ephemeral workloads can be placed onto reserved instances or reserved hosts in a cloud-based VM environment. If a request to place a guaranteed workload is received, ephemeral workloads can be evacuated to make way for the guaranteed workload.

Abstract: Systems and methods for building file system images using cached logical volume snapshots. An example method may comprise: producing a buildroot descriptor in view of a list of identifiers of software packages to be included into a new file system image; and responsive to locating, in a storage memory, a logical volume snapshot associated with the buildroot descriptor, creating the new file system image using the logical volume snapshot.

Abstract: A data quality assessment and monitoring tool addresses inconsistency in large data sets from differing sources, determining data quality attributes such as completeness, conformity, validity, and accuracy. Flexible taxonomies and rollup strategies accommodate diverse business unit needs across a complex enterprise, and provides insight into individual entities' performance. An exemplary tool comprises a data importer for importing data from a data lake; a rules manager for generating rules and rule sets; a scoring engine for generating data quality scores; a job manager; a data profiler for running data assessment tasks and collating the data quality scores for a plurality of hierarchical data entity units; a hierarchical scoring aggregator for aggregating sets of data quality scores into a plurality of first tier aggregate data quality scores and to further aggregate the first tier aggregate data quality scores into one or more second tier aggregate data quality scores; and a reporting component.

Abstract: A request may be identified having one or more constraints for accessing disaggregated resources in a computing environment. One or more resources in a plurality of disaggregated resources may be identified based on the request. Computing server instances may be dynamically orchestrated using the one or more resources in the plurality of disaggregated resources based on the one or more constraints.

Abstract: Techniques for providing remote access to application content are described herein. A virtual computing node may be leased to a first user requesting access to an application. On the virtual computing node, a virtualization process may spawn the application as a child process. In response to a second request, by the same user, to access an additional application, the virtual computing node may be identified. The virtualization process may spawn the second application as a child process in the process space of the first application. Data may be exchanged between the applications within the process space.

Abstract: One or more embodiments provide techniques for processing a request for generating a network diagram for a multi-tier application to be deployed on a cloud computing environment. A deployment director receives a request to deploy the multi-tier application to the cloud computing environment. Deployment director receives an application blueprint of the multi-tier application from an application director. The application blueprint includes logical attributes and logical connections of each component. Deployment director receives an identification of the cloud computing environment. Deployment director generates a network diagram compatible with the cloud computing environment based on at least the application blueprint. The network diagram illustrates physical network structure of the cloud computing environment. Deployment director displays the network diagram.

Abstract: Methods and an apparatus are provided for securely authorizing access to remote resources. For example, a method is provided that includes receiving a request to determine whether a user device communicatively coupled to a resource server is authorized to access at least one resource hosted by the resource server and determining whether the user device communicatively coupled to the resource server is authorized to access the at least one resource hosted by the resource server based at least in part on whether the user device communicatively coupled to the resource server has been issued a management identifier. The method further includes providing a response indicating that the user device communicatively coupled to the resource server is authorized to access the at least one resource hosted by the resource server in response to a determination that the user device communicatively coupled to the resource server is authorized to access the at least one resource hosted by the resource server.

Abstract: A network monitoring system may receive a configuration request to generate a configuration file associated with collecting feature or debug data associated with a feature, hardware, or software associated with a network device. The network monitoring system may determine a command profile associated with the feature, hardware, or software that identifies a set of commands associated with obtaining the feature or debug data from the network device. The network monitoring system may determine respective parameters of one or more commands of the set of commands. The network monitoring system may determine, based on the respective parameters, respective arguments of the one or more commands. The network monitoring system may generate the configuration file based on the respective arguments and may perform an action associated with the configuration file to permit the configuration file to be used to collect the feature or debug data from the network device.

Abstract: One or more aspects of the present disclosure relate to service level input/output scheduling to control central processing unit (CPU) utilization. Input/output (I/O) operations are processed with one or more of a first CPU pool and a second CPU pool of two or more CPU pools. The second CPU pool processes I/O operations that are determined to stall any of the CPU cores.

Abstract: A secure private network connectivity system (SNCS) within a cloud service provider infrastructure (CSPI) is described that provides secure private network connectivity between external resources residing in a customer's on-premise environment and the customer's resources residing in the cloud. The SNCS provides secure private bi-directional network connectivity between external resources residing in a customer's external site representation and resources and services residing in the customer's VCN in the cloud without a user (e.g., an administrator) of the enterprise having to explicitly configure the external resources, advertise routes or set up site-to-site network connectivity.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed generally to systems and methods for providing load balancing as a service. A load balancer executing on a device intermediary to a server and a plurality of clients can receive a request from an agent executing on the server. The request can be to initiate establishment of a transport layer connection. The load balancer can accept the request to establish the transport layer connection with the server. The load balancer can receive a request to access the server from a client of the plurality of clients. The load balancer can forward the request to the server via the transport layer connection established between the load balancer and the server responsive to the request of the server.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method performed by a device connected to a light and at least a first sensor is disclosed. The method includes: setting a first condition for activating the light; setting a second condition for deactivating the light; transmitting a first signal to the light to activate the light when the first condition is met; transmitting the second signal to the light to deactivate the light when the second condition is met; setting a third condition for activating the first sensor; receiving a signal from the first sensor; if the light is deactivated and the third condition is met, activating the light; and if the light is activated and the third condition is met, keep the light activated.

Abstract: In one implementation, a computing device includes a secure storage to store a plurality of security elements, a processor, and a storage medium including instructions. The instructions are executable by the processor to: receive a configuration request for a first server, the configuration request including one or more logical references to security settings of the first server; retrieve, from the secure storage, one or more security elements corresponding to the one or more logical references in the configuration request; and configure an operating system volume for the first server based on the configuration request and the one or more security elements.

Abstract: A method for detecting attacks on a network component of an industrial network uses a component monitoring unit integrated in the network component. The component monitoring unit has at least one checking module for performing a check on the network component and a communication module for the component monitoring unit to communicate with at least one further network component of the industrial network. The component monitoring unit further has a management module for managing a communication between the at least one checking module and the communication module. When a predetermined criterion is satisfied, the at least one checking module collects and/or evaluates information concerning the network component and/or concerning the satisfied criterion for the purpose of checking the network component.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for automatically configuring a network address of network interfaces of communicating elements intended to form part of a home-automation system for a building and belonging to an unconfigured network part, the unconfigured network part including a head network equipment item and at least one communicating element, the network address of each network interface including a network prefix. The method is implemented subsequent to the connection of the head network equipment item to a configured communication network arranged in the form of a hierarchical network including at least two successive hierarchy levels, the method including steps of: negotiating the network prefix of the network interface of the head network equipment item; propagating the network prefix to the communicating elements belonging to the network part with a view to the automatic configuration of the network addresses of the set of network interfaces of the communicating elements.

Abstract: A computing device may perform a method that includes graphically presenting a plurality of virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) elements which represent a plurality of stored VRF profiles, with each VRF element presenting profile data from one of the plurality of stored VRF profiles. The method may further include receiving input selecting a VRF element which represents and presents profile data from a selected stored VRF profile and receiving input modifying the profile data presented by the selected VRF element. A VRF profile may be generated, for a networking device of a networking infrastructure, based on the selected stored VRF profile and the input modifying the profile data presented by the selected VRF element. Thereafter, a VRF element may be graphically presented which represents and presents profile data from the generated VRF profile for the networking device.

Abstract: A communication device is disclosed including a communication unit configured to receive a message including an SCG configuration, wherein the communication unit transmits a message, which does not include the SCG configuration, to another communication device and causes the another communication device to perform full configuration. In other aspects, another communication device and a communication method are also disclosed.

Abstract: A first network device may receive first traffic of a session that involves a service. The first network device may identify that the service is configured for distributed node processing. The first network device may identify a second network device that is configured for distributed node processing. The first network device may identify a state machine that is associated with the service. The first network device may determine, based on the state machine, a first function and a second function, wherein the first function is identified by a first label and the second function is identified by a second label. The first network device may process the first traffic based on the first function. The first network device may provide, to the second network device, the first traffic and the second label to permit the second network device to process second traffic in association with the second function.

Abstract: Disclosed are various examples for Internet of Things (IoT) device discovery and deployment. In some embodiments, a device identifier is received from an IoT device. The IoT device is determined, based on the device identifier, to be associated with a device account with a management service. An enrollment of the IoT device is performed. A capabilities declaration is received from the IoT device. IoT device instructions are determined based on the capabilities declaration. IoT device instructions are transmitted to the IoT device, causing it to perform a capability specified in the capabilities declaration.

Abstract: A system and method of providing a context-based communication platform includes storing an executable application on a computer readable medium within each remote computer in a plurality of remote computers, wherein when the application is executed the application is associated with an individual user; receiving, at a server and from the application within each remote computer in the plurality of remote computers, user contact data and user context data for each individual user, wherein the user context data includes data regarding at least one of: a role of the individual user; the location of the individual user; and a work assignment of the individual user; storing, in a database that is in communication with the server, the user contact data and user context data for each individual user; receiving, at the server, a communication that includes user context data associated with an intended recipient, the identity of which is unknown, wherein the intended recipient is one of the individual users; and ident

Abstract: An operation management server (20) includes: an associating unit (21) configured to associate an updated content of configuration information of a CMDB (30) with a test scenario corresponding to the updated content; a setting unit (22) configured to set a target system (40) according to the updated content of the configuration information of the CMDB (30); and a test executing unit (23) configured to execute a system test on the set target system (40) based on the test scenario associated with the updated content. This configuration provides an operation management server and a development operation support system capable of easily executing a system test, and a method and a program thereof.

Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for configuring a segmented cloud based network based on separate Internet Protocol (IP) segments, comprising receiving instructions to create one or more additional private virtual networks as respective additional segments in a multi-tenant multi-regional cloud based network segmented to a plurality of segments each mapped by a respective IP address range, calculating one or more non-conflicting new IP address range based on analysis of the IP address range of each of the segments, allocating a respective new IP address range to each additional segment, and deploying automatically one or more gateways. The gateways are configured to connect one or more client devices to the additional segments) by assigning each client device an IP address in the respective new IP address range and routing network packets between the client devices and the respective additional segment according to mapping of the respective new IP address range.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a natural language (NL) application enables users to more effectively access various data storage systems based on NL requests. As described, the NL application includes functionality for selecting an optimal interpretation algorithm, generating a dashboard, and/or generating an alert based on an NL request. Advantageously, the operations performed by the NL application reduce the amount of time and user effort associated with accessing data storage systems and increase the likelihood of properly addressing NL requests.

Abstract: A method for heterogeneous execution engines in a network centric process control system. The network centric process control system includes a plurality of nodes and each node includes one or more control service components, a middleware service component, a middleware API subcomponent, an address space subcomponent, and a communication component, where each control service component, middleware service component, and communication component is a separate executable running in a separate operating system process as provided by a real time operating system of each node.

Abstract: An embodiment includes a method for use in managing a system comprising one or more computers, each computer comprising at least one hardware processor coupled to at least one memory. The method comprises a computer-implemented manager: detecting that the system is in an unhealthy state; determining a set of one or more possible actions to remedy the unhealthy state of the system; selecting at least one action of the set of one or more possible actions; and constructing a service request implementing the selected at least one action; wherein at least one of the detecting, determining, selecting, and constructing is based at least in part on applying a reinforcement learning algorithm.

Abstract: In described examples, a processor system includes a processor core that generates memory write requests, and a cache memory with a memory controller having a memory pipeline. The cache memory has cache lines of length L. The cache memory has a minimum write length that is less than a cache line length of the cache memory. The memory pipeline determines whether the data payload includes a first chunk and ECC syndrome that correspond to a partial write and are writable by a first cache write operation, and a second chunk and ECC syndrome that correspond to a full write operation that can be performed separately from the first cache write operation. The memory pipeline performs an RMW operation to store the first chunk and ECC syndrome in the cache memory, and performs the full write operation to store the second chunk and ECC syndrome in the cache memory.

Abstract: A setting device for performing a network configuration of an electronic apparatus is provided with a touch panel, a communication device, and a processing device described below. To the touch panel, there is input information in accordance with an operation by a user. The communication device communicates with a wireless communication tag which stores certification information to be used for certification when performing a network configuration of the electronic apparatus, and which is provided to the electronic apparatus.

Abstract: The system provisions and upgrades a private cloud stack from a public cloud application. The system registers and activates installed private cloud stacks to discover names, and software packages. The system enables each private cloud stack's roles for data plane elements and activates a private cloud stack. The system receives connection request from the installed host agent to customer resource manager. The system receives host related information from host agent. The software system stores and pushes the desired state for particular host agent to the host agent. The system installs components on enterprise machine associated with role via host agent. The system configures said installed components using templates and dynamic template parameters. The system receives continuous configuration updates for the installed components and continuous heart beat messages for account manager. The system displays visual alerts via UI for any heartbeat, component install or configuration failures.