Abstract: A method of reserving hardware resources for management appliances of a software-defined data center (SDDC) that have been deployed onto one or more hosts of a cluster of hosts, includes reserving hardware resources of the cluster for a resource pool that has been created for the management appliances, the hardware resources including at least processor resources of the hosts and memory resources of the hosts, and assigning the management appliances to the resource pool created for the management appliances. The management appliances share the hardware resources of the cluster with one or more other resource pools and, after the steps of reserving and assigning, are allocated at least the hardware resources that have been reserved for the resource pool created for the management appliances.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure facilitate recommendation prediction using machine learning. In one example, an embodiment provides for generating embeddings data related to one or more provider entities, predicting a set of provider entities for a patient entity based on a provider machine learning model, ranking provider entities in the set of provider entities to generate a ranked set of provider entities, and performing one or more actions to provide a recommendation for the patient entity based on the ranked set of provider entities.

Abstract: An access point for a private network onboards a wireless device obtaining a connection request from the wireless device and detecting a standardized identifier that indicates the wireless device is unprovisioned for access to the private network. The access point disables an authentication protocol for granting access to the wireless device on the private network and limits access of the private network by the wireless device to accessing a provisioning server. The access point provides a connection response to the wireless device that indicates limited access to the private network.

Abstract: The disclosure herein describes automatically managing a role of a node device in a mesh network. Based on connecting the node device to a target device via a network connection, status data of the target device is obtained. If the status data indicates the target device is a mesh node device, the node device activates a virtualized mesh node operating system. If the status data indicates the target device is a device that is separate from the mesh network, the node device activates a virtualized egress node operating system. The node device updates the mesh network configuration based on which virtualized operating system was activated and then shares the updated mesh network configuration to the other node devices of the mesh network, whereby the mesh network is configured to route network traffic data between the node device and the target device based on the updated mesh network configuration.

Abstract: A Compact computing device with peer-to-peer communication through an Ethernet interface is provided. According to one embodiment, a compact computing device includes an Ethernet interface, an Ethernet discovery agent, a memory and a micro-controller. The Ethernet interface is capable of connecting to a host though an Ethernet link. One side wall of the compact shielding case accommodates only the Ethernet interface. The Ethernet discovery agent is capable of discovering the host to which the compact computing device is connected. The memory is capable of storing information that is to be transferred to the host or information that is received from the host. The micro-controller is capable of exchanging information with the host through the Ethernet link.

Abstract: A provider network implements a service for receiving a request for a deployment from an IoT device and determining whether the IoT device is compatible with a deployment. The service may determine a configuration of the IoT device based on configuration information included in the request for the deployment. The service may then determine whether the configuration of the connected device satisfies configuration requirements for one or more components (e.g., functions) required for the deployment. In some cases, a particular version of a plurality of versions of a function may be compatible with the connected device. If the service determines that the IoT device is compatible with all of the components that are required for the deployment, then the service may generate a package that includes all of the components. The service may then deploy the package to the IoT device.

Abstract: A network device, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer readable program code, for the post-deployment updating of network device management switch configurations. Particularly, in overcoming limitations imposed by the current state of technology, embodiments disclosed herein enable and implement multiple-master, single-slave interactions amongst network device hardware and using communication protocols otherwise designed to support single-master, single- or multiple-slave(s) configurations. Further, through said multiple-master, single-slave interactions, embodiments disclosed herein facilitate the in-the-field modification of management switch configurations across scenarios following and/or during deployment of network devices in networks.

Abstract: Methods and systems can be used for swapping running executables in a container. A container orchestrator process receives a request to run an application in a container. A first execution of the application is initiated, in the container, in a first child process of the container orchestrator process. The container orchestrator process listens for file changes for the application. At least one file change is determined for the application, and in response to determining the at least one file change for the application, a second execution of the application is initiated in the container, without restarting the container, using the at least one file change, in a second child process of the container orchestration process. After initiating the second execution of the application in the container, the first child process is terminated.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for managing configuration sessions on remotely configurable network components, and a non-transitory computer readable medium for managing configuration sessions on such components. The method includes configuring a remote configuration interface to transmit a heartbeat signal or keep alive message within a defined interval while the remote configuration interface remains operational and closing a remote configuration session on a remotely configurable network component if a heartbeat signal or keep alive message is not received within a period corresponding to the defined interval.

Abstract: A system includes a memory and a processor. The processor is configured to access one or more configuration logs generated by a computing cluster. The processor is further configured to determine, by analyzing the one or more configuration logs, a particular service running on the computing cluster that has generated a plurality of errors within the plurality of log messages. The processor is further configured to determine whether the particular error has previously occurred. The processor is further configured to, in response to determining that the particular error has previously occurred, generate and send one or more commands to the computing cluster. The one or more commands are operable to change a current configuration value for the particular service running on the computing cluster to a new configuration value. The new configuration value is based on a historical value stored in the database of historical configuration errors.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a repair terminal includes reception means for receiving a setting value of a predetermined setting item set in an information processing device by visible light communication using light emitted by a light source device connected to the information processing device; matching means for matching a setting value of the setting item received by the reception means with a matching setting value corresponding to the setting item and determining appropriateness of the setting value; and output means for outputting a matching result of the matching means.

Abstract: Historical activity data about backups and restorations are retrieved. Description files corresponding to cloud storage providers are received. Each description file includes a name of a cloud storage provider, a catalog listing cloud service options offered by the cloud storage provider, and pricing and descriptive information for the options. The historical activity data is mapped to the cloud service options. A set of cost figures is generated based on the mapping. Each cost figure represents a cost that would have been charged to a user, based on the historical activity data, by the cloud storage provider for storing the backups and accessing the backups for the restorations. The cloud storage providers are rated using the cost figures and the rated cloud storage providers are displayed in a user interface to allow the user to select a particular cloud storage provider to which the backups are to be migrated.

Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure facilitates customers to define policies for their clouds. In one embodiment, a policy data specifying respective policies defined by customers in their corresponding clouds is maintained. Upon receiving deployment details of a cloud (e.g., their cloud) from a customer, a set of policies of potential interest to the customer is determined based on the deployment details of the cloud and the policy data. The determined set of policies is then recommended to the customer for definition in the/their cloud. According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a machine learning (ML) model is generated based on a policy data specifying respective policies defined by customers in their corresponding clouds. As such, a set of policies of potential interest to a customer is predicted based on the ML model.

Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of receiving a gossip message originated from a domain anchor peer in a first security domain, verifying that block content within the gossip message does not violate a cross-domain security policy, in response to verifying the block content, updating an endpoint of the gossip message with an address of a domain anchor peer in a second security domain, and transmitting the updated gossip message to the domain anchor peer in the second security domain.

Abstract: In an example method, a communications platform generates a plurality of logical structures. The communication platform receives, from a first user, first content to be shared within a first logical structure of the plurality of logical structures. The communications platform determines one or more second users associated with the first logical structure, and transmits contents of the first logical structure including the first content to the one or more second users.

Abstract: An automation controller is disclosed which provides central management of an upgrade process in an IT infrastructure. An example automation controller includes a control module configured to execute an automation code script and a corresponding automation input file. An index module is configured to index data from the automation input file to identify at least one target node in the IT infrastructure to be upgraded. The index module is further configured to associate a patch firmware bundle with the target node. An execution module is configured to execute the automation code script. A management module is configured to manage the upgrade process through to exception or successful completion of the upgrade process at the target node.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a method for providing flow processing offload (FPO) for a host computer at a physical network interface card (pNIC) connected to the host computer. A set of compute nodes executing on the host computer are each associated with a set of interfaces that are each assigned a locally-unique virtual port identifier (VPID) by a flow processing and action generator. The pNIC includes a set of interfaces that are assigned physical port identifiers (PPIDs) by the pNIC. The method includes receiving a data message at an interface of the pNIC and matching the data message to a stored flow entry that specifies a destination using a VPID. The method also includes identifying, using the VPID, a PPID as a destination of the received data message by performing a lookup in a mapping table storing a set of VPIDs and a corresponding set of PPIDs and forwarding the data message to an interface of the pNIC associated with the identified PPID.

Abstract: The present application is directed to a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium contains program instructions for managing traffic in a network that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to determine, from among plural users, information of a user in the network. The program instructions also include reviewing selection criteria of plural, dynamic, virtual private network (VPN) cloud servers in the network. The program instructions also include ranking efficiency of the plural, dynamic, virtual VPN cloud servers in the network. The program instructions further include controlling content displayed on a graphical user interface (GUI) including a dynamically changing list of users from the plural users matched with respective VPN cloud servers. The program instructions yet even further include matching the user with one of the plural, dynamic VPN cloud servers based on the ranked efficiency and the determined information of the user.

Abstract: A resource-usage notification framework can be implemented for distributed computing environments. For example, a system can determine the resource usage of a software application in a distributed computing environment. The system can determine if the resource usage is within a predefined range of a predefined resource-consumption limit. If so, the system can generate an event notification and transmit the event notification to the software application. The software application can receive the event notification and perform a mitigation operation in response. The mitigation operation can be configured to prevent the resource usage from exceeding the predefined resource-consumption limit or to mitigate an impact of the resource usage exceeding the predefined resource-consumption limit.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for efficient scaling of fabric architectures such as those based on PCIe technology, including up to very large fabrics and numbers of hosts/devices for use in ultra-high performance applications such as for example data centers and computing clusters. In one aspect, methods and apparatus for using Non-Transparent Bridge (NTB) technology to export Message Signaled Interrupts (MSIs) to external hosts are described. In a further aspect, an IO Virtual Address (IOVA) space is created is used as a method of sharing an address space between hosts, including across the foregoing NTB(s). Additionally, a Fabric Manager (FM) entity is disclosed and utilized for programming e.g., PCIe switch hardware to effect a desired host/fabric configuration.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to communications methods and apparatus for efficiently distributing traffic to processing entities. An exemplary method includes the steps of: receiving, at a first Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) load balancer (SLB), a first SIP INVITE message; selecting, at the first SLB, which Session Border Controller (SBC) in a first cluster of SBCs to send the first SIP invite message based on a message allocation weight determined based on message loss information corresponding to different SBCs in the first cluster of SBCs, the selecting including allocating a portion of incoming received SIP INVITE messages to an individual SBC based on a message loss rate corresponding to the individual SBC and the message allocation rate, said selecting including selecting a first SBC from the first cluster of SBCs to send said first SIP INVITE message, and sending the first SIP INVITE message to the first SBC.

Abstract: A management controller may monitor an information handling system to detect an event associated with a change to a configuration setting by subscribing with an internal event bus to receive the event associated with the change in the configuration setting, and evaluate whether there is a discrepancy between a current configuration setting of the information handling system and a baseline configuration setting. If a configuration drift exists based on the discrepancy, then the configuration drift may be sent to a management console.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for telemetry-based network switch configuration validation are disclosed. An analytics engine captures a first network snapshot including telemetry data received from one or more network switches in a first state. Upon receiving a notice indicating that a network configuration change has been applied, the analytics engine initiates a timer in response to receiving the notice. The analytics engine captures, in response to expiration of the timer, a second network snapshot including telemetry data received from the one or more network switches in a second state and compares the first network snapshot and the second network snapshot. In dependence upon the comparison of the first network snapshot to the second network snapshot, the analytics engine validates the network configuration change.

Abstract: A configuration resource automatically synchronizes configuration settings associated with one or more communication resources disposed in a respective subscriber domain. For example, a communication resource such as communication device operated by the subscriber initiates a change to configuration settings associated with a first communication resource disposed in a subscriber domain. The first communication resource notifies the auto-configuration resource of the new configuration settings applied to the first communication resource. The auto-configuration resource identifies one or more other communication resources disposed in the subscriber domain.

Abstract: Systems and methods may create and manage hybrid clouds including both standard compute nodes and edge devices. Edge devices can be enrolled in a hybrid cloud by deploying a lightweight container to the edge device.

Abstract: An information processor includes an operation history obtaining unit configured to obtain operation histories created user operations at a terminal device; a function identifying unit configured to, based on the obtained operation histories, identify a function performed by the user operations as an operation target function; an operation extracting unit configured to, based on information about the operation target function identified by the function identifying unit, extract predetermined operation histories from the obtained operation histories; an index calculating unit configured to calculate an index which indicates a level of efficiency of the operations for the operation histories extracted by the operation extracting unit; an operation selecting unit configured to, based on the index, select the operation histories having a predetermined efficiency; and an output controller configured to output a guide information based on the operation histories selected by the operation selecting unit.

Abstract: A configuration method includes: receiving, by a first device of a network, a first control message having configuration elements for activating a dynamic routing protocol in the network; configuring by the first device setup parameters for establishing sessions according to the protocol used by the first device on the basis of configuration elements included in the first message; if the configuration elements in the message include a management instruction for handling sessions according to the protocol in the network, executing by the first device the at least one management instruction; and if the configuration elements in the message include a setting for directing propagation of the configuration elements in the network, dispatching by the first device in accordance with the propagation setting at least one second control message to at least one second device of the network, which includes all or some of the configuration elements.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, at a network management system (NMS) from a client, a message having an object reference embedding a query, the query requesting an operation to be performed on data stored in a data tree maintained by the NMS. The method provides for generating, by the NMS, a result of the query by performing the operation on the data. In this embodiment, the method further provides for sending, by the NMS to the client, the result of the query. In some embodiments, the object reference may include a pathname.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein may involve queue versioning. An example implementation may involve a playback device initiating playback of a queue including one or more first audio streams. A queue identification token stored in data storage represents a current version of the queue. The playback device receives, from a computing system, data representing instructions to add one or more second audio streams to the queue, the instructions including an indication of the one or more second audio streams and a first token representing an expected queue version. The playback device determines whether the expected queue version represented by the first token matches the current version of the queue represented by the queue identification token. If not, the playback device foregoes adding the one or more second audio streams to the queue.

Abstract: Systems and methods for enhancing user experience in accessing media of a certain content type by outputting the media on a nearby device that is better suited for access. For example, a media guidance application may determine that a user is accessing, on his/her smartphone, a digital page (e.g., a website, a newsfeed, etc.) that features embedded content (e.g., photos, movies, music, etc.). In response to determining that the user has navigated to an embedded content, such as a video clip, the media guidance application may determine a device in the vicinity of the user that is better suited than the user's smartphone for playback of the video clip. For example, a nearby smart television may have a larger screen, better sound output, and a better display resolution than the smartphone. As a result, the media guidance application may cause the smart television to output the video clip.

Abstract: A storage device includes a reconfigurable logic circuit, a control logic circuit, and non-volatile memory. The reconfigurable logic circuit is changeable from a first accelerator to a second accelerator during an operation of the storage device. The control logic circuit is configured to receive, from the host, a host command including information about a function required by the host and dynamically reconfigure the reconfigurable logic circuit such that the reconfigurable logic circuit performs the function according to the received host command. The non-volatile memory is connected to the control logic circuit.

Abstract: A peer-to-peer network of printing devices is configured to share information and color printing resources, such as TRCs, spot colors, and ICC profiles, as well as paper catalogs within the network without the need for a centralized server or cloud service. The digital front ends (DFEs) of the printing devices manage printing device information which is made available to all printing devices. When an update occurs at a printing device within the peer-to-peer network, its DFE sends a signal to the other printing devices to synchronize their information with the updated information. When a new printing device is added to the peer-to-peer network, its information and color printing resources are merged or replaced with the information within the network.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods, and computer program products for dynamic processing of temporal upstream data and downstream data in communication networks. The invention is configured for dynamic processing and cascading of instance data and configuration files from edge node devices of a distributed network for reduction of latency in data transmissions. The invention involves constructing a first device cluster comprising one or more first cluster edge computing nodes of a plurality of edge computing nodes. In response to receiving a first downstream request for determining a current modification to the first source instance data, embodiments of the invention involves extracting at least one cluster configuration file associated with the at least one cluster edge computing node associated with first edge computing node, and processing the first technology application therewith.

Abstract: Systems and methods analyze for installing dependencies required for the installation of prerequisite components of cloud infrastructure to be installed in a disconnected environment are presented herein. An automation playbook generated after an assessment of a disconnected environment may be analyzed to determine a set of dependencies required by the automation playbook (e.g., packages and files required by each installation playbook called by the automation playbook). Each of the dependencies may be brought into the disconnected environment and installed as operating system packaging units, or deployed as containerized services. After all of the dependencies have been installed, a processing device may generate an installation report indicating whether the installation of each prerequisite component was successful or not. Upon determining that each of the prerequisite components was successfully installed, the processing device may install the cloud infrastructure on the disconnected environment.

Abstract: Concepts and technologies directed to dedicated optical distribution of computing resources in virtualized environments are disclosed herein. In various aspects, a system can include a processor and memory storing instructions that, upon execution, cause performance of operations. The operations can include receiving a virtual machine creation request that includes a virtual processing requirement and a virtual memory requirement for a virtual machine. The operations can include accessing a physical host infrastructure map that identifies remainder resources from physical host servers within a datacenter. The operations can include creating a simulation test routine and assembling a candidate resource set from the remainder resources. The operations can include establishing a dedicated processing path and a dedicated memory path for the candidate resource set.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide for a satellite device that can be associated with a user account of a minor aged (e.g., child or adolescent) user that does not have a smartphone that can be used as a companion device to the satellite device. The satellite device can be configured to be used as a primary device, without reliance upon a paired smartphone. Certain information can be synchronized with the satellite device via the association with the family account. During initial configuration, a set of cryptographic keys can be generated to associate the account of the satellite device with the set of accounts in the family. The satellite device can then access calendars, media, or other data that is shared with user accounts within a family of user accounts.

Abstract: A blockchain-enabled network and application service mesh network architecture including a network service mesh network that includes a plurality of network service domains configured to communicate with each other, each network service domain including a plurality of network service endpoints configured to communicate with a network service client, and a network service manager that broadcasts the availability of the endpoints to network service clients. The architecture further includes an application service mesh network that includes a plurality of applications configured to communicate with each other and a network service domain. A plurality of smart contracts comprising network slicing information from the network service mesh network and the application service mesh network are recorded to a blockchain network.

Abstract: A capacity planning method for Always On Availability Group, AG, cluster renewal includes selecting a source AG cluster to be replaced with a target AG cluster, selecting at least one performance monitor and monitoring performance of instances and databases to obtain time series. Trends of the time series are defined and at least one benchmark value is obtained for source and target nodes and calculating at least one benchmark ratio. The time series are adjusted based on the defined trends and the at least one benchmark ratio. A logical grouping of instances and databases is constituted, and workloads of the logical groups are calculated for each node on basis of the adjusted time series. A required capacity of the target AG cluster nodes is predicted. Finally, the required capacity of the target AG cluster nodes is compared to verify, whether the target node has sufficient capacity.

Abstract: A method of remediating configurations of a plurality of system services running in each of a plurality of hosts, wherein each of the hosts is configured with a virtualization software for supporting execution of virtual machines therein, includes the steps of: retrieving actual configurations of the system services, wherein the actual configurations are stored in accordance with a configuration schema of the system services and include a user configuration, which is a configuration initiated by the user, and a system configuration, which is a configuration initiated by the host in response to the user configuration; retrieving desired configurations of the system services from a desired configuration file; comparing each of the actual configurations with a corresponding one of the desired configurations; and upon determining that at least one actual configuration, which is not a system configuration, is different from a corresponding one of the desired configurations, replacing the at least one actual config

Abstract: Systems and methods facilitating automated mocking of computer system deployments are described herein. A method as described herein can include associating, by a first system operatively coupled to a processor, respective properties of a first deployment of a second system on a first computing device with respective automation mapping functions; executing, by the first system, the automation mapping functions in an order defined by dependencies between respective ones of the automation mapping functions, resulting in a series of system modeling tasks and an order associated with the series of system modeling tasks; and performing, by the first system, the series of system modeling tasks in the order associated therewith, resulting in a second deployment of the second system being created on a second computing device that is distinct from the first computing device.

Abstract: A method and system for replacing a first wireless node in an IoT system includes determining, by the first wireless node, that the first wireless node needs imminent replacement. The determination may be made, for example, based on a battery of the first wireless node being below a threshold level. The first wireless node initiates a discovery protocol for a second wireless node installed in proximity to the first wireless node, the second wireless node installed to replace the first wireless node. Upon discovery of the second wireless node, the first wireless node transmits a configuration file to the second wireless node, which the second wireless node copies to a storage of the second wireless node. The second wireless node configures itself to operate as a replacement for the first wireless node in the IoT system, based at least in part on the copied configuration file.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the dynamic, context-based distribution of program codes in a control system of a vehicle. The control system has a plurality of control apparatuses for executing the program codes. The program codes are assigned to the corresponding control apparatuses of the control system by a global placement graph. In doing so, the global placement graph is calculated in a computing unit that is located outside of the control system. The data of the global placement graph are transmitted to the control system. It is provided for the global placement graph to be calculated based on the current configuration as well as known reconfigurations, wherein the selection of the next node of the global placement graph to be calculated is calculated using the probability of occurrence of an error as well as the effect of the error.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a network slice management method and device, and relate to the field of communications technologies. The method includes: receiving, by a first management unit, a network slice management request, where the network slice management request carries instance information or indication information of a transport network manager; and sending, by the first management unit, a transmission management request to a corresponding transport network manager based on the instance information of the transport network manager, where the transmission management request is used to deploy a transmission network. The embodiments of this application provide a method for determining a transport network manager to create a corresponding transmission network.

Abstract: A process for management of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices includes a management system for identifying, interrogating, and updating devices connected to one or more networks. The management system can include a data store for storing various data related to the devices and the various processes of the management system. The management system can include a controller for executing processes such as interrogation processes, firmware change processes, credential change processes, and other processes. The controller can determine versions of firmware and other configuration properties of a device and generate various profiles for updating the firmware and other configuration properties. The controller can determine upgrade paths for updating the firmware and other configuration properties from a first version to a second version, the upgrade paths including one or more intermediary versions for facilitating the upgrade path.

Abstract: The document describes systems and methods for handling local (legacy) devices. A local cloud gateway comprises a plurality of interface connectors of different types to physically connect a plurality of these legacy devices to the cloud, comprising a plurality of distant servers. Developments describe the step of extracting the functional messages out of messages stemming from local legacy devices (e.g. protocol translators), secure communications, logical representations of legacy devices in the cloud (“twins”), administration options, various user interfaces (e.g. buzzer) for seamless configuration and use, the use of one or more actuators (retroactions on the physical world), etc. Software and/or hardware embodiments are described.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques that include collecting flow data associated with communications between network devices, and determining, based on the flow data, one or more virtual networks over which the communications are taking place. In one example, this disclosure describes a system configured to perform operations comprising: storing virtual network configuration information associated with a first virtual network and a second virtual network established within a network; collecting underlay flow data associated with communications between a first server and a second server, wherein each of the first server and the second server are implemented as bare metal servers; determining, based on the underlay flow data and the stored virtual network configuration information, that the first server and the second server have communicated over the first virtual network; and generating a user interface.

Abstract: A network system for providing one or more services to one or more end-user devices communicatively coupled to the network system over a wireless access network, the network system comprising: a policy enforcement function, a first policy element, a second policy element, and a network element, wherein the network element is communicatively coupled to the policy enforcement function, the first policy element, and the second policy element, and wherein the network element is configured to communicate first policy information between the policy enforcement function and the first policy element, and communicate second policy information between the first policy enforcement function and the second policy element.

Abstract: A unique identifier is stored in shared data storage that is accessible to at least a first virtual storage processor and a second virtual storage processor within a virtual storage appliance. The unique identifier is generated when the virtual storage appliance is first started up, and then used by the first virtual storage processor to obtain at least one Internet Protocol (IP) address for use by a management stack that initially executes in the first virtual storage processor. In response to failure of the first virtual storage processor, the unique identifier is used by the second virtual storage processor to obtain, for use by the management stack while the management stack executes in the second virtual storage processor after the failure, the same IP address obtained by the first virtual storage processor.

Abstract: A method including configuring, by an infrastructure device, a user device to determine availability of a configuration file including updates to a current configuration of a client application installed on the user device; configuring, by the infrastructure device, the user device to obtain the configuration file based at least in part on determining that the configuration file including the updates is available; and configuring, by the infrastructure device, the user device to selectively adopt the updates included in the configuration file to update the current configuration of the client application. Various other aspects are contemplated.

Abstract: An example radio frequency (RF) communication system includes a gateway server and a plurality of RF nodes. The plurality of RF nodes includes hub RF nodes and member RF nodes. Member RF nodes include a member RF node memory coupled to a member RF node processor, along with member programming in the member RF node memory, which includes functions. The functions configure the member RF nodes to connect to a nodal wireless network via a respective hub RF node. Hub RF nodes include a hub RF node memory coupled to a hub RF node processor, along with hub programming in the hub RF node memory, which includes functions. The functions configure the hub RF nodes to send to a member RF node via the nodal wireless network, an administrative request message. The functions further configure the hub RF nodes to receive from a member RF node an administrative response message.