A communication apparatus that performs Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) communication, the communication apparatus includes at least one processor that executes a set of instructions, the instructions, when executed, causing the communication apparatus to perform operations includes setting a maximum segment size (MSS) lower limit value to be used in the TCP communication, based on a user operation, and executing, when an initiation request for the TCP communication is received from an external apparatus, and in a case where an MSS candidate value received from the external apparatus and acceptable by the external apparatus is more than or equal to the set MSS lower limit value, control to determine the MSS candidate value or the MSS lower limit value set in the communication apparatus, whichever smaller in value, as an MSS to be used in the TCP communication, and establish the TCP communication using the determined MSS.

A method for data processing that includes receiving an indication of a configuration for a first action of a communication process flow that controls electronic communications between a tenant of a multi-tenant system and a first set of users associated with the tenant. The method further includes associating, within a storage location associated with the tenant, a unique identifier with metadata that defines the configuration. The method further includes receiving a request to apply the configuration to a second action of a communication process flow that controls electronic communications between the tenant and a second set of users associated with the tenant. The request may indicate the unique identifier associated with the metadata. The method further includes retrieving the metadata from the storage location using the unique identifier indicated by the request. The method further includes applying the configuration to the second action using the retrieved metadata.

A method for data processing that includes receiving an indication of a configuration for a first action of a communication process flow that controls electronic communications between a tenant of a multi-tenant system and a first set of users associated with the tenant. The method further includes associating, within a storage location associated with the tenant, a unique identifier with metadata that defines the configuration. The method further includes receiving a request to apply the configuration to a second action of a communication process flow that controls electronic communications between the tenant and a second set of users associated with the tenant. The request may indicate the unique identifier associated with the metadata. The method further includes retrieving the metadata from the storage location using the unique identifier indicated by the request. The method further includes applying the configuration to the second action using the retrieved metadata.

Systems, methods, software and apparatus enable communication group discovery and formation that includes operating a group communication service that is linked to communication nodes and that receives a communication group formation request from a requesting node. The group communication service transmits discovery data that is provided to a relevant group of the communication nodes, such as those within a selected range of the request node. Other nodes that wish to form a communication group send election responses to the group communication service, which then establishes the communication group. In some implementations the requesting node transmits the discovery data received from the group communication service to other communication nodes using low-energy transmissions. In some implementations the group communication service transmits the discovery data to local communication nodes located within a proximity range of the requesting node.

An information transmission method and apparatus, a communications device, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: determining whether a terminal supports a first capability; and sending first information and/or a first request, where the first information is used to indicate one of the following: that the terminal supports the first capability; and that the terminal does not support the first capability. The first capability includes at least one of the following: a capability of supporting transmitting second information to an application client of the terminal; a capability of supporting the application client of the terminal to obtain the second information; a capability of supporting transmitting third information to the application client of the terminal; and a capability of supporting the application client of the terminal to obtain the third information.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a video communication method and system, and a terminal, to improve a success rate of video communication by intelligently obtaining a video encoding/decoding format used for video communication. Specifically, the method includes: sending, by a sending terminal, an invite message to a receiving terminal; receiving, by the sending terminal, a reply message; determining that a video encoding/decoding format supported by the sending terminal does not include a video encoding/decoding format included in the reply message; obtaining, by the sending terminal, a video encoding/decoding format supported by both the sending terminal and the receiving terminal; and performing, by the sending terminal, video communication with the receiving terminal by using the obtained video encoding/decoding format.

Adaptive payload extraction in wireless communications involving multi-access address packets are described herein. A device can be configured to detect a synchronization sequence of a nested data packet, the nested data packet having synchronization sequences placed in series ahead of a payload, the synchronization sequences including the synchronization sequence; evaluate blocks after the synchronization sequence in the nested data packet to identify the blocks as either additional ones of the synchronization sequences or the payload in the nested data packet; and extract the payload.

A method begins by a first computing device determining a routing plan to route a set of encoded data slices from the first computing device to a second computing device via a plurality of network paths of a communications network. The method continues with the second computing device receiving encoded data slices via one or more network paths. When the second computing device receives a decode threshold number of encoded data slices, the method continues with the second computing device sending a message to the communications network indicating receipt of the decode threshold number of encoded data slices. The method continues with a relay unit determining whether the relay unit is in possession of a not-yet delivered encoded data slice. When the relay unit is in possession of the not-yet delivered encoded data slice, the method continues with the relay unit ceasing forwarding of the not-yet delivered encoded data slice.

Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed that implement cloud functionality in a cloud agnostic system. An example apparatus includes: at least one memory; instructions in the apparatus; and processor circuitry to execute the instructions to: generate a blueprint including components of requested cloud resources and their relationships; provide an allocation flag to the blueprint, the allocation flag indicating the requested cloud resources are to be partially provisioned; transmit a first provisioning request to a cloud management platform, the cloud management platform to manage a plurality of cloud resources; and in response to the cloud management platform selecting cloud resources, transmit a second provisioning request to fully provision the selected cloud resources, the second provisioning request including constraints specific to the selected cloud resources.

A method and apparatus for providing information relating to delivery of a service from a server to a mobile device. A node in a Radio Access Network (RAN) receives from an interaction device an instruction message indicating that the mobile device is authorised to exchange service delivery information relating to delivery of the service from the server to the mobile device with the node in the RAN. The node can then exchange service delivery information with the mobile device. The interaction device need not maintain state, as it simply authorises the mobile device to interact directly with the node in the RAN. Furthermore, signalling between the interaction device and the node in the RAN is reduced.