Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting a first communication device including an application based on contemporaneous access of a first service and second service functions, wherein the application communicates via first and second user data traffic flows associated with the first and second service functions. An association is facilitated of the first user data traffic flow with a first logical network slice, wherein the first user data traffic flow is conveyed by the first logical network slice. An association is facilitated of the second user data traffic flow with a second logical network slice, wherein the first and second user data traffic flows are conveyed contemporaneously by the first and second logical network slices. Other embodiments are disclosed.

In one embodiment an apparatus comprising networking circuitry, and processing circuitry, the processing circuitry adapted to receive, via the networking circuitry, at least one indication of at least one service chain that is associated with a user plane anchor selected for anchoring a user equipment, out of a plurality of service chains in a network, the apparatus being the user equipment or being a host behind the user equipment, and the at least one service chain being fewer in number than the plurality of service chains, and use the at least one indication to direct at least one packet to at least one service function in the at least one service chain.

An agent analysis system includes a terminal product system, a remote diagnosis system (RDS), and an agent analyzer. The terminal product system is supplied with a power source and provided with a current sensor to sense the power source. The RDS is used to transmit at least one control instruction via internet for the terminal product system. They agent analyzer is used to communicate with the terminal product system and the RDS, and configured to measure and analyze the electricity use characteristics of the terminal product system to be transmitted to the RDS; and receive and convert the control instruction from the RDS via internet for the terminal product system.

A method and system are devised of moving at a NAS (1) a client (12, 13) with a MAC address, from a first VLAN to a second VLAN. A leaf is comprised of at least one intermediate L2 bridge/switch (5, 9) being connected to the NAS (1). The client (12, 13) is being connected to one (9) of the at least one intermediate L2 bridge/switches (5, 9) in the leaf. The method and system involve sending at the NAS (1) a first message downlink (31, 36) to intermediate L2 bridge/switches (5) in the leaf directly connected to the NAS. They further involve at each intermediate L2 bridge/switch (5, 9) in the leaf: upon receiving the first message from uplink from the NAS (1) or an intermediate L2 bridge/switch (5, 9) in the leaf, determining whether the client (12, 13) is directly or indirectly connected to one of its ports; and if it is directly connected, bouncing the port to which the client (12, 13) is connected, and sending a second message uplink to the NAS (1) or an intermediate L2 bridge/switch (5, 9) in the leaf; if it is indirectly connected, sending the first message downlink on the port to which the client (12, 13) is indirectly connected to an intermediate L2 bridge/switches (5, 9) in the leaf; and if it is not connected, sending a third message uplink to the NAS (1) or an intermediate L2 bridge/switch (5, 9) in the leaf. They further involve at each intermediate L2 bridge/switch (5, 9) in the leaf: upon receiving the second or third message from downlink from an intermediate L2 bridge/switch (5, 9) in the leaf, forwarding it uplink to the NAS (1) or an intermediate L2 bridge/switch (5, 9) in the leaf. Finally the client (12, 13) may initiate a DHCP request in the second VLAN.

A method and system are devised of moving at a NAS (1) a client (12, 13) with a MAC address, from a first VLAN to a second VLAN. A leaf is comprised of at least one intermediate L2 bridge/switch (5, 9) being connected to the NAS (1). The client (12, 13) is being connected to one (9) of the at least one intermediate L2 bridge/switches (5, 9) in the leaf. The method and system involve sending at the NAS (1) a first message downlink (31, 36) to intermediate L2 bridge/switches (5) in the leaf directly connected to the NAS. They further involve at each intermediate L2 bridge/switch (5, 9) in the leaf: upon receiving the first message from uplink from the NAS (1) or an intermediate L2 bridge/switch (5, 9) in the leaf, determining whether the client (12, 13) is directly or indirectly connected to one of its ports; and if it is directly connected, bouncing the port to which the client (12, 13) is connected, and sending a second message uplink to the NAS (1) or an intermediate L2 bridge/switch (5, 9) in the leaf; if it is indirectly connected, sending the first message downlink on the port to which the client (12, 13) is indirectly connected to an intermediate L2 bridge/switches (5, 9) in the leaf; and if it is not connected, sending a third message uplink to the NAS (1) or an intermediate L2 bridge/switch (5, 9) in the leaf. They further involve at each intermediate L2 bridge/switch (5, 9) in the leaf: upon receiving the second or third message from downlink from an intermediate L2 bridge/switch (5, 9) in the leaf, forwarding it uplink to the NAS (1) or an intermediate L2 bridge/switch (5, 9) in the leaf. Finally the client (12, 13) may initiate a DHCP request in the second VLAN.

A method and system are devised of moving at a NAS (1) a client (12, 13) with a MAC address, from a first VLAN to a second VLAN. A leaf is comprised of at least one intermediate L2 bridge/switch (5, 9) being connected to the NAS (1). The client (12, 13) is being connected to one (9) of the at least one intermediate L2 bridge/switches (5, 9) in the leaf. The method and system involve sending at the NAS (1) a first message downlink (31, 36) to intermediate L2 bridge/switches (5) in the leaf directly connected to the NAS. They further involve at each intermediate L2 bridge/switch (5, 9) in the leaf: upon receiving the first message from uplink from the NAS (1) or an intermediate L2 bridge/switch (5, 9) in the leaf, determining whether the client (12, 13) is directly or indirectly connected to one of its ports; and if it is directly connected, bouncing the port to which the client (12, 13) is connected, and sending a second message uplink to the NAS (1) or an intermediate L2 bridge/switch (5, 9) in the leaf; if it is indirectly connected, sending the first message downlink on the port to which the client (12, 13) is indirectly connected to an intermediate L2 bridge/switches (5, 9) in the leaf; and if it is not connected, sending a third message uplink to the NAS (1) or an intermediate L2 bridge/switch (5, 9) in the leaf. They further involve at each intermediate L2 bridge/switch (5, 9) in the leaf: upon receiving the second or third message from downlink from an intermediate L2 bridge/switch (5, 9) in the leaf, forwarding it uplink to the NAS (1) or an intermediate L2 bridge/switch (5, 9) in the leaf. Finally the client (12, 13) may initiate a DHCP request in the second VLAN.

A method and system are devised of moving at a NAS (1) a client (12, 13) with a MAC address, from a first VLAN to a second VLAN. A leaf is comprised of at least one intermediate L2 bridge/switch (5, 9) being connected to the NAS (1). The client (12, 13) is being connected to one (9) of the at least one intermediate L2 bridge/switches (5, 9) in the leaf. The method and system involve sending at the NAS (1) a first message downlink (31, 36) to intermediate L2 bridge/switches (5) in the leaf directly connected to the NAS. They further involve at each intermediate L2 bridge/switch (5, 9) in the leaf: upon receiving the first message from uplink from the NAS (1) or an intermediate L2 bridge/switch (5, 9) in the leaf, determining whether the client (12, 13) is directly or indirectly connected to one of its ports; and if it is directly connected, bouncing the port to which the client (12, 13) is connected, and sending a second message uplink to the NAS (1) or an intermediate L2 bridge/switch (5, 9) in the leaf; if it is indirectly connected, sending the first message downlink on the port to which the client (12, 13) is indirectly connected to an intermediate L2 bridge/switches (5, 9) in the leaf; and if it is not connected, sending a third message uplink to the NAS (1) or an intermediate L2 bridge/switch (5, 9) in the leaf. They further involve at each intermediate L2 bridge/switch (5, 9) in the leaf: upon receiving the second or third message from downlink from an intermediate L2 bridge/switch (5, 9) in the leaf, forwarding it uplink to the NAS (1) or an intermediate L2 bridge/switch (5, 9) in the leaf. Finally the client (12, 13) may initiate a DHCP request in the second VLAN.

The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces for managing a local network using an electronic device, where the electronic device is connected to a router and a plurality of external devices, including a first set of one or more external devices and a second set of one or more external devices, on the local network. The user interfaces enable a user to apply the same network access policy to the first set of one or more external devices and the second set of one or more external devices or to apply different network access policies to the first set of one or more external devices and the second set of one or more external devices, respectively.

The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces for managing a local network using an electronic device, where the electronic device is connected to a router and a plurality of external devices, including a first set of one or more external devices and a second set of one or more external devices, on the local network. The user interfaces enable a user to apply the same network access policy to the first set of one or more external devices and the second set of one or more external devices or to apply different network access policies to the first set of one or more external devices and the second set of one or more external devices, respectively.

Internet-of-Things messages can be transported, encoded and decoded using inventive source and destination attribute labels.