Methods and apparatuses in the field of network slice management are disclosed. A method of managing, by means of an activation code management server (100), a plurality of activation codes (511 562) in a network includes steps of: providing (S31), for each of a plurality of network slices, a network slice identifier (570) in correspondence with a network slice; providing (S32) at least one VNF-product identifier (580), each VNF-product identifier (580) being in correspondence with a VNF; providing (S33) a plurality of activation code indicators (510, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560), each activation code indicator (510, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560 being indicative of one or more of the plurality of activation codes (511 562); and associating each of the plurality of activation code indicators (510, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560) with a corresponding network slice identifier (570) and a corresponding VNF-product identifier (580).

A cable communication system includes one or more data-plane virtual network functions (VNFs) and one or more control-plane VNFs. The data-plane VNFs are configured to run on one or more hosts in a data network, and to perform data-plane medium access control (MAC) processing for a plurality of user-side cable modems and for a plurality of network-side physical-layer (PHY) devices that communicate with the user-side modems. The control-plane VNFs are configured to run on at least one host in the data network, separately from the data-plane VNFs, and to perform control-plane processing for the user-side modems and the network-side PHY devices.

A recommendation system for recommending a target feature value for a target feature for a target deployment is provided. The recommendation system, for each of a plurality of deployments, collects feature values for the features of that deployment. The recommendation system then generates a model for recommending a target feature value for the target feature based on the collected feature values of the features for the deployments. The recommendation system applies the model to the features of the target deployment to identify a target feature value for the target feature. The recommendation system then provides the identified target feature value as a recommendation for the target feature for the target deployment.

A recommendation system for recommending a target feature value for a target feature for a target deployment is provided. The recommendation system, for each of a plurality of deployments, collects feature values for the features of that deployment. The recommendation system then generates a model for recommending a target feature value for the target feature based on the collected feature values of the features for the deployments. The recommendation system applies the model to the features of the target deployment to identify a target feature value for the target feature. The recommendation system then provides the identified target feature value as a recommendation for the target feature for the target deployment.

This application provides a multi-hop data transmission method and apparatus, where the method includes: A primary base station obtains route configuration information, where the route configuration information indicates a first data transmission path between a terminal device and a serving gateway, the first data transmission path includes at least two route base stations, and the at least two route base stations include a secondary base station for the terminal device; and the primary base station sends the route configuration information to the at least two route base stations.

This application provides a multi-hop data transmission method and apparatus, where the method includes: A primary base station obtains route configuration information, where the route configuration information indicates a first data transmission path between a terminal device and a serving gateway, the first data transmission path includes at least two route base stations, and the at least two route base stations include a secondary base station for the terminal device; and the primary base station sends the route configuration information to the at least two route base stations.

Disclosed are various approaches for remotely deploying provisioned packages. An installer for an application is stored in a cache location of the client device. A hash of the installer is then written to a registry of the client device. The installer is then executed to install the application on the client device. Then, the client device is registered with a management service. Subsequently, a registration confirmation is received from the management service. The hash of the installer is then confirmed and the installed application is identified to the management service as a managed application installed on the client device.

Disclosed are various approaches for remotely deploying provisioned packages. An installer for an application is stored in a cache location of the client device. A hash of the installer is then written to a registry of the client device. The installer is then executed to install the application on the client device. Then, the client device is registered with a management service. Subsequently, a registration confirmation is received from the management service. The hash of the installer is then confirmed and the installed application is identified to the management service as a managed application installed on the client device.

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.

The present disclosure relates to a port configuration method and device, the method comprises: receiving antenna port configuration parameters, the antenna port configuration parameters being adapted to information on transmission capability of a terminal; and determining an association relationship set between port selection parameters and demodulation reference signal DMRS port identifiers according to the antenna port configuration parameters. The present disclosure determines the association relationship set adapted to the transmission capability of the terminal by using the antenna port configuration parameters sent by a base station, and obtains the DMRS port in accordance with the determined antenna port data so as to configure the port, thereby avoiding blind configuration on the port of the terminal, improving efficiency of the terminal configuration, and reducing signaling overhead of the configuration.