In some examples an electronic device includes a sensor, and a controller to detect a proximity of a second electronic device via the sensor. In response to determining that the proximity is within a threshold distance, the controller causes transmission of context information to the second electronic device. The context information is generated based on a location, a time, an application executed by the second electronic device, or a combination thereof. In response to the transmission of the context information, the controller receives a first signal from the second electronic device, and, in response to the first signal, the controller causes transmission of a second signal, the second signal to enable coupling to the second electronic device.

The present technology provides a framework for user-guided end-to-end automation of network deployment and management, that enables a user to guide the automation process for any kind of network deployment from the ground up, as well as offering network management, visibility, and compliance verification. The disclosed technology accomplishes this by creating a stateful and interactive virtual representation of a fabric using a customizable underlay fabric template instantiated with user-provided parameter values and network topology data computed from one or more connected network devices. A set of expected configurations corresponding to the user-specified underlay and overly fabric policies is then generated for deployment onto the connected network devices. Network deviations from the intended fabric policies are addressed by the provision of one or more configuration lines to be deployed onto or removed from the connected network devices to bring the network state in agreement with the set of expected configuration.

A computing system includes processor(s) in a management network that serves an end-user network with agent instances. Server(s), such as a workforce management server or a communication distribution server, receive communications to the end-user network and assign agent instances to service the communications. The processor(s) perform tasks that include (a) receiving first data associated with the processes of the server(s), (b) determining, based on a specification defined by the end-user network, a first operation to be performed by the server(s), where the specification includes a first logical directive including at least one first condition that, if satisfied by the received first data, defines the first operation, (c) providing the first operation to the server(s), (d) determining rules-execution data, (e) analyzing the first data and/or the rules-execution data to identify at least one non-compliant statistical parameter, (f) determining a rules recommendation, and (g) providing the rules recommendation to the end-user network.

Obtaining location metadata for network devices using augmented reality (AR) is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an AR computing device receives first user inputs indicating boundary points of a device region, and determines first spatial coordinates for each boundary point. The AR computing device next receives a second user input that indicates a network device within the device region, and determines second spatial coordinates for the network device. The AR computing device may also correlate the network device with a known connected network device. The AR computing device then transmits, to a server computing device, first metadata that includes the first spatial coordinates and an identifier of the device region, and second metadata that includes the second spatial coordinates and an identifier of the indicated network device. In some embodiments, the metadata may be employed, e.g., to generate a floorplan visualization and/or a signal strength map of the device region.

The disclosure provides an approach for service provisioning. Embodiments include receiving first configuration data related to a first network endpoint and second configuration data related to a second network endpoint. Embodiments include generating a service map based on the first configuration data and the second configuration data. Embodiments include receiving a request to provision a service between the first network endpoint and the second network endpoint. Embodiments include determining in response to the request and based on the service map, first service configuration data for the first network endpoint and second service configuration data for the second network endpoint. Embodiments include provisioning the service between the first network endpoint and the second network endpoint by pushing the first service configuration data to the first network endpoint and pushing the second service configuration data to the second network endpoint.

The disclosure provides an approach for service provisioning. Embodiments include receiving first configuration data related to a first network endpoint and second configuration data related to a second network endpoint. Embodiments include generating a service map based on the first configuration data and the second configuration data. Embodiments include receiving a request to provision a service between the first network endpoint and the second network endpoint. Embodiments include determining in response to the request and based on the service map, first service configuration data for the first network endpoint and second service configuration data for the second network endpoint. Embodiments include provisioning the service between the first network endpoint and the second network endpoint by pushing the first service configuration data to the first network endpoint and pushing the second service configuration data to the second network endpoint.

Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of providing location based network configuration involves obtaining location information associated with a network device, determining a network configuration for the network device based on the location information and network device information of the network device, and transmitting the network configuration to the network device.

A communication apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire slice information regarding a network slice specified by a network, and a control unit configured to control display according to a result of the acquisition of the slice information.

A memory record of a knowledge management tool stores data lineage criteria. A processor of the knowledge management tool receives a request to change one or more of a configuration of a server, a code of a hosted application, and a configuration of the hosted application. The processor determines whether a misalignment is detected associated with the requested change being outside at least one of the predefined ranges of values for server configuration data and application configuration data of the data lineage criteria. If the misalignment is not detected, the requested change is allowed to be implemented in one or both of the server and the hosted application. If the misalignment is detected, an alert is provided to an administrator device. If a response to the alert indicates to implement the requested change, implementation of the requested change is allowed. Otherwise, implementation of the requested change is prevented.

The smart network topology systems and methods of the present disclosure are aimed at easing network administrator efforts in configuring network configurations to suit their network environment. For instance, the smart network topology system may provide predefined network topology types that an administrator can use when setting up network connectivity between client devices and other network devices such as media agents, storage servers, and the like. Further, the smart network topology system provides the user with a way to customize the routes created between the client computing devices and storage computing devices such that each client computing device is configured to communicate with only those storage computing devices that the client computing device needs to communicate with to perform one or more data protection operations.