Systems and methods include provisioning a default slice having a default subdomain corresponding to a set of resources that are any of physical and virtual components in a network; decomposing the default subdomain into a first set of one or more subdomains, wherein collectively the first set of one or more subdomains include all of the set of resources; provisioning one or more application slices as children from the default slice that inherit capabilities of the default slice; and assigning one or more subdomains from the first set of the one or more subdomains to the respective one or more application slices.

An IoT electronic device executes services distributed by an IoT service orchestration device. A Lightweight Machine-to-Machine (LwM2M) request message is received. The LwM2M request message contains a LwM2M object identifying hardware resources of the IoT electronic device for which characteristics are requested. A LwM2M command is executed that accesses a LwM2M interface identified based on content of the LwM2M object to determine the characteristics of the hardware resources of the IoT electronic device which are identified by the LwM2M object. A response message contains information identifying the characteristics of the hardware resources of the IoT electronic device. The response message is communicated toward the IoT service orchestrator device. A service image is received for execution which is adapted by the IoT service orchestrator device, responsive to the information in the response message identifying the characteristics of the hardware resources of the IoT electronic device.

One or more systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products to facilitate a process for consensus regarding proceeding with a request of a transaction are provided. A system can comprise a memory that stores computer executable components and a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory. The computer executable components can comprise a services component that operates a service of a transaction, where the services component approaches consensus regarding a request of the transaction by communicating with one or more other services components that operate one or more other services immediately upstream or downstream in the transaction to the service. The services component can approach the consensus by communicating only with the one or more other services components. To approach the consensus, the services component can communicate one or more messages that include one or more requests, votes or final decisions.

A cable distribution system includes a head end connected to a plurality of customer devices through a transmission network that includes a remote fiber node, that converts received data to analog data suitable to be provided on a coaxial cable for the plurality of customer devices. The cable distribution system includes a license manager.

Embodiments of a method of operation of a service requestor to request a service from a chain controller in a cellular communications network in which a user plane function is decomposed into a plurality of micro user plane functions are disclosed. In some embodiments, the method comprises sending, to the chain controller, a service description or a request to update a service description. The service description comprises one or more service template instances having respective service template definitions. Each service template definition of the respective service template definitions being data that defines a set of micro user plane functions that realize a service or a part of a service. Each service template instance of the one or more service template instances comprises data that defines a reference to the respective service template definition. The method further comprises receiving a reply from the chain controller.

Software performance can be automatically managed in a distributed computing environment. In one example, a system that can receive metrics information describing resource usage by a first instance of a service in a distributed computing environment. The system can also determine a quality-of-service (QoS) constraint for the service. The system can then modify a definition file based on the metrics information and the QoS constraint, the definition file being configured for deploying instances of the service in the distributed computing environment. The system can deploy a second instance of the service in the distributed computing environment using the modified definition file. As a result, the second instance can more closely satisfy the QoS constraint than the first instance.

In a 5G network, a profiler component of a network slice controller is arranged to dynamically observe behaviors of pre-defined types of network slices when handling current traffic. The profiler employs the observed behaviors to generate profiles of the pre-defined slice types in terms of throughput, reliability, or other suitable metrics. In response to a request from an application for admission to the 5G network for which an ID of an appropriate pre-defined network slice type is unknown, the application request and traffic is handled on a slice which is temporarily utilized while the profiler dynamically observes application behaviors to generate an application profile. The profiler identifies a pre-defined slice type having a profile that is the closest match to the generated application profile. The application may then be moved from the temporary slice to a slice of the identified pre-defined type so that optimal slice characteristics are provided for the application's traffic.

A method and system corrects a content delivery infrastructure. The method of the system includes receiving a request to resolve reported issues for the content delivery infrastructure, collecting content delivery metrics for the content delivery infrastructure, executes a language transformer model on the request and the content delivery metrics to generate a set of possible resolutions with confidence ratings, and implementing an automated solution based on a resolution from the set of possible resolutions, in response to the resolution having a confidence rating above a threshold.

Embodiments of a method of operation of a service requestor to request a service from a chain controller in a cellular communications network in which a user plane function is decomposed into a plurality of micro user plane functions are disclosed. In some embodiments, the method comprises sending, to the chain controller, a service description or a request to update a service description. The service description comprises one or more service template instances having respective service template definitions. Each service template definition of the respective service template definitions being data that defines a set of micro user plane functions that realize a service or a part of a service. Each service template instance of the one or more service template instances comprises data that defines a reference to the respective service template definition. The method further comprises receiving a reply from the chain controller.

The present disclosure relates to network slicing, in particular, in 5G networks systems. The disclosure is concerned with network slice enablement for (vertical) applications. Thus, an entity for inter-operation between a network system and at least one application is provided. The entity provides a request to the network system, for selection and/or adjustment of a network slice instance (NSI) providing one or more services to the at least one application. The request comprises a set of requirements for the at least one application and/or the one or more services. The set of requirements comprises a required configuration or adaption of at least one NSI related parameter. The entity further receives a response to the request from the network system. The response indicates a decision of the network system regarding the selection and/or adjustment of the NSI.