A method includes determining, by a computer device, device information for a network device communicatively coupled to the computer device. The method includes retrieving, from a server device, a configuration file corresponding to the device information as determined. The method includes resetting the network device using the configuration file as retrieved. The method includes clearing user-addressable storage locations of the network device. The method includes outputting an indication of whether resetting the network device was successful and whether clearing the user-addressable storage locations of the network device was successful.

Embodiments include performing a host-initiated link reset in a storage area network (SAN). Aspects include identifying, by a host in communication with the SAN, each link in the SAN, wherein each link is defined by a pair of ports. Aspects also include obtaining, by the host, a buffer credit balance for each port in the SAN and obtaining, by the host, a buffer credit for each port in the SAN and causing a reset of a link associated with the port by transmitting a link reset record from the host to a control device of the link based on a determination that the buffer credit of a port in the SAN is below a threshold value.

Systems and methods implemented by a workflow engine include obtaining data from a plurality of interfaces and network functions, NF, in one or more datacenters associated with a 5G core, 5GC, network, wherein the data relates to lifecycle management in the 5GC network; responsive to analyzing the data with a set of key performance indicators, KPI, and rules associated therewith that are formulated to detect anomalies that impact the lifecycle management, generating an alarm based on the analyzing based on detection of an anomaly that impacts the lifecycle management; and creating a workflow based on the alarm and pushing the workflow to the 5GC network via an orchestrator.

An example operation may include a system, comprising one or more of: receiving a status failure notification for a VNFCI, retrieving a peer VNFCI admin state and a peer VNFCI operational state, taking no action when one or more of: the peer VNFCI admin state is not online, the peer VNFCI is not reachable, and the peer VNFCI operational state is active, retrieving current issues reported on resources associated with the peer VNFCI when one or more of: the peer VNFCI admin state is online, the peer VNFCI is reachable, and the peer VNFCI operational state is not active, sending a state change request message with an active state to the peer VNFCI when the current issues do not exist, and starting a retry timer for the peer VNFCI.

A mechanisms for analyzing event based behavior of end-points of a network in an industrial system and a method performed by a control node, the method includes collecting, from the end-points, timestamped event log entries as created by the end-points within a time window. Each respective timestamped event log entry pertains to a respective event performed by one of the end-points. The method includes identifying tuples of correlated events by comparing the timestamped event log entries to each other, thereby providing a mapping between the events and those end-points where the events of each tuple of correlated events are performed.

Presented herein are methodologies for implementing a system and apparatus to estimate a network disruption index and undertake a mitigation action accordingly. A method includes calculating a network disruption index based on at least a disruption score associated with a service request measure, an end-of-life measure, a security incident response measure and a return material authorization measure for respective hardware devices in a network, comparing the network disruption index to a predetermined threshold, and when the network disruption index is above the predetermined threshold, identifying one or more of the hardware devices in the network for a mitigation action and implementing the mitigation action.

Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of communications involves at a communications device, receiving a request for changing a network parameter of the communications device and at the communications device, granting or denying the request based on link status information that is stored in the communications device, where the link status information specifies a link failure status of a communications link within a wired communications network that involves the communication device.

Systems and methods herein provide for a proxy infrastructure. In the proxy infrastructure, a network element (e.g., a supernode) is connected with a plurality of exit nodes. At one of a plurality of messenger units of the proxy infrastructure, a proxy protocol request is received directly from a client computing device. The proxy protocol request specifies a request and a target. In response the proxy protocol request, a selection is made between one between one of the plurality of exit nodes. A message with the request is sent from the messenger to the supernode connected with the selected exit node. Finally, the message is sent from the supernode to the selected exit node to forward the request to the target.

The embodiments of the present application propose a method and apparatus for repairing a device failure, electronic device and storage medium. The method includes: detecting, after a device restarts, whether there is an abnormal state file saved by a CPU due to a device failure detected before the restart; reading network configuration information of a Uboot saved correspondingly to the abnormal state file when the abnormal state file of the device is detected; initiating a communication connection with a FTP server according to the read network configuration information of the Uboot; sending an upgrade request to the FTP server when the communication connection with the FTP server is successfully established; repairing and upgrading the device in response to a software package returned by the FTP server. The embodiments of the present application realize remote repair of a device failure.

Prediction, detection and mitigation of network or device issues in a communication system are facilitated. An embodiment can comprise: determining whether an identified problem of a device has an associated defined solution stored in a repository of information; transmitting solution information representative of the associated defined solution to the device for application of the solution information to the device in a manner determined to have less than a defined amount of impact on the device and in accordance with defined security protocols of the device; and assessing a performance of the device after application of the solution information to the device to determine whether the solution information solved the identified problem. In some embodiments, solution detection can be performed such that based on a determination that the identified problem has been removed, the change that caused the identified problem can be determined.