Centurylink Intellectual Property LLC

Level 3 Communications, LLC

William O'Brien, Jr

Kevin Michael McBride

Steven M Casey

Stephen Opferman

John McManus

Charles Ivan Cook

Michael J Fargano

Carl Matthew Olson

Aaron Jones

Brent W Smith

James E Sutherland

Frank Moss

Charles Stallings

Mitch Mollard

Novel tools and techniques are provided for utilizing blockchain to implement named data networking. In various embodiments, a computing system might determine whether a cache that is communicatively coupled to the computing system contains data that is responsive to a first request received from a user. If so, the computing system might retrieve and send (to the client device) data that is responsive to the received first request. If not, the computing system might send, to a blockchain system, a second request for identifying a blockchain containing a block containing data responsive to the received first request. In response to identifying such a blockchain, the computing system might receive a copy of the identified blockchain; might abstract, from the identified blockchain, the block containing the data responsive to the received first request; might abstract the data from the identified block; and might send the data to the client device.

Utilizing blockchains to implement named data networking

Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing data and source validation for equipment output data and/or for equipment failure predict. In various embodiments, in response to receiving a first request for first data that is output by first equipment, a computing system might retrieve and analyze the first data to determine whether the first data can be trusted. If so, the computing system might send the first data to the requesting device. If not, the computing system might send a second request for identifying a blockchain containing a block containing a copy of the first data. In response to the blockchain system identifying such a blockchain, the computing system might receive the identified blockchain; might abstract the block containing the copy of the first data from the identified blockchain; might abstract the first data from the block; and might send the first data to the requesting device.

Data and source validation for equipment output data or equipment failure prediction using blockchains

In examples, systems and methods are described for edge computing recommendations and implementation. A service request is received from a client computing device that includes information about a location of a customer site and latency requirements of the customer, among other information. The system provides recommendations for particular provider computing site(s) based on, e.g., rough and/or fine latency estimates, and implements the requested computing services at selected provider computing site(s).

Recommendation and implementation systems and methods for edge computing

Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing intent-based disaggregated and distributed composable infrastructure. In some embodiments, a computing system might receive, over a network, a request for network services from a customer, the request comprising desired characteristics and performance parameters, without specific information regarding any of hardware, hardware type, location, or network for providing the requested services. The computing system might identify network resources based at least in part on the desired characteristics and performance parameters, might establish transport links between the identified two or more network resources (which may be disaggregated and distributed), might configure (in some cases, based on derived distributable synchronization state(s)) at least one of the identified network resources to simulate zero (or near-zero) latency and/or to simulate zero (or near-zero) distance between the identified network resources, and might allocate the identified two or more network resources for providing the requested network services.

Disaggregated and distributed composable infrastructure

Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing interconnection gateway and/or hub functionalities between two or more network functions virtualization ('NFV') entities that are located in different networks. In some embodiments, a NFV interconnection gateway ('NFVIG') might receive a set of network interconnection information from each of two or more sets of NFV entities, each set of NFV entities being located within a network separate from the networks in which the other sets of NFV entities are located. The NFVIG might be located in one of these networks. The NFVIG might abstract each set of network interconnection information, and might establish one or more links between the two or more sets of NFV entities, based at least in part on the abstracted sets of network interconnection information. The NFVIG might provide access to one or more virtualized network functions (&#x201c;VNFs&#x201d;) via the one or more links.

Network functions virtualization interconnection gateway

Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing intent-based network services orchestration. In some embodiments, a computing system might receive, over a network, a request for network services from a customer. The request for network services might include desired performance parameters for the requested network services, without information regarding any of specific hardware, specific hardware type, specific location, or specific network for providing the requested network services. The computing system might allocate network resources from one or more networks, based at least in part on the desired performance parameters. Based on a determination that at least one network can no longer provide at least one network resource having the desired performance parameters, the computing system might allocate at least one other network resource from at least one second network, based at least in part on network performance metrics, and based at least in part on the desired performance parameters.

Intent-based services orchestration

Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing interconnection gateway and/or hub functionalities. In some embodiments, a network functions virtualization ('NFV') interconnection gateway or hub ('NFVIG' or &#x201c;NFVIH&#x201d;) might receive a set of network interconnection information from each of one or more sets of NFV entities and/or one or more sets of NFV-based customer devices, each set being located within a network separate from the networks in which the other sets are located. The NFVIG or NFVIH might be located within one of these networks or within a separate external network. The NFVIG or NFVIH might abstract each set of network interconnection information, and might establish one or more links among the sets of NFV entities and/or the sets of NFV-based customer devices based on such abstraction. The NFVIG or NFVIH might provide access to one or more virtualized network functions (&#x201c;VNFs&#x201d;) via the one or more links.

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Aurora, CO, United States of America

William O'Brien, Jr