The service center is where the aureole's server core is located. The core of a single aureole node is integrated with other server cores in other nodes across the system, and with public networks as well. The serever core hosts the "sim", the "primary utility liason", and the "scheduler".
     The "sim" is the engine that creates the virtual worlds, in which the aureole residents live, work, and play. In other words, it creates the theatrical stage (and all necessary props) upon which aureole residents perform their virtual lives. The sim's "level zero" functions are hardwired and cannot be overruled. These level zero functions manage the aureole systems immutable Standard Operating Procedures, or SOPs, which documnt the foundation rule set for life in virtual space.
     The "primary utility liaison" is an interactive entity. It is effectively the god (or godess) of the aureole system, subject only to the sim's level zero SOPs. The primary utility liaison communicates with each aureole resident through the hardware that is embedded in each resident's head, and it presents itself to each resident as a humanoid entity, via telepathic voice. The primary utilitiy liaison monitors and manages the status of every infrastructure layer (buildings, roads, landscaping, food production, etc...) within a given aureole node, as well as the physical well-being of each aureole resident. The primary utility liaison delegates tasks to any of a number of supordinate subsystems, as necessary.
     The "scheduler" is subordinate to the primary utility liaison, and there is one scheduler for each aureole node. A scheduler controls and choreographs the many robotic systems (real-world units) to service the needs of a given aureole node. The scheduler also handles the tracking and choreography of aureole residents, to maintain organic human bodies in their booths, and to minimize human-to-human interaction in organic space.
     Other functions performed at the service center, which are handled by individual robotic systems (subject to guidance from the scheduler and the primary utility liaison), including local shipping/receiving, food processing, waste recycling, dishwashing and laundry services, medical services, robotic system repairs, and just about every other task needed to serve the daily needs of resident citizens and handle the normal, steady-state operation of the aureole node.