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20080198838 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SOFT MEDIA PROCESSING WITHIN A ROUTING SWITCHER - A routing switcher performs various soft signaling processing within the router using one or more internal soft media processors (central processing units) to enable flexible solutions. The routing switcher includes a plurality of inputs and outputs operably connected by a cross-point matrix where the inputs are dynamically coupled to one or more of the outputs. The routing switcher also includes a soft media processor connected to the cross-point matrix as well as being dynamically coupled between some inputs and outputs. The soft media processor receives a signal from an input via the cross-point matrix and performs one of at least two signaling processing functions resident on the soft media processor and outputs a processed signal from one or more of the routing switcher's outputs. | 08-21-2008 |
20080205376 | Redundant router having load sharing functionality - Methods, systems, and devices are provided for load sharing among network devices. One embodiment includes a network device having router functionality, including a processor, memory in communication with the processor, and executable instructions stored in memory and executable on the processor to provide router functionality redundancy for another network device having router functionality, and provide a load sharing functionality between the network devices when both devices are operational. | 08-28-2008 |
20080205377 | System and methods for providing server virtualization assistance - An improved system and method for network switching that provides the ability to automatically and seamlessly migrate policies for network hosts under certain conditions to local or remote switch ports. The improved switch automatically migrates switch policies for virtual and physical hosts from a source port to a destination port when hosts have been physically moved or replaced. For elements that have failed, the improved switch also migrates host network policies for both physical hosts and virtual machines when the old host network policy will maintain serviceability of the element when applied to the new port. | 08-28-2008 |
20080219238 | Methods and systems for transmitting data between systems - A system and method for transmitting, receiving, and processing data. The method includes receiving data at a first data receiving port located in a first system. The received data is processed at a first module, which communicates with the first data receiving port. The processed data is relayed to a second module, which communicates with the first module at the first system. This communication is independent of a software protocol. The data is transmitted from the second module using a data transmitting port. The transmitted data is received at a second system and then further processed at the second system. | 09-11-2008 |
20080219239 | POLICY-BASED UTILITY NETWORKING - In various embodiments, a policy-based residential networked meter can be an energy switch router device (ESRD) that provides policy-based advanced metering, load control and shaping, energy services delivery and accounting, and secure web services interfaces and internetworking communications. The ESRD can be integrated and interrelated with advanced policy-based sensory, metrology, monitoring, control, recording, classification, prioritization, security, routing, and switching functions. The ESRD may be used to sense, measure, meter, and control electrical service flows to the utility service point at the customer premise, and may be configured and managed with one or more policy-based networking methods. | 09-11-2008 |
20080225827 | Enabling routing of data on a network based on a portion of data accessed from a non-network enabled device - A system and method for enabling routing of data on a network based on a portion of data accessed from a non-network enabled device is disclosed. The technology includes a method for enabling routing of data on a network based on a portion of data accessed from a non-network enabled device. The method includes detecting a non-network enabled device locally coupled to a first computer system, the first computer system coupled to the network. The method further includes enabling routing of data through the non-network enabled device to a second computer system coupled to the network by using the first computer system as a communication interface between the non-network enabled device and the second computer system wherein the second computer system is automatically identified based on recognizing a portion of the data as a routing destination. | 09-18-2008 |
20080225828 | Enabling routing of data on a network - A system and method for enabling routing of data on a network is disclosed. The technology includes a method for enabling routing of data from a non-network enabled devices on a network. The method includes detecting a non-network enabled device locally coupled to a first computer system, the first computer system coupled to the network. The method for enabling sharing of non-network enabled devices on a network also includes enabling a second computer system coupled to the network to access the non-network enabled device by using the first computer system as a communication interface between the non-network enabled device and the second computer system. | 09-18-2008 |
20080225829 | Communication System - A communication system is provided which is arranged for accessing a network by a group of first access paths and a group of second access paths. The first and second access paths have a different access technology. An access path monitor is provided for obtaining status information related to the access paths in accordance with the monitoring procedure. An access controller is provided for selecting an access path for a communication session in accordance with a selection procedure and in dependence on the status information. A modifier is provided for modifying one or both of the monitoring procedure and the selection procedure in accordance with a modification procedure and in dependence on decision information. | 09-18-2008 |
20080232347 | Determining rerouting information for single-node failure recovery in an internet protocol network - For a survivable portion of a network, a backup port for a first router of the survivable network, to reach a destination node in the event of a single node failure, may be determined by (a) accepting a routing path graph having the destination node, wherein the routing path graph includes one or more links terminated by one or more primary ports of the first router; and (b) for each router of at least a part of the routing path graph, (1) assuming that the current router is removed, defining (A) a first part of the routing path graph including the destination node, and (B) a second part of the routing path graph separated from the first part wherein the second part defines one or more sub-graphs, and (2) determining the backup port for the first router by examining at least one of the one or more sub-graphs to find a link to the first part of the routing path graph. | 09-25-2008 |
20080232348 | Network-Independent Provision and Registration for Services - In a method for providing a service between a service unit and terminal devices of at least one communication network, a synchronization unit evaluates the service provided by a service unit with respect to at least one technical requirement for use by at least one terminal device, establishes at least one rule for exchanging data of the service in accordance with the evaluation result, and stores the evaluation result. The synchronization unit forwards information regarding a registration for a service to at least one network unit of at least one communication network, with which a user of the terminal devices is registered. Upon inquiry by a terminal device for provision of the service through the service unit the synchronization unit exchanges the data via the synchronization unit in accordance with at least one established rule that depends on the technical requirements of the inquiring terminal device. | 09-25-2008 |
20080232349 | Optimization of Network Adapter Utilization in EtherChannel Environment - Method, system and computer program product for transferring data in a data processing system network. A method for transferring data in a data processing system network according to the invention includes determining an adapter among a plurality of adapters that has the lowest transmit latency, and assigning data to be transferred to the adapter determined to have the lowest transmit latency. The data to be transferred is then transferred by the assigned adapter. The present invention utilizes network adapters to transfer data in a more efficient manner. | 09-25-2008 |
20080240077 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING LATENCY - A system and method for measuring latency of an optical transport network includes generating a time stamp, transmitting the time stamp in an optical transport network, and processing the time stamp to measure latency of the optical transport network. | 10-02-2008 |
20080240078 | Path shortening in a wireless mesh network - In one embodiment, a method includes a mesh point receiving mesh advertisement messages from advertising mesh points of a wireless mesh network having a mesh portal with a wired connection to a wired network. Each mesh advertisement message specifies a corresponding metric for reaching the mesh portal and has a corresponding signal strength indicator. An ordered group of parent access points, ordered based on the respective metrics, is generated from among the advertising mesh points, starting with a first parent access point having a corresponding optimum metric for reaching the mesh portal and independent of the corresponding signal strength indicator. A registration message is sent to each of the parent access points identifying a corresponding specified priority based on a corresponding position in the ordered group, for use by the corresponding parent access point in selecting a minimum interframe spacing for forwarding a wireless packet received from the mesh point. | 10-02-2008 |
20080247379 | Method and Network for Managing an Interface for Session-Based Synchronization - A method and network node for supporting a synchronization of a connectivity session location function (CLF) in a communication network. The method uses a processor for sending and receiving messages from a communication network, detecting the unavailability of the CLF, detecting that access information related to the session of the UE is missing from the CLF, receiving missing access information for a session of a UE and synchronizing the CLF on a per session basis. Furthermore, the processor accesses a memory for storing access information and synchronizes the stored access information of the session with the received missing access information of the session of the UE stored during unavailability of the CLF. | 10-09-2008 |
20080247380 | Locating original port information - A network, network devices, and methods are described for locating original port information. A network device includes a network chip having a number of network ports for the device for receiving and transmitting packets. The network chip includes logic to locate original port information for a packet returned from a checking functionality. | 10-09-2008 |
20080285540 | USING PRESENCE PROXIES TO CONSTRAIN LOCAL PRESENCE INFORMATION TO A SUB-NETWORK WHILE USING A PRESENCE SERVER EXTERNAL TO THE SUB-NETWORK TO HANDLE OTHER PRESENCE INFORMATION - The present invention discloses a solution that uses presence proxies to handle local presence information while using a presence server to handle extra-local presence information. In the invention, a computing system can include multiple presence user agents (PUAs), multiple watchers, multiple presence proxies, and a presence server. The PUAs can be are grouped into two or more sub-networks. The watchers can also be grouped by sub-network. The PUAs and the watchers can each be associated with a presentity. A presence proxy can be associated with each of the sub-networks. Exclusively local presence services for each sub-network ears be handled by the associated presence proxy. The presence proxy can route presence information for other presence services (those not exclusively local) to and from the presence server. | 11-20-2008 |
20080285541 | Intelligent computer network routing using logically centralized, physically distributed servers distinct form network routers - A route control architecture allows a network operator to flexibly control routing between the traffic ingresses and egresses in a computer network, without modifying existing routers. An intelligent route service control point (IRSCP) replaces distributed BGP decision processes of conventional network routers with a route computation that is flexible and logically centralized but physically distributed. One embodiment supplements the traditional BGP decision process with a ranking decision process that allows route-control applications to explicitly rank traffic egresses on a per-destination, per-router basis. A straightforward set of correctness requirements prevents routing anomalies in implementations that are scalable and fault-tolerant. | 11-20-2008 |
20080285542 | LOCATION BASED PRESENCE GROUPS - A presence system creates location based presence groups for presentities based on the current geographical location of the presentities. The presence system calculates respective distances between the presentities and forms respective location based presence groups for the presentities by including within each location based presence group those presentities whose calculated distance from the respective presentity is less than a configurable proximity metric. Each presentity is then provided with the presence information of all of the presentities within their location based presence group. | 11-20-2008 |
20080298342 | Inter-Domain Communication - A computer-implemented method for performing inter-domain communication in a web browser includes receiving first data from a first domain at a router associated with one or more domains other than the first domain, identifying at the router the one or more domains for receiving data associated with the received data, and transmitting second data associated with the received data to the one or more domains. | 12-04-2008 |
20080316997 | MULTI-RADIO NODE WITH A SINGLE ROUTING MODULE WHICH MANAGES ROUTING FOR MULTIPLE DIFFERENT RADIO MODULES - A multi-radio meshed node is provided which includes a first radio module, a second radio module, and a single routing manager module that is common to or shared by the first radio module and the second radio module. The multi-radio meshed node has a node MAC address associated therewith which uniquely identifies the multi-radio meshed node. The first radio module includes a first interface. The second radio module is designed to communicate simultaneously when the first radio module is communicating. The second radio module includes a second interface. The first radio module has a first interface MAC address associated therewith, and the second radio module has a second interface MAC address associated therewith. The single routing manager module determines which one of the first interface and the second interface is to be used for routing of a particular packet. | 12-25-2008 |
20090003309 | CAPABILITY OR ROLE-BASED ROUTING - The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates enhancing incoming data communication connectivity within a network. An analyzer component can evaluate a portion of an incoming data communication targeted for a network to identify a context associated with the data communication. A transfer component can direct the incoming data communication to a cluster within the network based at least in part upon the identified context, wherein the cluster includes a physical entity with pre-existing knowledge of the identified context. | 01-01-2009 |
20090003310 | Dynamic allocation of VOIP service resources - An exemplary method is implemented in a voice over internet protocol (VOIP) system for selecting communication nodes to carry requested call from a user. A primary VOIP service provider of the user determines that at least one communication node of another service provider is needed to carry a portion of the requested call. Conditions under which one or more other service providers with respective nodes suited for carrying the portion of the requested call would carry the portion of the call are determined on a per call basis, where the conditions include cost for the carrying of the portion of the call. One node of the one or more service providers is selected to carry the portion of the call based on predetermined rules that operated on the conditions. A path to carry the call is completed that includes the selected one node. | 01-01-2009 |
20090003311 | Design and debugging of distributed real time telecommunication systems - An apparatus in one example has: a network having a plurality of interconnected nodes; each of the nodes having a respective local reporter daemon and a storage operatively coupled thereto; at least one of the nodes having an editor daemon; an event broadcast message that is originated by a respective software component in a respective node in which an event occurred, the event broadcast message being sent to all local reporter daemons; information related to the event stored in a respective storage of a respective node by a respective software component; reports sent by the local reporter daemons to the editor daemon, the reports containing information related to the occurrence of the event; and a news story formed by the editor daemon from the received information. | 01-01-2009 |
20090016322 | Selecting Transport Addresses to Route Streams Between Endpoints - Selecting a transport address for a call session between a first endpoint of a first region and a second endpoint of a second region includes determining that the call session is being initiated. A relationship between the first region and the second region is determined. One or more transport addresses of the first endpoint are identified in accordance with the relationship to yield one or more selected transport addresses. | 01-15-2009 |
20090028129 | Rate matching for hybrid ARQ operations - A method of rate matching process of the hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuestion (HARQ) operation in which coded bits are selected for a transmission depends on whether the transmission is a first transmission of a new packet or a retransmission of an existing packet. In downlink of long term evolution (LTE) system, a downlink grant message is transmitted along with the packet data transmission. The grant message may also contain the redundancy version (RV). A new data indicator (NDI) is introduced to indicate the start of a new packet. The improved method of rate matching may be implanted into either a transmitter or a receiver. | 01-29-2009 |
20090034508 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPECTRUM SHARING BETWEEN AN INCUMBENT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND A COGNITIVE RADIO SYSTEM - Efficient frequency spectrum sharing between at least one incumbent communication system(s) ( | 02-05-2009 |
20090073956 | PATH SEARCH PROCESSING CIRCUIT, PATH SEARCH METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - A CDMA mobile communication demodulator circuit has a path timing comparison part | 03-19-2009 |
20090080408 | HEALTHCARE SEMANTIC INTEROPERABILITY PLATFORM - A system and method for efficiently linking local databases having different data formats or standards into a network, wherein a content based router is provided between each of the databases and a network “party line” bus and translates data from the respective database into a common canonical form or format so that all information within the network between the content based routers complies with the common canonical form and are validated according to single standard or mechanism, for example when information first enters the network. Also provided is a tracking or audit mechanism whereby each item of information provided with a unique network identifier when it first enters the network, and is also provided with or associated with a local identifier from each local database that originates or accesses the information item and router identifiers of the content based routers corresponding to those local databases. | 03-26-2009 |
20090092124 | NETWORK ROUTING OF ENDPOINTS TO CONTENT BASED ON CONTENT SWARMS - Using location-independent names to identify content, a service for mapping endpoint requests to requested content. Content requested by an endpoint of the network is mapped to a dynamic “swarm” of server, peer, or other endpoints capable of supporting the content download. Content names are mapped to a dynamically generated content swarm, presenting a current set of hosts, which can provide the requested content. Optionally, varying degrees of explicit visibility into routing paths and the performance tradeoffs between those routing paths is supported. Based on a set of class of service parameters for a given request for content, a host can initiate route selection based on class of service parameters, predicated on routing metrics maintained by the network by cooperating endpoints and/or network routers. | 04-09-2009 |
20090092125 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CUSTOMER CONTROLLED TRAFFIC REDISTRIBUTION - A method and apparatus for providing customer controlled traffic redistribution are disclosed. For example, the method determines one or more states of one or more Customer Premise Equipments (CPEs) at one or more customer sites periodically, wherein the one or more states are configured by a customer. The method then determines a network action for each of the one or more CPEs in accordance with the one or more states of the one or more CPEs, and routes traffic for the customer in accordance with the network action for each of the one or more CPEs. | 04-09-2009 |
20090097470 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMMUNICATING DATA - A method for communicating data is provided. The method includes transmitting a first request from a first device to an embedded device via a first network using a first protocol, wherein the first request includes a second request formatted according to a second protocol. The method also includes transmitting the second request from the embedded device to a second device via a second network using the second protocol. | 04-16-2009 |
20090122784 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SECURITY OF THE BACKBONE NETWORK - A method for implementing backbone network security, includes: when an edge device in a backbone network receives a packet, modifying TTL value in the packet received to a value different from a TTL value which is to be used in the packet in the backbone network, and sending the packet modified; identifying the packet from the client on the device in the backbone network according to the TTL value in the packet received and performing a security process. | 05-14-2009 |
20090141702 | ACCESS LINK AGGREGATOR - One or more virtual access nodes manage multiple physical links connecting a digital subscriber line access multiplexer and an intelligent network interface device by logically bonding physical ports together into a group. Physical ports bonded in a logical group have equal priority with respect to one another. Thus, no master-slave relationship exists between the physical ports in the logical group. Traffic associated with a site is transmitted over physical links associated with the logical group of physical ports to a customer premises network interface device. The customer premises network interface device subsequently aggregates the received traffic and provides an increased bandwidth to the site over the physical links. The quality of communication is based on the number of operational physical links associated with the logical group. As long as at least one physical link associated with the logical group remains operational, communication will be enabled. | 06-04-2009 |
20090147770 | System and Method of Routing Voice Communications Via Peering Networks - A method of routing voice communications is disclosed and includes receiving network event data at a telephone number mapping (ENUM) server of an originating network from a plurality of peering border elements associated with a plurality of peering communication networks. The network event data indicates a health status of each of the peering communication networks. The method also includes determining a network weight related to each of the peering communication networks based on the network event data, wherein each network weight indicates a proportion of calls that are to be routed from the originating network via the related peering communication network. The method further includes dynamically assigning a plurality of preference field values to session initiation protocol (SIP) addresses of the peering border elements within a plurality of naming authority pointer (NAPTR) records, based on the network weights. | 06-11-2009 |
20090168752 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING CONTENT - The invention includes a method and apparatus for delivering content to one or more content destination nodes. A method includes receiving content utility prediction information for a content item, selecting a content distribution mode for the content item using the content utility prediction information, and propagating the content item toward at least one of the content destination nodes using the selected content distribution mode and, optionally, with a defined priority, sequence, or schedule. The content utility prediction information is associated with the content destination nodes, and is indicative of a level of utility of the content item to the content destination nodes. The content distribution mode may include any content distribution mode, such as broadcast, switched broadcast, multicast, unicast, and the like. The content utility prediction information is received from one or more content prediction nodes. The content is distributed to one or more content destination nodes, which may include end user terminals and/or network-based caching nodes. | 07-02-2009 |
20090168753 | RFID NETWORK CONTROL AND REDUNDANCY - In accordance with the preferred embodiment and alternative embodiments of the invention, RFID network control devices (RNCDs) are provided wherein RFID traffic signals from any one of multiple RFID readers may be routed to any of the RFID antennas coupled to the RNCD. Each reader coupled directly or indirectly to the RNCD, either through its own action or the action of the external host controller managing the reader, may issue commands to the RNCD, over the same cable used to carry RFID traffic signals, and cause the RNCD to set its internal switch configuration such that a channel is established for RFID traffic signals between that reader and a particular RFID antenna coupled to the RNCD. This may include commands from the reader or external host controller which place other intervening RNCD units in a bypass state so as to establish the required communications channel with a minimum of signal strength loss. | 07-02-2009 |
20090185551 | Method and system for providing confirmed delivery of ethernet packets - Methods and systems are disclosed for providing confirmed delivery of Ethernet packets. The type/length (T/L) field of the standard Ethernet protocol packet is used to provide sequence numbers for guaranteed delivery of Ethernet packets. Sequence numbers are assigned at a transmitting device and read by a receiving device to confirm delivery of the Ethernet packets. If a missing packet is detected by the receiving device, it requests retransmission of the missing packet. Because the T/L field has limited use in legacy Ethernet systems, this use of the T/L field for guaranteed delivery has little, if any, effect on legacy systems. | 07-23-2009 |
20090196280 | EXTENSION UNIT AND HANDHELD COMPUTING UNIT - An extension unit includes a connection module, a processing module, a video graphics interface module, and a user interface module. The processing module is operable to: detect coupling of the handheld computing unit to the connection module; determine identity of the handheld computing unit; determine access privileges of the handheld computing unit based on the identity; negotiate access terms with the handheld computing unit based on access privileges of the handheld computing unit; monitor the signals for compliance with the access terms; and enable routing of a signal of the signals when the signal is compliant with the access terms. The video graphics interface module is operable to receive video graphics signals from the connection module, when enabled, and output the video graphics signals. The user interface module is operable to receive user input signals and output the user input signals to the connection module when enabled. | 08-06-2009 |
20090201909 | Method and tool for router interface L2 redundancy - A method of router interface level 2 redundancy, and router implementing the method, including one or more of the following: starting redundant ports that are members of a level 2 redundancy group (L2RG) in a DOWN state; determining that none of the redundant ports are in an ACTIVE state; switching a first one of the redundant ports to an ACTIVE state; activating an Internet protocol interface for the L2RG; inserting an Internet protocol route for an interface subnet in an FIB of a router that contains the redundant ports; binding the Internet protocol route for the interface to the first one of the redundant ports; transitioning the first one of the redundant ports to a DOWN state; transitioning the Internet protocol interface to the DOWN state from an UP state; and removing the Internet protocol route for the interface from the FIB of the router. | 08-13-2009 |
20090219919 | Data transport container for transferring data in a high speed internet protocol network - The present invention relates to a data transport container for transferring a number n of different types of data in an Internet Protocol network. The number n is superior or equal to 2, and data is generated as Ethernet Jumbo packets, wherein the data transport container is an Internet Protocol packet. The invention also relates to a source device and to a destination device respectively for transferring and receiving such a data transport containers. At least, the invention relates to a method for transferring n different types of data being generated as Gigabit Ethernet RTP-UDP-IP jumbo packets. Both devices are to be used in a method as mentioned above. | 09-03-2009 |
20090238167 | Redundant Data Forwarding Storage - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for redundant data forwarding. A method includes, in two or more networks of interconnected computer system nodes, receiving a request from a source system in a first network to store data, directing the data to a first computer memory in a first network, directing a first copy of the data to a second computer memory in a second network, continuously forwarding the data from the first computer memory to other computer memories in the first network without storing on any physical storage device in the first network, and continuously forwarding the first copy of the data from the second computer memory to other computer memories in the second network without storing on any physical storage device in the second network. | 09-24-2009 |
20090252146 | CONTINUOUS NETWORK CODING IN WIRELESS RELAY NETWORKS - Described is continuous network coding, in which a relay sends probability data comprising a continuous number for use as parity data. The node receives streams of bits sent from sources towards a destination, and computes the probability data based on current noise data and/or fading data. A selected set of the bits (all or some subset thereof) are combined, e.g., XOR-ed or concatenated, and send to the destination. Phase modulation is performed to convey probability information based on the probability data. The destination demodulates the signal to obtain the probability information, and combines the probability information with the data directly received from sources to perform joint decoding. The number of bits in the set of selected bits may be adaptively chosen based on current channel conditions, e.g., increased when the channel conditions from the sources directly to a destination are poor relative to the channel conditions via the relay. | 10-08-2009 |
20090252147 | STORAGE SERVER IMPLEMENTED BY INTERNET SMALL COMPUTER SYSTEMS INTERFACE IN LINUX SYSTEM - A storage server implemented by an internet small computer systems interface (iSCSI) in a Linux system includes a network subsystem and a small computer systems interface (SCSI) subsystem, and an iSCSI module and a SCSI module are respectively embedded in the network subsystem and SCSI subsystem. When receiving a link request packet from an initiator, the network subsystem creates a SCSI identifiable format packet for the SCSI subsystem by the embedded iSCSI module and the embedded SCSI module. The iSCSI module and SCSI module are respectively embedded in the network subsystem and SCSI subsystem. The iSCSI module and SCSI module can be immediately called without waiting the switch of processing, thereby solving performance bottleneck in the storage server and improving the operation speed of the storage server. | 10-08-2009 |
20090252148 | Use of DPI to extract and forward application characteristics - Various exemplary embodiments are a method and related device and computer-readable medium including one or more of the following: receiving a packet sent from the source node to the destination node; associating the packet with an active flow by accessing information in the packet; performing deep packet inspection (DPI) to identify an application associated with the active flow; determining a classification for the packet based on characteristics of the identified application; associating, with the packet, information identifying the classification; forwarding the packet including the information identifying the classification towards the destination node; and performing processing on the packet at a downstream device by extracting the classification from the packet. | 10-08-2009 |
20090262722 | Method to Calculate Transitive Closure of Multi-Path Directed Network Based on Declarative MetaData - A method for modeling the response of a system to an input signal, wherein metadata describing characteristics of individual system components is combined to identify how signals received at one system component cascade through the system. | 10-22-2009 |
20090285197 | METHODS FOR EFFICIENT ORGANIZATION OF VEHICLE PEER GROUPS AND EFFICIENT V2R COMMUNICATIONS - The present invention provides methods for efficient control message distribution in a VANET. Efficient flooding mechanisms are provided to fulfill the objective of flooding (delivering a message to every connected node) with a limited number of re-broadcasting by selected key nodes. A suppression-based efficient flooding mechanism utilizes a Light Suppression (LS) technique to reduce the number of flooding relays by giving up the broadcasting of a flooding message when a node observes downstream relay of the same flooding message. Additionally, a relay-node based efficient flooding mechanism selects Relay Nodes (RN) to form an efficient flooding tree for control message delivery. RNs are nodes that relay at least one control message, for instance a Membership Report (MR) to the upstream node in “k” previous control message cycles The upstream node may be the group header (GH) for the LPG. | 11-19-2009 |
20090296685 | User-Mode Prototypes in Kernel-Mode Protocol Stacks - Methods of enabling user-mode prototypes in kernel-mode protocol stacks are described. A protocol stack comprises a set of kernel-mode modules. The protocol stack defines a data path for packets. At least one interception point is defined in a kernel-mode module at which a packet can be intercepted and/or inserted. In an embodiment, each packet intercepted at the interception point, or a copy of said packet, is sent to a user-mode module. The user-mode module processes the packet in some way and then returns the packet to the same, or a different, interception point in the data path. In this way, a user-mode module (which is easier to program) can be used to prototype functionality of a kernel-mode module without requiring kernel-mode code to be written. | 12-03-2009 |
20090303982 | Systems and Methods for Data Acquisition and Transmission - In a system for a field asset site having a plurality of field assets, a first transport module interfaces with a first field asset, the first transport module operable to communicate via a first transport with a communication center outside of the field asset site. A second transport module interfaces with the first field asset. A third transport module interfaces with an associated field asset and is operable to communicate via a second transport to the second transport module. Each of a plurality of audit devices interfaces with an associated field asset from which operation data is acquired by the audit device. Each of a plurality of routing modules interfaces between an associated field audit device and at least one of the second transport module and the third transport module, with each routing module operable to provide transport-agnostic communication between its associated audit device and at least one of the communication center and another audit device. | 12-10-2009 |
20090316681 | TECHNIQUES TO MANAGE PRESENCE INFORMATION BASED ON ROUTING RULES - Techniques to manage presence information based on routing rules are described. An apparatus may comprise a presence management component operative to manage presence information for a presentity. The presence management component comprises a presence interface module operative to receive a routing rule for a communication event for a presentity node used by a presentity. The presence management component also comprises a presence control module communicatively coupled to the presence interface module, the presence control module operative to determine presence state information based on the routing rule. The presence management component further comprises a presence publish module communicatively coupled to the presence control module, the presence publish module operative to publish the presence state information to multiple watcher nodes. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 12-24-2009 |
20090316682 | NETWORK WATERMARK - A network communications method utilizing a network watermark for providing security in the communications includes creating a verifiable network communications path of nodes through a network for the transfer of information from a first end node to a second end node; verifying the network communications path of nodes, by the first end node, before communicating by the first end node information intended for receipt by the second end node; and once the network communications path of nodes is verified by the first end node, communicating by the first end node, via the verified communications path of nodes, the information intended for receipt by the second end node; wherein the network watermark represents the verifiable network communications path of nodes. | 12-24-2009 |
20100020787 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND NETWORK ELEMENT FOR CLOCK TRACING - A clock tracing method includes: determining a shortest path to each source network element, and selecting a best source network element among all the source network elements; determining a shortest path to the best source network element according to the shortest path, using the shortest path to the best source network element as a clock tracing path if the shortest path to the best source network element is different from an old clock tracing path and a traceable message is received, and using the clock tracing path for tracing clocks; and using the old clock tracing path for tracing clocks if the shortest path to the best source network element is the same as the old clock tracing path or no traceable message is received. A clock tracing apparatus and a network element are also provided. The provided clock tracing method, apparatus and network element may ensure high-quality clock transmission, and the fast performance of automatic clock tracing. | 01-28-2010 |
20100027527 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED MAPPING AND ROUTING - A system and method for improved mapping and routing. A request for the determination of a route is received over a network. The request comprises an identification of a requesting user, and at least one objective. Spatial, temporal, topical, and social data available to the network which relating to the requesting user and the request objectives are retrieved using a global index of data available to the network. At least one entity which satisfies at least one request objective and which has a physical location known to the network is selected using the retrieved spatial, temporal, topical, and social data. At least one physical route is mapped between a starting location and the selected entity and is displayed on a display medium. Sponsored and recommended content available to the network which relates to the requesting user, and at least one objective can additionally be displayed on the display medium. | 02-04-2010 |
20100040045 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING MEANS FOR USING INTRINSIC LATENCIES OF THE SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a method for routing data between a sending unit and a receiving unit linked by a network in a processing system comprising several units, the method comprising steps of routing data in the network between the sending unit and the receiving unit, and of applying a process to the routed data, the process comprising several steps which are applied to the data by different units in the network receiving the data, to use latency times in data routing. | 02-18-2010 |
20100067518 | Multicast Systems, Methods, and Computer Program Products - Systems, methods, and computer-program products enable multicasts. Data corresponding to a multicast from a source is received from a native multicast address. Other data corresponding to the multicast from the sources is also received from a mesh network. The data and the other data is assembled to generate combined data, and at least some of the combined data is stored or displayed. | 03-18-2010 |
20100103924 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS MULTI-HOPPING COMMUNICATION | 04-29-2010 |
20100150132 | Methods, Systems, and Computer Program Products for Enabling Non-IMS Queries of a Common Telephone Number Mapping System - Methods of routing a non-IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) message from a first user terminal that has telecommunications service provided by a first carrier to a second user terminal that has telecommunications service provided by a second carrier are provided. Pursuant to these methods, a first telephone number mapping (ENUM) database is queried to identify an address of a second ENUM database that is operated by the second carrier. The identified address is used to query the second ENUM database. Routing information for the non-IMS message is received from the second ENUM database in response to the query to the second ENUM database. The non-IMS message may then be routed to the second user terminal based on the routing information received from the second ENUM database. Related systems and computer program products are also provided. | 06-17-2010 |
20100208721 | ROUTE CALCULATION APPARATUS AND ROUTE CALCULATION METHOD - A route calculation apparatus calculates an intra-domain route in a target domain assigned with the route calculation apparatus. The intra-domain route is a part of a route for a target path in a network divided into plural domains. Each of the plural domains includes at least one node device. The target path passes through transit domains out of the plural domains from a source node device included in a source domain to a destination node device included in a destination domain. The route calculation apparatus includes a calculator and a route calculation requester. The calculator calculates the intra-domain route in the target domain. The route calculation requester requests a first route calculation apparatus assigned to the destination domain to calculate an intra-domain route in the destination domain when the target domain is one of the plural domains except the destination domain and except domains adjacent to the destination domain. | 08-19-2010 |
20100208722 | NETWORK SYSTEM, PATH CALCULATION METHOD, AND PATH CALCULATION PROGRAM - A route decision system is arranged in each domain of a multi-domain network. The route decision system comprises a topology information collecting unit which collects topology information, a route calculation request responding unit which receives a route calculation request requesting route calculation of a redundant path from a start node to an end node, and a route calculating unit which performs route calculation in response to the route calculation request using the topology information in consideration of a restriction. After a domain from a starting point domain where the start node is present to an end point domain where the end node is present is set, route calculation of the redundant path is sequentially performed at each domain from the end point domain toward the starting point domain through an intermediate domain. | 08-19-2010 |
20100232416 | Method and System for Multi-Layer Network Routing - Each node of a telecommunications network determines a connection type attributes available for each signal type supported by the node. Each signal type represents a different connection routing layer within the telecommunications network. Adaptation costs involved in traversing from one connection routing layer to another connection routing layer in the node are calculated. The connection type attributes and adaptation costs are included in a link state advertisement broadcasted by each node in the telecommunications network. A route calculation is performed for a desired signal to determine a route through the telecommunications network for the signal. The route calculation takes into account the various connection type attributes, availability, and adaptation costs in determining the shortest route for the signal through the telecommunications network. | 09-16-2010 |
20110069698 | Method and apparatus for safety-related communication in a communication network of an automation system - The invention relates to communication between safety-related modules in a communication network of an automation system. The object of the invention is to simplify installation and development of safety-related modules in an automation network. To this end, the safety functions of a system are divided into small, manageable, locally delimitable and simply verifiable groups of modules. | 03-24-2011 |
20110075652 | RELAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTINUING SERVICE - A relay device that relays a message transmitted from a terminal device to a server through a communications network. When a message is received from the terminal device, the relay device obtains attribute information related to the user of the terminal device, obtains an identifier to be inserted into a message to the terminal device by a server that generated a session in response to the message from the terminal device, the identifier being for identifying the session, stores the obtained identifier that is associated with the attribute information, determines whether or not the attribute information coincident to the attribute information obtained by receiving the message from the terminal device is to be stored when a message was received from the terminal device, inserts the identifier associated with the attribute information into the message received from the terminal device when the coincident attribute information is stored, and relays the message. | 03-31-2011 |
20110170536 | Network path finding apparatus, method, and program - To perform a path finding for a network by traversing mutually connected links by means of a link destination table that is a data configuration for representing the network. The link destination table contains, for link IDs of each of the links in the network, a node ID of a node on one side of the link, destination link IDs for the node on one side which are link IDs of other links to that node, a node ID of the node on the other side of the link, destination link IDs of the node on the other side which are link IDs of other links to that node, and interval costs. | 07-14-2011 |
20110206034 | ROUTE ALLOCATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A route allocation apparatus includes a route calculation section and a route allocation controller. The route calculation section calculates a route between an outgoing edge node and incoming edge node within a network. The route allocation controller allocates the route to communication slots. Further, the route allocation controller calculates an expected value as an index of the number of the routes allocatable to the communication slots, selects a route allocation in which the expected value is a maximum, obtains the number of the routes allocatable to the selected communication slots after the route allocation, and updates the expected value. | 08-25-2011 |
20110206035 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR SESSION ROUTING IN HOME NETWORK SYSTEM - Relating to a home network system, methods for configuring sessions in a home network system and setting up optimized paths of the configured sessions and apparatuses for supporting the same. According to an embodiment, the method for computing a routing path includes the steps of transmitting a Link Status Request message data requesting Link information from a first device to a second device, receiving a Link Notify message including Link information on the second device from the second device, updating a Link Status table based upon the Link information on the second device, computing Routing Path information from a source device to a sink device based upon the Link Status table, and computing information on a transmission port being used in the routing path based upon the Routing Path information. | 08-25-2011 |
20120020349 | ARCHITECTURE FOR A ROBUST COMPUTING SYSTEM - A computer system may include N rack unit switches and 6N processing rack units, where N is a positive integer. Each rack unit switch may include four switching units and each switching unit may include at least M | 01-26-2012 |
20120087366 | Method And Apparatus For Synchronizing AAL2 Path States - The present invention provides a method and apparatus of synchronizing AAL2 path states between ATM adaptation layer type 2 (AAL2) signaling nodes, wherein a AAL2 signaling node as a synchronization requesting end sends a path state request message to a peer AAL2 signaling node of an AAL2 path, the peer AAL2 signaling node performs local check on the state of the AAL2 path designated by the request message after receiving the request message, and the peer AAL2 signaling node controls consistency synchronization processing on the AAL2 path states at two ends based on the result of the check. The present invention may avoid initial call failure incurred by inconsistency between states at two ends of an AAL2 path and improves success ratio of AAL2 path establishment. | 04-12-2012 |
20120106539 | Coordinating Communications Interface Activities in Data Communicating Devices Using Redundant Lines - A parallel data link includes a redundant line. The redundant line permits one line to be calibrated while the others carry functional data, a switching mechanism enabling each line to be selected in turn for calibration. Control information for controlling the link, which is preferably for coordinating calibration activity, is communicated on the line selected for calibration. Preferably, the link is bi-directional, having a separate redundant line in each direction, enabling a bi-directional handshaking protocol to be used for communicating control information. Preferably, the lines selected for calibration are time-multiplexed to carry calibration patterns and control information at different time intervals. | 05-03-2012 |
20120140762 | Method for Calculating Interlayer Path - In order to achieve the discovery and calculation of interlayer paths, a method for calculating an interlayer path is proposed by the present invention, comprising: a label switch router (LSR) of a layer selecting a path calculation element (PCE) of the layer according to the received discovery information of each PCE and sending thereto a path calculation request for the LSR, wherein the above discovery information comprises: indication information and interlayer information, with the indication information indicating whether the PCE can be used as a default interlayer path calculation element of the layer, and the interlayer information indicating a layer where the PCE is located and an adjacent layer thereof; when a path of the LSR is disconnected, selecting based on the interlayer information a path calculation element (PCE) of the next layer and sending thereto a path calculation request for the disconnected portion of the path until the path is connected; and replying a path calculation result to the PCE of the layer. | 06-07-2012 |
20120147880 | METHOD FOR COMPLEMENTING DYNAMIC RESOURCE-LEVEL PATH COMPUTATION - A method for complementing dynamic resource-level path computation with a resource grouping constraint in a network comprising the steps of deriving a resource group function, RGF, from relationships amongst network resources within at least one network element forming at least one network resource group, NRG, and performing the resource-level path computation accounting for the derived resource group function, RGF. | 06-14-2012 |
20120177028 | RADIUS GATEWAY ON POLICY CHARGING AND RULES FUNCTION (PCRF) FOR WIRELINE/WIRELESS CONVERGED SOLUTION - A method and apparatus are provided for allowing a single platform to recognize and process both Diameter messages and Radius messages. A gateway is provided for translating Radius messages received from a wireline device into NASReq messages. A Diameter Proxy Agent receives both Diameter messages from a wireless device and the NASReq messages from the gateway. The Diameter Proxy Agent selects a PCRF to which to pass a NASReq message, and upon receipt of a NASReq message the PCRF either creates or updates a NASReq session object. By recognizing and processing Radius messages, wireline services can be offered at the same time as wireless services without requiring the use of a second platform. In addition, use of the PCRF server to support wireline services offers much better scalability than that offered by traditional AAA servers. | 07-12-2012 |
20120213218 | AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING BEST PATHS FROM SHADOW ROUTE REFLECTORS - In an embodiment, a method comprises receiving a path advertisement comprising information about an available path and a well-known community value associated with the available path. A modified best path calculation is performed in response to receiving the available path either from a higher-ranked device or from a device that is not participating in diverse path calculation, resulting in creating a particular best path. The particular best path is advertised to other routers with or without a restriction indicator based on whether it is a client learned path or non-client iBGP peer learned path and based on whether the advertisement is directed to a client or a non-client iBGP peer. | 08-23-2012 |
20120224572 | System and Method for Improved In-Browser Notification - Systems and methods for sending/receiving improved in-browser notification messages are provided. The notification messages are overlaid on HTTP traffic on port | 09-06-2012 |
20120236843 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SWITCHING SETTINGS THEREOF - A method of switching internal settings in an information processing apparatus including a plurality of processors, a crossbar switch connected to the plurality of processors and having a first routing table and a second routing table used for routing between the plurality of processors and an external apparatus, and a management unit managing the plurality of processors. The method includes performing, by the processors, data communication with the external apparatus using the first routing table, updating, by the management unit, configuration information in the second routing table when a configuration of the information processing apparatus is changed, instructing, by the management unit, any one of the processors to switch the updated second routing table and the first routing table, and switching, by the processor instructed by the management unit, a routing table to be used for the data communication from the first routing table to the updated second routing table. | 09-20-2012 |
20120287922 | POLICY ROUTING-BASED LAWFUL INTERCEPTION IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH END-TO-END ENCRYPTION - Techniques are disclosed for lawfully intercepting information in communication environments with end-to-end encryption. For example, a method for intercepting encrypted communications exchanged between a first computing device and a second computing device in a communication network, wherein the interception is performed by a third computing device in the communication network, comprises the following steps. The third computing device obtains one or more packets having a packet address associated with one of the first computing device and the second computing device. The one or more packets are obtained by the third computing device, in response to at least one interception routing policy being implemented in at least one element in the communication network, such that the one or more obtained packets may be decrypted so as to obtain data contained therein. The third computing device preserves the packet address of the one or more obtained packets. The third computing device forwards the one or more packets toward a packet-destination one of the first computing device and the second computing device such that the packet-destination one of the first computing device and the second computing device is unable to detect from the one or more packets that the one or more packets were intercepted by the third computing device. | 11-15-2012 |
20130003717 | Energy Based Communication Path Selection - A system and method for determining an information communication path based on energy requirements. Various aspects of the present invention provide a method that comprises identifying a plurality of information communication paths that may be utilized to communicate information (e.g., one or more units of information). A communication path identification module may perform such identification. Respective amounts of energy to communicate the information may be estimated for at least a portion of the identified plurality of information communication paths. A communication energy estimation module may perform such estimation. An information communication path may be selected from the identified plurality of information communication paths based, at least in part, on the estimated respective amounts of energy. A communication path selection module may perform such selection. | 01-03-2013 |
20130044745 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PRODUCT - A communication apparatus communicates with a plurality of transmission sources and includes an interface that receives from a given transmission source among the transmission sources, a request notification that concerns a transmission right permitting transmission from the given transmission source to the communication apparatus and that includes information identifying a volume of data to be transmitted to the communication apparatus; and a processor that based on the received request notification, judges whether the given transmission source is to be granted the transmission right, where the interface transmits the transmission right to the given transmission source that has been judged to be granted the transmission right. | 02-21-2013 |
20130058324 | METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING ASSOCIATED BIDIRECTIONAL LABEL SWITCHING PATH AND SYSTEM THEREOF - The disclosure discloses a method and a system for establishing an associated bidirectional Label-Switched Path (LSP). The method includes the following steps: a head node sends a PATH message for establishing or updating an LSP to an end node, wherein the message carries an object for identifying association; the end node sends to the head node a PATH message for establishing or updating an LSP as a reverse LSP corresponding to the above LSP, wherein the message carries an object for identifying association; in the case that the attributes of the objects for identifying association carried in the PATH messages sent by the head node and the end node are the same, the LSP and the reverse LSP are associated with each other by the head node and the end node and become an associated bidirectional LSP. The method for establishing an associated bidirectional LSP in the disclosure can be applied to transition from a Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) network to a MPLS-Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) network and binding a reverse LSP with a unidirectional LSP. | 03-07-2013 |
20130070752 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTING INTER-DOMAIN SHORTEST CONSTRAINED PATH IN A COMPUTER NETWORK - System and method for computing inter-domain shortest constrained path or optimal path across unknown sequence of domains is described. The method comprises of sending a request by a path computation client (PCC) to a path computation element (PCE) serving an ingress domain; forwarding the request by the path computation element to each adjacent path computation elements (PCEs), each adjacent path computation element serving one or more domains, wherein said domains are non-traversed; forwarding the request by each adjacent path computation elements to next adjacent path computation element until a response is received from the path computation element of the domain having a destination node; computing the virtual shortest path tree path by each adjacent path computation element based on the response received; and selecting the optimal path from the virtual shortest path tree between the PCC and the destination node by the path computation element serving the ingress domain. | 03-21-2013 |
20130070753 | CONSISTENT UPDATES FOR PACKET CLASSIFICATION DEVICES - A method for managing incremental classifier tables is disclosed. A sequence of classifier table updates is received. Each update in the sequence of updates is associated with a filter and is analyzed. If multiple updates are received at the same time, then all updates associated with the same filter are identified. The updates on the same filter can be reduced to a single update resulting in an identical final state of the same filter. The other updates associated with the filter are removed from the sequence of updates. A reduced sequence of classifier updates is generated based on other updates of filters with multiple updates being removed. The reduced sequence of classifier updates comprises a set of classifier table updates, where for each distinct filter in the reduced sequence only one update is associated therewith. A reordered sequence of update operations is generated from the reduced sequence of update operations. | 03-21-2013 |
20130070754 | REDUCING NETWORK POWER CONSUMPTION - Path computation involves determining ( | 03-21-2013 |
20130121331 | ADAPTIVE REOPTIMIZATION RATE FOR UNSTABLE NETWORK TOPOLOGIES - In one embodiment, the network stability of a communication network is determined based on one or more network metrics related to stability, and then based on the network stability, a particular frequency at which to perform route reoptimization is determined, where the frequency inversely corresponds to the network stability. As such, distributed route reoptimization is triggered in the communication network at the adaptively determined frequency. | 05-16-2013 |
20130128878 | METHOD TO PROCESS A CALL REQUEST - Establishing a communication session in a packet-based network. A communication session request is received from an originating device. The communication session request includes a destination address. A communication session is established with the originating device. The communication session includes a communication session identifier. Based on the destination address, a first media path is set up between the originating device and a first destination device, the first media path not including a communication session controller. The first media path between the originating device and the first destination device is taken down while maintaining the communication session with the originating device. After taking down the first media path, a second media path in the communication session is set up using the communication session identifier. The second media path extends between the originating device and a second destination device, the second media path not including the communication session controller. | 05-23-2013 |
20130242977 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING A DATA SIGNAL BY BYPASSING A POWER-SAVING SEGMENT IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - An apparatus transfers a data signal along a transmission route that is set by a route determination device. The apparatus includes a data transmission unit and a controller. The data transmission unit receives the data signal from an upstream node adjacent to the apparatus in an upstream direction of the data signal along the transmission route, and transfers the data signal to a downstream node adjacent to the apparatus in a downstream direction of the data signal along the transmission route. The controller controls power supply to the data transmission unit, and transmits a route-reconfiguration instruction for reconfiguring the transmission route, to the route determination device, upon receiving, when power supply to the data transmission unit is stopped, from the route determination device, a path-creation request for requesting creation of a path on the transmission route. | 09-19-2013 |
20130259025 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR PROCESSING DATA ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT PROTOCOLS IN RESPONSE TO PACKETS RECEIVED USING DIFFERENT INTERFACE STANDARDS - A communication apparatus includes a communication interface, a processor, and a memory. The communication interface uses a first interface standard and a second interface standard. The memory stores computer-readable instructions therein. The processor executes the computer-readable instructions, which instruct the communication apparatus to perform various processes in accordance therewith. The computer-readable instructions instruct the communication apparatus to transmit a response packet to an external device in response to receiving a request packet from the external device when a condition is satisfied. The response packet complies with a specific protocol. The condition is satisfied when the request packet is received using the first interface standard and complies with the specific protocol. The condition is not satisfied when the request packet is received using the second interface standard and complies with the specific protocol. | 10-03-2013 |
20140036905 | Automatically Detecting Best Paths From Shadow Route Reflectors - In an embodiment, a method comprises receiving a path advertisement comprising information about an available path and a well-known community value associated with the available path. A modified best path calculation is performed in response to receiving the available path either from a higher-ranked device or from a device that is not participating in diverse path calculation, resulting in creating a particular best path. The particular best path is advertised to other routers with or without a restriction indicator based on whether it is a client learned path or non-client iBGP peer learned path and based on whether the advertisement is directed to a client or a non-client iBGP peer. | 02-06-2014 |
20140044121 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SESSION ROUTING IN HOME NETWORK SYSTEM - A method for supporting a session routing in a High Definition Base transmission (HDBaseT) network, the method including receiving, by an HDbaseT device from a Routing Processor Entity (RPE) through the HDBaseT network, a Link Status Request message requesting Link status information; configuring a Link Status Notify message for supporting the session routing, the Link Status Notify message including Link status information; and transmitting the Link Status Notify message to the RPE through the HDbaseT network. The Link status information of the Link Status Notify message is used to update a Link Status table, the Link Status table is used to compute routing path information from a source device to a sink device in the HDbaseT network, the HDbaseT device provides a simultaneous transmission of multiple streams, a transmission of uncompressed data, and a power transmission through a single link, and the multiple streams are transmitted uncompressed. | 02-13-2014 |
20140071977 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING CALLS OVER A CALL PATH HAVING BEST PATH METRICS - The disclosed embodiments include a system and method for determining a communications path to assign a communications over a packet network. For example, in one embodiment, the method includes determining at least two potential communications paths over a packet network over which a received communications request may be established by accessing network performance information associated with each node segment on the respective at least two potential communications paths. In one embodiment, the network performance information associated with each node segment includes a first set of network performance information for communicating in a first direction on the node segment and a second set of network performance information for communicating in a second direction on the node segment. The method determines a value indicative of communications operations associated with each potential communications path. The method then assigns and establishes a communications path to the communications request based on the determined values. | 03-13-2014 |
20140161118 | POWER SAVE MECHANISM FOR LOW-POWER NETWORK DEVICES - A power save unit of a first network device determines a sleep duration associated with a sleep mode of a low-power network device based on an exchange of information between the first network device and the low-power network device of a communication network. The power save unit determines whether the low-power network device is in the sleep mode. In response to determining that the low-power network device is in the sleep mode, the power save unit redirects network packets destined to the low-power network device to the first network device. The first network device stores the redirected network packets and notifies the low-power network device that the first network device has stored the redirected network packets. | 06-12-2014 |
20140169362 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING MULTI-LEVEL OUTPUT DEVICES IN AN UNRELIABLE NETWORK - A method and system are described that allow a device operating in coordination with other devices to synchronize the devices operation with the other devices. A controllable device processor may determine that a received data packet is a retransmission of an initial control command data packet. The processor may obtain from the retransmitted data packet a start value and a time indicator related to performance of the operation. A ramp rate related to the operation to be performed may be obtained. Using the time indicator, an adjusted ramp rate may be calculated. An output value for the device may be set based on the start value, the adjusted ramp rate, and the time indicator. The adjusted ramp rate may result in completing the operation at substantially the same time as though the device received the original command. | 06-19-2014 |
20140177625 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A GLASS BRIDGE - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques and configurations for routing signals of an electro-optical assembly using a glass bridge. In one embodiment, an electro-optical assembly includes a laser die having a laser device and a glass bridge electrically coupled with the laser die by one or more interconnect structures, the glass bridge including electrical routing features configured to route electrical signals to the laser die from a transmitter device. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 06-26-2014 |
20140177626 | DIE-STACKED DEVICE WITH PARTITIONED MULTI-HOP NETWORK - An electronic assembly includes horizontally-stacked die disposed at an interposer, and may also include vertically-stacked die. The stacked die are interconnected via a multi-hop communication network that is partitioned into a link partition and a router partition. The link partition is at least partially implemented in the metal layers of the interposer for horizontally-stacked die. The link partition may also be implemented in part by the intra-die interconnects in a single die and by the inter-die interconnects connecting vertically-stacked sets of die. The router partition is implemented at some or all of the die disposed at the interposer and comprises the logic that supports the functions that route packets among the components of the processing system via the interconnects of the link partition. The router partition may implement fixed routing, or alternatively may be configurable using programmable routing tables or configurable logic blocks. | 06-26-2014 |
20140185607 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION PATH ESTABLISHING METHOD AND MANAGEMENT SERVER - In interworking systems that utilize IP/MPLS protocol processing to operate a centralized control server within a MPLS-TP network as a pseudo-router unit; a system improves the utilization rate of the MPLS-TP network by establishing default paths beforehand as a precondition to coupling between MPLS-TP network edge devices and mapping a plurality of IP/MPLS paths between the same edge devices to the common default paths when mapping to provide IP/MPLS network connectivity. | 07-03-2014 |
20150043570 | DISCOVERY OF CONNECTIVITY AND COMPATIBILITY IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving at a node in a first network, information identifying a spare interface between a first network device in the first network and a second network device in a second network, and using the spare interface to create a path in the first network if the spare interface is compatible. The spare interface information includes connectivity and compatibility information. | 02-12-2015 |
20150295811 | FORWARDING A PACKET IN A NETWORK - According to an example, in a network having a plurality of routing bridges (RBs), a first RB may assign, based on a NickName of each RB in a NickName routing table at a control plane, a unicast tunnel label taking the NickName as a forwarding equivalence class (FEC), and may establish a point to point (P2P) label switched path (LSP) tunnel between the first RB and other RBs in a network. In addition, the first RB may at least one of receive and transmit a packet through the established P2P LSP tunnel. | 10-15-2015 |
20150295820 | Global Concurrent Optimization Method, Device and System for Label Switching Path - A Global Concurrent Optimization (GCO) method, device and system for Label Switching Path (LSP) are provided. The method comprises that: a Path Calculate Element (PCE) calculates the path of each LSP of a set of LSPs in a network, groups all LSPs, and performs a sequencing operation to obtain the setup and/or deleting order of the each LSP in a group to which the each LSP belongs, wherein the each LSP belongs to one group; and the PCE transmits a path calculation response message to a Path Calculation Client (PCC), wherein the path calculation response message carries the path calculation result of the each LSP of the set of the LSPs, the grouping information of the each LSP and the setup and/or deleting order of the each LSP in the group to which the each LSP belongs. According to the disclosure, the optimization/re-optimization efficiency is provided. | 10-15-2015 |
20150295837 | Data stream and data packet transmission method and device - A data stream and data packet transmission method and device are described, relating to the field of interface data transmission technologies. The method includes: a home end detects whether data to be transmitted is a data stream or a data packet; when it is detected that the data stream and the data packet exist simultaneously, the data stream is preferentially transmitted; and upon completion of transmission of the data stream, then the data packet is transmitted. According to the embodiments of the disclosure, when the data stream and the data packet exist simultaneously, high efficiency transmission of the data stream may be achieved with no need of extra external time for scheduling operations, effectiveness of transmission of the data stream is enhanced, and data transmission efficiency through the interface is improved. | 10-15-2015 |
20150312139 | Method and Device for Bidirectional Forwarding Detection under Condition of Parameter Update - A method and device for Bidirectional Forwarding Detection under a condition of parameter update, wherein a first router establishes a link with a second router; the first router modifies packet sending parameters and/or packet receiving parameters, and sends to the second router a message with an identifier of the modification of this time; the second router returns to the first router a feedback message with an identifier of the modification of this time after receiving the message with the identifier of the modification of this time sent by the first router; the packet sending parameters and/or packet receiving parameters which are modified this time take effect after the first router receives the feedback message with the identifier sent by the second router. | 10-29-2015 |
20150334013 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HANDLING INCONSISTENCY OF PSC STATES BETWEEN TWO ENDS - The present invention discloses a method and an associated networking device for eliminating inconsistency of PSC states between two ends of a communication tunnel. The method comprises the steps of: receiving a PSC message from another networking device (S | 11-19-2015 |
20150350057 | SWITCHLESS NETWORK TOPOLOGY SYSTEM FOR PARALLEL COMPUTATION AND METHOD THEREOF - A switchless network topology system for parallel computation is provided. The switchless network topology system includes a plurality of nodes, of which one node communicates with another node according to a routing table, where the creation of the routing table includes the following steps: calculating a shortest path of transmission paths between two nodes of the nodes, where the shortest path has no relay node or at least one relay node between the two nodes; removing the transmission path between a starting node and a first relay node of the shortest path and identifying another shortest path between the starting node and the destination node; repeating the step of removing and identifying to identify other shortest paths between the starting node and the destination node; and creating the routing table based on every shortest path between any starting node and any destination node of the nodes. | 12-03-2015 |
20150357306 | DIE-STACKED DEVICE WITH PARTITIONED MULTI-HOP NETWORK - An electronic assembly includes horizontally-stacked die disposed at an interposer, and may also include vertically-stacked die. The stacked die are interconnected via a multi-hop communication network that is partitioned into a link partition and a router partition. The link partition is at least partially implemented in the metal layers of the interposer for horizontally-stacked die. The link partition may also be implemented in part by the intra-die interconnects in a single die and by the inter-die interconnects connecting vertically-stacked sets of die. The router partition is implemented at some or all of the die disposed at the interposer and comprises the logic that supports the functions that route packets among the components of the processing system via the interconnects of the link partition. The router partition may implement fixed routing, or alternatively may be configurable using programmable routing tables or configurable logic blocks. | 12-10-2015 |
20150358227 | Data Transmission Method and Device - Provided are a data transmission method and device. The method includes: searching in a routing table for one or more available data transmission paths between a data sending terminal and a data receiving terminal, wherein the routing table contains currently available data transmission paths between various terminals, and the data transmission paths are data transmission paths established between the various terminals by using at least one wireless communication protocol; and transmitting data required to be sent by the data sending terminal to the data receiving terminal according to the one or more found data transmission paths. The technical solution effectively solves the problem of transmission distance and transmission protocol restrictions in the related art when a terminal transmits data in real time via wireless techniques, thus increasing wireless transmission distance, and facilitating user data transmission and sharing. | 12-10-2015 |
20150381473 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND MULTI-HOP NETWORK - A communication device according to an embodiment is included in a multi-hop network. The communication device includes a holder, a storage, a switcher, and a controller. The holder holds communication data. The storage stores path information including an identifier that identifies a communication path and destination information that indicates a destination of communication data on the communication path. The switcher switches a communication path used to transmit communication data on the basis of the path information stored in the storage. | 12-31-2015 |
20160020956 | SITE DETECTION - The invention relates to a method and device of categorization of endpoint nodes into sites in a communications network. The invention further relates to a computer program performing the method according to the present invention, and a computer program product comprising computer readable medium having the computer programs embodied therein. | 01-21-2016 |
20160112302 | DYNAMIC VOICE OR DATA ROUTING SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for voice and data routing are described. Systems and methods may include receiving a voice or data contact; receiving information regarding the voice or data contact; accessing information regarding one or more voice or data centers; determining a plurality of parameters related to routing the voice or data contact; determining weighting for the plurality of parameters; receiving values for the plurality of parameters; calculating a score for the one or more voice or data centers based on the received values and weighting; selecting, by a processor, a voice or data center to receive the voice or data contact based on the calculated score; and routing the voice or data contact to the selected voice or data center. | 04-21-2016 |
20160134483 | PROCESSING METHOD OF FORWARDING NODE, FORWARDING NODE, AND CONTROL NODE - Embodiments of the present invention provide a processing method of a forwarding node. The method includes: receiving, by a forwarding node, a request message sent by a control node, where the request message is used to request to control the forwarding node; determining, by the forwarding node, that a control conflict exists or the control conflict does not exist; and if the control conflict exists, sending, by the forwarding node, a request rejection response message to the control node, so that the control node selects another forwarding node; or if the control conflict does not exist, sending, by the forwarding node, a request acceptance response message to the control node. In the embodiments of the present invention, control conflicts can be avoided. | 05-12-2016 |
20160134509 | Path acquisition method, path computation element, path computation client and system - The present disclosure discloses a path request method. The method includes: receiving, by a stateful path computation element Stateful PCE, a path computation request message sent by a path computation client PCC, where the path computation request message includes first attribute information, and the first attribute information is used to designate an acquisition manner of a path requested by the PCC; acquiring, by the Stateful PCE, information of a path that conforms to a request of the PCC according to the first attribute information; and sending a path computation reply message to the PCC, where the path computation reply message includes the information of the path that conforms to the request of the PCC. Embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a stateful path computation element and a path computation client. | 05-12-2016 |
20160142294 | Gx-Rx BINDING WITH AN ALTERNATE TO APN - Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method of routing Diameter messages in a network, the method including defining an alternate Attribute Value Pair (AVP) comprising a name and a format, wherein the alternate AVP indicates a session identity to enable route matching; determining a rule comprising the alternate AVP; and storing the rule. | 05-19-2016 |
20160149966 | SEAMLESS MOVEMENT OF ACTIVE MEDIA SESSIONS BETWEEN TWINNED COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A softphone application is provided that facilitates device switching between devices twinned therewith. In an aspect, a first device employing the softphone application generates a request to switch a media session between a second device and a third device to be between the first device and the third device and the softphone application sends, the request to an application server device associated with a cellular service provider identity. The request comprises a first identifier for the first device, a second identifier for the second device, and a device switch indicator. The request is configured to initiate a switch of the media session to being between the first device and the third device based on a determination that the first device and the second device are associated with a common mobile subscriber identity registered for an account associated with the cellular service provider identity. | 05-26-2016 |
20160182303 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ROUTING INFORMATION | 06-23-2016 |
20190149427 | OPPORTUNISTIC FORWARDING METHOD OF USING DELAY TOLERANT NETWORK FOR CONTENT-BASED INFORMATION CENTRIC NETWORK AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD | 05-16-2019 |
20190149428 | OPPORTUNISTIC FORWARDING METHOD OF USING DELAY TOLERANT NETWORK FOR CONTENT-BASED INFORMATION CENTRIC NETWORK AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD | 05-16-2019 |
20190149451 | Methods, Nodes And System For Establishing Independent Network Paths | 05-16-2019 |
20190149454 | BYPASS AND NON-BYPASS TECHNIQUES FOR ROUTING SIGNALS IN COMPLEX COMPUTING NETWORKS | 05-16-2019 |
20190149465 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A NETWORK | 05-16-2019 |
20220141122 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING NETWORK IN CLOUD ENVIRONMENT - An apparatus for analyzing a network according to an embodiment includes a receiving module configured to receive, from a cloud service, information on one or more resources included in the cloud service and information on a network environment of the one or more resources, a topology generation module configured to derive a network topology of the cloud service by using the information on the resources and the information on the network environment, and an analysis module configured to derive, from the network topology, a communication possible path of each of the one or more resources and one or more communication allow policies in the communication possible path. | 05-05-2022 |
20220141558 | EFFICIENTLY INTERCONNECTING COMPUTING NODES TO ENABLE USE OF HIGH-RADIX NETWORK SWITCHES - A system for efficiently interconnecting computing nodes can include a plurality of computing nodes and a plurality of network switches coupled in parallel to the plurality of computing nodes. The system can also include a plurality of node interfaces. Each computing node among the plurality of computing nodes can include at least one node interface for each network switch among the plurality of network switches. The plurality of node interfaces corresponding to a computing node can be configured to send data to another computing node via the plurality of network switches. The system can also include a plurality of switch interfaces. Each network switch among the plurality of network switches can include at least one switch interface for each computing node among the plurality of computing nodes. A switch interface corresponding to the computing node can be coupled to a node interface corresponding to the computing node. | 05-05-2022 |