17th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130100759 | MULTIPLE-LEG DISCHARGE BOOT FOR SLURRY DISTRIBUTION - A multi-leg discharge boot can include an inlet conduit and first and second outlet conduits separated by a junction portion. The inlet conduit includes an entry segment, a transition segment and a heel portion disposed therebetween. The inlet conduit can include an inlet end and a junction end. A junction portion is disposed at the junction end of the inlet conduit between first and second junction openings. The junction portion includes a substantially planar wall region that is substantially perpendicular to a main flow discharge axis. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100760 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MATERIAL BLENDING - A material blender and method for blending a plurality of ingredient materials to make a single heterogeneous material. The material blender may comprise a blending apparatus, a control system, and a pneumatic delivery system. The pneumatic delivery system may comprise a plurality of conduits each provided with a pneumatic flow therethrough to pneumatically convey one of the ingredient materials to the blending apparatus. The delivery system may also comprise one or more valves configured to independently vary the pneumatic flow through one of the conduits. The control system may be configured to provide signals to the valves, commanding the valves to oscillate between varying degrees of openness based on a desired percentage or ratio of each of the ingredient materials to be output to the blending apparatus. The control system may calculate signals to send to the valves based on stored calibration information. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100761 | COMPOSITE MIXER - Devices and methods for mixing a clotting agent with other inputs such as blood, blood derived product, bone marrow, and/or bone marrow derived product to form a congealed mixture. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100762 | SEISMIC DATA ACQUISITION AND SOURCE-SIDE DERIVATIVES GENERATION AND APPLICATION - The technologies described herein include systems and methods for performing a first seismic survey and performing a second seismic survey after a predetermined amount of time has lapsed between the first seismic survey and the second seismic survey. The shot times and the shot positions of the second seismic survey may be substantially the same as the shot times and the shot positions of the first seismic survey. After performing the seismic surveys, seismic data generated by the first seismic survey may be processed to generate a first image, and seismic data generated by the second seismic survey may be processed to generate a second image. After generating the first and second images, a difference between the first image and the second image may be computed to generate a time lapse difference image. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100763 | Seismic Data Acquisition and Source-Side Derivatives Generation and Application - The technologies described herein include systems and methods for performing a first seismic survey and performing a second seismic survey after a predetermined amount of time has lapsed between the first seismic survey and the second seismic survey. The shot times and the shot positions of the second seismic survey may be substantially the same as the shot times and the shot positions of the first seismic survey. After performing the seismic surveys, seismic data generated by the first seismic survey may be processed to generate a first image, and seismic data generated by the second seismic survey may be processed to generate a second image. After generating the first and second images, a difference between the first image and the second image may be computed to generate a time lapse difference image. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100764 | ACQUISITION SCHEME FOR VIBROSEIS MARINE SOURCES - Control mechanisms, computer software and methods for driving vibrational source arrays underwater. An incoherent acquisition scheme drives individual source elements simultaneously and incoherently while a coherent acquisition scheme drives high-frequency individual source elements simultaneously and incoherently and low-frequency individual source elements simultaneously and coherently. Thus, denser coverage and an increased energy input is achieved for the source arrays. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100765 | ACQUISITION SCHEME FOR VIBROSEIS MARINE SOURCES - Control mechanisms, computer software and methods for driving vibrational source arrays underwater. An incoherent acquisition scheme drives individual source elements simultaneously and incoherently while a coherent acquisition scheme drives high-frequency individual source elements simultaneously and incoherently and low-frequency individual source elements simultaneously and coherently. Thus, denser coverage and an increased energy input is achieved for the source arrays. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100766 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A DRIVING SIGNAL FOR VIBROSEIS MARINE SOURCES - Controller and method for determining a driving signal of a vibro-acoustic source element that is configured to generate acoustic waves in water. The method includes estimating at least one physical constraint of the vibro-acoustic source element; modeling a ghost function determined by a surface of the water; setting a target energy spectrum density to be emitted by the vibro-acoustic source element during the driving signal; and determining the driving signal in a controller based on at least one physical constraint, the ghost function, and the target energy spectrum density. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100767 | SEISMIC ACQUISITION USING SOLID STREAMERS - An embodiment of the disclosed invention includes a method for attenuating noise during acquisition of marine seismic date. The method includes placing a seismic streamer in a body of water. The seismic streamer includes a streamer body having a length and a channel, a seismic sensor disposed within the channel, and a gel disposed within the channel. The gel has a complex viscosity of at least 50 Pascals and includes a concentration of a polymer between the range of about 5% and about 25% by weight. The method also includes placing a source in the body of water. The seismic streamer and the source are towed through the body of water and the source is fired while being towed through the body of water. Data is collected from the seismic streamer as it is towed through the body of water. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100768 | SIGNAL STACKING IN FIBER OPTIC DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSING - A method for obtaining information about a subsurface formation from acoustic signals that contain information about the subsurface formation, comprises a) transmitting an optical signal into a fiber optic cable ( | 2013-04-25 |
20130100769 | Microseismic Data Acquisition Array and Corresponding Method - Disclosed are various embodiments of methods, devices and systems for performing a microseismic survey. According to some embodiments, microseismic signals are detected at seismic sensor stations deployed in two sets of seismic sensor lines, the seismic sensor lines within each set being substantially parallel to one another and the two sets of seismic sensor lines being mutually orthogonal. According to other embodiments, microseismic signals are detected at seismic sensor stations deployed in a hexagonal pattern. Such sensor geometries offer advantages over linear or radial arrays, including noise reduction, data acquisition flexibility as new wells are added to the survey area, and an improved distribution of data points above points in the subsurface. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100770 | Method for Imaging Microseismic Events Using an Azimuthally-dependent Focal Mechanism - Disclosed herein are various embodiments of methods and systems for determining the orientation and direction of first motion of a fault or fracture by optimizing an azimuthally-dependent attribute of signals generated by microseismic sources, comprising: recording microseismic data traces using a of sensors located at a plurality of sensor positions; subdividing the subsurface volume into spatial volumes corresponding to selected time intervals and comprising a plurality of voxels; for each voxel, applying a time shift to the microseismic data traces that is substantially equal to a travel time from each voxel to the corresponding sensor position, and determining for the voxel the orientation and direction of first motion of the fault or fracture corresponding to a maximum value for the voxel of at least one azimuthally-dependent attribute of the microseismic data traces. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100771 | Near-Offset Extrapolation For Free-Surface Multiple Elimination In Shallow Marine Environment - The invention is a method for extrapolating missing near-offset seismic data ( | 2013-04-25 |
20130100772 | Seismic Data Acquisition Array and Corresponding Method - Disclosed are various embodiments of methods and systems for a | 2013-04-25 |
20130100773 | WIDE-AREA WIND VELOCITY PROFILER - A wide-area wind velocity profiler, which includes two or more active sound sources and at least one receiver module, in a bistatic SODAR configuration. The profiler measures wind velocities in the atmospheric boundary layer above large geographic areas, such as wind farms or airports. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100774 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE DISTANCE FROM AND THE DIRECTION TO AN OBJECT - A system for determining the distance from and the direction to an object includes an emitter and at least two receiver elements for receiving a signal which is transmitted by the emitter and reflected by the object. The receiver elements are arranged as a linear array, as two linear arrays situated at an angle to one another, as an array which surrounds the emitter and forms a circle, or as a two-dimensional array. The diameter of the array may be greater than one-half the wavelength of the signal, and the receiver elements each have an individual surface area whose height or diameter corresponds at most to one-half the wavelength of the signal, and the emitter has a height or a diameter which is greater than one-half the wavelength of the signal. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100775 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DISCRETE GROUND CONNECTIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTS IN AN ULTRASONIC ARRAY TRANSDUCER - A system and method for an ultrasonic array transducer is provided. The system includes a plurality of transducer elements, each including a positive electrode and a ground electrode. The system includes a plurality of twisted pair cables. Each twisted pair cable is operatively connected to a respective transducer element by way of a circuit connected therebetween. The circuit includes a plurality of first circuit conductors and a plurality of second circuit conductors. Each first circuit conductor is operatively connected to a respective ground electrode and to a respective twisted pair cable. Each second circuit conductor is operatively connected to a respective positive electrode and to a respective twisted pair cable. The system allows for discrete connections to be made at individual ground electrodes in the transducer array. As a result, appreciable time and labor savings in the process of forming the transducer system can be realized. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100776 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ULTRASONIC SENSOR AND ULTRASONIC SENSOR - An ultrasonic sensor has: a diaphragm that includes at least two partial regions for emitting and/or receiving ultrasonic signals, the two partial regions possessing different resonance characteristics; and at least one electromechanical transducer coupled to the diaphragm, to which transducer a control signal having at least two different control signal frequencies is applied. In this context, a first control signal frequency is in the range of a resonant frequency of a first partial region of the diaphragm, and a second control signal frequency is in the range of a resonant frequency of a second partial region of the diaphragm. Alternatively, two electromechanical transducers are used, which are coupled to a diaphragm and have different resonance characteristics. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100777 | SOURCE FOR MARINE SEISMIC ACQUISITION AND METHOD - Method, source and seismic vibro-acoustic source element configured to generate acoustic waves under water. The seismic vibro-acoustic source element includes an enclosure having first and second openings; first and second pistons configured to close the first and second openings; an actuator system provided inside the enclosure and configured to actuate the first and second pistons to generate a wave having first frequency; and a pressure mechanism attached to the enclosure and configured to control a pressure of a fluid inside the enclosure such that a pressure of the fluid is substantially equal to an ambient pressure of the enclosure. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100778 | SOURCE FOR MARINE SEISMIC ACQUISITION AND METHOD - Method, source and seismic vibro-acoustic source element configured to generate acoustic waves under water. The seismic vibro-acoustic source element includes an enclosure having first and second openings; first and second pistons configured to close the first and second openings; an actuator system provided inside the enclosure and configured to actuate the first and second pistons to generate a wave having first frequency; and a pressure mechanism attached to the enclosure and configured to control a pressure of a fluid inside the enclosure such that a pressure of the fluid is substantially equal to an ambient pressure of the enclosure. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100779 | ACOUSTIC SENSOR AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A method for fabricating an acoustic sensor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: forming an acoustic sensor unit by forming a lower electrode on an upper portion of a substrate, forming etching holes on the lower electrode, forming a sacrifice layer on an upper portion of the lower electrode, and coupling a diaphragm to an upper portion of the sacrifice layer; coupling a lower portion of the substrate of the acoustic sensor unit to a printed circuit board on which a sound pressure input hole is formed so as to expose the lower portion of the substrate of the acoustic sensor unit to the outside through the sound pressure input hole; attaching a cover covering the acoustic sensor unit on the printed circuit board; etching the substrate of the acoustic sensor unit to form an acoustic chamber; and removing the sacrifice layer. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100780 | Timer Movement with a Display for World Time Zones - The present invention relates to a timer movement with a display for world time zones. While operating, by aligning the landmark of local time zone with a fixed point for calibrating the local time, then turning a time zone adjustable ring to the landmark of another time zone to be aligned with the fixed point, an inner gear ring of the time zone adjustable ring can drive a planetary idle gear, a planetary driven gear and a planetary base gear to rotate, and each elastic positioning ball is sequentially buckled and positioned along each positioning hole, and a first front hour wheel is enabled to perform planetary motion about a first minute wheel set on the planetary base gear, so as to rotate the first hour wheel meshed therewith for displacing a first hour hand to display the time of first location at the landmark of another time zone. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100781 | CHRONOGRAPH MECHANISM, CLOCKWORK MOVEMENT AND TIMEPIECE COMPRISING SUCH A MECHANISM - A chronograph mechanism for a clockwork movement is disclosed, which is intended to drive at least one first display member for displaying a time unit of a chronometered time. In accordance with one implementation, the chronograph mechanism includes a first counter associated with the display member and able to be driven from a first mobile of the clockwork movement, as well as a second mobile intended to carry the display member and arranged in such a way as to be able to be driven in synchronism with the first counter. The mechanism also includes a second counter of the same time unit associated with the display member and able to be driven in synchronism with the first counter, the second counter being arranged in such a way that the second mobile is driven thereby, while being able to exhibit a relative movement in relation thereto. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100782 | WATCH CASE - This watch case comprises a middle ( | 2013-04-25 |
20130100783 | Recording Head for Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording with a Side Lobe Blocker - An apparatus includes a waveguide having a core layer, a near field transducer having an end positioned adjacent to a first surface, a first magnetic pole having an end positioned adjacent to the first surface, and a side lobe blocker adjacent to the first surface and having portions on opposite sides of the first magnetic pole and the near field transducer, wherein the side lobe blocker forms an aperture at an end of the core layer adjacent to the first surface. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100784 | INFORMATION CARRIER COMPRISING ACCESS INFORMATION - An apparatus for accessing an information carrier for holding user information includes access information for accessing the user information, the access information being stored in a pre-determined first region on the information carrier. The information carrier further includes at least one further region different from the first region, the further region comprising dummy information. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100785 | RECORDING APPARATUS, SERVER APPARATUS, RECORDING METHOD, PROGRAM AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus including a reading unit, a processor, a transferring unit, and a control unit. The reading unit reads first management data from a first recording medium. The first management data identifies tracks of source data recorded on the first recording medium. The processor compares the first management data with second management data. The second management data identifies files of ripped data recorded on a second recording medium. The transferring unit transfers one of the tracks of the source data, to the second recording medium, when absent from the second recording medium. The control unit controls a display unit to display transferring status by a symbolic figure. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100786 | DATA LIBRARY APPARATUS - A data library apparatus capable of changing the mounting positions of disks on the basis of information recorded in the disks and the access histories of the disks. Disks expected to be accessed next are mounted in advance on data recording/reproducing devices, on slots nearer to the data recording/reproducing devices, or on a disk carrying device, etc. In addition, disks relevant to currently active disks are mounted on positions so that the optical disk carrying device can bring out the relevant disks at a time without being moved, and hereby the time necessary for disk access in the data library apparatus can be reduced. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100787 | OPTICAL INFORMATION APPARATUS AND INFORMATION RECORDING OR REPRODUCING METHOD - An optical head ( | 2013-04-25 |
20130100788 | OPTICAL DISK PLAYBACK DEVICE WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL PLAYBACK FUNCTIONALITY - An optical disk playback device comprises one or more lasers, an optical assembly, an optical detector, and controller circuitry coupled to the optical detector. The optical assembly is configured to direct incident light from the one or more lasers so as to form first and second scanning spots on a surface of an optical disk, and is further configured to direct corresponding reflected light from the first and second scanning spots on the surface of the optical disk to the optical detector. The optical detector is configured to process the reflected light from the first and second scanning spots to generate respective first and second data streams, and the controller circuitry is configured to generate a three-dimensional image signal from the first and second data streams. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100789 | RECORDING DEVICE AND OPTICAL OSCILLATOR DEVICE - A recording device that records information in an optical recording medium includes: a self excited oscillation semiconductor laser including a saturable absorber section to apply a bias voltage and a gain section to inject a gain current, and also emitting a laser light to record the information in the optical recording medium; a reference signal generation unit generating a master clock signal and also supplying an injection signal synchronized with the master clock signal to the gain section of the self excited oscillation semiconductor laser; and a recording signal generation unit generating a recording signal based upon the master clock signal and also applying the recording signal to the saturable absorber section of the self excited oscillation semiconductor laser as the bias voltage. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100790 | Optical beam positioning at radial location of optical disc using series of segments at edge of optical disc - A reference pattern on the non-data side (or label side) of an optical data storage disc enables optical disc devices to register a position of a laser to an absolute radial location on the disc's non-data side. The absolute radial location serves as a reference track to which that all radial positioning can be referenced. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100791 | OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM AND OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING METHOD - An optical information recording medium includes: a recording layer | 2013-04-25 |
20130100792 | OBJECTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT AND OPTICAL PICKUP DEVICE - Provided is an objective optical element which can appropriately correct degradation from spherical aberration upon fluctuation of a light source wavelength while maintaining light use efficiency, just by changing the magnification of the objective optical element, and which can record/reproduce information to/from different optical discs. Also provided is an optical pickup device using the objective optical element. When a light flux having two different wavelengths λ | 2013-04-25 |
20130100793 | Optical Pickup and Optical Disc Drive - A optical pickup includes: a laser diode; a driver including a first output end of a laser diode drive current; a first line electrically connected to the first output end of the driver and a first port of the laser diode; a second line provided adjacent to the signal line at at least one location or more and electrically connected to a second port of the laser diode; a printed circuit board including the first and second lines; and a metal heat dissipation cover for the driver. The first and second lines form a two layer structure in which the first and second lines are vertically disposed. The line width of the line provided close to the heat dissipation cover is wider than the line width of the other line between the first and second lines in the two layer structure. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100794 | DISK ROTATING MOTOR AND DISK DRIVE DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A disk rotating motor is provided with: a stator including a stator core and a bracket for fixing the stator core; a rotor that can be rotated with respect to the stator and includes a shaft; and a bearing that rotatably supports the rotary shaft on the outer diameter side of the rotary shaft. The bracket includes a cylindrical portion extending along the shaft and a folded portion formed by folding the upper end of the cylindrical portion onto the outer diameter side. The bearing is fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion whereas the stator core is fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the folded portion. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100795 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING FAILURE AND RETRY MECHANISMS DURING eHRPD PRE-REGISTRATION - Aspects disclosed herein relate to effectively handling failure and retry mechanisms during pre-registration for an eHRPD optimized handover. In one example, a UE may be equipped to detect one or more instances of failure during a pre-registration procedure as part of an optimized handover process. The UE may further be equipped to perform one or more pre-registration retry processes based on the detected one or more instances of failure. In one aspect, the one or more instances of failure may include any combination of a permanent LTE connection failure, a temporary LTE connection failure, a session negotiation failure, a virtual connection failure when bringing up a data call, a link control protocol (LCP) failure, etc. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100796 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND RELATED COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method for improving discontinuous reception for a user equipment of a wireless communication system includes separately managing retransmission reception time limits of a plurality of downlink hybrid automatic repeat request (DL HARQ) processes when the discontinuous reception is used in the plurality of DL HARQ processes. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100797 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE WINDOW SIZE OF A TCP PACKET THROUGH NETWORK ELEMENTS - A system for adjusting the window size of a TCP packet on a packet network including a sending network element in communication with a receiving network element for transmitting and receiving data packets between the sending network element and the receiving network element on the packet network, wherein at least one of the sending network element and the receiving network element is configured to determine network performance information of the packet network; and adjust the window size of the TCP packet based on the network performance information. A method for adjusting the window size of a TCP packet on a packet network is also included. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100798 | METHOD, NETWORK CARD, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR BINDING PHYSICAL NETWORK PORTS - A method for binding physical network ports includes creating a virtual port, where the virtual port corresponds to a virtual network card in an application layer and is capable of being bound, in the application layer, with other created virtual ports through application layer software. The method also includes adding, to the created virtual port, multiple physical network ports, which need to be bound. When communications of the physical network ports in the virtual port is normal, the method includes identifying the physical network ports as being available. When a packet needs to be received or transmitted, the method includes selecting one or more physical network port from the available physical network ports according to a configured mode to receive or transmit the packet. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100799 | REDUCING IMPACT OF REPAIR ACTIONS FOLLOWING A SWITCH FAILURE IN A SWITCH FABRIC - Techniques are disclosed for reducing impact of a switch failure and/or a repair action in a switch fabric. In one embodiment, a server system is provided that includes a first interposer card that operatively connects one or more server cards to a midplane. The first interposer card may include a switch module that switches network traffic for the one or more server cards. The first interposer card may be hot-swappable from the midplane, and the one or more server cards may be hot-swappable from the first interposer card. The server system may further include an interconnect between the first interposer card and a second interposer card. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100800 | Method, Apparatus, and System for Switching Communication Path - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, an apparatus, and a system for switching a communication path. The method for switching a communication path includes: receiving, by an access network device, a data packet for implementing a communication service between a terminal and a first media source; learning, by the access network device, according to the data packet, that a local exchange path between the terminal and the first media source is unavailable; and transferring, by the access network device, the data packet via a detour path, where the data packet is also used by a channel control device on the detour path to control the terminal to disconnect from the detour path and establish a local exchange path between the terminal and a second media source, and where the second media source is in coverage of an access network device currently providing a service for the terminal. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100801 | PROVIDER BACKBONE BRIDGING - PROVIDER BACKBONE TRANSPORT INTERNETWORKING - An Ethernet virtual switched sub-network (VSS) is implemented as a virtual hub and spoke architecture overlaid on hub and spoke connectivity built of a combination of Provider Backbone Transport (spokes) and a provider backbone bridged sub-network (hub). Multiple VSS instances are multiplexed over top of the PBT/PBB infrastructure. A loop free resilient Ethernet carrier network is provided by interconnecting Provider Edge nodes through access sub-networks to Provider Tandems to form Provider Backbone Transports spokes with a distributed switch architecture of the Provider Backbone Bridged hub sub-network. Provider Backbone transport protection groups may be formed from the Provider Edge to diversely homed Provider Tandems by defining working and protection trunks through the access sub-network. The Provider Backbone Transport trunks are Media Access Control (MAC) addressable by the associated Provider Edge address or by a unique address associated with the protection group in the Provider Backbone Bridged network domain. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100802 | Method and Apparatus for Channel Traffic Congestion Avoidance in a Mobile Communication System - Embodiments of the invention provide apparatus, a method and a computer readable product for avoiding traffic congestion in a mobile communication system. In an exemplary embodiment there is provided an apparatus, including at least one controller and a memory storing a computer program which are arranged to receive and read a series of blocks on a first channel, to determine whether there is congestion on the basis of said series of blocks, and, in the event that the determination is that there is no congestion, to transmit a channel request on a second channel. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100803 | APPLICATION BASED BANDWIDTH CONTROL FOR COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - A network traffic managing node of a local area network, such as a router or gateway, can implement a packet stream detection and application based bandwidth control for the local area network. A plurality of packet streams are received and detected at a network traffic managing node of a local area network. One or more applications associated with the plurality of packet streams are determined. Stream characterization parameters associated with each of the one or more applications associated with the plurality of packet streams are also determined. Application based bandwidth control is performed on the plurality of packet streams based, at least in part, on the stream characterization parameters associated with each of the applications. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100804 | DATA OFFLOADING AT WIRELESS NODE - A method performed by a wireless node includes receiving a data flow associated with user devices; performing a packet inspection of the data flow; determining whether a network address of the wireless node matches another network address associated with the data flow; converting the other network address to a layer 2 identifier when the other network address matches the network address; establishing a bearer link within the wireless node based on the layer 2 identifier; and offloading the data flow from layers of a network, which are higher relative to the wireless node, to the bearer link, wherein the data flow does not traverse the layers. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100805 | PRIORITIZED TRANSFER OF DATA TELEGRAMS - Data telegrams are transmitted from a transmitter to a receiver. A priority level is associated with the data telegrams that specifies a priority to be considered for the transfer of the particular data telegram. In order to transfer data telegrams having different priority levels with relatively less effort and thus even more quickly, an intermediate storage area is associated with each priority level in the transmitter, the data telegrams are transferred over the physical communication medium by different logical data connections, whose number corresponds with the number of priority levels. Lower priority data telegrams in the intermediate storage area are transferred by way of the logical data connection associated with the priority level until at least one higher priority data telegram is present in the intermediate storage area. The higher priority data telegram in the intermediate storage area is transmitted through a logical data connection with the higher priority level. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100806 | Methods for Measuring Cell Load for Adaptive Rate Services and Related Systems and Computer Program Products - Methods of load measurement for rate adaptive services are provided in a wireless communications network. The method includes receiving a plurality of packets associated with a bearer; calculating a measured bit rate for the plurality of packets received; and marking each of the plurality of packets received with information associated with the calculated measured bit rate, wherein the marked packets are used as input for admission control, congestion control and/or scheduling schemes for the wireless communications network. Related systems and computer program products are also provided. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100807 | HYBRID WIRELESS VIRTUALIZATION ARCHITECTURE - According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for optimizing revenue for an operator of a network comprises receiving control information by a network device. The control information includes a first airtime representing an amount of airtime used for wireless data transmissions to a first group of network devices. The method further involves an operation of computing an airtime allocation for the first group of network devices based on the first airtime and lease rates. The lease rates are prices per unit of airtime to be paid by an operator associated with one or more of the network devices. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100808 | Managing Utilization Of A Logical Communication Path In A Multi-Path Channel - A method of managing utilization of a logical communication path in a multi-path channel consisting of a plurality of logical communication paths overlying a plurality of physical connections connecting a first and a second node, including: for a non-ordered communication stream implementing a load-balancing communication mode to distributedly communicate messages of the non-ordered communication stream over the plurality of logical paths; and for an ordered communication stream implementing a designated logical path mode including designating a logical path of the multiple-path channel for communicating thereover messages of the ordered communication stream. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100809 | System and Method for End-to-End Automatic Configuration of Network Elements Using a Link-Level Protocol - A system and method for end-to-end automatic configuration of network elements using a link-level protocol. Network elements can be auto-configured through the propagation of configuration information. Configuration information is propagated using ports that have defined port roles that enable automatic propagation of configuration information. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100810 | NETWORK BANDWIDTH REGULATION USING TRAFFIC SCHEDULING - Disclosed herein are systems and methods for regulating network bandwidth by means of monitoring network traffic, predicting network loads, and scheduling traffic utilizing traffic reporting and bandwidth reservation mechanisms. These systems and methods may reduce network congestion and support more efficient processing by network applications. Traffic reporting may comprise broadcasting control messages to network nodes indicating appropriate times to send and receive messages. Network nodes may use traffic reports (e.g., control messages) to proactively regulate their use of the network. Bandwidth reservation may allow network nodes to do productive processing while waiting to send and receive data, and may decrease mean wait times. Reservations may be implemented in a synchronous or asynchronous manner. In an exemplary embodiment, the reservation mechanism may emulate a traditional stream socket API. Embodiments enabling enhanced TV applications to run more effectively over cable TV out-of-band networks are described. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100811 | Output Rate Controller and Output Rate Control Method - An output rate controller has a TS packet buffer, a maximum value increase detector, a minimum value decrease detector and an output controller. The TS packet buffer accumulates input packets. The maximum value increase detector detects an increasing trend of the maximum number of packets being accumulated in the TS packet buffer within a fixed time period. The minimum value decrease detector detects a decreasing trend of the minimum number of packets being accumulated in the TS packet buffer within a fixed time period. The output controller sets a higher output rate of packets being accumulated in the TS packet buffer if an increasing trend has been detected by the maximum value increase detector, and sets a lower output rate of packets being accumulated in the TS packet buffer if a decreasing trend has been detected by the minimum value decrease detector. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100812 | PACKET PRIORITY IN A NETWORK PROCESSOR - In a network processor, a “port-kind” identifier (ID) is assigned to each port. Parsing circuitry employs the port-kind ID to select the configuration information associate with a received packet. The port kind ID can also be stored at a data structure presented to software, along with a larger port number (indicating an interface and/or channel). Based on the port kind ID and extracted information about the packet, a backpressure ID is calculated for the packet. The backpressure ID is implemented to assign a priority to the packet, as well as determine whether a traffic threshold is exceeded, thereby enabling a backpressure signal to limit packet traffic associated with the particular backpressure ID. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100813 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOAD BALANCING MMEs AND MME POOLS - A system, method and apparatus for policy-driven load balancing of MMEs and MME pools by migrating eNodeBs service responsibilities among MMEs and/or MME processing components or modules. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100814 | NETWORK CONTROL - A method and network node for controlling operation of first and second wireless communication networks both operating in a predetermined frequency band. The first communication network is operable to communicate within a plurality of first network channels within the predetermined frequency band. The second communication network is operable to communicate within at least one second network channel within the predetermined frequency band. Each of the second network channels co-exist in a frequency range occupied by a plurality of the first network channels. The method comprises the steps of: determining that there may be data to be communicated within a network channel of one of the first and second wireless communication networks, transmitting a channel restriction message to another of the first and second wireless communications networks, the channel restriction message instructing prevention of communication within the another of the first and second wireless communications networks on at least one network channel in the another of the first and second wireless communications networks coexisting in a frequency range occupied by the network channel; and instructing communication within the one of said first and second wireless communication networks on said channel. Receiving an indication of quality of service of data traffic in said first and second wireless communication networks and scheduling transmission of said channel restriction message to minimize disruption to said data traffic in said first and second wireless communication networks. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100815 | OPTIMIZED NETWORK NODE SELECTION - A device receives Internet protocol (IP) addresses and metrics associated with network nodes of a network, and stores the IP addresses and the metrics in a route table. The device receives, from a user equipment, a request to connect to the network, and determines a particular network node, of the network nodes, to which to forward a communication session of the user equipment, based on the request and based on the metrics stored in the route table. The device forwards the communication session of the user equipment to the particular network node, and the particular network node enables the user equipment to connect to the network. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100816 | NETWORK CONGESTION MANAGEMENT BASED ON COMMUNICATION DELAY - Embodiments determine communication delay along a network path between a source and a destination in a network. A target injection rate is calculated based on the determined delay and a predetermined maximum queuing delay threshold. Data packets are transmitted along the network path using an inter-packet delay that is based on the target injection rate. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100817 | METHOD FOR DISCOVERY AND LOAD BALANCING OF PATH COMPUTATION ELEMENTS BASED ON TRANSPORT PLANE LINK METRICS - A method and system for path computation in a communications network having multiple domains are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method of path computation across multiple domains includes identifying a plurality of border nodes at borders of a plurality of domains, each domain having at least one border node. The method includes providing a path computation element at each of the plurality of border nodes of the domains of the network. The locations of the path computation elements are known to be at the border nodes prior to determining a path in response to a path computation request. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100818 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING PLACEMENT OF INTERNET TAPS IN WIRELESS NEIGHBORHOOD NETWORKS - Disclosed is a method for determining the placement of ITAPs in wireless neighborhood networks. The method disclosed provides for efficient integration of multi-hop wireless networks with the Internet by placing ITAPs at strategic locations. Initially the method provides for the formulation of the ITAP placement problem under three wireless models. For each model, methods are developed to efficiently place ITAPs in the networks. The methods aim to minimize the number of required ITAPs while guaranteeing users' bandwidth requirements. Next, a fault tolerance version of the placement method is presented that provides bandwidth guarantees in the presence of failures. Finally the methods are extended to take into account variable traffic demands by developing an approximation algorithm to simultaneously optimize ITAP placement based on demands over multiple periods. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100819 | SELECTIVELY ACQUIRING AND ADVERTISING A CONNECTION BETWEEN A USER EQUIPMENT AND A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK - In an embodiment, a UE transmits information regarding its local environment to a WWAN-based application server. The application server generates a list of WLAN APs that are in a vicinity of the UE based on the local environment information. The application server sends, to the UE, WLAN AP selection assistance information (SAI) that includes at least the list of WLAN APs and (ii) navigation information by which the UE can navigate to the listed WLAN APs. The UE receives the SAI and provides a user of the UE with directions to a selected WLAN AP based on the SAI. In another embodiment, a communication entity advertises a UE's connection to a WLAN AP along with information related to an estimated duration of the UE's connection. Another communication entity receives the connection advertisement and determines whether to transmit data to the UE based on the advertisement. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100820 | MAINTAINING A USER EQUIPMENT IN A SHARED CHANNEL STATE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - In an embodiment, a user equipment (UE) is maintained in a shared channel state (e.g., CELL_FACH, etc.) during a period of UE-traffic inactivity that exceeds a threshold inactivity period associated with transitions of the UE from the shared channel state to a dormant state (e.g., CELL_PCH or URA_PCH, etc.). While the UE is being maintained in the shared channel state, the UE receives a request to set-up a communication session. The UE transmits, in response to the received request, a message on a reverse-link shared channel to an access network to facilitate set-up of the requested communication session. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100821 | Voice Call Handover - Transitioning voice clients among network resources. A network monitor using IEEE 802.11e QBSS Load IE elements monitors the load on one or more wireless access points. When the load on an access point, as reported in the QBSS Load Element IE exceeds a predetermined threshold, the network monitor sends a message to that AP which causes the AP to send BSS Transition Management Request frames to all connected voice clients which are currently idle. The information passed to the AP and then to the client may include one or more neighboring APs with capacity. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100822 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - Methods and apparatus for communicating between a first node and a plurality of second nodes in a network, including a first uplink mode in which a first message is transmitted from multiple second nodes in sequence, and a second uplink mode in which a second message is sent from only a subset of nodes. A first receiving node evaluates communication path information based on messages received in the first uplink mode and returns this information via an acknowledgement to allow the subset to be selected. The first message from multiple nodes includes sequence information to allow the first node to acknowledge at an appropriate point in time. This is particularly applicable where multiple spatially separated antennas offer a receiver several observations of the same signal in an antenna diversity scheme. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100823 | Method and Base Station for Detecting Interfering Base Station - A method and a base station can be used for detecting an interfering base station. A second base station sends no second downlink synchronization code in a downlink pilot time slot DwPTS of a specified frame, so that the second base station receives a first downlink synchronization code in a downlink pilot time slot DwPTS of a first base station, and performs correlation calculation on a detecting code segment of uplink data of the second base station by using the first downlink synchronization code, and by judging whether a correlation value of one of detecting code segments in the uplink data is greater than a correlation value threshold, determines whether the second base station is an interfering base station of the first base station. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100824 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERMEDIATE NODE TO LOCATE A FAULT INDEPENDENTLY - A method for an intermediate node to locate a fault independently, where the intermediate node serves to forward a packet between a first end node and a second end node, the method includes: creating a test packet and sending the test packet to the first end node, where the test packet includes address information of the second end node, and the test packet is used to trigger the first end node to send a response packet to the second end node; forwarding the response packet from the first end node to the second end node; capturing the response packet ; and analyzing, according to a result of the packet capturing, whether a packet from the first end node to the second end node can be forwarded normally. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100825 | METHOD FOR MANAGING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE, FOR EXAMPLE A CONTACTLESS CHIP CARD, AND A COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, FOR EXAMPLE A READER, AND CORRESPONDING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The device is equipped with several protocol decoding means (DCDi) corresponding respectively to various communication protocols so as to be capable of dialoguing with the said communication apparatus during transactions selectively according to one of these communication protocols; the method comprises an automatic protocol detection comprising a) an activation ( | 2013-04-25 |
20130100826 | RADIO RELAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - A radio relay apparatus | 2013-04-25 |
20130100827 | METHOD FOR MANAGING MOBILE RADIO RESOURCES FOR PACKAGE RECEIVING ENHANCEMENT - A method for managing mobile radio resources for package receiving enhancement is disclosed. comprising the following steps: A mobile device begins monitoring a buffer once the mobile device is in an radio resource control (RRC) connected state. While monitoring, the mobile device checks the state of stacking data packets and the rate at which data packets are being received. An arrival profile for data packets as a function of time is created with this data. A traffic prediction operation is carried out based on the arrival profile ( | 2013-04-25 |
20130100828 | TRANSMISSION POWER CONTROL METHOD AND MOBILE STATION APPARATUS - The present invention is directed to providing a transmission power control method and a mobile station apparatus that can adequately control the transmission power of a mobile station apparatus having a plurality of transmitting antennas. Uplink transmission power control for a mobile station apparatus having a plurality of transmitting antennas provides a step of measuring the path loss (PL) of at least one transmitting antenna in a plurality of transmitting antennas, a step of setting representative value path loss (PL′) based on the measured path loss values, a step of determining the total transmission power (P | 2013-04-25 |
20130100829 | RADIO BASE STATION, MOBILE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - A radio base station eNB according to the present invention includes a Measurement control signal transmission unit | 2013-04-25 |
20130100830 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ANALYZE A WIRELESS INFORMATION DELIVERY SYSTEM - A method includes receiving a packet stream via a wireless signal from a device of a wireless information delivery system. The method includes determining wireless signal data associated with the wireless signal during a particular time interval, determining packet stream data associated with the packet stream during the particular time interval, and analyzing the wireless signal data and the packet stream data to produce an assessment of at least a portion of the wireless information delivery system. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100831 | NETWORK NEIGHBOR ADMISSION COORDINATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POWERLINE COMMUNICATION - Systems and methods are provided for enabling the deployment of powerline communication networks and associated nodes on a powerline, wherein existing powerline communication networks connected to the powerline are detected and interrogated to ascertain communication bandwidth utilization rates and other information relating to the existing powerline communication networks and their associated nodes. The ability to detect the existence of powerline communication networks connected to the powerline, and to ascertain information relating to these existing powerline communication networks enables the new powerline communication network to be deployed on the powerline such that communication bandwidth allocation configuration settings for the new powerline communication network are met or exceeded. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100832 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCOUNTING FOR TIME THAT A PACKET SPENDS IN TRANSIT THROUGH A TRANSPARENT CLOCK - Despite a recent revision, IEEE 1588™-2008 does not provide a complete implementation for PTP (precision time protocol) that accounts for variable delays introduced by network components. According to a broad aspect, the present disclosure provides implementations that account for variable delays introduced by network components. Therefore, the amount of time that a packet spends in transit through a transparent clock can be accounted for. According to another broad aspect, there is provided a master-slave mode that allows a transparent clock to function as a master or a slave to another clock. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100833 | Transmission of Information in a Wireless Communication System - Methods, devices, and systems for the transmission of information in a wireless communication system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of transmission in a wireless communication system comprises determining by a wireless device ( | 2013-04-25 |
20130100834 | INCREASING CSI-RS OVERHEAD VIA ANTENNA PORT AUGMENTATION - A method of wireless communication is presented. The method includes signaling a first number of channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) ports corresponding to resource elements (REs) and a second number of virtual antenna ports, the second number being less than or equal to the first number. The method also includes transmitting CSI-RS on each virtual antenna port, the CSI-RS mapped to at least a portion of the REs. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100835 | Carrier Selection and/or Reselection - The invention relates to an apparatus including at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code con-figured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: search for feasible component carriers by measurements, and if at least one feasible component carrier is found, take it into use; select at least one home node for negotiations for obtaining resources, the selection being based on the measurements, and negotiate for obtaining resources, if no feasible component carriers are found; take into use at least one feasible component carrier obtained based on the negotiations, if at least one feasible component carrier is obtained; and take into use at least one component carrier which is closest feasible, if no feasible component carriers are obtained. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100836 | Allocating One or More Resources (e.g. carriers) to a Network Element (e.g. HeNB) in a Communication System - A method of allocating one or more carriers such as frequencies, to a network element (e.g. HeNBs) in a communication system, in particular a heterogeneous communication system including selecting at least one neighbouring network element (e.g. a macro base station), measuring a parameter (e.g. RSRP) from the one neighbouring network element; determining whether said parameter is above a threshold; and allocating carrier(s) to said network element as a result. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100837 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD, MOBILE STATION, AND RADIO BASE STATION - In the mobile communication system according to the present invention, when the RSRP or RSRQ in a non-serving cell of SCC within “MeasObject” is larger than the sum of the RSRP or RSRQ in an Scell within the “MeasObject” and a predetermined offset value (Offset) for a predetermined period (Time-To-Trigger), the mobile station UE determines that “ReportConfig-A | 2013-04-25 |
20130100838 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD, RADIO BASE STATION, AND MOBILE STATION - A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes a step of notifying, by a radio base station eNB, a mobile station UE of: a condition under which a measurement report is triggered; a measurement-report target CC having a measurement result that should be reported at the same time when the measurement report is performed; and the maximum number of cells, on the measurement-report target CC, having a measurement result that should be reported, and a step of transmitting, by the mobile station UE, a measurement result of a cell of which the number is equal to or less than the notified maximum number, for each notified measurement-report target CC. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100839 | OPTIMIZED RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR WIRELESS DEVICE IN PACKET TRANSFER MODE - A system and method allows a network, in response to a cell reselection notice, to serve a wireless, wireless device sufficient data to complete a pending data transfer instead of performing the immediate cell change. Appropriate allocation of radio resources to the wireless device in the current serving cell and before cell change allows reduced packet data transfer latencies for small data sessions, better load balancing and traffic resourcing between cells, appropriate allocation of uplink resources in the new target cell, and enhanced control over network congestion. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100840 | Transmitter Assisted Quality of Service Measurement - A method and apparatus for transmitter assisted Quality of Service (QoS) measurement. Time information is generated by the transmitter and transmitted along with a data transmission. A receiving device determines a QoS measurement based upon the time information and the received data. The time information indicates when the data was made available for transmission, which data transmission blocks belong to a single data transmission, and when a transmitter buffer was emptied. The QOS measurements are performance measurement such as, latency measurements and throughput measurements. The time information indicates a time reference relative to the timing of a wireless interface. The time reference is a System Frame Number (SFN), a Connection Frame Number (CFN), a relative count of frame numbers, a count of sub-frames, or a count of Time Transmission Intervals (TTIs). An aggregated QOS measurement is generated based upon the QOS measurement. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100841 | MEASUREMENT CONFIGURATION METHOD OF MULTI-CARRIER SYSTEM AND EQUIPMENT THEREOF - The present invention discloses Measurement configuration method of multi-carrier system and equipment thereof, and the method comprises the following steps: the terminal determines whether the frequency of target PCC exists in the measurement configuration after inter-frequency handover or inter-frequency RRC connection re-establishment is completed successfully, exchanges relevant measurement configuration of source PCC with that of target PCC when that of target PCC exists in the determined measurement configuration; and, deletes or reserves relevant measurement configuration of SCC, or exchanges relevant measurement configuration of source SCC with that of target SCC. The present invention solves the problem of measurement exchange and configuration of terminal under CA working condition when RRC connection re-establishment and handover of inter-frequency are completed successfully, saves air interface signaling and reduces the realization complexity. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100842 | TRANSMISSION POWER CONTROL METHOD, MOBILE TERMINAL APPARATUS AND RADIO BASE STATION APPARATUS - It is an object to provide a transmission power control method, mobile terminal apparatus and radio base station apparatus for enabling a mobile terminal apparatus that performs radio communications in a system band including a plurality of component carriers to suitably control uplink transmission power in each component carrier, and a transmission power control method of controlling uplink transmission power of a mobile terminal apparatus that performs radio communications in a system band including a plurality of component carriers is provided with the steps of receiving a transmission power control command generated in a radio base station apparatus, and applying the received transmission power control command to a plurality of component carriers in common and setting transmission power of each component carrier. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100843 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A DIRECT MEASURE OF QUALITY IN A PACKET-SWITCHED NETWORK - A method and system for analyzing deficiencies in a packet-switched network is described. In one example, network measurement data pertaining to components within a packet-switched network are obtained. Reliability estimates of access networks and associated access links coupled to the packet-switch network are conducted. Lastly, an end-to-end direct measure of quality (DMOQ) is calculated from the network measurement data and network estimation data derived from the reliability estimates. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100844 | RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR A HIGH-SPEED SHARED CHANNEL - Radio resources like spreading codes and transmission power are optimally allocated to various different types of radio channels supported in the cell including a specialized channel like a high-speed shared channel. One or more measurements made at the base station are provided to the radio resource manager. Such measurements include other-channel power, high speed shared channel code usage, high speed shared channel transport format usage, average active load on the high speed shared channel, empty buffer, excess power, and similar parameters that relate to a high speed shared channel. One or more of these reported measurements may then be used to access, allocate, and/or regulate resources associated with the base station's cell. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100845 | HANDOVER METHOD FOR MINIMIZING PACKET CALL RECONNECTION DELAY TIME BETWEEN DIFFERENT MOBILE COMMUNICATION SCHEMES AND MULTI-MODE TERMINAL FOR THE SAME - A multi-mode terminal having first and second modems supporting different communication services and method for performing a handover thereof are provided. The method includes receiving, by the first modem, a message including starting condition for handover to a second communication network, wherein the condition is defined by a first communication network; determining, by the first modem, whether the starting condition for handover in the received message is satisfied; if the starting condition for handover in the received message is satisfied, receiving by the second modem, a command from the first modem to handover to the second communication network; and registering, by the second modem, into the second communication network in response to the command of the first modem, and connecting to the second communication network to perform communication. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100846 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF REPORTING MEASUREMENT RESULT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus of reporting a measurement result in a wireless communication system are provided. A user equipment receives a measurement configuration for a serving cell and performs a measurement in accordance with the measurement configuration to acquire an actual measurement result. The user equipment determines whether the serving cell is deactivated and transmits a measurement result including a pre-defined value if the serving cell is deactivated. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100847 | Method And An Apparatus For Evaluating Network Performance - The present invention relates to methods and node entities for enabling active measurement for evaluating network performance in a network comprising a logical tree structure | 2013-04-25 |
20130100848 | METHOD FOR FILTERING AND PROCESSING DATA IN A PACKET-SWITCHED COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method processes data in a packet-switched communication network having a plurality of network nodes, between which data packets are transmitted. Information contained in one data packet is extracted therefrom, the packet being received in a network node. One physical transmission parameter of the received data packet is ascertained, the physical transmission parameter specifies or is dependent on one property of the physical transmission of the received data packet. The received data packet is filtered based on a rule set, taking into account some of the extracted information and part of the physical transmission parameter, and further processed dependant on the filtering. An application of the method is “bootstrapping”, wherein network nodes are configured, cryptographic information being transmitted in the context of the configuration. A plausibility test of physical transmission parameters of the data packets that are transmitted during bootstrapping can ascertain whether an attacker is manipulating the bootstrapping process. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100849 | CREATING AND USING MULTIPLE PACKET TRAFFIC PROFILING MODELS TO PROFILE PACKET FLOWS - Hybrid packet traffic flow profiling technology inspects packet headers to classify packet traffic flows using clustering models developed using unsupervised learning based on known packet traffic flows and one or more traffic classification models developed using supervised learning based on the known packet traffic flows. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100850 | TIME OF ARRIVAL BASED POSITIONING FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A TOA positioning system can be implemented to improve location estimation of a wireless network device. A first subset of a plurality of reference wireless network devices for determining potential locations of the wireless network device and a second subset of the plurality of reference wireless network devices for determining an estimated location of the wireless network device can be selected. The first and the second subsets can be selected based on a plurality of distance measurements and an average distance and associated with each of the plurality of reference wireless network devices. The potential locations of the wireless network device can be determined based on the first subset of the plurality of reference wireless network devices. The estimated location of the wireless network device can be determined from the potential locations of the wireless network device based on the second subset of the plurality of reference wireless network devices. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100851 | Multicast Source Move Detection for Layer-2 Interconnect Solutions - Methods and systems may be provided for detecting the moves of a multicast source. Sites that were previously designated as an active source may be immediately expired instead of waiting for route expiry. All multicast receiver sites may deterministically learn the new multicast source without additional LSP churn in ISIS for resolving the multicast source move conflict between the old and new source sites. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100852 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-HOP QoS ROUTING - A device within an extended beacon group: generates a neighbor list representing information of each neighbor device corresponding to an 1-hop distance of the device; determines whether a function of the device is as a relaying device using the neighbor list of the device and a neighbor list of the each neighbor device; and selects, when a function of all devices within the extended beacon group is determined, a relaying device to transfer data to the destination device using a metric value representing quality of service (QoS). | 2013-04-25 |
20130100853 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING TARGET MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A method and apparatus for a mobile communication terminal to recognize a target mobile communication terminal using a location recognition system. The method includes acquiring own location information of the mobile communication terminal; creating identification verification information using the location information, the identification verification information containing an identification formula for identifying the target mobile communication terminal as a target of communication; transmitting the created identification verification information to at least one other mobile communication terminal within a communication coverage area; receiving an identification response packet from the at least one other mobile communication terminal which has received the identification verification information, the identification response packet indicating whether the other mobile communication terminal is a target mobile communication terminal; and determining the target mobile communication terminal based on the received identification response packet. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100854 | VPLS OVER MULTI-CHASSIS TRUNK - One embodiment of the present invention provides a switch. The switch includes a link aggregation database, an arbitration module, a packet processor, and a logical connection management module. The link aggregation database stores information regarding a plurality of switches participating in a multi-chassis trunk. The plurality of switches includes the switch as well. The arbitration module selects a switch of the plurality of switches as an active switch based on the information in the link aggregation database. The packet processor constructs a packet for a remote switch forwardable via a logical connection. The logical connection management module operates in conjunction with the packet processor and constructs a message containing instructions for creating a second logical connection to a second switch of the plurality of switches. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100855 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WI-FI CONNECTION USING WI-FI PROTECTED SETUP IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method and an apparatus for Wi-Fi connection based on Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes entering a group owner mode of Wi-Fi Direct when enabling of WPS is requested, after entering the group owner mode, entering a WPS session mode where the portable terminal is operable in a WPS registrar mode, determining whether an Access Point (AP) whose WPS session of the WPS registrar mode is enabled or a device whose group owner mode is enabled, exists nearby, and when an AP whose WPS registrar mode is enabled is discovered, disabling the WPS registrar mode and the group owner mode, enabling a WPS session where the portable terminal is to operate in a WPS enrollee mode, and accessing the discovered AP. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100856 | Multi-Network Type Coordinator For A Single Physical Layer - A coordinator for coordinating the use of a physical layer between a first network operating using a first network protocol and a second network operating using a second network protocol different from the first network protocol, the network protocols being non-interoperable and supporting centralized management of nodes by a master device in each network respectively, including a receiver, a transmitter, a coordinator first network type device (CNTD | 2013-04-25 |
20130100857 | Secure Hotspot Roaming - Secure hotspot roaming in wireless networks. An enterprise works with one or more hotspot providers to provide secure access to its clients through hotspot locations. The enterprise provides the (hotspot) service provider (SP), with the addresses of enterprise controllers used for client authentication. The SP maintains a database which maps the enterprise realm to the address of the enterprise controller. When a client connects to a hotspot access point (AP), the hotspot AP sends client information such as MAC address to a SP controller. The SP controller determines if the client is new or already known. If the client is known and the realm associated with the client has an entry in the realm to enterprise database, the hotspot AP is instructed to begin client authentication with the specified enterprise controller. If the client is unknown, authentication begins with the SP controller, and the client is queried for realm information. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100858 | DISTRIBUTED SWITCH SYSTEMS IN A TRILL NETWORK - Featured are a system and method for providing a distributed switch system (DSS) in a TRILL-compliant network. An ingress network device in the TRILL-compliant network provides data to a received packet. The data includes instructions related to a feature of the DSS. The instructions are inserted into a TRILL header generated at the ingress network device. The TRILL header is output to an egress network device in the TRILL-compliant network. A determination is made whether the ingress network device and the egress network device are members of the DSS. The instructions are processed by the egress network device in response to determining that ingress and egress devices are members of the DSS. | 2013-04-25 |