Abstract: A network element of a telephone network and method for monitoring connections and receiving data from an incoming leg of a connection and forwarding the data to an outgoing leg of a connection, wherein when the network element observes that both the incoming and outgoing legs of a connection are transmitted via a packet data network to a previous or correspondingly the next element of the telephone network, a release of the previous network element occurs, and an indication of a packet network address corresponding to the next telephone network element is made. The previous network element may then transmit data via the packet data network directly to the next telephone network element.

Abstract: A slave radio transceiver for use in a frequency hopping radio system synchronizes by receiving on a sequence of simultaneous combinations of radio channels until a paging message is received from a master transceiver, and may then revert to single channel frequency hopping operation. The slave's multi-channel receiver is sub-equipped to receive simultaneously on a only sub-set (PF12, PF13) of the channels within its bandwidth, the received channels being selected by independent programming within the bandwidth. The channels received simultaneously may be selected to correspond to different degrees of misalignment between the master and slave.

Abstract: A baseband controller system creates and maintains a schedule of synchronized events and reviews the schedule as a part of determining whether to initiate a transmission of a non-synchronous event. One aspect is to avoid a possibility of collision between synchronized and non-synchronized communication events. The schedule of synchronized events are evaluated in relation to the present time and determine whether a non-synchronized event may be transmitted without the likelihood of a collision. The transmission determination includes evaluating future time periods to see if a synchronized event is scheduled during a time period in which the non-synchronized event would continue to be transmitted for those non-synchronized events that span two or more defined time periods in length.

Abstract: A plurality of relay apparatuses are provided within an IP network of an ISP, and these relay apparatuses are connected to each other by logical tunnels. Each relay apparatus determines the type of a destination address at the Layer 2 level from the data loaded from a host device. When the type is for broadcast, the relay apparatus identifies a tunnel as a relay destination from the data contents set in correlation with destination addresses at the Layer 3 level, and transmits the data only to the relevant relay destination tunnel.

Abstract: A method for performing a handoff of a mobile station (MS) from a first base station (BS) to a second BS in a mobile communication system. The first BS sends a handoff required message, which includes a service type identifier of a concurrent service of the voice and packet data and a service configuration record, to the MSC. The MSC sends the received handoff required message to the second BS. The second BS determines whether it can communicate with the MS using a radio resource specified in the service type identifier and the service configuration record, and when it cannot, sends to the MSC a new service type identifier and a new service configuration record for communicating either the voice or packet data with the MS. The MS then communicates with the second BS using the new service type identifier and the new service configuration record.

Abstract: A code-division-multiple-access (CDMA) system employing spread-spectrum modulation. The CDMA system has a base station, and a plurality of subscriber units. The signals transmitted between the base station and subscriber unit use spread-spectrum modulation. The system and method transmits from the base station, a synchronization channel having a chip-sequence signal used by the plurality of subscriber units for synchronization. A first subscriber unit receives the synchronization channel, and determines timing from the synchronization channel. In order to initiate communications with the base station, the first subscriber unit transmits an access signal. The access signal has a plurality of power levels, which typically ramp up. The base station receives the access signal at a particular-power level. The base station then transmits to the first subscriber unit an acknowledgment signal. The first subscriber unit receives the acknowledgment signal, and transmits to the base station, a spread-spectrum signal.

Abstract: A data transmitting apparatus and a data receiving apparatus, which are capable of retransmitting a packet even when a retransmission request is made by a client after transmitting a session close notice packet to the client. A session is closed by a session closing means 105 when a predetermined period of time has passed after transmitting the session close notice packet, which is generated by a control command generating means 102 as the session close notice packet, from a packet transmitting means 103 to the client.

Abstract: A protocol for an optical network can control the time at which subscriber optical interfaces of an optical network are permitted to transmit data to a transceiver node. The protocol can prevent collisions of upstream transmissions between the subscriber optical interfaces of a particular subscriber group. With the protocol, a transceiver node close to the subscriber can allocate additional or reduced upstream bandwidth based upon the demand of one or more subscribers. That is, a transceiver node close to a subscriber can monitor (or police) and adjust a subscriber's upstream bandwidth on a subscription basis or on an as-needed basis. The protocol can account for aggregates of packets rather than individual packets. By performing calculation on aggregates of packets, the algorithm can execute less frequently which, in turn, permits its implementation in lower performance and lower cost devices, such as software executing in a general purpose microprocessor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an adaptive frequency hopping apparatus in a wireless personal area network (WPAN) system, wherein predetermined packets of data can be correctly transmitted by estimating the channel qualities of operating bands in advance and transmitting the packets through a proper band.

Abstract: A multiport switch includes an action generator that creates action tags describing how data frames received by the switch are to be forwarded. A port filter generates policy equations and a differential services code point (DSCP) signal for the received packets. A decoder and an action memory in the action generator choose the highest priority policy equation and use the policy equation to look up priority information for the data frame. A state machine in the action generator receives the DSCP signal. A result tag interface receives a DSCP field from the state machine and the priority information from the action memory. Based on these signals, the result tag interface constructs the final action tag.

Abstract: A code division multiple access base station is used in receiving a plurality of data signals over a shared spectrum. Each received data signal experiences a similar channel response. A combined signal of the received data signals is received over the shared spectrum. The combined signal is sampled at a multiple of the chip rate. A channel response is estimated. A column of a channel correlation matrix is determined using the estimated channel response. A spread data vector is determined using the determined column, the estimated channel response, the received combined signal and a fourier transform. Data of the data signals is estimated using the spread data vector.

Abstract: A method and system for managing an interconnect fabric that connects nodes. A network manager manages an interconnect fabric or network of routing devices (e.g., interconnect fabric modules, switches, or routers) to allow source nodes to transmit data to destination nodes. The network manager receives registration requests from source nodes to send data to destination nodes, configures the routing devices of the network to establish a path from each source node to its destination node, and provides a virtual address to each source node. The virtual address identifies a path from the source node to the destination node. The source node sends the data to its destination node by providing the data along with the virtual address to a routing device of the network.

Abstract: An interconnect fabric module (“IFM”) with high-speed switching capabilities. An interconnect fabric module can be dynamically configured to interconnect its communications ports so that data can be transmitted through the interconnected ports. Multiple interconnect fabric modules can be connected to form an interconnect fabric through which nodes (e.g., computer systems) can be interconnected. In one embodiment, data is transmitted through the interconnect fabric as frames such as those defined by the Fibre Channel and InfiniBand standards. The interconnect fabric module allows the creation of an interconnect fabric that is especially well suited for interconnecting devices utilizing multiple information types such as might be required by the devices of an enterprise data network (“EDN”).

Abstract: For use in conjunction with a system for producing, at a transmitter location, time division multiplexed (TDM) frames having a plurality of channels of information signals and framing signals, communicating the frames from the transmitter location to a receiver location, and, at the receiver location, deframing the received frames to obtain frame timing signals and a bitstream of information signals which are coupled with a plurality of operating units. A technique for responding very quickly, upon loss of the TDM signal, to prevent misoperation of the operating units, including: at the transmitter, inserting a preselected pattern of bits in a timeslot of the information signals; at the receiver, detecting, in the deframed bit stream, the absence of the preselected pattern of bits, and producing a control signal in response; and producing override information signals that are coupled to the operating units when the control signal is present.

Abstract: A first frame of carrier data can be communicated between a first carrier interface of a first radio base station node and a mobile switching center over a first carrier bus. In addition, a first frame of bus data can be communicated having a first number of dedicated control timeslots at a first bus interface of the first radio base station node over a first radio base station bus. Furthermore, a second frame of carrier data can be communicated between a second carrier interface of a second radio base station node and the mobile switching center over a second carrier bus. Finally, a second frame of bus data having a second number of dedicated control timeslots, different from the first number of dedicated control timeslots, can be communicated at a second bus interface of the second radio base station node over a second radio base station bus.

Abstract: A communication device for interconnection of first and second networks, of which at least the first network is a bidirectional ring network, includes first and second interconnect modules, each such module adapted to receive outgoing data traffic on the first network at a data rate not substantially greater than a predetermined maximum rate for one of the ring directions, and to convey the outgoing data traffic to the second network. When a fault occurs in one of the first and second modules, the other module is reconfigured to receive substantially all of the outgoing data traffic and to convey the outgoing data traffic to the second network regardless of whether the outgoing data traffic is transmitted on the first network in the clockwise or in the counterclockwise direction.

Abstract: A method and system to arbitrate between a plurality of resource requests are disclosed. In each arbitration within a current round of arbitration, a winning request is identified based on a priority associated with each requester participating in the arbitration and a set of values stored in a mask register. In response to identifying the winning request, a mask register value corresponding to a requestor of the winning request is updated to disqualify this requestor from further participation in the current round of arbitration. When the current round of arbitration completes, the set of values in the mask register is reset to allow each requestor to participate in the next round of arbitration. The current round of arbitration begins when each requester is qualified to participate in the current round of arbitration and completes when every participating requestor has been disqualified.

Abstract: A telecommunications system includes devices to provide output clock signals that are synchronous to at least one source clock signal. A main clock generator includes a selector to select one of the output clock signals. The main clock generator generates a main clock signal based on a selected one of the output clock signals. Each of the devices includes a quality detector (i) to detect a quality of the at least one source clock signal, and (ii) to interrupt providing an output clock signal in response to a decrease in quality of the at least one source clock signal. The main clock generator includes an interrupt detector to detect an interruption in an output clock signal provided by at least one of the devices. The selector selects a different output clock signal if the interrupt detector detects that the selected one of the output clock signals is interrupted.

Abstract: A communication control device includes a determination circuit for determining whether reception of an asynchronous packet from an IEEE 1394 serial bus is allowed or denied by comparing the sum of the size of the asynchronous packet to be received and the size of packets currently stored in a receive FIFO unit with the size of packets which can be stored in the receive FIFO unit. The communication control device further includes an acknowledge generating circuit for generating an acknowledge signal asserting whether reception of the asynchronous packet is allowed or denied based on the determination result of the determination circuit, and the generated acknowledge signal is sent back to the IEEE 1394 serial bus.

Abstract: Traffic information is accumulated and flow control information distributed in a packet switching system. Traffic information is collected in multiple elements, which forward in a coordinated fashion to collecting elements indications of congestion and other types of information. The collecting elements manipulate the received indications and generate flow control messages which are sent to individual sending components of the packet switching system. In one implementation, a switching element maintains for each destination a count of packets within itself which are addressed to the particular destination. An indication of a portion of this collected information is included in a packet header forwarded from each of the elements each packet time. Each of the elements are assigned a different offset, such that they send an indication of a different portion of their collected information, so a view of the traffic conditions and/or buffer occupancies within a packet switching system is efficiently produced.