Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for implementing a CLIP service, which includes: a resource storage entity used for storing multimedia resources subscribed by a calling terminal; a resource playing entity used for downloading the multimedia resources from the resource storage entity and playing the multimedia resources; a CLIP service management entity used for obtaining a storage address of the multimedia resources and sending the storage address of the multimedia resources to the resource playing entity. Embodiments of the present invention further provide a method and apparatus for implementing the CLIP service. The system, method and apparatus for implementing the CLIP service in the embodiments of the present invention enable the calling terminal to subscribe to the multimedia resources for a called terminal.

Abstract: A system and method to reduce configuration administration using system independent configuration parameters. A persistent storage unit returns system independent configuration entries. Some of the entries contain parameters. A configuration resolver resolves the parameter to obtain a static value for the configuration entry that may be passed to a configuration consumer.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing ENUM records is disclosed. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a broker having a detection element that detects a Resource Record (RR) submission made by an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), and a comparison element that retrieves from an object-oriented data storage element a zone associated with the RR, identifies a Domain Name Server (DNS) responsible for processing said zone, compares the zone with a volatile memory of the DNS, and updates the volatile memory according to one or more differences detected. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A system and method (200) are disclosed for managing quality of service for multimedia applications. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a network management system (NMS) (106) having a controller (107) that manages operations of a Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) (109) interfacing to a digital subscriber line (DSL) modem (114) over a digital subscriber line. The controller can be programmed to detect (204) a signal quality violation in the digital subscriber line according to a quality policy associated with a content source, cause (210) the DSLAM to interleave content supplied thereto by the content source; and cause (212) the DSLAM to allocate to the content supplied by the content source a first portion of a data service bandwidth assigned to the digital subscriber line. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A relay communication system includes a first client terminal which creates routing group information including network addresses of first and second LANs, and identification information of the first client terminal and a second client terminal which execute routing processing, and which shares the routing group information with the second client terminal. Based on the routing group information, a routing session is established between the first and second client terminals. A communication terminal connected to the first LAN sends out a communication packet in which an IP address of a communication terminal connected to the second LAN is designated. The communication packet is encapsulated by the first client terminal, and is routed by using the routing session.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and arrangements for configuring the L2GPs in a first STP domain connected towards a second STP domain such that L2GPs in the first STP domain are assigned with the same Pseudo Root identity. Thus the Pseudo Root identity does not have to be changed if one of the L2GPs goes down, which implies that count-to-infinity loops may be avoided. It should be noted that only one L2GP is allowed to be open towards the second STP domain. The root path costs are assigned to the L2GPs towards the pseudo root and the value of the root path cost controls which of the L2GPs that should be open. The most preferred L2GP will be given a root path cost=0, the second best L2GP will have a path cost which is high enough so the two ports never will be open at the same time if there is connectivity between the Ethernet switches having the L2GPs.

Abstract: A method and system for directed call establishment to anchor selected cellular calls in a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) or an IP Multi-Media Subsystem (IMS) network employs a mobile handset application client to interrupt selected cellular call initiations and request a directed call establishment number from a converged services node. A call placed to the directed call establishment number creates a call signaling path through the converged services node in the VoIP or IMS network, which can then exercise control over the call to provide enhanced call services. The converged services node completes a call connection to the original called number in a manner transparent to the user of the mobile handset.

Abstract: A method and system for measuring performance and balancing workload of sites and servers is provided. The method includes measuring performance of one or more servers located at different sites of the network and computing a performance metric for each of the sites or one or more servers at each of the sites. The method further includes providing a bias to the performance metric and routing a request to one of the different sites or one of the one or more servers based on the biased performance metric.

Abstract: Information relevant to internet security is received at a data center server. Such information, for example, a network intrusion alert or details on a recent outbreak of an network virus, may be examined to determine the nature and scope of the security-related information. A security alert is promptly generated in response to the information, using previously stored multimedia content divided into categories of security alerts and/or multimedia content generated at the data center shortly after receiving the security information. The security alert is then disseminated to a plurality of mobile device users. The alerts may be disseminated only to the users associated with a certain security event category, or may be sent to different groups of users depending on other relevant criteria.

Abstract: A method for multistage routing of packets using call templates is disclosed. An ingress call is filtered based on a plurality of ingress-call parameter values. A parameter value for the ingress call is modified based on a plurality of ingress-call-peer parameter values. A filtered ingress-call parameter value and at least one filtered ingress-call-peer parameter value from a plurality of ingress-call-peer parameter values are converted to an egress-call parameter value and an egress-call-peer parameter value, respectively. An egress call is filtered based on a plurality of egress-call parameter values. A parameter value for the egress call is modified based on a plurality of egress-call-peer parameter values.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for transmitting a sounding reference signal from a terminal in an uplink coordinative multi-point (CoMP) communication system. Specifically, the method comprises the steps of: receiving parameters for transmitting a sounding reference signal from a serving base station included in a CoMP set; assigning a resource for the sounding reference signal on the basis of the parameters; and transmitting the sounding reference signal to the serving base station included in the CoMP set and to at least one neighboring base station according to the assigned resource, wherein basis sequences of the parameters for the sounding reference signal are different for base stations included in the CoMP set.

Abstract: A method, operative in a framework which uses a packet-based voice communications scheme and in which at least some of the communication takes place via a satellite link. The method includes establishing a first session between a calling party and proxy using a first protocol, wherein the calling party communicates with the proxy via the satellite link; and establishing a second session between the proxy and a called party using a second protocol distinct from the first protocol, and providing communications from the calling party to the second party and from the second party to the first party.

Abstract: A system and method for efficient and accurate establishment of SIP sessions between calling and called end-points. A calling endpoint creates a SIP INVITE request including a header portion and a body portion. The header portion includes standard routing information and the body portion includes additional information about the user and relevant to caller's intent. A SIP server receives a SIP INVITE request and determines an address of the called end-point as a function of the standard routing information contained in the header and the additional caller information contained in the body. The SIP server routes the session to the determined address.

Abstract: Disclosed is a CCE+ number allocation method which reduces the ACK/NACK (Acknowledgment/Negative Acknowledgment) collision probability in a mixed system containing an LTE (Long Term Evolution) system and an LTE+ (Long Term Evolution Advanced) system. A CCE (Control Channel Element)+ number is defined by selecting a number from CCE numbers of the CCE to contain PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel) allocated in a resource element region constituting CCE+ where PDCCH+ is arranged. This can prevent overlapped selection of the CCE number and the CCE+ number even when the PDCCH and the PDCCH+ are simultaneously transmitted. Thus, it is possible to reduce the collision probability of ACK/NACK correlated to the CCE number and the CCE+ number.

Abstract: Method of predicting capacity demands on a desired device used to support services for a number of subscribers within a market area having a number of devices. The method includes predicting the capacity demands as a function of historical capacity demands for the desired device and average subscriber capacity demands on the number of devices in the market area.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for sending rank indication (RI) information, and a method and an apparatus for receiving RI information, wherein the method for sending the RI information includes: carrying the RI information on a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) for transmitting scheduling request (SR) information when the RI information and the SR information are sent within a same subframe, and sending the RI information and the SR information by using the PUCCH for transmitting SR information. According to the present invention, the problem that the orthogonality of codes between PUCCHs is destroyed due to that the RI information and the SR information are sent within a same subframe is solved, the overall system performance thereby can be guaranteed.

Abstract: Described is a technique for gathering information about a property. A request is received at a first node of a plurality of nodes. The request requests information in accordance with the property for a set of one or more objects defined in a portion of the plurality of nodes. The first node determines information about said property for objects of said set which are defined at said first node. Each of the other nodes determines information about said property for objects of said set which are defined at said each node. Information is communicated to the first node from the other nodes about said property for objects of said set which are defined at each of said other nodes. The first node performs processing to produce final information representing information received from said other nodes and information determined by said first node regarding said property.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for supporting the development of a parallel/distributed application, wherein the development process comprises a design phase, an implementation phase and a test phase. A script language can be provided in the design phase for representing elements of a connectivity graph and the connectivity between them. In the implementation phase, modules can be provided for implementing functionality of the application, executors can be provided for defining a type of execution for the modules, and process-instances can be provided for distributing the application over several computing devices. In the test phase, abstraction levels can be provided for monitoring and testing the application.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system, method and apparatus for providing network level and nodal level vulnerability protection in VoIP networks by receiving a communication, filtering the received communication using three or more stages selected from the group comprising a media protection and filtering plane, a policy based filtering plane, a signature based filtering plane, a protocol anomaly detection and filtering plane and a behavioral learning based filtering plane, and either allowing or denying the received communication based the filtering step. The stages are applicable to one or more protocols including SIP, IMS, UMA, H.248, H.323, RTP, CSTA/XML or a combination thereof. In addition, the stages can be implemented within a single device or are distributed across a network (e.g., SIP network, a UMA network, an IMS network or a combination thereof).

Abstract: There is provided a method of signaling status information of an application service. The method is performed by a signaling gateway which interconnects an internet protocol network and a signaling system 7 network. The method comprises collecting application server status information of application servers associated with the application service and generating the status information of the application service from the collected application server status information by use of a given set of rules. The status information is generated for signaling the status information to at least one peer. The at least one peer can be comprised in the internet protocol network or in the signaling system 7 network.