Abstract: A link management device with a special function is connected to the IP network, and the link management device controls a process of establishing a link between an IP converter device and a signal transfer point. The IP converter device transmits a request including a point code to the link management device, and the link management device determines the IP address and the like of the signal transfer point as a connection destination from the received point code. The link management device transmits information for identifying the signal transfer point to the IP converter device, and also transmits information for identifying the IP converter device to the signal transfer point as the connection destination. The port number of the IP converter device is determined by the link management device. The port number of the signal transfer point is determined by the link management device.

Abstract: Instruction processing is performed for an instruction. The instruction is configured to perform a plurality of functions, in which a function of the plurality of functions is to be performed in a plurality of processing phases. A processing phase is defined to store up to a select amount of data. The select amount of data is based on the function to be performed. At least one function of the plurality of functions has a different value for the select amount of data than at least one other function. A determination is made as to whether a store into a designated area occurred based on processing a select processing phase of a select function. Based on determining that the store into the designated area occurred, an interrupt is presented, and based on determining that the store into the designated area did not occur, instruction processing is continued.

Abstract: An apparatus has processing circuitry to perform data processing in response to instructions; at least one control storage element to store internal state for controlling operation of the processing circuitry; and checksum generating circuitry to generate a checksum based on at least one item of internal state stored in the at least one control storage element. The checksum is stored in a diagnostic storage location from which information is accessible to a diagnostic control agent (e.g. software executing on the processing circuitry and/or an external device). This makes design of software test libraries for detecting hardware faults much more efficient.

Abstract: The invention relates to a work machine and a method for monitoring a control system at a work machine (1a). According to the method, in-parameters (32, 34, 36, 38) are obtained in the form of signals from the control system, wherein the control system generates actual values on one or more out-parameters (42, 44) in the form of signals based on said in-parameters. A characteristic of the invention is that a digital flow of data, comprising both said in-parameters and out-parameters via a control bus (5a, 5b), is addressed to a RAM buffer memory (3b,3c), which is included in a personal computer (3a) onboard the work machine, which buffer memory in FIFO mode writes a data file (id:1.1-id1:n) of a predetermined size, which is saved in a non-volatile data support memory (3d).

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for providing a distributed customer premises equipment (CPE) comprising several devices. A computer system executes a control plane subsystem that sends network control packets using one or more network interfaces for controlling network data packet forwarding operations performed by devices. The network control packets includes a first set of network control packets sent to a first device located at a second location and a second set of network control packets sent to a second device located at a third location.

Abstract: Techniques that provide for the preservation of policy and charging for a subscriber following a user-plane element failover are described herein. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a user-plane element, at least one data packet of a packet flow associated with a subscriber, wherein the at least one data packet is are received after the user-plane element has recovered from a failure; determining, by the user-plane element, whether restoration information associated with the packet flow is stored at the user-plane element; and applying one or more policies to the packet flow based on a determination that the restoration information associated with the packet flow is stored at the user-plane element, wherein the restoration information comprises a rule associated with the packet flow.

Abstract: Techniques in advanced deep learning provide improvements in one or more of accuracy, performance, and energy efficiency. An array of processing elements performs flow-based computations on wavelets of data. Each processing element has a respective compute element and a respective routing element. Instructions executed by the compute element include operand specifiers, some specifying a data structure register storing a data structure descriptor describing an operand as a fabric vector or a memory vector. The data structure descriptor further describes the memory vector as one of a one-dimensional vector, a four-dimensional vector, or a circular buffer vector. Optionally, the data structure descriptor specifies an extended data structure register storing an extended data structure descriptor. The extended data structure descriptor specifies parameters relating to a four-dimensional vector or a circular buffer vector.

Abstract: A method, equipment, and operation management system for detecting and authenticating a terminal in a passive optical network are provided. The method includes the following steps. The terminal has a logic registration code. A central office end receives the logic registration code sent by the terminal. The central office end judges whether the logic registration code of the terminal matches with the logic registration code stored at the central office end, and determines that the terminal is a valid terminal if the logic registration code sent by the terminal matches with the logic registration code stored at the central office end. The central office end records a terminal serial number from the valid terminal, and records a terminal identifier assigned to the valid terminal.

Abstract: A multicast service information change notification method comprises: an access network element sends to a UE a multicast service information update command; and the access network element indicates multicast service information to the UE service.

Abstract: There is provided herein a system and method for automatic configuration of data routings for use with electronic data such as phone calls, faxes, etc. In the preferred embodiment, when more than one carrier might potentially terminate the transmission, the carriers are ordered based on some screening criterion (e.g., transmission price). Data transmissions are then assigned to the carriers based on the sorting order, with the second place and lower carriers (e.g., the higher priced carriers) not being selected unless the first carrier cannot complete the transaction. The switch instructions necessary to implement this scheme are generated automatically.

Abstract: Methods and devices for switching a virtual internet protocol (VIP) address are provided. In one implementation, the method may include sending to a control center of a VIP address system a first address resolution protocol (ARP) mapping message for mapping a VIP address to a VM address of a virtual machine (VM) of the VIP address system. The control center may be configured to determine the VM corresponding to the VM address as the master VM using the VIP address. The VIP address system may include one or more VMs connected to one or more virtual switches, the one or more VMs and one or more virtual switches being located in one or more hosts that are connected to the control center via a cloud network. The method may further include sending a notification message from the control center determining the master VM to a VM in the VIP address system.

Abstract: A method for authenticating an optical network unit (ONU) and devices for an optical line terminal (OLT) and an optical network unit (ONU) where an ONU is not allowed to be migrated in an authorized manner to an OLT of another vendor for use and binds the ONU and a particular vendor. The method also includes, when an ONU goes online, obtaining, by the OLT, first vendor information of the ONU, where the first vendor information is vendor information of a vendor to which the ONU belongs; comparing, by the OLT, the first vendor information with second vendor information, where the second vendor information is vendor information of a vendor to which the OLT belongs; and if a comparison result indicates that the OLT and the ONU belong to different vendors, determining, by the OLT, that authentication on the ONU fails.

Abstract: A network-based, e.g., cloud-based, background expert, is provided for predicting and/or accomplishing a user's goals. Moreover, the system can monitor, in the background, user generated data and/or publicly available data to determine and/or infer a user's goal, with or without an active indication/request from the user. Typically, the user-generated data can include user conversations, such as, but not limited to, speech data in a voice call, text messages, chat dialogues, etc. Further, the system can identify an action or task that facilitates accomplishment of the user goal in real-time. Moreover, the system can automatically perform the action/task and/or request user authorization prior to performing the action/task.

Abstract: A method dynamically responds to a change in a workload managed by Availability Management Framework (AMF), where the workload is represented by a set of service instances (Sis) protected by a service group (SG) in a cluster. When receiving a notification of the workload change indicating an impacted SI in the set of Sis, the method applies at least one strategy from a collection of SG-level strategies and cluster-level strategies to adjust an amount of resources available to at least the impacted SI. Each SG-level strategy changes one or more configuration attributes within the SG according to a redundancy model used by the SG, and each cluster-level strategy changes one or more configuration attributes within the cluster according to one or more redundancy models used by SGs within the cluster. The method causes the AMF to apply a configuration change to respond to the workload change.

Abstract: Examples herein disclose a processor to receive a list of switching events. The list of switching events is internal to a networking device and capable of detection by a programmable engine. The processor subscribes to a subset of the switching events based on a selection from the list of switching events.

Abstract: Methods and systems for disaster recovery of a network infrastructure to facilitate business continuity. A method including capturing, by at least one computer device, data and ecology information about an entire existing network infrastructure. The method further including generating, by the at least one computer device, a generalized descriptive language for the captured data and ecology information. The method further including reconstructing, by the at least one computer device, the entire existing network infrastructure by introducing functionally equivalent components that correspond to the generalized descriptive language.

Abstract: A recording device, such as a video camera, emits audio watermarks (e.g., audible tones, inaudible tones) and records audio watermarks emitted by other recording devices. The audio watermarks provide information (e.g., data) such as an identifier of the camera and the identity of the operate. Audio watermarks may further include time information such as a timestamp indicating the time that the audio watermark was emitted by the camera. Audio watermarks may be emitted and recorded at intervals while recording an incident. A processing system, such as a digital video and audio processing system, may receive video information and recorded watermarks from multiple recording devices. The processing system may use the audio watermarks recorded by each recording device to determine which recording devices were in the vicinity of an incident. The processing system may also use the audio watermarks to align (e.g., synchronize) the video recorded by the various recording devices.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting an uplink signal in a wireless communication system are discussed. The method includes multiplexing control information in all layers with a plurality of data blocks of the uplink signal; and transmitting the uplink signal to a base station, wherein the number of modulation symbols per layer for the control information is determined using a reciprocal of a sum of spectral efficiencies for respective data blocks of the plurality of data blocks, and a spectral efficiency for a data block is obtained based on a ratio of a size of the data block to the number of resource elements (REs) for an initial physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission of the data block.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for announcing caller information to users over a television link. The method comprises receiving, via a portion of a data network adapted for handling Voice-over-IP (VoIP) calls, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) signalling information associated with an incoming call destined for a destination party, the SIP signalling information comprising a portion conveying information regarding an origin of the incoming call and information regarding an identity of the destination party. The method further comprises attempting to establish a telephony link with a device associated with the destination party over a communication network in response to the receiving. The method further comprises releasing the portion of the SIP signalling information to a processing entity to cause delivery of an indication of the origin of the incoming call over a television link associated with the destination party, the indication based on the information regarding an origin of the incoming call.

Abstract: A method for data communication in a serial LIN bus system that is used to transmit LIN information between a LIN master and LIN slaves includes transmitting the LIN information between the LIN master and the identical LIN slaves via respective data line that run between each of the identical LIN slaves and the LIN master.

Abstract: Improved path management techniques for storage networks are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise a processor circuit, a detection component for execution by the processor circuit to receive an advertisement of a set of paths for accessing a logical storage volume and determine whether the set of paths comprises an optimized path, and a modification component for execution by the processor circuit to, when the set of paths does not comprise an optimized path, send a first instruction to update a reporting nodes parameter for the logical storage volume to identify an owner node for the logical storage volume and a corresponding partner node. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A method for configuring network nodes of a telecommunications network includes configuring a remote network node of a plurality of remote network nodes based on a first set of configuration parameters; authenticating the remote network node based on an encryption information obtained from an encryption information infrastructure; configuring a firewall entity of a plurality of firewall entities based on a second set of configuration parameters, wherein the configuration of the firewall entity is initiated by the remote network node based on an initial configuration message being sent directly or indirectly from the remote network node to the firewall entity; and authenticating the configuration of the firewall entity based on the encryption information of the remote network node, the encryption information being obtained by the firewall entity directly or indirectly from the remote network node with the initial configuration message.

Abstract: A System and method for creation and transport of flows. The method includes transmitting an ADDFLOW request to a receiver to add the flow to the wireless network. The method also includes receiving a response message indicating that the flow will be added to the wireless network and delivering the flow to the wireless network. A given flow may be uniquely identified by the concatenation of a flow ID and a flow address. The flow address will always be either the transmitter's or receiver's MAC address. This method could be extended to compress any bit sequences that take on only a limited set of values.

Abstract: A receiving device includes a packet receiver that is coupled to a plurality of paths, and a packet transmitter that generates reception-acknowledgement information indicating that the packet receiver receives a packet when the packet receiver receives the packet over one of the paths, and that transmits the reception-acknowledgement information to a path that is among the plurality of paths and different from the path over which the packet receiver has received the packet.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for communicating frames having a plurality of types are described herein. In some aspects, the frames include a compressed frame, such as a compressed management frame or a compressed control frame. In some aspects, a method of communicating in a wireless network includes generating a management frame including a local identifier or a global identifier for a transmitter of the management frame based on a link type over which the management frame is transmitted, a local identifier or a global identifier for a recipient of the management frame based on the link type, a frame check sequence, and information indicating the link type. The method further includes transmitting the management frame.

Abstract: Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and methods of multi-channel processing. For example, a multi-channel data processor may process data of a plurality of channels, the multi-channel data processor is to switch from processing a first channel to processing a second channel of the plurality of channels by performing a context switch during a single clock cycle, the context switch including storing first state context corresponding to a processing state of the first channel and loading previously stored second state context corresponding to a processing state of the second channel.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for configuring at least one communications link for transmitting medical image datasets by means of a special transmission protocol, in particular the DICOM protocol, from a first computing device to at least one second computing device, in particular a plurality of different second computing devices. In at least one embodiment, the transmission performance is determined automatically at the first computing device for a plurality of sets of configuration parameters of the communications link and the set of configuration parameters having the best transmission performance is selected for the configuration.

Abstract: In a mobile communication system including a circuit-switched (CS) mobile communications network, a packet-switched (PS) mobile communications network and an interworking function adapted to enable a signaling exchange between the CS and PS mobile communications network, a method of providing combinational CS+PS services to mobile users includes receiving, at a serving network entity in the PS mobile communications network, a user request issued from a first user on the PS mobile communications network, the user request relating to combinational services and having the serving network entity managing the received request, wherein the managing of the received request includes controlling an establishment of a session in the CS mobile communication network through the interworking function.

Abstract: A system and method is disclosed that assures component circuits transported in aggregated circuits restore correctly after an aggregated circuit fault. The system and method implements component circuit tail segment integrity checks whenever an aggregated circuit is restored in a higher level of a network hierarchy. Switches at both ends of an aggregated circuit perform circuit integrity checks of the tail segments of every component circuit. A failure of the component circuit integrity check on any component circuit causes that component circuit to be released and restored end-to-end.

Abstract: A system and method are provided that support a routing using a tree-like or graph topology that supports multiple links per node, where each link is designated as an Up, Down, or Lateral link, or both, within the topology. The system may use a segmented MAC architecture which may have a method of re-purposing MAC IP addresses for inside MACs and outside MACs, and leveraging what would normally be the physical signaling for the MAC to feed into the switch.

Abstract: A method and apparatus generate a group service flow in a mobile communication system. An Advanced Mobile Station (AMS) in a mobile communication system transmits an AAI_REG-REQ message, which includes a group service request indicator indicating that it is required to generate the group service flow, to an ABS. The AMS receives an AAI_REG-RSP message and an AAI_DSA-REQ message, which includes at least one of a group service flow parameter for the group service flow, a multicasting Station Identifier (STID), a multicasting flow ID, a group service flow ID, and information indicating a use of the group service flow, from the ABS. The AMS then generates the group service flow in cooperation with the ABS in accordance with the AAI_DSA-REQ message.

Abstract: A communication protocol in a layer two (L2) network switch comprises, in response to a service request by a source node, registering the source node for packet communication service. The protocol further comprises forwarding one or more packets from the registered source node to one or more destination nodes. The protocol further comprises receiving packets from one or more destination nodes and forwarding each received packet to a corresponding registered node.

Abstract: In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a scheduler disposed at a control device of a switch fabric system. The scheduler is configured to receive a control plane request associated with the switch fabric system having a data plane and a control plane separate from the data plane. The scheduler is configured to designate a control plane entity based on the control plane request and state information of each control plane entity from a set of control plane entities associated with the control plane and instantiated as a virtual machine. The scheduler is configured to send a signal to a compute device of the switch fabric system in response to the control plane request such that the control plane entity is instantiated as a virtual machine at the compute device.

Abstract: Re-assigning Serving Call Session Control Function, S-CSCF, services to a user of a Home Subscriber Server, HSS (200), in a Third Generation Partnership Program, 3GPP, telecommunications network is provided. In the case that S-CSCF services to the user including a registration procedure are previously assigned and access by the user to the S-CSCF services is erroneously lost, the proposal is to provide a method and means to re-assign those services. First, dynamic registration information (204) is uploaded from S-CSCF to the HSS (200) during the registration procedure. Then, the dynamic registration information (204) is stored from HSS (200) to S-CSCF (203) during a re-assignment procedure of the user.

Abstract: A multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) may be transmitted from a wireless network and may be received by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). From the perspective of the WTRU, an MBMS control channel (MCCH) notification may be received over a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). The PDCCH may include an MBMS radio network temporary identifier (M-RNTI) and the PDCCH may be on a multimedia broadcast on a single frequency network (MBSFN) subframe for MBMS. The MCCH notification may be monitored on the MBSFN subframe. The MCCH notification may be received periodically within a scheduling period for the MBSFN subframe. The MCCH notification may also be received in an MCCH message modification period that may occur prior to an MCCH message modification period that may include a new MCCH message.

Abstract: Among other things, a method is described for the configuration of a communication device (10) as well as a communication device (10). In this method, a communication link (20) is created from the communication device (10) to an external configuration computer unit (30) and identification data (100), which are related to the communication device (10), are transmitted from the communication device (10) to the external configuration computer unit (30) for the purpose of authentication of the communication device (10), with chip card-related identification features (111) being transmitted as identification data (100), with the chip card-related identification features (111) being assigned to a chip card (11) for the identification thereof, and with the chip card (11) being assigned to the communication device (10), and, when authentication is successful, a configuration of the communication device (10) is carried out.

Abstract: A novel and efficient method is described that creates a monolithic high capacity Packet Engine (PE) by connecting N lower capacity Packet Engines (PEs) via a novel Chip-to-Chip (C2C) interface. The C2C interface is used to perform functions, such as memory bit slicing and to communicate shared information, and enqueue/dequeue operations between individual PEs.

Abstract: A communication device has a transmitting circuit, a receiving circuit, and a controller. The transmitting circuit transmits a first data to a transmission line. The first data is generated by a first scrambler wherein the values of the registers of the first scrambler are characterized by a first combination number. The receiving circuit receives a second data scrambled by a second scrambler from the transmission line. The first and the second scramblers have the same scrambler generator polynomial. The receiving circuit has a descrambler having a plurality of registers for descrambling the second data. The values of the registers of the second scrambler are characterized by a second combination number when the descrambler descrambles the second data. The controller configures the values of the registers of the first scrambler according to the first combination number, the second combination number, and/or a difference between the first and the second combination numbers.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for managing a switch chip port. The method is applied in a distributed communications system and includes: detecting whether each of multiple service boards is in position; when it is detected that a service board is not in position, controlling disabling of a port corresponding to the detected not-in-position service board on a first switch chip of the main control board; and/or sending an in-position message including information about the not-in-position service board to the switch board, so that the switch board controls, according to the information about the not-in-position service board, disabling of a port corresponding to the not-in-position service board on a second switch chip of the switch board. Energy saving of a switch chip port can be efficiently implemented by adopting the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, thereby efficiently reducing power consumption of the system.

Abstract: A communication protocol in a layer two (L2) network switch comprises, in response to a service request by a source node, registering the source node for packet communication service. The protocol further comprises forwarding one or more packets from the registered source node to one or more destination nodes. The protocol further comprises receiving packets from one or more destination nodes and forwarding each received packet to a corresponding registered node.

Abstract: (“TRE”) provides an automatic routing, selecting, processing for calls placed in an international network according to a selected International Tier Level for premium or guaranteed delivery. In one embodiment, a platform initiates international tiered routing information to a gateway based on a pre-set platforms' knowledge of the terminating gateway topology, Automatic Number Identification, and assigned services that requires such transmission. In one embodiment, a user may select a tier to route an international call. In another embodiment, the contextual fields of a communication mechanism define tags and tier levels indicating determining, routing and handling information to be sent to a validated gateway, or routing devices. In one embodiment, contextual tags includes customized domain name and global descriptors of compatible network components, delivery control, trunk group service ID, trunk-related tier level, and other trunk-related service attributes for tiered routing.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a replication engine of a switch module of a multi-stage switch. The replication engine is configured to receive a first validation packet from an input port of the switch module. The replication engine is configured to determine multiple output ports of the switch module to which a data packet can be sent to reach a destination device associated with the first validation packet. The replication engine is configured to define multiple second validation packets based on a number of output ports from the multiple output ports such that each second validation packet from the multiple second validation packets is uniquely associated with an output port from the multiple output ports. The replication engine is configured to send the multiple second validation packets to an output module configured to forward each second validation packet from the multiple second validation packets to its associated output port.

Abstract: A data transmission selection circuit and method select one of data transmission lines between a mother system and daughter systems and transmit data via the selected transmission line. The circuit includes an inputting module, an outputting module, a switching unit, and a processing unit. The inputting module receives and sends the data. to the switching unit and the outputting module. The processing unit receives a previous switching status data (indicating that one of the data transmission lines and one of the daughter systems are connected and) created by a previous data transmission selection circuit. After analyzing the previous switching status data with an algorithm, the processing unit determines a switching status data. different from the previous switching status data, such that the switching unit connects another one of the data transmission lines and another one of the daughter systems according to the switching status data.

Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate allocating uplink resources to mobile devices to employ to signal acknowledgment indicators. Persistently scheduled mobile devices can be explicitly assigned uplink resources. Dynamically scheduled mobile device can utilize a one-to-one mapping to identify uplink resources based upon a downlink control channel index. The one-to-one mapping can be revised to remove associations between downlink control channel indices and resources allocated to persistently scheduled users and/or reserved for other control signaling in a mixed resource block. In addition, downlink control channel indices can be selected to avoid collisions between dynamic and persistent users.

Abstract: A method for encoding an information object in a communication system by storing the information object in a buffer; generating a sampling set including bits randomly selected from the buffer and bits regularly selected from the buffer; generating control channel data including a sampling set number of the sampling set and size information for the information object; and modulating the sampling set and the control channel data.

Abstract: The invention relates to a technique of operating a call control node controlling at least one section of a call path. The call path includes between two opposite edge nodes a multi-section harmonization path along which codec selection is to be harmonized. A method embodiment of the technique, wherein the call control node is a transfer node in the harmonization path between the edge nodes, comprises the steps of determining if the call control node is a transfer node of the harmonization path; determining if a codec used for the at least one section controlled by the call control node fulfills a predefined harmonization criterion; and providing, in case the used codec does not fulfill the harmonization criterion, a harmonization trigger indication to at least one of the edge nodes of the harmonization path for initiating harmonization.

Abstract: A media selection system includes a plurality of media ports. Each of the plurality of media ports is coupled to a corresponding physical medium, and each of the plurality of media ports is configured to generate an activity signal and a link status signal. A priority storage module is configured to contain priority information, which sets forth a priority for establishing a link through each of the plurality of media ports. A media selector module is configured to select a first media port through which a link will be maintained based on the link status signal generated by each of the plurality of media ports and the priority information. The media selector module is further configured to block all other links through media ports of the plurality of media ports other than the first media port.

Abstract: A novel and efficient method is described that creates a monolithic high capacity Packet Engine (PE) by connecting N lower capacity Packet Engines (PEs) via a novel Chip-to-Chip (C2C) interface. The C2C interface is used to perform functions, such as memory bit slicing and to communicate shared information, and enqueue/dequeue operations between individual PEs.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a receiver including a demodulation circuit adapted to demodulate data and control information attached to the data, and an extraction circuit adapted to extract some data from entire control information, wherein the demodulation circuit performs demodulation according to the extracted some data.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a separator for selectively separating audio from input signals including video with audio, a switcher for selectively transferring the input signals to at least one output, a multiplexed path for sending the separated audio signal to the at least one output, the at least one output being configured for selectively directing the input signals and separated audio signals.