Multiprotocol Network Patents (Class 370/395.5)
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Patent number: 9674722Abstract: Method for establishing a mobile terminated call between a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) test system and a GSM mobile transceiver device under test (DUT) with reduced signaling via a call control (CC) sublayer of layer 3.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2016Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: LitePoint CorporationInventor: Jeffrey Charles Smolinske
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Patent number: 9647782Abstract: We disclose an interface device configured to inter-convert CPRI data frames and Optical Transport Units (OTUs). The interface device acquires frame synchronization by temporarily storing data in a buffer bank such that translated sync characters are placed at respective predetermined locations within the buffer bank. Each translated sync character represents, in the corresponding OTU, a respective sync character of a CPRI hyperframe. The interface device is configured to distinguish translated sync characters from payload-data words of identical value based on predetermined alignment, in the buffer bank, of data temporarily stored therein for conversion into the CPRI data format. The interface device advantageously enables multiplexing of a plurality of CPRI links and aggregation and encapsulation of the multiplexed CPRI data into a stream of OTUs for transmission to the intended destination over an Optical Transport Network.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignees: Alcatel Lucent, Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.Inventors: Diana L. Lorenz, Wayne R. Wilcox, Mark G. Bradac, Robert A. Novotny, Steven C. Martin, Greg A. Martin, Olivier Klein
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Patent number: 9647759Abstract: A method for communication includes receiving in a first communication interface input frames, which include data symbols that were derived by encoding respective characters, and further include one or more synchronization symbols having no corresponding characters. The characters from the data symbols are recovered, and the recovered characters are transmitted to a second communication interface by mapping the characters into communication frames and discarding the synchronization symbols. The characters are extracted from the communication frames in the second communication interface by synchronizing to the input frames independently of the synchronization symbols. The input frames are reconstructed in the second communication interface, including the data symbols and the synchronization symbols, by re-encoding the extracted characters.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2014Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: IPLIGHT LTD.Inventor: Leon Bruckman
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Patent number: 9641238Abstract: Systems, methods, and software described herein provide enhancements for deploying applications in satellites. In one example, a satellite may receive software applications capable of execution as virtual nodes on the satellite, and receive a resource schedule associated with the software applications. The satellite may further execute the software applications on the satellite based on the resource schedule, wherein the resource schedule allocates processing resources and user sensor resources to the software applications.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2016Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Vector Launch Inc.Inventors: Shaun Coleman, Darren D. Garber
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Patent number: 9621605Abstract: A network bridge connects a host device, such as digital media player, cell phone or camera, to content sources over a network to permit the host device to transmit or receive digital media. The network bridge includes a network interface module that identifies at least one media source as well as digital media available on the network. A host device interface module receives, from the host device, file system requests in accordance with a protocol, such as a mass storage protocol. In response to the request, a host device protocol interface module on the network bridge translates the file system request to a request for digital media. The network interface module acquires digital media from the media source, and the host device interface module transfers the digital media to the host device in accordance with the interface protocol.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2006Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Rovi Solutions CorporationInventors: Bradley Dietrich, Daniel Putterman, Gregory Peters
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Patent number: 9609056Abstract: A first peer device connects to a first mesh network, which does not have the second peer device. The first peer device transmits a request for the content to a third peer device over the first mesh network. In response to the request, the first peer device receives, from the third peer device, the identity of the second peer device and the identity of the file containing the content. The third peer device also creates a tracker representing the request. Subsequently, the third peer device connects to the second peer device over another mesh network (to which the first peer device may not be connected) and indicates to the second peer device that the first peer device has requested the file. The first peer device then connects to the second peer device over another mesh network and receives the file from the second peer device.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2014Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLCInventor: Sujoy Das
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Patent number: 9602213Abstract: A system (87; FIG. 2) is disclosed to provide a Time Division Multiple Access Passive Optical Network to a Plastic Optical Fiber to be used in both single-family home networks and in multiple dwelling units. The system (87) extends the fiber to the home fiber network infrastructure from existing fiber access networks to fiber in the home for home networking. A plastic optical fiber converter (48; FIG. 4) associated with an optical network terminal (56; FIG. 6) receives a downstream optical signal (15; FIG. 3) that is converted into an electrical signal (61; FIG. 6). The converter (48) within the optical network terminal (56) modulates Ethernet frames contained within the electrical signal and converts the frames into optical signals (71,72; FIG. 6) with advanced modulations that are then transmitted via the plastic optical fiber within the home network (124; FIG. 2).Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2015Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventor: Yuxin Dai
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Patent number: 9526029Abstract: Logic may compress wireless communications frames and communicate compressed frames that do not include the duplicative bit sequences within the packet flow. Logic may include the compressed frames in flow frames. Logic may generate, encode, transmit, decode, parse, and interpret flow frames after a packet flow is created. Flow frames may comprise a flow frame control field, a compressed frame, and a frame sequence check. Logic may decompress the compressed flow frame based upon flow decompression rules associated with a flow index of the flow frame. Flow frames may include a duration field to set the network allocation vectors of other stations. And the frame sequence check may be generated based upon the entire flow frame.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2014Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: Intel CorporationInventor: Thomas A. Tetzlaff
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Patent number: 9519608Abstract: PCI Express is a Bus or I/O interconnect standard for use inside the computer or embedded system enabling faster data transfers to and from peripheral devices. The standard is still evolving but has achieved a degree of stability such that other applications can be implemented using PCIE as basis. A PCIE based interconnect scheme to enable switching and inter-connection between multiple PCIE enabled systems each having its own PCIE root complex, such that the scalability of PCIE architecture can be applied to enable data transport between connected systems to form a cluster of systems, is proposed. These connected systems can be any computing, control, storage or embedded system. The scalability of the interconnect will allow the cluster to grow the bandwidth between the systems as they become necessary without changing to a different connection architecture.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2015Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Inventor: Mammen Thomas
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Patent number: 9509649Abstract: A mechanism for providing centralized message notification for user interface. disclosed. A method includes intercepting a plurality of message notifications. The plurality of message notifications are generated in an operating system and an application. The method also includes comparing content of a message corresponding to one of the plurality of message notifications with a plurality of regexp based rules. Each of the regexp based rules comprise a condition that is regexp based. When the content of the message matches with a matching regexp based rule of the plurality of regexp based rules, determining whether the condition in the matching regexp based rule is associated with a black list rule. The black list rule comprises excluding one or more of the message notifications among the plurality of message notifications indicated by a user to be displayed at a user device.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2014Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.Inventor: Maureen E. Strode
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Patent number: 9467416Abstract: A method carried out by a network node for sending update messages to a server when a predefined event occurs or periodically. The network node comprises a plurality of network interfaces. The update message is embedded with a unique identifier corresponding to the network node, and a network interface identifier corresponding to at least one of the plurality of network interfaces. In particular, the network interface identifier is corresponding to network interface(s) at which a predefined event has occurred. The present invention further comprises a method carried out by a server for resolving a DNS request by retrieving DNS resource records of a network node and/or network interface specified in the DNS request, and replying to the DNS request with the DNS resource records. The DNS resource records are created based on in part at least one update message received from the network node.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2013Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: PISMO LABS TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventor: Ho Ming Chan
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Patent number: 9451530Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a base station in a cellular communication network and methods of operation thereof. In one embodiment, a base station determines that the base station is transitioning to an unavailable state. The base station then notifies one or more radio network nodes with which the base station conducts base-station-to-node communication that the base station is unavailable. Thereafter, in one embodiment, the one or more radio network nodes cease communication attempts with the base station. In this manner, the radio network nodes can avoid spending additional resources on attempts to re-establish communication connections to base stations that tend to be offline more often (e.g., low-power base stations (LP-BSs)).Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2013Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Fredrik Gunnarsson, Stefan Engström, Gino Luca Masini, Karl Norrman
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Patent number: 9444917Abstract: Example techniques of the present disclosure provide a first computing device comprising one or more processors and at least one module operable by the one or more processors to output, to a second computing device, a first set of HDLC protocol data units in accordance with a first format in which each of the first set of HDLC protocol data units includes a start-of-frame indicator, a length indicator, a data portion, and an end-of-frame indicator. The module may be further operable by the one or more processors to determine an inability of the second computing device to process at least one of the first set of HDLC protocol data units and output a second set of HDLC protocol data units in accordance with a second format in which each of the second set includes the data portion, a checksum portion, and the end-of-frame indicator and excludes the length indicator.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2014Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventor: Vivek Sharma
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Patent number: 9444733Abstract: Communicating is disclosed. A first communication associated with a first mechanism for configuring a pseudo-wire is received. The first communication is transformed into a second communication, where the second communication is associated with a second mechanism for configuring a pseudo-wire. The second communication is transmitted, where a pseudo-wire that is configured using the second communication is associated with (1) a first node that is configured to support the first mechanism and (2) a second node that is configured to support the second mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2015Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Brixham Solutions Ltd.Inventor: Ping Pan
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Patent number: 9407668Abstract: A protection against an unsolicited communication for an IMS (PUCI) system includes a call session control function (CSCF), and a plurality of PUCE application servers. The PUCI application servers make an evaluation as to whether a communication received from the user equipment is an unsolicited communication; the CSCF makes a decision on routing toward the PUCI application servers based on the evaluation; then, the PUCI application servers execute the routing based on the decision.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2009Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Anand Raghawa Prasad, Andreas Kunz, Toshiyuki Tamura, Stefan Schmid, Thilo Ewald
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Patent number: 9370009Abstract: Base stations with coordinated multiple air-interface operations are provided. In some embodiments, multi-mode base station (BTS) systems operate with different air-interfaces, functionality, or configurations in a coordinated manner. For example, typical applications of such systems can include Macrocell BTS, Picocell BTS, Femtocell BTS, or Access Point (AP), Set Top Box (STB), or Home Gateway, Hot Spot Devices, User Terminal with the capability to perform required base station operations. In some embodiments, various techniques are provided for system improvements and optimizations via radio resource management, including user and system throughput optimization, QoS improvement, interference management, and various other improvements and optimizations. In some embodiments, a system (e.g.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2013Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: AirHop Communications, Inc.Inventors: Yan Hui, Edwin Park
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Patent number: 9350648Abstract: An embodiment method of loop suppression in a layer-two transit network with multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) encapsulation includes receiving a packet at a provider edge (PE) router for the layer-two transit network. The packet is stored in a non-transitory memory on the PE router. The packet is stored according to a packet data structure having an MPLS label field and a layer-two header. A time-to-live (TTL) attribute is then determined for the packet. The TTL attribute is written to the non-transitory memory in the MPLS label field. The packet is then routed according to information in the layer-two header.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2014Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Xingjun Chu, Peter Ashwood-Smith, Yapeng Wu, Guoli Yin
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Patent number: 9344884Abstract: At least a method for verifying the authenticity of one or more authentication messages in an authentication procedure between a network and a mobile device is described wherein the method comprises: sending an authentication request through a first radio access node to a said mobile device, said radio access node being associated with first location information; said mobile device generating second location information associated with the location of said mobile device; and, verifying the authenticity of the origin of said authentication request by checking if said second location information comprises said first location information.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2012Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignees: Koninklijke KPN N.V., Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNOInventors: Frank Muller, Frank Fransen
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Patent number: 9331948Abstract: An example method is provided and includes receiving a request from a mobile node for an Internet protocol (IP) address and establishing a point-to-point (PPP) link for the mobile node. The method also includes provisioning a first tunnel associated with a first communication flow for the mobile node, and provisioning a sub-tunnel with the first tunnel for a second communication flow. The second communication flow is associated with a high priority type of data to be transported on the sub-tunnel. In more specific embodiments, a call admission control (CAC) mechanism is used to establish the sub-tunnel with the first tunnel for the second communication flow. Additionally, an inner label is installed in a header of a packet associated with the second communication flow in order to identify the sub-tunnel.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2013Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Balaji Venkat Venekataswami, Kowsalya Subramanian, Jegan Kumar Somi Ramasamy Subramanian, Manikandan Dhayalan, Rajesh Kumar Andhavaram, Girish Sivasubramanian
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Patent number: 9311264Abstract: According to one embodiment, a switch system includes an external host connected via a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) port to a switch system, the external host being configured to perform functionality of a management plane and a control plane for the switch system, the external host having a processor. In another embodiment, a computer program product includes a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code including computer readable program code configured to perform functionality of a management plane and a control plane for a switch system using a processor of an external host. Other systems, computer program products, and methods are described according to more embodiments.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2014Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Alexander P. Campbell, David Iles, Keshav G. Kamble, Dar-Ren Leu, Vijoy A. Pandey
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Patent number: 9313124Abstract: A network switch includes a plurality of ports, a parser coupled to the plurality of ports, and a processor coupled to the ports and configured to process a received packet via one of the ports. The received packet includes a first header field, a second header field, and a destination header field, each of the first, second, and destination header fields including a TTL field. The parser is configured to decide a valid bit for each of the first header field, the second header field and the destination header field, based on an availability for each of the first header field, the second header field and the destination header field. The processor is configured to execute an instruction to cause, based on the valid bits of the first and second header fields, content of a select one of the first or second header field's TTL field to be copied to the destination header field.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2014Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventor: Patrick William Bosshart
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Patent number: 9294144Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for identifying a spectral region in a radio frequency spectrum, determining a signal strength of the spectral region, determining a correlation factor by correlating the signal strength of the spectral region, detecting according to the correlation factor interference in the spectral region, generating coefficient data to substantially suppress the interference in the spectral region, configuring a filter according to the coefficient data to substantially suppress the interference in the spectral region and produce a digital filtered signal, and transmitting the digital filtered signal to a base station. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2014Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: ISCO INTERNATIONAL, LLCInventors: Amr Abdelmonem, Sean S Cordone
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Patent number: 9258540Abstract: This invention allows recording of moving images with a large number of pixels and high frame rate while suppressing the circuit scale and power consumption. A first processing circuit encodes a frame acquired from an image capturing device, records the resultant encoded data in a recording medium at a recording position received from a second processing circuit, and transmits a relevant data amount to the second processing circuit. The second processing circuit encodes a frame obtained from the image capturing device, records the resultant encoded data in the recording medium at a recording position determined in prior recording processing, determines a recording position for the first processing circuit, and transmits the determined recording position to the first processing circuit. Upon receiving information showing a data amount, the second processing circuit updates a recording position based on the received data amount.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2013Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yuuzou Aoyama
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Patent number: 9258237Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for provisioning a CMTS to re-direct customer traffic into virtualized network functions (NFVs) service chains. This disclosure describes, in one example, techniques for providing linkage between DOCSIS service flows and NFV service chains in the DOCSIS provisioning system by embedding information within cable modem boot files used to configured cable modems within the broadband system. In one example, the techniques facilitate the definition of an NFV service-chain in the DOCSIS cable modem boot file provisioning system. A supported CMTS, CCAP or Edge Router intercepts and interprets the configuration to install packet classifiers that steer specific subscriber flows, as detailed in the DOCSIS cable modem boot file, through the service-chain.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2013Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.Inventors: Andrew J. Smith, Jonathan C. Barth
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Patent number: 9231657Abstract: Embodiments of methods and systems for adaptive sub-band point-to-point communication are presented. In one embodiment a method includes performing functions using a power line communication (PLC) transmitter device. The method may include generating a first data packet having a first adaptive sub-band information set, the first sub-band information set comprising information to be used by a PLC receiver for determining a sub-band hopping pattern. The method may also include transmitting the first data packet on a first PLC sub-band. Additionally, the method may include hopping to a second PLC sub-band, and generating a second data packet having a second adaptive sub-band information set, the second sub-band information set comprising information to be used by the PLC receiver for determine the sub-band hopping pattern. The method may further include transmitting the second data packet on the second PLC sub-band.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2013Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Ramanuja Vedantham, Kumaran Vijayasankar, Xiaolin Lu
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Patent number: 9215141Abstract: In an embodiment, an electronic digital data packet router performs receiving a DHCP initiation message on a particular interface among a plurality of network interfaces; modifying the DHCP initiation message by adding a particular DHCP option that signals a DHCP server to provide router configuration data, resulting in a modified DHCP initiation message; relaying the modified DHCP initiation message to the DHCP server; receiving, from the DHCP server, a DHCPOFFER message that comprises the particular DHCP option containing configuration data; configuring the router using the configuration data; relaying the DHCPOFFER message without the particular DHCP option on the particular interface toward another data packet router.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Rajiv Asati, Ralph Droms, Vijay Bollapragada
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Patent number: 9179472Abstract: A circuit includes a first wireless interface circuit that communicates packetized data to a first external device in accordance with a first wireless communication protocol. A second wireless interface circuit communicates packetized data to a second external device in accordance with a second wireless communication protocol. A plurality of signal lines communicate at least four lines of cooperation data between the first wireless interface circuit and the second wireless interface circuit, wherein the cooperation data relates to cooperate transceiving in a common frequency spectrum.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2013Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Sudhirkumar Jasubhai Prajapati, Neeraj Bhoja Poojary, Gabriel Marc Desjardins, Sanjay Saha, Sachin Gupta, Prasanna Prakash Desai, Pawan Kumar
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Patent number: 9160566Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate packet routing among relay nodes in a wireless network. Bearer quality of service (QoS) mapping is provided for internet protocol (IP) relays by utilizing differentiated services (DiffServ) code point (DSCP) values to determine a bearer for communicating related packets. In addition, SDF filtering at a gateway node can be modified to route packets over certain tunnels to provide QoS for the packets.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2010Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Fatih Ulupinar, Yongsheng Shi, Gavin Bernard Horn, Parag Arun Agashe, Xiaolong Huang
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Patent number: 9152478Abstract: A distributed services modular client architecture may be used to implement IP-based real time communication services in a flexible manner among a wide variety of different types of chip sets and systems-on-chip. The various services are distributed among one or more processor cores, at least one of which is a low power core, in accordance with a number of factors, including power consumption, media latency, on-time, performance, and other considerations. A processor “core” may refer to a processor itself where the processor has only a single core, and may also refer to a “core” of a multicore processor. The architecture uses a SIP/IMS framework, and is modularized by placing certain services into their own framework so that a particular service may be plugged into the SIP/IMS framework if and when desired, and otherwise omitted.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2013Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: ECRIO, INC.Inventors: Krishnakumar Narayanan, Michel E. Gannage
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Patent number: 9137159Abstract: An apparatus comprising a processor configured to store a first upstream label in a forwarding table upon receipt of a first message encapsulating the first upstream label from a first adjacent node, store a first downstream label in the forwarding table upon receipt of a second message encapsulating the first downstream label from a second adjacent node, send a third message encapsulating a second downstream label to the first adjacent node, send a fourth message encapsulating a second upstream label to the second adjacent node; and forward data received from a plurality of adjacent nodes over a MP2MP LSP using at least a portion of the labels stored in the forwarding table, wherein each adjacent node is associated with only one upstream label and only one downstream label, and wherein the maximum state complexity of the forwarding table is linear relative to the number of adjacent nodes.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2013Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Qianglin Quintin Zhao, Ying Chen
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Patent number: 9106583Abstract: An architecture for providing service mediation in a network having a Layer-2 domain and an MPLS domain includes at least one Layer-2 provider edge device in communication with a first customer site; at least one Layer-2 edge device in communication with the Layer-2 provider edge device; at least one MPLS mediation edge device in communication with the Layer-2 edge device; and at least one MPLS provider edge device in communication with both the MPLS mediation edge device and a second customer site. An end-to-end connection is established using native Layer-2 signaling, if any, in the Layer-2 domain and PWE3 signaling protocols in the MPLS domain. The MPLS mediation edge device resolves associations between Layer-2 edge devices and MPLS provider edge devices. The service is “mediated” in the sense that native Layer-2 signaling is terminated at the MME, and a new domain, i.e., pseudowire, is established across the MPLS domain.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2013Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: RPX Clearinghouse LLCInventors: Hamid Ould-Brahim, Elizabeth Hache, Jeffrey Sugimoto, Gregory Wright
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Patent number: 9042405Abstract: A method for processing packets in a centralized packet processor includes configuring the centralized packet processor to operate as a part of a communication system that includes a plurality of component systems configured to operate as components of the communication system, where each of the plurality of component systems includes a respective set of physical interfaces to provide interfaces to ports associated with other devices on a network, and where each of the plurality of component systems is configured to forward selected packets to an external device via a dedicated physical interface, receiving the selected packets via a plurality of physical ports of the centralized packet processor, generating, for use at the centralized packet processor, a plurality of virtual ports to uniquely identify a plurality of physical interfaces of the component systems, where a quantity of the plurality of virtual ports is larger than a quantity of physical interfaces available at the centralized packet processor, anType: GrantFiled: June 2, 2011Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: MARVELL ISRAEL (M.I.S.L) LTD.Inventor: Uri Safrai
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Patent number: 9037145Abstract: A first mobile station operating on a first network according to a first network protocol receives a proxy request for access to a network resource, by from a second mobile station operating on a second network according to a second network protocol. The proxy request is received according to a third network protocol. The first mobile station determines a priority of the proxy request; accepts or denies the proxy request based on the determined priority of the proxy request; allocates resources to the proxy request, if the proxy request is accepted; and serves as a proxy mobile station for the second mobile station to access the network resource.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Wei Mao, Trent J Miller, Francesca Schuler
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Publication number: 20150131668Abstract: A system for packet transmission over an MPLS tunnel may include a plurality of network devices. The network devices may include ingress and egress routers and intermediate routers. The system may be configured to use payload type indication labels and payload type headers to transmit packets from a plurality of user devices having different payload types and service instances over a single pseudo-wire service in a label switched path of the MPLS network.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2013Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Vivek KUMAR, Santhosh Kumar CHANDRASEKAR
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Patent number: 9025609Abstract: A video router comprises a multiple port Ethernet switch that may used to connect at least one Internet Protocol (IP) camera; a power over Ethernet unit that supplies power to the at least one connected IP camera; at least one network interface; and a central processing unit (CPU) capable of running a routing software that automatically discovers and configures the at least one connected IP camera.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2012Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: AVP IP Holding Co., LLCInventor: Anthony V. Pugliese, IV
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Patent number: 9025605Abstract: Apparatus and method for providing a termination point for service emulation instances in an access network is provided. In an embodiment, the service emulation instances are implemented utilizing, for example, pseudowires. Communications to and from the access network are aggregated and transmitted via one or more pseudowires to a service emulation instance terminator. The service emulation instance terminator converts the traffic to its native form and, if necessary, converts the traffic to a different type of format or service. The service emulation instance terminator then frames the traffic for the appropriate type of service and transmits the traffic to the service edge. Traffic received from the service is removed prepended with a pseudowire label and aggregated with other traffic. The aggregated traffic is transmitted to the customer via the access network. If necessary, an interworking function may convert the traffic from one type of service to another type of service.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2011Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventor: Christopher N. Delregno
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Patent number: 9014196Abstract: Messages from a physical layer of each communication band and communication channel associated with each protocol utilized in a multi-band, multi-protocol network may be aggregated into a single multi-protocol layer called, for example, a super channel layer. An optimal communication path may be identified from among the communication bands and/or communication channels based on information borne by the single multi-protocol layer. A communication session may be established via optimal communication path. The communication path may include different channels within a single communication bands, and/or channels selected from different communication bands. In this regard, channels from the same or different communication bands may be combined to provide an optimal communication path. The single multi-protocol layer may be characterized as a sublayer located within the data link layer. Accordingly, the single multi-protocol layer may be located above a MAC layer, both of which are part of the data link layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2003Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Jeyhan Karaoguz, Nambirajan Seshadri
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Patent number: 9007908Abstract: A system and method for remote and mobile patient monitoring service is provided using heterogeneous wireless access in which each patient is equipped with a remote monitoring device with a heterogeneous wireless transceiver. This can be a value-added service provided by a Healthcare service provider (i.e., a hospital or healthcare center) for which the Healthcare service provider can pay to the wireless network service provider (i.e., a network operator). With heterogeneous wireless access, a remote/mobile patient can use different types of wireless technologies (e.g., WiMAX-based WMAN and WiFi-based WLAN technologies) to transfer monitored bio-signal data to the healthcare center. The monitoring device can buffer and then transmit the bio-signal data to the healthcare center through the heterogeneous radio access network. In this device, there can be two buffers used to store bio-signal data, each with different priority. The scheduler in this device can make an optimal decision on data transmission.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2009Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Telecommunications Research LaboratoriesInventors: Dusit Niyato, Abu Zafar Ekram Hossain, Sergio Guido Camorlinga
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Patent number: 9001706Abstract: A method for use in a cellular access system is disclosed. The system comprises at least one Radio Base Station (RBS) and a User Equipment (UE), which can send and receive data blocks to and from each other, comprising sequence numbers. The method, performed by a reporting party, comprises sending a transmission comprising a report to the report receiving party, said report comprising information on whether or not data blocks have been received successfully. The method further comprises sending said report together with data to the report receiving party or to another party. The method further comprises attaching addresses for a recipient of the data blocks and for the report in the transmission. The method further comprises deciding the contents of the report using at least one of a list of priority rules which have been given an internal priority ranking.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2013Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ)Inventors: Ylva Timner, Mårten Sundberg, Håkan Persson, Andreas Bergström
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Patent number: 8989195Abstract: Protection switching in a multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) ring network with a protection label switch path that is shared by multiple working label switch paths may include receiving a packet intended for transmission towards a disconnected adjacent node on a working label switch path, and adding, to the received packet, a protection label and a merge label. The merge label may uniquely identify the working label switch path on which the packet is received. The packet may be transmitted on the protection label switch path.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2012Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Hangzhou H3C Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jinrong Ye
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Patent number: 8971330Abstract: A network device may transmit a request to each of a plurality of multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) networks for a label switched path (LSP) label, wherein each LSP label provides a defined quality of service connection through a corresponding MPLS network. The network device may then receive from each of the plurality of MPLS networks a corresponding LSP label and transmit at least one LSP label to each of a plurality of network devices, wherein the defined quality of service connection is provided through each of the plurality of MPLS networks.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2006Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventor: Daniel M. Wood
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Patent number: 8964765Abstract: A system and method for providing a mobile handheld multi-media gateway and phone. Various aspects of the present invention may comprise a first communication interface module that is adapted to communicatively couple the mobile telephone to a mobile telephone communication network. A second communication interface module may be adapted to communicatively couple the mobile telephone to a computer communication network. At least one module may utilize the second communication interface module to communicate with the computer communication network to establish an independent network presence for the mobile telephone on the computer communication network. The mobile telephone may, for example, be established as an autonomous addressable device on the computer communication network.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2005Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Jeyhan Karaoguz, James D. Bennett
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Patent number: 8964692Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for detecting presence of a Bluetooth device in the vicinity of a WiFi device by sensing the spectrum of the Bluetooth device using a sequence of energy detection measurements, generating a test statistic based on the measurements and comparing the test statistic to a threshold.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2009Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Stephen J. Shellhammer, Richard Van Nee
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Patent number: 8958431Abstract: An access method and apparatus for a MPLS L2VPN are described. The method includes that a customer side and a network side sends their respective message to an operator routing equipment, set the access types of the messages to be mapped to virtual ports, and respectively allocate their respective Source Virtual Ports (SVP) and Destination Virtual Ports (DVP) to each access, and establish a data forwarding channel of the MPLS L2VPN by respectively establishing connection from their own SVP to the DVP of the opposite side. With the disclosure, various access modes are uniformly mapped to virtual ports, and then the MPLS L2VPN is accessed; furthermore, forwarding can be performed based on a Virtual Switch Interface (VSI) and virtual ports.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2011Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: ZTE CorporationInventor: Junhui Zhang
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Patent number: 8953487Abstract: A communication apparatus determines whether another communication apparatus participating in a network established in accordance with a first communication standard is also compatible with a second communication standard. The communication apparatus detects leaving of the network by another communication apparatus incompatible with the second communication standard. The communication apparatus establishes a network that adheres to the second communication standard, depending on the detection result.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2009Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Kazuo Moritomo
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Patent number: 8954782Abstract: A device includes a first processing unit and a second processing unit. The first processing unit is configured to execute a performance test on the device. The second processing unit is in communication with the first processing unit, and is configured to migrate an application from the second processing unit to the first processing unit. The second processing unit is further configured to detect a failure of the first processing unit, to migrate the application to a third processing unit in response to the failure of the first processing unit, and to assign a first plurality of ports to the third processing unit in response to the failure of the first processing unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2011Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Dell Products, LPInventors: Saikrishna Kotha, Dean Peters, Gaurav Chawla
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Patent number: 8948173Abstract: Some bus protocols are useful for management of peripheral devices that exist on a computer's system bus. Such bus protocols include the industry standard architecture bus (ISA), peripheral component interconnect (PCI), PCI express (PCIe), etc. The usefulness of such protocols for control messages, interrupt management and more is limited to the short distances over which the protocols operate, usually measured in inches. The use of longer distance transport protocols, such as Ethernet to encapsulate and transport bus protocol messages allows the advantages of the short distant protocols to be used to control remote devices. A master device, with a controller or processor, may be used to manage the operation of a slave device using the bus or control protocol. Such management may include button presses, indicator lights, slave device configuration, etc. The slave device may have a low cost controller or ASIC to provide real-time operational functions, such as routing.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2007Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.Inventor: Ilan Elmaliah
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Patent number: 8948923Abstract: A method and system provide an interface in a vehicle for connecting to a mobile computing device for exchanging data between the interface and the mobile computing device, the interface being connected to a vehicle data bus for exchanging data with at least one vehicle system. The data exchange between the mobile computing device and the interface occurs according to a first data protocol and the data exchange between the interface and the at least one vehicle system occurs according to a second data protocol that differs from the first data protocol.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2008Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Wolf-Henning Scheider, Werner Poechmueller
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Patent number: 8948183Abstract: Systems and methods are presented to collect raw data from a plurality of servers and nodes on a network. A Distributed Enterprise Collection Bus (DECB) architecture is employed at various points on a network. The DECB comprises a collector unit that is protocol agnostic, an orchestration unit, a rule database, a filtering unit, and a distribution unit. Packets of raw data such as Call Detail Records (CDRs) generated by switching centers are received, and distributed to relevant destinations. Relevant destinations include data warehouses, mediation, analytics, etc. The goal is to alleviate collection and filtration duties of the source and destination.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2013Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventor: Robert Wayne Lott
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Patent number: 8942244Abstract: Disclosed are new methods of fax-over-IP (FoIP), modem-over-IP (MoIP) or text-over-IP (ToIP) call establishment based on detecting a combination of contra-propagating signals from calling and answering terminals for autonomous connection of media gateways.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2006Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: AudioCodes Ltd.Inventor: Vladimir Ulybin