Abstract: A method for user equipment (UE) resident in a wireless access network (WLAN) to obtain access to at least one other network is disclosed. The method includes storing the identification (SSID) of the at least one other network (visited PLMNs 1-3 and home PLMNs 4 and 5) in the user equipment; transmitting from the user equipment a request for connection to one of the at least one other network, which includes an identification of at least one of the at least one other network, to the wireless access network; and in response to the wireless access network receiving the identification, the user equipment is connected to the identified at least one other network through the wireless access network.

Abstract: A distributed Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) includes a head end, a downstream transmitter hub, and a plurality of cable modems that all establish frequency lock with a common frequency reference. The head end transmits a plurality of time stamps from the head end to the plurality of cable modems via a packet data network, the downstream transmitter hub, and cable modem network plant. Each of the plurality of cable modems performs smoothing operations on the plurality of time stamps to establish phase lock with the head end. The downstream transmitter and the plurality of cable modems perform ranging operations to establish phase lock among the plurality of cable modems. In an alternate operation, the frequency reference includes marker sequences that the devices of the distributed CMTS use to establish phase lock.

Abstract: Provided is a computer system capable of cutting the cost of running and managing a company network and improving the security of the network by reducing wrong settings and skipped settings due to human factor. The computer system has switches which constitute a network, a management computer which is connected to the network and manages the network, and clients which are connected to the switches. The management computer sets each switch such that client authentication is executed at port provided in the switch that can be connected to the client. The client authentication is processing of verifying whether the client has the right to connect to the network.

Abstract: In a method for bonding data fragments, data fragments are delayed in such a manner that a first transmission time for a direct transmission of data fragments between a master line card and a terminal connection via a first group of subscriber lines of a telephone line bundle corresponds to a second transmission time for an indirect transmission of data fragments between the master line card, an uplink card, and a further line card via a second group of subscriber lines of the line bundle.

Abstract: A packet-based data network includes a packet-based network switch, and a plurality of packetised data sources coupled to the network, where the packetised data includes at least one of audio data or video data. The data network further includes at least one destination, being a data handling device for handling packetised data sources, coupled to the network, and a network control arrangement coupled to the network, the network arrangement being arranged to provide virtual circuit-switched connections for transfer of packetised data from sources to destinations via the network switch by assigning multicast group identifiers to the sources, so that the sources launch packetised data onto the network as multicast data packets identified by the multicast group identifiers, and instructing a destination to issue a request to the network switch to join the multicast group of a source so as to receive data packets from that source.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for controlling multicast flow in passive optical network includes: receiving multicast data from the optical line terminal, determining whether the received multicast data satisfies a multicast right control condition, transmitting the multicast data to the user side if the received multicast data satisfies the multicast right control condition, or discarding the multicast data if the received multicast data does not satisfy the multicast right control condition. The present invention also discloses an optical network terminal, an optical line terminal, and a system consisting of an optical network terminal and an optical line terminal and an optical distribute network, which implement the above mentioned method. The present invention could prevent the optical network terminal from receiving illegal multicast data and enhance the multicast security of the whole passive optical network system.

Abstract: In a center-side terminal of an optical network, said center-side terminal connectable to a plurality of subscriber-side terminals via a passive optical splitter, a subscriber processing storing section is adapted to store a relationship between subscriber numbers regarding the subscriber-side terminals and processing contents allocated thereto, and a processing section is adapted to perform a processing upon a packet received from the subscriber-side terminals or to be transmitted thereto. The processing is determined in accordance with the relationship stored in the subscriber processing storing section using one of the subscriber numbers regarding the packet.

Abstract: A high speed fabric is provided and is partitioned into sub-fabrics for host adapter traffic and device adapter traffic. A high-speed switch includes an expander for host adapter traffic and an expander for device adapter traffic. The high-speed switch also includes a plurality of connectors, where each connector is partitioned into dual interfaces. For each connector, one interface is connected to the host adapter traffic expander and the other interface is connected to the device adapter traffic expander. Blades are provided with one or more connectors, where each connector is partitioned into dual interfaces for host adapter traffic and device adapter traffic. The blades may be any combination of processor blades, boot drive enclosure blades, switched bunch of disks enclosure blades, and/or integrated RAID controller disk enclosure blades.

Abstract: An apparatus for driver power and size selection includes in one embodiment a controller for controlling the enabling and disabling of legs in a legged driver, the legged driver providing only that amount of power necessary to transfer a data packet from its current location to its destination location. A method of forwarding data packets includes determining the distance between a current location of a data packet and the destination location of the data packet, and enabling as many legs of a legged driver as are necessary to power the transfer of the data packet to its destination.

Abstract: Means for sharing an IP address between a first and second network device, the first device having an assigned IP address and the second network device having one or more port numbers reserved for use solely by the second network device. The second network device is connected serially between the first network device and an Internet access device. The second network device creates packets using the IP address and one of the one or more reserved port numbers and sends the packets to the Internet access device.

Abstract: A network enables a transfer path to be formed between nodes in the network so as to transfer frames. A terminal for transmitting frames located outside the transfer path, upon transmitting a frame through the transfer path, writes the transfer path selection information related to the transfer path and the output line information related to the output line from the terminating node of the transfer path in the frame according to the destination information set in the frame and transmits the frame to the destination. The starting node of the transfer path decides the transfer path used for transferring the frame according to the transfer path selection information set in the frame to transmit the frame while the terminating node of the transfer path decides the output line used to output the frame according to the output line set in the frame, thereby transmitting the frame to the output line.

Abstract: A connection state control device is provided that can promptly perform a reproducing operation by smoothly switching channels at each node and reduce the load on the management server in a case where operations are performed so as to sequentially change distribution information to be received at each node in a network system having a tree structure. A node receives content being distributed over a network, and performs an operation of reproducing the received content. When the node is to receive different content being distributed over a different network, the node is connected to the different network. After that, the node receives and reproduces the different content. The node continues to receive the original content but suspends the operation of reproducing the original content after connected to the different network.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are disclosed for processing session initiation protocol (SIP) messages associated with a Voice over IP (VoIP) terminal. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a network proxy having a controller that manages a communications interface in a communication system. The controller can be programmed to receive from a VoIP terminal a SIP message comprising a request to communicate with a destination point, detect from the SIP message a lack of location information associated with the VoIP terminal, and transmit a location query to one among the VoIP terminal, and a gateway connecting the VoIP terminal to the network proxy. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A moderate cost and complexity digital radio receiver system having enhanced instantaneous dynamic range response to the receipt of simultaneous signals and also providing large single signal dynamic range. Multiple signal instantaneous dynamic range improvement is achieved through use of a suppressed zero signal amplitude representation arrangement having a selected number of signal amplitude representing digital bits rather than the larger entire array of digital output bits of the receiver system's analog to digital converter. Digital apparatus for accomplishing the selection of desired high order bits from the analog to digital converter output is also disclosed in detail. Use of a “Monobit” and related simplified Fourier transformation radio receivers as disclosed in identified previous patents of the recited inventors and colleagues is preferred for embodying the digital radio receiver circuit included in a present system.

Abstract: A plurality of machine systems constituted by different VLAN constitution methods are integrated on one machine system by using virtual machines. An operation can be switched for virtual network interface cards to VLAN communication corresponding to VLAN ID set to a virtual network interface card or to VLAN communication corresponding to VLAN ID set by OS on a virtual machine using the virtual network interface card depending on whether or not VLAN ID is set.

Abstract: Provided is a receiving method for a terminal supporting at least two communication modes and at least one receiving algorithms. The receiving method includes the terminal recognizing at least one current communication mode and a channel status, selecting a receiving algorithm for each active communication mode according to the channel status by referring to a previously designed algorithm lookup table, and receiving a signal of each active communication mode using the selected receiving algorithm. In the receiving method, by activating a combination of optimal receiving algorithms with computational complexity allowed by a system according to at least one active communication mode of a terminal and a channel status, multiple services can be efficiently provided.

Abstract: A system and method for mirroring power over Ethernet (PoE) registers in physical layer devices (PHYs) over a single isolation boundary. PHYs in a PoE system can be arranged in a master/slave configuration. In this configuration, a master PHY can be designed to communicate with the power source equipment controllers via a single isolation device.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for receiving and resequencing a plurality of data segments received on a plurality of channels of a bonding channel set, comprising determining if a sequence number of a received segment matches an expected sequence number. If so, the process includes forwarding the segment for further processing, incrementing the expected sequence number; and forwarding any queued packets corresponding to the expected sequence number and immediately succeeding sequence numbers less than a sequence number of annexed missing segment. If the sequence number of the received segment does not match the expected sequence number, the received segment is queued at a memory location. The address of this location is converted to a segment index. The segment index is stored in a sparse array.

Abstract: There are provided a QoS Ethernet switch and a flow QoS processing method using the same. More particularly, there is provided a technology that can easily ensure IP service quality at low cost by introducing IP flow QoS function to an Ethernet switch.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for automated project management notification using an update family tree. The system utilizes a set of subscription service managers and a set of message processing managers to automatically manage the inter-relationship between a set of systems belonging to different entities within the overall family tree of entities working on a project. Each subscription service manager tracks the other entities interested in the updates and events from the host of the subscription service manager. The message processing managers receive the update events from the subscription service manager and apply a set of host defined rules that govern the automated processing of the received messages. In turn, the entity hosting each message processing manager may have its own set of subscribers that are managed by their respective subscription service manager.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus and a system for gigabit Ethernet (GbE) using only 2 pairs of wires for a single communications link are described. This network communication may be referred to as 2-pair 1000Base-T. GbE using only 2 wire pairs per link may offer increased port density over a conventional 1000Base-T link. As an alternative, 2-pair 1000Base-T may also provide increased link bandwidth over the existing 1000Base-T standard. When a given number of conventional links in a system are replaced by the same number of 2-pair 1000Base-T links, the system bandwidth may also be consequently increased. Transformers and power supplies may be combined with GbE utilizing only two wire pairs to provide power over Ethernet (PoE) solutions.

Abstract: Example distributed DSLAMs to increase bandwidth in access networks are disclosed. An example DSLAM comprises a first distribution cable segment to couple an SAI to a first pedestal and to transport user data, a second distribution cable segment to couple the first pedestal to a second pedestal and to transport a first portion of the user data from the first pedestal to the second pedestal, the second cable segment comprising a pair of DSL-based signals bonded together, a drop cable to couple the first pedestal to a customer premises and to transport a second portion of the user data to the customer premises, and a switch at the first pedestal to route the first portion of the user data between the first and second cable segments and to route the second portion of the user data between the first cable segment and the drop cable.

Abstract: Network interconnection apparatus (10) comprising a platform with interface ports (12, 14) for network interconnection and comprising in turn a first series (11) and a second series (13) of interface port cards and an interconnection unit (15) for commanded interconnection at least between the cards of the first and second series and between cards of the first series. The cards (11) of the first series have their own associated MAC address tables (16) for addressing traffic between ports through the interconnection unit. Each entry of the table has an age field defining in time the age of the entry. The content of the age field is periodically verified and if it reaches a preset maximum figure the entry is updated on the basis of the content of the age field by a corresponding entry in the table of another card of the first series and associated therewith by the information in the entry to be updated.

Abstract: Apparatus for providing connectivity at a hub having a plurality of subscriber lines and a plurality of feeder lines. The apparatus includes a first switch module for coupling to N of the plurality of subscriber lines, where N is an integer. The first switch module is also for coupling to a digital subscriber line access modem (DSLAM) at the hub. A second switch module is coupled to the first switch module and the DSLAM. The second switch module is also adapted for coupling to M of the plurality of feeder lines at the hub, where M is an integer.

Abstract: Embodiments herein may receive a ranging request message with a sleep-mode indication from a mobile node at a destination base station in a wireless packet-switched network. System paging information may be accessed to determine a base station identifier associated with an originating base station that last served the mobile node. The originating base station may be contacted to retrieve a service context associated with the mobile node and any downlink packets buffered for the mobile node by the originating base station. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: A system for assisting a user in selecting a packet-based telephony service provider (“PBTSP”) from a group of PBTSPs, and in registering the user with the selected PBTSP for outbound and/or inbound calling. The selection of a particular PBTSP may be stored in a database, and this stored information may be used to enable the user to exchange telephone call data with one of the PBTSPs. One preferred system receives data from the user's computer device, determines whether the user is registered with one the PBTSPs and, if so, transmits data to the computer device which enables it to exchange telephone call data with one of the PBTSPs. The system also receives telephone call data from the computer device, accesses contact information for a PBTSP, and transmits the received telephone call data to the PBTSP using the accessed contact information.

Abstract: A system and method for virtualizing a hardware device node for a network interface circuit or other device. In a clone driver's configuration file, multiple virtual or clone nodes are defined. Their major numbers match the major number of the driver, but a virtual node's minor number for a Style 2 driver is calculated from the hardware driver's major number and the instance or port number of the corresponding hardware node. By creating multiple clone nodes, multiple paths through the protocol stack are created. Each one can be configured differently (e.g., for different MTU sizes), and each may be assigned a different address (e.g., MAC address). The separate addresses may be registered with hardware filters to filter incoming packets at the hardware level. A traffic classifier created in the device driver manages each virtual node's association with a hardware filter.

Abstract: A system including a network interface card (NIC) associated with a Media Access Control (MAC) address and a host operatively connected to the NIC. The NIC includes a default hardware receive ring (HRR), a plurality of non-default HRRs, and a hardware classifier. The hardware classifier is configured to analyze an inbound packet using a destination Internet Protocol (IP) address and to send the inbound packet to one of the plurality of non-default HRRs if the inbound packet is a unicast packet, and to send the packet to the default HRR if the inbound packet is an inbound multi-recipient packet. The host includes a plurality of virtual NICs (VNICs) and an inbound software classifier, that includes a plurality of software receive rings (SRRs) and is configured to obtain inbound packets from the default HRR, and to determine to which of the plurality of SRRs to send a copy of the packet.

Abstract: A process control system is provided having a plurality of I/O devices in communication using a bus. A primary redundant I/O device and a secondary redundant I/O device are coupled to the bus, where the secondary redundant I/O device is programmed to detect a primary redundant I/O device fault. The secondary redundant I/O device, upon detecting the primary redundant I/O device fault, publishes a primary redundant I/O device fault message on the bus. The controller may deactivate the primary redundant I/O device and activate the secondary redundant I/O device responsive to the primary redundant I/O device fault message.

Abstract: An improved system and method are disclosed for peer-to-peer communications. In one example, the method includes retrieving a profile and a routing table from an access server by a first endpoint during an authentication process. The profile identifies at least a second endpoint as an endpoint with which the first endpoint has permission to communicate. The routing table contains address information needed for the first endpoint to communicate directly with the second endpoint. The first endpoint sends a notification message directly to the second endpoint using the address information to inform the second endpoint that the first endpoint is online.

Abstract: A control system adapted to provide an IT structure for a building. The system includes a plurality of interconnectible units each including Ethernet capability with I/O serial connections, a head end unit, and a room unit, the units being connected in series and being modular whereby to provide an IT system for a whole building. A unit for use in such a single network structure includes a first connector for supporting an in-bound feed from a source external to the unit and a second connector adapted for data distribution to a data recipient element.

Abstract: A TDM PON including: an optical line terminal; a remote node including multiple secondary optical distributors connected to multiple optical network units; and the multiple optical network units generating and outputting a corresponding upstream optical signal. Each of the secondary optical distributors splits an upstream optical signal input from one of the optical network units connected thereto so as to generate split upstream optical signals and transmits one of the upstream optical signals to the optical line terminal, and transmits another upstream optical signal to a different optical network unit.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a method, system, and storage medium for providing database management services for a telecommunications system. The method includes extracting a first set of raw data from a legacy system relating to telecommunications transmission lines via a first routine of a network planning application. The method further includes extracting a second set of raw data from the legacy system relating to telecommunications equipment via a second routine of a network planning application. The method also includes extracting a third set of raw data from the legacy system relating to telecommunications wavelength division multiplexing data via a third routine of the network planning application. The method also includes generating a first spreadsheet file comprising data selected and combined by the first spreadsheet application macro. Utilizing a managed language application, the third set of raw data is also used by a second application macro to create a second spreadsheet application.

Abstract: Any or unique VLAN ID is dynamically assigned to a user terminal connected to a network, and communication by the assigned VLAN ID is enabled. A connection request from a user terminal is directed to L2GWs by a tagged VLAN frame having a common VLAN ID on the network. The L2GWs determine whether the connection request can be met, obtain a VLAN ID that can be assigned to the user terminal from a VLAN ID management server, configure themselves to communicate by the assigned VLAN ID, and report the VLAN ID to the user terminal. The user terminal performs subsequent communication by the reported VLAN ID. L2SWs monitor communication between the user terminal and the L2GWs and configure themselves to allow communication between the user terminal and the L2GWs by the VLAN ID assigned to the user terminal.

Abstract: A data transfer control device includes: an encoder circuit which performs encoding data and generation of a special code; a parallel/serial conversion circuit which converts parallel data from the encoder circuit to serial data; and a transmitter circuit which receives the serial data and transmits the special code and the data through the serial signal line. The transmitter circuit outputs an idle signal, logical level of which is continuously fixed at a first logical level in units of a given number of bits or more to the serial signal line as a signal indicating an idle state. The encoder circuit suspends operation after an indication that there is no transmission data by a transmission data valid/invalid signal from an upper layer circuit.

Abstract: In order to guarantee service quality for a terminal for a particular point-to-multipoint service, a broadcast or multicast radio terminal system is characterized in that after the corresponding session is complete, information regarding the data that the terminal did not properly receive is informed to the UTRAN, and then the corresponding data is received upon re-transmission from the UTRAN.

Abstract: An aggregation switch apparatus for broadband subscribers is disclosed. The apparatus includes: an upstream input buffering unit for buffering packets from more than one subscriber link; a scheduling unit for aggregating the packets to more than one upstream link and scheduling a transfer order; a rate match buffering unit for buffering a transfer rate difference between an output of the upstream input buffering unit and an output of more than one upstream link; a downstream destination identifying unit for identifying a destination of more than one subscriber link of the packets; a broadcasting unit for transferring the packets to terminals of the broadcasting unit; a packet selecting unit for selecting a corresponding packet by identifying a destination port of more than one subscriber link of the packets; and a downstream output buffering unit for buffering the packets outputted from the packet selecting unit to said more than one subscriber link.

Abstract: Incoming/outgoing data packets to/from a network are processed by associated receive/send rings of a network interface. A plurality of counters, disposed in hardware, are each associated with particular receive/send rings. Each of the plurality of counters maintains a count of a number of data packets processed by an associated receive/send ring.

Abstract: A method for automatically configuring terminal equipment improves the performance of configuring and managing the terminal equipment. The method includes: after being powered on/reset, the terminal equipment reporting the current configuration information to the terminal management unit; the terminal management unit determining whether the configuration information reported by the terminal equipment is the same as the configuration information for the terminal equipment stored in the terminal management unit, if it is the same, terminating the current process, otherwise, transmitting the configuration information for the terminal equipment in the terminal management unit to the terminal equipment; the terminal equipment hence updating its own configuration information according to the received configuration information.

Abstract: A bus system includes at least two data buses, the first data bus having a first number of users and the second data bus having a second number of users. At least two TTCAN buses, which are interlinked by users connected simultaneously to both TTCAN buses, are used as the data buses. Fewer users than the sum of the number of users of the first TTCAN bus and the number of users of the second TTCAN bus are connected to the two TTCAN buses at the same time. A generating arrangement is included to generate a scalable fault tolerance in the bus system as a function of the number of users connected to the at least two TTCAN buses at the same time.

Abstract: In general, in one aspect, the invention relates to a network interface card (NIC) aggregation framework, including a plurality of providers each configured to publish at least one port, a MAC client configured to send a packet to the at least one port, and a media access control (MAC) service module configured to map the at least one port to one of the plurality of providers, wherein the MAC service module comprises a client interface configured to interface with the MAC client and a provider interface configured to interface with each of the plurality of providers.

Abstract: A method for establishing a communication connection between two subscribers of a plurality of subscribers in a direct communication network is provided. Subscriber address information required for establishing paired communication connections between the subscribers is stored in the plurality of subscribers in a distributed manner; a searching subscriber sends a broadcast request message aimed at the establishment of at least one communication connection between a calling subscriber and at least one sought subscriber; each subscriber receiving the broadcast request message sends a response message containing subscriber address information required for the at least one communication connection, provided that the emission of a response message is associated therewith according to the respective functionality thereof; and said subscriber address information is then used to establish the communication connection between the calling subscriber and the at least one sought subscriber.

Abstract: A connection management server apparatus is arranged for the plurality of data link activated side apparatuses to systematically manage information of logical link resources to be used to connect the Internet. When a data link activating side apparatus newly calls a data link activated side apparatus, the connection management server apparatus provides information that represents a free logical link resource and a data link activated side apparatus having the logical link resource to the data link activated side apparatus that is newly called.

Abstract: A digital subscriber line access network comprises a remote Ethernet device disposed in a serving area interface. The remote Ethernet device serves as an Ethernet bridge for a neighborhood service area. The remote Ethernet device communicates with a plurality of customer premises modems in the neighborhood service area using an Internet Protocol over an Ethernet standard with a digital subscriber line physical layer. An Ethernet switch disposed at a central office communicates with the remote Ethernet device via a fiber optic medium using an Internet Protocol over a second Ethernet standard. The Ethernet switch provides a packet data core network termination.

Abstract: Disclosed herewith is a PON system and a bandwidth controlling method capable of controlling congestion with use of an upstream bandwidth in a PON section efficiently when congestion occurs in a gateway (GW) connected to an OLT. An OLT connected to a plurality of ONUs through a passive optical network (PON) and to a gateway (GW) through a communication line, when receiving a congestion occurrence notice indicating a congestion occurred output number from a GW, identifies the identifier of the ONU that is using a GW output line having the congestion output port number and shifts the bandwidth controlling of the PON section in a normal mode for allocating a bandwidth to each ONU normally to that in a bandwidth suppression mode for allocating a congestion time allowable bandwidth that is less than the current bandwidth to the ONU having the identified ONU identifier and a bandwidth to each of other ONUs according to its transmission queue length.

Abstract: A substitution call control system includes an ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) subscriber network of an ATM communication network. The ATM subscriber network includes a plurality of network terminators respectively connected with a plurality of subscriber terminals, and an ATM subscriber line concentrator, which accommodates VCs (Virtual Connection) to the plurality of network terminators, and is connected with a ATM switching apparatus of the ATM network through a UNI (User-Network Interface). The ATM subscriber line concentrator includes a substitution call control function to substitute for the plurality of network terminators and the subscriber terminals for a call control.

Abstract: Distributed communication equipment architectures and techniques are disclosed. A host system includes an expansion unit through which control information and communication traffic may be exchanged with an expansion system. The expansion system is thereby controllable by a controller at the host system, significantly simplifying the design and reducing the cost of the expansion system. The expansion unit for a host system may also provide one or more configurable communication link interfaces. Each configurable interface may be independently configured as a network-side interface for connection to upstream communication equipment or as an access-side expansion interface for connection to an expansion system, allowing provisioning of network and access interfaces at the host system as needed.

Abstract: A blade switch for increased interface scalability is provided. The blade switch may address interface scalability by having each of the switch linecards manage its interfaces locally and may use the concept of virtual and local interfaces for intelligent forwarding. The blade switch may appear as a single network switch having a single bridge ID from the network perspective during operation and from the customer perspective during configuration.

Abstract: A wireless extension of the IEEE 1394 bus where two clusters of 1394 devices are linked by a wireless bridge. The device clusters communicate without being bridge-aware. The wireless bridge provides for a bus reset isolation. The wireless extension including a buffer memory for storing self-identification packets in the 1394 interfaces of both boxes of the wireless bridge. With these buffer memories the self-identification packets of the bus stations in the other cluster can be collected and they can be read out during the self-configuration phase of the network after a bus reset when the bus grant is assigned to the box of the wireless bridge that is also connected to the bus where the bus reset has occurred. The physical layer block of the 1394 interface transmits artificial self-identification packets for all bus stations of the other cluster.

Abstract: A communication system allows multiple, simultaneous access by a multiplicity of users to a plurality of area networks. Users are granted access to the plurality of area networks by an authentication server coupled to the plurality of area networks The authentication server retrieves a subscriber's profile information from a database coupled to the authentication server to verify that a user has a subscription to at least one of the area networks, thus allowing the user to “roam”.