Abstract: A character string which is unique in each transaction and a character string common to different transactions are extracted from a message log obtained when the same transaction is processed for a plurality of number of times. Then, messages stored by practically operating an information system are associated with each transaction by utilizing these character strings, and the character string common to the transactions of which execution times overlap with each other is deleted, so that the remained character strings are provided as linking keywords.

Abstract: An optical amplifier includes a pump light source that outputs pump light, and a multicore fiber that includes at least one pumping core, the pump light being input to the at least one pumping core by coupler, at least two signal light cores doped with an active substance for optical amplification, at least one signal light being input to at least one of the signal light cores, and a cladding, wherein the pump light propagating the at least one pumping core and exciting the active substance in the signal light cores, so as to amplify the at least one signal light propagating through the at least one of the signal light cores.

Abstract: A PAPR determining device includes a detecting unit and a PAPR determining unit. The detecting unit detects a predetermined value's changes, which is a cause of changes in a saturation power of a power amplifier. When the detecting unit detects any change in the predetermined value, the PAPR determining unit determines a PAPR value that corresponds to the saturation power of the power amplifier.

Abstract: A base station device that communicates wirelessly with a mobile terminal, including: an accepting portion that determines whether to be capable of accepting handover from another base station device to the base station device; a determination portion that, when the accepting portion determines to be capable of accepting the handover, determines whether to aggregate or separate bearers set between the another base station device and the mobile terminal; and a notifying portion that notifies the mobile terminal of a determination result of aggregation or separation of the bearers.

Abstract: An error correction device includes: an error correction code generator that generates, from information unit data of data with a parity bit which includes m bytes of information unit data in which each byte has n bits of data and a total of m parity bits where 1 bit is provided for every 1 byte of the information unit data, a bit other than a bit corresponding to the parity bit out of bits constituting an error correction code used for correcting an error in the information unit data; an error detector that detects an error in the information unit data by generating an exclusive-OR of the data with a parity bit; and an error corrector that corrects an error in the information unit data by using a parity bit included in the data with a parity bit and the bit generated by the error correction code generator.

Abstract: A computer acquires correspondence data including a plurality of combinations of identifiers of selected computers, in which parallel processes are started, and identifiers of the parallel processes, wherein the selected computers are among a plurality of computers connected to a multipath network having relay devices extending over two or more hierarchies. The computer specifies a network identifier to be used for distributing communication paths among the selected computers for every selected computer that includes an identifier in the correspondence data, wherein the specified network identifiers is among network identifiers of respective communication paths in the multipath network, and the specified network identifier corresponds to each identifier of a plurality of computers, and is used for routing.

Abstract: An optical communication system, where in an optical transmission apparatus arranged on a transmission side of respective repeating sections, an OSC optical amplifier is provided on an OSC light optical path between from an OSC transmitter to a multiplexer, and the OSC optical amplifier is controlled so that the power of OSC light transmitted on the transmission path becomes a previously set target value. As a result the OSC light is amplified by a different amplifying device to that for the main signal lights at the time of transmission. Therefore even in the case where the span losses are large, OSC light can be reliably received by the optical transmission apparatus on the reception side.

Abstract: A radio communication apparatus executes communication by establishing a communication link according to a security level with other device. The radio communication apparatus sets a security level according to a type of service, and discriminates whether the security level is necessary for the communication with the other device. If the security level is necessary, the communication link according to the security level is established. If the security level is not necessary, security level is lowered and the communication link according to the lowered security level is established.

Abstract: A relay system includes a first relay apparatus connected to a node through a first line and a second relay apparatus connected to the node through a second line. The first line and the second line belong to the same link aggregation group. The first relay apparatus includes a first control unit. The first control unit notifies, before relaying a received frame, the second relay apparatus of a source address included in the received frame in the absence of first relation information related to the source address in the first storage unit upon receiving the received frame via a port connected to the first line. The second relay apparatus includes a second control unit. The second control unit stores, in the second storage unit, second relation information regarding a relationship between the source address notified by the first relay apparatus and an output port connected to the second line.

Abstract: An erroneous detection determination device includes: a signal acquisition unit configured to acquire, from each of microphones, a plurality of audio signals relating to ambient sound including sound from a sound source in a certain direction; a result acquisition unit configured to acquire a recognition result including voice activity information indicating the inclusion of a voice activity relating to at least one of the audio signals; a calculation unit configured to calculate, for each of audio signals on the basis of the signals in respective unit times and the certain direction, a speech arrival rate representing the proportion of the sound from the certain direction to the ambient sound in each of the unit times; and an error detection unit configured to determine, on the basis of the recognition result and the speech arrival rate, whether or not the voice activity information is the result of erroneous detection.

Abstract: A mach-zehnder optical modulator includes a substrate having electrooptical effect, wherein: the substrate has an inputting waveguide portion, two intermediate waveguide portions, an outputting waveguide portion and a sub optical waveguide portion, the inputting waveguide portion being branched and coupled to the two intermediate waveguide portions, the two intermediate waveguide portions being combined and coupled to the outputting waveguide portion, the sub optical waveguide being provided on at least one side of the outputting optical waveguide portion and having a given distance from the outputting optical waveguide portion, the sub optical waveguide portion guiding an off-light emitted from a combining portion of the two intermediate waveguide portions; and a width of a starting point of the sub optical waveguide portion is larger than the outputting waveguide portion.

Abstract: An optical transmission apparatus includes an interleaver configured to filter an optical carrier, a multiplexer configured to combine lights output from the interleaver to generate a composite light, a monitor configured to monitor a light intensity of the composite light, and a control circuit configured to change a grid spacing in a filter characteristic of the interleaver in a direction in which an amount of change in a light intensity of the composite light increases, on the basis of a monitoring result measured while changing a center frequency in the filter characteristic of the interleaver and to change the center frequency in the filter characteristic in a direction in which a maximum value of the light intensity increases, on the basis of the monitoring result.

Abstract: A method may include scheduling for the downlink control channel, by a first base station during a partial loading sub-frame, at least a first group of wireless communication devices present in the first cell, the first group of wireless communication devices comprising wireless communication devices determined by the first base station to be near an edge of the first cell. The method may additionally include scheduling for the downlink control channel, by the first base station during a normal loading sub-frame, at least one other group of wireless communication devices present in the first cell other than wireless communication devices in the first group of wireless communication devices, the at least one other group of wireless communication devices determined by the first base station to be in greater proximity to the first case station than wireless communication devices in the first class.

Abstract: A part mounting method of mounting first mounting parts and a second mounting part to a board includes taking an image of a configuration of the second mounting part and performing an image-recognition, mounting the first mounting parts to the board based on a result of the image-recognition of the configuration of the second mounting part, and mounting the second mounting part to the board based on a result of an image-recognition of the first mounting parts mounted to the board.

Abstract: The semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell, a pair of bit lines and a cell power line connected to the memory cell, a first switch connected to the bit lines and a power voltage line, a second switch connected to the cell power line and a write assist cell power line, and a write control circuit configured to control the bit lines, the first switch and the second switch, wherein the write control circuit applies a first voltage of a high level to one bit line and a second voltage of a low level to the other bit line, connects one bit line to the power voltage line and disconnects the other bit line from the power voltage line by the first switch, and then connects the cell power line to the write assist cell power line lower which is than the first voltage by the second switch.

Abstract: A system including a first apparatus including a first processor, a first storage device, and a first communication interface and a second apparatus including a second processor and a second communication interface is provided. The first processor measures traffic of data communicated via a predetermined communication path in each of a plurality of time ranges, stores the data communicated in each of the plurality of time ranges in the first storage device, and performs a control processing to cause the first communication interface to transmit the measured data traffic to the second apparatus, and when the second processor receives the measured data, the second processor performs control processing to cause the second communication interface to transmit to the first apparatus designation information designating one of the plurality of time ranges in which protection target data not to be deleted from the first storage device has been communicated.

Abstract: A design method includes calculating a calculated compensation amount of a dispersion compensation module arranged on each of a plurality of wavelength paths in such a way that a residual chromatic dispersion value of each of the wavelength paths which transmits an optical signal between an initial node and a final node satisfies a tolerance condition given in accordance with a priority given to each of the wavelength paths; and deciding a decision value to be applied as the compensation amount of the dispersion compensation module based on the calculated compensation amount based on a plurality of candidate values each being prepared in advance as the candidate for the compensation amount of the dispersion compensation module.

Abstract: A polarization conversion device converts a polarization state of a light which is input to a first waveguide, that is, TE/TM mode of the light, to output it from the first waveguide. The polarization conversion device includes: a mode converter that performs the inter-conversion of TE/TM modes of the light which is input to the first waveguide; and a polarization separator that receives the light passed through the mode converter and separates the received light into a first light, TE/TM of which mode has been converted by the mode converter and a second light, TE/TM of which mode has not been converted, to output the first light to the first waveguide.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate; a first insulating film that is formed over the semiconductor substrate; a capacitor that is formed over the first insulating film and is formed by sequentially stacking a lower electrode, a capacitor dielectric film, and an upper electrode; a second insulating film that is formed over the capacitor and has a hole including the entire region of the upper electrode in plan view; and a conductor plug that is formed in the hole and contains tungsten.

Abstract: A skew adjusting apparatus includes: latching circuits that latch other signals in synchronism with transition timing of the signal level of a reference signal among signals transmitted with a plurality of communication cables; delay elements that are provided on the plurality of communication cables, and delay the signals transmitted with the plurality of communication cables, respectively; and a controller that controls the delay elements based on the outputs of the latching circuits to adjust skews between the signals.