Abstract: A network device includes a group of high speed redundant transmission lines and a switch. The switch is configured to select one of the high speed redundant transmission lines. The switch causes reflections and frequency dependent dispersions in the selected high speed redundant transmission line. The network device further includes a transmitting device that is configured to adjust signals transmitted over the selected high speed redundant transmission line so as to reduce the reflections and frequency dependent dispersions.

Abstract: A method for enabling connectivity for protocol aware applications across different network topologies can include receiving frames passing between a first network having a first network topology and a second network having a second network topology; inspecting an incoming one of the frames to identify a remote resource in the second network and a device identifier corresponding to the remote resource, and an outgoing one of the frames to identify a socket assigned to a local resource in the first network and a device identifier for the local resource corresponding to the socket; and, transmitting data from a protocol-aware application in the first network to the remote resource in the second network in a protocol consistent with the second network topology, and further transmitting data from the remote resource in the second network to the protocol-aware application in the first network in a protocol consistent with the first network topology.

Abstract: A method of associating a multi-access terminal (STA) with a communications network. The method includes sending data about the connection of the terminal to other networks from the terminal to an access point (AP) of the network.

Abstract: A router interposed between a subnet and a backbone network, where the subnet includes a plurality of layer 2 switches and a plurality of terminals. The terminals communicate with each other via the layer 2 switches and a master router, wherein the router connects to the master router, the subnet and the backbone network, and originally operates as a backup router, but can be transitioned to operate as a redundant master router. The router includes a severance detection unit for detecting severance between the layer 2 switches and a redundant function control unit which, when severance has been detected: (i) resumes interrupted communication between the backbone network and the subnet via the router, (ii) receives, from the master router, a copy of an address resolution protocol (ARP) table, and stores the copy of the ARP table in the router, and (iii) transitions the router into a redundant master router.

Abstract: A method (18) for scheduling packet data transmissions in a wireless communication system wherein a per-user Priority Function (PF) (24) is based on a channel condition indicated by a Rate Request Indicator (RRI). The method also considers fairness criteria dictated by predetermined Quality of Service (QOS) requirements. In one embodiment, the rate request indicator is a Data Rate Request (DRR). In another embodiment, the rate request indicator is Carrier-to-Interference (C/I) information. In the exemplary embodiment, the base station calculates a Priority Function (PF) for the multiple mobile users. Each PF is a function of the rate request indicator and the projected throughput of a given mobile user. In one embodiment, the predicted throughput is calculated by T?=(T?)?.

Abstract: A method of determining a physical location of a device connected to a data network infrastructure including a plurality of connection points at different physical locations, the method including establishing a connection with the data network infrastructure via a cable-based transmission medium, wherein a communication signal passes via the cable-based transmission medium including at least one of the plurality of connection points. A connection point identifier is determined based, at least in part, upon the at least one of the plurality of connection points. A signal characteristic of the communication signal passing via the cable-based transmission medium between the device and the data network infrastructure through the at least one of the plurality of connection points is measured.

Abstract: Described herein are a system, method, and computer readable medium for correlating asynchronous communication messages between a mobile communication device and a data source over a network. The mobile communication device executes an application to provide interaction with the data source based on the content of the communication messages. The system includes a message set and a message manager. The message set is configured to correlate an asynchronous request message of the communication messages with a corresponding asynchronous response message of the communication messages. The asynchronous request message has a first correlation identifier when transmitted and the asynchronous response message has a second correlation identifier when received; the first and second correlation identifiers form part of the message set and specify a mapping that correlates a data element of the asynchronous request message and a data element of the asynchronous response message, respectively, with a data instance.

Abstract: A key recognition method and a key recognition system are applied to a wireless bridging apparatus and a terminal apparatus with a wireless communication function. When a user uses the wireless bridging apparatus at a first time, the user cannot connect the wireless bridging apparatus to a wireless network through the terminal apparatus until key verification between the terminal apparatus and the wireless bridging apparatus has been conducted and passed. The key recognition method includes the steps of: transmitting, by the wireless bridging apparatus, an original code to the terminal apparatus; encoding, by the terminal apparatus, the original code to obtain a transformed code; encoding, by the terminal apparatus, the original code and the transformed code to obtain a recognition code; and transmitting, by the terminal apparatus, the recognition code to the wireless bridging apparatus for verification and communication establishment.

Abstract: Algorithms are described that facilitate the inference of a network topology by estimating router co-ordinates and merging anonymous routers. The algorithms have practical applications in the inference of a network topology as part of the provision of a network service that is based on the underlying topology and where knowledge of the actual topology allows improved performance.

Abstract: Method and system for processing a source protocol data unit (PDU) is provided. The method includes receiving the source PDU at a local router; determining whether to compress the source PDU or process the source PDU without compression; compressing the source PDU and setting a flag indicating that the source PDU is compressed; and transmitting the compressed source PDU via a network link. The system includes a host system that generates a source PDU; a local router that receives the source PDU and determines whether to compress the source PDU or process the source PDU without compression; compresses the source PDU and sets a flag indicating that the source PDU is compressed; and transmits the compressed source PDU via a network link to a remote router.

Abstract: A switching physical layer (PHY) device comprises a first termination network, a switching transmitter, and a switching receiver. The first termination network communicates with a first network connector. The switching transmitter includes first and second outputs, which communicate with the first termination network and a second termination network, respectively. The switching transmitter selectively outputs a transmit signal to a selected one of the first and second termination networks based on a control signal. The switching receiver includes first and second inputs, which communicate with the first and second termination networks, respectively. The switching receiver receives a receive signal from the selected one of the first and second termination networks.

Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a portable computing device for wireless communications comprises a first network interface for communicating with a public wireless wide area network (WWAN), a second network interface for communicating with a private wireless local area network (WLAN), and a processor executing under control of software instructions, the software instructions defining a gateway protocol, the gateway protocol establishing the portable computing device as an access point within the private WLAN after the wireless presence on the public WWAN is established.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a technique for performing partial build fabric operations when merging two or more Fibre Channel fabrics is provided. By maintaining a Principal Switch already assigned for one of two merging fabrics, a limited “partial build” may be performed for the other merging fabric. As a result, the time required for a Principal Switch selection phase may be greatly reduced.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus, a system, and logic encoded in one or more computer-readable tangible medium to carry out a method. The method includes maintaining the state of clients of an access point controlled by a controller in the controller of the access point, including multicast group information, and updating the access point with multicast group identification for the clients, such that the controller in combination with the access point can forward packets, and such that multicast group information for a roaming client of the access point is maintained.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving broadcast channels carrying downlink system information in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)-based cellular wireless communication system supporting a scalable bandwidth. The method includes mapping first primary broadcast channel (P1-BCH) symbols including basic system information to a middle band centered at a center frequency of a system band and having a broadcast channel (BCH) transmission bandwidth, and mapping second primary broadcast channel (P2-BCH) symbols including core system information excluding the basic system information to first and second transmission bands that have the BCH transmission bandwidth and locate within both bands adjoining the center frequency on both sides thereof and having a minimum reception bandwidth supportable by User Equipments (UEs) within a cell respectively, when a bandwidth of the system band is at least two times of a minimum reception bandwidth.

Abstract: Establishing a point-to-multipoint path includes establishing a first label switched path from a source to a first destination, where the first label switched path is represented by a first label set comprising first node-label pairs. A second label switched path is established from the source to a second destination, where the second label switched path is represented by a second label set comprising second node-label pairs. One or more of the second node-label pairs are equivalent to one or more of the first node-label pairs. The first label set and the second label set are combined to establish the point-to-multicast path.

Abstract: According to the inventive method, data from at least one ISDN data link, at least one conventional telephone link and at least one broadband data link, respectively, are transmitted in an SDSL frame of an SDSL data link, with the required control data being transmitted in either the eoc or in one or more Z channels.

Abstract: A method for establishing a circuit connection over a network. Determining a channel quality profile of a medium connecting a source node and a destination node. Determining a throughput required to support a data rate requirement of an application that sources data. Determining a modulation type and modulation density at one or more frequency according to the channel quality profile. Selecting one or more of a set of frequencies, modulation types and modulation densities to support the throughput. Communicating the selection to nodes attached to the medium.

Abstract: An apparatus and method use logical network connections to telephones interconnected by the network to obtain the call status information and then to convert the call status information to audio information that is presented to the user.

Abstract: A method of optimizing reconnection of a point to point protocol link layer in a mobile device comprising the steps of: monitoring whether the mobile device has entered a new zone; starting a stabilization period when the mobile device enters a new zone; checking whether the mobile device enters a different zone during the stabilization period; if the mobile device enters a different zone during the stabilization period, restarting the stabilization period and performing the checking step; and if the mobile device does not enter a new zone during the stabilization period, determining whether the mobile device is in a new zone, reconnecting to the new zone if the mobile device is in the new zone, and otherwise performing no reconnection.