Abstract: A GPRS system having multiple GGSNs connected to a public network, for providing a packet-based mobile service, comprises: an SGSN for controlling a connection operation according to a session request of a mobile terminal for receiving the packet-based mobile service, and transmitting a packet according to a connected session; a multiple GGSN unit including a plurality of sub GGSNs, selected by the SGSN according to a session request by the mobile terminal, for transmitting and receiving packets; a DNS for storing DNS names and IP information in the GGSNs of the multiple GGSN unit according to selection of the SGSN; an operator network for managing the DNS and communication; and an edge router for performing packet routing between the GPRS system and the public network.

Abstract: A system and method that enables broadcasting of data in packets across a network using network coding is described. This system and method enables a network to broadcast information in packets without full knowledge of the network's topology. Further, it enables broadcasting of data in packets with a low probability of failure.

Abstract: A system and method for providing a MAC protocol that optimizes communication within a wireless network. Specifically, the system and method operates with Mobile Terminals, Fixed References and at least one Main Control, wherein a method defines the sequence of messages exchanged between each Mobile Terminals, Fixed Reference and the Main Control for assuring the data is optimally communicated within the network.

Abstract: A system and method is presented for reuseing its S-CDMA related hardware (e.g., timestamp, minislot and frame count hardware) to create an extended mode to DOCSIS 2.0, namely to allow the TDMA channel to have any minislot size as is afforded to the S-CDMA channel. This reuse of existing S-CDMA hardware to create the extended mode is accomplished without the burden (e.g., complexity, cost, and schedule) of additional hardware to perform a separate set of calculations. In order to accomplish the foregoing, parameters are determined to use in a S-CDMA-type UCD message such that when that UCD message is interpreted by both the cable modem and CMTS hardware as though it were an S-CDMA message, the result is an TDMA minislot size that represents a desired integer number of ticks per minislot. In addition, the system and method periodically constructs the relationship between the system timestamp count, a channel's minislot count and the frame count via a timestamp snapshot.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus that selectively multiplexes a plurality of signal lines through an I/O pin on a semiconductor chip. This apparatus includes an I/O pin, for coupling a signal line within the semiconductor chip to a signal line outside of the semiconductor chip. A transmitting circuit is configured to selectively multiplex the plurality of signal lines onto the I/O pin. A receiving circuit is configured to receive multiplexed data from the I/O pin, and to reverse the multiplexing so that values originally from the multiplexed signal lines are separated into distinct signals in the receiving circuit. Note that the transmitting circuit and the receiving circuit are driven by a common clock signal. The apparatus additionally includes an initialization circuit that selectively configures the transmitting circuit and the receiving circuit to multiplex at least one of the plurality of signal lines through the I/O pin.

Abstract: A method of forwarding data in a network switch fabric is disclosed. An incoming data packet is received at a first port of the fabric and a first packet portion, less than a full packet length, is read to determine particular packet information including an opcode value. The opcode value allows the fabric to determine the packet type, such a a whether the packet is a broadcast packet, a unicast packet, a multicast packet, etc. Based on the opcode value read, a particular forwarding table of a plurality forwarding tables is read and an egress port bitmap is determined based on entries read from the particular forwarding table. The incoming data packet is then forwarded based on the egress port bitmap. In addition, the architecture of the switch fabric is also disclosed.

Abstract: A frame transmission device which does not require a separate supervisory line and enables supervisory frames to efficiently enter subscriber traffic for transmission without securing a fixed bandwidth. A supervisory token computing section gives supervisory frames supervisory tokens as permission to transmit within a minimum bandwidth. Subscriber token computing sections give subscriber frames subscriber tokens as permission to transmit within respective set transmission bandwidths. A best-effort token computing section gives the frames best-effort tokens as permission to transmit by using an extra bandwidth. The supervisory or subscriber tokens are given to read frames from a supervisory queue or subscriber queues, and if a frame queue length is smaller than or equal to the best-effort tokens remains in the queue, a queue read control section reads and outputs the remaining frames from the queue by using the extra bandwidth of best-effort tokens.