Abstract: A method and apparatus for signal detection and error detection in a multi-band system, the method for error detection comprising the steps: receiving a plurality of bursts, each burst occupying at least one of a plurality of frequency bands, the plurality of bursts encoding a symbol, the symbol corresponding to data, wherein the symbol is encoded such that a burst occupying each frequency band is transmitted a specified number of times within the plurality of bursts; determining that a given burst has not been detected the specified number of times; and declaring a transmission error for the symbol. In one variation, the frequency bands comprise wideband frequency bands.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for classifying data packets in data processing systems. A first packet classification method determines which of a plurality of predefined processing rules applies to a data packet, where each rule is associated with a range of possible data values in each of a plurality of dimensions (X,Y) corresponding to respective data items in the packet format. For each dimension (X,Y), it is determined which of a set of predefined basic ranges contains the corresponding data value (I1, I2) from the packet, where the basic ranges correspond to respective non-overlapping value ranges between successive rule range boundaries in the dimension. For the basic range so determined for each dimension, a corresponding basic range identifier is selected from a set of predefined basic range identifiers corresponding to respective basic ranges in that dimension.

Abstract: A method of designating a channel to be dedicated between a base station and a mobile station in a CDMA communication system. The base station generates designation information including a common channel designation indicator, the address of a common power control channel, transmission rate, and action time and transmits a message with the designation information to the mobile station. Then, the mobile station receives the message with the designation information and transmits a response message for the received message to the base station on a designated channel indicated by the designated channel indicator with transmission power set by the common power control channel at the data rate at the action time.

Abstract: A device for data stream analyzing that is able to recognize different data streams and then start processors or functionalities to store or check data in a data stream. The device includes a processor means and a program memory, making it possible to parse a data stream in a way that is controlled by an interchangeable program. There will be no need for changing the hardware. This could save time and money for companies responsible for providing, maintaining and updating network switches. The device also includes a multiplexable data stream delayline for receiving the data streams, and multiplexing means for connecting different parts of the data stream to the processor.

Abstract: A virtual stream (VS) in a basic service set (BSS) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) that exists solely within the medium access control (MAC) sublayer of the WLAN. The VS includes a unidirectional path in the wireless network between a station sourcing a quality of service (QoS) session and at least one station receiving the QoS session in the same BSS. The VS is defined by a VS identifier (VSID) that is unique within and local to the BSS, an address of the sourcing station, and an address of the at least one receiving station. The VS can be a virtual down-stream (VDS), a virtual up-stream (VUS) or a virtual side-stream (VSS). The VS can be a unitcast or a multicast VS.

Abstract: A packet containing a request for content is initially received at a content filtering router. The packet comprises a destination Internet Protocol (IP) address of a content server that stores the content and a bogus IP address. It is ascertained that the destination IP address is on a list of approved destination IP addresses and the packet is routed in accordance with the destination IP address. Alternatively, it is ascertained that the destination IP address is on a list of probably unapproved destination IP addresses and the packet is routed in accordance with an alternative IP address to a content filtering server. In this alternative, at the content filtering server the bogus IP address is used to determine a content filtering category and it is ascertained whether the destination IP address with the content filtering category should be filtered based upon a list of IP addresses and associated content filtering categories.

Abstract: A system and method for providing packet-switched telephony service. The system provides call control, signaling, and/or delivery of voice, video, and other media in substantially real time. One embodiment of the system includes a call client application on a user device, and a call server located at a packet-switched telephony service provider. The call server is preferably operable to communicate with the call client in a non-native protocol and with the gateway in a native protocol.

Abstract: Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) data is transmitted in Available Bit Rate (ABR) service over a network path including a spacecraft. The spacecraft payload switches do not provide an indication of congestion, so conventional ABR feedback control using Resource Management cells is ineffective. In one avatar of the invention, the Network Control Center coacting with the spacecraft produces signals representative of congestion in services other than ATM ABR service, and these congestion signals are coupled to the terrestrial source terminal, where return or back Resource Management cells are modified with data derived from the congestion signals, to close a feedback loop including the source of ATM ABR signals, the source terminal, and the spacecraft. The feedback loop tends to maintain excess bandwidth in use for ABR purposes, and tends to prevent congestion.

Abstract: The inventive interface connects a client system with the server computer. The server computer includes the JTAG scan program, and can issue scan tests to the desired device under test. Thus, the user can remotely operate the JTAG tool, and can use the unix shell or scripting language of their client system, to issue scan commands. The interface converts commands from the client system into commands that the JTAG application can recognize. The interface converts the responses from the device under test into a format that can be delivered to the client computer. The interface uses TCP/IP protocol for communications between server and client processes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a receiver applicable to a code division multiple access system having multiple transfer rates. In a CDMA system, when performing a de-spreading process to extract information from received data in which various terminal signals or multiple path signals are asynchronously mixed, interference between a plurality of users or paths tends to occur. The present invention proposes an interference canceller for effectively canceling the interference between the users or paths. For this, the present invention implements a parallel interference canceller for estimating in parallel interference signals from asynchronously received signals and canceling the estimated interference signals from the received signals. In the present invention, when implementing a parallel interference canceller for asynchronously received signals, as bit information of the received signals is not aligned in the same time frame, the following conditions are considered.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing fast detection of a high speed shared control channel (HS-SCCH). The HS-SCCH carries information necessary for receiving data via a high speed downlink shared channel (HS-DSCH). The apparatus receives messages transmitted via a plurality of HS-SCCHs. The apparatus measures a channel quality for the messages received via each HS-SCCH. The apparatus performs a threshold test by comparing the channel quality with a predetermined threshold. The apparatus then selects a HS-SCCH having the best channel quality among the HS-SCCHs.

Abstract: A circuit for use in a receiver receives a plurality of code division multiple access data signals simultaneously. Each data signal experiences a similar channel response. The circuit receives a combined signal over the shared spectrum in a time slot. The combined signal comprises the plurality of data signals. The combined signal is sampled at a multiple of a chip rate of the combined signal. The similar channel response is estimated. A channel response matrix or a channel correlation matrix is constructed based in part on the estimated channel response. A spread data vector is determined based in part on a fast Fourier transform (FFT) decomposition of a circulant version of the channel response matrix or channel correlation matrix. The spread data vector is despread to recover data from the matrix.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (10) for receiving signals in a wireless orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) system and to a channel estimation method in such a system. The data symbols and pilot symbols are transmitted in frequency subcarriers and timeslots, whereby pilot symbols are transmitted in a continuous stream within at least one frequency subcarrier. A channel estimation for a data symbol is performed on the basis of received pilot symbols using a filter including a common phase error correction value from the continuous stream pilot symbol in the same timeslot as the data symbol to be channel estimated. The present invention thereby enables a correct and efficient channel estimation including a common phase error correction to be performed.

Abstract: To measure the performance of a system for the transmission of multimedia messages, a parametrizable module for the generation of multimedia messages is used. The subject field of the multimedia messages produced by the generation module comprises information on the multimedia message. This subject field is retrieved in the notification messages sent by a relay server. These notification messages are filtered by a filtering module. (206). The result of the filtering is given by a module (202) for the retrieval of multimedia messages. The result of the retrievals is compared with the sending operations made by an analysis module (203) to produce statistics on the working of the system.

Abstract: A method of calculating echo-canceling (EC) coefficients to be used by an echo cancellation filter in a communication modem, the communication modem having a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) serial to parallel interface, the method including the steps of transmitting a first signal including a wide-band cyclic sequence, generating an echo signal based on the first signal and a plurality of EC coefficients, receiving a second signal including a wide-band cyclic sequence, subtracting the echo-canceled signal from the second signal to produce an echo-cancelled signal, transforming the echo-cancelled signal via the FFT serial to parallel interface to produce a transformed echo-cancelled signal, and calculating the plurality of EC coefficients based on the transformed echo-cancelled signal.

Abstract: A wireless network is provided that uses pseudo-static time slots. These time slots remain fixed in time unless and until a network controller specifically changes them and the network controller subsequently receives confirmation of the change. Times and durations of the pseudo-static time slots are only changed in small steps as each relevant device in the network acknowledges the step. To aid in allowing full coverage even during a change of active devices, when a transmitter and receiver are moved to a new time slot, the receiver is set to listen to both the old and the new time slots until the transmitter confirms that it has made the switch.

Abstract: A method for generating a ring map for a bi-directional line switched ring. The method includes identifying a change in a provisioned bi-directional line switched ring and generating a ring map for both directions in the ring at a node of the ring. The generated ring maps are compared to determine if the change in the ring is a result of a link failure or a node change and the node's ring map is updated if there was a node change in the ring.

Abstract: Time division multiplexed input signals (i.e., separated into time slots) are spread in each time slot with a destination code. This spreading is applied for destination identification as opposed to signal information modulation. Each spreading signal is associated with a particular destination for a particular time slot. These spread signals are then combined on a code division bus. Output signals for retransmission to the destinations are recovered from the bus by application of despreading codes. Each despread signal has a destination code which appears in its individual time slot. In a variant code division multiplexed signals are directed to a destination by use of time slot interchanger to achieve time division switching to route the CDMA multiplexed channels.

Abstract: A method of providing an efficient channel structure for a communication system that uses codes to define its communication channels. Available codes form a code space that is equally divided into M tiers based on load conditions; M is an integer equal to 1 or greater. Information is scheduled to be transmitted during a particular time slot and is assigned to a particular tier. The information is transmitted during the scheduled time slot using all of the codes of the assigned tier.

Abstract: A time division duplex using code division multiple access base station receives a plurality of data signals in a time slot. Each data signal experiences a similar channel response. The base station receives a combined signal over the shared spectrum in a time slot. The combined signal comprises the plurality of data signals. The combined signal is sampled at a multiple of a chip rate of the combined signal. The similar channel response is estimated. A channel response matrix or a channel correlation matrix is constructed based on in part the estimated channel response. A spread data vector is determined based on in part a fast fourier transform (FFT) decomposition of a circulant version of the channel response or channel correlation matrix. The spread data vector is despread to recover data from the matrix.