Abstract: A programmable logic controller (PLC) protocol converter is disclosed that allows a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system to effectively communicate with a PLC device using a desired communications protocol, particularly in cases where the PLC device does not “speak” the desired communications protocol. A first thread may be configured to continually read PLC addresses, one at a time, using a communications protocol understood by the PLC device. The first thread may store the data values in the shared data array within program memory. Thus, the first thread exposes data from the PLC device, as specified in the configuration file. At the same time, a second thread may be configured to serve the data in the shared data array according to a second communications protocol, e.g., to the SCADA system.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for generating a controlled spectrum of modulated energy. A single data stream is splintered into substreams. Each substream is used to modulate a portion of the modulated spectrum. Each substream is transformed into a numerical phase and amplitude representation of a portion of the spectrum to be modulated. The combined numerical representations are then converted to a time-domain representation and filtered to eliminate undesired side-lobes.

Abstract: In a baseband processing unit in a node-B, a path search circuit includes a path capture unit, path track transfer unit, and channel estimation unit, all of which are primarily provided for the path capture, channel estimation, and RAKE combination. In the baseband processing unit, a synchronization determination circuit includes a decoding unit provided for decoding RAKE-combined data and calculating an average SIR per wireless frame and a correction calculation unit primarily provided for reliably and stably detecting wireless frame synchronization. The processing time required to detect synchronization establishment during wireless frame synchronization determination is shortened.

Abstract: A system for carrying two channels of data over a single physical connection. In multi-node systems, data packets are divided into flits with flits from two channels being interleaved and carried by a single physical connection. Once the flits are transmitted, they are reassembled into packets in order to be carried by a processor bus. Controllers for the channel communicate to minimize “bubbles” observed during packet assembly by the processor bus. Thus, the data is transferred in two different types of resource sharing paradigms.

Abstract: In one embodiment, data segments routed through a switch fabric are identified as being either a first or a second type. First and second counters are maintained for a destination node to characterize the transmission of data segments of the corresponding type within the switch fabric. For each first-type time period, all transmitted data segments are identified as being the first type. For each second-type time period, all transmitted data segments are identified as being the second type. The first- and second-type time periods are interleaved. The first counter is reset after termination of each first-type time period and the second counter is reset after termination of each second-type time period to correct for a possible error in characterizing the transmission of the data segments within the switch fabric during the corresponding time period.

Abstract: A centralized multicast session management system is provided for managing resources in a multicast environment. The session management system includes: at least one multicast application that initiates a request for a multicast session; a session manager is configured to receive the session request from the multicast application and to assign a multicast address for the requested multicast session; and a routing and network manager for managing network resources, where the session manager interacts with the routing and network manager to allocate network resources for the requested multicast session before the multicast address is communicated to the multicast application.

Abstract: Session signaling register message transmission methods and apparatus well suited for use in a communication system which supports mobile nodes capable of moving between domains and access nodes in a domain are described. Broadcasting of session signaling register messages is supported to reduce the number of registration messages which need to be transmitted between a mobile node and an access node. A paging and location server is used to reduce the number of session signaling register messages transmitted between domains. A visiting node registers with a paging and location server. The session signaling address of the paging and location server being used by a visiting mobile node is registered with the visiting node's home session signaling server. As the visiting node moves between access nodes in the visited domain the paging and location server it uses remains the same eliminating the need to update the home session signaling servers.

Abstract: An apparatus to test whether a first network is misconnected to a second network includes an interface to the first network, and a controller coupled to the interface to send a first message to the first network, the first message to request configuration information of the apparatus. The controller receives a second message from a configuration server coupled to the second network, the second message being responsive to the first message. The controller indicates misconnection of the first network to the second network in response to receiving the second message.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for assuring H.323 alias address portability to an H.323 user in real-time H.323 multimedia communications where the H.323 user is registered with a home gatekeeper for the home zone of the H.323 user. Alias address portability may be obtained using a central database that is known to the administrative zones and is used for alias address mapping, or alternatively, may be obtained by using a distributed database. The method may be implemented by: sending, by the H.323 user, a message with a called H.323 entity's alias address, to the home gatekeeper to originate a call to the called H.323 entity; confirming that the alias address, services, and service providers are portable; converting the alias address to a called routable alias address for the called H.323 entity and sending the alias address to the H.323 user; and placing the call to the called H.323 entity.

Abstract: A network route tracing system traces a path through a network and identifiesnetwork components and communications links affected by the path. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a route is traced between two hosts in a network. The network is represented as a logical tree having a plurality of nodes. Each one of the nodes corresponds to a component in the network and each non-root node has a parent node. Two nodes are identified in the logical tree. A first node corresponds to a first host and a second node corresponding to a second host. If one of the two nodes exists at a lower level of the logical tree, then a first path is traced from the first node at the lower level to the parent node at a higher level until the parent node is at a same level of the logical tree as the second node. The first path is further traced up the logical tree from the parent node and a second path is traced up the logical tree from the second node until the first path and the second path meet at a same node.

Abstract: A media converter capable of converting digital data of a unidirectional interface to digital data of a bidirectional interface or converting vice versa and converting digital data in commercial use to digital data for consumers or converting vice versa so that consumers are able to obtain even high quality images is provided. The media converter has a function for inputting digital data of a unidirectional interface and converting the inputting digital data to digital data of a bidirectional interface, and a function for inputting digital data of a bidirectional interface and converting the inputting digital data to digital data of a unidirectional interface, wherein the unidirectional interface is an HD-SDI (High Definition Serial Data Interface) format digital interface, and the bidirectional interface is a digital interface conforming to IEEE1394.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for inter-domain routing of calls in a network, where the network represents a first wide area network. A routing node of the network advertises its access to a range of addresses in a second wide area network and a cost for access to the range of addresses to all adjacent nodes in the network. Each of the adjacent nodes inserts an entry in its own routing table associating access to the range of addresses in the second wide area network with the network address of the routing node and the cost for access. Each adjacent node then modifies the cost for access by adding its own cost and advertises its access to the range of addresses in the second wide area network and the modified cost for access to all of its adjacent nodes.

Abstract: A network device such as a combination ONU-DSLAM deployed outside the central office includes a wireless transceiver to enable a technician to interface with the network device over a wireless control channel. This allows the technician to monitor, interrogate, and control the network device to ascertain performance of the network or the network device and cause the network device to perform particular desired operations. Additionally, providing a wireless interface enables the network technician to fix specific perceived problems in the network device, such as by uploading new software to the network device, to enable the network device to have increased functionality or more reliable performance. Infra-red, wireless, powerline, or another technology may be used to interface with the network device. The wireless access port may also enable subscribers to access the network, for example by causing the network device to act as an 802.11 hot spot.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an Ethernet switch includes a plurality of ports operable to receive and transmit Ethernet traffic. The Ethernet switch also includes system monitoring software operable to receive an indication from a user of a plurality of fault conditions for which generation of an alarm is desired. The system monitoring software is also operable to monitor the Ethernet switch for the plurality of fault conditions and generate a signal indicating a particular one of the plurality of fault conditions has occurred. The Ethernet switch further includes at least one relay responsive to the generated signal that is operable to turn on a respective alarm indicating a particular fault condition has occurred.

Abstract: A wireless terminal for use in the transmitting and receiving frequency bands of a frequency duplex system comprises transmitting and receiving stages (Tx, Rx) and signal propagating means (22, 24, 26) coupled to the transmitting and receiving stages. The signal propagating means comprises a narrow band antenna structure (24), such as a Planar Inverted-F Antenna (PIFA), having sufficient bandwidth to cover the larger one of the transmitting and receiving frequency bands and a BAW receiving filter (26) and a BAW transmitting filter (22) coupled by respective feeds to the antenna structure (24). The filters (22, 26) enable the antenna structure to have a small volume and be reusable at different FDD frequencies.

Abstract: A transceiver in a full duplex communication system includes a transmitting circuit coupled to a channel for transmitting a transmit signal to the channel, a cancellation signal generator coupled to the channel for generating a cancellation signal according to the transmit signal, and an echo cancellation device coupled to the transmitting circuit and the cancellation signal generator for attenuating an echo corresponding to the transmit signal with the cancellation signal.

Abstract: Provided are a service-type recording section for recording a characteristic of a service to be utilized by the mobile communication device and an interface recording section for recording an externally-connecting interface type of within a network and a characteristic thereof. The interface decision section selects at least one or more of interfaces satisfying a service request and notifies it to a mobile router possessing an externally-connecting interface. Due to this, in case there is a link status change in the external interface of the mobile router, the mobile communication device is allowed to swiftly switch the external interface and continue communication. Moreover, congestion can be avoided from occurring in communication between the mobile communication device and the mobile router during switchover.

Abstract: A method for transferring data by an AV playback system. The AV playback system includes a transmitting terminal and a receiving terminal connected to the transmitting terminal via a network. The receiving terminal includes a receiving buffer, a decoder buffer, and a play-out buffer. The method includes transmitting a first format data from the transmitting terminal to the receiving terminal via the network; stopping transmitting the first format data from the transmitting terminal to the receiving terminal; cleaning data in the receiving buffer, data in the decoder buffer, and data in the play-out buffer; and transmitting another format data different from the first format data from the transmitting terminal to the receiving terminal via the network.

Abstract: A method for evaluating an end-user's subjective assessment of streaming media quality includes obtaining reference data characterizing the media stream, and obtaining altered data characterizing the media stream after the media stream has traversed a channel that includes a network. An objective measure of the QOS of the media stream is then determined by comparing the reference data and the altered data.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for translating an ATM cell header for the routing thereof on a transmission highway of a communication network via an ATM switch. The header of the cell includes a first field VPI and a second field VCI, the first field VPI identifying a virtual path number and the second field VCI selecting a specified virtual channel within the virtual path. The process includes in]storing indirect addressing context page numbers in a first major table (3), storing context page numbers for the circuits in VP switching mode in a second major table (4), storing context page numbers (7) for the circuits in VC switching mode in indirect addressing (5) context pages (2), addressing the context pages (7) of circuits in VC switching mode by way of an indirect addressing (5) context page on the basis of the first major table (3) and of the field VCI, and addressing the context pages (9) of the VP switching mode on the basis of context page numbers contained in the second major table (4).