Abstract: An illustrative example device for communicating in a piconet includes a communication module configured to at least receive signals corresponding to a plurality of other devices, respectively. A first one of the signals indicates that a corresponding first one of the devices is capable of communicating in the piconet. A controller determines a first device name of the first device based on the first one of the signals and determines whether the first device name conflicts with a name of another device currently in the piconet. The controller modifies the first device name if the first device name conflicts with the name of the other device currently in the piconet and assigns the modified first device name to the first device for communications with the first device in the piconet.

Abstract: A method and system for implementing Multiple Endpoint Paths (MEP) for Point to Multipoint (P2MP) calls over Soft Permanent Virtual Connections (SPVC) are provided. When a condition is detected that requires a particular endpoint to be switched to an alternate endpoint, all calls of the P2MP group that used the particular endpoint are torn down in sequence, in accordance with SPVC procedures. Once all of the calls are torn down, any calls that are enabled for MEP are re-established using the alternate endpoint to replace the particular endpoint.

Abstract: A method and system for determining the connections of a communication path are provided. Starting from a one connection point, the identity of the connection point that precedes the one connection point in the direction in which the path was established is requested from the network element on which the one connection point is located. This may be repeated until a root endpoint is reached. Some embodiments are implemented for P2MP SPVC (Soft Permanent Virtual Connection) communications.

Abstract: A method and system for implementing Multiple Endpoint Paths (MEP) for Point to Multipoint (P2MP) calls over Soft Permanent Virtual Connections (SPVC) are provided. When a condition is detected that requires a particular endpoint to be switched to an alternate endpoint, all calls of the P2MP group that used the particular endpoint are torn down in sequence, in accordance with SPVC procedures. Once all of the calls are torn down, any calls that are enabled for MEP are re-established using the alternate endpoint to replace the particular endpoint.