Abstract: An indication of an occurrence of an event is received. A first ontology (124) is accessed and selected information associated with the occurrence of the event is obtained from the first ontology (124). A second ontology (122) is then accessed and at least one first rule associated with the occurrence of the event is obtained from the second ontology (122) by using at least in part the selected information from the first ontology (124).

Abstract: An apparatus and method is provided for adjusting a Quality of Service (QoS) for a communication device in a communication network. One step includes registering an application from a service provider with the communication device and the communication network. Another step includes receiving, by the communication device, a token from a token provider that permits a modified QoS level for the registered application. Another step includes sending the token by the communication device to the communication network. Another step includes negotiating the QoS level between the service provider and the communication device, dependent at least in part on the reception of the token. Another step includes providing, for the communication device, the modified QoS level permitted by the token for the registered application.

Abstract: The disparate data and commands from are received from a managed resource (102) and have potentially different semantics. The disparate data and commands are processed according to rules received from an autonomic manager (112) to produce a single normalized view of this information. The actual state of the managed resource is determined from the normalized view of disparate data. The actual state of the managed resource (102) is compared to a desired state of the managed resource (102). When a match does not exist between the actual state and the desired state, a configuration adjustment to the managed resource (102) and/or another resource is determined to allow the actual state to be the same as the desired state. Then, the configuration adjustment is applied to the managed resource (102). When a match exists between the actual state and the desired state, maintenance functions associated with the managed resource (102) are performed.

Abstract: An indication of an occurrence of an event is received. A first ontology (124) is accessed and selected information associated with the occurrence of the event is obtained from the first ontology (124). A second ontology (122) is then accessed and at least one first rule associated with the occurrence of the event is obtained from the second ontology (122) by using at least in part the selected information from the first ontology (124).

Abstract: A system [100] is provided that includes a Model-Based Translation Layer [200] to accept an input event being formed in any of a pre-determined set of languages and protocols, and output an output message having a common language and protocol. The system [100] also includes a State Processing Layer [300] to (a) parse the output message to determine an event, an externally perceived state of the event, and an internally perceived state of the event; (b) determine a type of the event; (c) determine whether the externally perceived state of the event is substantially equivalent to the internally perceived state of the event; and (d) invoke policy control to lookup action functions to address the event in response to determining that a combination of the type of the event and the externally perceived state of the event is determined to be valid.

Abstract: A base station 106 is provided that has a transceiver 202 that transmits and receives data. The transceiver is coupled to a controller 204. To configure the base station, the transceiver sends an identifier 210 that is associated with the base station together with information regarding the installation of the base station in the communication to the network to access parameters 306 from a database 304 for the base station. The parameters can be based on data known from the purchase of the base station, the location of the base station within the communication network and planning data for the communication network.

Abstract: A method and system for optimizing a Quality of Service (QoS) for an application is provided. The method comprises generating (205) a dynamic database (110 or 150) of statistical information regarding at least one of the applications and one or more communication network (115, 120 and 125). Further, the method comprises selecting (210) the application to operate on the communication network. The dynamic database is then analyzed (215) to determine at least one network configuration based on desired QoS requirement. Based on the analysis of at least one network configuration a connection (220) is made to the requested application.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a service from an application service provider to a client in a communications system including a network proxy describes a first step of defining services provided by the service provider as Extensible Markup Language (XML) metadata. A next step includes defining services desired by the client as XML metadata. A next step includes collecting the XML metadata from the client and service provider. A next step includes comparing the client XML metadata against the service provider XML metadata. A next step includes providing the substantially matched service from the service provider to the client upon the finding of a substantial match between the client metadata and the service provider metadata.

Abstract: An autonomic computational processor can be provided with both at least one substantially closed loop problem solving mechanism (such as, but not necessarily limited to, an abductive algorithm-based problem solving mechanism (101)) and at least one substantially open loop problem solving mechanism (such as, but not necessarily limited to, a machine learning algorithm-based problem solving mechanism (102)). Upon receiving (103) information regarding a problem as relates to a given corresponding process, then, these teachings can provide for automatically determining (104) which of the closed loop and open loop problem solving mechanisms to use to attempt to resolve the problem.

Abstract: A system includes vendor specific converters [210, 215, 220, 225] to gather vendor-specific data from sensors [235, 240] and convert to normalized data. The vendor-specific data comprises at least a first input and a second input. The first input corresponds to a first language and the second input corresponds to a second language, where the first language is different from the second language. The vendor specific converters [210, 215, 220, 225] receive normalized commands and issue vendor-specific commands to a managed resource [165]. A converter module [230] receives the normalized data and converts to an output corresponding to a common language. The converter module [230] also receives and outputs normalized commands corresponding to the common language. Semantic processing logic [255] receives the normalized data and matches the normalized data against a predetermined set of knowledge bases and generates a new object to send to an autonomic manager [160].

Abstract: The disparate data and commands from are received from a managed resource (102) and have potentially different semantics. The disparate data and commands are processed according to rules received from an autonomic manager (112) to produce a single normalized view of this information. The actual state of the managed resource is determined from the normalized view of disparate data. The actual state of the managed resource (102) is compared to a desired state of the managed resource (102). When a match does not exist between the actual state and the desired state, a configuration adjustment to the managed resource (102) and/or another resource is determined to allow the actual state to be the same as the desired state. Then, the configuration adjustment is applied to the managed resource (102). When a match exists between the actual state and the desired state, maintenance functions associated with the managed resource (102) are performed.

Abstract: A multimedia conferencing system (100) includes a computer (204) that is configured to generate a searchable digest of a multimedia conference by converting audio included in a multimedia conferencing session data stream to text (604), extracting text from presentation materials included in the multimedia conferencing session data stream (606), applying semantic analysis to the text in order to extract identifications of meaning that preferably take the form of Subject Action Object tuples (812), and associating the identifications of meaning with time indexes (610) that identify the time of appearance of the text underlying the identifications of meaning in the multimedia conferencing session data stream.

Abstract: Handoff from a Code-Division, Multiple Access (CDMA) protocol to an Advanced Mobile Phone Service (AMPS) protocol occurs by comparing a remote unit's (405) phase shift measurement to a threshold (503) and determining a reference CDMA base station (401) from an active set of CDMA base stations (515). Next, corrected phase shifts are calculated for each CDMA base station in the active set (521) and the remote unit (405) is handed off to an AMPS base station (109) underlying the CDMA coverage area (126) having the smallest corrected phase shift (525).

Abstract: A dual-mode mobile station (125) transmits an AMPS signal (Td AMPS) concurrently during transmission of a DS CDMA signal (Td DS CDMA) for purposes of handoff of the mobile station from the DS CDMA system to AMPS. Scanning receivers (221) at surrounding AMPS base-stations (135-138) measure the quality of the AMPS signal (Td AMPS) and determine the best base-station for handoff. To ensure a strong signal during concurrent transmission, other mobile stations not undergoing handoff are instructed to notch their transmissions during transmission by mobile station (125) of the AMPS signal (Td AMPS).

Abstract: Generally stated, a method for performing soft-handoff within a wireless communication system 100 is described herein. The wireless communication system 100 includes, inter alia, a mobile station 104, a first base station 102 in communication with said mobile station via a first communication resource 120, and a second base station 106 with a corresponding second communication resource 130. In a first preferred embodiment, a determination is made that the first communication resource 120 is no longer necessary. The wireless communication system 100 verifies that the second base station 106 has acquired the mobile station 104 via the second communication resource 130. If the second base station 106 has yet to acquire the mobile station 104 on the second communication resource 130, the wireless communication system 100 will override the normal power control mechanisms, increasing the mobile station's 104 transmit power, thereby mitigating the opportunity for an orphan condition to develop.

Abstract: Power control in a spread-spectrum communication system takes place by determining origination power of a traffic channel based on a number of active demodulators and pilot channel signal quality (610). Once origination transmit power is determined and call origination takes place, the transmit power is reduced at a first rate when a time is less than a time for all active demodulators to be established (615), otherwise the transmit power is reduced at a second rate (621). After all active demodulators have been acquired power control takes place by receiving a Power Measurement Report Message (PMRM) or a Pilot Strength Measurement Message (PSMM), determining, a signal quality metric existing at the remote unit based on the PMRM or PSMM, and adjusting transmit power based on the signal quality metric (645).

Abstract: Power control in a spread-spectrum communication system takes place by determining origination power of a traffic channel based on a number of active demodulators and pilot channel signal quality (610). Once origination transmit power is determined and call origination takes place, the transmit power is reduced at a first rate when a time is less than a time for all active demodulators to be established (615), otherwise the transmit power is reduced at a second rate (621). After all active demodulators have been acquired power control takes place by receiving a Power Measurement Report Message (PMRM) or a Pilot Strength Measurement Message (PSMM), determining, a signal quality metric existing at the remote unit based on the PMRM or PSMM, and adjusting transmit power based on the signal quality metric (645).

Abstract: A method of communication handover from a first communication entity (33) to a second communication entity (43) in a communication system (10) where a communication unit (80), communicating with a transceiver (23) associated with the second communication entity, is linked to the first communication entity. The invention provides for establishing a communication link between the communication unit and the second communication entity while maintaining a communication link between the communication unit and the first communication entitiy. Then, communications are substantially simultaneously transfered to the second communication entity while terminated from the first communication entity.

Abstract: A communication system (100) employs a method (400) and apparatus (101, 113) for mitigating interference (119) produced by a communication unit (113) communicating with a serving base site (101) in the communication system (100). While the communication unit (113) is communicating with the serving base site (101), the communication unit (113) monitors (405) a downlink communication signal (118) transmitted by an alternate base site (105). The communication unit (113) then determines (407) an indicia of signal usability for the monitored downlink signal (118) and adjusts (421) a transmit power of the communication unit (113) based on the indicia of signal usability.

Abstract: A method of reducing an audio gap in a signal connection with a communication unit during handoff in a cellular communication system is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a temporary signal connection with the communication unit from a mobile switching center (MSC) of a source base site, through the source base site to a handoff target base site and establishing a trunk connection from the MSC of the source base site to a MSC of the target base site. The method further includes the step of interconnecting, at the target base site, the temporary signal connection, trunk connection, and communication unit; and re-routing the signal connection with the communication unit through the trunk connection.