Abstract: An ordering indication device for use in restaurants, guest houses, hotels, catering companies, and the like, the ordering indication device including an input means, which can be operated by a guest, a communications interface, an optical indicator means, and a control unit, wherein the setting of the brightness of the one or more first light sources and the setting of the brightness of the one or more second light sources depend on an environmental condition, wherein the input means is operatively connected to the optical indicator means via the control unit such that the optical indicator means signals the activation process of the input means by means of an optical signal, following an activation of the optical indicator means by the input means, wherein the optical indicator means, following activation thereof, outputs an optical continuous signal, which can be deactivated.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a network processor for processing high volumes of traffic provided by todays access networks at (or near) wireline speeds. The network process can be implemented within a residential gateway to perform, among other functions, routing to deliver high speed data services (e.g., data services with rates up to 10 Gbit/s) from a wide area network (WAN) to end user devices in a local area network (LAN).

Abstract: An ordering indication device for use in restaurants, guest houses, hotels, catering companies, and the like, the ordering indication device including an input means, which can be operated by a guest, a communications interface, an optical indicator means, and a control unit, wherein the setting of the brightness of the one or more first light sources and the setting of the brightness of the one or more second light sources depend on an environmental condition, wherein the input means is operatively connected to the optical indicator means via the control unit such that the optical indicator means signals the activation process of the input means by means of an optical signal, following an activation of the optical indicator means by the input means, wherein the optical indicator means, following activation thereof, outputs an optical continuous signal, which can be deactivated.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a network processor for processing high volumes of traffic provided by todays access networks at (or near) wireline speeds. The network process can be implemented within a residential gateway to perform, among other functions, routing to deliver high speed data services (e.g., data services with rates up to 10 Gbit/s) from a wide area network (WAN) to end user devices in a local area network (LAN).

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing memory of a passive optical network (PON) are provided herein. The method includes the steps of receiving a plurality of data packets from a stream of packets. A plurality of packet descriptors associated with each data packet is stored in a configurable first queue. The first queue includes a plurality of cache slots and is managed in an internal memory. A state of the first queue is identified. In response to the state of the first queue meeting a predetermined threshold, packet descriptors from a tail cache slot of the first queue are transferred to a second queue. The second queue is managed in an external memory.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing memory of a passive optical network (PON) are provided herein. The method includes the steps of receiving a plurality of data packets from a stream of packets. A plurality of packet descriptors associated with each data packet is stored in a configurable first queue. The first queue includes a plurality of cache slots and is managed in an internal memory. A state of the first queue is identified. In response to the state of the first queue meeting a predetermined threshold, packet descriptors from a tail cache slot of the first queue are transferred to a second queue. The second queue is managed in an external memory.