Abstract: A method for power management for applications having duty-cycled high peak supply currents includes charging a buffer capacitor with a first current supplied by a battery, wherein the first current is limited by a current limiter. A load is supplied with a second current supplied by the buffer capacitor, wherein the second current comprises a pulsed current. The current limiter is controlled with at least one of a plurality of sensor inputs to limit a capacity degradation of the battery.

Abstract: A method for power management for applications having duty-cycled high peak supply currents includes charging a buffer capacitor with a first current supplied by a battery, wherein the first current is limited by a current limiter. A load is supplied with a second current supplied by the buffer capacitor, wherein the second current comprises a pulsed current. The current limiter is controlled with at least one of a plurality of sensor inputs to limit a capacity degradation of the battery.

Abstract: A router includes a plurality of virtual networks, a plurality of output links, at least one decoder and arbitration circuitry. Each virtual network has a plurality of virtual network inputs and a plurality of virtual network outputs. Each virtual network output is associated with an output link. The decoder decodes a header of a data unit received on a virtual network of one of the virtual network inputs. The decoder generates a first request and a second request. The first request is for the allocation of a virtual network output of the virtual network to the virtual network input. The second request is for the allocation of an output link associated with the virtual network output to the virtual network output. The arbitration circuitry performs arbitration of the first request and arbitration of the second request in parallel.

Abstract: A main signal path filter is calibrated by calibrating a replica filter that tracks parametric changes in the main signal path filter. Programmed values of the replica filter determined during calibration are used to set programmed values in the main signal path filter. The main signal path filter signal does not need to be interrupted while calibration occurs. Power on testing of the main signal path filter and the replica filter can be performed to determine the parametric tracking relationship between the two filters.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a system for the dividing of a connection channel of an ISDN network between a packet connection channel and other traffic. In dividing, monitoring is utilized which enables one to find out the free channels and the engaged packet connection channels.

Abstract: The present invention relates to biological control of plant diseases and concerns new Gliocladium catenulatum fungi and their use for controlling fungal infections in plants. The invention concerns also compositions comprising new strains of Gliocladium catenulatum and their use to said purpose.

Abstract: The present invention relates to biological control of plant diseases and concerns new microorganisms belonging to the genus Nectria, as well as their use for controlling fungal infections in plants. The invention also concerns compositions comprising new strains of the genus Nectria and their use for these purposes. The invention also provides a method of screening effective control organisms from microbial strains isolated from soil.