Abstract: Provided is an Ethernet port apparatus supporting multiple physical media, a physical medium managing method, and a switching system using the same. The Ethernet port apparatus of the present research can use and manage multiple transmission media by freely selecting and exchanging the transmission media in a system using an Ethernet port. The Ethernet port apparatus supporting multiple physical media, which includes: a main board unit for supporting hot swap and power supply; a detachable physical medium-based sub-board unit for generating a control signal, transmitting the control signal to the main board means, performing a transceiving function suitable for the desired physical medium; and a physical medium support fixing unit for transmitting variable power, a power control signal, a physical medium control signal, a physical medium state information, and physical medium-dependent bitstream between the main board unit and the sub-board unit.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus for multiplexing Gigabit Ethernet frames and an apparatus for demultiplexing 10-Gigabit Ethernet frames. The apparatus for multiplexing Gigabit Ethernet frames includes at least one pre-processing unit, a multiplexing unit, an SDR/DDR conversion unit, and a control unit. The at least one pre-processing unit receives Gigabit Ethernet frames, converts the Gigabit Ethernet frames into 10-Gigabit Ethernet frames, and outputs the 10-Gigabit Ethernet frames. The multiplexing unit receives the 10-Gigabit Ethernet frames, time division multiplexes the 10-Gigabit Ethernet frames in frame units, and outputs the time division multiplexed 10-Gigabit Ethernet frames as first data. The SDR/DDR conversion unit, which converts the first data into second data having two 32-bit bus structures and outputs the second data. The control unit outputs a first control signal in response to an output request of the pre-processing unit.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method of dividing virtual sites using policy properties in multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) networks. In this method, when multiple virtual sites are selected with respect to one interface, not only usually used source IP addresses and VLAN tags but also TOS fields and MPLS labels are used so that more various kinds of virtual sites can be selected. Also, since the TOS fields and MPLS labels can express additional QoS-related information, differentiated services can be provided by selecting a wider variety of kinds of virtual sites.

Abstract: Provided is an operational status testing apparatus and method for an Ethernet-based APS process. A test command signal which contains a command to perform an operational test for the APS process of a first node and a second test response signal that indicates that the operation of the APS process of a second node is performed normally, from among far end request signals that are received from the second node connected to own first node via an Ethernet network, are filtered.

Abstract: Provided is a topology discovery method for an Ethernet network that can effectively discover a physical topology with respect to the Ethernet network of a mesh structure without developing and using a separate control protocol. The topology discovery method in an Ethernet network includes the steps of: acquiring an interface management information base (MIB) and a bridge MIB; defining and storing information for discovering a physical topology; discovering an edge bridge that divides a boundary between a bridge network and a host network; discovering the physical topology with respect to the bridge network by using the schema; discovering the connection relationship with the host network by using an address learning address forwarding table (AFT) with respect to the edge bridge included in the bridge network; and outputting the connection relationship of the bridge network and the host network as a graph.

Abstract: A wire/wireless Internet phone terminal using a wideband voice codec is provided. The wire/wireless Internet phone terminal using a wideband voice codec includes: a multimedia application processor for including a process core to perform a protocol according to a wire and wireless interface communication scheme and supporting wideband voice service; an Ethernet processing unit for connecting the multimedia application processor to the Ethernet to perform an Ethernet physical-layer function of and transforming a power input from the Ethernet to supply a driving power to the multimedia application processor; a PSTN (public switched telephone network) processing unit for connected to the multimedia application processor and a PSTN to emulate a telephone function; and a wireless processing unit for connecting the multimedia application processor to an AP (access point) in a wireless manner. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a wideband service without a limitation to wire/wireless implementation.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a 10-gigabit Ethernet line interface apparatus and method of controlling the same. The apparatus has N network processors, a frame multiplexing and demultiplexing block, a 10-gigabit extender sublayer processing block, a 10-gigabit Ethernet physical layer processing block, a 10-gigabit physical layer control logic, a line interface control logic, and a line processor. The N network processors are connected to the switch fabric unit. The frame multiplexing and demultiplexing block provides GMII and XGMII between the N network processors and a 10-gigabit extender sublayer processing block. The present invention can improve transmission speed and packet processing performance of a physical layer to a 10 Gbps level while maintaining basic frame standards of a 1-gigabit Ethernet switch apparatus.

Abstract: A method for providing IP multicast service using a VLAN in a network including an IP multicast/VLAN manager for supporting an IGMP and a GVRP, and multicast group members, includes: after generating an IP multicast group, allowing a sender to request the IP multicast/VLAN manager to search for at least one host joining the IP multicast group; allowing the IP multicast/VLAN manager to check whether the host supports the VLAN; and allowing the sender to transfer a packet through the VLAN if the host joining the IP multicast group supports the VLAN and allowing the sender to broadcast a packet though IP multicast if not.

Abstract: Provided is a speech coding apparatus and method. A band divider divides an input signal into a high-band signal and a low-band signal, a narrowband encoder encodes the low-band signal using a Code Excited Linear Prediction (CELP)-based narrowband speech codec, a frequency characteristic collector converts the high-band signal to a signal in a frequency domain and obtains Modified Discrete Cosine Transform (MDCT) coefficients, a subband determiner determines subbands in a final stage based on the MDCT coefficients and determines subbands for quantization based on the subbands in a final stage, a gain quantizer performs gain quantization of the subbands, a bit assignment unit assigns bits to the subbands according to the magnitude of the gain quantization, and a shape quantizer performs shape quantization of the subbands in an algebraic method. Accordingly, algorithm consistency can be maintained and a complexity can be reduced by extending a bandwidth with a small number of bits in a speech codec.

Abstract: Provided is a method of setting a layer 3 (L3) handover path in a mobile IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6) network while guaranteeing a flow-based QoS (Quality of Service).

Abstract: Provided is a transmission apparatus for matching sound quality measurement sections of a variable bandwidth multi-codec. The apparatus includes a measurement section setting unit setting a measurement section, which is to be measured for sound quality, in units of time; a first conversion unit converting the measurement section into a measurement section in units of samples; and an information synthesis unit synthesizing information regarding the measurement section in units of samples with a digital original sound and outputting the synthesis result. In addition, provided is a method of matching a measurement section of a reference sound, based on which the end-to-end sound quality measurement of the variable bandwidth multi-codec is performed, and a measurement section of a sound produced by the variable bandwidth multi-codec in a real-time Internet multimedia service. Therefore, distortion of measurement results due to un-matching measurement sections can be reduced.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling a variable bit-rate voice codec are provided. The method of controlling the variable bit-rate voice codec may include: extracting calling capability of terminals that request a new call to be made; extracting network parameters from existing calls in the network through an exchanged packet; measuring voice quality of the existing calls based on the extracted network parameters; and determining whether to permit a new call to be made based on the measured voice quality and the calling capability. Accordingly, it is possible to secure QoS of a voice service between terminals by adjusting a transmission rate of the variable bit-rate codec based on transmission capability of a network.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for measuring sound quality in a variable band multi-codec.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for minimizing the number of transcodings between network devices in a multi-network multi-codec environment. The method includes: creating a received codec list by receiving a transmit codec comprised in a call setting message from a transmission device and the number of transcodings of the transmit codec, which has been performed from a codec of an initial transmission device; creating a codec Quality of Service (QoS) list containing total codecs of the multi-network and quality information of each of the total codecs; creating a transcodec list containing internally providable transcodecs and quality information of the transcodecs based on the codec QoS list; and creating an updated codec list by adding codecs of the transcodec list matching codecs of the received codec list to the received codec list and adjusting codec priority according to the number of transcodings.

Abstract: An anycast routing method and apparatus for supporting a consecutive service flow are provided. In the any cast routing method, an anycast service is requested to at least one of the servers, and a packet including a destination option header with an anycast address is received as a response for the anycast service request from at least one of the servers. Then, the anycast address is stored in an anycast cache. The packet is transmitted through an anycast routing operation using the anycast address stored in the anycast cache if data to transmit to the service flow of at least one of the servers is received from an application.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for providing a system clock synchronized to a network universally. The apparatus includes a network synchronization reference signal generating unit that outputs a reference signal for network synchronization; a network synchronization controller that generates a first control voltage that allows a first clock pulse to be in synchronization with the reference signal for network synchronization; an OVCXO that generates the first clock pulse by application of the first control voltage; a system synchronization reference signal generator that generates reference signals for system synchronization; a system synchronization controller that generates a second control voltage that allows the system clock to be in synchronization with the reference signal for system synchronization; a VCO that generates a second clock pulse by application of the second control voltage; and a system clock generator that outputs the system clock.

Abstract: An apparatus, a method and a storage medium for carrying out a deskew among multiple lanes for use in a division transmission of large-capacity data.

Abstract: The present invention provides an Ethernet switching apparatus using frame multiplexing and demultiplexing. The Ethernet switching apparatus has a plurality of frame demultiplexers, a plurality of frame multiplexers and a switch fabric chip set. The frame demultiplexers convert at least one 10 gigabits Ethernet frame into a plurality of gigabit Ethernet frames. The frame multiplexers convert a plurality of gigabit Ethernet frames into at least one 10 gigabits Ethernet frame. The switch fabric chip set is provided with input and output interfaces using the GMII, and is connected to the frame demultiplexers and the frame multiplexers in the GMII format. The switch fabric chip set outputs frames through an arbitrary usable one of a plurality of GMII ports connected to a corresponding frame multiplexer if the frames are transmitted to the corresponding frame multiplexer.

Abstract: A method of providing multicast services in a virtual private local area network (LAN) is provided. The method of providing multicast services, which is used by a provider edge in a virtual private LAN in which the provider edge, a customer edge, and a management system are connected to each other, includes: establishing a VPLS table used to transmit a received Ethernet frame to a destination; after receiving an Ethernet frame from the customer edge, searching the VPLS table in order to determine whether or not group information related to the destination of the Ethernet frame exists in the VPLS table; if the group information does not exist, requesting the group information from the management system, receiving the information, and then, updating the VPLS table by adding the received group information; and determining an output interface by referring to the group information, and transmitting the Ethernet frame.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of variable bandwidth multi-codec quality of service (QoS) control are provided. The apparatus for controlling the QoS of a variable bandwidth multi-codec includes: a network state detection unit detecting a network state including at least one of a packet loss ratio, a packet loss interval, and a packet delay time based on an RTP packet transmitted to and received from a destination for which a call connection is established; and a codec control unit updating a transmission rate by comparing the detected resultant value with an already set reference value and increasing or decreasing the transmission rate, and controlling the variable bandwidth multi-codec to code data with the updated transmission rate. According to the apparatus and method, data can be coded with a codec transmission rate suitable for a network state identified during a voice call after the call is set up.