Abstract: In a display control apparatus which is supplied with an input synchronizing signal and an input video signal, and which generates display data from the input video signal on the basis of the input synchronizing signal, and supplies the display data to display means, when a change is detected in a cycle of the input synchronizing signal, the display means is supplied with display data of a frame prior to the occurrence of the change in the cycle, throughout a subsequent predetermined number of frame periods.

Abstract: A burst mode receiver including a CDR circuit that does not perform bit synchronization determination at a wrong position even when a burst signal waveform containing a distortion is input is provided. The burst mode receiver includes a CDR circuit for reproducing clock and data from a received signal, a bit synchronization determination circuit for determining whether the CDR circuit is in an optimum phase, a waveform distortion determination circuit for determining from the received signal whether there is waveform distortion, and a CDR output enable determination circuit for determining whether an output of the CDR circuit is valid or invalid. The CDR output enable determination circuit performs CDR output enable determination based on a bit synchronization determination result and a waveform distortion determination result.

Abstract: An optical line terminal includes an optical network interface having an optical receiver unit to convert an optical signal received from an optical network unit into an electrical signal and output a direct current bias monitoring signal and an error code detector to detect an error code in the electrical signal to output an error code indication signal, a storage to store therein a direct current bias table indicating a direct current bias corresponding to a direct current bias control parameter of the optical network units and a dynamic band allocation information table indicating communication time slot information allotted to each optical network unit and a control unit to receive the direct current bias monitoring signal and the error code indication signal and supply the direct current bias control signal to the optical receiver unit to thereby form one feedback circuit together with the optical network interface.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for implementing a storage function in a passive optical network (PON) system. On the basis of a LINK ID held by the data, data requiring storage, e.g. data making exclusive use of a wide bandwidth such as audiovisual data and large-volume data packages, are determined among all the data sent to an optical network unit. These data requiring storage are stored in a storage device installed in the optical network unit. In case the user requests data stored in the storage device, the stored data are transferred directly to the user, without any need to request and send these data for the second time via an IPTV server and the core network. It is possible to avoid duplicate transfers of data, and in particular to avoid duplicate transfers of data making exclusive use of a comparatively wide bandwidth such as audiovisual data and large-volume data packages, to improve the utilization factor of the downlink bandwidth, and to reduce flow congestion and data delays.

Abstract: Provided is an optical access system comprising: an optical line terminal connected to another network; a plurality of optical network units, each connected to a user terminal; and at least one of an optical switching unit and an optical splitter, which is installed between the optical line terminal and the plurality of optical network units. The optical line terminal allocates a length of time to a discovery phase for detecting the plurality of optical network units, and a length of time to data transmission phases for transferring data from the plurality of optical network units; and changes a ratio of the length of time of the discovery phase to the length of time of the data transmission phases so that the length of time of the discovery phase is shortened in the case where a number of the optical network units that are registered in the optical line terminal increase.

Abstract: The present invention provides a high-temperature lead-free solder alloy which has no variation in strength of the soldered portion and has an excellent balance between strength and soldering properties, and a method for producing the alloy. The present invention relates to a lead-free jointing material made of an alloy of two elements A and B selected from elements other than Pb, wherein the element A has a melting point higher than a melting point of the element B, wherein the alloy is an alloy which has a room-temperature stable phase composed of the element B and a room-temperature stable phase AmBn composed of the elements A and B (provided that m and n are specific numerals in accordance with an alloy constituting a stable phase at room temperature) and satisfies AxB1-x (provided that 0<x<m(m+n)), and wherein the element A is supersaturatedly dissolved in the room-temperature stable phase composed of the element B.

Abstract: Channel switching system and method of an IPTV service in a passive optical network (PON) are disclosed. To reduce a channel switching time of an IPTV system in the passive optical network, the system and the method use a channel switching control module and a channel list module in the passive optical network. In a case where a passive optical network system receives an IPTV channel switching request transmitted from a terminal user, the channel switching control module checks a recording of a channel list module and a recording of an authentication list module, and then updates a filter recording of an optical network unit to thereby directly transmit an image flow of a new channel in the passive optical network. When such system and method are applied to the passive optical network, high-speed switching of the IPTV service channel by the terminal user can be realized.

Abstract: There are provided a surface coating material for a molten zinc bath member with improved zinc corrosion resistance, a production method thereof, and a molten zinc bath member. The surface coating material comprises WC powder particles and a binder metal. The binder metal comprises Co and a metal element electrochemically nobler than Co and constitutes an alloy structure having a single phase.

Abstract: A session QoS control arrangement wherein for an occurrence of user session information indicating a change of user state and/or a change of session condition from a user communication terminal: said session information analysis means analyses the session state of the user terminal in real-time by referring to said session management database and said user preference database; and, said session QoS control means determines the QoS policy for the user session in real-time, based on the result of session analysis performed by said session information analysis means.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for implementing a storage function in a passive optical network (PON) system. On the basis of a LINK ID held by the data, data requiring storage, e.g. data making exclusive use of a wide bandwidth such as audiovisual data and large-volume data packages, are determined among all the data sent to an optical network unit. These data requiring storage are stored in a storage device installed in the optical network unit. In case the user requests data stored in the storage device, the stored data are transferred directly to the user, without any need to request and send these data for the second time via an IPTV server and the core network. It is possible to avoid duplicate transfers of data, and in particular to avoid duplicate transfers of data making exclusive use of a comparatively wide bandwidth such as audiovisual data and large-volume data packages, to improve the utilization factor of the downlink bandwidth, and to reduce flow congestion and data delays.

Abstract: Provided is an optical access system, including: an optical line terminal, a plurality of optical network units and an optical switching unit. The optical line terminal sends to the optical switching unit a control frame including a switching time when the optical switching unit is to make a switch from one of the optical communication paths between the optical line terminal and the plurality of optical network units to another, and an identifier of an optical communication path to which the switch is made in order to switch the optical communication paths between the optical line terminal and the plurality of optical network units. The optical switching unit switches the optical communication paths between the optical line terminal and the plurality of optical network units based on the switching time and the identifier of the optical communication path after switching which are included in the control frame.

Abstract: Channel switching system and method of an IPTV service in a passive optical network (PON) are disclosed. To reduce a channel switching time of an IPTV system in the passive optical network, the system and the method use a channel switching control module and a channel list module in the passive optical network. In a case where a passive optical network system receives an IPTV channel switching request transmitted from a terminal user, the channel switching control module checks a recording of a channel list module and a recording of an authentication list module, and then updates a filter recording of an optical network unit to thereby directly transmit an image flow of a new channel in the passive optical network. When such system and method are applied to the passive optical network, high-speed switching of the IPTV service channel by the terminal user can be realized.

Abstract: A session QoS control apparatus includes a session management database in which session management information per user terminal is stored, a user preference database in which user preference information representing the user state and QoS requirement associated with the identifier of a user communication terminal is stored, and a user communication terminal and router management database in which mapping between a user terminal and a network node to which the terminal is connected is stored. Upon receiving user session information, the apparatus analyses the user session information by referring to the session management and user preference databases and determines a QoS policy for the session between caller and callee terminals. From the user communication terminal and router management database, the apparatus retrieves a node on which the session QoS policy should be set and transmits a QoS command to the node to set the session QoS policy on the node.

Abstract: This invention provides a method of implementing a multi-party conference service (MPCS) using broadcast/multicast service of a wireless communications system used for a conference focus, the context of a corresponding broadcast/multicast service session is generated based on the media flow information, multicast service session information and MPCS information. The generated context of the broadcast/multicast service session is then sent respectively to at least one content provider server, at least one mobile terminal and the broadcast/multicast service controller so that the one or more mobile terminals acquires the content media flow through the broadcast/multicast service session.

Abstract: An optical line terminal connecting with numbers of optical network units comprises a control unit which controls each optical network unit to make it operate in a first mode in which transmission and reception of control messages and data are possible or in a second mode in which the transmission and reception of control messages are possible but the transmission of data is impossible, according to a communication permission request transmitted from an optical network unit and based on a preset maximum number of optical network units permitted to execute upstream communication from the optical network unit to the optical line terminal.

Abstract: This manufacturing method includes a passage forming process, in which a liquid passage including at least a pressure generating chamber 12 is formed in a passage forming substrate 10 (110), a first bonding process, in which an adhesive is applied on one side of the passage forming substrate 10, in which the liquid passage opens, so as to form a first adhesion layer 201 and a nozzle plate 120 is bonded by the first adhesion layer 201, and a second bonding process, in which an adhesive is applied on the other side of the passage forming substrate 10 so as to form a second adhesion layer 202 and a compliance substrate 40 is bonded by the second adhesion layer 202, the second bonding process being executed after the first bonding process.

Abstract: A content relay node comprising a data processing unit for storing or transmitting a data packet on the basis of the data attribute, a storage connected to the data processing unit, transmitting units each for processing the header of a data packet in accordance with a control signal from the data processing unit and transferring the data packet to a neighboring relay node, and a routing control unit for selecting the transmitting unit or the data processing unit as a destination of a data packet on the basis of routing information including a storage address, wherein the storage unit stores a copy of a data packet at least until transfer of the data packet to the next node is completed.

Abstract: A plasma display panel driving method and a plasma display apparatus are disclosed in which heat generation is reduced in a Y electrode driving circuit even when a display pattern on the plasma display panel becomes a horizontal band pattern. The plasma display panel driving method includes the steps of detecting an address switching load from input data by counting the number of switching times between ON and OFF of an address pulse applied to address electrodes, detecting a switching load among adjacent address data by counting the number of times in which ON and OFF of the address pulse are differently output among the adjacent address electrodes, and controlling to reduce the number of subfields by reducing a part of the subfields when the address switching load is a predetermined first threshold value or more and the switching load among address data is a predetermined second threshold value or less.

Abstract: An optical access network and optical switching systems requiring no frame delay process on an optical switchboard are disclosed. Plural ONUs are connected to user terminals. An OLT communicates with an IP network through an access gateway. An optical switching unit (OSW) connects the ONUs and the OLT by switching the optical line. A control line connects the OLT and the OSW to control the optical switch change-over operation in the OSW. The optical switch port information required to generate the optical switch activation signal are concentrated in the OLT, which transmits the optical switch change-over control signal to the OSW through the control line before the transmission frame.

Abstract: A general object of the present invention is to provide an optical communication system in which an optical transmission power of an optical communication apparatus is controlled to be a required minimum power that apparatuses of all subscribers in the optical communication system meet a prescribed error rate. An optical line terminating apparatus (OLT) transmits data to multiple optical network apparatuses (ONUs) at an optical intensity calculated based on information acquired from the multiple ONUs, which is related to optical intensities of signals that the multiple ONUs receive from the OLT, the optical intensity being calculated so that a minimum optical intensity of the optical intensities of the signals is greater than a predetermined value.