Abstract: A revenue management system for telecommunication systems is disclosed. The revenue management system can have multiple integrated modules. The modules can include a revenue generation module, a revenue capture module, a revenue collection module, a revenue intelligence module, and others. The revenue management system can also be configured to simultaneously manage revenue for prepaid, postpaid, now-paid payment models.

Abstract: A revenue management system for telecommunication systems is disclosed. The revenue management system can have multiple integrated modules. The modules can include a revenue generation module, a revenue capture module, a revenue collection module, a revenue intelligence module, and others. The revenue management system can also be configured to simultaneously manage revenue for prepaid, postpaid, now-paid payment models.

Abstract: A system and method to automatically and dynamically optimize available resources to meet application data availability and business objectives. In one embodiment, a backup and data recovery system continually and dynamically adjust to the backup and recovery or restore process depending on the customer's environment, workload, and business objectives. Acceptable tolerance of downtime due to recovery and backup impacts the customer's business or system operation. From this high-level business requirement, the present system determines the backup and recovery plan details. The present system accepts application data availability policies based on business objectives, and devises, executes and refines a resource optimal backup and recovery strategy required to deliver the desired quality of service in the environments that have dynamically changing application workloads, business objectives, and hardware/software infrastructure technologies.

Abstract: A system and method to automatically and dynamically optimize available resources to meet application data availability and business objectives. In one embodiment, a backup and data recovery system continually and dynamically adjust to the backup and recovery or restore process depending on the customer's environment, workload, and business objectives. Acceptable tolerance of downtime due to recovery and backup impacts the customer's business or system operation. From this high-level business requirement, the present system determines the backup and recovery plan details. The present system accepts application data availability policies based on business objectives, and devises, executes and refines a resource optimal backup and recovery strategy required to deliver the desired quality of service in the environments that have dynamically changing application workloads, business objectives, and hardware/software infrastructure technologies.

Abstract: A distributed information backup system is disclosed. The inventive backup system includes a first computer which accesses data from a central data base and periodically distributes the data to a predetermined multiplicity of other computers upon request therefrom. Each of the other computers receives only a portion of the distributed data and thereupon updates a local data base with the data each receives. When the central data base is inaccessible, a data base user accesses one of the local data bases through one of the multiplicity of computers to obtain the data which it would ordinarily obtain from the central data base to perform his tasks.

Abstract: A more effective and efficient method for separating the components of crude oil, particularly off-gases and LSR naphtha and heavy naphtha, is disclosed. The crude oil is heated and fed to a prefractionator that operates at relatively high pressure and uses a multiple condenser/accumulator overhead system for collecting and separating off-gases and LSR naphtha while avoiding the problems of water condensation in the top section of the prefractionator and the need to compress overhead vapors to fuel gas system pressure. After heating, the bottoms from the prefractionator are fed to an atmospheric crude tower to recover desirable components such as diesel, kerosene, atmospheric gas oils and reduced crude. The overheads of such crude tower are processed through a set of overhead condensers/accumulators for collecting the small amounts of naphtha and sending them to a naphtha stripper column for further recovery and purification.

Abstract: Reframing of digital receivers, for example, those employed in D-1 channel banks is enhanced by employing a switch to inhibit reception of transmitted signals and a signal generator to supply a prescribed signal to the receiver during intervals in which reception is inhibited. The frequency of the signal supplied to the receiver is set at a predetermined value so that the framing signal generated in the receiver is maintained in a desired relationship to that of the transmitter. This arrangement presents a definite out-of-frame appearance to the receiver and maintains the framing of the receiver in a prescribed relationship to that of the transmitter during intervals in which received signals have undesirable characteristics.