Abstract: A surgical fixation tool (10) includes at least one fixation member (12) which protrudes from a leg (16) of a proximal grasping portion (20). The at least one fixation member (12) includes a needle (28) with a sharp distal tip (29). The needle (28) protrudes distally from a support structure (30) that includes one or more sloped support surfaces (34, 36) that are sloped with respect to a needle shaft (27).

Abstract: An access point (AP) device comprising a controller configured to monitor bandwidth allocated by the AP device to a plurality of data flows directed to a plurality of wireless clients using a supported AP device, receive from the supported AP device a message indicating a degradation of a quality of service (QoS) level of the supported AP device, and adapt, in response to the message, a bandwidth allocated to a data flow which is forwarded to the supported AP device.

Abstract: An access point (AP) device comprising a controller configured to monitor bandwidth allocated by the AP device to a plurality of data flows directed to a plurality of wireless clients using a supported AP device, receive from the supported AP device a message indicating a degradation of a quality of service (QoS) level of the supported AP device, and adapt, in response to the message, a bandwidth allocated to a data flow which is forwarded to the supported AP device.

Abstract: Managing an ATM queue in a shared memory by setting a queue length limit associated with the queue to an initial value and increasing the queue length limit in response to an overflow condition.

Abstract: The multiple modem apparatus has a number of analog front ends that feed analog signals to and receive analog signals from a modem controller circuit. The modem controller circuit has a codec function for sampling, quantizing, and digitizing the received analog signals. The codec additionally creates an analog signal from digitized signals received from the other side of the modem apparatus. A digital signal processing function provides digital processing of digital signals. An Ethernet device converts digital signals from the modem controller circuit to the Ethernet format and Ethernet signals going to the modem controller circuit are converted from the Ethernet format to digital data. A multiple modem apparatus controller controls the operation of the apparatus while providing synchronization of the multiple analog front ends and routing of data.