Abstract: There is provided a method and apparatus to generate temporal congestion signals. The method is used by a device and includes receiving a packet which includes a request for network state information and generating one or more temporal congestion signals. The method also including adding the temporal congestion signals to the packet and transmitting the packet including the temporal congestion signals. The temporal congestion signals can include one or more of a line busyness signal, which measures the duration of a busy period of the device, and a line idleness signal, which measures the duration of an idle period of the device.

Abstract: There is provided a method and apparatus to generate temporal congestion signals. The method is used by a device and includes receiving a packet which includes a request for network state information and generating one or more temporal congestion signals. The method also including adding the temporal congestion signals to the packet and transmitting the packet including the temporal congestion signals. The temporal congestion signals can include one or more of a line busyness signal, which measures the duration of a busy period of the device, and a line idleness signal, which measures the duration of an idle period of the device.

Abstract: A shaft seal assembly and method for pressure relief in a shaft seal assembly includes a stator having a static seal and a rotor rotatable relative to the stator that has a rotating seal. The static seal has an end face in sealing engagement with an end face of the rotating seal. At least one of the static seal and the rotating seal includes an annular passage defined in the respective end face and at least one axial passage extending through the respective seal. Lubricant drains and fills through the at least one axial passage and the annular passage at the sealing surfaces of the end faces. The end faces maintain sealing engagement during rotation of the rotor.

Abstract: A shaft seal assembly and method for pressure relief in a shaft seal assembly includes a stator having a static seal and a rotor rotatable relative to the stator that has a rotating seal. The static seal has an end face in sealing engagement with an end face of the rotating seal. At least one of the static seal and the rotating seal includes an annular passage defined in the respective end face and at least one axial passage extending through the respective seal. Lubricant drains and fills through the at least one axial passage and the annular passage at the sealing surfaces of the end faces. The end faces maintain sealing engagement during rotation of the rotor.

Abstract: An unprogrammed die is attached to a die package, and bond wires are attached between the die and lead fingers on the die package. A cavity in the die package allows the die to be configured, such as with a laser. The die is then tested and, if needed, etched to ensure the desired configuration. The die package is sealed, such as with a filler material or a lid to protect the configured die and bond wires. In one embodiment, the die and bond wires are fully exposed through the cavity. In another embodiment, only a minority portion of the bona wires are exposed through the cavity. The cavity can be formed either prior to or after attaching the die and bond wires to the die package.

Abstract: A radiant-energy configurable fuse structure and array are provided in which the fuse body of the fuse is wider than the fuse connection terminals. The fuse body can be circular or polygonal to capture more of the radiant energy from a targeting beam, which reduces the energy required to blow the fuse. As a result, unrelated circuit elements and patterned lines can be placed closer together in a laser fuse array, thereby increasing the packing density of such arrays.