Abstract: To achieve a transparent service parameter exchange between networks using a circuit-oriented protocol and networks using a packet-oriented protocol, there is provided a service parameter interworking method adapted to achieve a service parameter exchange between the networks by mapping circuit-switched service parameters into related packet-switched parameters or vice versa and then forwarding payload data between the different networks using the mapping result.

Abstract: Provided is a method for propagating a maintenance signal that can notify an Ethernet layer as well as a VPWS, which is a multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) layer, that a defect has occurred when the defect occurs in a virtual private wire service (VPWS) network using synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH)/synchronous optical network (SONET) as a physical layer.

Abstract: A content packet transmission control system in a mobile communication network supporting a multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) includes a broadcast/multicast service center (BM-SC) performing an inter-working operation with a gateway general packet radio service support node (GGSN) and managing the MBMS so that contents may be broadcasted/multicasted to a plurality of user terminals, and a content provider (CP)/multicast broadcast (MB) source server providing contents of an internal CP or contents of an external CP according to a broadcasting schedule of each MBMS. When the user terminal using a predetermined MBMS leaves a service area or requests to stop the service, the content packet transmission control system stops transmitting corresponding service contents, and transmits a service packet to a new user terminal requesting the service and the user terminal coming back to the service area.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for transmitting data over a wireless connection uses a transmitter and receiver. The receiver assembles received data packets according to an identified predefined template and sequence numbers assigned at the transmitter. The transmitter also maintains an optimum packet load of the wireless connection at a selected level responsive to a packet count maintained at the transmitter.

Abstract: A method performed by a device adapted for communication over a network includes establishing a presence on the network, obtaining default configuration information for the device via the network, the default configuration information identifying a service on the network, receiving a request for validation information from the service, providing the validation information to the service, the service generating device-specific information in response to the validation information, and obtaining the device-specific information.

Abstract: A method for realizing route forwarding in a network, including: establishing LSPs in a bearer network; setting an entrance label in the starting node of each LSP pointing to forwarding information of the LSP; a bearer control entity assigning a transfer path for the service flow and sending the information of all corresponding entrance labels of the transfer path to the ingress edge node of the transfer path; when the service flow needs to be forwarded, the ingress edge node puts the label stack into the data packet of the service flow to generate an MPLS exchange packet; and forwarding the MPLS exchange packet in the bearer network according to the label stack until the packet reaches the egress edge node of the transfer path. The present invention grants high compatibility to the network, minimizes the network investment, and reduces the difficulties in network implementation.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a home network system and a configuration apparatus thereof which can efficiently configure a new home appliance in the home network system comprised of various home appliances. The home network system includes at least one slave device, and a plurality of master devices connected to the slave device through a predetermined network, wherein at least one master device includes a master means for controlling an operation of the slave device and monitoring a status thereof, and a slave means for responding to the request of the other master devices.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and/or apparatuses of transmitting digital objects to a destination. In particular, disclosed are systems and/or apparatuses of facilitating bidding for the business of forwarding digital objects in a data transmission network.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and/or apparatuses of transmitting digital objects to a destination. In particular, disclosed are systems and/or apparatuses of facilitating bidding for the business of forwarding digital objects in a data transmission network.

Abstract: A system and method for supplying a data object to a user of a communication system.

Abstract: To provide an integrated information communication system without using dedicated lines or the Internet, ensuring communication speed, communication quality, communication trouble countermeasures in a unified manner, wherein security and reliability in communication is ensured. The system is comprised of an access control apparatus for connecting a plurality of computer communication networks or information communication equipment to each, and a relay device for networking the aforementioned access control apparatus, the system having functions for performing routing by transferring information by a unified address system, and is configured such that the aforementioned plurality of computer communication networks or information communication equipment can perform communications in an interactive manner.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for using an E.164 number (ENUM) database for message service message routing resolution among 2G and subsequent generation network systems are disclosed. According to one method, a message including message service message content is received. The message may include a 2G message recipient identifier. An ENUM database may be queried. A response from the ENUM database is received. Based on the response, unavailability of a subsequent generation network address for the recipient is determined. In response to the unavailability, the message service message content is attempted to be delivered to the recipient via a 2G network.

Abstract: An interactive voice response system (102) includes a protocol interface (134) that is adapted to communicate with a plurality of divergent telecommunications networks for voice communications (104, 106, 108, 110). These networks are, for example, a wireline telecommunications network, a CDMA network, a GSM network, and a voice over IP network. A controller (136) is coupled to the protocol interface to receive a plurality of common call control messages from, and to supply a plurality of common call control messages to, the protocol interface. The protocol interface converts control messages from each one of the plurality of divergent telecommunications networks into the plurality of common call control messages for the controller. The controller generates and receives the common call control messages to cause a prompt and collect interaction with a caller that is using a device that is coupled to one of the networks.

Abstract: A packet forwarding apparatus for connecting a plurality of user terminals to an ISP management server has a management table indicating the relationship between a connection port identifier and specific header information in association with the MAC address of each of the user terminals so that, in a communication protocol procedure executed between each of the user terminals and the ISP management server prior to communication with a wide-area network, the packet forwarding apparatus discards a packet for the user terminal when it is determined that the specific header information cannot be assigned to the user terminal based on the management table.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a Virtual Private Network (VPN), which includes: a Sub-Provider Edge (SUB_PE), configured in a customer's network and connected with a PE in a provider's network; at least one SUB_VPN belonging to a same customer is configured under the SUB_PE and accesses the provider's network through the SUB_PE. The present invention also discloses a method for controlling and forwarding route of the VPN, including: an SUB_PE or a PE adds an export target attribute of the VPN where it is located to the route before transmitting; after receiving the route, the SUB_PE or the PE compares the export target attribute in the route with the import target attribute saved by itself, if they match, accept the route and forward it to a lower layer VPN; otherwise, reject the route.

Abstract: In a network gateway, when a target communication frame is transferred bit-by-bit from at least one of nodes through a corresponding one of networks, a receiving unit sequentially receives the transferred target communication frame bit-by-bit, and sequentially outputs the received target communication frame bit-by-bit. A buffer sequentially stores therein the bits of the target communication frame sequentially output from the receiving unit. A destination determining unit works, concurrently with the buffer, to receive, bit-by-bit, the target communication frame output from the receiving unit and to, when receiving an identifier of the target communication frame, determine a destination network of the target communication frame based on the received identifier. A transferring unit is operatively connected to the buffer and transfers, bit-by-bit, the target communication frame stored in the buffer to the destination network determined by the destination determining unit.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving wireless packet data are provided. In a wireless packet data transmitter for transmitting to a wireless packet data receiver data packet on a transport channel and control information for supporting the transport channel on a control channel in a wireless packet data communications system, a padding bit eliminator eliminates optional padding bits of a variable size from a transport block for data packet transmission. A transport channel encoder for transport channel-encodes the transport block without the padding bits and transmits the encoded transport block on the transport channel. A control channel encoder control channel-encodes the control information including a padding bit number indicator indicating the number of the eliminated padding bits and transmits the encoded control information on the control channel.

Abstract: The invention provides a communication system including a plurality of communication nodes respectively arranged at predetermined lattice points in lattice space forming a three-dimensional rectangular solid, a communication link that interconnects communication nodes arranged at adjacent lattice points, and a shortcut link that connects, for at least two faces that are not an end face on the lattice space among faces formed of communication nodes of which any adjacent lattice points do not have communication nodes, a communication node constituting one face and a communication node constituting another face.

Abstract: A networking device employing memory buffering in which a first memory is logically configured into blocks, and the blocks are logically configured into particles, where a second memory is configured to mirror the first memory in which a fixed number of bits in the second memory are allocated for each particle in the first memory so that scheduling and datagram lengths of packets stored in the first memory may be stored in the second memory. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A method, system, and program provide for efficient send socket call handling by a transport layer. A transport layer of a network protocol stack receives a send socket call for data of a specified length from an application layer. Responsive to detecting that there is insufficient memory for a single memory allocation to a buffer in the transport layer for at least the specified length, the transport layer blocks the send socket call. The transport layer only wakes the send socket call upon detection of sufficient memory for the single memory allocation within the buffer of the transport layer for at least the specified length, wherein waking the send socket call triggers a kernel to perform the single memory allocation in the buffer and to write the data to the single memory allocation in a single pass.

Abstract: Provided is a method for buffering a receive packet in a sensor node including a radio frequency (RF) transceiver, a media access control (MAC) hardware block and a micro controller unit (MCU).

Abstract: Provided are an Ethernet line card and a method of providing various services using the same. The Ethernet line card includes: a priority allocation unit setting a priority of a received Ethernet packet according to a pre-set control standard based on header information of the Ethernet packet; a quality of service (QoS) guarantee unit defining a capacity per class based on a pre-set QoS standard, inserting the Ethernet packet into a relevant class, and dropping and managing the Ethernet packet based on the priority if the Ethernet packet exceeds a capacity of the relevant class; and a signal processing unit managing and updating the pre-set control standard and the pre-set QoS standard, receiving results of processing the Ethernet packet from the priority allocation unit and the QoS guarantee unit, and storing the received results.

Abstract: The method for scheduling interconnections in an interconnecting fabric comprises the following steps. In a determined time slot input selectors generate requests using a request pointer set, which is related to the determined time slot. Then, the requests are transmitted to output selectors, and the output selectors issue grants using a grant pointer set, which is also related to the determined time slot. In a further step the grants are transmitted to the input selectors, and the input selectors update the request pointer set. These steps are repeated, wherein for a further time slot a further request and grant pointer set are used, which are related to the further time slot.

Abstract: A network interface is presented that receives packet data from a shared medium and accomplishes the signal processing required to convert the data packet to host computer formatted data separately from receiving the data packet. The network interface receives the data packet, converts the analog signal to a digitized signal, and stores the resulting sample packet in a storage queue. An off-line processor, which may be the host computer itself, performs the signal processing required to interpret the sample packet. In transmission, the off-line process converts host-formatted data to a digitized version of a transmission data packet and stores that in a transmission queue. A transmitter converts the transmission data packet format and transmits the data to the shared medium.

Abstract: There is provided a network control device capable of surely distributing a content even when a relay function of one of the nodes contained in a network stops, without affecting the process in nodes below the node and while improving the re-liability of the network system itself. When controlling a node contained in a network system including a server and a plurality of nodes constituting a plurality of hierarchies and connected to one another, wherein a content is distributed from the server to the respective nodes, it is checked whether a content relay function in a node located at the uplink with respect to the node in the content distribution has stopped. When the stop of the relay function is detected, control is performed so that the consumption speed of the content accumulated in the lower node in the process executed in the node is smaller than the consumption speed before the relay function has stopped.

Abstract: Provided is a scheduling apparatus and method in a channel bonding transmission system. The apparatus includes: a downstream service identifier storing unit for storing information related to a downstream service identifier (DSID); a packet transmitting unit for transmitting a packet inputted from outside; a packet classifying unit for analyzing the packet and distributing the downstream service identifier; a virtual storing unit for storing the packets by the packet classifying unit; a monitoring unit for checking downstream service identifier information of the packet stored in the virtual storing unit and requesting channel distributing and channel holding; a channel checking unit for checking the status of channels; a scheduling control unit for acquiring channel information from the downstream service identifier storing unit and controlling packet forwarding; a scheduling unit for forwarding the packets; and an output unit for outputting the forwarded packets.

Abstract: A mute processing method used in a multi-person communication system is provided. The method is capable of automatically sending mute frames when there are no sound inputs from terminals of the multi-person communication system. The method includes the steps of: collecting input signals from a microphone; calculating an energy level of the input signals within a present time span; obtaining a maximum amplitude of the input signals within the present time span; sending a mute frame if the energy level and the maximum amplitude of the input signals within the present time span are respectively less than a predetermined energy level and a predetermined amplitude, otherwise, coding the input signals within the present time span; and outputting the mute frame or coded signals. A related apparatus is also provided.

Abstract: Provided is a channel resource assignment method for fair channel resource reservation in a mesh WPAN, in which the amount of channel resources is fairly reserved when devices share the channel resources. The channel resource assignment method in a mesh Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) includes the steps of: (a) transmitting beacons of all devices and adding an amount of channel resource to be reserved to the beacons so as to assign the channel resource for fair channel resource reservation between corresponding devices and adjacent devices when a mesh network is configured; (b) accumulating the amount of the channel resources reserved by all the adjacent devices except the corresponding device; and (c) determining the amount of the channel resources to be reserved.

Abstract: In a method and system for initializing a time-based one-time-passcode authenticating token, a clock of the token is started at a known initial setting. The token generates an initial one-time-passcode using the time on the clock. Initialization information including the initial one-time-passcode is sent to a server. When the initialization information is received at the server, the server is configured to generate expected one-time-passcodes using the same clock time as the token.

Abstract: A method for tree based spatial TDMA scheduling in a multi-hop wireless network (100). A time slot is requested (101) for non-use by a requesting node to all neighboring nodes. Similarly, the requested time slot is next requested (103) for non-use from the requesting node to its parent nodes. If available, a time slot assignment is then requested (109) from the requesting node to its parent node where the time slot assignment is requested (111) from the parent node to the grandparent node of the requesting node. Finally, all neighboring nodes are then informed (117, 119, 121) if both the grandparent node and parent node grant the time slot request to the requesting node. The invention works to reduce packet collisions by providing link-slot formulation in combination with link direction to compensate for spatial reuse loss in a local optimization setting.

Abstract: A network device may determine the presence of one or more strings corresponding to a regular expression. The network device may comprise a CAM that may generate entries corresponding to the regular expression based on a tree structure representing the regular expression. The CAM may optimize the size of the memory and the computational resources based on assigning states that differ by one bit to each node of the tree and by using a content matchable memory (CMM) to detect the presence of several occurrences of a substring in a reduced number of comparisons.

Abstract: A method for delivering a message to a user in a communication network (100) is disclosed. The method includes monitoring (402) an environment of the user. The method further includes delivering (404) the message to the user in a plurality of stages. The plurality of stages is determined based on the environment of the user.

Abstract: A method for a wireless communication system and a system adapted for wireless communication are provided. The wireless communication system comprises a base station, a first terminal apparatus and a second terminal apparatus. The base station determines whether the first terminal apparatus and the second terminal apparatus conform to a condition. If yes, the base station transmits a datum to the first terminal apparatus, and requests the first terminal apparatus to transmit the datum to the second terminal apparatus.

Abstract: In an Ethernet passive optical network (EPON) system and a method for traffic scheduling in the EPON system, the method comprises: dividing a periodic transmission cycle between an optical line termination (OLT) and an optical network unit (ONU) for upstream traffic time band assignment into an Expedited Forwarding (EF) sub-cycle preset for EF traffic and an Assured Forwarding (AF) sub-cycle dynamically set for AF and BE traffic; dynamically assigning, by means of the OLT receiving ONU queue length information from the ONU, a first AF sub-cycle band using the queue length information and the preset EF sub-cycle band; and granting to the ONU, by means of the OLT, a first preset EF sub-cycle band, the dynamically assigned first AF sub-cycle band, and a second preset EF sub-cycle band. Thus, EF traffic band assignment for the next cycle is performed one cycle in advance, thereby reducing idle time and significantly enhancing overall bandwidth efficiency.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method for a service-oriented planning and expansion of a communication network is provided. In the communication network a new service with all the data necessary for it is defined in a network management system. A check is made, based on a model of the already installed communication network and with reference to rules defined for an expansion of the communication network, as to whether it is possible to execute the new service in the communication network. If the new service cannot be executed in the previously installed communication network, a model of the communication network expanded by the network elements, network element components or connections necessary for execution of the new service is generated by the network management system, based on which the installed communication network can be expanded for the new service. This expanded model of the communication network is then displayed.

Abstract: The present invention determines distances between wireless sensor and computing nodes in a mesh computer or other network. The invention utilizes a set of sinusoidal waves, each being a multiple of a base frequency. The waves are transmitted from a first node to a second node. The second node determines the phase of the waves at the time of the zero-crossing in the first node. The distance between the nodes is determined based upon the phases. The waves may be sent as rotations of a quadrature signal.

Abstract: Devices, softwares and methods enable SIP devices to operate in H.323 networks, and devices, softwares and methods enable H.323 devices to operate in SIP networks. Messages that initiate communication from a first protocol are translated into the appropriate messages of the second, responded to, and the replies are translated back into the first. Routing by the legacy network is thus seamlessly exploited.

Abstract: In an apparatus, there are provided an IP transmitting and receiving unit for transmitting and receiving an IPv4 packet and an IPv6 packet; an IP header converting unit for performing a mutual conversion of the IPv4 packet and the IPv6 packet by an IP header conversion; a DNS substituting unit for receiving a domain information capturing request sent from an IPv4 terminal or an IPv6 terminal and substituting its process; an IPv4 address capturing unit for capturing an IPv4 address from a DHCP server; and an IP address conversion information holding unit for holding an IPv6 address of the IPv6 terminal and the IPv4 address captured by the IPv4 address capturing unit in correspondence to each other. Thus, a communication with the IPv4 terminal can be executed without preliminarily fixedly allocating the IPv4 address to the IPv6 terminal.

Abstract: An automated system for translating datalink information and producing a computer code based on the translated datalink information. The computer code may subsequently be used to establish datalink communications between pieces of equipment having different communication protocols. The automated production of computer code reduces time and errors during software development for applications used in communicating between different datalinks.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for detecting fraudulent message service message traffic are disclosed. According to one method, message service messages are monitored. It is determined that the message service message traffic indicates that the message service message traffic is fraudulent based on detection of at least one of: 1) message service message traffic received at a first network from a second network, where the traffic includes at least one message with an SCCP calling party address internal to the first network, 2) a volume of message service message traffic received at the first network from the second network that exceeds the volume of message service message traffic sent by the first network to the second network by a threshold amount, and 3) message service message traffic that is sent to a dark number. In response to detecting fraudulent message service message traffic, a mitigating action is performed.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for conserving bandwidth. A user's bandwidth consumption is monitored and compared to a threshold value. When the user's bandwidth consumption equals or exceeds the threshold value, then behavior is incentivized that reduces the user's bandwidth consumption.

Abstract: A method, virtual network adapter and computer program product are provided for automatically maximizing frame sizes and avoiding physical network Internet Protocol (IP) fragmentation. A maximum frame size of a selected physical adapter is identified. A frame size for the virtual adapter is calculated using the identified maximum frame size of the selected physical adapter. The calculated frame size of the virtual adapter is reported to an operating system.

Abstract: Using the attribute “priority” to achieve a stronger FEC for RLC Control PDUs transmitted via the HS-DSCH also entails prioritized handling so that an RLC Control PDU is likely to overhaul an RLC Data PDU. As a consequence the RLC protocol operation can severely be disturbed, since it relies on in-sequence delivery of control and data PDUs. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, two types of containers are provided in which data packets may be transmitted, wherein the first type of container is provided with a stronger error coding than the second type of container and wherein data packets which comprise control instructions are only transmitted in the first container type with the stronger error correction. Due to this, an improved forward error correction for control PDUs of the AM RLC protocol of UMTS may be provided.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a first frame of m n-bit bytes. A second frame is constructed at least in part from the first frame. The second frame has j k-bit bytes, wherein k>n, wherein j is selected for a pre-determined p such that p·j·k mod n=0. A plurality (p) of the second frames may be k-bit byte multiplexed to form a composite frame.

Abstract: A transport stream reproducing method and a video apparatus such as a digital television receiver having a personal video recorder or PVR using the same are provided to facilitate the locating and reproducing of a specific point of a stored transport stream constructed of a plurality of transport packets according to the progress of a time control function. The method reproduces a transport stream in a video apparatus such as a digital television receiver including a PVR for storing a transport stream according to the time control function.

Abstract: This invention relates to a non-intrusive video quality assessment system. A method and apparatus are provided in which video frame parameters are extracted from a sequence of packets by generating a first video quality parameter for each group of packets associated with a particular frame of video data in dependence upon the frame rate of the video stream; and generating a second video quality parameter for each of said group of packets in dependence upon the size of encoded data comprising the video frame.

Abstract: An approach provides digital media services. A digital stream is transmitted according to a first resolution over one of a plurality of distribution channels to one or more devices. The digital stream is transmitted according to a second resolution in response to a selection of the digital stream for retrieval by one of the devices, wherein the first resolution is lower than the second resolution.

Abstract: Providing a broadcast system wherein storage of contents on the receiving side and use restriction on the stored contents, etc. can be performed per service provided by contents providers. In a storage-based digital broadcast system wherein contents transmitted from a sending side are stored on a receiving side then reproduced, the sending side transmits service structure information for describing relational structure between services provided by contents providers and reference information for associating the contents with the service structure information in advance, and the receiving side receives and stores service structure information and reference information and uses the received service structure information and reference information to manage storage of contents. It is possible to control contents per service based on service structure information and information that can be reorganized from reference information.

Abstract: A method of frequency estimation for the downlink of wireless communication systems, comprising steps of: determining, according to the received radio signals, the phase shift of the midamble and that of the downlink synchronization code of the radio signals respectively; calculating the phase shift difference between the midamble and the downlink synchronization code of the radio signals, according to the determined phase shift of the midamble and that of the downlink synchronization code; estimating the frequency offset of the radio signals, according to the phase shift difference between the midamble and the downlink synchronization code of the radio signals and the relationship between the expected midamble and the downlink synchronization code, e.g. the time interval between the midamble and the downlink synchronization code in communication protocols.

Abstract: In a communication system where a terminal operates in clock synchronization with a global time used on a network, a period of time required for establishing clock synchronization when the terminal synchronizes a local time with a global time prior to receiving or transmitting a frame. In the communication system where the terminal operates in clock synchronization with the global time used on the network, a normal frame is utilized as a sub-startup frame (A_su) for global time reference in addition to a startup frame (A_st), to thereby reduce the period of time required for establishing clock synchronization. Also, the reference auxiliary startup frame is set as an event signal to adaptively control a period of time that is occupied by the transmission of the reference frame.