Patents Issued in July 19, 2007
  • Publication number: 20070165625
    Abstract: In a system and method for processing messages in a gateway, a gateway message is received at the gateway, the gateway message including a gateway message header and a payload, the gateway message header including a unique message identifier block, a target block identifying where the gateway message is going, and a history block providing a log of what has happened to the gateway message. Each block in the gateway message header is processed by the gateway in accordance with a message type, the processing including determining a target application for receiving the payload. The payload is provided to the determined target application. Each block includes one or more values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Mark Eisner, Gabriel Oancea
  • Publication number: 20070165626
    Abstract: A system for providing aggregate-rate communication services is provided. The system comprises a provider network, having an arbitrary topology; a plurality of customers; and a plurality of port nodes, comprising at least one aggregation-group. Port nodes in the at least one aggregation-group share capacity of the at least one aggregation-group fairly. Each of the plurality of customers is associated with at least one of the plurality of port nodes to access the provider network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Sultan, Linda Dunbar
  • Publication number: 20070165627
    Abstract: A system for rate management of communication services. The system comprises at least one group of ports sharing a guaranteed-rate; and each of the group of ports determines an allowed-rate using at least one rate management policy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Sultan, Linda Dunbar, Lucy Yong
  • Publication number: 20070165628
    Abstract: A retransmission apparatus using an IP multicasting method for a DMB service including a plurality (n) of radio frequency (RF) receivers, each for receiving a DMB RF signal of a corresponding channel, a plurality (n) of DMB decoders, each for outputting a transport stream (TS) by decoding the DMB RF signal received from a corresponding RF receiver, a plurality (n) of slicers, each for processing the TS input from a corresponding DMB decoder; a plurality (n) of network interfacers, each for IP packetizing the TS sliced by a corresponding slicer; a network switch for receiving the IP packets from the plurality (n) of network interfacers, transferring the received IP packets to a multicasting processing unit, and receiving multicasting data from the multicasting processing unit, and the multicasting processing unit for receiving the IP packets from the network switch, creating a single piece of multicasting data by assigning multicasting addresses to the received IP packets, and outputting the created multicasti
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Jeong-Seok Choi, Young-Hun Joo, Yong-Deok Kim, Kyung-Ho Chae, Yun-Je Oh
  • Publication number: 20070165629
    Abstract: An improved system and method are disclosed for peer-to-peer communications. In one example, the method provides for dynamic stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: Damaka, Inc.
    Inventors: Sivakumar Chaturvedi, Satish Gundabathula
  • Publication number: 20070165630
    Abstract: In a mechanism for controlling a communication connection with policy control, after the communication connection with policy control is established in a communication network between a user equipment and service providing network element via a network control element on the basis of an initial packet data protocol context, a modification of the initial packet data protocol context for the communication connection is requested or initiated at the network control element. When the modification is authorized, relevant resources for a modified packet data protocol context usable for signalling traffic and transmission of media stream data are set up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Juha Rasanen, Jorma Sarja
  • Publication number: 20070165631
    Abstract: Data packets transmitted over a wireless network are suppressed by hardware at the transmitting end and expanded on the receiving end. This conserves bandwidth as well as reduces the processing resource requirements in both the subscriber station and the base station. An extended header element is added to a data packet that is to be transmitted over the wireless network. The extended header element contains an index that is used along with an identifier to access a rule. The rule is used to determine which bytes are to be suppressed at the transmitter and expanded at the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: John Horton, Robert Lee, David Pullen
  • Publication number: 20070165632
    Abstract: A method and network device are described for providing a rendezvous point (RP) functionality in protocol independent multicast (PIM) communications in a communications network. The method may comprise defining an RP sub-network identified by an RP address, the RP sub-network comprising a plurality of network devices and designating one of the plurality of network devices to perform RP functionality based on a designation rule. A rendezvous point (RP) facility for a sparse mode protocol independent multicast (PIM) system on a data communications network. The RP facility comprises a sub-network which includes a plurality of routers having respective individual IP addresses, one of the routers having an active RP address and thus being a designated router (DR) for performing RP processing. A selection component may automatically select, in response to a failure event associated with the DR, another router as new DR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventor: John Zwiebel
  • Publication number: 20070165633
    Abstract: When multicast distribution is performed on a network where a point-to-point connection is made between user terminals and a multicast router, the multicast router is protected from load due to response reports, join requests, or leave statements sent from the user terminals simultaneously. If the user terminals send response reports simultaneously, a Layer 2 switch disposed between the user terminals and the multicast router limits response reports sent to the multicast router. The Layer 2 switch prevents response reports sent from the same user terminal from being discarded consecutively, by sending a response report sent from the same user terminal to the multicast router 200 with priority in the next join confirmation event. If the user terminals send join requests or leave statements simultaneously, the Layer 2 switch limits the join requests or leave statements sent to the multicast router 200 in the same manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Kozo Ikegami, Takashi Yokoyama, Minoru Nagai, Yoshitaka Sakamoto, Shigehiro Onizawa
  • Publication number: 20070165634
    Abstract: An Internet group membership protocol (IGMP) network device and a signal processing control method thereof in an Internet protocol (IP) digital broadcasting system are provided. The method includes: when an IGMP packet is received from an IGMP client, determining, at a packet transmission/reception unit, whether or not the received IGMP packet is transmitted via bypass; when it is determined that the IGMP packet received from the IGMP client is transmitted via bypass, copying, at the packet transmission/reception unit, the received IGMP packet and bypass-transmitting an original IGMP packet to an upper IGMP network device; transmitting, at the packet transmission/reception unit, the copied IGMP packet to a host; and receiving, at the host, the IGMP packet from the packet transmission/reception unit, processing the IGMP packet, and simultaneously updating its multicast table and a multicast table of the packet transmission/reception unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventor: Hyun-Ah Park
  • Publication number: 20070165635
    Abstract: The invention is related with network communication, in particular wireless networking. In order to improve bandwidth utilization, a header compression protocol is implemented in most wireless network systems, such as robust header compression ROHC for WLAN systems. When using multicast groups for data communication problems with ROHC are related with relative late initiation of stations that newly enter the multicast group. The invention proposes an improved state machine for the compressor in order to overcome this drawback. It is also proposed an improvement for the decompressors which omit sending positive acknowledgements in order to further improve compression efficiency. The invention also concerns an accordingly improved method for the exchange of data packets in a network of distributed stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Zhi Gang Zhang, Huan Qiang Zhang, Charles Chuanming Wang
  • Publication number: 20070165636
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for establishing transcoding free connections between UMA and UMTS call legs are disclosed. According to one method, a media gateway determines whether codec configurations used by UMA and UMTS legs of a call are compatible. In response to determining that the configurations are compatible, media gateway determines whether rate control is necessary to establish a transcoding free connection. In response to determining that rate control is necessary, the media gateway issues rate control requests on the UMA and UMTS legs as appropriate. The media gateway determines whether the rate control requests are successful. In response to determining that the requests are successful, the media gateway establishes a transcoding free connection between the UMA and the UMTS legs of the call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Yong He, Weijun Lee, Mansong Shen
  • Publication number: 20070165637
    Abstract: A method and a device are disclosed for processing data packets which comprise real-time data packets. The data packets are classified first by a co-processor unit into at least one first data packet type comprising real-time data packets, and a second data packet type. The data packets of the first data packet type are processed via a first data path with a further co-processor unit while the data packets of the second data packet type are processed via a second data path which comprises a main processor unit. Thus real-time data packets are processed without using the main processor unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Roland Harend, Robert Morelj, Ingo Volkening
  • Publication number: 20070165638
    Abstract: A method of routing data over an Internet Protocol security (IPSec) network, the method comprising: receiving packets for transmission over the IPSec network, controlling the order of processing of the packets, determining whether each packet requires security features, feeding of the packets to a post-queue line interface module according to the order of processing the packets and allocating a sequence number to each packet in the order of feeding of packets to the post-queue line interface module. A packet requiring security features are provided with such features, which may be AH or ESP protocol, before it is transmitted over the Internet Protocol security network. As the queueing of the packet is done before the packet is provided with security features, the quality of service of the IPSec network is improved with the packets being received at the anti-replay window according to the order of the allocated sequence numbers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Naader Hasani, Mohammed Tatar
  • Publication number: 20070165639
    Abstract: This invention is to cope with users requesting the delivery of stream data, flexibly. In this invention, a user terminal requesting the delivery of the stream data is used as a node in a delivery tree whose root is a delivery source device connected to a camera, and relays the stream data to a lower stage. This delivery tree is managed by a delivery management server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Satoshi Tajima, Tomonori Hirose
  • Publication number: 20070165640
    Abstract: System and method for dynamically reconfiguring communications session routing in a communications system, each communications session being destined for a particular entity and being associated with at least one predefined route. Location information indicative of a current location for the particular entity is obtained and applied, in combination with at least one other type of information affecting routing of communications sessions to the particular entity, to a predefined set of conditional routing rules associated with the particular entity. This rules-based processing generates a routing result, on the basis of which the at least one predefined route associated with each communications session destined for the particular entity is dynamically updated. The at least one other type of information affecting routing of communications sessions to the particular entity may include presence information, location-enhanced presence information, entity profile information and administrative information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Jeff Fitchett, Andrew Paryzek, Kent Felske, Guy Duxbury, Alan Graves
  • Publication number: 20070165641
    Abstract: System and method for dynamically re-directing communications sessions destined for a particular entity in a communications system, each communications session being associated with at least one predefined route. Location information indicative of a current location of the particular entity is obtained and applied to a predefined set of conditional routing rules associated with the particular entity. This rules-based processing generates a routing result, on the basis of which the at least one predefined route associated with each communications session destined for the particular entity is dynamically updated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Jeff Fitchett, Andrew Paryzek, Kent Felske, Guy Duxbury, Alan Graves
  • Publication number: 20070165642
    Abstract: A method for transferring data based on an event function is provided. The method includes receiving an event function from an event initiator. The event function is distributed to one or more destinations associated with event performers. A response message is received as a function of destination and time. It is determined whether the time is less than or equal to a limit time, and it is further determined whether an event parameter is greater than or equal to an event constant if the time is less than or equal to the limit time. Data is transferred from a data origination system accessible by the event initiator to a data destination system accessible by the event performer if the event parameter is greater than or equal to the event constant and if the time is less than or equal to the limit time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventor: David S. Jones
  • Publication number: 20070165643
    Abstract: A method is provided for controlling the misordering of packets in packet delivery in radio access networks (RANs) and other packet-switched networks. In one aspect, the method involves reading header information to determine the proper sequence of arriving packets, storing at least some packets that have arrived out of order, and forwarding the stored packets in a modified order that has no more than a specified degree of misordering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Christopher Mooney, Qinqing Zhang
  • Publication number: 20070165644
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for selecting a codec for transmission of audio and/or video data between terminals (1, 3) through a packet switching connection (2), the terminals (1, 3) selecting the codec from a codec list, characterized in that the codec list for a new connection is determined by means of a table in which for at least one destination address range, the associated transmission capacity is indicated and the table is automatically updated through measurements, as well as a terminal for carrying out the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: AVAYA GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Georg ROSSLER
  • Publication number: 20070165645
    Abstract: A method for switching traffic during real time stream transmission depends on a network side device to identify the start and end of the stream transmission, and to perform a switching between Best Effect traffic and the streaming traffic. The network side device can be a stream media content server, a Serving General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Support Node (SGSN) or a Gateway General Packet Radio Service Supporting Node (GGSN) of a Core Network (CN). A system for switching traffic during a real time stream transmission, a content server for real time stream transmission, a GGSN for real time stream transmission, an SGSN for real time stream transmission are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yanqiang Zhang, Weigang Qiu
  • Publication number: 20070165646
    Abstract: This invention discloses a service scheduling unit and the method thereof, which performs scheduling for the packet service that comes from the line unit and the data service access processing unit in the digital communication system, and the service scheduling unit includes: a mapping module, a de-mapping module, an encapsulating module, a decapsulating module and a packet scheduling module. After entering the service scheduling unit, the sservices needing to be scheduled go through the mapping/de-mapping module and the encapsulating/decapsulating module, arrive at the scheduling module for final scheduling This method of scheduling the services can achieve the 1+1 or 1:1 protect function of the service scheduling module. The usage of this method can achieve different granularities of the mapping/de-mapping, different protocol encapsulating and can efficiently decrease the total cost of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventor: Jianfei He
  • Publication number: 20070165647
    Abstract: An apparatus, method, and computer program for data packet scheduling in a system having a plurality of queues including a mixed queue are provided. The mixed queue has first traffic associated with a bandwidth guarantee and second traffic associated with a best effort expectation of access to available bandwidth. A first weight is assigned for the first traffic and a second weight is assigned for the second traffic. Information about the first traffic is tracked. The first traffic is served based on the first information such that the first traffic is provided the guaranteed bandwidth and the second traffic is served in proportion to the second weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: TELLABS OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: John Kenney, James Mills
  • Publication number: 20070165648
    Abstract: In a packet processing apparatus and method in an ethernet switching system, an introduced packet is discarded by switching to a dummy port instead of trapping the packet until a layer 3 table of an ethernet switch chip is updated, thereby operating an Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) after having minimized a central processing unit (CPU) load. The packet processing apparatus, upon receipt of a first packet headed for a destination Internet protocol (IP) address not existing in the packet processing unit from a source host, transmits an ARP request packet to the destination IP address so as to acquire routing information of a destination host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventor: Min-Kyu Joo
  • Publication number: 20070165649
    Abstract: A behavior modification system, for school and institutional settings, comprising Internet-enabled software adapted to receive reports of misbehavior and to automatically generate, schedule, and track consequences for the misbehavior. The system also has the capability to receive reports of serious misbehavior and automatically transmit those reports to school administrators, parents, etc. The system assists teachers and administrators to provide simple, consistent, and objective negative feedback for improper student behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventor: John Moritz
  • Publication number: 20070165650
    Abstract: Reporting tools used to manage an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) network. Tools include a trunk inventory reporting tool, a trunk utilization reporting tool, an exceptions reporting tool and a flow control processor activation utility. Reports generated by these the tools include information about the operation and capacity of trunks, switches and user network interfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Earl Meggison, Randy Young, David Rutland
  • Publication number: 20070165651
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a broadband transmission path modem, a radio terminal device, a program, and a storage medium. An object of the present invention is to provide a radio terminal device with various communication services including access to the Internet etc. via a broadband transmission path at a low cost without remarkably impairing the effects of cost-cutting, downsizing, lightening, and power economization. To this end, a broadband transmission path modem according to the present invention interfaces functions, defined in advance as a specification of a radio access link, of an entity realizing a communication protocol applied to the broadband transmission path and an entity realizing the radio access link, and converts transmission information delivered to realize an added function not defined in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2004
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Sukegawa, Yukio Furukawa, Kazuhiro Yoshida, Tetsuya Tsuboi, Naoki Katsuki, Kazuharu Kuriyama
  • Publication number: 20070165652
    Abstract: A facsimile machine, which is an analog communication terminal connected to a facsimile machine of another end via an IP network, monitors a silence generating interval by detecting energy of a signal received from the facsimile machine of the other end. When a silent state generates periodically, the facsimile machine judges that the communication is abnormal caused by a packet loss. When the communication is judged to be abnormal, the communication is interrupted or the communication speed is decelerated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Osamu KIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20070165653
    Abstract: In one aspect, a communication system allows telephone users to roam between cellular and broadband domains and obtain equivalent level of service and features in the broadband network as in the cellular network. For example, such users can make use of Push-To Talk service, as well as continuous telephone call service, independent of which domain they are connected through. In another aspect, users can pass messages, including voice messages, or establish two-way voice communication between disparate push-to-talk (PTT) or messaging and/or voice systems. For example, a user on a cellular network using a PTT service is able to communicate with a user on a data network using an IM service. In addition, information is passed between the systems to provide coordinated presence information for users. For example, a user can have presence information in multiple networks enabling users form different networks to communication with that user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: Bridgeport Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Wiatrak, Ivan Bogdanovic
  • Publication number: 20070165654
    Abstract: A method for managing a terminal device includes: setting management commands; sending the management commands to a terminal device; and obtaining executed results of the management commands from the terminal device. Another method for managing a terminal device, comprising: setting management commands; configuring a terminal device with the management commands; and obtaining executed results of the management commands from the terminal device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Xiaoqian CHAI, Xiaoyi Dong, Hai Shen, Jie Tang, Qi Shu, Kepeng Li, Jiangshui He, Hongtao Gao, Jianzhang Cheng
  • Publication number: 20070165655
    Abstract: The invention proposes a system for providing mobility to a terminal through at least two different mobility protocols, wherein a mobility gateway and a terminal share a common mobility session, said common mobility session can be updated through any of the said different mobility protocols, and each mobility protocol provides information to the terminal related to all other mobility protocol during a registration. The invention also proposes a corresponding gateway, a terminal and method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventor: Serge Haumont
  • Publication number: 20070165656
    Abstract: A host computer communicates with field devices by sending control messages and receiving response messages over a wireless network. When the host computer sends a control message to the wireless network, the host computer is provided with a predictive response time within which the field device receiving the message will respond. The wireless network cycles between a sleep state and an active state based upon a wireless network power cycle. The predicted response time is based upon the current state of the wireless network, the power cycle, and the time required for the field device to turn on, take an action (such as measuring a parameter), and generating a response message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Dobrowski, Eric Lovegren, Kelly Orth, Kyle Stotz
  • Publication number: 20070165657
    Abstract: Forwarding state may be installed for sparse multicast trees in a link state protocol controlled Ethernet network by enabling intermediate nodes to install state for one or more physical multicast trees, each of which may have multiple logical multicast trees mapped to it. By mapping multiple logical multicasts to a particular physical multicast, and installing state for the physical multicast, fewer FIB entries are required to implement the multiple multicasts to reduce the amount of forwarding state in forwarding tables at the intermediate nodes. Mapping may be performed by destination nodes before advertising membership in the physical multicast, or may be performed by the intermediate nodes before installing state when a destination node advertises membership in a logical multicast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Peter Smith, Guoli Yin, Hong Zhang, Nigel Bragg, David Allan
  • Publication number: 20070165658
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus arranged on one packet ring connects the packet ring and the other packet ring by performing an acquiring step for acquiring connection information of the other packet ring and the own apparatus and a notifying step for notifying other transmission apparatuses arranged on the packet ring of redundant configuration information indicating a status of the interconnection between the packet ring and the other packet ring, based on the connection information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventor: Ryoichi Mutoh
  • Publication number: 20070165659
    Abstract: An information platform system, the configuration thereof is able to change flexibly to meet the needs of the customers, and able to use a single adapter for multiple uses, wherein multiple general-purpose processing modules and dedicated processing modules for processing disks and external networks are connected to one another with switching hubs via respective adapters, and the platform system includes a management module having a system identifier management table specifying system type of the general-purpose processing modules, a functional set management table managing a functional set to be included by the general-purpose processing module of each system identifier, and the configuration management table managing the combination of the general-purpose processing modules and dedicated processing modules, and the management module selects a functional set from multiple functional sets, installs the selected functional set into a general-purpose processing module and an adapter, and manages the system conf
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Yoshiko Yasuda, Takashige Baba, Jun Okitsu, Toshiaki Tarui
  • Publication number: 20070165660
    Abstract: This invention discloses a storage visualization subsystem and system with host-side redundancy via SAS connectivity. The I/O interconnect interface between the storage visualization controller and the host is a serial-attached SCSI (SAS) interface. At least one SAS expander is inserted on the I/O interconnect path of the host side to provide the function of device expansion. Or, a built-in virtual SAS expander is disposed inside the storage virtualization controller to provide multiple virtual IDs for each SAS port. When one controller in the storage virtualization controller pair malfunctions or fails, the invention provides solutions in accord with different embodiments so that the surviving controller can inherit the ID of the failed one. Thus, the host can keep functioning normally as it is not aware of any change in the device status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Ching-Hua Fang, Ching-Te Pang
  • Publication number: 20070165661
    Abstract: An information-processing system includes a reception device configured to receive data and a data-processing device configured to perform data processing by using the data. The reception device includes a reception unit configured to receive the data, and a storage-control unit configured to generate format data which is data generated in a format ready for the data processing on the basis of the received data and store the format data and the data in a storage unit. The data-processing device includes a processing unit configured to perform the data processing by using the data and the format data that are stored in the storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kyusojin
  • Publication number: 20070165662
    Abstract: Communication line termination devices and associated methods of manufacturing and deploying such devices are disclosed. A communication line termination device includes a device housing, an electrical terminal carried by the housing for connection to a communication line, and a termination circuit connected to the terminal and carried by the housing. The termination circuit has an impedance matching a characteristic impedance of the communication line, and thus reduces communication signal reflection on the communication line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Hector Morgan, Frederick Parsons
  • Publication number: 20070165663
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a plurality of physical layers for network connection may include coupling a MAC to one of a plurality of PHYs. The coupling to a specific PHY may be based on auto-detection of network activity, or network devices, via the PHYs. Also, one of the PHYs may be coupled to the MAC as a power-up default. The PHYs may be coupled to a same network, by, for example, cables. A first cable to a first PHY may couple it to a first network switch and a second cable to a second PHY may couple it to a second network switch. The first network switch may be rated to handle, for example, a greater data rate than the second network switch. The first cable may not be able to be used as a cable for the second PHY, and vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Eliezer Aloni, Uri Elzur, Predrag Kostic, Klaus Friedrich
  • Publication number: 20070165664
    Abstract: A network of stations uses bandwidth assigned to primary users on a secondary user basis. The stations having a status of needing to send information indicate a need for transmission access by transmitting, simultaneously with transmissions indicating a need for transmission access from other stations of the network, an indication of status to a master station. Each station indicating need for transmission access transmits that indication of status on a respectively different frequency. The master station then grants access to the transmission bandwidth to the requesting stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: DATA FLOW SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Edward Gerhardt, William Bernett, William Highsmith
  • Publication number: 20070165665
    Abstract: A method comprises obtaining a frame of information in an access class to be communicated over a wireless channel; determining whether the wireless channel is idle; selecting a random arbitration interframe space based on the access class of the frame; waiting a first time period pertaining to the arbitration interface space; and initiating communication of the frame of information over the wireless channel after the first time period. The method may further comprise, before initiating communication of the frame of information, selecting a random backoff time period and waiting a second time period pertaining to the backoff time period. The random arbitration interframe space may be selected from a predetermined set of values. The number of values in the predetermined set may be associated with the number of possible stations transmitting in the access class.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Sudhanshu Gaur, Clifford Tavares
  • Publication number: 20070165666
    Abstract: In some embodiments of the present invention, asynchronous network nodes and synchronous network nodes coexist on a shared media network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Israel Lifshitz, Ron Sterenson, Aharona Lurie, Lior Picherski
  • Publication number: 20070165667
    Abstract: A multiple mode data communication system and method provides the flexibility to schedule wireless unit transmissions and/or allow the wireless unit to transmit autonomously. In certain embodiments, the wireless units can transmit autonomously and/or use scheduling depending on the data rate, the length of the data packet or the type of data. For example, the wireless units can transmit autonomously at lower data rates and use scheduling at higher data rates. Thus, the multiple mode system enables wireless unit transmissions to be scheduled and/or be transmit autonomously, and wireless units can simultaneously operate in different scheduling and/or autonomous modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Srinivas Kadaba, Farooq Khan, Eshwar Pittampalli, Ashok Rudrapatna, Ganapathy Sundaram, Subramanian Vasudevan, Yunsong Yang
  • Publication number: 20070165668
    Abstract: A communications system and method enables delivery of packets over network boundaries while preserving the QoS bits configuration. The communications system includes at least one sending site configured to send the packet. The packet may have a first set of bits in a first bit-set location that indicates an intended packet forwarding priority of the packet. A data network is included that has a traffic class identification. The data network associates the packet forwarding priority with the traffic class identification and writes a second set of bits into the first bit-set location of the packet based on the traffic class identification. The second set of bits indicates a delivery priority that corresponds to the packet forwarding priority. The packet is forwarded based on at least one of the packet forwarding priority and the delivery priority, wherein the delivery priority is based on the data traffic class identification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventor: Chia Liu
  • Publication number: 20070165669
    Abstract: A unified architecture for a multipoint VC session and interactive broadcasting system is provided that includes a server, one or more video accessing points, reflectors and client machines. The server sets up the video communication sessions (VC sessions), each of which is hosted by one video accessing point. The server downloads the A/V client software to client machines. Reflectors direct audio/visual signals to client machines. The reflectors are coupled to the video accessing point and receive a control signal from the video accessing point in order to direct the A/V signals from the client machines participating in the VC session. The client machines process all of the A/V signals. This system for distributing the VC session tasks across these components reduces any bottleneck effect from using a single, central control point to direct the VC session and route the A/V signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventor: Leonid Kasperovich
  • Publication number: 20070165670
    Abstract: A combination-information creating unit creates combination information for determining a maximum number of combinations or a maximum frame length according to a usable radio band and a modulation method and combination possibility information for indicating that a combination of frames is possible. A frame combining unit combines a plurality of frames received from an outside access line, based on the combination information, the combination possibility information, and predetermined packet information. A frame dividing unit divides a combined frame included in a received radio signal into individual frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Yukimasa Nagai, Akinori Fujimura, Hiroaki Hirai, Hiroyoshi Suga
  • Publication number: 20070165671
    Abstract: A method and device are described for determining an error rate during transmission from a transmitter/receiver station to a transmitter/receiver device and a measuring device. A first data block and at least one other and different redundant block is received by the transmitter/receiver device, decoded, and checked for transmission errors. If an error is ascertained in the first data block, another redundant block is requested, but in response the first data block is retransmitted instead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Ralf Plaumann, Max Winkhofer, Johannes Fassrainer
  • Publication number: 20070165672
    Abstract: A mechanism for performing remote direct memory access (RDMA) operations between a first server and a second server. The apparatus includes a packet parser and a protocol engine. The packet parser processes a TCP segment within an arriving network frame, where the packet parser performs one or more speculative CRC checks according to an upper layer protocol (ULP), and where the one or more speculative CRC checks are performed concurrent with arrival of the network frame. The protocol engine is coupled to the packet parser. The protocol engine receives results of the one or more speculative CRC checks, and selectively employs the results for validation of a framed protocol data unit (FPDU) according to the ULP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: NetEffect, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Keels, Brian Hausauer, Vadim Makhervaks, Eric Schneider
  • Publication number: 20070165673
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for reconstructing lost or corrupted packets. One embodiment of the method may include performing at least one parity operation on information associated with at least one first packet. The method may also include transmitting the information associated with at least one first packet and information indicative of the at least one parity operation. Another embodiment of the method may include accessing information associated with at least one first packet and information indicative of at least one parity operation performed on information associated with at least one first packet and at least one second packet. The method may also include determining information associated with the at least one second packet based on information associated with at least one first packet and information indicative of at least one parity operation performed on information associated with at least one first packet and the least one second packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventor: Dawei Huang
  • Publication number: 20070165674
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are provided for transmitting and receiving uncompressed audio or video (AV) data by applying a different coding rate to each bit or each group of bits included in the uncompressed AV data according to significance of each bit or each group of bits. The apparatus for transmitting the uncompressed AV data includes a grouping unit which classifies bits of each pixel included in the uncompressed AV data into at least two groups of bits according to a significance of the bits; an encoding unit which performs error correction encoding on each of the at least two groups using a different coding rate; and a radio frequency (RF) processing unit which transmits the encoded, uncompressed AV data, which includes the pixels on which the error-correction encoding was performed, using a communication channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-sung Oh, Joong-suk Park, Yeon-woo Lee, Jung-Won Kwak, Sung-wook Cha