Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for processing forward link only (FLO) messages. A device for processing forward link only (FLO) wireless messages comprises receiving a FLO message and processing the FLO message including a header, an 8-bit FLO information block field, a 7-bit FLO count, an RF channel identifier, a transmit mode indicator, an outer code rate, and a stream identifier.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for discovering services provided in a wireless network, comprising enabling devices equipped with radio interfaces to advertise the services it provides and discover services offered by other nearby devices without establishing a network connection with the devices.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for implementing a pointer and stake model for frame alteration code in a network processor. A current pointer and a stake are provided for a packet selected for transmit. The current pointer is maintained for tracking a current position for frame alteration operations in the packet. The stake is maintained for tracking a start of a current header for frame alteration operations in the packet. The current pointer is used by frame alteration code instructions to specify a sequence of operations relative to the current pointer. The specified frame alteration sequence is compact in terms of code size to operate on data within a small window of bytes. Advance pointer instructions allow the current and stake pointers to be advanced an arbitrary number of bytes into the packet.

Abstract: A method and system, the method including, in some embodiments, calculating, by a message originator, a first check sum byte, appending the first check sum byte to the message, sending the message from the originator to a client over a single wire serial bus, and determining, by the client, a validity of the message from the originator by comparing the first check sum byte with a second check sum calculated by the client.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus for a dynamic header compression and a method thereof. The method for a dynamic header compression includes: receiving a received packet having a header from an upper layer; comparing header information of the received packet with header information of a previous packet; when a suppression part of the received packet is the same as a suppression part of the previous packet, compressing the received packet based on a predetermined header suppression rule; and when the suppression part of the received packet is not the same as the suppression part of the previous packet, transmitting the received packet without compression.

Abstract: A source host comprising a processing resource that supports a kernel space and a user space. A socket layer is supported by the kernel space and allows a measurement application residing in the user space to instruct a protocol layer to form a plurality of UDP test packets for transmission, from the source host, to a destination node in a communications network. The plurality of test packets employ source-based routing and an alternative congestion control algorithm is implemented by the protocol layer to that supported by the communications network.

Abstract: A method for transmitting and receiving data by a mobile station (MS), a method for transmitting and receiving data by a base station (BS), and a mobile communication terminal are provided. The method for transmitting and receiving data by an MS includes generating an uplink subframe by placing an uplink control channel so as to have a margin with a time allocated to a MAP of a downlink subframe and transmitting the uplink subframe to a BS. A new frame structure compatible with a full duplex FDD MS is applied in a mobile communication system.

Abstract: A data transmission apparatus for sequentially transmitting data in units of packets each containing transmission data to the receiving end. The apparatus including a reception unit receiving the transmission data as an input signal, a packet formation unit receiving the transmission data, and forming an uncompressed packet in which predetermined transmission data is stored as uncompressed data, and a compressed packet in which at least a portion of transmission data that follows the predetermined transmission data is compressed and stored as compressed data. The apparatus also including a reference information management unit holding and managing as reference information related to the uncompressed packet, and a transmission unit transmitting the packets formed by the packet formation unit. The packet formation unit forming compressed data to be stored in a compressed packet, based on the transmission data of the uncompressed packet and the reference information.

Abstract: A system and method for providing data transfer from a source node to a destination node in a network using variance based messaging is provided. The method comprises the steps of receiving one or more messages by the source node; selecting a plurality of messages to be grouped from the one or more messages, wherein the plurality of messages comprise data with minimum deviation in content; creating an integrated message from the plurality of messages; sending the integrated message from the source node to the destination node; and recreating each message of the plurality of messages at the destination node.

Abstract: Technique for transmitting Ethernet packets from an Ethernet source point to an Ethernet destination point via a communication link, comprising compression of the packets in such a manner that the source point transmits complete Ethernet packets, the communication link carries shortened information blocks (SIB) obtained from said complete Ethernet packets, while the destination point receives complete Ethernet packets essentially identical to those transmitted from the source point.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the method includes receiving audio frame data having at least first and second channel data. The first and second channel data includes a plurality of blocks, where the blocks are classified by a block type. The first and second channel data is provided jointly if the first and second channel data are paired with each other. Block information indicating the block type is obtained. The block information corresponds to the first and second channel data being common when the first and second channel data are paired. The first and second channel data are lossless decoded based on the block information.

Abstract: An address of a terminal on a network is fixed during the session. The present invention provides an electronic apparatus that can be connected to a network, including, a communication unit communicating with another electronic apparatus existing on the network, a temporary-address setting unit setting a temporary address that is temporarily valid on the network, an address-requesting unit requesting that an address management apparatus connected to the network should set an address at a predetermined timing, when the temporary address is set, and an address-request stopping unit inhibiting the address-requesting unit from operating, while the communication unit is communicating with the other electronic apparatus, by using the temporary address.

Abstract: In a method for transmitting data in a control system, a first station generates a data frame having a plurality of data fields. At least one data field to be filled with transmission data is clearly assigned to each further station. The data frame is transmitted as an outgoing data frame from one station to the next, with every further station filling the respectively assigned data field with transmission data. The last station returns the data frame as a returning data frame to the series of stations. The stations read extraneous transmission data from the data fields in the returning data frame. Preferably, the respective data fields are individually assigned to the stations.

Abstract: A packet analyzer(s) gets multiple packets, typically of a communication between communication devices. The multiple packets use the same protocol and contain one or more protocol headers with individual field(s) that contain data. The packets are organized into an array of packets. Each packet is a row in the array of packets. Each column in the array is comprised of the same field in each packet in the array of packets. The data in the fields in the column are then compressed into a compression packet.

Abstract: User specific modulation-symbol scrambling is implemented for various uplink segments, e.g., uplink traffic acknowledgement channel (ULTACH), uplink state request channel (ULSRCH), and uplink dedicated control channel (ULDCCH) segments. A wireless terminal is assigned a wireless terminal scrambling identifier. A set of ordered input modulation symbols are determined for an uplink dedicated segment to which user specific scrambling is to be applied. One bit of the assigned wireless terminal scrambling identifier is associated with each of the ordered input modulation symbols of a segment in accordance with a predetermined mapping. For each input modulation symbol a scrambling operation, e.g., a phase rotation of the input modulation symbol, is performed as a function of the associated user specific scrambling identifier bit to obtain a corresponding output modulation symbol. A value of (0,1) for a scrambling ID bit is associated with a (first, second) amount of phase rotation, e.g.

Abstract: A device and method for performing a channel profile estimation for an OFDM-based wireless communication system uses an averaged frequency coherence metric to select a particular channel profile, which is a current channel profile estimate. The averaged frequency coherence metric is derived using correlations between pilot subcarriers of an OFDM-based signal at predefined subcarrier locations for multiple frames of the OFDM-based signal. The selected channel profile may be used for channel estimation, as well as for link adaptation, to improve the performance of these processes.

Abstract: A device and method for performing a channel estimation for an OFDM-based wireless communication system using sparsely spaced pilot subcarriers estimates missing pilot subcarriers in an interpolation window using pilot subcarriers that are outside of the interpolation window to produce estimated pilot subcarriers for the interpolation window. The pilot subcarriers in the interpolation window and the estimated pilot subcarrier are used to compute pilot channel estimates for the interpolation window, which are then used to derive data channel estimates for the interpolation window.

Abstract: In one embodiment, there is presented a method for processing data. The method comprises receiving a plurality of packets, wherein each packet comprises a payload, and wherein the plurality of packets carry video data encoded in accordance with an encoding standard from a plurality of encoding standards; identifying encoding standards encoding the video data carried in the payloads of the plurality of packets; and inserting identifiers that identify the encoding standard encoding the video data carried in the payloads of the plurality of packets into the plurality of packets.

Abstract: A communication station, such as a UE or Node B of a 3GPP system, configured to receive channelization coded signals on physical channels of at least one composite channel within timeslots of a system time frame. The actual number of channelization codes received for the composite channel within a system time frame is determined. The transmitted channelization codes are then identified by performing a channelization code identification algorithm based on the determined number.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for processing variable-length packets in a buffer memory for transmission are described. In some examples, as each packet of the packets is written to a buffer memory, a length of the packet is obtained from a length field therein. For each packet of the packets, the length of the packet is compared with a threshold length. An encoded length for each of the packets is stored in a sideband memory, the encoded length for each packet of the packets being: (i) the length of the packet if the length satisfies the threshold; or (ii) a predefined value if the length of the packet does not satisfy the threshold. As each packet of the packets is read from the buffer memory, an end location of the packet is determined responsive to the encoded length thereof in the sideband memory.

Abstract: Network traffic associated with a user is lawfully intercepted by mirroring data packets flowing to and from the user for which interception has been designated. A unique packet structure enables analysis of mirrored data packets of any network type. In one implementation, a packet structure comprises routable packets that encapsulate the mirrored packet stream. The routable packet structure may be formed by prepending a correlation header to each mirrored packet. The correlation header includes a routing header to allow the mirrored packets to be transportable across the public Internet. In addition, an intercept header may be embedded within the correlation header to easily support various analyzer-specific implementations. The intercept header may include a version field that is extensible for the various analyzer implementations.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communicating between an access terminal (AT) and remote device via an access point (AP) are described. For communications over the air link, between an AP and an AT, a short address corresponding to the remote device is used for routing packets to/from the remote device. This conserves air link resources. However, for communicating between the AP and the remote device a longer address, e.g., a full IP address corresponding to the remote device, is used. The AT converts between the long and short addresses as information, e.g., packets, is communicated between the remote device and the AT. The long address may be, for example, an IP address corresponding to the remote device used to route packets through a Layer 2 tunnel between the remote device and the AP. In some embodiments the remote device is a remote access point.

Abstract: Personal short codes facilitate the establishment of unique, personalized codes for accessing network services and personalized distribution lists. Users can create individualized lists of personal short codes for desired network services. Services can reside within or outside of the wireless network. Messages having personal short codes can incorporate text routing capabilities to provide routing based on the text of a message. PSCs can be of any length or combination of alphanumeric characters. Personal short codes can be entered via a mobile device, such as a mobile telephone, PDA, or laptop, or via a web browser.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product for generating and processing upstream channel descriptor (UCD) messages in a DOCSIS-based broadband communications system, such as a DOCSIS-based two-way satellite communications system, is provided. A satellite modem termination system (SMTS) generates a UCD message that includes one or more standard parameters pertaining to an upstream channel of the two-way satellite communications system, wherein the one or more standard parameters are defined in accordance with the DOCSIS protocol, and one or more satellite application-specific parameters pertaining to the upstream channel, wherein the one or more satellite application specific parameters are not provided for by the DOCSIS protocol. The UCD message is transmitted to a satellite modem that extracts both the standard and satellite application-specific parameters for use in managing communication over the upstream channel.

Abstract: A method for using a non-timer dedicated resource, such as a communication resource, for performing timing operations is provided. The method is advantageous for use with embedded applications in dedicated devices having limited timing resources, particularly in cases where the existing timing resources have all been allocated to specific tasks and are not available to accommodate further timing requirements.

Abstract: Provided are a multi-pilot generation method and a detection method in a multi-antenna communication system. In the method, a transmission side superimposes a first preamble sequence and a third preamble sequence to generate a second preamble sequence, which is subjected to serial/parallel conversion before the first preamble sequence and the second preamble sequence are successively transmitted from a plurality of antennas by time division. A reception side receives the first preamble sequence and the second preamble sequence by a plurality of antennas, separates the third preamble sequence from the second preamble sequence by a spatial division process, and performs a pilot correlation process by using the first preamble sequence and the separated third preamble sequence.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for performing range-based directory number (DN) screening are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for determining that a telecommunications device DN is within an allowed set of numerical ranges. The method includes creating a range tree for representing an allowed set of numerical DN ranges, wherein each range is defined by a numerical upper and lower bound, and storing the range tree in a memory device; receiving a telecommunications device DN to be analyzed; traversing the range tree from a root node of the tree, based on analyzing each digit of the DN, until a leaf node is reached; and determining, based on an attribute associated with the leaf node reached, whether the DN is within the allowed set of ranges.

Abstract: A system and method for communicating a message. Various aspects of the present invention may comprise determining whether a communication link between a sender's communication device and a recipient's communication device is presently available. If it is determined that a communication link between the sender's communication device and the recipient's communication device is not presently available, then the sender may be provided with an option to record a message on the sender's communication device for later automatic delivery to the recipient's communication device. A message from the sender may then be recorded on the sender's communication device for later automatic delivery to the recipient's communication device, and the recorded message may be automatically delivered to the recipient's communication device.

Abstract: Reducing data transitions in a data transmission interface includes receiving first data and second data, among which the first data is data being transmitted by the data transmission interface and the second data is next data of the first data in a timing sequence. Corresponding data bits of the first data and the second data are compared to compute how many data bits undergo data transition. If the number of data bits undergoing data transition is greater than half the number of data bits the data transmission interface is capable of transmitting simultaneously, an encoding mode is activated to encode the second data, and an encoding result corresponding to the second data is outputted.

Abstract: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates managing an incoming data communication in connection with unified communications. A unified communications component can employ unified communications for a data communication with at least the following data communication modes: an email data communication mode, a voice data communication mode, and a voicemail data communication mode. A unified rules component can automatically redirect the data communication to a delegate for receipt based upon a universal rule, the universal rule is uniformly applicable to at least two of the email data communication mode, the voice data communication mode, or the voicemail data communication mode.

Abstract: Certain aspects of a method and system for transparent transmission control protocol (TCP) offload with transmit and receive coupling are disclosed. Aspects of a method may include collecting at least one received TCP segment for a determined network flow via a network interface card (NIC) processor. The state information for the received TCP segment and state information for transmitted TCP segments for the determined network flow may be stored at the NIC without transferring state information for the received TCP segment and the state information for the transmitted TCP segments to a host system communicatively coupled to the NIC. A new TCP segment comprising the collected TCP segments may be generated after a termination event occurs. The generated new TCP segment, new state information for the generated new TCP segment, and the state information for the transmitted TCP segments may be communicated to the host system for TCP offload.

Abstract: A data transmission/reception method in Near Field Communications (NFC) for enhancing data throughput between at least an initiator device and a target device. The data transmission/reception method typically includes initiating a communication between an initiator and a target that perform NFC, aggregating a plurality of data packet units to be transmitted in order to form an aggregated frame, and transmitting the aggregated frame to a counterpart NFC device.

Abstract: A network diagnostic component that is placed in-line between a first and second node. The diagnostic component is used to perform a comparison operation on any specified portion of a network data frame. For example, the first node may communicate with the second node using a network data frame that includes one or more data units. The network diagnostic component uses a starting and ending address that specify where in the network data frame to begin and end the comparison operation. A match template that specifies a particular condition for comparison is also used. The network diagnostic component then performs the comparison operation by searching for a data unit that at least partially matches the comparison condition in the portion of the network data frame specified by the starting and ending addresses. The data unit may be located at any location in the specified portion of the data frame.

Abstract: A method provided by the present invention for transmitting overhead information, includes dividing and reforming overhead information into at least two overhead parts, inserting the at least two overhead parts into overhead bytes of at least two corresponding data frames, and transmitting the at least two overhead parts via the at least two data frames which are microwave frames. Overhead information transmitting apparatus and overhead information receiving apparatus are also provided by the present invention. With the method and apparatus of the present invention, the channel bandwidth resources occupied by the overhead bytes or each microwave frame are greatly reduced. If the saved channel bandwidth is used for performing the error correction code on the transmitted information, the code gain is improved and the sensitivity requirement on the receiver is reduced so that the cost of a microwave transmitting system is reduced eventually.

Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for eliminating unnecessary link state database exchanges and processes when two OSPF routers are forming a full adjacency. In particular, the invention provides methods and mechanisms for deducing information about unreachable routers from link state changes received, recording the information about the unreachable routers for a given period of time, constructing a neighbor database summary list that does not contain the LSAs that the neighbor has through using the information about the unreachable routers and reachable routers, and determining whether the neighbor router is restarted after it becomes unreachable. In addition, the present invention provides a few of options to deduce and use the information about the unreachable routers and the information in the link state database for eliminating unnecessary link state database exchanges and processes.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for creating a virtual hierarchical local area network. The method and apparatus provide a hierarchical framing technique that allows a network architecture to realize a local area network hierarchy within the network. In this manner, a first local area network hierarchy is defined by communication in a first frame format between a first set of network devices and a second set of network devices. A second local area network hierarchy is defined by communication in a second frame format between members of the second set of network devices. The second frame format includes the fields of a frame in the first frame format that is used to communicate between the first set of communication devices and the second set of communication devices.

Abstract: A system and method for packet-based communications is performed by implementing arbitrated packet-based communications. According to an example embodiment, packet-based data is arbitrated and output with verification data. For each arbitrated packet stream, verification data is generated in response to detecting an end of frame (EOF) symbol in the arbitrated packet stream, and the verification data is added to the packet stream. A merged packet stream is provided at an output, the merged packet stream including the plurality of arbitrated packet streams with verification data added thereto.

Abstract: One example embodiment of the present invention discloses a method of delivering content from a base station of a wireless network to a mobile station including receiving a request for content from a mobile station, accessing the requested content from content stored in association with the base station, and transmitting the requested content to the mobile station.

Abstract: A single chip protocol converter integrated circuit (IC) capable of receiving packets generating according to a first protocol type and processing said packets to implement protocol conversion and generating converted packets of a second protocol type for output thereof, the process of protocol conversion being performed entirely within the single integrated circuit chip. The single chip protocol converter can be further implemented as a macro core in a system-on-chip (SoC) implementation, wherein the process of protocol conversion is contained within a SoC protocol conversion macro core without requiring the processing resources of a host system. Packet conversion may additionally entail converting packets generated according to a first protocol version level and processing the said packets to implement protocol conversion for generating converted packets according to a second protocol version level, but within the same protocol family type.

Abstract: A method and circuit for implementing variable length packets to embed extra control information in an interconnect system, and a design structure on which the subject circuit resides are provided. Packets are defined to include an End-to-End (ETE) Flow Unit within packet (Flit) count field in the packet header. The packet header also includes its own CRC field. When a nonzero ETE flit count field is received in an incoming packet from an incoming link, the specified number of embedded ETE flits is removed from the packet and is used the same as if the control information arrived in its own packet.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for sending a multicast packet from multiple network interfaces across multiple networks using the same media access source address (MAC source address). One implementation includes a processing element and a network interface for each of the multiple networks. The processing element generates and initiates sending of a multicast packet having a same media access source address (MAC source address) from at least two of the multiple network interfaces. In one implementation, a single copy of the multicast packet is buffered, and each of the network interfaces retrieves, such as via a direct memory access (DMA) request, the multicast packet and forwards it to an attached network.

Abstract: A recognition system for recognizing a data packet includes a data memory for storing data units in a predetermined order. A first data unit includes an instruction for determining a characteristic of the data packet. The first data unit also includes the total number of the data units, and a corresponding sequence number for the first data unit. The recognition system further includes a matching processor coupled to the data memory. The matching processor can execute the instruction in the first data unit to generate a result. The matching processor can also provide an address pointer according to the execution result, the total number of the data units, and the corresponding sequence number of the first data unit.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is shown for communicating Fibre Channel frames between distinct fabrics. A proxy zone is established in each fabric with a physically present local device and a remote fabric device. A router creates a proxy device in each fabric for every device not physically connected to the fabric. The proxy devices appear to be directly attached to the router. The router handles all address translations between proxy and physical addresses. When multiple routers are encountered, the ingress router does all address translation. No routing or encapsulation headers are used except when routing between two routers. The source ID and the originator exchange identifier are stored at the egress router for all link requests that require special handling. When replies pass through that router, the destination ID and originator exchange identifier are compared with the stored information. On a match, the reply is specially handled.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a security gateway receives an IPSec Initiation (IPSec INIT) request from a client. The security gateway may communicate with a AAA server to authenticate the client. After authentication, the security gateway intercepts a URR Discovery request from the client. The security gateway determines registration information for a response to the registration request. The registration information may be information on where the client can locate a D-GANC. A response is generated using the determined information and sent to the client. The response to the discovery request is performed without communicating with a P-GANC. Accordingly, a security gateway is used to authenticate the client and also to respond to the discovery request. This does not require that a P-GANC function be deployed in a network. Thus, cost and processing power may be saved.

Abstract: A mobile terminal in a wireless communication network may be one of several modes of operation. When in an idle mode, the mobile terminal may avoid a lengthy random access procedure normally associated with responding to a page from a base station, if the base station includes in the page an indication of a resource that the mobile terminal may utilize when responding to the page. Additionally, the mobile terminal may transmit an efficient location update MAC header to a base station, whether prompted to by a page from the base station or not. Furthermore, without leaving the idle mode or a sleep mode, the mobile terminal may exchange short data burst messages with a base station.

Abstract: A base station apparatus that limits the influx of speech data into a packet channel and that enables the service quality of the packet channel to be prevented from degrading. In this apparatus, a protocol detecting section (301) detects a protocol contained in an IP header of a packet. Based on the protocol, a packet type detecting section (302) detects a type of packet. Based on the type of packet, a delay addition control section (303) determines whether or not to add a delay. Specifically, when the packet is of VoIP, the delay addition control section (303) instructs a switching section (304) to output the packet to a delay adding section (103), and further instructs the delay adding section (103) to add a delay. Meanwhile, when the packet is an IP packet, the delay addition control section (303) instructs the switching section (304) to output the packet to a scheduler (104).

Abstract: A system and method for requesting additional bandwidth in a communications channel between one or more first satellite terminal devices and a second satellite terminal device, are provided. The method includes identifying an available field in a header to be transmitted from the one or more first devices to the second device and allocating at least a portion of the available field for requesting the additional bandwidth. A size of the available field is reconfigurable. The method also includes forwarding the extend header to the second device.

Abstract: A new frame structure applicable to the IEEE 802.16 OFDMA wireless waveform is described, for the purposes of increasing base station capacity, increasing subscriber link rates and extending base station range. The frame structure provides the necessary constructs so that advance signal processing technologies such as Stacked Carrier Spread Spectrum and adaptive antenna technology may be used in combination with these constructs in order to realize these gains. These concepts are equally applicable in other advanced wireless waveforms based on OFDM or OFDMA such as LTE or UMB.

Abstract: A communications system and method are disclosed for transmitting packets of information in at least one first format over a communications link that utilizes packets of information in a second format. In certain embodiments, the packets of information in a first format are converted to packets of information in the second format prior to transmission via the communications link by packing and fragmenting the information in the first format in a coordinated manner. Embodiments may also utilize packing subheaders and fragmentation control bits in the packing and fragmentation processes.

Abstract: To connect arbitrary network communication apparatuses by selecting an appropriate route or identifying an IP address in an environment which includes a network using plural NAT routers, which is hierachically connected through plural NAT routers for distributing private IPs. A network communication apparatus includes: a direct search unit which transmits a direct search request to another network communication apparatus; a route information obtaining unit which obtains route information of the network communication apparatus from a server which holds the route information of the network communication apparatus; and a communication control unit which performs, when the information regarding the other network communication apparatus is obtained upon the direct search request, communication with the other network communication apparatus based on the information, and which performs, when the information is not obtained, communication with the other network communication apparatus, based on the route information.