Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining if useful auxiliary information in an auxiliary time slot is available for subscriber unit use. The present invention includes a receiver that receives data from both an auxiliary time slot and a dedicated time slot. Data from the receiver is coupled to a computation function that calculates a metric comparing the data from the auxiliary time slot and the dedicated time slot. The calculated metric is coupled to a threshold comparator that compares the calculated metric to a threshold. Based on the results of the comparison, a determination is made on the presence or absence of useful auxiliary data in an auxiliary time slot.

Abstract: The invention concerns a TDMA transmission method employing a plurality of carrier frequencies (211 through 21N) accessible selectively in receivers by frequency hopping, characterized in that said plurality of carrier frequencies comprises: a first set of at least one carrier frequency (211 through 212) exclusively dedicated to transmitting signalling data, and a second set of carrier frequencies (213 through 21N) formed of the set of carrier frequencies that do not belong to said first set and exclusively dedicated to transmitting payload information. The invention also concerns a corresponding signal and a corresponding receiver.

Abstract: Communicative services are transported over a TDMA or TDM access network by packetising the services into minicells which minicells are transported within minislots created by subdivision of the TDM time slots. For low bit rate communicative services only, mini-slots are allocated periodically rather than in the blocks that are allocated to high bit rate services. The packetisation delay inherent within the transport layer can be significantly reduced for these low bit rate services.

Abstract: To provide better quality of service, Network nodes in accordance with the present invention use a media abstraction unit to integrate link-layer management with network layer traffic management. Various transmission parameters are modified in response to changing environmental factors. The modification of the transmission parameters changes the available bandwidth of the wireless link. In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, the available bandwidth of the wireless link is used at network layer traffic management. Specifically in one embodiment of the present invention, the amount low priority data packet within a TDM data frame is altered to use the available bandwidth.

Abstract: The present invention provides a synchronizing data protocol comprising one or more serial input-output (SIO) control word(s) and data passed across a high voltage interface, to allow the elimination of a frame synchronization signal (and corresponding AC coupling capacitors). The present invention has particular applicability to, e.g., time division multiplexed (TDM) data, serial data communication devices, or synchronous serial communication interfaces in general, and to the communication between a controller and a codec in an audio codec device in accordance with the AC '97 Specification, i.e., the AC Link. The synchronizing data protocol is implemented over a transmit data signal line to provide occasional synchronization (i.e., not frame-by-frame synchronization) between the two communicating devices. The master device includes a preamble insertion module to insert a predetermined preamble code word into the transmitted data stream.

Abstract: Electronic information equipment for recording contents are connected to a network. One of the pieces of electronic information equipment manages information of the dispersed storage state. The managing device gives output instructions to the other electronic information equipment storing the information in a dispersed manner such that each of the pieces of electronic information equipment outputs the information stored therein to output destination electronic information equipment, and in the event that the end of information output from one piece of electronic information equipment has been detected, the managing device gives output instructions to the electronic information equipment storing the subsequent information to output the information stored therein to the output destination electronic information equipment.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of switching from a first to a second video sequence, in which it is provided, in order to avoid the creation of special access points such as splicing points defined in MPEG standard, to insert at the switching point, between the two sequences, an additional sequence of k pictures. These pictures, said minimal in that sense that they are coded with a reduced number of bits, may be for instance uniform colour pictures or the repetition of a single previous I or P picture.

Abstract: A private base station (231) provides communication directly between a cellular mobile telephone (201) operable within a cellular network and a public switched terrestrial network (116). The base station is configurable to establish communication to a mobile telephone while minimizing interference with similar base stations. The base stations may transmit on similar frequencies but within different time division multiplexed time slots.

Abstract: A system for performing packet based data communications over a parallel set of sublinks is provided. A transmitter unit separates the sublinks into an available set of sublinks and a busy set of sublinks. This transmitter avoids processing delays by utilizing sublinks in the available sublink set and not waiting for sublinks in the busy sublink set to be released. To receive the packets, a receiver unit utilizes a sequence number associated with each packet. Accordingly, the receiver extracts the one or more packets of data received in parallel over the set of sublinks in sequential order. A packet window buffer is used to store packets in sequence if they are initially received out of order. The receiver utilizes a sliding window to provide packets in continuous sequential order and transmits the packets serially over a single communication link.

Abstract: Proper data is selected from a plurality of data which are multiplexed and transmitted to download the proper data. The maker and model of a receiver and the version of a control program are stored in a load section as a maker ID, a model ID, and a version ID. The section number and the total number of sections are also stored. It is checked whether the maker ID and the model ID coincide with those stored in the ROM of the receiver to check whether the version number is newer than that of the control program of the receiver. Therefore, it can be checked whether the program should be downloaded. With reference to the list of section numbers which have been downloaded, it can be found whether a program divided into a plurality of sections to be transmitted is completely downloaded. With reference to the list of section numbers and the total number of sections, the progress state of downloading can be known.

Abstract: A highly flexible and scalable architecture implements TDM bridge and related functions for network to telecom interface applications like voice over Internet. A very small packet size minimizes packetization delay so that VOIP can be realized without expensive echo cancellation. High density enables processing 4K simultaneous voice channels in real time on a single, compact circuit board.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for mapping digital data signals in an optical communication system to a data structure having a fixed frame size. A justification indicator and a negative stuff location are allocated in frame overhead to accommodate positive/negative/zero justification. A multiplexing method to establish a hierarchy of such data structures using the same technique is also described.

Abstract: A mixing apparatus is constructed for mixing input voice signals with each other to produce output voice signals. In the mixing apparatus, a generator has a predetermined number of internal channels for internally generating the predetermined number of input voice signals at each sample period divided into the predetermined number of timeslots to accommodate the predetermined number of the input voice signals within each sample period. A converter converts division of the sample period so as to increase a total number of the timeslots within each sample period, and distributes the predetermined number of the input voice signals to the increased number of the timeslots so as to create an extra number of free timeslots within each sample period. An interface can receive the extra number of input voice signals provided from the extra number of external channels of an external signal source disposed separately from the generator.

Abstract: The present invention provides a virtual machine interface (VMI) and an application programming interface (API) usable in conjunction with a reconfigurable wireless network communication apparatus. The reconfigurable wireless network communication apparatus comprises a plurality of hardware kernels. The apparatus can be reconfigured to support different or modified communication protocols over time. The VMI comprises a library of software objects. By configuring VMI software objects, a programmer selects the communication protocol used by the reconfigurable wireless network communication apparatus. The API of the present invention provides higher level management of the communication protocol used by a reconfigurable wireless network communication apparatus. The API comprises a library of high level software objects that further abstract hardware details of the apparatus.

Abstract: A method for reading data from an IEEE 1394 serial bus system and storing the data in a FIFO includes partitioning the FIFO into a plurality of registers, each having 32 register bits for the data and a single register bit for a control data bit. To manipulate the system such that reads on a data quadlet involve only one system read on a 32-bit system, a packet token is stored in the initial register in a data packet. This packet token includes the quadlet count in the data packet. The host system need only read the first register in the data packet, the packet token, to determine the number of data quadlets within the data packet. Thereafter, the control data bit need not be read such that only a single read operation is performed for each operation of the read pointer. The last register associated with the packet is the acknowledge register which contains information that is sent back to the transmit node in the system.

Abstract: A switching system for integratedly switching voice, data, image information and the like. The switching system comprises a plurality of front-end modules each adapted to perform a switching processing in association with a subscriber line or a trunk line, and a single or a plurality of central modules for interconnecting the plurality of front-end modules in star-type fashion and switching information prevailing between the front-end modules, in unit of block accommodating the information and a header added thereto to contain connection control information and in accordance with the contents of the header. The front-end modules are connected to the central module via inter-module highways each having frames occurring at a predetermined period and time slots contained in each frame to carry blocks.

Abstract: FIG. 3B shows buffer occupancy rate of a transport stream buffer 21 when a TS packet is transferred to the transport stream buffer 21 having a transport rate Rt and a leak rate Rx. A time T1 during which the buffer occupancy rate of the transport stream buffer 21 increases and a time T2 during which the buffer occupancy rate of the transport stream buffer 21 decreases are expressed by (Rt−Rx)×T1=Rx×T2 and T1=(188×8)/Rt. A time T is T=T1+T2=(188×8)/Rx. Therefore, the time T is equal to a time T′ shown in FIG. 3C. Thus, when a TS packet is transferred in a cycle of the time T′, the transport stream buffer 21 will not overflow and the transport stream buffer 21 becomes empty at least once a second, whereby simulation for the transport stream buffer 21 is not required in the simulation for the T-STD model.

Abstract: A data transfer system transfers frames with more than two data words from a transmitter 100 to at least one receiver 102 in a time-multiplexed manner. The transmitter 100 and receiver(s) 102 are connected via four signal lines: a clock signal 112, a serial data signal 110, a word-select signal 114 and a frame-begin signal 116. The data is serially transferred via the serial data line 110, in synchronisation with periodic clock pulses of the clock signal 112. The word-select signal 114 triggers selecting a next transmit channel register from which the transmitter 100 transmits the next data word and a next receive channel register into which the receiver 102 stores the data word to be received next. The frame-begin signal 116 triggers selecting a first one of the channel registers. The data transfer system may, for instance, be used for transferring eight digital audio channels in a DVD player between components such as an input/output interface, a filter, a (de-)coder or a digital signal processor.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus provide for controlled access to a shared communication medium. Time slots on a forward channel include information regarding status useful for remote units to determine whether a reverse channel is available for seizure. Additionally, information along the forward channel provides guidance to the remote units to control attempts to seize the reverse channel. In one embodiment a remote unit divides a data package into a plurality of portions and attempts to seize the reverse channel using a single portion of the data package which corresponds to one time slot on the reverse channel. It then waits until it receives notification along the forward channel that the first data portion was successfully received before it attempts to send any of the remainder of its data in consecutive time slots on the reverse channel.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a time-division multiplexer for time-division multiplexing data concerning a first video signal. An adding unit adds beginning information to the data which is time-division multiplexed by the time-division multiplexer, in which the beginning information indicates the beginning of the data. A bit string obtained by decoding the beginning information using a predetermined method differs by at least two bits from two types of bit strings obtained by decoding, using the predetermined method, two types of information indicating the beginning of a plurality of pieces of data concerning a second video signal, when the number of corresponding bits is the maximum.

Abstract: A two way communication system is adapted for compatible inter-operation of a plurality of devices operating in accordance with a plurality of protocols. The communication system includes a first group of one or more remote devices that interface with a local host in accordance with a first protocol and a second group of one or more remote devices that interface wit the local host in accordance with a second protocol. The local host includes a protocol processor that identifies transmissions from the first and second groups of remote devices and routes transmissions from the first group of remote devices to a first processor operating in accordance with the first protocol and also routes transmissions from the second group of remote devices to a second processor operating in accordance with the second protocol.

Abstract: A scheme for multiplexing transport channels on one or several communication channels is used to operate in a normal mode and in a compressed mode which requires a lower symbol rate to provide in active periods in the communication channels. To match the symbol rate on each of the transport channels, a symbol puncturing is performed in two passes: marked symbols are introduced and are subjected, along with the other information symbols, to different operations including an interleaving, before being deleted from the transmitted sequence. Accordingly, those operations can be performed in the same manner in the normal and compressed modes, which limits the complexity of the communicating entities.

Abstract: A system of clipping a specified segment from a continuous medium with a raised precision in a terminal served be a digital broadcasting system. A plurality of continuous media is broadcast as a multiplexed stream, preferably as a transport stream of MPEG-2 standard. In the receiving terminal, a reference time (t) is generated. The start and end times Ts and Te of a specified segment of a specified medium are expressed in the reference time. The specified medium is downloaded during a period including the start time Ts and the end time Te to obtain a first portion of the continuous medium. Then, a second portion is clipped from the first portion such that the second portion starts with a data unit that has been received after the start time Ts and has a first header including a first minimum index and ends just before a data unit that has been received after the end time Te and has a second header including a second minimum index.

Abstract: A system for monitoring packets transmitted on a channel (3) connecting an application server (8) and a user (1) of the application server (8) to each other, includes (a) a certification server (5) which certificates a user, and (b) a first device (6) which, on receipt of a request from the certification server (5), monitors packets transmitted on the channel (3). The certification server (5) includes a first memory (9) which stores a monitoring parameter designating a packet to be monitored, and a threshold parameter designating a method of monitoring the packet, and a second device (11) which transmits a request to the first device (6) to start or finish monitoring the packet. The first device includes an analyzer (16) which monitors a time at which packets coincident with the monitoring parameter arrive, and determines whether there is any rule in an interval in the arrival time, and an annunciator (17) which makes annunciation to the user when there is a certain rule in the interval.

Abstract: A communications system has a real time signal generating part for generating the real time signal of data rate R with one frame as one unit; a transmission part, having a transmission rate C (C>R), over which the real time signal is transmitted; and a real time signal outputting part for outputting the real time signal stored in a real time signal receive buffer part, wherein after storing the real time signal for a prescribed number, N, of frames in the real time signal receive buffer part, the real time signal outputting part is activated, thereby performing control so that all generated portions of the real time signal can be output at the receiving end without interruption.

Abstract: A network system includes a content provider connected to local service providers via an interactive distribution network, such as the Internet. The local service providers facilitate delivery of the content from the content provider to multiple subscribers. The local service providers schedule delivery of frequently requested content from the content provider prior to a peak time when the subscribers are likely to request the content. The content is downloaded from the content provider during the off-peak hours and cached at the local service providers for serving to the subscribers during the ensuing peak time. In this manner, the frequently requested content is already present at the local service providers and ready to be served to the subscribers before they actually request it. When the content is finally requested, the data is streamed continuously in real-time for just-in-time rendering at the subscriber computer.

Abstract: Techniques for determining an output rate for a bit stream, the output rate being determined by applying information read from the bit stream to available bandwidths. The techniques are employed to construct a statistical multiplexer 80 that multiplexes varying bit-rate bit streams. Minimum and maximum output rates for each bit stream are determined such that neither a queue for the bit stream in the multiplexer nor the bit stream's decoder will underflow or overflow. The multiplexer first allocates each bit stream its minimum bandwidth and then allocates any remaining bandwidth to the bit streams in proportion to the difference between the minimum and maximum output rates for the bit streams, with no bit stream receiving more than its maximum output rate. If there is not enough bandwidth to give every bit stream its minimum rate, glue frames may be inserted, or low priority channels dropped.

Abstract: Systems and methods by which voice/data communications may occur in multiple modes/protocols are disclosed. In particular, systems and methods are provided for multiple native mode/protocol voice and data transmissions and receptions with a computing system having a multi-bus structure, including, for example, a TDM bus and a packet bus, and multi-protocol framing engines. Such systems preferably include subsystem functions such as PBX, voice mail and other telephony functions, LAN hub and data router. In preferred embodiments, a TDM bus and a packet bus are intelligently bridged and managed, thereby enabling such multiple mode/protocol voice and data transmissions to be intelligently managed and controlled with a single, integrated system. A computer or other processor includes a local area network controller, which provides routing and hub(s) for one or more packet networks. The computer also is coupled to a buffer/framer, which serves to frame/deframe data to/from the computer from TDM bus.

Abstract: A channel pointer extractor extracts channel pointer value inserted in a SDH signal based on the pointer position information contained in the channel information, each time the channel information is detected by a channel information detector. A reference data readout section readouts the reference data of the channel specified by the channel identification information contained in the channel information from a reference data memory, each time the channel information is detected by the channel information detector. A pointer processing section judges the states of justification and alarm, from the channel pointer value extracted from the channel pointer extractor, and reference data read out by the reference data readout section and generates a new reference data based on the judgment results.

Abstract: Data bits—in each case one bit multiplet with a predetermined number of bits per channel—are transmitted in accordance with a particular time sequence in time-division multiplex frames. According to a predetermined allocation of the channels to groups including in each case a predetermined subset of the channels, the multiplets of in each case one group are transmitted time-interleaved with respect to one another in the time-division multiplex frames. The various groups, however, are in each case transmitted successively in the frames.

Abstract: A flexible global distributed switch adapted for wide geographical coverage with an end-to-end capacity that scales to several Petabits per second (Pb/s), while providing grade-of-service and quality-of-service control, is constructed from packet-switching edge modules and channel-switching core modules. The global distributed switch may be used to form a global Internet. The global distributed switch enables simple controls, resulting in scalability and performance advantages due to a significant reduction in the mean number of hops in a path between two edge modules. Traffic is sorted at each ingress edge module according to egress edge module. At least one packet queue is dedicated to each egress edge module. Harmonious reconfiguration of edge modules and core modules is realized by time counter co-ordination. The global distributed switch can be enlarged from an initial capacity of a few Terabits per second to a capacity of several Petabits per second, and from regional to global coverage.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for generating an access identifier (ID) for a communications line of a communications network capable of providing a relatively low bandwidth channel and at least one relatively high bandwidth channel over the communication line. According to one embodiment, a virtual circuit is established with an access ID server using the relatively low bandwidth channel. An access ID is requested from the access ID server over the virtual circuit that will enable a circuit to be established using the at least one relatively high bandwidth channel.

Abstract: A centralized cross-connect (DS0)-time slot routing scheme for multiple bandwidth communication circuit cards is executed by a supervisory control card installed in a distributed backplane of a time division multiplex (TDM)-based communication system equipment shelf. The distributed backplane supports a plurality of TDM time slots, and has a plurality of card slots in which communication circuits cards are installed. A relational database provides a transport association among the TDM time slots of the backplane and DS0 communication channels of communication circuits cards that allows any DS0 communication channel of any port of any communication circuit card to be associated with any TDM communication transport time slot of the backplane. The supervisory control card controls the transport of DS0 communication channels in selected TDM communication transport time slots in accordance with the contents of the relational database.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a parallel combinatory CDMA (PC-CDMA) system that transmits and receives data by applying a predetermined pseudo number (PN) code corresponding to a plurality of bits, and more particularly relates to a multi-carrier PC-CDMA system, enhancing its efficiency by mixing the PN codes corresponding to the plurality of bits with respective orthogonal frequencies. The transmitting part includes a plurality of mixers 331 to 33n for mixing respective PN codes outputted from a plurality of mappers 321 to 32n with frequency signals having an orthogonal feature and a receiving part including a plurality of mixers 411 to 41n for mixing received signals with the same frequency signals mixed at the transmitting part. Accordingly, it is possible to decrease the number of PN codes needed in a PC-CDMA system by correlating the mappers 321 to 32n of the transmitting part and correlator 421 to 42n and data detectors 431 to 43n of the receiving part through the mixers 33 and 41 independently.

Abstract: Proper data is selected from a plurality of data which are multiplexed and transmitted to download the proper data. The maker and model of a receiver and the version of a control program are stored in a load section as a maker ID, a model ID, and a version ID. The section number and the total number of sections are also stored. It is checked whether the maker ID and the model ID coincide with those stored in the ROM of the receiver to check whether the version number is newer than that of the control program of the receiver. Therefore, it can be checked whether the program should be downloaded. With reference to the list of section numbers which have been downloaded, it can be found whether a program divided into a plurality of sections to be transmitted is completely downloaded. With reference to the list of section numbers and the total number of sections, the progress state of downloading can be known.

Abstract: An information inconsistency judgment apparatus, an information inconsistency judgment method, and a medium recorded with an information inconsistency judgment program, for judging as to whether an inconsistency has occurred in a transmitted information, based on an object at a higher level of the object to be operated, and on the registered object. An information inconsistency correction apparatus, an information inconsistency correction method, and a medium recorded with an information inconsistency correction program, for correcting the registered object based on an operational information, when it is judged that an inconsistency has occurred in the transmitted information.

Abstract: A video transmitting apparatus having a plurality of transmission medium for transmitting multiplexed video information, a plurality of video information receiving units each connected to a corresponding transmission medium to receive specific video information on the corresponding transmission medium, a video displaying unit for displaying video information, a switcher for connecting the video displaying unit to any one of the video information receiving units to supply video information to the video displaying unit, and a video display requesting unit for communicating with each of the video information receiving units and the switcher to request to display specific video information on the video displaying unit by giving instructions to a relevant video information receiving unit which can receive the specific video information and the switcher.

Abstract: A data management system (10) for managing and distributing high-speed, real-time and archived data between diverse local and remote data sources (26) and data sinks (30). The system includes a server (12) having cache memory (14) and archive memory (18) and one or more ring buffered network bus (RBNB) modules (24). Each RBNB module features a highly modular, object-oriented design, with the RBNB module being the highest level object in the system. The RBNB modules include a plurality of ring buffer objects (42) that handles data streams from data sources, a plurality of network bus objects (44) that handle data streams to a data sinks, and RBNB control objects (40) the handle connections for the ring buffer objects and network bus objects. Data is handled by the RBNB module in data frame (68) increments based on the combination of identified channels (116) and time stamps (250).

Abstract: A novel system and method for maintaining timing synchronization in a digital video network, in conjunction with a digital video and data delivery system, makes possible the delivery of digital video content, bi-directional data services, such as Internet data, and plain old telephone service (POTS) to an end user over a communications channel. The channel is typically the copper wire pair that extends between a telephone company central office and a residential premises, but may be any communication medium that supports the communication of compressed digital video, bi-directional data, such as Internet data, and POTS, and indeed, may be a wireless connection. The digital video and data delivery system capitalizes on a bus, or broadcast backplane, created by circuitry contained within the central office.

Abstract: The method according to the invention relates in general to transmission in cellular telecommunication systems and in particular to optimization of the data transfer mode. In the method according to the invention the data transfer mode is controlled using the downlink quality measured by the mobile station (MS) and the uplink quality measured by the base station (BTS). For transparent connections it can be determined a desired maximum threshold for the RXQUAL value, and when the uplink or downlink RXQUAL exceeds that maximum threshold (ie. the bit error rate BER exceeds the maximum value), a more error-tolerant channel coding of a lower transmission speed is taken into use and the channel resources available are increased e.g. by growing the number of time slots to keep the user data transmission rate constant.

Abstract: In a synchronous multiplex network including a plurality of multiplex transmission apparatuses, an overhead is passed through intervening multiplex transmission apparatuses such that administration and maintenance operation information is transmitted and received through the overhead between arbitrary multiplex transmission apparatuses. The multiplex transmission apparatus receives a multiplexed signal comprising a payload having a plurality of main signals multiplexed therein and overhead bytes including a plurality of administration and maintenance operation information, performs termination processing for the administration and maintenance operation information and transmission processing for the payload, thereafter converts the multiplexed signal into a different multiplexed signal comprising a payload which has been processed for transmission and a plurality of administration and maintenance operation information, and transmits the different multiplexed signal.

Abstract: A method for transmitting digitally coded data of a radio program (A) is proposed, in which the digitally coded data are modulated by a modulation method, in particular by OFDM. The data are modulated to at least one carrier wave. The data are transmitted in a transmission frame. The method is characterized in that the data of a radio program (A) are transmitted, with at least one repetition, and then are evaluated in common. In this process the complex values (20, 21), which have been furnished by the demodulator circuit (53), are added together.

Abstract: A method of demodulating voice or data and control information in systems that support multiple modulation schemes modulates voice or data using a first linear modulation scheme, such as 16QAM modulation scheme, and modulates control information using a second linear modulation scheme, for example, QPSK modulation scheme, that has the same symbol rate as that of the first modulation scheme. The first linear modulation scheme has a higher modulation level than the second linear modulation scheme. Information modulated using the second linear modulation scheme, which uses a reduced signal set of the first linear modulation scheme, are demodulated using the same demodulator that is used for demodulating information modulated using the first linear modulation scheme. Also, in-band signalling information within a traffic channel, such as stealing flags, are modulated using the second modulation scheme.

Abstract: A real-time data acquisition system for a remote, unmanned underwater vehe includes an array of sensors within the vehicle which gather data from the environment surrounding the vehicle. The sensor data is digitized and stored in an imbedded computer on the unmanned vehicle. To display the data, the imbedded computer transfers the digital data over a local area network connection to a second computer aboard a mother ship. The second computer converts the digital data back to analog data for display. The data can also be analyzed and processed depending on test requirements. To test the unmanned vehicle performance, the vehicle can be operated adjacent the mother ship with the local area network connection in place. In this mode, the imbedded computer transfers the digital data to the second computer as the data is being stored in the imbedded computer.

Abstract: The object of the invention is a method and an arrangement for separating signals operating in the same channel. In the solution according to the invention, the signals to be transmitted are conditioned so that the receiver at the other end of the transmission route is able to separate an effective signal from an interference signal. The invention can be applied in the TDMA systems used in data communication cellular networks.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for receiving an information stream comprising a plurality of timing portions and associated payload portions, decoding each timing portion, determining a duration parameter of a payload portion associated with the decoded timing portion, and recoding the timing portion using the duration parameter and a local reference time parameter.

Abstract: In a plurality of shift registers which receive M.multidot.n-tuple speed data divided into plural parts, execute modulation of the data, and output modulated data as n-tuple speed data, a period of time required from a start of inputting M.multidot.n-tuple speed divided data as a modulation object to an end of outputting n-tuple speed modulated data is set within one period of an M.multidot.n-tuple speed frame clock.

Abstract: A multiported device is provided connected to a switching device providing switching functions. The multiported device receives frames and is connected to an application processor. Some of the received frames are passed to the application processor via an application processor port having a port bandwidth. The multiported device includes an application receive buffer having a receive buffer size for storing frames and providing frames to the application processor for processing. A programmable logic unit is provided for monitoring a level of data in the receive buffer and monitoring a type of frame forwarded to said application processor. The frames each have a discriptor frame associated with it with data indicating one or more of priority status and broadcast/unicast status. The logic unit monitors the level of data based on at least one threshold level for dropping frames upon a data level in said receive buffer reaching the threshold level which have a status.

Abstract: A fiber to the curb communication system providing telephone service to subscribers using line cards which are pluggable into a broadband network unit. The line cards provide telephone service to up to six lines per card. The cards are programmable from a central location, and the system includes self-testing of the cards, ring generator testing and provides for testing of the telephone lines from the system to the subscriber's location.

Abstract: A method of changing the channels in a digital video and audio receiving system. The method includes receiving and decoding the encoded digital video and audio in a decoder, where the input is a multi-channel, time division multiplexed digital video and digital audio datastream. The datastream contains many Programs, each of the Programs includes a video packetized elementary stream, and an audio packetized elementary stream, each of which, in turn, contains a packet header, and packet data. The channel change method is a process of changing input channels from an old channel datastream to a new channel datastream with a minimum of latency. The method includes setting appropriate flags to request the channel change, acknowledging the requests, flushing buffers, muting audio output and/or freezing video output, and activating a data request line for new channel bitstream data.