Pathfinding Or Routing

Pathfinding Or Routing patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.

01/10/08 - 20080008157 - Method and apparatus for parallel registration and call establishment
Techniques for performing registration in parallel with call establishment to reduce delay are described. A user equipment (UE) performs registration with a communication network, e.g., in response to a user placing an emergency call. The UE establishes the call in parallel with performing registration. The UE updates the call with ...

01/03/08 - 20080002664 - Method and system for multi-domain route computation
A method and system for multi-domain route computation. In the invention, Path Computation Elements (PCEs) are placed in different layers and computation domains between upper and lower layer PCEs are mapped so that a computation task is divided into multiple computation tasks layer by layer and that the multi-domain route ...

12/06/07 - 20070280199 - Shortest path search method midway
A method of searching for a shortest path from a single source node to a single destination node in a two dimensional computer network. The method is similar to Dijkstra shortest path algorithm (“Dijkstra”) in the way it builds a shortest path tree. However, instead of starting from the source ...

12/06/07 - 20070280198 - Method and system for providing a symmetric key for more efficient session identification
A method and system for identifying sessions in a computer network is disclosed. The session is between a first computer system and a second computer system. The session consists of an exchange of a plurality of packets between the computer systems. Each of the packets includes source information and destination ...

11/29/07 - 20070274290 - Apparatus and method for packet forwarding in layer 2 network
A packet forwarding apparatus with a function of registering packet forwarding control information for each user terminal into a user management table during PPPoE connection and authentication phases in which the apparatus carries out predetermined communication procedures with each user terminal. During DHCP and IP forwarding phases following the authentication ...

11/29/07 - 20070274289 - System and methods for originating a sip call via a circuit-switched network from a user equipment device
Methods and apparatus for originating a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) call from a user equipment (UE) device in a network environment including a circuit-switched (CS) network and IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) network to a called party are disclosed. In one illustrative example, when the SIP call is originated by the ...

11/29/07 - 20070274287 - Integrated wireless/wireline registration
A system and method are disclosed for routing telephone calls directed to a wireless unit located in the wireless network to a landline device located in the landline network. The system utilizes a location register in the form of a service control point (SCP) located in the landline network to ...

11/29/07 - 20070274284 - Media inactivity detection in voip networks
Systems and techniques to determine that a VoIP call is an inactive media call. One or more counters may be used to determine information indicative of an elapsed time since the last valid media packet sent/received. When the elapsed time exceeds a threshold time, the call is determined to be ...

11/29/07 - 20070274283 - Setting up a conference call with a hashed address
A method and apparatus to arrange for and to set up a conference call are disclosed. The party who arranges for a conference call provides all of the details of the conference call to a conferencing server through an encoded public address. The arranging party's telecommunications endpoint then transmits the ...

11/29/07 - 20070274282 - Method for managing a group of network access servers
Disclosed is a method for managing a group of network access servers (ZSI, ZS2, . . . ZSN) wherein the Multichassis Multilink Point to Point Protocol (MMP) is used. An address list of the other network servers of a group (ZS1, ZS2, ZSN) is managed for each network access server ...

11/15/07 - 20070263597 - Relay method, relay device, communication system, and computer program
The present invention enables accurate simulation of the state of communication over a communication network in which a communication channel of different communication characteristic is set for each protocol and session, such as a VoIP network built in a multi-vender environment, and evaluation of communication quality of communications between IP ...

11/15/07 - 20070263594 - Method for the administration of a telecommunications network
In order to ensure end-to-end quality of service in a telecommunications network, a process entrusted with managing the QoS by level is installed on each node/device. This process is capable of achieving inter-level communications and inter-device communications for a given level. A total configuration of the network can thus be ...

11/15/07 - 20070263592 - Method and apparatus for improved routing in connectionless networks
The invention includes a method and apparatus for determining a routing table for use in a network comprising a plurality of type-one nodes and a plurality of type-two nodes where the type-two nodes use respective type-two routing tables having one next-hop node associated with each of a plurality of destination ...

11/15/07 - 20070263591 - Packet data support node and method of activating packet flow contexts during handover
A method and packet data support node in a radio telecommunications network supporting packet data communication between a packet data network and a mobile terminal in radio communication with a first packet control unit. The packet data support node receives a message from the mobile terminal requesting handover to a ...

11/15/07 - 20070263590 - Optimization scheme for routing based on data latency
The subject disclosure pertains to systems and methods for optimizing generation of routes within a topology by providing for latency during data retrieval. Frequently, topologies are maintained in multiple data stores, such as cache, local data stores and remote data stores. Delays due to latency in retrieving data from the ...

11/01/07 - 20070253403 - Maximum-throughput routing of traffic in the hose model
A computer-implemented method of computing throughput of a data-routing scheme for a network of nodes interconnected by links and having at least one ingress point and at least one egress point. The method includes: deriving a polynomial-size linear program from a combination of a first linear program and a second ...

11/01/07 - 20070253402 - Systems and methods for ordering network messages
The networking system may include a routing module. The routing module may receive one or more network messages, may reorder the network messages, and may route the network messages to a desired destination. The routing module may include a routing data structure. The routing module may include a transaction data ...

10/11/07 - 20070237127 - Using a dual purpose physical layer interface for a flexible chassis-based server
Methods and apparatus for selectively routing traffic from a port in a switch for use in a chassis-based server are provided. The switch may include a flexible physical layer component, allowing traffic from a channel (e.g., an Ethernet channel) to be routed to a connector on a front panel of ...

10/04/07 - 20070230436 - Atm telecommunications systems and method for routing narrow band traffic
A telecommunications system comprises an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) network having uncommitted bandwidth, and a plurality of adaptive grooming routers (AGR) coupled to the network. The AGRs comprise a group adapted to function as a virtual transit exchange whose fabric and control are distributed over the group. The visual comprising ...

09/27/07 - 20070223449 - Data transmission apparatus and method
A data transmission apparatus comprises an estimation device to estimate a transmission condition of the transmission channel in the transmitter based on at least Jitter information or a packet loss rate obtained from the receiver, and a controller to change at least one of a bit rate of transmission data ...

09/27/07 - 20070223447 - Gateway device and control method thereof
A gateway device which judges whether a first terminal device and a second terminal device belong to a same network when a connection request from the first terminal device to the second terminal device is accepted, and performs control such that a packet transmitted from one of the first terminal ...

09/27/07 - 20070223446 - System and method for maintaining a provisioned configuration for an endpoint in a communications network
A system and method for maintaining provisioned configuration for an endpoint in a packet switched communications network are disclosed, the communications network utilizing a signalling protocol between the endpoint and at least one gatekeeper. The gatekeeper receives a request from the endpoint, determines the addresses of an assigned gatekeeper and ...

09/20/07 - 20070217392 - Programmbale controller and communication unit
A programmable controller includes a CPU (central processing unit) unit; and a communication unit coupled to the CPU unit via an internal bus. Each of the CPU unit and the communication unit provides a TCP/IP protocol. The internal bus is coupled to the internet layer of the CPU unit, and ...

09/20/07 - 20070217391 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for setting congestion levels for a plurality of routes to a common destination
Methods, systems, and computer program products for setting congestion levels for a plurality of routes to a common destination are disclosed. According to one method, a transfer controlled (TFC) message concerning a destination is received at a signaling message routing node that maintains a plurality of routes to a common ...

09/13/07 - 20070211691 - Method, system and computer program using standard interfaces for independent device controllers
A method and computer program for controlling a device in a control area network having a plurality of communication paths. The method and computer program include providing one or more first application programming interfaces, each first application programming interface including one or more first sets of functions, associating a detection ...

09/13/07 - 20070211690 - Network interface routing using computational context
Knowledge of the computational context of a computer operating environment, for example, awareness of process threads, is used to route IP traffic in the presence of multiple active network connections. An additional protocol may be added to the network layer of an operating system in order to map certain computational ...

09/13/07 - 20070211689 - Network control
In one embodiment, a network control module permits any or all of power signals, traffic signals and controller command signals to be carried on as few as one wire or cable to a first port of the network control module. In another aspect, a “peripheral array” includes a network control ...

09/06/07 - 20070206564 - Network apparatuses, networks, computer program products, and management station operational methods
Network apparatuses, networks, computer program products, and management station operational methods are provided. One aspect of the invention provides a network apparatus including a management station adapted to couple with a network including a plurality of managed devices, the management station being configured to output a plurality of initial commands ...

09/06/07 - 20070206562 - Methods and systems for the management of sequence-sensitive, connection-oriented traffic on a multi-link aggregated port
The present invention provides methods and systems for the management of sequence-sensitive, connection-oriented traffic on a multi-link aggregated port. The methods include: at a first end of a multi-link aggregated port, selectively enabling a first constituent link of a plurality of constituent links to transmit data traffic in a first ...

08/30/07 - 20070201428 - Mobile communication terminal and route selection method
A mobile communication terminal communicates with a base station of an infrastructure network via any one of a single-hop route, and a multi-hop route using other terminals. The mobile communication includes an application processor and an access route selector. The application processor is configured to process an application involving communications ...

08/30/07 - 20070201427 - Apparatus and method for setting multi-path
A method and apparatus is provided for setting multiple paths between wireless nodes of an ad-hoc network including a source node, a relay node and a destination node that receives a message from the source node via the relay node. The multi-path setting method and apparatus includes receiving previous hop ...

08/30/07 - 20070201425 - Method of selecting operational parameters in a communication network
The present invention provides a method of selecting operational parameters of a communication network. The method is characterised by searching the operational parameter space using a multiple objective simulated annealing (MOSA) process, wherein the objectives are based upon performance indicators (PIs) of the communication network. Moreover, the MOSA process generates ...

08/23/07 - 20070195748 - Integrated circuit and method for time slot allocation
An integrated circuit comprising a plurality of processing modules (M, S; IP) and a network (N) arranged for coupling said modules (M, S; IP) is provided. Said integrated circuit further comprises a plurality of network interfaces (NI) each being coupled between one of said processing modules (M, S; IP) and ...

08/16/07 - 20070189265 - Method for fast rerouting
A method for fast rerouting, wherein, in a router, a fast rerouting flag and bypass path information is set for forward information corresponding to a label switch path of an incoming interface board, the method including: receiving a packet, by an incoming interface of the router, determining whether the fast ...

08/16/07 - 20070189264 - Proxy telephone number system for communication network subscribers
A proxy telephone system and method is implemented on or as part of a communication network. Proxy telephone numbers are assigned to network users or subscribers. The phone numbers for a user's various communication terminals (e.g., GSM wireless unit, PHS wireless unit, home telephone, work telephone) are associated with the ...

08/09/07 - 20070183393 - Method, apparatus, and computer program product for routing packets utilizing a unique identifier, included within a standard address, that identifies the destination host computer system
A computer-implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed in a data processing environment that includes host computer systems that are coupled to adapters utilizing a switched fabric for routing packets between the host computer systems and the adapters. A unique destination identifier is assigned to one of the ...

08/02/07 - 20070177575 - Advanced vpn routing
Under the present invention, a method, system, and program product for providing advanced Virtual Private Network (VPN) routing that includes classifying a network transmission, between a user and a host, wherein the classification is based upon a destination port, protocol, and the like, for routing the communication either via the ...

07/19/07 - 20070165597 - System and method for deterministic routing in a peer-to-peer hybrid communications network
An improved system and method are disclosed for peer-to-peer communications. In one example, the method provides for deterministic routing. ...

07/19/07 - 20070165596 - Creation and management of routing table for pci bus address based routing with integrated did
A method is provided for creating and managing tables for routing packets through an environment that includes multiple hosts and shared PCI switches and adapters. A Destination Identification (DID) field in the PBA is appended to a transaction packet dispatched through the PCI switches, wherein a particular DID is associated ...

07/12/07 - 20070160030 - Resource sharing broadband access system, methods, and devices
Methods, systems and devices for sharing communication resources among a plurality of clients (200-204) that are part of a common wireless community (1000). The communication resources are, for example, Internet access resources (101-104). Another example, might be a video or data delivery communication resource. As an example, clients have separate ...

07/05/07 - 20070153765 - Method for managing virtual router redundancy protocol backup groups
A method for managing Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) backup groups includes: setting a VRRP Group Management Protocol (VGMP) group including at least one VRRP management group. Each VRRP management group includes at least one VRRP member, and the VRRP members belonging to one VRRP management group belong to different ...

07/05/07 - 20070153763 - Route change monitor for communication networks
Methods, systems, and network entities for detecting route changes, validating the route changes, and/or remediating potential attacks by blocking traffic over potentially compromised paths. ...

06/28/07 - 20070147341 - Communication scheduling method
In the P-MP wireless data communication via relay stations, a wireless base station forms a communication schedule between the relay station and the relay station and a communication schedule between the relay station and the subscriber station. For each subscriber station (SS), a connected station, an interference at downloading, an ...

06/28/07 - 20070147339 - Method and apparatus for load-balancing
According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of outing a message, conveyed in stream through a point-to-point connection to a load-balancing element, to one of a plurality of available processing systems each connected to the load-balancing element by separate point-to-point connections, io comprising at ...

06/21/07 - 20070140213 - Systems and methods for providing a network bridge for udp multicast traffic
A multicast repeater is located on a host computer system on a network. One or more other multicast repeaters on other networks are discovered. These other multicast repeaters are located on networks that are separated from the network comprising the host by at least one networking device that is not ...

06/14/07 - 20070133504 - Method for selecting broadcast routing path using genetic algorithm in ad-hoc network
Provided is a method for selecting a broadcast routing path using a genetic algorithm in an Ad-hoc network. In the method, a plurality of nodes of the Ad-hoc network is defined as one chromosome, and the chromosome is represented with pairs of {order, power} in each node. Child nodes are ...

06/14/07 - 20070133503 - Devices and methods for routing a unit of data in a network
A device for routing a unit of data in a network, the device comprising a processing means that is operable to: determine an identity of a first path in the network that was used to transfer the unit of data; identify a second path in the network based on the ...

06/14/07 - 20070133502 - Method and apparatus for increasing the scalability of ethernet oam
After statically provisioned paths are created through an Ethernet network, trunks may be created to extend along those paths. The trunks extend between pairs of NNI interfaces on either end of the path, and Ethernet OAM may be run over the trunks to detect connectivity along the paths. Service instances ...

06/07/07 - 20070127435 - Nms corba listener for ems signals
A system and method is described for informing an upstream NMS when any changes have occurred in an electronic system architecture through a notification listener. The listener receives signals from EMS and translates them into a readily relayable format and forwards the signals to the NMS. ...

05/31/07 - 20070121580 - Classification for media stream packets in a media gateway
A method in Field Programmable Gate Array for processing packets received at a media gateway is provided. The method includes ascertaining whether a received packet is a UDP (User Datagram Protocol) packet. The method also includes comparing first portion of UDP destination port number from UDP packet header with first ...

05/31/07 - 20070121579 - Packet routing system and method
A flexible, scalable hardware and software platform that allows a service provider to easily provide internet services, virtual private network services, firewall services, etc., to a plurality of customers. One aspect provides a method and system for delivering security services. This includes connecting a plurality of processors in a ring ...

05/31/07 - 20070121578 - System and method for multi-channel communication queuing using routing and escalation rules
A system, apparatus, and method for routing work items to agents, wherein the work items can be of one of two or more different communication media types from one of two or more different communication channels. A queuing engine includes a list of routes and each route is associated with ...

05/31/07 - 20070121577 - Physical wiring control device, physical wiring control method, and computer product
An optical power information receiving unit receives optical power information transmitted from a power monitor. When it is judged that a new IT apparatus is connected to an optical switch, an optical switch control unit controls the optical switch to connect the IT apparatus and an optical switch control device. ...

05/31/07 - 20070121576 - Method and device for providing communication services
Technology for providing subscribers with communication services in accordance with their agreements with a service provider, that comprises: a) determining a plurality of subscribers to be connected to the service provider via a distribution unit located in an access network; b) selecting a default advanced broadband technology (DABT) for the ...

05/31/07 - 20070121575 - Protection for an integrated circuit chip containing confidential data
An integrated circuit chip for holding or processing data on information for secure protection. A first side of the chip has at least one first conductor element and another side of the chip has another conducting element. ...

05/31/07 - 20070121574 - Communication system, multicast-capable router, transmitter terminal, receiver terminal, and communication method
A communication system (1) is provided with URs (20a to 20h) and a source terminal (10). The URs (20a to 20h) include: entry holders (21a to 21h) for holding forwarding addresses; message processors (25) for registering the addresses of other URs, the addresses being associated with a source terminal address ...

05/24/07 - 20070115917 - Mtom data transfer via tcp
MTOM data transfer via TCP is described. In an embodiment, a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) message is separated into message units using SOAP Message Transmission Optimization Mechanism (MTOM). The message units include a text-based component and independent binary component(s) of the SOAP message. A virtual connection protocol manages and ...

05/24/07 - 20070115916 - Method and system for optimizing a network based on a performance knowledge base
A method for optimizing a network based on a performance knowledge base is provided. The network comprises a plurality of network elements. The method includes analyzing raw performance data for each of the network elements in real-time to generate processed data based on network policies and optimization rules stored in ...

05/17/07 - 20070110027 - Systems and methods for processing packet streams
The present invention relates to packet stream processing systems and methods for multiple cascaded units. Each unit has a packet rate compensator to maintain a time interval of packets output from the unit approximately the same as a corresponding input interval. A smooth real-time transmission and presentation can thus be ...

05/17/07 - 20070110026 - Systems and methods for dual power and data over a single cable
A system for providing power and data to at least two Ethernet devices over a common Ethernet cable includes a combiner circuit and a splitter circuit. The combiner circuit receives first and second Ethernet cables and is configured to route power and data signals communicated over the first and second ...

05/17/07 - 20070110025 - Autonomous system interconnect using content identification and validation
A method and computer program product for providing autonomous system interconnect for a first peer device is presented. The method includes producing routing information at a first peer. Next, the first peer device provides a context identifier in the routing information. A context authenticator is also provided in the routing ...

05/17/07 - 20070110024 - System and method for spanning tree cross routes
A spanning tree cross-route protocol for establishing mesh-like cross routes in an underlying wireless spanning tree topology. A cross route spans branches of the tree topology to provide a more optimal route between any two nodes in the wireless network. The cross route can span multiple spanning trees. Each mesh ...

05/10/07 - 20070104179 - Sleep-mode wireless cell reselection apparatus, systems, and methods
Embodiments herein may receive a ranging request message with a sleep-mode indication from a mobile node at a destination base station in a wireless packet-switched network. System paging information may be accessed to determine a base station identifier associated with an originating base station that last served the mobile node. ...

05/03/07 - 20070097954 - Photonic network packet routing method and packet router for photonic network
A photonic network packet routing method includes the steps of optically encoding destination address information attached to an IP packet using light attributes, discriminating the encoded address information of the IP packet by optical correlation processing, switching to an output path for the IP packet based on a result of ...

05/03/07 - 20070097953 - Method for controlling data transfers through a computer system
A method for controlling data transfers through a computer system is provided. First information is transferred to a first node of the computer system regarding availability of a first data storage area within a second node of the computer system for data to be transferred through the second node. Also ...

05/03/07 - 20070097952 - Method and apparatus for dynamic optimization of connection establishment and message progress processing in a multifabric mpi implementation
Connections are established and data passed over a plurality of heterogeneous communication fabrics by maintaining counts of expected connections and established connections over each fabric, and by attempting to establish a new connection only if a connection is expected, and attempting to exchange data over a fabric only if the ...

05/03/07 - 20070097951 - Routing internet communications using network coordinates
A communication technique includes routing communications over an internet topology using coordinates, which correspond to estimated round trip times, of an origination, a destination and at least one intermediary host or node. A disclosed example includes identifying candidate intermediary nodes based upon selected criteria such as proximity to at least ...

05/03/07 - 20070097950 - Routing mechanism in pci multi-host topologies using destination id field
Method and system for address routing in a distributed computing system, such as a distributed computing system that uses PCI Express protocol to communicate over an I/O fabric. A destination identifier is provided to identify a physical or virtual host or end point. When a physical or virtual host or ...

05/03/07 - 20070097949 - Method using a master node to control i/o fabric configuration in a multi-host environment
A method is directed to use of a master root node, in a distributed computer system provided with multiple root nodes, to control the configuration of routings through an I/O switched-fabric. One of the root nodes is designated as the master root node or PCI Configuration Manager (PCM), and is ...

05/03/07 - 20070097948 - Creation and management of destination id routing structures in multi-host pci topologies
System and method for managing routing of data in a distributed computing system, such as a distributed computing system that uses PCI Express protocol to communicate over an I/O fabric. A physical tree that is indicative of a physical configuration of the distributed computing system is determined, and a virtual ...

04/26/07 - 20070091868 - Routing engine for telecommunications network
A system for automated installation of a communication line using an optimal route between a source location and a destination location is disclosed. The system includes a routing engine providing an automated design process for rendering the optimal route. The routing engine utilizes a routing algorithm to select the optimal ...

04/26/07 - 20070091867 - Adaptive routing process by deflection with training by reinforcement
The invention concerns a management process for a network of routers based on the technique of training by reinforcement in which priority is given to objects already present in the network over those which wish to enter. ...

04/19/07 - 20070086429 - Systems and methods for network routing in a multiple backbone network architecture
Embodiments of a network architecture include a backbone node having a plurality of independent routers or switches connected in a matrix, wherein the matrix includes a plurality of stages of routers or switches, to form a node having a node switching capacity that is greater than the node switching capacity ...

04/19/07 - 20070086428 - Network packet storage method and network packet transmitting apparatus using the same
A network packet storage method and network packet transmitting apparatus using the same is provided. A packet content and a path control information are obtained from a received packet, and a packet storage address of the packet content is determined according to a predetermined storage rule. The packet content is ...

04/19/07 - 20070086427 - Signal routing dependent on a node speed change prediction
A device, method, computer program product, and network subsystem are described for determining a node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route and routing wireless data along the determined node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route. ...

04/12/07 - 20070081516 - Data processing system, method and interconnect fabric supporting multiple planes of processing nodes
A data processing system includes a first plane including a first plurality of processing nodes, each including multiple processing units, and a second plane including a second plurality of processing nodes, each including multiple processing units. The data processing system also includes a plurality of point-to-point first tier links. Each ...

04/12/07 - 20070081515 - Integrated circuit and method for avoiding starvation of data
The invention provides a router which can be deployed in a network on an integrated circuit. The router is capable of processing input data belonging to multiple traffic classes. The router can further guarantee, under admissible traffic, that all input data are processed and output adequately at an acceptable cost. ...

04/05/07 - 20070076687 - Method and apparatus for accessing communication data relevant to a target entity identified by a number string
Service resource items (49) for use in call setup in a telephone system are held on servers (58) that are connected to a computer network which is logically distinct from the telephone system infrastructure, this computer network may, for example, make use of the Internet. Each service resource item (49) ...

04/05/07 - 20070076686 - Method for efficient routing in a wireless mesh network
Provided is an efficient routing method for a wireless mesh network. In a method of processing routing control messages in a source node in a wireless mesh network system including the source node having transmission data and a relay node for relaying the data from the source node, the source ...

04/05/07 - 20070076685 - Programmable routing for frame-packet based frame processing
A programmable frame router identifies different types of incoming frames and directs frames for processing to a processing engine or to a processor. The programmable frame router operates at the transport layer and receives frames from the link layer. The frame router stores programmable frame routing attributes that are used ...

03/29/07 - 20070070977 - Method for delivering data resources
A mobile terminal system transmits a request message to a delivering source system. The request message specifies resources to be delivered, and a relay system for receiving the resources. The delivering source system delivers the specified resources to the specified relay system according to the request message. The relay system ...

03/29/07 - 20070070976 - Mobile and packet-based call control
A telecommunication approach provides telephone service to subscribers on terminals registered on a mobile network that are consistent with the services provided to those subscribers at terminals on a fixed communication network. For instance, the subscriber on the terminals on the mobile network may have access to mid-call features and ...

03/29/07 - 20070070975 - Storage system and storage device
A storage system includes a host having an iSCSI initiator function, a storage having an iSCSI target function and plural storage ports and communicable with the host through an IP network, and a management server communicable with the storage. The management server includes a load information collecting unit for collecting ...

03/29/07 - 20070070974 - Event delivery in switched fabric networks
In a switched fabric network that handles communication between a first event-generating device, a second event-generating device, and an event-processing device, and in which the first and second event-generating devices are coupled by a link of the fabric, methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing techniques for providing a ...

03/22/07 - 20070064674 - System for passive alarm propagation and suppression for packet based networks
A system for passive alarm propagation and suppression in a communication network is disclosed. The system includes a packet based network including one subset of network providing connectivity to other set(s) of network. The network includes a first edge node and a second edge node; a first customer node connecting ...

03/22/07 - 20070064673 - Flexible, scalable, wireless data forwarding and mobility for secure wireless networks
Systems and methods are described to allow secure undisrupted communication from wireless clients that roam a wide area network. System architectures and communication protocols are provided to ensure that wireless clients can seamlessly associate and reassociate with controllers on the network, without disruption to ongoing secure communications. ...

03/22/07 - 20070064672 - Controlling or monitoring pbx phone from multiple pc endpoints
A method for controlling or monitoring a common PBX phone line from a plurality of personal computer endpoints with multiple instances of application of a SIP soft phone application. ...

03/15/07 - 20070058607 - Method and system for multi-layer network routing
Each node of a telecommunications network determines interface point connection type attributes available for each signal type supported by the node. Each signal type represents a different connection routing layer within the telecommunications network. Adaptation costs involved in traversing from one connection routing layer to another connection routing layer in ...

03/15/07 - 20070058606 - Routing data packets from a multihomed host
The invention allows routing data packets from a multihomed host. A default gateway is associated with each of network addresses associated with the multihomed host. One of the associated network addresses is assigned to a data packet to be sent from the multihomed host as its source address. A routing ...

03/08/07 - 20070053342 - Systems and methods to determine network routes based on transmission medium length
Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture to determine an administrative cost for a network path are disclosed. An example method is used to select a plurality of network segments and a plurality of network switches to determine a network path between first and second network nodes. A transmission medium length ...

03/01/07 - 20070047514 - Integrated wireless distribution and mesh backhaul networks
Networks, devices and methods related to wireless networking. A wireless network using nodes that perform both distribution and backhaul functions is provided. These nodes constitute the key elements of a wireless network that would be deployed and controlled by a wireless network operator. Each node contains a distribution wireless module ...

02/22/07 - 20070041355 - Network physical connection inference for ip tunnels
The physical connection corresponding to IP tunnels in a network are found by tracing through the device configuration and routing tables at the routers in the network to determine the outbound interface associated with each tunnel endpoint, and then inferring a likely return interface associated with the opposite tunnel endpoint. ...

02/01/07 - 20070025328 - Tracing routing differences
A routing validation method and system identifies routers that are likely to be the cause of differences in forwarding tables associated with two versions of a network. Each destination sub-network prefix is processed to identify all the routers that exhibit differences in their forwarding table for this prefix. Each router ...

02/01/07 - 20070025327 - Heavy load packet-switched routing
According to the invention, a content delivery network (CDN) for delivering content objects over the Internet is disclosed. The CDN includes a point of presence (POP), a content object request interface, and a routing function. At least one POP is coupled to a plurality of full-route networks. The content object ...

01/18/07 - 20070014279 - Residential ethernet switching device for sub frame-based switching
A residential Ethernet switching device for sub frame-based switching in a residential Ethernet system is provided. The device includes a plurality of reception data path processors for parsing a residential Ethernet frame inputted to the residential Ethernet switching device, as respective residential Ethernet sub frames, and outputting the parsed residential ...

01/18/07 - 20070014278 - Counter router core variants
A method, apparatus, and system for routing changes to information between a plurality of content nodes and a command memory of a content router. Content nodes may be user devices (such as mobile phones) and user accounts (such as email accounts). Content nodes may hold one or more content types ...

01/18/07 - 20070014277 - Content router repository
A content router including a repository is provided for synchronizing information among a plurality of dissimilar content nodes, such as user devices and user accounts. Some content nodes may include similar content types but in incompatible forms. The content router may strip off or transform incompatible sections of an incoming ...

01/18/07 - 20070014276 - Route processor adjusting of line card admission control parameters for packets destined for the route processor
Disclosed are, inter alia, methods, apparatus, data structures, computer-readable media, and mechanisms, for a route processor adjusting admission control policies for packets destined for the route processor and enforced on line cards. Individual line cards can identify offending packet flows that pass through them. However, for example, it is possible ...

01/18/07 - 20070014275 - Dynamically controlling the rate and internal priority of packets destined for the control plane of a routing device
Disclosed are, inter alia, methods, apparatus, data structures, computer-readable media, and mechanisms, for identifying admission control policies and enforcement of these admission control policies on packets destined for a route processor. A typical routing device includes: a route processor, a forwarding lookup mechanism for identifying packets destined for the route ...

01/11/07 - 20070008949 - Method for automatic route aggregation in a communication system
The invention relates to a method for automatic route aggregation in a communication system. Routes are aggregated in area boundary or equivalently in edge routers. The edge routers calculate most specific route aggregation solutions based on route information received from subordinate routers. The route aggregation solutions are provided to a ...

01/04/07 - 20070002828 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for taking a high-speed signaling link out of service from a proving state of an initial alignment procedure
Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for taking a high-speed signaling link out of service from a proving state of an initial alignment procedure in response to a flag delimitation error. According to one aspect, the method includes initializing an initial alignment procedure for validating the ability of ...

01/04/07 - 20070002827 - Automated serial protocol target port transport layer retry mechanism
Disclosed is a target port that implements a transport layer retry (TLR) mechanism. The target port includes a circuit having a transmit transport layer and receive transport layer in which both the transmit and receive transport layers are coupled to a link. A transmit protocol processor of the transmit transport ...

01/04/07 - 20070002826 - System implementing shared interface for network link aggregation and system management
A technique is disclosed for combining link aggregation techniques and system management techniques. More particularly, system management techniques may share ports with the link aggregation team ports. The link aggregation team may include one or more ports that connect to a device that is connected to a baseboard management controller. ...

01/04/07 - 20070002825 - Method and system for providing blended synchronous/asynchronous messaging
A system for blending synchronous and asynchronous computer communication applications that determines when a user of a synchronous communication application, such as an instant messaging application, attempts to send a message to another user that is unavailable for synchronous communications, and that forwards the message from the synchronous communication application ...

01/04/07 - 20070002824 - Updating of presence data allocated to the user of a communication service
Data characterizing the presence state of a user registered to use a communication service is sent to a server for the management of presence data in order to update presence data allocated to the user of a communication service. The data sent to the server is stored as presence data ...

12/28/06 - 20060291446 - Systems, methods, and devices for managing routing
Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a method comprising a plurality of activities, comprising: for each of the plurality of routing entities in an AS: obtaining IGP topology information; learning available BGP routes associated with the routing entity; utilizing the available BGP routes and the IGP topology information for all routing entities ...

12/28/06 - 20060291445 - Method for auto-routing of multi-hop pseudowires
A method and computer system for auto-routing of multi-hop pseudowires is presented. A first Provider Edge (PE) device receives an advertisement from a layer 2 (L2) capable network device, the advertisement including routing state for reaching the L2 device. A first Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) table is populated with the ...

12/28/06 - 20060291444 - Method and apparatus for automatically selecting an rp
An apparatus or method for selecting a rendezvous point (RP) for a multicast group or a range of multicast groups. In one embodiment, the method includes an RP enabled device receiving a plurality of advertisements, wherein the plurality of advertisements comprise a plurality of IP addresses, respectively, for the RP ...

12/28/06 - 20060291443 - Automatic reconfiguration of layer 3 device to layer 2 device upon detection of upstream nat/napt device
In one embodiment, a network device is provided that includes a DHCP server; a NAT/NAPT facility; and a logic engine configured to detect a presence of an upstream NAT/NAPT service, the logic engine being further configured to disable the DHCP server and the NAT/NAPT facility in response to detecting the ...

12/28/06 - 20060291442 - Voice over internet protocol (voip) ready computer system and method
A VoIP ready computer system includes a housing having an integrated audio communications device holder adapted to receive an audio communications device. The housing includes a portion adapted to contain processing circuitry operable to execute programs and a storage device coupled to the processing circuitry. The storage device stores a ...

12/14/06 - 20060280161 - System and method for autonomic system management through modulation of network controls
Systems and methods are provided to determine an allocation of network resources in a distributed on-demand information technology (IT) systems using existing control mechanisms for other operating system resources in order to achieve a desired operating point within the IT system. This desired operating point is obtained by optimizing a ...

12/07/06 - 20060274720 - Systems and methods for multicast routing on packet switched networks
A system architecture is described for supporting protocol independent multicast routing and local group membership multicast protocols concurrently and consistently within a multi-cast border router on a packet switched network. ...

12/07/06 - 20060274719 - Fast-path navigation system and method
A fast-path navigation method and system may include facilitating selection of a destination node in a multi-layered system for bookmarking. The fast-path navigation method and system may also include facilitating selection of a source node in the multi-layered system and creating a fast-path or direct link from the source node ...

12/07/06 - 20060274718 - Inter-domain multipath routing method
An inter-domain multipath routing method, for extending multipath routing beyond the limits of packet-oriented networks or autonomous systems is provided. A traffic distribution over several links, outgoing from a packet-oriented network with multipath routing, is carried out. For the determination of alternative paths, leading to neighboring networks, the edge nodes ...

11/30/06 - 20060268824 - System and method for preserving bandwidth in a rsvp environment
A communication system includes a call agent that coordinates and supervises communications between endpoints. The call agent allocates a QoS agent for each endpoint involved in a call. The QoS agents generate reservations for the call in order to provide the call with a guaranteed amount of bandwidth and an ...

11/23/06 - 20060262773 - Router device and communication system
A router device stores a table in which a port number of a WAN is associated with a private address of a plurality of terminal devices in a LAN. When receiving a TCP connection request from a remote terminal device in the WAN, the router device selects a communication terminal ...

11/23/06 - 20060262772 - System and methods for providing a network path verification protocol
A path verification protocol (PVP) which enumerates a series of messages sent to a set of nodes, or routers, along a network path identifies connectivity and transmission characteristic attributes by defining, implementing, and analyzing path verification messages (PVMs) in a VPN environment. Typical VPN environments are characterized by service level ...

11/16/06 - 20060256769 - Method and apparatus for keeping information in routing tables consistent throughout wireless network
A method and apparatus for keeping information included in routing tables consistent throughout a wireless network are provided. The method includes enabling a mesh access point to generate data and transmit the data, gathering a plurality of pieces of information about a plurality of stations associated with the mesh access ...

11/16/06 - 20060256768 - Method and system for transferring data in a communications network using redundant communication paths
A communication node of the present invention automatically transmits original and duplicate packets over different paths in a communications network to improve delivery reliability of the packet and to decrease packet delivery time. A packet is typically marked for reliable transmission by the application layer of a source node, while ...

11/16/06 - 20060256767 - Router and network connecting method
An active router and standby routers share routing information used for dynamic routing while in normal operation. Further, the active router and the standby routers share routing information obtained after route computation is performed according to a routing protocol. Thus, efficient operation can be achieved. Protocol engines (31a to 31d) ...

11/09/06 - 20060251048 - Packet routing apparatus
A packet routing apparatus has a plurality of routing units, connected by a first connecting mechanism. The plurality of routing units comprise a first routing unit, connected to at least one port, and a second routing unit, connected to an extended function processor. The first routing unit transmits a packet, ...

11/09/06 - 20060251047 - System and method of representing data entities of standard device applications as built-in components
A system and method for developing a standard data component for coupling with a plurality of components of a component-based application to access a stored data entity of a non-component-based native application, the applications for executing in a runtime environment of a device. The system and method comprises an application ...

11/02/06 - 20060245413 - Method and apparatus for non-disruptive call modification
A method and system for changing the extent of data plane resources controlled by a control plane for a network connection which spans a contiguous set of nodes controlled by existing network control resources is disclosed. This is done in a non-disruptive manner. This typically involves two steps: i) Creating ...

11/02/06 - 20060245412 - Communication apparatus, communication node, and communication method
A communication apparatus includes a plurality of communication nodes that select one communication route from among a plurality of communication routes, and perform a unicast communication with a communication partner on the communication route selected; and a wire that is used as a medium for supplying power to each of ...

10/19/06 - 20060233156 - Network routing apparatus
A network routing apparatus in which packet forwarding units for performing a packet forwarding process are arranged in parallel to one another, a packet distribution unit for distributing packets to the packet forwarding units arranged in parallel to one another, a packet rearrangement unit for rearranging outputs of the packet ...

10/19/06 - 20060233155 - Server load balancing using ip option field approach to identify route to selected server
A router for routing data from a client through load-balancing nodes to a selected load-balanced server among a plurality of servers in a network involves: receiving, at a last load balancing node associated with a selected server among the plurality of servers, a first packet of a server reply to ...

10/19/06 - 20060233154 - Server to network signaling method for rapid switching between anycast multicast sources
Described embodiments of the present invention use a simplified signaling mechanism in a server to signal the status of the individual multicast source streams. ...

10/12/06 - 20060227759 - Peripheral sharing usb hub
In various embodiments, devices coupled to upstream ports may enumerate the USB switching hub according to the total number of downstream ports on the USB switching hub. In some embodiments, when a first upstream port is communicating with a first downstream port, status registers coupled to the second upstream port ...

10/12/06 - 20060227758 - Apparatus and method creating virtual routing domains in an internet protocol network
A method and apparatus is described that allow the creation of virtual routing domains in an IP network. These virtual routing domains allow individual networks to be configures so that it appears that its routing domain covers the entire IP address space. A network processing system is used to implement ...

10/05/06 - 20060221931 - On-chip inter-subsystem communication including concurrent data traffic routing
In an integrated circuit, a data traffic router includes a number of multiplexors coupled to each other, and to subsystems of the IC. The subsystems selectively output to each other. The data traffic router selectively provides paths for the outputs to reach their destinations, to facilitate concurrent communications between at ...

10/05/06 - 20060221930 - Distributing a stream of packets across available output paths within a network
Methods and systems for distributing packets across all available output paths within a network is provided. A distribution key is extracted from each packet and is hashed to generate a hash value. An output path for each packet is selected by using all N bits of the hash value to ...

10/05/06 - 20060221929 - Description of packet in a packet communication network
The invention concerns a method for operating a packet communication network node, in particular an IP router, comprising the following steps: a) reception by the node of a packet (10) from the network; b) reception by the node of an information (13) independent of the protocols of the OSI layers ...

09/28/06 - 20060215631 - Home agent and mobile communication system
A home agent receives a communication packet sent out from a source terminal to a mobile terminal as a destination to transfer the communication packet to the mobile terminal connected to a foreign network. This home agent requests the mobile terminal, based on a measured result of internal resources, to ...

09/28/06 - 20060215630 - Feature scalability in a multimedia communication system
Participants in a teleconference may exchange multimedia data, such as audio, video, documents, thumbnails, white board, buddy list, control data, etc., for example. The end-point devices may be located in different locations, may have different capabilities, such as processing power, amount of random access memory, amount of graphics memory, and ...

09/21/06 - 20060209787 - Load distributing apparatus and load distributing method
A load distributing apparatus is connected to a plurality of routers carrying out a transfer process of multicast data. The load distributing apparatus includes a network interface unit that receives a packet via a network, a packet identifying unit that identifies the packet received as a join message or a ...

09/21/06 - 20060209786 - Communication setup methods for gsm, umts and isdn protocols to enable personalized telephony and communication device incorporating the same
A method for setting up a connection between a first communication device and a second communication device, which are connectable by means of a communication network. In one embodiment, the method includes: (1) providing party-defined data, (2) generating a setup message containing the party-defined data, (3) transmitting the setup message ...

09/21/06 - 20060209785 - Dynamic routing in packet-switching multi-layer communications networks
A method is provided for routing data packets across a multi-layer network which includes a plurality of nodes, a logical level provided with a plurality of logical links and a physical level provided with a plurality of physical links, each of the logical links corresponding to at least one of ...

09/07/06 - 20060198359 - Apparatus and methods for determining voice and/or data processing performance of a wireless device
Apparatus, methods, processors and computer readable media for determining the voice and/or data processing performance or capability of a wireless device. Embodiments include a wireless device having a computer platform with a processing engine operable to generate a plurality of performance data during voice and/or data processing activities on the ...

09/07/06 - 20060198358 - Partitioning communication system
A system and method for communicating data between two nodes defines a plurality of separate partitions on each node and assigns one or more subjects to at least one of the plurality of the separate partitions. The subjects in each node communicate data with each other over one or more ...

09/07/06 - 20060198357 - Signaling agency implementing method
A method for realizing signaling agent in a network system, the network system comprises media gateways and a media gateway controller in different networks, and at least one agent equipment on a boundary of different networks; each media gateway under the same media gateway controller has a unique message identifier ...

09/07/06 - 20060198356 - Method and apparatus for router port configuration
A method and apparatus for selectively configuring, in a router, physical ports to either a Wide Area Network (WAN) or a Local Area Network (LAN). Method steps include receiving a message to configure a physical port for use with either the LAN or WAN; associating, in response to receiving the ...

08/17/06 - 20060182082 - Switching mesh with user-configurable paths
One embodiment disclosed relates to a method of configuring a traffic-associated path through a switching mesh. A source switch receives a request to associate a type of traffic to a specified path. The source switch is located at the beginning of the path. A path tag is allocated to the ...

08/10/06 - 20060176872 - Routing method and network structure
The present invention relates to a method and network system for changing a routing path between a first data network and a mobile station attached to a second data network. The said first data network comprises at least one first network node. The second data network comprises at least a ...

08/03/06 - 20060171370 - Home agent, mobile router, and mobile communication method using the same
A mobile communication method includes: a step for transmitting a binding update message for notification of a care-of-address of the network where the mobile network has gone, from a mobile router to a home agent, which can be used after the network has moved; and a step performed upon reception ...

07/27/06 - 20060165055 - Method and apparatus for managing the flow of data within a switching device
A method and apparatus for managing the flow of data within a switching device is provided. The switching device includes network interface cards connected to a common backplane. Each interface card is configured to support the maximum transfer rate of the backplane by maintaining a “pending” queue to track data ...

07/27/06 - 20060165054 - Power line network bridge
A power line communication (PLC) bridge circuit consistent with certain embodiments has a first coupler that couples data signals to and from the first power line circuit and a second coupler that couples data signals to and from the second power line circuit. The first and second power line circuits ...

07/27/06 - 20060165053 - Content based data packet routing using labels
Disclosed is a content based router, system and method of operation. Upon receipt of a data packet at in ingress router, the ingress router matches the content of the data packet against stored user subscriptions. In one embodiment, the content is described using XML data and the user subscriptions are ...

07/27/06 - 20060165052 - Approach for determining the real time availability of a group of network elements
The real time availability of a group of network elements is determined based upon both a real time availability value for each of the network elements and cooperation relationships between the network elements. The cooperation relationships reflect both the topological relationships between the network elements, i.e., how the network elements ...

07/27/06 - 20060165051 - Determining availability of a destination for computer network communications
Determining availability of a destination for computer network communications that include providing on a caching device a destination availability cache comprising at least one cache entry representing availability of a destination and providing, from the caching device to a source, through computer network communications, information indicating the availability of the ...

07/27/06 - 20060165050 - Content delivery to a telecommunications terminal that is associated with a call in progress
A method is disclosed that enables the delivery of relevant content to a telecommunications user engaged in a call. In particular, in the illustrative embodiments a telecommunications terminal that is to receive content is selected based on (i) a telecommunications terminal involved in a call and (ii) the mode of ...

07/27/06 - 20060165049 - Intelligent selective flow-based datapath architecture
A selective, flow-based datapath architecture is described. A Flow Control Block Manager (FCBM) is located in a flow-based datapath for selectively and intelligently processing packets in the Flow Path. If, according to the FCBM, efficiency gains can be achieved by creating a flow control block and employing flow-based processing on ...

07/27/06 - 20060165048 - Method of realizing communicating between modules of system devices
The invention discloses a communication method for modules within device. The method sets a centralized exchanging and controlling unit in the device, and every module is connected with the centralized exchanging and controlling unit through its own communication control interface. When a message is sending from one module to another ...

07/20/06 - 20060159060 - System and method for control of communications connections and notifications
A method of implementing call compliance at a central facility through account specific access, the method involving: receiving a call from a caller on an incoming connection; obtaining and verifying account information; enabling the caller on the incoming connection to initiate an outgoing call on an outgoing connection depending on ...

07/13/06 - 20060153160 - Method, means and computer program product for controlling and/or restricting use of telecommunications connection
This publication discloses a method for monitoring and/or limiting the use of a data communications connection subject to payment between IP clients in a packet-switched connection network (15), in which method the operator terminal (13), such as a SIP system, of the signalling channel of the connection station of the ...

07/06/06 - 20060146784 - System and method for monitoring a voice over internet protocol (voip) system
A system and method for sending long distance telephone calls over the Internet utilizes cost and quality of service data to optimize system performance and to minimize the cost of completing the calls. In addition, the system could utilize a problem identification and analysis system to automatically identify potential problems ...

07/06/06 - 20060146783 - System and method of monitoring an internet based telephone call routing system
A system and method of monitoring Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP) and facsimile over Internet Protocol (FoIP) calling over the Internet includes compiling information about each call after the call is terminated. By compiling information about each of the calls immediately after they are terminated, the system can quickly ...

06/29/06 - 20060140168 - Electric power-generating apparatus and method
An apparatus and method for generating electric power by using magnetic fields are provided. A sensor node has a coil unit having a spiral structure in a plane that generates an induced electromotive force by using magnetic fields; a conversion unit configured to convert the induced electromotive force into DC ...

06/29/06 - 20060140167 - Relay device
A relay device includes a plurality of physical ports physically connected to a plurality of other relay devices on a network to form physical links; a setting unit for setting one or more logical links for each of the physical links; an evaluation unit for automatically adding an evaluated value ...

06/08/06 - 20060120346 - Access network system and method of moving internal network relay devices
An external network relay device measures group movement parameters that are used to determine whether the need exists to change the group affiliation of internal network relay devices. When the results of measuring the group movement parameters meet conditions that have been set in advance, the external network relay device ...

06/08/06 - 20060120345 - Caller identification method, and billing system and method using the same in internet telephony
A caller identification system provides a caller identifier of an actual user rather than the conventional telephone number dependent on a caller terminal. Further, a caller base billing method and its system can bill an actual user by carrying out user authentication through a certification authority for a caller identifier ...

06/08/06 - 20060120344 - Method for dtmf transfer by rtp
A method for DTMF transmission between different address systems in a communication system containing a first network (NW) 20A including an SIP terminal 41A connected to an SIP server 30A, a second network (NW) 20B including an SIP terminal 41B connected to an SIP server 30B, and an SIP converter ...

06/08/06 - 20060120343 - System for message delivery to field personnel
System for message delivery to field personnel. The system includes a method for operating a server in a message delivery system. The method includes receiving a message for transmission to a recipient, and determining a message characteristic associated with the message. The method also includes obtaining contact information associated with ...

06/08/06 - 20060120342 - Fully redundant linearly expandable broadcast router
A fully redundant linearly expandable router is comprised of first, second, third and fourth router components. Each router component includes first and second routing engines. First, second and third discrete links couple the first routing engine to the first routing engines, respectively. Fourth and fifth discrete links couple the first ...

06/01/06 - 20060114881 - Mesh network that includes fixed and mobile access nodes
An apparatus and method of selecting a routing path through a mesh network that includes a mobile access node is disclosed. The method includes each access node of the mesh network capable of receiving routing beacons from at least one upstream access node. The routing beacons including information of all ...

06/01/06 - 20060114880 - Ip communication network routing protocol message validity state signaling device
A device for processing routing protocol messages for a router of an Internet protocol communication network comprises a processor that determines if routing information contained in a routing protocol message to be sent to at least one destination peer router has been checked at least once by at least one ...

05/04/06 - 20060092913 - Self-organization of sensor networks using ant colony optimization
A system and a method for organizing optimal paths in a sensor network. Optimal paths are determined based on an objective function that balances the performance and energy consumption of sensor nodes. Each sensor node stores and updates pheromone values and aging factors associated with each of its neighbor nodes. ...

05/04/06 - 20060092912 - Application driven router redundancy protocol
In an embodiment of the invention, a method for providing a router redundancy in a network, includes: monitoring a primary router for a failure event; and selecting a fail-over router to assume the role of the primary router if the failure event occurs in the primary router. The fail-over router ...

04/27/06 - 20060088024 - Method and apparatus for internet protocol transaction routing
In one embodiment, a method for providing optimal transaction routing for data packets through a network on a plurality of logical pipes includes assigning each data packet to one of the plurality of logical pipes, with each logical pipe having an assigned numerical service level, and associating a numerical priority-usage ...

04/20/06 - 20060083217 - Element management method and system in multiple networks
In an element management method or system for use with multiple networks having a plurality of network elements, each network element is provided with a specific identifier, and the specific identifier of each network element and connections between respective network elements are stored in a configuration table, while aliases of ...

04/20/06 - 20060083216 - Method and system for transmitting traffic in communication system
In a method and system for transmitting traffic in a communication system having a main access point and a sub-access point, a determination is made as to whether simultaneous transmission by the main access point and the sub-access point is possible without causing an error during a transmission period of ...

04/20/06 - 20060083215 - Method and apparatus for providing a scalable route reflector topology for networks
Method and apparatus for implementing a route reflector topology that comprises a plurality of sets of route reflectors. Each set of route reflectors establishes a peering relationship with all PEs (Provider Edges), e.g., Provider Edge Routers in the network. In one embodiment, each PER designates one set of route reflectors ...

04/20/06 - 20060083214 - Information vault, data format conversion services system and method
A system and method for providing a secured information vault so that individual owners of personal data may control and manage the access and dissemination of the personal data and provides for the owner of the personal data to receive compensation for the use of the personal data, thus, in ...

04/13/06 - 20060077953 - Method and apparatus for replacing lost pstn data in a packet network
An apparatus for replacing lost PSTN data in a packet network and for generating variable power white noise, includes a lost packet detection unit (402) for detecting lost data packets, a data processing unit (404) for producing in response a lost data output indicating when replacement data needed, data playout ...

04/13/06 - 20060077952 - Method for establishing communication between peer-groups
Current peer-to-peer systems are well defined for messaging and collaboration of peers running the same proprietary software and protocols, e.g. Kazaa or EDonkey. The generic framework JXTA for P2P computing provides various peer-group mechanisms and may address different applications, but provides no convenient method for exchanging messages between different peer-groups. ...

04/13/06 - 20060077951 - Method and system for redirecting networked traffic
A method of redirecting network traffic is described, in which traffic originating from a first network element is modified by rewriting the Type of Service field of an Internet Protocol packet, and the modified traffic is redirected to a second network element. ...

04/13/06 - 20060077950 - Optimization of network adapter utilization in etherchannel environment
Method, system and computer program product for transferring data in a data processing system network. A method for transferring data in a data processing system network according to the invention includes determining an adapter among a plurality of adapters that has the lowest transmit latency, and assigning data to be ...

04/06/06 - 20060072544 - Connection control apparatus, connection control method, and program
A connection control apparatus includes a monitoring unit, a determining unit, a transferring unit, and a notifying unit. The monitoring unit monitors a status of a communication terminal. The determining unit determines, on a basis of a monitoring result, whether or not the communication terminal is able to respond to ...

04/06/06 - 20060072543 - Methods of and systems for remote outbound control
The present invention is directed to a system for and a method of selecting a combination of resources for transmitting data from a remote site to a destination site. The method comprises generating a list of combinations of resources at a regional site and transmitting the list to the remote ...

04/06/06 - 20060072542 - Fixed-mobile communications with mid-session mode switching
A method for performing mode-agile communications during a communications session is disclosed. A communications terminal device supporting multiple modes of access is configured to determine when, during a session involving a first mode of access communications, a second mode of access is available and is to be used for subsequent ...

04/06/06 - 20060072541 - Network management system & method
A network management method includes receiving network requirements of a network application/service of an entity. Thereafter, network resource capability is determined over a plurality of network providers to meet the received network requirements. Finally, network resources of at least one of the plurality of network providers are dynamically assigned to ...

04/06/06 - 20060072540 - Method and apparatus for forward delay compensation for virtual concatenation
A method and apparatus for processing member containers of a virtual concatenation group at a source side of a member container transmission network to compensate for differential delay between the member containers. ...

03/30/06 - 20060067296 - Predictive tuning of unscheduled streaming digital content
A predictive tuning system enables a user to easily and efficiently find desired digital content among a plurality of content streams. Using a data collector, analyzer, and distributed tuning service, users may specify one or more particular items of interest, and the system, through the use of predictive algorithms, determines ...

03/30/06 - 20060067295 - Method and system for automatically configuring a wireless peripheral device in a network environment
A method of automated wireless peripheral device configuration in a network environment comprises conditioning an existing networked wireless peripheral device to transmit configuration data to a new wireless peripheral device to be added to the network environment. At the new wireless peripheral device, the configuration data is received and automatically ...

03/30/06 - 20060067294 - Methods and devices for selecting internet routing paths
Network convergence is greatly reduced because new routing paths are only selected when they are substantially better than pre-existing, best available paths. ...

03/23/06 - 20060062199 - Dynamic reduction of route reconvergence time
A router (101, 103, 105) includes a communication interface, for receiving a packet (107a-107f), when connected to a communication network. The router (101, 103, 105), for example with a processor, for calculating an alternate path for routing a packet (107a-107f) received from the communication interface while awaiting a determination that ...

03/23/06 - 20060062198 - Network wireless telephone system for msn platform and method for applying the same
A method for establishing telephone conversation through MSN platform between a calling end and a receiving end is dislcosed. To establish the conversation, a user account is required for each of the calling end and the receiving end. The MSN platform has to be activated and logged on at both ...

03/23/06 - 20060062197 - Communications networks
A partially interconnected network has a plurality of nodes, which nodes include either Allocated Nodes and Star Nodes (STARs), wherein the Allocated Nodes are each allocated to one of a number of Areas (AREAs) and the partially interconnected network also comprises point-to-point interconnections between the Allocated Nodes and the STARs, ...

03/16/06 - 20060056387 - Facsimile machine
A facsimile machine is connected to the Internet via a router and carries out communication by using a set communication port. The facsimile machine includes a function for setting and changing the communication port to be used by the facsimile machine itself, and a function for changing a port transfer ...

03/16/06 - 20060056386 - Method and system for computer based intercom control and management
An audio communication system including a communication server with an operator interface coupled to a network and one or more audio communication terminal clients coupled to the network. The communication server is advantageously implemented in a PC based system connected to a network. The network may include the internet. In ...

03/16/06 - 20060056385 - System and method for exchanging information with a relationship management system
A method and system for exchanging information with a Relationship Management system that includes a connection unit to bridge first and second communications connections and capture information associated with the first and second communications connections. An interface unit is then used to receive communications connection information from the connection unit ...

03/16/06 - 20060056384 - Provider network for providing l-2 vpn services and edge router
The provider network that interconnects user networks includes a plurality of edge routers. At least one of the plurality of edge routers includes an obtaining unit for obtaining information of a packet transferred by the edge router itself, a creating unit for creating a flow list in which flow information ...

03/02/06 - 20060045066 - Flooding method in ad-hoc network
A method for flooding a route request packet that is received at a node in a communication system constructed of at least three nodes including a source node that requests to establish a route and a destination node that receives the route request. One of a plurality of levels having ...

03/02/06 - 20060045065 - Optimal direction-based flooding method for mobile ad-hoc networks
The optimal direction-based flooding method for relaying a broadcast message for mobile ad-hoc networks comprises (a) an original source node selecting a first relay node; (b) selecting a message relaying direction into an area divided by a predetermined interval; (c) relaying the broadcast message by selecting the first relay node ...

03/02/06 - 20060045064 - Method and apparatus for implementing all-to-all communication in a wireless mesh network
All-to-all communication is carried out in a wireless mesh network using a relaying packet that is routed through the network. In at least one embodiment, the relaying packet includes aggregated information that is made available to all nodes in the mesh network. ...

02/23/06 - 20060039351 - Computer system for controlling routed data amount
A computer system having a work computer, first storage systems, and second storage systems also has a network, a network routing device, and a management computer. Upon receipt of the update data from the work computer, the first storage system stores the update data in a first storage volume and ...

02/23/06 - 20060039350 - Data transmission over a network
Re-establishing a transmission of data from a first station to a second station involves pausing transmission of data from a first station to a second station following an indication that a communication session is inactive. The first station receives an indication to the effect that the inactive session has been ...

02/23/06 - 20060039349 - Extended cellular telephony protocol
The present invention provides a method for transmitting voice packet data over a selected one of a first network in which multiple devices belonging to a defined set communicate with each other according to a first protocol and a second network in which multiple devices communicate with each other according ...

02/23/06 - 20060039348 - System, device and method for data transfer
A device, system and method for data transfer. Embodiments of the present invention may include receiving a Bluetooth Device Address; receiving an identifier token corresponding to the Bluetooth Device Address; and initiating a data transfer using the identifier token. The identifier token may be an IP address. The data transfer ...

02/16/06 - 20060034252 - Energy based communication path selection
A system and method for determining an information communication path based on energy requirements. Various aspects of the present invention provide a method that comprises identifying a plurality of information communication paths that may be utilized to communicate information (e.g., one or more units of information). A communication path identification ...

02/16/06 - 20060034251 - Graceful shutdown of ldp on specific interfaces between label switched routers
LDP label switching may be discontinued gracefully on one or more selected ones of multiple links interconnecting a pair of label switched routers (LSRs) while leaving label switching in operation on the remaining LDP-enabled links. Mechanisms for graceful shutdown of LDP on a selected link are added by way of ...

02/09/06 - 20060029038 - System and method for processing packets using location and content addressable memories
An apparatus and method for enhancing the infrastructure of a network such as the Internet is disclosed. A packet interceptor/processor apparatus is coupled with the network so as to be able to intercept and process packets flowing over the network. Further, the apparatus provides external connectivity to other devices that ...

02/09/06 - 20060029037 - Optimization of streaming data throughput in unreliable networks
Multiple TRFC connections transport streaming data through a wireless channel, and the difference between measured round trip times of packets and minimum round trip time is used to adjust the number of TFRC connections to fully utilize bandwidth through the wireless channel. ...

02/09/06 - 20060029036 - Method and apparatus for remote management
A method for remote management communication is provided. A bind message including a new protocol identifier is sent from a source node to a destination node. A response message is received by the source node from the destination node. The source node sends one or more additional messages to the ...

02/09/06 - 20060029035 - Method and apparatus for selecting routes for distribution within ip networks
The invention comprises a method and apparatus for managing route selection in a network. Specifically, the method comprises receiving a set of routes from each of a plurality of routers, filtering each of the sets of routes, and selecting at least one route from each of the filtered sets of ...

02/09/06 - 20060029034 - Diagnostic method and apparatus for detecting and locating computer network discontinuities
A computer network, method, and control unit provide two transmitters and two receivers connected to a server and workstations. The workstations are serially connected by transmit and receive paths. The transmitters are connected to opposing ends of the transmit path and the receivers are connected to opposing ends of the ...

02/09/06 - 20060029033 - Method for forwarding traffic having a predetermined category of transmission service in a connectionless communications network
A method of forwarding traffic in a connectionless communications network from a source location to a destination location. The traffic is associated with a predetermined category of transmission service. The method involves assigning a principal path to the traffic. The principal path operatively connects the source and destination locations. The ...

02/09/06 - 20060029032 - System and method for hub and spoke virtual private network
A method and system for providing a virtual private communication network to transport customer data between a set of customer devices coupled to a provider network. A committed information rate is advertised to a provider tandem. The provider tandem determines whether sufficient network resources exist to successfully transport to a ...

02/02/06 - 20060023693 - Information processing apparatus, communication control method, and communication control program
The information processing apparatus comprises a network setting information storage portion for storing network setting information corresponding to each of a plurality of locations; a communication interface setting information storage potion for storing communication interface setting information corresponding to each of plural pieces of network setting information; a network setting ...

02/02/06 - 20060023692 - Exemplary method and apparatus for creating an efficient storage area network
An exemplary system for the creation of an efficient and cost effective storage area network through the use of a SAN CARD and top bus. ...

02/02/06 - 20060023691 - Communication controller for coordinating transmission of scheduled and unscheduled messages
A device on a process control network transmits scheduled messages at periodic intervals and unscheduled messages between scheduled message transmissions. A dynamic time remaining value is produced by subtracting a current timer value from a next scheduled event time each time the timer is incremented. If the time required to ...

02/02/06 - 20060023690 - Method and apparatus for memory efficient carrier allocation and online reconfiguration in communication systems
According to a first aspect of the invention, a method for initializing a data transfer between a first communication device and a second communication device is provided, wherein said data transfer involves encoding and modulating data onto a plurality of carriers. A sequence of said carriers according to which the ...

01/26/06 - 20060018302 - Local area network with one or more virtual groups of core equipments appropriate for layer 2 switching
A local area network comprises a peripheral equipment effecting layer 2 switching and including physical link aggregation means, and first and second core equipments effecting layer 2 switching and including physical link aggregation means. The peripheral equipment is connected to the first and second core equipments by first and second ...

01/26/06 - 20060018301 - Method of establishing multi-homed connections in networks with address conversion
The invention relates to a method for establishing a multi-homed connection with a number n of paths between two components of a communication network. In this case the components feature at least n communication addresses, and the communication addresses of at least a first component are translated in the connection ...

01/26/06 - 20060018300 - Method and system for multi-domain virtual private network configuration
Information about virtual private networks—VPNs—in each domain of a multi-domain communications system is provided. By comparing a request for a configuration of a VPN with the provided information of other connected domains, a match can be found. VPN configuration can then be performed based on the outcome of the match. ...

01/19/06 - 20060013193 - Prefix delegation system and method of ad-hoc network
A method, medium, and system for connecting to a communication system in a network having a plurality of nodes capable of communicating with each other. The node requests an identifier to a foreign network when a router advertise (RA) message is received from the foreign network, and then the node ...

01/19/06 - 20060013192 - Obtaining and notifying middle box information
Signaling between a terminal equipment and a session server is provided which carries information on an expected media stream to or from the terminal equipment via a middle box for optimizing the performance of data communications between the terminal equipment and a correspondent node. On the basis of this information ...

01/12/06 - 20060007911 - System and method for dynamically identifying internal hosts in a heterogeneous computing environment with multiple subnetworks
A system and method for dynamically identifying internal hosts in a heterogeneous computing environment with multiple subnetworks is disclosed. A plurality of packets are analyzed. Each such packet includes a source address of an originating host and a destination address of a receiving host. An unknown originating host located at ...

01/12/06 - 20060007910 - Mapping of network configuration data to network interfaces
Network interfaces within a computer, which are connected to at least one physical network, are provided with logical network configuration data. The network interfaces may receive logical network identification information from the physical network. Network configuration data are then mapped onto the network interfaces based on the received logical network ...

01/12/06 - 20060007909 - Proxy networking device for a router
In one embodiment, a proxy networking device for a router is provided in order to reduce the load of the CPU of the router. In an embodiment, the proxy networking device is configured to receive an advertisement from the router, to store information in the advertisement, and to respond to ...

01/05/06 - 20060002370 - Vlan support of differentiated services
The two types of virtual local area networks (VLANs) may be defined: p-bits-Inferred-scheduling class VLAN (p-VLAN); and VLAN-ID-Only-Inferred-scheduling class VLANs (v-VLAN). As such, upon receipt of an Ethernet frame, the type of VLAN associated with the Ethernet frame may be determined. The type of VLAN provides the receiving node with ...

01/05/06 - 20060002369 - Methods and systems for delivery of broadband services to customer premises equipment
In accordance with the method, a request for a broadband service is provided to a service portal via a communication session established therewith. Configuration data associated with the requested broadband service is received from the service portal via the communication session. The configuration data is then provided to a broadband ...

01/05/06 - 20060002368 - Latency controlled redundant routing
Redundant, non-overlapping paths or routes for a sensor signal in a mesh network are selected based on predetermined metrics. In one embodiment, a wireless sensor transmits a signal that is received by two separate infrastructure nodes. The signal is retransmitted by the two intermediate nodes via the selected non-overlapping routes ...

12/29/05 - 20050286488 - Communications network
In a communications network, which may be a federated network such as the Internet, a tariff is distributed via the network to customer terminals. At each terminal a charge for use of the network is calculated by using the tariff. Different tariffs may be communicated for different services and a ...

12/29/05 - 20050286487 - Distributed routing of data flow
A data flow is divided into multiple sub-flows. At least two of the sub-flows are routed through separate paths through one or multiple networks, and the sub-flows are received and combined to reconstruct an estimate of the original data flow. The separate paths may be result by placing different routing ...

12/29/05 - 20050286486 - Versatile communication network test apparatus and methods
An analysis device includes a connector, a display, a digital communication circuit and a processing circuit. The connector is configured to connect to a coaxial cable of a communication system, the communication system including a connection to a network employing internet protocol communications. The digital communication circuit is operably connected ...

12/22/05 - 20050281250 - Fiber optic synchronous digital hierarchy telecommunication network provided with a protection system shared on the network
A fiber optic synchronous digital hierarchy telecommunication network provided with a protection system shared on the network is described, which comprises spans of pairs of optical fibers (N×2F) having network elements (N×2F-SDHNE) interposed therebetween, wherein the spares of pairs of optical fibers have a variable number N (N=1, 2, 3, ...

12/22/05 - 20050281249 - Multi-instancing of routing/forwarding tables and socket api
There is disclosed a distributed platform that includes a plurality of nodes for controlling a data flow. According to this distribution platform, at least one of the plurality of nodes supports multiple instances. Also according to this platform, there is provided means for distributing classification rules for any given instance ...

12/22/05 - 20050281248 - Method, apparatus & computer program product for using a lease to manage interpersonal access through computer-mediated communication systems
Apparatus, methods, and computer program products are disclosed that use a lease to manage interpersonal communications over a computer-mediated network such as a telephone network or the Internet, whether using textual, audio, or video communication means. The use of the lease allows enables negotiated evolution and revocation of a communication ...

12/08/05 - 20050271039 - System, method and apparatus for obtaining real-time information associated with a telecommunication network
A system, method and apparatus is disclosed for obtaining real-time information associated with a telecommunication network. The system includes a computing system including one or more computers having one or more processors for executing logic instructions associated with one or more computer programs and a first memory for storing the ...

12/08/05 - 20050271038 - Method and system for efficient management and transport of traffic over a network
Method and apparatus for efficient management and transport of traffic over a network. The available bandwidth capacity of paths in a network may be stored in a first router. A request may be received at the first router from a network node of a second network for a signaled path ...

12/08/05 - 20050271037 - Method and system for controlling the exchange of vehicle related messages
The present invention comprises a message portal for administering and controlling the exchange of vehicle-related messages between a remote location and a vehicle and a method thereof. In one embodiment, the message portal receives a message from the remote location and determines when the message should be broadcast to a ...

12/08/05 - 20050271036 - Method for providing efficient multipoint network services
A method, system and device for enabling efficient bandwidth utilization of a multipoint network service over an arbitrary topology network that includes a plurality of network elements (NEs). In a preferred embodiment, the method comprises the steps of setting up a full connectivity between the NEs and providing the multipoint ...

12/08/05 - 20050271035 - Method for enabling multipoint network services over a ring topology network
A method, device, and system for providing multipoint network services over a ring topology network. According to the disclosed method point-to-point connections and point-to-multipoint connections are established between network elements (NEs) providing the same network services. These connections eliminate the need for replicating packets at a source NE and, as ...

12/01/05 - 20050265309 - Local area network services in a cable modem network
A network device has a network interface to allow the device to send and receive traffic across a network. The device also has a cable connection to allow the device to exchange data with at least one other device across a cable network. The device has a processor to receive ...

12/01/05 - 20050265308 - Selection techniques for logical grouping of vpn tunnels
At a service provider edge router in a service provider network, a logical grouping of one or more virtual private network tunnels through the service provider network is associated with a given value of a classification criterion. The receipt of a packet leads to a determination of a value of ...

12/01/05 - 20050265307 - Apparatus and method using vector table indirection to maintain forwarding tables in a router
A router for interconnecting external devices comprising: 1) a switch fabric; and 2) R routing nodes coupled to the switch fabric. Each of the R routing nodes exchanges data packets with the external devices via network interface ports and with other routing nodes via the switch fabric. A first routing ...

11/24/05 - 20050259634 - Method and apparatus for low-overhead service availability and performance monitoring
Methods and apparatuses for low-overhead service availability and performance monitoring are provided. A contact attempt is sent to a machine running a service being monitored and associated with a port in the machine. A status of the service is updated as being unavailable, if no response is received within a ...

11/24/05 - 20050259633 - Communication path control program and communication path control device in computer network system
A communication control processor at a transmission side add a path control information area to a TCP data area of data acquired from an application, saves the destination address, and selects a pair of addresses of the transmission communication adapter and the reception communication adapter in consideration of the condition ...

11/24/05 - 20050259632 - Load balancing and failover
Provided are techniques for static load balancing. For each data path in a network adapter team, a load balancing value is computed. A maximum value of the computed load balancing values is determined. A data path with the maximum value is selected for use in routing data. Also provided are ...

11/24/05 - 20050259631 - Route optiminzing in mobile ip providing location privacy
A routing method for routing data packets from a source terminal to a destination terminal via at least one communication network, said at least one communication network comprising at least one mobility agent entity for each of said terminals, the method comprising the steps of: establishing a route from the ...

11/17/05 - 20050254480 - Router using clock synchronizer for distributed traffic control
A router using clock synchronizer is invented for distributed traffic control for QoS (quality of service) guarantee of real-time traffic in packet switching network such as the Internet. The real-time traffic includes voice and video and should be transmitted in a certain time limit. Otherwise, the quality of the traffic ...

11/03/05 - 20050243796 - System and method for providing intercept of international calls to reroute the call from the default international routing
The invention helps solve the above problems with technology that detects international calls. When an international call is detected a database is queried. Dependent on the results of the database query, the call is either routed using intentional routing or the call is routed using an internet protocol (IP) gateway ...

10/27/05 - 20050237996 - Electronic apparatus system and data control apparatus
An electronic apparatus system has an electronic apparatus which transmits data through a communication network, a data control apparatus which is connected to the electronic apparatus through the communication network and stores data transmitted from the electronic apparatus, and a computer which enables to communicate with the data control apparatus, ...

10/20/05 - 20050232231 - Path setting method and communication apparatus in communication network performing communications through a plurality of layers
A path setting method enabling utilization of request information from a user in a communication network having a path of a higher layer and a path of a lower layer formed in a hierarchy and performing communication between one communication apparatus and another communication apparatus for which a path is ...

10/20/05 - 20050232230 - System and method for visualizing traffic and path in network
Systems and methods for visualizing traffic coming in from outside to a network to be managed and being sent out of the network. An information presentation apparatus acquires traffic information regarding a traffic specified in accordance with a user's instruction, where the traffic information has been collected from one or ...

10/20/05 - 20050232229 - Communication control unit and filtering method in communication control unit
Origination and incoming are regulated for each service in user units. An origination filter table stores contract service information indicating whether or not each service can be used and the maximum number of sessions that can be activated by the originator corresponding to each originator identifier (for example, SIP-URI). An ...

10/20/05 - 20050232228 - Method and system configured for facilitating residential broadband service
A method for configuring an access node to provide residential routing functionality comprising populating a fixed match forwarding table with host entries learned during authentication of a residential router instance or during IP address assignment for the residential router instance, associating the residential router instance exclusively with a respective virtual ...

10/20/05 - 20050232227 - Method and apparatus for characterizing an end-to-end path of a packet-based network
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for characterising a path between a source host and a destination host, including characterisation of each segment of the network path between the source host and destination host. The present invention comprises a first stage of data collection, wherein sampling of a ...

10/20/05 - 20050232226 - Large scale network
A large scale network comprising a network management system (11) being provided with a timer (8), wherein a network element directs a link up or link down to one port of the network element (12, 13) from the network management system and, after that, if a message indicating that the ...

10/20/05 - 20050232225 - System and method for routing calls in a wireless network using a single point of contact
A system and method of routing calls made to a called party Subscriber Universal Destination Identifier (SUDI) in a wireless communications network is provided. The method includes determining the call type, selecting a call-type-specific destination identifier for the call from a plurality of called party destination identifiers based on the ...

10/20/05 - 20050232224 - Network comprising an interconnecting network and serveral network nodes that are coupled to said interconnecting network
The invention concerns a network comprising an interconnecting network and several network nodes that are coupled to said interconnecting network and are designed to adapt their local communication time schedule to the communication time schedule of at least one other network mode, prior to being integrated as active network nodes. ...

10/13/05 - 20050226216 - P2p traffic supporting router and p2p traffic information sharing system using the router
A router particularly providing a P2P traffic supporting router which discriminates and effectively controls P2P (Peer to Peer) traffic transmitted in a network. The router comprises a router part to execute a router function, a discrimination part to discriminate P2P traffic from input traffic, an assignment part to assign discrimination ...

10/13/05 - 20050226215 - Apparatus and method for terminating service emulation instances
System and method for providing a termination point for service emulation instances in an access network is provided. In an embodiment, the service emulation instances are implemented utilizing, for example, pseudowires. Communications to and from the access network are aggregated and transmitted via one or more pseudowires to a service ...

10/13/05 - 20050226214 - Scheduling with delayed graphs for communication networks
A network of nodes interconnected by links, such as a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) ring network, is modeled by a delayed graph in which propagation delay between nodes is accounted for. Given the delayed graph, a traffic matrix for an admissible traffic pattern is scheduled over a frame period. Scheduling ...

10/13/05 - 20050226213 - Edge-router scaling for bgp peering with virtual private routed networks (vprn)
An edge router in a packet network has a processor resource for processing events, at least one scheduler managing all events for processing by the processor resource, at least one ready list, and individual event pipelines dedicated to individual ones of BGP peers. Events received for processing are posted in ...

10/13/05 - 20050226212 - Loop avoidance for recovery paths in mesh networks
A protected communication network utilizes a link-based recovery strategy that incorporates loop-avoidance mechanisms to eliminate redundant traversal of links in recovery paths, thereby improving network efficiency. The loop-avoidance mechanisms can include calculation of recovery paths taking into account protected segments that include shared risk link groups. In one two-phase loop-avoidance ...

10/13/05 - 20050226211 - Broadcast router configured for alternately receiving multiple or redundant reference inputs
A broadcast router includes a router matrix having input and output sides. Coupled to the input side of the router matrix are first and second reference inputs. The first reference input is configured for application of a first reference signal thereto while the second reference input is configured for selective ...

10/13/05 - 20050226210 - Allocating connections in a communication system
Dynamic allocation of connections is performed in a communication network. When a new connection request is received by the network management system this request can be accepted or rejected. In case it is accepted, the connection can be set up by allocating new or reconfiguring existing connection resources. The reconfiguration ...

10/13/05 - 20050226209 - Lan adapter
This LAN adapter is for connecting an information appliance to a LAN, and writes the default IP address stored in ROM through nonvolatile memory to working memory as the IP address of the LAN adapter only when it is determined by a connection detector for determining if the LAN adapter ...

10/06/05 - 20050220077 - Layer-2 network with virtual private lan service
A method to provide a loop-free telecommunication network comprising end-users (U1, U2) interconnected through one or more Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) and/or Wide Area Network (WAN) providing Virtual Private Local Area Network (LAN) Service (VPLS) and possible geographically dispersed Layer-2 networks (K, L). To prevent the VPLS-networks (VPLS1, VPLS2) to ...

10/06/05 - 20050220076 - Communication apparatus, method and program for realizing p2p communication
A communication apparatus according to the present invention includes a global address information acquiring section for acquiring first global address information; a WAN-side address information acquiring section for acquiring first WAN-side address information assigned to its own communication apparatus; a local address information acquiring section for acquiring first local address ...

10/06/05 - 20050220075 - Method for management of communication devices in an access network and a related access unit
The present invention relates to a method for management of a plurality of Communication devices in an access network. Each Communication device of the plurality of communication devices is being coupled to a management server via an access unit. This method comprises the step of the access unit during a ...

10/06/05 - 20050220074 - Multicast data communication system, data communication apparatus multicast data communication method, program and computer readable information recording medium
A management router is assigned for each of a division multicast domains obtained from dividing a multicast domain into predetermined divisions, and each of the management routers shares information concerning a location of a multi-cast information source belonging to the division multicast domain for which each of the management routers ...

10/06/05 - 20050220073 - System and method for transmitting signals
There is provided a system for communicating data between electronic devices that has at least one transmitter in electrical communication with a sending electronic device. The transmitter has a data sum accumulator, a transmitter identification generator, and a data buffer for creating an identification of a desired receiver from the ...

10/06/05 - 20050220072 - Active networks
An active node of a communications network includes a forwarding component for forwarding a packet of an active application, a processor for processing the packet, and a forwarding control component for modifying path data associated with the packet, based on the processing. The forwarding component can forward said packet directly ...

09/29/05 - 20050213561 - System, apparatus and method for address forwarding for a computer network
A system, apparatus and method for an efficiently performing address lookups and switching for computer networks is disclosed. The present disclosure provides for address translation between network devices utilizing different protocols. The system, apparatus and method described herein provide for address translation for encapsulated communications to enable mixed protocol communications ...

09/29/05 - 20050213560 - Apparatus and method for automatic cluster network device address assignment
A group of network devices, such as Ethernet switches, are logically configured as a single cluster, with one commander device and one or more member devices. Each network device in the cluster contains an embedded HTML server that facilitates configuration and management of the network device via a management station ...

09/29/05 - 20050213559 - Methods and apparatus for supporting group communications
Group communications methods and apparatus are described. In particular, methods for granting a mobile device access to a communications resource, e.g., the right to transmit data, associated with a group are described. User requests for the communications resource are suppressed by the corresponding mobile device, for periods during which the ...

09/29/05 - 20050213558 - Layer-3 network routing with rpr layer-2 visibility
Routing tables of OSI layer-3 network elements are modified in order to enable entry to a RPR subnet at different entry points. This enables virtual tunnels or routing paths to utilize all existing entry links to the RPR subnet and to minimize cost factors, such as the number of RPR ...

09/29/05 - 20050213557 - Multimedia communication and collaboration system and protocols
A system is described that includes a real-time routing server to route and process multimedia sessions over a network. The system also includes a group server to manage the multimedia communications sessions over the network. The group server is coupled to the routing server. The system further includes a plurality ...

09/22/05 - 20050207394 - Load decentralization method and apparatus thereof
The present invention discloses a load decentralization method for decentralizing load centralized to a MAP of a hierarchical domain in a network where packets destined to mobile nodes in the network are transmitted to the mobile nodes via the MAP, in which the MAP includes a table part for managing ...

09/15/05 - 20050201356 - Adaptive routing for hierarchical interconnection network
In an adaptive routing for a hierarchical interconnection network using a mesh in a lower rank and a torus in a higher rank, an inter-basic-module link in the interconnection network is constituted by a ring-like link including 2m nodes and a round-around channel; and a dynamic selection algorithm of a ...

09/08/05 - 20050195795 - Communication system capable of selecting optimum gateway for terminals
A communication apparatus is disclosed, which includes an information collection unit, a storage unit, a selection unit, and a route control unit. The information collection unit is configured to collect route information and condition information. The storage unit is configured to store the route information and the connection information. The ...

09/08/05 - 20050195794 - Switching device and method for error analysis
Switching device and method for error analysis In the present switching device and the method for error analysis pertaining thereto, message signals for identical message types from a plurality of call requests are combined in a message type representative and, according to the respective occurrence of the message types, a ...

08/25/05 - 20050185632 - System and method for link quality source routing
Systems and methods for routing packets by nodes in an ad hoc network in accordance with a link quality source routing protocol are disclosed. Route discovery, route maintenance, and metric maintenance are designed to propagate and keep current link quality measurements. Metric maintenance includes a reactive approach for links that ...

08/18/05 - 20050180391 - Network connection method, network connection system, and, layer 2 switch and management server forming the network connection system
In a network connection method for interconnecting a virtual LAN distributed over plural sites via a network formed by plural layer 2 switches, a layer 2 switch monitors a first virtual LAN configuring frame sent from a site in the plural sites for configuring the virtual LAN, a network virtual ...

08/18/05 - 20050180390 - Method to provide cost-effective migration of call handling from a legacy network to a new network
A method is provided for selectively guiding calls from a legacy network into a new network for service processing there. The methodology allows a less costly transition from a legacy network to a new network as the overall network evolves. ...

08/18/05 - 20050180389 - Method for efficient bearer traffic routing in a communication system
A method for routing bearer traffic (70′) between 3G networks (32, 42) and 2G networks (12, 22) and vice versa uses voice signaling gateways (VSGW)(14, 24, 34, 44). The method determines a VSGW nearest the calling party (11). The nearest VSGW directly routes (86) the bearer traffic through the inter-network ...

08/18/05 - 20050180388 - Method and system for high speed usb data routing
Aspects for high speed USB data routing are presented. The aspects include routing a data stream to and from USB I/O ports serially, and maintaining a frequency of the data stream during the routing. Additionally, a root port router is provided for the root port and a data port router ...

08/18/05 - 20050180387 - Method for organising communication between manager objects and managed objects in a communication network, architecture and software thereof
A method for managing at least one managed object (B1, . . . , BN) through a communication network (R) by at least one manager object, comprising the following operations:—providing at least one intermediate object or hierarchic agent (AG) configured to manage said at least one managed object (B1, . ...

08/11/05 - 20050174989 - Method and an apparatus for route selection in routing protocols
A method and an apparatus to select a route in a network device within a networked system have been disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving at a router in a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) network a first route entry via local redistribution from a first protocol to BGP ...

08/11/05 - 20050174988 - Method and arrangement for controlling access to sensitive data stored in an apparatus, by another apparatus
In a method and arrangement for control of the access to sensitive data stored in a first apparatus a first user of a first apparatus is notified of an access by the second apparatus to sensitive data stored in the first apparatus, and the notification is transmitted to the second ...

08/11/05 - 20050174987 - System and methods for facilitating third-party call and device control
The present invention comprises a system and methods for facilitating third-party call control using a peer-to-peer configuration with SIP. More specifically, the present invention comprises a system and methods, including protocols, for: modeling a communication device as a logical representation and a physical representation thereof; associating the logical representation and ...

08/11/05 - 20050174986 - Method and system for emulating a wirless network
A method and system for supporting data transfers between legacy application pairs and IP application pairs. An emulation module emulates a wireless connection such that a legacy application believes it is communicating directly with the wireless network. Data from one or more legacy applications and one or more IP applications ...

08/04/05 - 20050169243 - Combiner for power delivery over data communication cabling infrastructure
A system for generating, delivering and distributing electrical power to network elements over a data communication network infrastructure within a building, campus or enterprise. Consolidating power distribution and data communications over a single network simplifies and reduces the cost of network element installation and provides a means of supplying uninterrupted ...

08/04/05 - 20050169242 - System and method for treating a call for call processing
A signaling interface exchanges call-associated and non-call-associated SS7 messages with an SS7 system. The signaling interface transfers call information from the call-associated SS7 messages, and processes maintenance information from the non-call associated SS7 messages to perform system maintenance. A call processing platform processes the call information on a call-by-call basis ...

08/04/05 - 20050169241 - Integrated voice and data switching system
A voice and data switching system integrates a router/data switching module into a voice PBX to form an integrated voice and data switch to provide an IP-based voice and data service platform, which can be easily installed and unified in operation and maintenance and serve as a platform for IP-based ...

08/04/05 - 20050169240 - Routing system
A routing system for routing data and instructions between functional modules (22-38) in a mobile phone (5) is described. The system comprises a micro server (21) which includes a routing module (40), a standard routing table (42), a dynamic routing table (44) and a permission database (46). The routing module ...

08/04/05 - 20050169239 - Method and system for managing a network having multiple domains
Exemplary embodiments are directed to a system and method for managing a network having multiple domains. An exemplary method includes identifying a router interface connected with a switch; assigning a Layer 2 identifier to the interface, wherein the identifier uniquely identifies a Layer 2 domain within the network; and assigning ...

08/04/05 - 20050169238 - Obtaining routing information
A method for obtaining routing information relating to a routing path from a source node to a destination node among a set of nodes is discussed. The method comprises a step of sending a routing request from a current node, said routing request comprising information relating to a destination node ...

08/04/05 - 20050169237 - Method for the transmission of information via ip networks
From an abstract perspective, the invention relates to 2 components. One component is arranged on a mobile terminal, information corresponding to the GPRS standard being embedded in IP packets in order to be transmitted to the second inventive component via an IP tunnel. The second component represents an IP serving ...

08/04/05 - 20050169236 - Port label switching
A communications switch comprising a plurality of numerically identified input traffic ports, a plurality of numerically identified output traffic ports, at least one significant label extractor and at least one numerical processor, the communications switch being arranged whereby each message entering the communication switch by a numerically identified input traffic ...

07/28/05 - 20050163102 - Carrier network of virtual network system and communication node of carrier network
The present invention provides a carrier network in which a spanning tree with no loops can be constructed even in a dual homing configuration, and a communication method for a control frame. By allocating an identical virtual network identifier to a plurality of user networks connected to the carrier network, ...

07/28/05 - 20050163101 - Generalized virtual router
A generalized virtual router is disclosed. A routing and switching apparatus includes a switching fabric and a matrix of switching and routing elements. At least some of the elements are interconnected by the switching fabric. A router control provides control for the switching fabric. The apparatus has both cross-connect and ...

07/28/05 - 20050163100 - Method of sending a packet through a node
The method is for sending information through a node and includes providing a node that has a first access port, a second access port, a first uplink and a second uplink. A first packet is sent via the first access port to the node. When the node is in a ...

07/21/05 - 20050157700 - System and method for a hierarchical interconnect network
A system and method for a hierarchical interconnect network. Some illustrative embodiments comprise a network switch comprising a plurality of ports each adapted to couple to other devices external to the network switch as part of an interconnect network (the interconnect network comprises an inverted tree structure that originates with ...

07/21/05 - 20050157699 - Data communications device, data communications system, data communications method, data communications computer program, and computer-readable storage medium containing computer program
In a data communications device, if a data comparator section determines that one of two transceivers transmit/receive data, a control section returns data received from one of the transceivers with which communications are possible via that transceiver, not via the other transceiver with which communications are determined to be impossible. ...

07/21/05 - 20050157698 - Efficient route update protocol for wireless sensor network
An apparatus and method thereof for route update for a communication system including a target, a sensor node collecting information of the target within a predetermined range, and a sink node receiving the information of the target from the sensor node through a first route built therebetween for target information ...

07/14/05 - 20050152335 - Managing processing utilization in a network node
A technique for managing the utilization of processing resources involves filtering packets that are sent to a CPU for learning before allowing the packets to reach the CPU. The filtering involves determining if related packets have already been allowed to reach the CPU for learning and using the knowledge about ...

07/14/05 - 20050152334 - Data protecting apparatus and image forming apparatus
To provide a data protecting apparatus and an image forming apparatus capable of providing an operating environment to make a user aware of protection of data. When turning on power of the image forming apparatus, a system is checked, and whether or not a security kit is mounted on a ...

07/14/05 - 20050152333 - Method and apparatus for controlling the dissemination of routing information on a communication network
The propagation of link state advertisements (LSAs) is limited by defining a propagation radius on the network, measured by sum of link cost, or using another metric. By limiting the distance a LSA will propagate on the network it is possible to limit LSA traffic on the network without defining ...

07/14/05 - 20050152332 - Enablement of route table entries
A router routes packets among a plurality of nodes based on entries in a route table. Entries in a route table enable mask characterize the enablement of the route table entries. The router receives a packet including an indication to modify the route table enable mask from one of the ...

07/14/05 - 20050152331 - Security measures in a partitionable computing system
Methods and apparatus in a partitionable computing system. A processor of a partition and a transmitter can configure and transmit a data packet that includes a source and a destination address. A routing device can have a port communication with the transmitter. The port can have a firewall associated therewith. ...

07/07/05 - 20050147083 - Method for determining whether a transaction is completed correctly and data transmission network
This invention relates to a method comprising the steps of receiving content data from a first subscriber by a first network node, setting up a first data content report, comprising information about content data, or receiving said first data content report from said first subscriber, by said first network node, ...

07/07/05 - 20050147082 - Apparatus to control phy state of network devices
A technique for programmatically controlling a state of the PHY of a network device. In one embodiment, a first network interconnect device (for example, a hub) comprises a device port coupled to a network device and comprises an uplink port coupled to a second network interconnect device (for example, a ...

07/07/05 - 20050147081 - Route determination method and apparatus for virtually-concatenated data traffic
Virtually-concatenated data traffic is routed in a network comprising at least first and second nodes. The first and second nodes may comprise a source-sink node pair, an ingress-egress node pair, or any other pair of network nodes. For a given traffic demand, a plurality of routes for routing the traffic ...

06/30/05 - 20050141480 - Apparatus and method for transmitting data between wireless and wired networks
An apparatus and method for transmitting multimedia data between wireless and wired networks. The method includes receiving frames of a first communication protocol type from a first network and converting the received frames into frames of a second communication protocol type, determining the transmission priority order of the frames that ...

06/30/05 - 20050141479 - Presence-based routing in a communications network environment
A presence-based routing (PBR) system and method in a communications network environment. Upon establishing presence awareness among a plurality of networked entities, a contact list is provided for a particular networked party based on presence information. When an incoming communication request intended for the particular networked party is received and ...

06/23/05 - 20050135331 - System for transmission of data on a bus
A system for transmitting data between a transmitter and a receiver on a communication network connecting a number of components, especially in a motor vehicle, has a CAN transceiver which converts logic signals into bus data signals downstream of each transmitter. A non-inductive symmetrical CAN filter is connected downstream of ...

06/23/05 - 20050135330 - Source-implemented constraint based routing with source routed protocol data units
Source-implemented constraint-based routing with source routing enables traffic engineering to be performed and reservations to be made within a domain without requiring constraint information and reservation information to be disseminated to all nodes in the domain. In one embodiment, a focal node maintains a table containing metrics of links and ...

06/16/05 - 20050129000 - Routing method for mobile ad-hoc network
A node selecting method is characterized by comprising a first step of reserving a communication band on a route by seeking a communication route from a source node to a destination node through intermediate nodes by use of an ad-hoc on-demand distance vector (AODV) algorithm in a mobile ad-hoc network; ...

06/09/05 - 20050122957 - Router, traffic volume control method therefor, communication system, and traffic control program recorded computer-readable recording medium
A router suitable for use, for example, in a user site receiving an L2-VPN service, which constructs a network in which the communication efficiency does not degrade even in the case of the employment of a virtual private network which does not have a frame abandonment notification function or an ...

06/09/05 - 20050122956 - Method for establishing a telecommunication link and a telecommunication network
A method and a telecommunication network for establishing a telecommunication link between a first and a second subscriber (A, BK) in a telecommunication network, in particular between two devices that are suitable for communicating, with addresses being assignable to the subscribers (A, BK). To provide a reliable telecommunication link between ...

06/09/05 - 20050122955 - Method and system for route selection and method for route reconstruction
A method and system for route selection and a method for route reconstruction. A mobile (or ad hoc) wireless network is divided into several clusters, each comprising a plurality of nodes. A source node in a cluster delivers a data packet to a destination node in accordance with a route ...

06/09/05 - 20050122954 - Electrical backplane transmission using duobinary signaling
A (binary) signal is transmitted through an electrical backplane, and the received signal is interpreted as a duobinary signal. In order to ensure that the received signal can be properly interpreted as a duobinary signal, the data signal is preferably filtered prior to being interpreted. The filter is preferably designed ...

06/09/05 - 20050122953 - Method and device for one-way or two-way data transmission
A method for uni/bidirectional data communication between at least two devices, the one device sending the data—first device—and the other device receiving the data—second device—and both devices being connected by means of a communication module. For convenient, universal application the communication module recognizes at least one of the devices and/or ...

06/02/05 - 20050117562 - Method and apparatus for distributing traffic over multiple switched fibre channel routes
A computer network has two or more switches and a plurality of links. A first machine and a second machine are interconnected by the network in such a way that there exist multiple paths through the network from an N_Port of the first machine to an N_Port of the second ...

06/02/05 - 20050117561 - Echo reduction to achieve a requested service
The present invention relates to a method for determining transmission characteristic over a first communication path and a second communication path, and while an amount of the signal transmitted over the first communication path couples into the second communication path. In case of excess of capacity over the first communication ...

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