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20080212590 | Flexible protocol engine for multiple protocol processing - Embodiments of the invention relate to a flexible protocol engine for operation with multiple communication protocols. The flexible protocol engine may include a programmable protocol processor operable to process data by implementing a selected technique, the selected technique selectable from multiple selectable techniques. Each of the multiple selectable techniques may correspond to a distinct communication protocol. The flexible protocol engine may also include a first interfacing component operatively connecting the programmable protocol processor to a transceiver device and a second interfacing component operatively connecting the programmable protocol processor with a host device. | 09-04-2008 |
20080225857 | Low-impact call connection request denial - A policy enforcement point (PEP) attaches to the edge of a packet-switched network to manage loading when the network nears or exceeds its capacity due to changes in the network, e.g., component failures or incremental growth. Autonomous PEP's at the network's edges provide short-term, application-aware controls on their own that are applied to the corresponding network ingress traffic. Changes become necessary when a network event results in a loss of resilient bandwidth that effects the traffic class under admission control. Or, when an unexpected surge in traffic exceeds the PEP's reserved resources to a particular destination. The resources available across the network are recalculated for minimizing impact on existing sessions or calls, and it informs the PEP's of the new resources available. If the new maximum exceeds the current utilization to that destination, the PEP invokes a local priority drop mechanism to back off the traffic until it is under the new limit. A media gateway handling voice calls can keep all emergency calls up, and then invoke a local algorithm, such as random drop, for the remaining calls until calls to the constrained destination are under the new limit. In the second case, where there is an unexpected surge in demand, the PEP can request from the bandwidth manager additional resources to a particular destination. | 09-18-2008 |
20080253379 | LABEL SWITCHING SYSTEM - A packet router in a label switching system includes a logical router configuring module for logically dividing a label switching router (LSR) into a plurality of LSRs each having a label switching function, and a module for specifying, when setting a label switched path on the basis of an explicit route specified, a port or a port group of an egress node. With this construction, a label switching architecture in an ATM network for actualizing MPLS (label switching) can be mapped to an ATM-Switch base system architecture, and a granularity of function (Constraint Base Routing) of specifying a variety of routes provided by MPLS can be attained. | 10-16-2008 |
20080259932 | Method and System for Facilitating a First and Second Protocol Between a Data Processing System and an ISP - An access unit ( | 10-23-2008 |
20080267191 | Apparatus and method for multiple stage media communications - A method and system for multi-stage media communications a means for transmitting and receiving media messages via a two-stage communications protocol and a means for relaying the media messages via the two-stage communications protocol to one or more additional means for transmitting and receiving. The two-stage communications protocol includes a first RF-based stage and a second IP-based stage. The second IP-based stage uses SIP for establishing media communications between the means for transmitting and receiving media messages. Preferably, the system includes one or more wireless handheld devices for sending and receiving media and a base station device for relaying such media. Additional base stations can be added (via an IP network) to increase communications range without complex networking infrastructure. | 10-30-2008 |
20080285568 | Method and System for Transforming Compressed Video Traffic to Network-Aware Ethernet Traffic with A/V Bridging Capabilities and A/V Bridging Extensions - Aspects of a system for transforming compressed video traffic to network-aware Ethernet traffic with A/V bridging capabilities and A/V bridging extensions may include a graphics processing unit (GPU) that may enable encapsulation of compressed video data within a Display Port protocol data unit (PDU). A LAN subsystem may enable encapsulation of the Display Port PDU within an encapsulating PDU. The LAN subsystem may enable determination of a traffic class designation associated with the encapsulating PDU. The LAN subsystem may enable transmission of the encapsulating PDU via a network based on the traffic class designation. The LAN subsystem may also enable the encapsulation of compressed video data within Ethernet frames. A computing device, which receives the Ethernet frames may de-compress the compressed video data and send the uncompressed video data, which may be encapsulated within one or more Display Port mini-packets, to a multimedia monitor. | 11-20-2008 |
20080317038 | MULTIPROTOCOL LABEL SWITCHING (MPLS) INTERFACE WITH VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK (VPN) APPLICATION - A method comprising receiving, from a first node, a first packet at a network application server via a first local area network (LAN); receiving, from a second node, a second packet at the network application server via a second LAN; associating the first packet with a first VPN based on receiving the first packet via the first LAN; and associating the second packet with a second VPN based on reception of the second packet via the second LAN, wherein the first VPN and the second VPN include overlapping network address spaces. | 12-25-2008 |
20080317039 | Methods, systems, and/or devices for providing network access - Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a method that can comprise, via an Ethernet Channel Service Unit (ECSU), providing a packet conversion between a Serial Wide Area Network (WAN) protocol and an Ethernet network protocol. The ECSU can be adapted to provide access to a network service between a first device adapted to communicate using an Ethernet protocol via the Ethernet network and a second device adapted to communicate using a serial protocol via the Serial WAN. | 12-25-2008 |
20090080434 | IMA automatic cell scrambling detection - IMA Automatic Cell Scrambling Detection is a method for automatic IMA cell scrambling detection and configuration. The preferred embodiment of the invention utilizes a method whereby upon detection of a LIF condition on an IMA link, the edge services extender card periodically toggles the configuration of ATM cell payload scrambling from enabled to disabled until IMA framing is detected. | 03-26-2009 |
20090080435 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DATA IN DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM - A digital broadcasting system and a data processing method are disclosed. A receiving system of the digital broadcasting system comprises a baseband processor, a management processor and a presentation processor. The baseband processor receives a broadcast signal including mobile service data and main service data, wherein the mobile service data configure a Reed-Solomon (RS) frame. The RS frame includes at least one of the mobile service data and notification messages. The notification messages are packetized in accordance with any one of a first transport protocol and a second transport protocol. The management processor decodes the notification messages from the RS frame in accordance with any one of the first transport protocol and the second transport protocol. The presentation processor directly outputs the decoded notification messages to an output unit in accordance with a channel which transmits the decoded notification messages, or outputs the decoded notification messages to the output unit only if a user selects the notification messages. | 03-26-2009 |
20090086738 | Method And System For Utilizing A Single PLL To Clock An Array Of DDFS For Multi-Protocol Applications - Methods and systems for utilizing a single PLL to clock an array of DDFS for multi-protocol applications are disclosed. Aspects of one method may include generating a first signal for use in generating a plurality of local oscillator (LO) signals. The first signal may be communicated to a plurality of LO generators. Each of the LO signals may be generated independently of each other by a corresponding one of the LO generators. Each of the LO signals may be communicated to one or more mixers, where each mixer may perform down-conversion or up-conversion. A LO generator may utilize, for example, a DDFS or a digital delay circuit. A frequency of a LO signal may be varied by adjusting a divide factor for a divider that generates a reference clock for the DDFS or for a divider that generates a second signal used for mixing with a signal generated by the DDFS. The LO signal frequency may also be varied by adjusting frequency control words received by a DDFS. | 04-02-2009 |
20090103546 | System And Method For Providing Services Through An Integrated Digital Network - A system and methods for providing services through an integrated digital network. The present invention embodies a system and methods for providing telecommunications services through an integrated digital network that provides the superset of all previous network types, and can continue to support being the core for existing networks—now used simply as edge access methods. The method includes connecting a multi-service core to existing telecommunications networks, wherein the core can communicate with conventional network components; interconnecting a gateway between the multi-service core and multiple existing network components, wherein the gateway is configured to share multiple service aspects with each network component and to utilize multiple transport protocols to communicate with different core network components; coordinating communications between the gateway and existing network components; and resolving differences between protocols or communications between existing core network components. | 04-23-2009 |
20090109976 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING ACCESS OF POINT TO POINT PROTOCOL OVER ATM TERMINAL - A method for supporting access of a Point to Point Protocol over Asynchronous Transfer Mode (PPPoA) terminal including: the PPPoA terminal initiates a Point to Point Protocol (PPP) negotiation to a broadband access device based on an Internet Protocol (IP) architecture; the broadband access device assigns a Media Access Control (MAC) address to the PPPoA terminal, builds a Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) connection between itself and a Broadband Access Server (BAS) and acquires a Session ID; the broadband access device converts a PPPoA packet sent by the PPPoA terminal into a PPPoE packet and sends the PPPoE packet to the BAS, according to the MAC address and Session ID, and converts the PPPoE packet sent by the BAS into the PPPoA packet and sends the PPPoA packet to the PPPoA terminal. A device for supporting the access of a PPPoA terminal is provided. | 04-30-2009 |
20090161678 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF TRANSMITTING DATA VIA A MULTI-PROTOCOL SINGLE-MEDIUM NETWORK - The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus of transmitting data via a multi-protocol single-medium network. The method includes initializing a network; transmitting messages in the network; setting up the size and the protocol of the messages and assigning the messages to a multi-protocol stack of the PHY layer based on a network time sharing multitasking principle; assigning each of the messages to a proper time slot; checking whether or not all messages are assigned to the proper time slots; if yes, transmitting the messages; and receiving the messages by a network device and transmitting the messages to another network device via a single-medium network. | 06-25-2009 |
20090168783 | Multi-Protocol Support Over Ethernet Packet-Switched Networks - Described are methods and communications network for carrying pseudowires over packet-switched network. A communication network includes a packet-switched network (PSN), a first provider edge (PE) device in communication with a second PE device through the PSN, and a pseudowire (PW) established between the PE devices for emulating a service across the PSN. The PW has a Virtual Circuit Connection Verification (VCCV) control channel that carries an Ethernet Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) message. In some embodiments, various data plane encapsulation formats enable a PW to emulate an Ethernet or a non-Ethernet service over an Ethernet PSN. Each encapsulation format includes an Ethernet tunnel header and a PW header that encapsulates an Ethernet or non-Ethernet payload. | 07-02-2009 |
20090201932 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING MPLS NETWORK DIFFSERV TRAFFIC ENGINEERING - A method for implementing DS-TE in MPLS network is disclosed. The method includes carrying Quality of Service (QoS) parameters relating to resource allocation in a path message when establishing an LSP; reserving bandwidth resource for service traffic according to the QoS parameters; using the reserved bandwidth to forward service traffic after the LSP is established. A system for implementing DE-TE in the MPLS network is also disclosed. The system includes an Ingress LSR, a relay LSR and a Egress LSR. The Ingress LSR or the relay LSR carry QoS parameters relating to the resource allocation in the path message for establishing LSR. The relay LSR reserves bandwidth resource for service traffic based on the QoS parameters and forwards the service traffic based on the reserved bandwidth when receiving the service traffic, after the LSP is established. An LSR is further disclosed according to the present invention. According to the method, system and LSR of the present invention, bandwidth resources can be allocated based on different service class and thus granularity for the DiffServ traffic engineering is further refined. | 08-13-2009 |
20090213858 | Application-aware MPLS tunnel selection - Various exemplary embodiments are a method and related system and computer-readable medium including one or more the following: receiving a data packet; analyzing the data packet using deep packet inspection (DPI) to determine an application associated with the data packet; determining an MPLS tunnel corresponding to the application associated with the data packet; and forwarding the data packet through the MPLS tunnel. In various exemplary embodiments, the step of analyzing the data packet including examining information in layers 2 through 7 of the data packet or analyzing the data packet to match an application signature. Furthermore, in various exemplary embodiments, the method and related system and computer-readable medium also includes adding a marking to the data packet to indicate the application associated with the data packet. | 08-27-2009 |
20100002706 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - A system that allows information of MPLS layers to be reported to PW layers by providing a function having a correlation between MPLS layers and PW layers. A transmission system uses MPLS (Multi-Protocol Label Switching) tunneling and label technology to map a communication service to MPLS, thereby providing bidirectional services on an end-to-end basis. The transmission system is a communication system comprising a means to perform label assignment control for bidirectional services; a means to transmit, after completion of assignment control, a message in which the LDP message used in assignment control is a payload and a tunnel-directed label (L | 01-07-2010 |
20100098088 | Pseudo Wire Establishing Method and Device - For precluding useless resources of a pseudo wire in a device distributing pseudo wires to lighten the receiving capacity, MPLS (Multi Protocol Label Switching) tunnels are established with an opposing device. From among the established MPLS tunnels, an MPLS tunnel having a remaining resource for a pseudo wire at interfaces having the MPLS tunnels in response to a pseudo wire establishment request is selected and the information of the selected MPLS tunnel associated with a label of the pseudo wire having the remaining resource is distributed to the opposing device. Alternatively after having established the MPLS tunnels with the opposing device, when a distribution request of the pseudo wire information associated with desired MPLS tunnels is received from the opposing device having received the pseudo sire establishment request, a label of the pseudo wire is similarly determined and distributed to the opposing device together with the information of the MPLS tunnel passing the pseudo wire. | 04-22-2010 |
20100158014 | NETWORK APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORWARDING PACKET - When a network apparatus of this invention receives an IEEE 802.3ad link application control packet from a subscriber line with a VPWS function, it processes the packet in a control unit without relaying the packet by VPWS. More specifically, the network apparatus receives an IEEE802.3ad link aggregation control packet along with receiving an IEEE802.3x flow control packet. The network apparatus transmits a link aggregation control packet. The network apparatus also relays other layer 2 control protocol packets without receiving them, and does not transmit the other layer 2 control protocol packets. | 06-24-2010 |
20100309919 | LABEL DISTRIBUTION PROTOCOL LABEL FILTERING - In one embodiment, a device of a particular non-backbone routing domain in a computer network determines whether each of one or more routes is reachable within the particular non-backbone domain. The device may then generate a filtered set of label mappings having only those of the one or more routes reachable within the particular non-backbone domain. Accordingly, the device may advertise label mappings only of the filtered set to one or more neighboring devices. | 12-09-2010 |
20110013637 | Method, System and Gateway for Remotely Accessing MPLS VPN - A method, system and gateway for remotely accessing an MPLS VPN are provided. In the method, multiple virtual interfaces are established in an SSL VPN gateway, one virtual interface is bound with one VPN, different VPN users are differentiated according to authentication and authorization information of users, and the authentication and authorization information of the users is respectively bound with corresponding VPNs. When the SSL VPN gateway receives a packet sent by a user, an inner label and an outer label are added to the packet according to a VPN instance bound with the user; when receiving a response packet from a resource server, the SSL VPN gateway searches for a VPN instance according to the VPN label, and forwards the response packet to the user through the SSL connection according to the found VPN instance. | 01-20-2011 |
20120008632 | Sharing Resource Reservations Among Different Sessions In RSVP-TE - A method to optimize resource allocation in a network employing MPL S, the method including the steps of communicating with a second node to establish a first LSP that includes a first node and the second node using an extension of RSVP-TE in a first RSVP-TE session having a group identifier. A resource controllable by the network element is allocated to the first LSP and is associated with the group identifier. The steps including communicating with a third node in the network to establish a second LSP that includes the first node and the third node using the extension of RSVP-TE through a second RSVP-TE session that is different than the first session and has the same group identifier. The resource is shared between the first LSP and the second LSP, because the same group identifier is associated with the first RSVP-TE session and second RSVP-TE session. | 01-12-2012 |
20120128003 | GMPLS NON-ENABLED NETWORK GATEWAY AND OPERATING METHOD FOR ROUTING BETWEEN GMPLS ENABLED NETWORK AND GMPLS NON-ENABLED NETWORK - A generalized multiprotocol label switching (GMPLS) non-enabled network gateway for routing between a GMPLS enabled network and a GMPLS non-enabled network for connection between the GMPLS enabled network and the GMPLS non-enabled network, and an operating method for the GMPLS non-enabled network gateway are provided. The GMPLS non-enabled network gateway may include a border gateway protocol (BGP) routing unit to exchange routing information between a first GMPLS enabled network and a third GMPLS enabled network using a BGP, and a resource reservation protocol signaling unit to search for a path to another network using the routing information and to perform inter-autonomous system (AS) signaling by including a control plane of the first GMPLS enabled network or the third GMPLS enabled network and a signaling interface applying an out-of-band method. | 05-24-2012 |
20120163387 | METHOD AND DEVICE OF MPLS NETWORK TRAFFIC SWITCHING - A method of MPLS network traffic switching is provided herein. The method includes these steps: receiving a message indicative of creating a new LSP successfully, and generating a new uplink forwarding entry and a new downlink forwarding entry according to the message; storing the new uplink forwarding entry, and configuring the new downlink forwarding entry; configuring the new uplink forwarding entry upon completion of configuring the new downlink forwarding entry; and forwarding the traffic according to the new uplink forwarding entry and the new downlink forwarding entry. By ensuring the sequence of processing the events in the traffic switching process, the method reduces the probability of traffic interruption in the traffic switching process. A network node device for implementing MPLS network traffic switching is also provided herein. | 06-28-2012 |
20120219003 | NODE, A MONITORING MANAGEMENT METHOD USED FOR IT, AND A TRANSFER SYSTEM, AN INPUT CIRCUIT AND AN OUTPUT CIRCUIT USING IT - [Issues] To provide a node (transfer device) which can process an OAM frame within an output line card. | 08-30-2012 |
20120224583 | ETHERNET NETWORK WITHIN MPLS NETWORK - Creating an Ethernet network, within an existing MPLS network, for one or more specified traffic services by selecting in the MPLS network one or more bidirectional non-disjoint LSPs between dual-enabled nodes, presenting these LSPs as Ethernet-enabled links, deploying over them an Ethernet protocol and forwarding there-along dedicated Ethernet over MPLS packets according to Ethernet forwarding rules regardless any MPLS labels except for a predetermined dedicated LSP label. | 09-06-2012 |
20120236867 | Initializing, Provisioning, and Managing Devices - A method of initializing, provisioning, and managing a cable modem and a customer premise equipment device includes sending a customized configuration file to the cable modem. The configuration file contains service provisioning information and further includes information indicative of a network address type for the customer premise equipment device. A message is passed from the cable modem to the customer premise equipment device indicative of the network address type. The customer premise equipment device is provided with a network address in accordance with the network address type indicated in the message. In this way, the customer premise equipment device knows what kind of address to obtain, and excessive transactions are avoided. | 09-20-2012 |
20120275461 | Systems and Methods for Implementing Multi-Topology Support for Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) of a Multiprotocol Label Switching Network - System and method for support multiple topology in Label Distribution Protocol of Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) network are disclosed. The system includes a number of network elements and a communication mechanism used to connect the network elements. The network elements discover LDP peers within the network topology, and create and maintain LDP sessions for each of the network topologies. The network elements further establish LSPs by mapping network layer routing information within each network topology to data link layer switches paths. Furthermore, the communication mechanism enables the network elements to advertise the multi-topology capability and exchange the mapping information of label and FECs within each network topology. | 11-01-2012 |
20120281705 | PROTECTION SWITCHING IN MULTIPROTOCOL LABEL SWITCHING (MPLS) NETWORKS - Protection switching in a multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) ring network with a protection label switch path that is shared by multiple working label switch paths may include receiving a packet intended for transmission towards a disconnected adjacent node on a working label switch path, and adding, to the received packet, a protection label and a merge label. The merge label may uniquely identify the working label switch path on which the packet is received. The packet may be transmitted on the protection label switch path. | 11-08-2012 |
20120300783 | Method and system for updating network topology in multi-protocol label switching system - A method for updating a network topology in a multi-protocol label switching system includes that network management system obtains network topology data from a node, then judges whether the current network topology is changed, and when changed, update the local network topology data with the network topology data. A corresponding system is also provided, including an obtaining unit to obtain network topology data from a node, a judgment unit to judge whether the current network topology is changed according to the network topology data and to trigger the update unit when it is changed, and a update unit to update the network topology data in the network management system with the network topology data. In the disclosure, the reality of the Multi-Protocol Label Switching Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) network topology is greatly improved, and it is more convenient and accurate when the network management system is utilized to perform network management. | 11-29-2012 |
20130089100 | Point-To-Point Based Multicast Label Distribution Protocol Local Protection Solution - In one aspect, the disclosure includes an apparatus comprising a processor configured to receive node protection backup route data at an upstream node and determine at least one backup route to at least one merge point node of a protected link or node according to the node protection data. In another aspect, the disclosure includes an apparatus comprising a processor configured to: receive at an upstream component information from a downstream component, wherein the received information comprises one or more of the following data elements related to one or more merge point nodes of a protected node: a number of leaf nodes, a plurality of merge point node addresses, a plurality of merge point node label reserve times and a plurality of merge point node forwarding labels, and establish a backup tunnel at the upstream component using at least one of the data elements received from the downstream component. | 04-11-2013 |
20130163600 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A NETWORK-TO-NETWORK INTERFACE - A method and system for processing raw address data using a computer device coupled to a database are provided. The method includes receiving, at the network interface device, a first network message containing financial transaction data from a first one of a plurality of multiprotocol label switching networks, determining a destination of the financial transaction data from the network message, transmitting the financial transaction data to a second one of the plurality of multiprotocol label switching networks using a second network containing the financial transaction data, where at least one of the first one and the second one of the plurality of multiprotocol label switching networks is a satellite-based network. | 06-27-2013 |
20140177637 | REDUCED COMPLEXITY MULTIPROTOCOL LABEL SWITCHING - A reduced complexity Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) method, a MPLS network element, and a MPLS network utilize an MPLS operating regime whereby disjoint sets of one or more MPLS labels are uniquely and specifically associated with just one switch, i.e. each switch node is assigned one or more non-overlapping labels from the RFC 3032 20 bit label space to bind to particular service end-points; which then enables these labels to embody the core properties of a destination address (DA) in the network sub-domain in which they are used. The central property is that these DA labels are constant for a given forwarding path across the entire sub-domain, remaining unchanged at any point in the network. Once that is achieved, any and all hop-by-hop signaling protocols are unnecessary, since there is no need for label swapping, and the label-switching-node binding information can be flooded by interior routing protocols only. | 06-26-2014 |
20140177638 | SOURCE IDENTIFICATION PRESERVATION IN MULTIPROTOCOL LABEL SWITCHING NETWORKS - A Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) method, a MPLS network element, and a MPLS network include receiving a packet destined for a destination node at a source node in an MPLS network; pushing an identifier in an MPLS label on an MPLS label stack associated with the packet, wherein the identifier denotes the source node as the source of the packet and is pushed prior to any other MPLS labels on the MPLS stack; pushing one or more labels on the MPLS stack indicative of a route of the packet to the destination node; and transmitting the packet from the source node into the MPLS network. The identifier is located at the bottom of the MPLS stack thereby being a last item popped in the MPLS stack at the destination node, and the identifier can be used for updating OAM data efficiently without requiring deep packet inspection. | 06-26-2014 |
20140341222 | SEGMENT ROUTING MAPPING SERVER FOR LDP/SR INTEROPERABILITY - An apparatus and method for enabling interoperability of segment routing (SR) enabled nodes and LDP enabled nodes in a network domain. In one embodiment, the method may include mapping a first node identifier (ID) to a first segment ID in memory, wherein the first node ID uniquely identifies a first node within a network domain, and wherein the first node is not SR enabled. A message is generated and subsequently transmitted directly or indirectly to another node within the network domain, wherein the message comprises the first node ID mapped to the first segment ID, and wherein the other node is SR enabled. | 11-20-2014 |
20150131668 | SERVICE MULTIPLEXING AND DEMULTIPLEXING USING A SINGLE PSEUDOWIRE SERVICE/LABEL SWITCHED PATH LABEL IN A MULTIPROTOCOL LABEL SWITCHING NETWORK - A system for packet transmission over an MPLS tunnel may include a plurality of network devices. The network devices may include ingress and egress routers and intermediate routers. The system may be configured to use payload type indication labels and payload type headers to transmit packets from a plurality of user devices having different payload types and service instances over a single pseudo-wire service in a label switched path of the MPLS network. | 05-14-2015 |