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20080205427 | METHOD FOR INTEGRATION OF NETWORK NODES - In a data communications network building automation system, integration of wirelessly communicating network nodes is visualized in a process environment on an output unit of a commissioning device. The current spatial position of the commissioning device is detected and represented in the visualized process environment by detecting an identification signal of the network nodes and determining a relative spatial position of the network nodes for which the identification signal was detected. A proposal for the assignment of the detected identification signal to a node model is stored in a database based on the relative spatial position, in relation to the spatial position of the commissioning device. | 08-28-2008 |
20080247412 | Hybrid channel assignment method and router thereof - A hybrid channel assignment method comprising the steps of negotiating among routers to select one router to act as a central server; collecting, at the selected router, information on an entire network transmitted from the other routers, and assigning channels based upon the information on the entire network; and reassigning channels of respective routers based upon dynamically-changing traffic characteristics. The hybrid channel assignment method can assign channels using both centralized processing and distributed processing in order to ensure optimally correct channel assignment consistent with present traffic characteristics. This as a result can prevent network resources from being wasted and also increase network capacity, thereby optimizing effective use of the network resources. | 10-09-2008 |
20080285582 | Digraph network superframes - A method of assigning cells in a superframe using digraph link information in a network of nodes is disclosed. The method comprises determining a total number of desired digraph links in the network of nodes wherein a digraph link is a directional link specifying routing information at each node in the network between said node and a second node, and wherein the network of nodes includes a plurality of nodes each with a plurality of digraph links. The method further comprises selecting a superframe size at least large enough to accommodate the total number of desired digraph links and assigning each desired digraph link to a cell in the superframe wherein each cell in the superframe specifies a synchronized time and frequency communication plan. | 11-20-2008 |
20080310443 | COMMUNICATION LINK ALLOCATION BASED ON DYNAMIC TREND ANALYSIS - A method and/or apparatus is provided for performing traffic allocation based on dynamic trend analysis of communication links between two devices. Devices monitor the performance of their available communication links to determine which communication link is best to receive transmissions on. A device selects the best communication link on which to receive from another device and informs that other device to use that communication link when transmitting to it. Link information is obtained from both the transmitting device and receiving device to perform traffic allocation for communications between the two devices. This method may be performed by a low-level communication module transparent to applications and/or network transmission protocols. | 12-18-2008 |
20090016371 | METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING FRAME STRUCTURES - A method of constructing a frame structure for data transmission, the method comprising generating a first section comprising data configured in a first format compatible with a first communication system, generating a second section following the first section, the second section comprising data configured in a second format compatible with a second communication system, wherein the second format is different from the first format, generating at least one non-data section containing information describing an aspect of data in at least one of the first section and the second section, and combining the first section, the second section and the at least one non-data section to form the frame structure. | 01-15-2009 |
20090046737 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND BAND CONTROL APPARATUS - A data processing system that packetizes content, transmits the packetized content via a transmission path, and allocates a transmission path band for transmitting the packetized content includes a packet interval control unit configured to control intervals at which packets of the packetized content are transmitted, an obtaining unit configured to obtain communication information indicating a communication state in which the intervals at which the packets are transmitted; a band computation unit configured to compute a transmission path band for transmitting the packetized content based on the communication information obtained by the obtaining unit, and a band allocation unit configured to allocate the transmission path band computed by the band computation unit within the transmission path. | 02-19-2009 |
20090067447 | Wireless channel selection techniques and devices - Techniques for locating wireless channels usable for transmitting media signals from personal media players that are adequately separated from wireless channels used for other purposes. One technique involves identifying a target channel and at least two additional channels within a certain proximity of the target channel, and evaluating a channel usability algorithm based on characteristics, such as the received signal strengths, of the target channel and the received signal strengths of each of the proximate channels. Based on evaluation of the algorithm, the target channel is deemed either usable or not usable to transmit the media signal. The most desirable available target channel(s) in a particular group or sub-group of wireless channels may also be identified. | 03-12-2009 |
20090092147 | Packet communication device, packet communication system, packet communication system, packet communication module, data processor, and data transfer system - A transmit packet generated by a CPU | 04-09-2009 |
20090103557 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING UPSTREAM CHANNEL RESOURCE IN HYBRID FIBER COAXIAL NETWORK - A method and apparatus for allocating upstream channel resources in a hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) network are provided. A cable modem termination system (CMTS) previously provides cable modems (CMs) with a plurality of burst profiles through an extended interval usage code (IUC) of an upstream channel descriptor (UCD) message, and allocates resources to CMs by using an optimized burst profile according to an upstream channel status, thereby increasing transmission efficiency of an upstream channel. | 04-23-2009 |
20090116506 | METHOD COMMUNICATION ARRANGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR ESTABLISHING A COMMUNICATION RELATIONSHIP - According to the invention, connection information (vcxIndex) representing each connection (AE | 05-07-2009 |
20090129401 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STAGGERED ZONE RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS SYSTEM - A method for staggered zone resource allocation in an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) system having a cluster includes: dividing a frequency resource of the OFDMA system into a plurality of time zones along a time axis; determining at least two resource allocation start zones among the plurality of time zones in at least two cells of the cluster, respectively; arranging users in each of the at least two cell according to a path loss in a descending order; and sequentially allocating the frequency resource to the arranged users from the at least two resource allocation start zones in the at least two cells, respectively. | 05-21-2009 |
20090135846 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING FROM A PLURALITY OF CONFIGURATION PROFILE RECORDS FOR CHANNEL BONDING OPERATION - In DOCSIS 3.0 a greater level of configuration is possible for cable modems than was available in earlier versions. The CMTS potentially receives many possible configurations from a new CM. The standard does not indicate how the CMTS should configure a CM that can support more than one possible configuration. A CMTS' operator specifies preferences for certain channel configurations. The CMTS evaluates the configuration profiles received from a booting CM and determines the best profile to attempt to accommodate based on the specified preferences. The CMTS determines how to instruct the CM to configure itself based on the available channel resources than can accommodate the selected configuration profile. | 05-28-2009 |
20090161686 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DATA FLOW IN MULTICHANNEL, MULTI-SERVICE ENVIRONMENT BY DYNAMICALLY ALLOCATING A SOCKET - A method and system for processing a data flow in a multi-channel, multiservice environment is described. In one embodiment, a socket is dynamically allocated, the socket including a dynamically allocated service. Further, the server processes the data flow based upon the type of data being processed. | 06-25-2009 |
20090180490 | VIRTUAL UPSTREAM CHANNEL SCHEDULING IN BROADBAND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Scheduling virtual upstream channels within one physical upstream channel is disclosed. The MAP messages of the virtual upstream channels that share the same physical upstream channel are synchronized together such that any one transmission opportunity for a given virtual upstream channel does not overlap with transmission opportunities of any other virtual channel. This includes converting all requests for transmission opportunities into a common unit and then scheduling these requests as appropriate. | 07-16-2009 |
20090207851 | RESOURCE BLOCK SCHEDULING IN COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - The present invention provides for a method of resource-block allocation including processing OFDM symbol samples to produce complex taps of DFT, selecting those of the said taps forming part of a current resource block allocation and processing the said selected taps to provide MAC data, the method further including the steps of storing taps not so previously selected and extracting from the said MAC data resource block allocations designating a current sub-frame and subsequently processing those of the said stored taps identified as having the same sub-frame as the allocations extracted from the said MAC data, such that scheduling blocks can be included within the same sub-frame as one or more scheduled blocks. In this manner the invention can provide a method of indicating the time when the allocation applies, whether for example next frame or current frame, and which leads to applications where the time implies a gap between the allocation and the moment it is scheduled, such that the allocation applies later than the next frame. Advantages therefore arise with resource blocks that are capable of carrying allocations. | 08-20-2009 |
20090219944 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ALLOCATING FREQUENCY RANGES - A method of allocating frequency ranges to at least one communication device is provided. The method comprises determining available frequency ranges within a plurality of frequency ranges, combining the available frequency ranges to at least one combined logical frequency range, and allocating the at least one combined logical frequency range to the at least one communication device. | 09-03-2009 |
20090232153 | COMMUNICATION CHANNEL ESTABLISHMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM - The present invention provides a communication channel establishment method that establishes a communication channel used particularly when a cipher communication is carried out. Where a packet indicative of an ISAKMP message transmitted from a second communication device to a first communication device is awaited when a communication channel between the first and second communication devices is established via an IP network, the time taken to wait for the packet is counted by a corresponding packet waiting timer at random intervals. When a packet other than the sequence of each packet expected to be transmitted from the second communication device is received, the packet is accepted to establish the communication channel. | 09-17-2009 |
20090232154 | Prioritizing Resource Utilization In Multi-thread Computing System - One embodiment of the present invention prioritizes resource utilization in a multi-thread processor. A priority register stores thread information for P threads. The thread information includes P priority codes corresponding to the P threads, at least one of the P threads requesting use of at least one resource unit. A priority selector generates assignment signal to assign the at least one resource unit to the at least one of the P threads according to the P priority codes. | 09-17-2009 |
20090238200 | Method and Arrangement Relating to Admission Control of Broadband Services - A broadband access node and method for controlling access by end users to services over communication channels. A resource admission control mechanism includes a first memory for storing information about a currently available transmission capacity on an uplink channel, a second memory for storing information about a currently available transmission capacity on a downlink subscriber line; and a third memory for storing information about a currently available maximum performance of the access node. A fourth memory stores service-related information regarding the capacity and performance service requirements of respective services. A processor calculates whether the service requirements of a requested service fulfill given conditions in relation to currently available uplink/downlink capacity and currently available performance capability of the access node. Requests that fulfill the given conditions are granted while requests that do not fulfill the conditions are rejected. | 09-24-2009 |
20090268750 | Generic Access Performance Abstraction for Access Selection - The invention provides methods method for access selection in a Multi-Access Network offering a plurality of Access Technologies (AT). The device may comprises a Multi Access Management entity (MAM) and a plurality of Generic Link Layer Entities (GLL) associated to a plurality of Accesses (A) according to said plurality of Access Technologies (AT). The access selection comprises an Access determination and an Access configuration. In a first step a Generic Link Layer Entity (GLL) determines one or more Generic Performance Metrics (GPM) corresponding to one or more configurations of the Access (A). The Generic Link Layer Entity (GLL) sends the determined one or more Generic Performance Metrics (GPM) corresponding to one or more configurations of the access (A) to the Multi Access Management entity (MAM). The Multi Access Management entity (MAM) determines from received Generic Performance Metrics (GPM), which Access (A) offers a configuration (GPM), which is suited for an application/bearer requirements. Then, said Multi Access Management entity (MAM) sends the determined configuration to the Generic Link Layer Entity (GLL) associated to the determined Access (A). The determined Generic Link Layer Entity (GLL) configures the Access (A) based on the determined configuration received from the Multi Access Management entity (MAM). Furthermore, the invention relates to corresponding devices, modules and software. | 10-29-2009 |
20090279562 | Content-aware dynamic network resource allocation - Network resources allocated for particular application traffic are aware of the characteristics of L4+ content to be transmitted. One embodiment of the invention realizes network resource allocation in terms of three intelligent modules, gateway, provisioning and classification. A gateway module exerts network control functions in response to application requests for network resources. The network control functions include traffic path setup, bandwidth allocation and so on. Characteristics of the content are also specified in the received application network resource requests. Under request of the gateway module, a provisioning module allocates network resources such as bandwidth in optical networks and edge devices as well. An optical network resource allocation leads to a provisioning optical route. Under request of the gateway module, a classification module differentiates applications traffic according to content specifications, and thus creates and applies content-aware rule data for edge devices to forward content-specified traffic towards respective provisioning optical routes. | 11-12-2009 |
20090304018 | Method, System Bandwidth Manager for Preventing Overbooking of Resources in a Data Network - A Bandwidth Manager, BM, entity connectable to a Bandwidth Manager system ( | 12-10-2009 |
20090323712 | Method and arrangements for reservation of resources in a data network - The present invention relates to a method and arrangements associated with a Bandwidth Manager, BM, adapted to reserve network resources requested from clients for resource objects in a data network. The arrangement comprises means for determining a second amount of resources to be allocated in addition to the required first amount defined by the resource requests from the clients, wherein the second amount of resources to be determined is dependent on the rate at which the first and second amounts of allocated resources can be increased through admitted requests for more resources. | 12-31-2009 |
20100014540 | Method for managing data transmission according to a quality of service in a network assembly and a computer network system - The invention relates to a new type of quality of service architecture for a network assembly and a corresponding computer network system. The Internet technology as approved by the IETF organization has defined different services. One is the integrated services (IntServ) and the other the differentiated services (DiffServ) architecture. Another is the RSVP Protocol according to which Quality of Service can be implemented with accuracy and richer functionality. | 01-21-2010 |
20100027557 | Systems and Methods for Allocating Bonding Engines in Network Communications - The present disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods for allocating bonding engines among bonding groups. In one exemplary embodiment, a provision module is configured to allocate bonding engines. When selecting a bonding engine for a new bonding group, the provision module only considers bonding engines residing on access modules that terminate at least one of the communication links of the bonding group. Out of the bonding engines residing on access modules terminating at least one communication link of the bonding group, the provision module selects a bonding engine servicing the least number of external links and assigns the selected bonding engine to the bonding group. The provision module also provisions the access modules terminating the communication links of the bonding group such that the selected bonding engine bonds such communication links during operation. | 02-04-2010 |
20100067541 | METHOD FOR RESERVING BANDWIDTH - Method for reserving bandwidth in a packet-oriented network, in which a packet-oriented communication link is set up between a plurality of network elements using at least one communication path. In this case, an identification number which is unique to the communication link and is intended to identify the communication paths associated with the communication link is allocated. A bandwidth value for a respective communication path is then determined as the maximum bandwidth required by network elements in this communication path, and bandwidth in the respective communication path is reserved using the bandwidth value. | 03-18-2010 |
20100067542 | METHOD FOR OPTIMISING THE SHARING OF A PLURALITY OF NETWORK RESOURCES BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF APPLICATION FLOWS - The invention relates to a method for optimising the sharing of a plurality of network resources between a plurality of data flows generated by a plurality of applications, said flows being able to take a number n of paths [ABi], i=1 to n, linking at least one site A and at least one site B in a telecommunications network ( | 03-18-2010 |
20100067543 | Method and an apparatus for data storage and communications - A method is disclosed of using a plurality of simultaneous communication sessions to allow two-way communication where data compositions are simultaneously sent from an apparatus to a large plurality of remote units, while maintaining a high performance of the apparatus, each session involving sending a data composition to a respective of a plurality of remote units through a communication network, the data compositions being stored in a storage unit. The method includes receiving from the storage unit streams of data composition sub-sets, and providing for each of the communication sessions a data queue, and storing data of the streams of data composition sub-sets in the data queues. | 03-18-2010 |
20100098105 | Scheduling Policy and Quality of Service Through the Presence Access Layer - A method for specifying a level of Quality of Service (QoS) for a transmission of presence information to a watcher is provided. The method includes a Presence Access Layer (PAL) specifying the level of QoS for the transmission, and the PAL providing the presence information to the watcher using the specified level of QoS. | 04-22-2010 |
20100128737 | Method and Apparatus for the Ordering of Carrier Links - A method and apparatus for provisioning a physical link to a service provider is disclosed whereby physical link information in a carrier network is store, in one embodiment, in a database within the carrier network or, in another embodiment, in a database shared by a carrier and a service provider. In response to a request from the service provider for the use of the physical link, physical link information and network management information associated is retrieved from that database. In one embodiment, this information is sent directly from the carrier via in-band signaling. In another embodiment, the information is retrieved from the shared database and is transmitted via out-of-band signaling. In accordance with yet another embodiment, messages exchanged between service providers and carriers comprise digital certificates that are used to verify the identity of the providers and carriers. | 05-27-2010 |
20100158034 | END-POINT AWARE RESOURCE RESERVATION PROTOCOL PROXY - A method performed by a first network device may include receiving a request for a resource from an end-point device and acknowledging the request for the resource to the end-point device. The method may also include receiving a resource coordination message from a second network device and transmitting a return resource coordination message to the second network device. | 06-24-2010 |
20100172367 | NETWORK BASED BANDWIDTH CONTROL IN IMS SYSTEMS - Systems and methods according to the present invention address this need and others by improving IMS service within the communications field. More particularly, systems and methods are described for controlling bandwidth. | 07-08-2010 |
20100177782 | CONFIDENTIAL TRANSMISSION OF DATA BY CHANGE OF FREQUENCY IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - Data is transmitted by a first terminal ( | 07-15-2010 |
20100226386 | METHOD, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND COMMUNICATION UNIT FOR SCHEDULING A PROCESSING OF PACKET STREAM CHANNELS - A method for scheduling a processing of packet stream channels comprises: determining whether at least one packet stream channel comprises a frame ready for processing; if at least one packet stream channel comprises a frame ready for processing, identifying a frame ready for processing having a highest priority; and scheduling the identified highest priority frame for processing. The method further comprises prioritising frames ready for processing based on at least one of: a frame availability time and an estimated processing time, for each frame. | 09-09-2010 |
20100232451 | Method for Maintaining Vital Guideway Operation in High-Demand Areas - A method for reducing delays in the receipt of high priority information in a transportation system is disclosed. | 09-16-2010 |
20100246597 | Method and apparatus for assigning identifiers to media services - A user assigns a major and minor channel number combination to a media service which does not have such a pre-existing combination, where such a media service is accessed by using such a channel combination without having to resort to the typical means of accessing the media service, such as using a web site URL or radio frequency. Optionally, the invention will automatically update the minor numbers associated with a media service when older versions of the media service become unavailable. | 09-30-2010 |
20100265964 | Enhanced Uplink User Entity Rate Limitation Signalling - A method for a user entity (UE) transmitting data said data being receivable by at least a serving node (B | 10-21-2010 |
20100316063 | PRIORITY SERVICE SCHEME - A method includes indicating a state associated with a priority service subscription indicator, indicating a state associated with a priority service activation indicator and receiving an input request for invoking a priority service for a priority communication. The method further includes determining whether a user of a user device is a subscriber of the priority service based on the state associated with the priority service subscription indicator and establishing network resources on which the priority communication is to be transmitted, based on at least one of the state associated with the priority service subscription indicator or the state associated with the priority service activation indicator. | 12-16-2010 |
20110019687 | DUAL MODE MAP MESSAGES IN G.HN - A method for a central coordinator of a network includes transmitting an active media access plan (MAP) using at least a regional mask and a bit allocation table (BAT) associated with the regional mask and transmitting a default MAP using only a permanent mask and a BAT associated with the permanent mask. The default MAP includes at least regional mask information. | 01-27-2011 |
20110026542 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A CR/CMP layer sets up isochronous channels, the number of which is that of data streams to be transferred, and sets channel numbers associated with the isochronous channels in IT packet processing units of IT processing units of bus control LSI units connected to data streams of AV devices. The IT processing units of the bus control LSI units are caused to perform transmission/reception of isochronous packets using isochronous channels having the set channel numbers. The IT packet processing unit of the IT processing unit of each stealth bus control LSI unit sets, in an SID field of the CIP header of an isochronous packet to be transmitted, the node ID of the representative bus control LSI unit instead of its own node ID. | 02-03-2011 |
20110080921 | LOGICAL ADDRESSES - A method and apparatus for processing message includes forming a logical address upon a creation of a channel of a group communication protocol at a logical address generator of a server. The logical address includes a unique identifier (UUID) associated with a logical name. The UUID created upon connecting the channel, and deleted upon disconnecting the channel. A mapping between UUIDs and physical addresses of members of the group is stored in a cache of a member of the group. | 04-07-2011 |
20110085571 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSIGNING RESOURCES IN A NETWORK NODE - Achieving resource management within a network processing unit (NPU) can be challenging due to the NPU's fixed and limited instruction set. In the case of large mobile networks, contexts are dynamic, and each subscriber in the network consumes multiple hardware resources, where a central processing unit (CPU) is typically employed to program individual resources even though generally impractical in high-session rates. To avoid programming individual resources, an example embodiment of the present invention creates a group of resources depending on a category, the group being shared dynamically among subscribers when a subscriber is active in the network. The example embodiment may include a network service processor (NSP) located in a forwarding path, such that the NPU may operate in connection with the NSP to allocate NPU resources using a packetized interface. The example embodiment achieves resource management within the NPU without a host CPU's involvement and without statically delaying resources. | 04-14-2011 |
20110090917 | Multicast Broadcast Single Frequency Network Data Scheduling and Handling - A system is provided for scheduling for a multicast broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN). The system includes a central control configured to promote a plurality of enhanced node Bs (ENBs) transmitting one or more multicast traffic channels (MTCHs). The one or more MTCHs are provided during a variable scheduling period (SP) and include a data portion that contains MBSFN traffic content and a variable scheduling portion that contains scheduling information related to the MBSFN traffic content. | 04-21-2011 |
20110134934 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING DISTRIBUTION OF A SHARED RESOURCE AMONG A PLURALITY OF NODES IN A NETWORK - A method determining distribution of a shared resource among nodes in a network includes: (a) identifying each node according to a function performed by the node; brokers collecting messages from the nodes and disseminating messages among the nodes; publishers originating messages for transmission via the network; subscribers receiving messages transmitted via the network; (b) in no particular order: (1) identifying a need for each node; and (2) identifying the shared resource available for distribution; (c) communicating the shared resource available for distribution within the network to the brokers; and (d) operating each broker to: (1) coordinate communication with all other brokers and individually apply an algorithm to optimally allocate the shared resource among the brokers; or (2) communicate with a central facility coupled with each broker while the central facility applies an algorithm to optimally allocate the shared resource among the brokers. | 06-09-2011 |
20110211589 | METHOD FOR MAPPING RESOURCE UNITS - A method for mapping resource units is disclosed. The method includes: dividing the physical resource unit set to obtain a first physical resource unit set which is in a unit of N1 continuous physical resource units, and a second physical resource unit set into which the remaining physical resource units are put; permuting, in a unit of N2 continuous physical resource units, the physical resource units in the second physical resource unit set; allocating, in a unit of N1 continuous physical resource units, the physical resource units in the first physical resource unit set to each frequency partition, and allocating, in a unit of one physical resource unit, the permuted physical resource units in the second physical resource unit set to each frequency partition. By using the invention, the combination of external mapping under the two-level sub-carrier mapping manner in the partial frequency multiplexing with the localized mapping and the distributed mapping can be realized. | 09-01-2011 |
20110280257 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOW DELAY, INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATION USING MULTIPLE TCP CONNECTIONS AND SCALABLE CODING - Systems and methods for communication of scaleable-coded audiovisual signals over multiple TCP/IP connections are provided. The sender schedules and prioritizes transmission of individual scalable-coded data packets over the plurality of TCP connections according to their relative importance in the scalable coding structure for signal reconstruction quality and according to receiver feedback. Low-latency packet delivery over the multiple TCP/IP connections is maintained by avoiding transmission or retransmission of packets that are less important for reconstructed media quality. | 11-17-2011 |
20120027025 | METHODS FOR BEARER RESERVATION, MAINTENANCE, AND USE IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for bearer reservation, maintenance, and use in a communication system is performed by an intermediary function (IF) in the enterprise network. The IF processes a user plane reservation request for a flow of user plane data from a sourcing device, and determines a set of bearers to transport the flow of user plane data. The IF requests from at least one access network the determined set of bearers, and receives from the at least one access network an allocated set of bearers, wherein the allocated set of bearers comprises one or more bearers. The IF receives the flow of user plane data from the sourcing device. The IF receives an indication that at least one of the bearers in the allocated set of bearers is unavailable, and prevents at least a portion of the flow of user plane data from being transmitted over the default bearer. | 02-02-2012 |
20120093172 | METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING SEAMLESS RATE ADAPTATION - A Discrete Multitone Modulation (DMT) system and method with the capability to adapt the system bit rate on-line in a seamless manner. The DMT system provides a robust and fast protocol for completing this seamless rate adaptation. The DMT system also provides a framing and encoding method with reduced overhead compared to conventional DMT systems. The DMT system and method provide seamless rate adaptation with the provision of different power levels. This framing and encoding method enables a system with seamless rate adaptation capability. The system and method of the invention can be implemented in hardware, or alternatively in a combination of hardware and software. | 04-19-2012 |
20120106568 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS WITH SCAN TABLE IDENTIFICATION - A communications system, comprising a first device including a first scan table and a second device including a second scan table. The first device is configured to select the first scan table and transmit scan table identification. The second device is configured to receive the scan table identification from the first device and select the second scan table based on the received scan table identification. | 05-03-2012 |
20120113992 | Method and System for Realizing Concurrent Access of Multi-Kinds of Bearer Protocols on Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Platform - One embodiment of the present invention discloses a method and system for implementing concurrent access of multiple bearer protocols in a M2M platform. The method comprises: after receiving an uplink message of a terminal, an access module of a M2M platform determining a bearer type of the uplink message, obtaining corresponding key information of the bearer type, and packaging the key information and an original datagram of the uplink message into an internal message to send to a service module of the M2M platform; and after completing a service processing flow based on the internal message, the service module packaging datagram response contents and the key information into a downlink message to send to the access module, which sends the downlink message to a terminal corresponding to the downlink message based on the key information after receiving the downlink message. | 05-10-2012 |
20120128008 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEMULTIPLEXING, MERGING, AND DUPLICATING PACKETIZED ELEMENTARY STREAM/PROGRAM STREAM/ELEMENTARY STREAM DATA - Presented herein are system(s) for demultiplexing, merging, and duplicating packetized elementary stream/program stream/elementary stream data. In one embodiment, there is presented a system for processing data. The system comprises a first circuit and a memory. The first circuit receives transport packets carrying the data. The memory stores data and comprises at least one context. The first circuit maps the data associated with at least one channel to the at least one context. | 05-24-2012 |
20120195324 | SHARING BANDWIDTH AMONG MULTIPLE USERS OF NETWORK APPLICATIONS - A system and method are provided that allocate bandwidth on a global large scale network. Bandwidth allocation is based on the predicted bandwidth demands of the network users. Each user may be assigned one of a plurality of different values that determines the amount of bandwidth allocated to that user. In instances where an application runs on behalf of a plurality of remote clients, a system and method is provided that allows for the allocation of bandwidth based each individual remote client. | 08-02-2012 |
20120213231 | Method and apparatus for LDPC transmission over a channel bonded link - A particular overall architecture for transmission over a bonded channel system consisting of two interconnected MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance) 2.0 SoCs (Systems on a Chip) and a method and apparatus for the case of a “bonded” channel network. With a bonded channel network, the data is divided into two segments, the first of which is transported over a primary channel and the second of which is transported over a secondary channel. | 08-23-2012 |
20120307839 | METHOD FOR RECEIVING CHANNEL SELECTION INFORMATION - A master device selects a channel from a band of channels for communications with a slave device. The master transmits information identifying the selected to the slave device using a packet modulated as a series of energy pulses on the selected channel. The slave device performs wideband energy detection on the band of channels and receives the modulated pulses. The slave device decodes the modulated pulses to retrieve the selected channel, and tunes to the selected channel for further communications. | 12-06-2012 |
20130003754 | Automation System - The invention relates to a method for transmitting data in an automation system with cyclic data transmission, wherein data are divided into fragments and the fragments are transmitted together with a fragment information item to the opposite side. In this case, a fragment is transmitted until the opposite side sends back a corresponding confirmation in the fragment information item. | 01-03-2013 |
20130003755 | PRIORITY-AWARE HIERARCHICAL COMMUNICATION TRAFFIC SCHEDULING - Priority-aware hierarchical communication traffic scheduling methods and apparatus are disclosed. Communication traffic is scheduled by schedulers. Each scheduler supports a multiple priority scheduling function to schedule communication traffic having any of multiple priorities. The communication traffic scheduled by the schedulers is further scheduled based on the priorities of the communication traffic scheduled by each of the schedulers. Traffic shaping may also be integrated into a hierarchical scheduler. The priority-aware further scheduling and the optional shaping may be implemented, for example, using multiple Active lists, one per traffic priority, and a Pending list to which a scheduler can be added if it has communication traffic to schedule but is not allowed to schedule that traffic due to the shaping. | 01-03-2013 |
20130022054 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A RAIL VEHICLE - A method of communicating data signals includes receiving data from one or more data sources disposed on board a rail vehicle and allocating different portions of a data communication bandwidth to data signals that include the data based on categories of the data. The categories represent at least one of the one or more data sources that provided the data or contents of the data. The data communication bandwidth includes a bandwidth that is available on a communication pathway of the rail vehicle. The method also includes transmitting the data signals through the communication pathway using the portions of the bandwidth that are assigned to the data signals. | 01-24-2013 |
20130089109 | Thread Synchronization in a Multi-Thread, Multi-Flow Network Communications Processor Architecture - Described embodiments provide a packet classifier for a network processor that generates tasks corresponding to each received packet. The packet classifier includes a scheduler to generate contexts corresponding to tasks received by the packet classifier from processing modules of the network processor. The packet classifier processes threads of instructions, each thread of instructions corresponding to a context received from the scheduler, and each thread associated with a data flow. A thread status table has N entries to track up to N active threads. Each status entry includes a valid status indicator, a sequence value, a thread indicator and a flow indicator. A sequence counter generates a sequence value for each data flow of each thread and is incremented when processing of a thread is started, and is decremented when a thread is completed. Instructions are processed in the order in which the threads were started for each data flow. | 04-11-2013 |
20130136142 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO TRANSMIT INFORMATION AMONG A PLURALITY OF PHYSICAL UPSTREAM CHANNELS - A communication system includes a supervisory node (e.g., a headend) and one or more remote nodes (e.g., cable modems). The supervisory node or a remote node monitors a characteristic associated with the communication system. Remote node transmits an upstream communication among a plurality of physical upstream channels based on the characteristic. The average transmit power used to transmit the upstream communication among the plurality of physical upstream channels is no greater than the average transmit power that would be necessary to transmit the upstream communication using a single physical upstream channel at a lower data rate. | 05-30-2013 |
20130148670 | METHOD OF RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND RESOURCE ARBITRATOR - A method of resource allocation and a resource arbitrator for allocating a resource to one or more users are provided. The method includes the following steps: selecting one of the users according to a sequence; determining an available amount of the selected user according to a benefit amount of the selected user in the current selected turn; determining a service amount of the selected user according to a requirement amount and the available amount of the selected user and allocating the resource to the selected user according to the service amount; accumulating a system benefit level or a benefit amount of each user in a subset of the users according to a residual amount obtained by subtracting the service amount from the available amount, and a weight of each user in the subset; and repeating all of the above steps to allocate the resource to the one or more users. | 06-13-2013 |
20130250967 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SPECIFYING A TRANSMISSION CHANNEL OF A SLAVE - A method is disclosed for specifying a transmission channel within a multichannel communication system for a slave of the communication system, as well as to a device of a multichannel communication system. In at least one embodiment of the method, wherein a master can communicate with a safe slave and with a normal slave within the communication system, the transmission channel of a slave of the communication system is specified explicitly as a function of the slave type of the slave. | 09-26-2013 |
20130250968 | METHOD AND NETWORK ENTITY FOR OBTAINING IP ADDRESS OF USER - The present invention relates to a method and a network entity for obtaining an IP address of a user. The method includes: receiving, by a first network element from a second network element, a message for obtaining an IP address of a user; allocating, by the first network element, an IP address to the user, and sending the IP address to the second network element; and receiving, from a gateway, a search message that carries the IP address, learning an identity of the user, and sending the identity of the user to the gateway. | 09-26-2013 |
20130266022 | DISCOVERY TECHNIQUE FOR PHYSICAL MEDIA INTERFACE AGGREGATION - Various discovery techniques are described for physical media interface aggregation. | 10-10-2013 |
20130279514 | USING PATH COMPUTATION ELEMENT COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL (PCEP) AS A SIGNALLING PROTOCOL DURING DYNAMIC SERVICE PROVISION IN NETWORKS - The subject matter described herein includes using a path computation element communication protocol (PCEP) as a signaling protocol during dynamic service provisioning in networks. According to one aspect of the subject matter described herein, a network uses a hard state point-to-point protocol as a signaling protocol during dynamic service provisioning in a control plane of the network. In one implementation, the point-to-point protocol is a path computation element communication protocol (PCEP). | 10-24-2013 |
20130301648 | SIGNAL TRANSMTTING APPARATUS, SIGNAL TRANSMITTING METHOD, SIGNAL RECEIVING APPARATUS, SIGNAL RECIVING METHOD, AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - In a signal transmitting apparatus, an upper m bits (m≧8) are defined to have the same value in a forbidden code in video data areas channels included in serial digital interfaces of one or plural channels of N bits (N≧10). A mapping unit makes at least a lower 2 bits among the upper m bits different from each other, multiplexing video data of an upper m−2 bits included in compressed data compressed to the amount of data of the one or plural channels of the serial digital interfaces, in which the number of pixels in one frame is equal to or more than that of pixels defined by an HD format into upper m−2 bits in the video data areas of the first and second channels, and multiplexing video data of lower 2 bits in the compressed data into lower N−m bits in the video data areas of the first and second channels. | 11-14-2013 |
20140016650 | METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING RESOURCE AND SCHEDULING DEVICE - The present invention provides a method for dynamically adjusting a resource and a scheduling device. By adopting the method for dynamically adjusting a resource and the scheduling device that are provided in the present invention, when routing is performed according to the adjusted routing table, a resource only needs to process a session in a number segment allocated to the resource itself, thereby avoiding an error caused by scheduling across number segments, improving correctness of the method for dynamically adjusting a resource, avoiding that a resource cannot be released because a service session exists for a long time, and improving resource utilization of the method for dynamically adjusting a resource. | 01-16-2014 |
20140105222 | Method and System for Utilizing a Reserved Channel to Manage Energy Efficient Network Protocols - Aspects of a method and system for utilization of a reserved and/or out of band channel for managing a data rate of an Ethernet channel are provided. In this regard, a data rate of a network link may be managed via traffic communicated over a reserved and/or out of band channel on said network link. The reserved and/or out of band channel may be an auxiliary channel established in the IEEE 802.3AN standard. Traffic communicated over the reserved and/or out of band channel may enable negotiating a data rate for the link, scheduling a change in the data rate on the link, exchanging link state information, configuring a number of active physical channels on the link, configuring a signal constellation utilized for representing data on said the link, configuring an inter-frame or inter-packet gap, and/or configuring signal levels utilized for signaling on the link. | 04-17-2014 |
20140119381 | Fast Wake-up and Link Acquisition in Reduced-Twisted Pair Gigabit Ethernet Applications - Automotive area networks (AAN) have a substantially fixed network topology, meaning that the physical media used for communications between devices included in the AAN is known. For example, the physical connections within an AAN, sometimes provided by wiring harnesses, can include fixed lengths of twisted pairs of wire (“twisted pairs”). Pre-compensation parameters related to characteristics of the twisted pairs can be determined at the factory, and loaded into the memory of devices connected to the AAN. These pre-compensation parameters are used to improve the fast wake up and link acquisition times of connected devices. Various characteristics of the physical communication channel are measured or estimated as a function of mechanical, ingress, climactic, and environmental variations (MICE), and used to update the pre-compensation parameters. | 05-01-2014 |
20140126581 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING MACHINE-TO-MACHINE (M2M) ENTITIES - Systems, methods and apparatus for managing machine-to-machine (M2M) entities are disclosed. Included herein is a method that may include implementing one or more management layers for managing M2M entities in an M2M environment. The method may also include using a plurality of management layers to manage a M2M area network, wherein the M2M area network may include one or more M2M end devices. The M2M end devices may include, for example, an M2M gateway and/or an M2M device. The management layers may include any of an application management layer, service management layer, network management layer and a device management layer. The management layers may provide any of configuration management, fault management, and performance management of the M2M entities. | 05-08-2014 |
20140126582 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method is disclosed for safe communication between a communication system by way of an OFDM method between a master and a slave, the master being able to communicate via a management channel and via a payload data channel with the slave. In an embodiment, the master assigns frequency spectra to be used for the payload data channel. The master is allocated an address of the slave and the master subsequently allocates the address to one of the frequency spectra to be used for the payload data channel. The slave stores the address transferred to it in its first microcontroller and the slave stores the address received via the payload data channel in the second microcontroller. The slave then checks whether the stored addresses match. | 05-08-2014 |
20140204957 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING QUALITY OF SERVICE IN EDGE DEVICES IN A FIBRE CHANNEL NETWORK - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates quality of service (QoS) in a Fibre Channel (FC) host bus adaptor (HBA). In this system the bandwidth on an FC link between the HBA and the FC switch can be allocated into a plurality of logical channels, and a respective logical channel can transport data frames of variable length. Furthermore, a respective logical channel is associated with a dedicated buffer. During operation, the HBA communicates to an FC switch the HBA's capability of receiving or sending a data flow over a logical channel that couples the HBA to the FC switch. The HBA further receives logical-channel allocation information from the FC switch. Furthermore, the HBA associates data frames with a logical channel and transmits data frames to the FC switch on the corresponding logical channel. | 07-24-2014 |
20140233585 | CUSTOMER CONTROLLED VIDEO NETWORK - A technique for allowing customers to control a video network. A network controller receives a request from an end user for a video connection between a first port and a second port. The request may specify at least a start time, an end time, the first port and the second port. A plurality of available routes between the first port and the second port may be analyzed to determine at least one selected route that will be used to connect the first port and the second port. A first command may be sent to automatically connect the first port and the second port via the at least one selected route at the start time. While in progress, the video connection may be modified according to system availability. Customers may have a view of all requests that have been made, completed or reserved for in the future. | 08-21-2014 |
20140314100 | MAC ADDRESS DISTRIBUTION - According to an example, in a method for MAC address distribution by an apparatus, a MAC address is received in the apparatus, in which the apparatus includes a data store on which is stored a local slice set containing a plurality of slices, and in which each of the plurality of slices is assigned a respective slice identifier. An address value for the received MAC address may be determined and a correlation between the determined address value and one of the slice IDs of the plurality of slices may be identified. In addition, the received MAC address may be stored in the slice having the slice identifier identified as being correlated to the determined address value. | 10-23-2014 |
20140334500 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO TRANSMIT INFORMATION AMONG A PLURALITY OF PHYSICAL UPSTREAM CHANNELS - A communication system includes a supervisory node (e.g., a headend) and one or more remote nodes (e.g., cable modems). The supervisory node or a remote node monitors a characteristic associated with the communication system. Remote node transmits an upstream communication among a plurality of physical upstream channels based on the characteristic. The average transmit power used to transmit the upstream communication among the plurality of physical upstream channels is no greater than the average transmit power that would be necessary to transmit the upstream communication using a single physical upstream channel at a lower data rate. | 11-13-2014 |
20160043874 | Idle Scheduling Method and Home Network Node - The embodiment of the present document relates to an idle scheduling method and a home network node, wherein the method includes: a domain master node performing an idle scheduling on intra-domain ordinary nodes according to an idle scheduling policy; when the domain master node determines that all the intra-domain ordinary nodes are in a energy-saving mode according to the idle scheduling information of all the intra-domain ordinary nodes, the domain master node entering into the energy-saving mode, and when all the intra-domain ordinary nodes are in an idle state, the domain master node being in the idle state. | 02-11-2016 |
20160057079 | PPI ALLOCATION REQUEST AND RESPONSE FOR ACCESSING A MEMORY SYSTEM - Within a networking device, packet portions from multiple PDRSDs (Packet Data Receiving and Splitting Devices) are loaded into a single memory, so that the packet portions can later be processed by a processing device. Rather than the PDRSDs managing and handling the storing of packet portions into the memory, a packet engine is provided. The PDRSDs use a PPI (Packet Portion Identifier) Addressing Mode (PAM) in communicating with the packet engine and in instructing the packet engine to store packet portions. A PDRSD requests a PPI from the packet engine in a PPI allocation request, and is allocated a PPI by the packet engine in a PPI allocation response, and then tags the packet portion to be written with the PPI and sends the packet portion and the PPI to the packet engine. | 02-25-2016 |
20160119468 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RAPID INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) COMMUNICATION SESSION SETUP USING INTERACTIVE PUSH NOTIFICATIONS - Systems and methods for rapid IP telephony communications session setup using interactive push notifications are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method may include receiving a connection request from a first device to setup an IP telephony communications session with a second device, transmitting a request to send a push notification message including telecommunication invitation data to the second device to notify a user of the second device of the connection request, receiving a first response from the second device indicating acceptance of the connection request, sending an indication to the first device that the connection request has been accepted at the second device, receiving a second response from the second device that is used to complete the IP telephony communications session connection between the first and second devices, and connecting the second device with the first device to establish the IP telephony communications session based on the second response. | 04-28-2016 |
20160134671 | System and Method for Providing an Ethernet Interface - An apparatus is provided that includes communication channels, and m communication media interfaces, and v virtual lanes. V is a positive integer multiple of the least common multiple of m and n. An information stream is transferred into data and alignment blocks striped across all of the v virtual lanes, the blocks being communicated from the virtual lanes onto the communication channels. The blocks are received on the communication channels. Each of the communication channels transmits a different portion of the blocks striped across all of the v virtual lanes. | 05-12-2016 |
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