12th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140078841 | PROGRAMMABLE MEMORY BUILT IN SELF REPAIR CIRCUIT - An integrated circuit chip comprising at least one programmable built-in self-repair (PBISR) for repairing memory is described. The PBISR comprises an interface that receives signals external to the integrated chip. The PBISR further includes a port slave module that programs MBISR registers, program and instruction memory. The PBISR further comprises a programmable transaction engine and a programmable checker. Further, the MBISR comprises an eFUSE cache that implements logic to denote defective elements. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078842 | POST PACKAGE REPAIRING METHOD, METHOD OF PREVENTING MULTIPLE ACTIVATION OF SPARE WORD LINES, AND SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING FUSE PROGRAMMING CIRCUIT - Provided is a method of preventing simultaneous activation of redundancy memory line or spare word lines, the method including: programming a fail address of a memory line determined to be defective; reprogramming the fail address if a first spare line for the memory line is determined to be defective; storing additional information with respect to the reprogrammed fail address; and activating a second spare line and inactivating the first spare line, referring to the additional information. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078843 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND TEST METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor chip includes a memory array including a plurality of memory cells, a plurality of terminals including a plurality of test terminals to output a result of a specific test, and a circuit that outputs the result to a selected one of the plurality of test terminals based on a chip identification data. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078844 | MEMORY CIRCUITS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ACCESSING THE MEMORY CIRCUITS - A sense amplifier includes a first transistor. The first transistor includes a gate connected to a bit line, and a first source/drain (S/D) electrically coupled with a global bit line. The sense amplifier further includes a second transistor. The second transistor includes a gate connected to a first signal line, and a first S/D coupled to the global bit line, wherein the second transistor is configured to pre-charge the bit line. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078845 | CELL ARRAY, MEMORY, AND MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A memory includes a first cell array configured to include a plurality of first memory cells connected to a plurality of word lines, a second cell array configured to include a plurality of second memory cells connected to the plurality of word lines, wherein a group of the plurality of second memory cells which are connected to a corresponding word line stores the number of activations for the corresponding word line, and an activation number update unit configured to update a value stored in the corresponding group of the plurality of second memory cells connected to the activated word line of the plurality of word lines. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078846 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE CAPABLE OF PERFORMING REFRESH OPERATION WITHOUT AUTO REFRESH COMMAND - A semiconductor memory device includes an internal address generating circuit; an internal command generating circuit; and a memory cell array including one or more memory bank groups. The semiconductor memory device is configured such that when a read command or a write command is input, if a first portion of a plurality of memory banks of a first memory bank group from among one or more memory bank groups of the memory cell array performs a read operation or a write operation, a second portion of the plurality of memory banks of the first memory bank group performs a refresh operation. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078847 | MEMORY REFRESH METHODS, MEMORY SECTION CONTROL CIRCUITS, AND APPARATUSES - Apparatuses, memory section control circuits, and methods of refreshing memory are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a plurality of memory sections and a plurality of memory section control circuits. Each memory section control circuit is coupled to a respective one of the plurality of memory sections and includes a plurality of access line drivers, each of which includes a plurality of transistors having common coupled gates. During an operation of the apparatus a first voltage is provided to the commonly coupled gates of the transistors of at least some of the access line drivers of the memory section control circuit coupled to an active memory section an and a second voltage is provided to the commonly coupled gates of the transistors of the access line drivers of the memory section control circuit coupled to an inactive memory section control circuit, wherein the first voltage is greater than the second voltage. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078848 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE, MEMORY CONTROLLER, AND DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM INCLUDING THESE - In one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device receives a refresh command and address information, and supplies a refresh control signal and the address information in common to core chips. Each of the core chips includes a layer-address comparison circuit that determines whether the address information assigns an own core chip, and a refresh control circuit that refreshes an own memory cell based on the refresh control signal when the address information assigns the own core chip. With this arrangement, a memory capacity of a chip that is refreshed by a refresh command for one time is reduced, and therefore a shortest issuing interval of a refresh command can be shortened. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078849 | CONTROL OF INPUTS TO A MEMORY DEVICE - A memory device includes a command decoder and control interface logic. One or more external inputs, such as row and column address strobes, communicate with the command decoder through the control interface logic. A control signal is also in communication with the control interface logic. During operation of a drowsy mode in the memory device, a self-refresh signal causes the control signal to disable the external inputs. With the external inputs disabled, command hazards are reduced when exiting drowsy mode. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078850 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MEMORY CONTROL METHOD - An access detection section detects access to an access object circuit and outputs a signal which restricts switching the access object circuit from a first operation state to a second operation state (low power consumption operation state) in which power consumption is lower than power consumption in the first operation state (normal operation state) until no-access period which lasts from last access to next access reaches a first period. An operation control section controls operation of the access object circuit according to the output of the access detection section. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078851 | CONTINUOUS MESH THREE DIMENSIONAL NON-VOLATILE STORAGE WITH VERTICAL SELECT DEVICES - A three-dimensional array adapted for memory elements that reversibly change a level of electrical conductance in response to a voltage difference being applied across them. Memory elements are formed across a plurality of planes positioned different distances above a semiconductor substrate. Bit lines to which the memory elements of all planes are connected are oriented vertically from the substrate and through the plurality of planes. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078852 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING LATENCY COUNTER - For example, a semiconductor device includes a first latency counter, which selects whether to give an odd-cycle latency to an internal command signal; and a second latency counter, which gives a latency to an internal command signal at intervals of two cycles. The latency counters are connected in series. Since the number of bits in control information, which is used to set a latency, is smaller than the types of settable latency as a result, it is possible to reduce wiring density. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078853 | METHOD OF ULTRASONICALLY TREATING A SUBSTANCE - In a method of ultrasonically treating a substance disposed within a container an ultrasonic horn is positioned within the container with at least a portion of the horn submerged in the substance. The horn is ultrasonically excited to thereby ultrasonically energize the substance. An agitating member is rotated within the substance while the ultrasonic horn is excited to agitate the substance as the substance is ultrasonically energized. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078854 | Syringe Storage Tray - A storage system is provided. The system may include a tray having at least one recess in which at least one syringe is disposed, the syringe including a barrel with first and second barrel ends, and a stopper fixedly disposed between the first and second barrel ends. A tool attached to the stopper through the second barrel end, the tool having a first end attached to the stopper and a second end attached to or abutting the barrel or a surface of the recess, the first end being selectively adjustable relative to the second end to vary the distance between the first and second ends of the tool. In addition or in the alternative to the tool, the system may include a motion generator attached externally to the syringe, the motion generator being one of at least a vibration generator and a rotating frame. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078855 | BASE FOR FOOD MIXER - A base for a food mixer includes a body in which a motor is mounted. The base further includes a control unit having a first touch control panel and a processor. The first touch control panel is mounted to a first side of the body. The first touch control panel includes a sliding section. A finger of a user is adapted to slide from an end towards the other end of the sliding section, producing a sliding signal indicative of a sliding distance and a sliding direction of the finger of the user. The processor is in direct or indirect electrical connection with the motor and the first touch control panel. The processor receives the sliding signal and includes a motor control program. The processor changes a speed of the motor according to the sliding signal due to sliding of the finger of the user alone the sliding section. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078856 | TUB BLENDER PRESSURE BOOSTER METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method and apparatus for blending liquids and granular materials in which an impeller assembly is mounted for rotation within a housing at a lower end of a particles inlet and circumferentially spaced impeller vanes in outer concentric relation to a series of expeller vanes surrounding the particles inlet and which together propel the solid particles outwardly to intermix with the liquid introduced into the annulus surrounding the impeller assembly, the annulus being tapered or reduced in area in a direction counter to the direction of slurry flow in order to boost the pressure of the slurry discharged through an outlet port. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078857 | APPARATUS FOR MIXING MEASURED AMOUNTS OF CONCENTRATE WITH A DILUTANT AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A vertical mixing chamber with a forwardly projecting dock having a receiver in its top wall for receiving the spout of a pre-pressurized cartridge mounted from the container by a holder providing for reciprocation to engage a spout with the receiver and open a valve in the cartridge. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078858 | Method and Apparatus for Improved Mixing of Solid, Liquid, or Gaseous Materials and Combinations Thereof - Mixer apparatus configured to mix the contents of a vessel without the formation of a vortex are provided. The mixer apparatus can include a rotational mechanism; a gearbox attached to the rotational mechanism; a first shaft attached to the gearbox; a second shaft attached to the gearbox; a first rotor configured to be rotated by the first shaft; and a second rotor configured to be rotated by the second shaft. The first shaft can be coaxial with the second shaft, and the gearbox can be configured to rotate the first shaft and the second shaft in opposite directions. The first rotor and the second rotor are configured to be rotated in opposite directions. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078859 | FLOW MIXER AND CONDITIONER - A flow conditioner for use within a conduit conditions flowing media within the conduit to provide a swirl-free, symmetric, and reproducible velocity profile regardless of upstream flow distortions, disturbances, or anomalies. Tabs are cut from a single plate and bent or affixed to provide conditioning of the flowing media. Single tabs or tab pairs emanating from common vertices can be formed so that they diverge in, or against, the direction of flowing media. The flow conditioner requires as little as three pipe diameters to condition the flow stream allowing close placement to elbows, valves, tees, and other disturbances typically seen in pipes, ducts, or other conduits. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078860 | INTERFERENCE NOISE ATTENUATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method for determining interference noise recorded in a first seismic survey of a subsurface generated by a source in a second seismic survey. The method includes receiving seismic data recorded by seismic sensors of the first seismic survey, wherein the seismic data includes seismic waves that originate from the first seismic survey and seismic waves that originate from the second seismic survey; receiving actual relative shooting timing or actual shooting timing of seismic sources of the first and second seismic surveys; applying a processing algorithm to the seismic data to calculate the interference noise, wherein the processing algorithm that takes into consideration the actual relative shooting timing or the actual shooting timing of the seismic sources; and generating a final image of the subsurface based on the recorded seismic data from which the interference noise is subtracted. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078861 | METHOD AND UNDERWATER NODE FOR SEISMIC SURVEY - A marine node for recording seismic waves underwater. The node includes a main body having a torus shape; a central body provided inside a space defined by the main body and connected to the main body through at least a link; a first thruster provided in the main body and configured to propel the main body along a central axis (Z) of the main body; and a seismic sensor configured to record the seismic waves underwater. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078862 | STREAMER SPREAD WITH REDUCED DRAG - A method and a marine front-end gear for connecting a set of streamers to a towing vessel. The front-end gear includes ropes for connecting a first sub-set of streamers to the vessel; lead-ins for connecting a second sub-set of streamers to the vessel; and a back loop cable electrically connected between tails of first and second adjacent streamers. The first streamer belongs to the first sub-set of streamers and the second streamer belongs to the second sub-set of streamers, and streamers of the first sub-set are interspersed with streamers of the second sub-set. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078863 | ASSAYING GOLD WITH A MICROWAVE PULSE - A system for assaying gold in a rock formation includes a transmitter and an acoustic sensor. The transmitter is configured to transmit a microwave pulse into the rock formation. The acoustic sensor is coupled to the rock formation and is configured to detect an acoustic wave emitted from the rock formation in response to receipt by the rock formation of the microwave pulse. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078864 | INTRA-BED SOURCE VERTICAL SEISMIC PROFILING - A system and method obtain a Vertical Seismic Profile (VSP). The system includes a seismic source disposed in a first borehole at a first depth greater than an identified depth of a interface, the seismic source configured to emit seismic waves. The system also includes one or more receptors disposed in a second borehole that includes a target region of interest, the one or more receptors configured to receive direct and reflected components of the seismic waves. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078865 | SEISMIC ACQUISITION SYSTEM-BASED UNMANNED AIRBORNE VEHICLE - A system includes a seismic acquisition system that includes a plurality of nodes and further includes an unmanned airborne vehicle. The unmanned airborne vehicle is to be used with the seismic acquisition system to conduct a seismic survey. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078866 | BEAMFORMING METHOD AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - A beamforming method includes: generating a main beam signal by performing, with a focus on a first region, a delay and sum operation on receiving echo signals; generating a sub beam signal which has a low sensitivity to ultrasound signals reflected off the first region; and generating a narrow beam signal by (i) calculating a coefficient for narrowing an angle of the main beam signal, and (ii) multiplying the main beam signal by the coefficient, wherein in the generating of a sub beam signal, the sub beam signal is generated using a differential signal that is a difference between two beam signals each of which is generated by performing a delay and sum operation on the receiving echo signals, with a focus on a corresponding one of two regions of a subject which are different from the first region and are different from each other. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078867 | SOUND DIRECTION ESTIMATION DEVICE, SOUND DIRECTION ESTIMATION METHOD, AND SOUND DIRECTION ESTIMATION PROGRAM - A sound direction estimation device includes a transfer function storage unit configured to store transfer functions of sound sources in correlation with directions of the sound sources, a calculation unit configured to calculate the number of classes to be searched and a search interval for each class based on a desired search range and a desired spatial resolution for searching for the directions of the sound sources, and a sound source localization unit configured to search the search range for every search interval using the transfer function, to estimate the direction of the sound source based on the search result, to update the search range and the search interval based on the estimated direction of the sound source until the number of classes calculated by the calculation unit is reached, and to estimate the direction of the sound source. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078868 | TIMER TO MEASURE EQUIPMENT USAGE TIME - The operating time of various equipment is measured with a sensor and a timer. The sensor detects something associated with operation of the equipment, such as air pressure at the exhaust of a pneumatic tool or a changing magnetic field near the rotor of an electric motor connected to a piece of rotating equipment. The sensor is activated when it detects the activity associated with the equipment, and the battery powered timer advances when the sensor is activated. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078869 | UNIVERSAL TIMEPIECE - The universal timepiece comprises a winter/summer switching mechanism ( | 2014-03-20 |
20140078870 | PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATING PIECE, PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND RADIO TIMEPIECE - A piezoelectric vibrating piece, a piezoelectric vibrator, an oscillator, an electronic apparatus and a radio timepiece capable of reducing the size while suppressing reduction of rigidity and having excellent vibration characteristics. The piezoelectric vibrating piece includes a pair of vibrating arm portions in parallel to each other, a base portion integrally fixing base end portions of the pair of vibrating arm portions in a length direction, groove portions on main surfaces of the pair of vibrating arm portions and extending along the length direction, where each of the groove portions includes a first groove portion near a tip portion end of the vibrating arm portions and a second groove portion near the base end portion side of the vibrating arm portions with respect to the first groove portion, and the second groove portion is offset in a −X axis direction with respect to the first groove portion. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078871 | WATCH STRAP WITH INTERCHANGEABLE INDICIA - In accordance with the present invention, a method for forming a watch strap part includes the steps of: placing an insert plate within a mold; and injecting a moldable material into the mold around the insert plate so as to at least partially embed the insert plate and form a body of the watch strap part with the insert plate defining a floor of a recessed portion formed in the body of the watch strap part. The recessed portion is configured to receive a decorative insert that is securely attached to the insert plate and provides a decorative appearance. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078872 | SWITCH DEVICE - A switch device of the present invention includes a cylindrical member attached to a through hole of a wristwatch case, an operation member having an operation shaft section inserted into the cylindrical member and an operation head section provided at the outer end of the operation member, a cushioning member attached to the operation head section of the operation member to cover the operation head section, and an exterior member fixed to the operation head section to cover the cushioning member and from which a plurality of portions of the cushioning member project outwardly. Therefore, when the exterior member receives an external impact, the impact can be mitigated by the cushioning member projecting outwardly from the exterior member. As a result, the operation member and the cylindrical member can be prevented from being damaged by the external impact, whereby the impact resistance can be increased. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078873 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING DATA REPRODUCTION INDEPENDENT OF DATA PROCESSING - A processing unit performs a method including controlling a reading-out of data from a first storage medium at a predetermined read-out data rate to produce inputted data, and controlling a compression of the inputted data to produce first compressed data of a first compressed format. The method includes controlling a storage of the first compressed data in a second storage medium at a faster writing data rate than the predetermined read-out data rate, controlling a reading-out of second compressed data of a second compressed format from the second storage medium, and controlling a decompression of the second compressed data to produce decompressed data. The method also includes controlling simultaneously the storage of the first compressed data in the second storage medium, the reading-out of the second compressed data from the second storage medium, and audibly reproducing the decompressed data. The first compressed format is different from the second compressed format. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078874 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TAPE MOVEMENT IN A ROTARY HEAD DATA STORAGE SYSTEM AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM - A method is provided for controlling movement of a tape in a data storage and retrieval system having a tape roller servo subsystem for controlling movement of a tape, and a head servo subsystem for controlling position of a head element mounted on a rotatable carriage unit. The method includes receiving, from the head servo subsystem, a head element position feedback signal at the tape roller servo subsystem; and controlling movement of the tape by the tape roller servo subsystem based, at least in part, on the head element position feedback signal. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078875 | OPTICAL DISK DEVICE - There is a problem that when the relative angle between laser light and an optical disc is changed by temperature, or a chucking state of an optical disc and so forth, the formerly recorded data is overwritten. The above-mentioned problem is solved by performing focus control and tracking control independently with respect to a servo layer and a recording layer in a grooveless disc. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078876 | CONTROLLING PERSISTING OF DATA TO DISK - Embodiments relate to controlling persisting of data to disk for use with a messaging system including an application operable for generating and sending a message to a destination. An aspect is an apparatus, which includes a comparator operable to determine whether the message includes common data, and an extractor, responsive to a determination that the message includes common data, configured to extract the common data and non-common data from the message. The apparatus also includes a persistor operable to determine whether the common data have already been persisted to disk. The persistor is operable, in response to a determination that the common data have not already been persisted to disk, to separately persist the common data and the non-common data to disk. The persistor is operable, in response to a determination that the common data have already been persisted to disk, to persist the non-common data to disk. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078877 | DETECTION LENS, LENS UNIT, OPTICAL PICKUP DEVICE, OPTICAL DISC DEVICE, COMPUTER, OPTICAL DISC PLAYER AND OPTICAL DISC RECORDER - The present application discloses detection lens provided with lens portion and flange portion including first surface connected to lens portion and second surface opposite to first surface. Flange portion includes base along optical axis of lens portion, and first to fourth projections projecting from base. First and second projections are point-symmetric around optical axis. Third and fourth projections are point-symmetric around optical axis. Flange portion excludes projection extending beyond second surface. First projection includes first intersecting surface which intersects with first axis. Second projection includes second intersecting surface which intersects with first axis. Third projection includes third intersecting surface which intersects with second axis. Fourth projection includes fourth intersecting surface which intersects with second axis. First distance between first and second intersecting surfaces is longer than second distance between third and fourth intersecting surfaces. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078878 | NON-RESONANT TWO-PHOTON ABSORPTION RECORDING MATERIAL, NON-RESONANT POLYMER TWO-PHOTON ABSORPTION OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, AND RECORDING/REPRODUCING METHOD - The present invention provides a non-resonant two-photon absorption recording material containing a non-resonant polymer two-photon absorption compound, and the non-resonant two-photon absorption recording material wherein the main chain of the non-resonant polymer two-photon absorption compound contains at least one member selected from polystyrene, polyacrylate, polymethacrylate, polyester, polyurethane, polyether and polyimide, and also provides an optical information recording medium having a recording layer containing the recording material. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078879 | BEARING APPARATUS, SPINDLE MOTOR, AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - A bearing apparatus includes a stationary shaft, an upper annular portion, a lower annular portion, and a sleeve. An outer circumferential surface of the upper annular portion includes a cylindrical surface and an inclined surface arranged above the cylindrical surface. The cylindrical surface has an axial length smaller than that of the inclined surface of the upper annular portion. One of an upper surface of the sleeve and a lower surface of the upper annular portion includes a pumping groove array defined therein. An upper surface of a lubricating oil is defined in an upper capillary seal portion, while a lower surface of the lubricating oil is defined in a lower capillary seal portion. The upper capillary seal portion has an opening angle larger than that of the lower capillary seal portion. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078880 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MULTI-ANTENNA ENHANCEMENTS USING MULTIPLE PROCESSING UNITS - Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques for providing multi-antenna enhancements using multiple processing units. A UE (User Equipment) may receive data via three or more antennas. The UE may determine a number of independent processing units to be employed to process the data, wherein the determined number of independent processing units includes at least two processing units and at least one processing unit jointly processes at least two streams of data. The data may be processed by the determined number of independent processing units and the results of the processing units may be combined. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078881 | Methods and Devices for Transmission of Signals in a Telecommunication System - Methods and devices for generating and receiving a training sequence in a radio communication network for a user sharing the same transmission slot with other users is provided where multiple users are multiplexed in the same time slot. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078882 | Automated Datacenter Network Failure Mitigation - The subject disclosure is directed towards a technology that automatically mitigates datacenter failures, instead of relying on human intervention to diagnose and repair the network. Via a mitigation pipeline, when a network failure is detected, a candidate set of components that are likely to be the cause of the failure is identified, with mitigation actions iteratively targeting each component to attempt to alleviate the problem. The impact to the network is estimated to ensure that the redundancy present in the network will be able to handle the mitigation action without adverse disruption to the network. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078883 | METHODS FOR RETRANSMITTING REVERSE LINK DATA AND APPARATUSES USING THE SAME - A method for retransmitting reverse link data practiced by a media access control layer, the method comprising: buffering a plurality of data frames encapsulated in a first access probe in a memory; obtaining information regarding data frames encapsulated in the first access probe that are successfully decoded by a telecommunication network; selecting the buffered data frames that are required to be retransmitted, according to the obtained information; and passing down the selected data frames to a physical layer, to encapsulate the selected data frames into a second access probe and transmit the second access probe to the telecommunication network. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078884 | COMMUNICATING NETWORK PATH AND STATUS INFORMATION IN MULTI-HOMED NETWORKS - An example network system includes a layer two (L2) device and a layer three (L3) device. The L2 device includes a control unit is configured to determine a preferred network path from a first L2 network in which the L2 device resides to an intermediate L3 network in which the L3 device resides that couples the first L2 network to a second L2 network having a second L2 device. The control unit includes a management endpoint (MEP) module. The MEP module executes an operations, administration, and management (OAM) protocol to monitor the first L2 network and output an L2 frame in accordance with the OAM protocol to the L3 device to notify the L3 device that it is within the preferred network path. A MEP module of the L3 device executes an OAM protocol that outputs L2 frames to the L2 device indicating the status of the L3 network. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078885 | PRE-CONFIGURED REDIRECTION INFORMATION - A method includes receiving information to be used in response to failure, while a UE is in a connected state with a network, of a network connection between the user equipment and a current cell. The received information is to be used by the UE to search for another cell to reestablish the network connection. In response to the failure, searching, based on the received information, for another cell to reestablish the network connection. Another method includes determining, in a network, information to be used by a UE in response to failure of a network connection between the UE and a current cell. The information is to be used by the UE in response to the failure occurring while the UE is in a connected state with the network and to be used to search for another cell to reestablish the network connection. Apparatus and program products are disclosed. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078886 | AVOIDING DATA TRAFFIC LOSS IN AN ETHERNET RING MULTIHOMED, IN AN ACTIVE-STANDBY MANNER, TO A VIRTUAL PRIVATE LAN SERVICE TRANSPORT NETWORK - Data traffic loss in a an Ethernet Ring that is multihomed, in an active-standby manner, to a VPLS transport network (such as a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) multihomed Ethernet Ring, an MC-LAG multihomed Ethernet Ring, or some other type of active-standby multihomed Ethernet Ring, etc.) (ring) is avoided. The exemplary multihomed ring running Ethernet Ring Protection (ERP) protocol includes a Ring Protection Link (RPL), a first node and a second node linked with a designated border router and a standby border router of the network, respectively. The data traffic loss in the multihomed ring is avoided by (i) receiving an indication that the link between the first node and the designated border router has failed; and (ii) invoking, responsive to the received indication, an ERP Media Access Control (MAC)-flush in the ring, even in the absence of a failed link in the ring and without activating the specified RPL. The ERP MAC-flush causes subsequent data packets from each of the plurality of nodes in the ring to be forwarded to the standby border router via the second node. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078887 | Method, Device, and System for Realizing Disaster Tolerance Backup - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, a device, and a system for realizing disaster tolerance backup. The method includes the following steps: a device with an active-standby function determines a current state of the device with the active-standby function, after it is determined that the current state is an active state, the device with the active-standby function issues reachable route information to a connected routing device, where the device with the active-standby function and a device of which a current state is a standby state have a same IP address, the reachable route information includes route information relevant to the IP address, so that the IP address is reachable, and the device with the active-standby function and the device of which the current state is the standby state are backup devices for each other. The present invention can realize remote disaster tolerance backup and avoid service interruption. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078888 | PROCEDURE, APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DESIGNING A VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK - A procedure for designing a virtual private network, and a system, apparatus, and computer program that operate in accordance with the procedure. The procedure includes receiving at least one of network information, a bandwidth objective and a protection objective. A mesh algorithm is executed based on the at least one of the network information, the bandwidth objective and the protection objective, to generate one or more mesh algorithm results. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078889 | AUTOMOTIVE NEURAL NETWORK - Network node modules within a vehicle are arranged to form a reconfigurable automotive neural network. Each network node module includes one or more subsystems for performing one or more operations and a local processing module for communicating with the one or more subsystems. A switch coupled between the one or more subsystems and the processing module re-routes traffic from the one or more subsystems to an external processing module upon failure of the local processing module. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078890 | SERVICE RESTORATION PROCESSING METHOD AND MOBILITY MANAGEMENT NETWORK ELEMENT - Determining, by a first mobility management network element and a second mobility management network element that are ISR associated, that a serving gateway fails, and saving, by the first mobility management network element and the second mobility management network element, a context of a user equipment that the serving gateway serves; receiving, by the first mobility management network element or the second mobility management network element, a trigger, and executing a service restoration process for the user equipment. According to the embodiments of the present invention, the mobility management network element executes a service restoration process, thereby ensuring normal operation of a service. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078891 | Node Routing Method of Multi-Processor System, Controller and Multi-Processor System - The present invention provides a node routing method of a multi-processor system, a controller and a multi-processor system. The method includes learning a state of an available link between nodes in the multi-processor system, where the multi-processor system includes a first subnet and the first subnet includes at least two connected nodes, and when at least one link in the first subnet fails, reselecting an available link between all nodes in the first subnet, so that the nodes in the first subnet use the reselected available link to route a packet, where the reselected available link is a link on each node in the first subnet except a link whose dimension sequence number is the same as that of the failed link, a dimension sequence number is numbers of a link at two end nodes, and numbers of a link at two end nodes are the same. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078892 | Method For Detecting Radio Link Failure For Transmission Over Enhanced Dedicated Channel In A CELL_FACH State - A method and apparatus are used for detecting a radio link (RL) failure and a post verification process. A quality of a downlink fractional dedicated physical channel (F-DPCH) is monitored once a transmission on an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) has begun. It is determined whether the quality of the downlink F-DPCH is below a predefined threshold. If the quality is below the predefined threshold, then an occurrence of an RL failure is declared and a transmission over the E-DCH in a cell forward access channel (CELL_FACH) state is terminated. In a case of the post verification failure, E-DCH resources are released. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078893 | ROUTER, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NETWORK RECOVERY - A network-recovering router is provided. The router includes a first network port and a second network port. If the router determines that a communication link between the first network port and a remote device is broken, the router generates a modified information packet and transmits the modified information packet to the remote device to inform the remote device of a new communication link via the second network port of the router, effectively preventing any interruption of the data flow. A system and method for network recovery are also provided. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078894 | LANE FAULT RECOVERY APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided are a multi-lane-based Ethernet lane fault recovery apparatus and method capable of detecting a lane fault separately from a link fault and identifying one or more lanes where the lane fault has occurred. The lane fault recovery apparatus includes a communication unit configured to comprise a plurality of data transmission lanes, distribute data between the plurality of data transmission lanes in response to the receipt of a control command and photoelectrically convert the data; and a connection processing unit configured to detect the occurrence of a fault from the plurality of data transmission lanes, exclude one or more faulty lanes where the fault has occurred from the plurality of data transmission lanes and transmit the data via the rest of the data transmission lanes that are available for use. The connection processing unit may be further configured to transmit data via a switched backup link. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078895 | PATH COMPUTATION OF WORKING AND RECOVERY PATHS - Computing working paths and recovery paths in a telecommunications network having nodes capable of supporting different recovery schemes, is based on traffic demands having an indication of a desired recovery service level, for that demand. A path computation is carried out to select a working path through the network for each of the traffic demands and to select which of the different recovery schemes to use according to the service level. The selected working paths and their associated recovery schemes are then set up in the network. By leaving the selection of the recovery scheme to the path computation stage, network resources can be used more efficiently, and operators can specify resiliency in terms of needs rather than in terms of the technology of the network. Thus operators can be insulated from the detailed knowledge of the network. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078896 | LOAD SHARING IN MULTI-ACCESS SYSTEMS - In a multi-access system, an access selection principle is achieved by selecting a signal strength threshold level ( | 2014-03-20 |
20140078897 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - A wireless communication system includes an RNC and a BTS which communicates with the RNC. A congestion-notification transmitting unit of the BTS notifies the RNC of occurrence of congestion in a sector in which a mobile station is located. The RNC includes a congestion-notification receiving unit, a retransmission-ratio monitoring unit, and a transmission-rate control unit. The congestion-notification receiving unit detects the congestion occurrence by the notification from the BTS. The retransmission-ratio monitoring unit monitors a ratio of retransmission of a packet to the mobile station. The transmission-rate control unit performs control of changing a transmission rate of a packet to the mobile station according to the retransmission ratio when the congestion occurrence has been detected by the congestion-notification receiving unit. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078898 | HANDING OFF BETWEEN NETWORKS WITH DIFFERENT RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES DURING A COMMUNICATION SESSION THAT IS ALLOCATED QUALITY OF SERVICE - In an embodiment, a UE performs an IRAT handoff from a source network with a first RAT to a target network with a second RAT, and obtains a channel from the target network. The UE reports a level of QoS on the channel to a server via the target network. The server issues instructions to the UE and/or the target network for modifying the level of QoS in response to the report based on if the level of QoS is insufficient to support a particular type of communication session. In another embodiment, in conjunction with an IRAT handoff, the source network sends a handoff preparation message to the target network to facilitate the target network to initiate setup of a set of channels with a non-IMS application-specific QoS configuration for the UE on the target network in conjunction with the handoff. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078899 | POLICY AND CHARGING CONTROL FOR MUTIPLE SUB-FLOWS - A policy control method, a related device and a policy and charging control system in a mobile communication system. The policy control method includes: obtaining description information of two or more sub-flows, wherein the two or more sub-flows belong to a same application; respectively generating policy and charging control PCC rules for the two or more sub-flows according to the description information of the two or more sub-flows; and transmitting at least one generated PCC rule to a PCEF entity or a bearing binding and event report function BBERF entity, so as to perform policy control for the sub-flows by the PCEF entity or the BBERF entity. With the method, device and system according to embodiments of the present invention, a network side entity of the 3GPP network learns that the same application includes multiple sub-flows, and learns the description information of each sub-flow. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078900 | System and Method for Reducing the Data Packet Loss Employing Adaptive Transmit Queue Length - The present invention provides a system and method for reduction of data packet loss for the multiple network interfaces. Particularly, the invention provides a cross layer system for reduction of data packet loss based on dynamic analysis of network conditions. Further, the invention provides a system and method of estimation of network condition and adapting the transmit queue of the multiple interfaces according to channel condition/available bandwidth of the associated network. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078901 | Link Bundle Co-Routed VCAT Via RSVP Message Bundling - Multiple RSVP messages are used to separately signal components of co-routed VCAT to enable the separate components to be implemented on different physical fibers of a link bundle. To enable the PATH messages to be handled as a group, the multiple PATH messages are grouped together and sent out in a RSVP bundle message. When a RSVP bundle message containing multiple PATH messages is received at a network element, such as an ENNI, where the route for the PATH messages needs to be expanded, the route is expanded collectively and the expanded route is inserted into each individual PATH message. The modified PATH messages are then passed through the RSVP finite state machine one at a time to enable resources to be reserved for the connections of the VCAT. Thus, a single LSP may be created for each channel, and channels may be co-routed even where route expansion is required. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078902 | Scalable Low Latency Multi-Protocol Networking Device - A network device receives a packet that includes a plurality of sets of fields. Sets of fields of the packet are parsed and the field sets are evaluated as soon as they are available to determine whether a processing decision can be made on the packet. Additional field sets may be parsed from the packet and obtained in parallel with determining whether a processing decision can be made, but once it is determined that a processing decision can be made, the evaluating of field sets is terminated such that any further field sets of the packet are ignored for purposes of making a processing decision for the packet. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078903 | Real Time and High Resolution Buffer Occupancy Monitoring and Recording - Presented herein are techniques for detection and characterization of buffer occupancy of a buffer in a network device. Packets are received at a network device. The packets are stored in a buffer of the network device as they are processed by the network device. An occupancy level of the buffer is sampled at a sampling rate. Occupancy levels of the buffer over time are determined from the sampling, and traffic flow through the network device is characterized based on the occupancy levels. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078904 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING IP NETWORK LOAD - A method for adjusting an IP network load, includes: receiving an IP packet flow; and adjusting a forwarding path of an IP packet according to a load status of an IP network, and sending the IP packet, where network devices of the IP network are interconnected to form a multi-stage CLOS topology structure. According to the method, the forwarding path of the network load may be adaptively adjusted according to the dynamic load status of the network, so as to achieve dynamic load balancing of the entire network; through the dynamic load balancing, possible congestion in the network is better eliminated, thereby improving quality of service; unavoidable design for a light load caused by an actuality of an unbalanced network load is avoided, thereby enabling the network to be designed for a heavy load and increasing a utilization rate of network capacity. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078905 | Ingress Node Controlled Path Impairment Protocol - An apparatus comprising a node configured to transmit operation, administration, and maintenance (OAM) connectivity frames, wherein the node adds an impairment notification indication to some, but not all of OAM connectivity frames transmitted by the node, wherein the impairment notification indication indicates the node's desire to receive notification of an impairment condition along the path. A network component comprising a receiver unit configured to receive multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) Ping frames, a circuit logic configured to add a downstream link impairment indication to responses to the MPLS-Ping frames, wherein the downstream link impairment indication comprises a type and a severity level for a path impairment condition, and a transmitter unit configured to transmit the responses to the transmitted MPLS-Ping frames. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078906 | Fusion of Cellular and Non-Cellular Communications - A method for wireless communications, includes determining capacity of a non-cellular wireless link associated with a wireless broadcast area, determining congestion of a cellular link associated with the wireless broadcast area, determining a sublayer of a protocol of the cellular link based on the determined non-cellular wireless capacity and the determined congestion, dividing cellular data to be sent between a wireless device and a base station using the protocol of the cellular link into protocol data units of the sublayer, encapsulating the protocol data units of the sublayer into transmission units of the non-cellular link, and sending the resulting transmission units of the non-cellular wireless link. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078907 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTENT TYPE CLASSIFICATION - Various embodiments illustrated and described herein include systems, methods and software for content type classification. Some such embodiments include determining a potential state of classification for packets associated with a session based at least in part on a packet associated with the session that is a packet other than the first packet of the session. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078908 | RESOURCE ALLOCATION APPARATUS IN IP UPLINK - Provided is a method that may allocate uplink radio resources to a terminal, and may receive data from the terminal using the radio resources. The uplink radio resources may be allocated as contention-based radio resources in a radio network, such as a cellular system, a radio local access network (LAN), and the like, and thus, a plurality of terminals may effectively transmit data using minimum radio resources. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078909 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF A DEDICATED CONTROL CHANNEL (DCCH) - Apparatus and methods for wireless communication that includes measuring energy on a first path metric and second path metric, comparing the energy on the first path metric and second path metric to a predetermined threshold and determining if Dedicated Control Channel (DCCH) energy is present. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078910 | REDUCTION OF POWER CONSUMPTION AND TIME FOR TIME-OF-FLIGHT POSITIONING VIA NEIGHBOR LIST - Systems and methods are directed to use of a neighbor list for wireless indoor navigation. The neighbor list may include related information regarding all neighboring access points (APs). The neighbor list can be transmitted, at least partially, to include the related information of a desired number of or all APs in the neighbor list from one AP to a wireless device. The neighbor list can be transmitted in a Neighbor Report Response (NRR) or a time-of-flight (ToF) Response and allow the wireless device to scan for minimal number of APs for ToF measurements. By using the neighbor list, power consumption and time can be significantly reduced during wireless indoor navigation. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078911 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF DELAY IN ROUND TRIP LATENCY FOR A CONNECTION WHERE THE TCP TRAFFIC DOES NOT CONTAIN MULTI-PACKET RESPONSES OR MAY NOT BE TRANSACTION ORIENTED TRAFFIC. - A network round trip time measurement apparatus and method employ request/response timing to determine network round trip time. An initial network round trip value is determined, and subsequent network round trip values are determined for possible better measurement values. Response send time and subsequent next request receipt times are employed to determine network round trip values, as well as response and ack packet times. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078912 | WEIGHTED RSRP MEASUREMENT - Systems and methods are disclosed for measuring received signal power at a mobile terminal in a cellular communications network in such a manner as to efficiently provide highly accurate received signal power measurements in the presence of strong inter-cell interference. In one embodiment, in order to measure received signal power for a measured cell, a mobile terminal selects weighting parameters for a number of time-frequency samples of a reference signal of the measured cell based, at least in part, on inter-cell interference from one or more synchronized interfering cells and inter-cell interference from one or more non-synchronized interfering cells. The mobile terminal applies the time-frequency samples of the reference signal of the measured cell and the corresponding weighting parameters to corresponding time-frequency samples of a received signal from the measured cell in order to obtain a measurement of the received power for the measured cell. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078913 | DATA PACKET STREAM FINGERPRINT - Techniques for identifying stream fingerprints are provided. A stream of data packets may be received. In one aspect, a stream fingerprint may be determined based on the stream of data packets. An application associated with the stream may be determined based on the stream fingerprint. In another aspect, a stream may be partially matched while a fully matched stream fingerprint has not been determined. As additional packets are received, the stream may become fully matched. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078914 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROGRAMMABLE MATCHING OF DETUNED RF COMPONENTS - Systems and methods are disclosed for returning RF components which exhibit a mismatch with a coupled load. A tuning circuit may be coupled to a signal path of the RF component, wherein the tuning circuit includes a plurality of loads, a switching element associated with each load, wherein each switching element brings the associated load into and out of the signal path, a control line for each switching element, and a phase stage configured to introduce a phase shift, such as 90°, between a first subset of the loads and a second subset of the loads. The disclosure also includes routines for establishing optimum settings for the tuning circuit. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078915 | Exporting Real Time Network Traffic Latency and Buffer Occupancy - Techniques are presented herein to facilitate the monitoring of occupancy of a buffer in a network device. Packets are received at a network device. Information is captured describing occupancy of the buffer caused by packet flow through the buffer in the network device. Analytics packets are generated containing the information. The analytics packets from the network device for retrieval of the information contained therein for analysis, replay of buffer occupancy, etc. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078916 | Systems and Methods for Assessing Jitter Buffers - A system having one or more processors and a memory, sends a plurality of test audio packets at a level of signal complexity deviating from a model level of signal complexity to a destination device through one or more networks. The system then receives a response to the plurality of test audio packets, where the response is indicative of a value for a quality of service characteristic associated with the one or more networks, and where the value for the quality of service characteristic is determined by how the plurality of test audio packets deviate from the model level of signal complexity when received by a remote device. In response to receiving the response to the plurality of test audio packets, the system activates a signal correction action when the value for the quality of service characteristic fails to meet a performance threshold. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078917 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING DECODE RELIABILITY OF RADIO TRANSMISSIONS - Disclosed are an apparatus and method for assessing decode reliability of voice, data and control channel transmissions. In an aspect, the apparatus and method are configured to receive one or more radio frames or parts of a frame on a downlink channel; demodulate the received one or more frames or parts of the frame; decode the demodulated one or more frames or parts of the frame; compute one or more demodulator-based metrics and one or more decoder-based metrics; combine the one or more demodulator-based metrics and the one or more decoder-based metrics using a reliability function that assesses reliability of the decoded one or more frames or parts of the frame; and accept or reject the decoded one or more frames or parts of the frame based on the assessment of the reliability of the decoded frames or parts of the frame. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078918 | DYNAMIC POWER-SAVING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MULTI-LANE-BASED ETHERNET - Provided are a power-saving apparatus and method for multi-lane-based Ethernet, which allow a multi-lane-based Ethernet apparatus to improve energy-conserving efficiency while minimizing the deterioration of the performance of a network. The power-saving apparatus includes: a multi-lane communication unit configured to distribute an input communication packet between a plurality of transmission lanes, photoelectrically convert the input communication packet and transmit the photoelectrically-converted communication packet; a multi-buffer unit configured to comprise one or more buffers, store the input communication packet in each active buffer and transmit the input communication packet to the multi-lane communication unit; and a control unit configured to monitor the multi-buffer unit, compare the size of memory space in use of the multi-buffer unit with a predefined threshold and switch the one or more buffers to an active or inactive state based on the results of the comparison. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078919 | Methods and Arrangements for CSI Reporting - A method in a wireless device for reporting Channel State Information (CSI). The wireless device is comprised in a wireless communications system. The method includes receiving a CSI process configuration and a request for CSI information from a network node. The method further includes reporting CSI for one or more CSI processes. The CSI reflects the state of the channel for a CSI reference resource. According to the method, the CSI reference resource is determined based on the number of configured CSI processes. Related devices are also disclosed. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078920 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - Systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication. In one aspect, an apparatus for wireless communication is provided. The apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a wireless signal comprising a packet. At least a portion of the wireless signal may be received over a channel with a channel bandwidth of at least approximately five hundred megahertz. The packet may be formed from at least one orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol comprising at least one hundred and twenty-eight tones. The apparatus further comprises a processor configured to evaluate the wireless signal. The processor may comprise a transform module configured to convert the at least one OFDM symbol into a frequency domain signal. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078921 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DATA, DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING DATA, DEVICE FOR RECEIVING DATA, AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE DEVICES - A device for transmitting data includes a data receiving unit, a channel quality measurement unit, and a modulating unit. The data receiving unit is configured to receive first transmission data for a first terminal and second transmission data for a second terminal. The channel quality measurement unit is configured to measure a first reception sensitivity of a channel connected to the first terminal and to measure a second reception sensitivity of a channel connected to the second terminal, and a modulating unit configured to determine a modulation scheme based on the first and second reception sensitivities, to encode the first transmission data and the second transmission data according to the determined modulation scheme to obtain modulated data, and to transmit the modulated data to the first and second terminals. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078922 | Interference Detection - Measures for enabling accurate and prompt inter-cell interference detection in a multi-cell environment. Such measures may include, at a network side of a cellular system, inputting a code-spreaded interleaved frequency division multiple access signal, despreading the inputted signal using a plurality of user-specific spreading codes including at least one spreading code of a user of a subject cell and at least one spreading code of a user of a neighboring cell, and detecting inter-cell interference information on the basis of user-related despreaded signals. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078923 | Information Acquiring Method and Base Station - An information acquiring method and a base station. The method comprises: receiving by a target base station reception status information of a multimedia broadcast multicast service of user equipment reported by a source base station when the user equipment is handed over between cells; wherein the reception status information comprises information indicating that the user equipment is receiving a multimedia broadcast multicast service, or information indicating that the user equipment finishes receiving a multimedia broadcast multicast service. With the embodiments of the present invention, the source base station of the user equipment notifies the target base station of reception status information of multimedia broadcast multicast service of the user equipment when the user equipment is handed over between cells, thereby guaranteeing the continuity of the MBMS of the user equipment. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078924 | Broadband Cable Network Utilizing Common Bit-Loading - A broadband cable network (“BCN”) for determining a common bit-loading modulation scheme for communicating between a plurality of nodes in the BCN is disclosed. The BCN may include a transmitting node within the plurality of nodes where the transmitting node is capable of sending a probe signal to the plurality of nodes, and at least one receiving node within the plurality of nodes in signal communication with the transmitting node. The at least one receiving node is capable of transmitting a first response signal in response to receiving the probe signal. The first response signal includes a first bit-loading modulation scheme determined by the at least one receiving node. The transmitting node is further capable of determining the common bit-loading modulation scheme from the first response signal. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078925 | Apparatus and Method for Communication - Apparatus and method for recognizing Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) signals are provided. The solution comprises obtaining as an input a sampled signal; determining the 8 | 2014-03-20 |
20140078926 | INITIATOR APPARATUS, TARGET APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, TIMEOUT DETECTION METHOD, AND TIMEOUT DETECTION PROGRAM - Provided is an initiator apparatus that, when issuing access requests for remote access via wireless communication to a storage section that processes only one access request at a time, can easily detect timeouts with one timer irrespective of the number of access requests issued via wireless communication. In this apparatus, an access-request processor ( | 2014-03-20 |
20140078927 | HIERARCHAL LABEL DISTRIBUTION AND ROUTE INSTALLATION IN A LOOP-FREE ROUTING TOPOLOGY USING ROUTING ARCS AT MULTIPLE HIERARCHAL LEVELS FOR RING TOPOLOGIES - In one embodiment, a method comprises creating, in a computing network, a loop-free routing topology comprising a plurality of routing arcs for reaching a destination network node, each routing arc comprising a first network node as a first end of the routing arc, a second network node as a second end of the routing arc, and at least a third network node configured for routing any network traffic along the routing arc toward the destination node via any one of the first or second ends of the routing arc, at least one of the first, second, or third network nodes are implemented as a ring-based network having a prescribed ring topology; and establishing loop-free label switched paths for reaching the destination network node via the routing arcs of the loop-free routing topology, the label switched paths independent and distinct from any attribute of the prescribed ring topology. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078928 | GROUP OWNER RENEGOTIATION IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - A method and apparatus for group owner (GO) renegotiation are provided. For example, the method and apparatus may be used for GO renegotiation in a wireless personal network (WPAN), for example, a 60-gigahertz (60 GHz) peer-to-peer (P2P) wireless network. The incumbent group owner (e.g., personal base station set (PBSS) control point (PCP)) controls the operation of the group. GO renegotiation can occur, for example, when a newly arriving device (e.g., a prospective group owner) is trying to connect to the PBSS and/or, for example, with PCP rearrangement among members of an existing group. As an example, after the formation of the group, the PCP may want to relinquish the role of being the PCP. A procedure is described for deciding among clients and the PCP which device will assume the role of group owner from the existing PCP in the event the role of group owner is to be reassigned. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078929 | AUTOMATIC ADDRESS CONFIGURATION IN A NETWORK TEST SYSTEM - A method for managing virtual device addresses and an address manager for a network test system comprising a plurality of ports including a first port. A respective plurality of virtual devices to be emulated by each of the plurality of ports may be defined, each plurality of virtual devices including a respective first virtual device. Addresses may be automatically assigning to each of the virtual devices in accordance with a start value, an intraport pattern, and an interport pattern. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078930 | METHOD AND NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR RECONFIGURING A DATA NETWORK NODE - The present invention relates to a method for reconfiguring data network nodes ( | 2014-03-20 |
20140078931 | Wireless Communication Device, Wireless Communication System, And Wireless Communication Control Method - A wireless communication system is configured such that, during a period in which wireless communication is being performed between first and second wireless access points, wireless communication in a first wireless communication sub-network and a second wireless communication sub-network is made to stand by, and during the time other than the period in which wireless communication is being performed, wireless communication in at least one of the first wireless communication sub-network and the second wireless communication sub-network is performed. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078932 | Methods and apparatus for enabling communication between network elements that operate at different bit rates - A method for enabling network elements (NEs) operating at a bit rate R | 2014-03-20 |
20140078933 | METHOD AND BOARD FOR HIGH-SPEED LINK AUTO-NEGOTIATION - a method and a board for high-speed link auto-negotiation, includes: setting, by a first board, a port rate to a public rate supported by both the first board and a second board; sending, by the first board, a first auto-negotiation packet to the second board according to the public rate, where the first auto-negotiation packet carries a rate supported by the first board, so that the second board determines, a highest rate supported by both the two boards, and sets the port rate to the highest rate; receiving, by the first board, a second auto-negotiation packet that is sent by the second board according to the public rate, which carries the rate supported by the second board; determining, by the first board, according to the rate supported by the two boards, the highest rate supported by both the two boards, and setting the port rate to the highest rate. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078934 | DELAY FEEDBACK FOR COORDINATED MULTI-POINT TRANSMISSION - In accordance with the exemplary embodiments of the invention there is at least a method and an apparatus to perform operations including estimating, with a user equipment, one or more delays between receipts at the user equipment of transmissions from a plurality of transmission nodes ( | 2014-03-20 |
20140078935 | Multi-Interface Terminal, and Neighbor Topology Discovery and Cooperative Communication Method Therefore - The present document provides a neighbor topology discovery method for a multi-interface terminal, to improve the usage rate of multiple interfaces. The method includes the following steps: after joining a network, the multi-interface terminal broadcasts a neighbor discovery request message to respective networks via each interface, and the neighbor discovery request message carries a neighbor hop value; and the multi-interface terminal in the network monitors broadcast messages of other terminals in the network where each interface is located; when detecting the neighbor discovery request message, if the neighbor hop value carried in the detected neighbor discovery request message indicates that the present terminal is the last hop, related information in the neighbor discovery request message is extracted, and neighbor information and network topology information of the present terminal is updated; and if not, the neighbor hop value is modified and then the neighbor discovery request message is forwarded via all interfaces. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078936 | APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING OVERLAY NETWORK AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are an apparatus for configuring an overlay network and a method thereof. An apparatus for configuring an overlay network may include a network configuring device collecting topology information and bandwidth information of a physical network and configuring one logical network including a plurality of predetermined nodes by using the collected topology information and bandwidth information of the physical network; and a storage device storing the topology information and bandwidth information of the physical network. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078937 | ADVICE OF CHARGING (AoC) SERVICES IN IMS NETWORKS - IMS networks, subscriber databases, and methods are disclosed for providing AoC services in IMS networks. The subscriber database is provisioned with AoC indicators for IMS users that subscribe to AoC services. An S-CSCF in an IMS network receives a first register message from an IMS user, and transmits a second register message to the subscriber database. In response to the second register message, the subscriber database identifies an AoC indicator for the IMS user that is registering, inserts the AoC indicator in a third register message, and transmits the third register message to the S-CSCF. The S-CSCF then stores the AoC indicator for the IMS user. If a signaling message is received for a session involving the IMS user, then the S-CSCF will forward the AoC indicator for the IMS user to an AoC application server, which collects the appropriate AoC information and provides the information to the IMS user. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078938 | Handling Concurrent Speech - A system having one or more processors and a memory, receives both speech data from first and second participants of a session. The system outputs the speech of the first participant. The system outputs the speech of the second participant in accordance with an adjustment of the speech of a participant of the session when the speech of the second participant temporally overlaps less than a first predetermined threshold amount of a terminal portion of the speech of the first participant. The system drops the speech of the second participant when the speech of the second participant temporally overlaps more than the first predetermined threshold amount of the terminal portion of the speech of the first participant. Optionally, the system adjusts the speech of a participant of the session by delaying output of the speech of the second participant. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078939 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER CONTROL IN FULL-DUPLEX WIRELESS SYSTEMS WITH SIMULTANEOUS TRANSMISSION RECEPTION - Wireless-device-to-wireless device (WD-WD) interference in a full-duplex wireless network is managed by an uplink transmit power control technique that minimizes interference experienced in downlink signals at other wireless devices in the wireless network. In one exemplary embodiment, an instantaneous antenna gain of the wireless device and a target uplink Signal-to-Interference-plus-Noise Ratio (SINR) of an uplink signal of the wireless device to the home base station are determined at the wireless device. A Noise plus Interference level at the home base station is received by either a closed-loop or an open-loop feedback technique. The uplink power level for an uplink signal of the wireless device is determined based on the determined antenna gain, the determined target uplink SINR and the received Noise plus Interference level at the home base station. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078940 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FULL-DUPLEX MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL USING REQUEST-TO-SEND SIGNALING - A system and method for full-duplex communications provided by modifying the Media Access Control sub-layer of communication node protocols. The modification allows communication nodes to communicate with one another in full-duplex, where each node transmits and receives data simultaneously with other nodes in a single frequency. A timing of the simultaneous data transmissions, acknowledgments, and short-interframe-space waiting periods can be determined based on network-allocation-vector data transmitted in association with request-to-send or clear-to-send signals. | 2014-03-20 |