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20110114365 | STRIPPABLE SEMICONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION COMPRISING LOW MELT TEMPERATURE POLYOLEFIN - The present invention relates to a semiconductive polymer composition having easily controllable stripping characteristics, especially for an electric power cable. The semiconductive polymer composition comprises an ethylene copolymer comprising polar co-monomer units, wherein the amount of the polar co-monomer units in the ethylene copolymer is 10 wt. % or more, based on the total weight of the ethylene copolymer; an olefin copolymer comprising propylene monomer units and monomer units of an alpha-olefin having at least 4 carbon atoms, wherein the olefin copolymer has a melting point of 110° C. or less, and carbon black in an amount of from 10 to 50 wt. %, based on the total weight of the semiconductive polymer composition, wherein the olefin copolymer (B) is prepared by using a metallocene polymerisation catalyst. The composition provides improved strippability and enhanced mechanical as well as electrical property profile. | 05-19-2011 |
20110162868 | STRIPPABLE SEMICONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION COMPRISING LOW MELT TEMPERATURE POLYOLEFIN - The present invention relates to a semiconductive polymer composition having easily controllable stripping characteristics, especially for an electric power cable. The semiconductive polymer composition comprises an ethylene copolymer comprising polar co-monomer units, wherein the amount of the polar co-monomer units in the ethylene copolymer is 10 wt. % or more, based on the total weight of the ethylene copolymer; an olefin copolymer comprising propylene monomer units and ethylene monomer units, wherein the olefin copolymer has a melting point of 110° C. or less, and carbon black in an amount of from 10 to 50 wt. %, based on the total weight of the semiconductive polymer composition, wherein the olefin copolymer (B) is prepared by using a metallocene polymerisation catalyst. The composition provides improved strippability and mechanical as well as electrical property profile. | 07-07-2011 |
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20080285726 | IP Voice Call Surveillance Through Use Of Non-Dedicated IP Phone With Signal Alert Provided To Indicate Content Of Incoming Call Prior To An Answer As Being A Monitored Call - Surveillance of IP telephony may be performed through the use of conventional telephone equipment, according to principles of the invention while preventing giving indication to the monitored phone by alerting the user of the monitoring phone to such surveillance use prior to pick up by an agent for engagement of the monitoring phone in response to the alert. Such alerts may assume many forms such as ringing, visual indicators, data readouts, activating ancillary equipment, various flags, etc. This alert prior to surveillance is distinct from alerts used for normal non-surveillance calls, which the monitoring phone is capable of receiving. | 11-20-2008 |
20090154681 | System with Call Forward Profile - A method and system for providing call forwarding in an IP telephone network is disclosed. First, when a telephone number for a first telephone from a second telephone is dialed, the call is routing to a call manager. Call setup procedures with a BRG responsible for the first telephone are then initiated. The BRG then checks stored call forwarding profiles to determine whether there is an active call forwarding profile for the first telephone. The call is connected to the first telephone if an active call forwarding profile is not found. However, if an active call forwarding profile is found, the call forwarding information is sent to the call manager. The call is routed to at least a third telephone based on the call forwarding information. | 06-18-2009 |
20090310600 | Personal Control of Address Assignments & Greeting Options for Multiple BRG Ports - A method and apparatus for providing multiple telephone lines using a single directory number. A method and apparatus for associating multiple directory numbers with multiple telephone lines. A broadband residential gateway (BRG) is a user interface to a broadband communication system providing packetized telephone service and other media services. The BRG has multiple ports, and each port is connected to one or more telephones. The multiple ports may be mapped to a single directory number, or the multiple ports may be mapped to multiple directory numbers. The BRG can provide greeting and message features. A greeting may instruct a caller to select a port which is associated with a party the caller is attempting to reach. Also, a message, played after the greeting, may further instruct the caller. | 12-17-2009 |
20120093038 | System With Call Forward Profile - A method and system for providing call forwarding in an IP telephone network is disclosed. First, when a telephone number for a first telephone from a second telephone is dialed, the call is routing to a call manager. Call setup procedures with a BRG responsible for the first telephone are then initiated. The BRG then checks stored call forwarding profiles to determine whether there is an active call forwarding profile for the first telephone. The call is connected to the first telephone if an active call forwarding profile is not found. However, if an active call forwarding profile is found, the call forwarding information is sent to the call manager. The call is routed to at least a third telephone based on the call forwarding information. | 04-19-2012 |
20120307686 | Personal IP Toll-Free Number - In an internet telephony system, toll-free service and the calls that are accepted and paid for can be specified by the IP telephony system user to be limited according to the calling party's identity, time of day, day of week or other criteria. Data that is used to screen or filter incoming calls is programmed into a call manager by the IP telephone system user's broadband residential gateway. Using such a system the user can carefully screen calls that are paid for and more closely control telecommunications service costs. More generally, the user has the ability to store predefined call handling criteria, which may be executed by the broadband residential gateway and/or the call manager. | 12-06-2012 |
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20140126429 | System With Call Forward Profile - A method and system for providing call forwarding in an IP telephone network is disclosed. First, when a telephone number for a first telephone from a second telephone is dialed, the call is routing to a call manager. Call setup procedures with a BRG responsible for the first telephone are then initiated. The BRG then checks stored call forwarding profiles to determine whether there is an active call forwarding profile for the first telephone. The call is connected to the first telephone if an active call forwarding profile is not found. However, if an active call forwarding profile is found, the call forwarding information is sent to the call manager. The call is routed to at least a third telephone based on the call forwarding information. | 05-08-2014 |
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20090161657 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSURING VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL SERVICE - In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for assuring Voice over Internet Protocol service. In one embodiment, a system for assuring Voice over Internet Protocol service includes a performance management platform for collecting performance management data from a plurality of sources in a Voice over Internet Protocol network, for detecting at least one abnormal event in accordance with the collected performance management data, and for reporting a volume of traffic in the Voice over Internet Protocol network and a trouble ticketing system for generating a ticket identifying a root cause of the abnormal event(s). | 06-25-2009 |
20090304165 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING NETWORK AND SERVICE PERFORMANCE DEGRADATIONS USING CALL DETAIL RECORDS - A method and apparatus that employ the use of CDRs to effectively monitor and proactively respond to network or service events that impact performance within a network are disclosed. For example, the method receives a plurality of call detail records (CDRs), wherein each of the plurality of call detail records comprises a plurality of fields. The method determines a n-field rule signature from each of the call detail records (CDRs), and analyzes the n-field rule signatures from the plurality of call detail records (CDRs) for detecting at least one network performance problem. | 12-10-2009 |
20100054437 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING PRIORITY COMMUNICATION - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller to obtain billing data associated with a plurality of calls over a Voice Over Internet Protocol network, determine special service calls being made based on the billing data, monitor for the special service calls being associated with at least one of one calling number or one network node, and determine an undesired condition based at least in part on the special service calls being made from the one calling number or through the one network node exceeding a threshold. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 03-04-2010 |
20100097947 | VoIP Network Element Performance Detection for IP NSEP Special Service - A system and method for receiving performance measurements for a communications network, generating alerts based on each performance measurement and a corresponding performance threshold, receiving network traps from network elements of the communications network, each network trap being generated by the network element based on a process measurement and a corresponding process threshold and correlating the alerts and the network traps to generate correlated alerts. | 04-22-2010 |
20100128860 | METHODS, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS, AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL (VOIP) NETWORK ELEMENTS - Methods, computer program products, and systems for managing VoIP network elements are provided. Methods include receiving call details records (CDRs) from a plurality of network elements. The received CDRs including disconnect cause codes and telephone call correlation identifiers. The received CDRs are correlated to telephone calls based on the telephone call correlation identifiers. Two CDR records are associated with the same telephone call when their telephone call correlation identifiers are the same. A master correlated CDR is created for each telephone call. The creating includes assigning a correlated disconnect cause code and classifying the telephone call. The assigning and classifying are responsive to the received CDRs associated with the telephone call. The master correlated CDR includes the correlated disconnect cause code and the telephone call classification. A threshold crossing alert (TCA) is generated in response to a threshold for the correlated disconnect cause code being reached. | 05-27-2010 |
20100142514 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CORRELATION OF DATA SOURCES IN A VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL NETWORK - In one embodiment, a method for managing a Voice over IP (VoIP) network includes collecting a first set of data from a first source of network performance management data, each data item in the first set of data corresponding to a call made using the VoIP network; collecting a second set of data from a second source of network performance management data, each data item in the second set of data corresponding to a call made using the VoIP network and being of a different type than the first set of data; correlating the first set of data and the second set of data such that a data item from the first set of data is matched with a data item from the second set of data that corresponds to a common call made over the VoIP network; and outputting a performance report based on the correlating. | 06-10-2010 |
20110122773 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, FOR CORRELATING SPECIAL SERVICE IMPACTING EVENTS - Special service impacting events in an IP network are collected and correlated. Real-time data representing occurrence of trunk group events impacting special services in trunk groups that are in service is collected, along with call detail records recorded by network elements representing occurrence of call events impacting special services and performance measurements of network elements representing occurrence of events affecting performance of the network elements impacting the special services. The collected real-time data representing occurrence of trunk group events, collected call detail record and collected performance measurements are correlated, and alarms are generated based on the correlated data. | 05-26-2011 |
20120033544 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CORRELATING AND SUPPRESSING PERFORMANCE ALERTS IN INTERNET PROTOCOL NETWORKS - A method and apparatus for correlating and suppressing performance alerts in a packet network are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for handling alerts in a packet network includes receiving a plurality of alerts relating to one or more faults in the packet network, wherein the plurality of alerts is generated from information contained in a plurality of call detail records, correlating the plurality of alerts into one or more sets of performance alerts, each of the one or more sets of performance alerts being associated with a common one of the one or more faults, and suppressing at least one further alert relating to at least one of the one or more sets. | 02-09-2012 |
20120328083 | Methods, Computer Program Products, And Systems For Managing Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) Network Elements - Methods, computer program products, and systems for managing VoIP network elements are provided. Methods include receiving call details records (CDRs) from a plurality of network elements. The received CDRs including disconnect cause codes and telephone call correlation identifiers. The received CDRs are correlated to telephone calls based on the telephone call correlation identifiers. Two CDR records are associated with the same telephone call when their telephone call correlation identifiers are the same. A master correlated CDR is created for each telephone call. The creating includes assigning a correlated disconnect cause code and classifying the telephone call. The assigning and classifying are responsive to the received CDRs associated with the telephone call. The master correlated CDR includes the correlated disconnect cause code and the telephone call classification. A threshold crossing alert (TCA) is generated in response to a threshold for the correlated disconnect cause code being reached. | 12-27-2012 |