| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20080205263 | System and method for advanced fail-over for packet label swapping - The present method for advanced fail-over packet label swapping for a packet network having a working path and a protection path, each of the working path and protection path interconnected by a near-end switch and a far-end switch includes: provisioning the working path, protection path, near-end switch, and far-end switch with a failure counter delay; monitoring heartbeat packets on one of the near-end switch and the far-end switch during a monitoring period to determine a number of packets that were not received by at least one of the switches during the monitoring period; determining if the determined number of packets exceeds a predetermined lost packet value for the failure counter delay; and responsive to the determined number of packets exceeding the predetermined lost packet value, delaying the monitoring for a period of time equal to the failure counter delay. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080207167 | System and method for remotely managing wireless devices - A system and method for providing wireless services. One or more wireless identifiers are stored in an authentication space of a server associated with a wireless service provider. The authentication space is associated with an enterprise. A remote client is granted access to the authentication space to allow the enterprise to manage services associated with the one or more wireless identifiers. Managed service options associated with the one or more identifiers are selected. The managed service options are selected in response to receiving data from the remote client. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080279183 | System and method for call routing based on transmission performance of a packet network - A system and method that establishes a phone call over a packet network. The process may include receiving a call request from an originating call device on a packet network to call a terminating call device. A first transmission path may be determined between the originating and terminating call devices. Status of a terminating segment at a first terminating trunk may be determined and, if the status of the terminating segment at the first terminating trunk is within a first range, a call between the originating and terminating call device may be established via the first terminating call trunk. Otherwise, if the status of the terminating segment at the first terminating trunk is within a second range, a second transmission path via a second terminating trunk between the originating and terminating call devices may be made. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090061832 | System and method for wireless call parking - A system and method for parking an incoming call. User input is received on a wireless device to park the incoming call. The incoming call is parked. An announcement is played to the caller. The incoming call is connected to facilitate a communication between a user and the caller in response to receiving user input to release the incoming call. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090129264 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRIORITIZING AND PROVIDING CREDITS FOR DATA PACKET COMMUNICATION OVER A PACKET NETWORK - A system and method for prioritizing data packets being communicated over a packet network may include receiving a data packet at a network node. The data packet may include an origination network address, a destination network address, and a data field. A determination may be made as to whether at least one of the origination and destination network addresses is a priority network address. The data field of the data packet may be set to a priority value if at least one of the origination and destination network addresses is determined to be a priority network address. The data field of the data packet may be set to a non-priority value if both the origination and destination network addresses are determined not to be a priority network address. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090234996 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC BANDWIDTH DETERMINATIONS - A system and method of determining bandwidth thresholds dynamically. Frames per second are measured at an interface. An effective throughput is measured at the interface. An average packet size is determined for a plurality of frames received at the interface. The average packet size being determined in response to the measured frames per second and the measured effective throughput. A threshold is determined for the effective throughput in response to the determined average packet size. A determination is made whether the effective throughput at the interface exceeds the threshold for the interface. A throughput rate communicated to the interface is adjusted in response to determining the effective throughput at the interface exceeds the threshold. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090248864 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING PERFORMANCE AND SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE FOR MULTIPOINT PACKET SERVICES - A system and method for measuring compliance with a service level agreement (SLA) for communications. A committed information rate operable to avoid contention is set. A determination is made that there is frame loss on the network. A determination is made if the CIR is exceeded in response to the determined frame loss. A determination is made that a service is noncompliant with the SLA in response to determining the CIR has not been exceeded. Noncompliance of the service with the SLA is logged. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090257359 | System and method for tracking performance and service level agreement compliance for multipoint packet services - A system and method for measuring compliance with a service level agreement for communications. A threshold is set for a core information rate and a user network interface core information rate operable to avoid contention. Frame loss is measured on a core network and legs of the network. A determination is made that the service loss agreement is noncompliant in response to determining there is frame loss and a user network interface core information rate has not been exceeded or the core committed information rate has not been exceeded. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090296610 | VOICE PACKET DYNAMIC ECHO CANCELLATION SYSTEM - A voice packet dynamic echo cancellation system includes an input/output unit configured to communicate over a packet network and a storage unit configured to store network performance information associated with node segments on the packet network. The system also includes a processing unit in communication with the input/output unit and the storage unit and configured to: set-up a call from an originating call device to a terminating call device; determine the network performance of the call between the originating call device and the terminating call device; locate an echo signal of the call to the originating call device based on the network performance; produce a echo cancellation signal based on the echo signal; and cancel the echo signal with the echo cancellation signal. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100046535 | BORDER CONTROL SYSTEM, METHOD, AND SOFTWARE - Embodiments disclosed herein include systems, methods, and software that reduce processing burdens on host soft switches. A method of operating a communication network comprises receiving a plurality of update messages from a plurality of border controllers that interface communications between a first packet network and a second packet network. The update messages are processed to determine operational states of the plurality of border controllers. Responsive to receiving a query from a soft switch in the first packet network for a session between the first and second packet networks, the query is processed to select a first border controller for the session from the plurality of border controllers based on the operational states of the plurality of border controllers. A response is transferred to the soft switch indicating the first border controller. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100085887 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE WINDOW SIZE OF A TCP PACKET THROUGH NETWORK ELEMENTS - A system for adjusting the window size of a TCP packet on a packet network including a sending network element in communication with a receiving network element for transmitting and receiving data packets between the sending network element and the receiving network element on the packet network, wherein at least one of the sending network element and the receiving network element is configured to determine network performance information of the packet network; concatenate the network performance information into the data packets; and adjust the window size of the TCP packet based on the network performance information. A method for adjusting the window size of a TCP packet on a packet network is also included. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100157804 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING MAXIMUM THROUGHPUT AND SLA COMPLIANCE - A system and method for controlling maximum throughput for communications. A frame size of each packet communicated to a UNI is determined. A maximum throughput is determined in response to the determined frame size of each packet communicated to the UNI. Frames per second are measured at the UNI. An amount of loss at the UNI is determined. A message indicating the maximum throughput, the amount of loss, and the frames per second is communicated in response to determining there is loss. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100278291 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADVANCED ADAPTIVE PSEUDOWIRE - A system and method for separating clock recovery for a pseudowire communication. An incoming signal is received for a pseudowire communication. The incoming signal is separated into a first signal and a second signal. Packets within the first signal are ordered in a first register. A clock signal is extracted from the second signal in a second register to generate a modified clock signal. A delay is incurred during generating of the modified clock signal. The first signal is communicated utilizing the modified clock signal. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100280858 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A SMALL FORM PLUGGABLE ETHERNET DEMARCATION DEVICE - A system and method for monitoring network traffic utilizing a small form pluggable (SFP). The SFP is activated in a customer premise equipment (CPE) device in response to a user inserting the SFP in the CPE device. A determination is made whether a service provider is authorized to access the SFP. Monitoring is implemented for the service provider in response to the determining. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100281518 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING CONTROL OF A NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICE - A system and method for separating control of a network interface device. A portion of a network interface device (NID) is partitioned for utilization by a user. Permissions are established for management of the partitioned portion of the NID. The permissions including permissions that deny a service provider access to the partitioned portion. Access is granted for the service provider to manage the partitioned portion of the NID. Activities performed by the service provider in the partitioned portion of the NID are logged in response to granting access to the service provider and the permissions denying the service provider access. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110010585 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A TESTING VECTOR AND ASSOCIATED PERFORMANCE MAP - A system and method for testing line state. Traffic through a communications path is determined. A test vector is generated. Attributes of the test vector simulate the traffic. The test vector is communicated to one or more end devices. Performance information for each of the attributes of the test vector is measured. A performance map utilizing the attributes and the performance information is generated. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110032821 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROUTING DATA ON A PACKET NETWORK - A system and method routing content over a packet network. A call request is received at a call control manager to communicate data packets including real-time over a packet network. A determination is made of at least one network node through which a call path for a call is to be routed, the network performance information including real-time bandwidth usage and non-real time bandwidth usage. Network performance information associated with communications are accessed over the at least one network node. An automatic determination is made whether the at least one network node is impaired or congested. The real time bandwidth usage and the non-real time bandwidth usage is determined from the network performance information if the at least one network node is determined to be impaired or congested. The communications of the data packets are altered including the non-real-time content to modify the real-time bandwidth usage by decreasing the non-real time bandwidth usage based on the network performance information if the at least one network node is determined to be impaired or congested. Otherwise, the call is established through the at least one network node. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110116405 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING RADIO FREQUENCY PARAMETERS - A system for method for adjusting radio frequency parameters. A network performance device includes a network performance function executed to monitor network performance between a wireless network device and a wireless packet network switch, determine whether at least one network performance value of the wireless network device exceeds one or more predetermined threshold values, and communicate an instruction to adjust the one or more RF parameters between the wireless network device and the wireless device in response to exceeding the one or more predetermined threshold values. An RF signal path is provided between the wireless network device and the wireless device. The network performance is concatenated into data packets communicated between the wireless network device and the wireless packet network switch utilizing a packet network. | 05-19-2011 |