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20140277260 | Spinal Cord Stimulator System - Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system having a recharging system with self alignment, a system for mapping current fields using a completely wireless system, multiple independent electrode stimulation outsource, and IPG control through software on Smartphone/mobile device and tablet hardware during trial and permanent implants. SCS system can include multiple electrodes, multiple, independently programmable, stimulation channels within an implantable pulse generator (IPG) providing concurrent, but unique stimulation fields. SCS system can include a replenishable power source, rechargeable using transcutaneous power transmissions between antenna coil pairs. An external charger unit, having its own rechargeable battery, can charge the IPG replenishable power source. A real-time clock can provide an auto-run schedule for daily stimulation. A bi-directional telemetry link informs the patient or clinician the status of the system, including the state of charge of the IPG battery. Other processing circuitry in current IPG allows electrode impedance measurements to be made. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277263 | Spinal Cord Stimulator System - Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system having a recharging system with self alignment, a system for mapping current fields using a completely wireless system, multiple independent electrode stimulation outsource, and IPG control through software on Smartphone/mobile device and tablet hardware during trial and permanent implants. SCS system can include multiple electrodes, multiple, independently programmable, stimulation channels within an implantable pulse generator (IPG) providing concurrent, but unique stimulation fields. SCS system can include a replenishable power source, rechargeable using transcutaneous power transmissions between antenna coil pairs. An external charger unit, having its own rechargeable battery, can charge the IPG replenishable power source. A real-time clock can provide an auto-run schedule for daily stimulation. A bi-directional telemetry link informs the patient or clinician the status of the system, including the state of charge of the IPG battery. Other processing circuitry in current IPG allows electrode impedance measurements to be made. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277264 | Spinal Cord Stimulator System - Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system having a recharging system with self alignment, a system for mapping current fields using a completely wireless system, multiple independent electrode stimulation outsource, and IPG control through software on Smartphone/mobile device and tablet hardware during trial and permanent implants. SCS system can include multiple electrodes, multiple, independently programmable, stimulation channels within an implantable pulse generator (IPG) providing concurrent, but unique stimulation fields. SCS system can include a replenishable power source, rechargeable using transcutaneous power transmissions between antenna coil pairs. An external charger unit, having its own rechargeable battery, can charge the IPG replenishable power source. A real-time clock can provide an auto-run schedule for daily stimulation. A bi-directional telemetry link informs the patient or clinician the status of the system, including the state of charge of the IPG battery. Other processing circuitry in current IPG allows electrode impedance measurements to be made. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277265 | Spinal Cord Stimulator System - Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system having a recharging system with self alignment, a system for mapping current fields using a completely wireless system, multiple independent electrode stimulation outsource, and IPG control through software on Smartphone/mobile device and tablet hardware during trial and permanent implants. SCS system can include multiple electrodes, multiple, independently programmable, stimulation channels within an implantable pulse generator (IPG) providing concurrent, but unique stimulation fields. SCS system can include a replenishable power source, rechargeable using transcutaneous power transmissions between antenna coil pairs. An external charger unit, having its own rechargeable battery, can charge the IPG replenishable power source. A real-time clock can provide an auto-run schedule for daily stimulation. A bi-directional telemetry link informs the patient or clinician the status of the system, including the state of charge of the IPG battery. Other processing circuitry in current IPG allows electrode impedance measurements to be made. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277266 | Spinal Cord Stimulator System - Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system having a recharging system with self alignment, a system for mapping current fields using a completely wireless system, multiple independent electrode stimulation outsource, and IPG control through software on Smartphone/mobile device and tablet hardware during trial and permanent implants. SCS system can include multiple electrodes, multiple, independently programmable, stimulation channels within an implantable pulse generator (IPG) providing concurrent, but unique stimulation fields. SCS system can include a replenishable power source, rechargeable using transcutaneous power transmissions between antenna coil pairs. An external charger unit, having its own rechargeable battery, can charge the IPG replenishable power source. A real-time clock can provide an auto-run schedule for daily stimulation. A bi-directional telemetry link informs the patient or clinician the status of the system, including the state of charge of the IPG battery. Other processing circuitry in current IPG allows electrode impedance measurements to be made. | 09-18-2014 |
20150174415 | SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR SYSTEM - A wireless charger for inductively charging a rechargeable battery of an implantable pulse generator (IPG) is provided. The charging coil in the charger is wirelessly coupled to a receiving coil of the IPG to charge the rechargeable battery. The alignment circuit continuously detects a reflected impedance of the charging coil through a reflected impedance sensor, and controls a vibrator to output a tactile signal which is indicative of the alignment of the charging coil to the receiving coil based on the detected reflected impedance. Advantageously, the tactile feedback to the patient provides an optimal way to indicate the extent of the charger's alignment with the IPG. | 06-25-2015 |
20150174416 | SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR SYSTEM - A wireless charger system for inductively charging a rechargeable battery of an implantable pulse generator (IPG) implanted in a human body is provided. A charging coil in the charger is wirelessly coupled to a receiving coil of the IPG to charge the rechargeable battery. An end-of-charge (EOC) circuit continuously monitors the reflected impedance from a reflected impedance sensor and determines the end of charge when a predetermined pattern of the reflected impedance corresponding to an EOC signal from the IPG is received. Advantageously, receiving the EOC signal through the charging coil eliminates the need to provide a separate communication circuit in the IPG that communicates with the charger. | 06-25-2015 |
20150180271 | SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR SYSTEM - A wireless charger for automatically tuning an optimum frequency to inductively charge a rechargeable battery of an implantable pulse generator (IPG) that generates spinal cord stimulation signals for a human body is provided. The charging coil in the charger is wirelessly coupled to a receiving coil of the IPG to charge the rechargeable battery. An optimization circuit detects a reflected impedance of the charging coil through a reflected impedance sensor, and select an optimum frequency of a charging signal supplied to the charging coil based on the detected reflected impedances of a plurality of charging frequencies in a selected frequency range. Advantageously, the optimum charging frequency provides a more efficient way to charge the IPG's rechargeable battery. | 06-25-2015 |
20150196763 | SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR SYSTEM - Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system having a recharging system with self alignment, a system for mapping current fields using a completely wireless system, multiple independent electrode stimulation outsource, and IPG control through software on Smartphone/mobile device and tablet hardware during trial and permanent implants. SCS system can include multiple electrodes, multiple, independently programmable, stimulation channels within an implantable pulse generator (IPG) providing concurrent, but unique stimulation fields. SCS system can include a replenishable power source, rechargeable using transcutaneous power transmissions between antenna coil pairs. An external charger unit, having its own rechargeable battery, can charge the IPG replenishable power source. A real-time clock can provide an auto-run schedule for daily stimulation. A bi-directional telemetry link informs the patient or clinician the status of the system, including the state of charge of the IPG battery. Other processing circuitry in current IPG allows electrode impedance measurements to be made. | 07-16-2015 |
20150321002 | SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR SYSTEM - Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system having a recharging system with self-alignment, a system for mapping current fields using a completely wireless system, multiple independent electrode stimulation outsource, and IPG control through software on Smartphone/mobile device and tablet hardware during trial and permanent implants. SCS system can include multiple electrodes, multiple, independently programmable, stimulation channels within an implantable pulse generator (IPG) providing concurrent, but unique stimulation fields. SCS system can include a replenishable power source, rechargeable using transcutaneous power transmissions between antenna coil pairs. An external charger unit, having its own rechargeable battery, can charge the IPG replenishable power source. A real-time clock can provide an auto-run schedule for daily stimulation. A bi-directional telemetry link informs the patient or clinician the status of the system, including the state of charge of the IPG battery. Other processing circuitry in current IPG allows electrode impedance measurements to be made. | 11-12-2015 |
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20100153946 | DESKTOP SOURCE TRANSFER BETWEEN DIFFERENT POOLS - A method, apparatus, and system of desktop source transfer between different pools are disclosed. In one embodiment, a machine-readable medium includes determining that a transfer request is associated with a desktop source, accessing the desktop source from a source pool, and automatically transferring the desktop source from the source pool to a destination pool. | 06-17-2010 |
20100153950 | POLICY MANAGEMENT TO INITIATE AN AUTOMATED ACTION ON A DESKTOP SOURCE - A method, apparatus, and system of policy management to initiate an automated action on a desktop source are disclosed. In one embodiment, a machine-readable medium embodying a set of instructions is disclosed. An event is detected. The event associated with a desktop source is automatically determined. A category of the event is determined. A policy is associated to the event based on the category. The policy is applied to the desktop source. Desktop sources may be reshuffled based on the policy. The internal event may be determined as a load balancing issue in which the desktop source may reside in a pool having maximum utilization. The desktop source may be transferred to anther pool having less utilization based on the policy. | 06-17-2010 |
20100162237 | NETWORK ADMINISTRATION IN A VIRTUAL MACHINE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH A TEMPORARY POOL - A method, apparatus, and system of network administration in a virtual machine environment through a temporary pool are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes determining that a desktop source requires maintenance, creating a temporary pool, accessing the desktop source requiring maintenance, automatically transferring the desktop source requiring maintenance from a source pool to the temporary pool, determining that an issue with the desktop source transferred to the temporary pool is rectified and automatically transferring the desktop source from the temporary pool to the source pool when the issue is rectified. | 06-24-2010 |
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20150135289 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTHENTICATION BASED ON USER PREFERENCES - This disclosure relates generally to authentication for an electronic device, and more particularly to systems and method for authentication based on user preferences. In one embodiment, an authentication method is disclosed, comprising: receiving, at the electronic device, a first input; determining a password theme based on the first input and user preferences associated with the password theme; displaying the password theme, the displayed password theme comprising a plurality of visual cues; receiving, at the electronic device, a second input comprising a sequence of visual cues selected from the visual cues; verifying the sequence of visual cues; and providing access to the electronic device based on the verification. | 05-14-2015 |
20150206154 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING USER ATTRIBUTES - This disclosure relates to methods and systems for determining user attributes. In one embodiment, a method performed by an electronic device for determining user attributes receiving a touch input is disclosed, the method comprising: determining one or more sets of touch parameters based on the touch input, each set associated with a user attribute; identifying, for each of the one or more sets of touch parameters, an associated set of stored touch parameters from among a plurality of stored touch parameters based on a predefined criterion of match between the set of touch parameters and the plurality of stored touch parameters; determining, for each of the one or more sets of touch parameters, the associated user attribute based on the associated set of stored touch parameters; and providing the determined user attribute associated with each of the one or more sets of touch parameters. | 07-23-2015 |
20150207742 | METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING DATA FOR TRANSMISSION AND DEVICES THEREOF - A method, non-transitory computer readable medium and data optimizing computing device for optimizing data for transmission obtaining data set for transmission. One or more configuration rules associated with the obtained data set are obtained. The obtained data set is optimized based on the obtained one or more configuration rules for transmission. A client code and a server code associated with the optimized data set are generated. At least one of the generated client code is transmitted to a client computing device or the server code is transmitted to a server computing device. | 07-23-2015 |
20150223750 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING BREATHING PERFORMANCE OF A USER AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFOR - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method of improving breathing performance of a user using an electronic device. In an embodiment, the method of the present disclosure comprises creating a profile of a user by using personal information of the user, determining one or more threshold values corresponding to one or more levels based on the user profile, receiving values associated with at least parameter from respiratory blows of the user, determining breathing performance of the user by comparing the values with a corresponding threshold value, displaying the breathing performance of the user and adjusting the threshold values for successive levels based on the breathing performance. | 08-13-2015 |
20150242686 | METHODS FOR ASSESSING IMAGE CHANGE AND DEVICES THEREOF - A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and an image analysis computing device that retrieves, based on a captured version of an object in a received image, training images which display related versions of the object and items of data related to the related versions of the object of the training images. Keypoints which are invariant to changes in scale and rotation in the captured version of the object in the received image and in the related versions of the object in the training images are determined. Changes to the object in the received image based on any of the determined keypoints in the related version of the object which do not match the determined keypoints in the captured version of the object are identified. The identified changes in the captured version of the object in the received image are provided. | 08-27-2015 |
20160086056 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOGNIZING ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTERS - Systems and methods for recognizing alphanumeric characters are described. In one implementation, the method for recognizing alphanumeric characters comprises receiving features for each of the alphanumeric characters to be recognized. The features comprises at least one of number of lines, length of lines, number of arcs, length of arcs, number of loops, length of loops, number of junctions, junction positions, or total length of lines, arcs, and loops. Further, the method comprises creating a vector for each of the alphanumeric characters based on the features. Further, the method comprises comparing the vector with a reference vector obtained from a reference database. Further, the method comprises determining an array of probabilities for each of the alphanumeric characters based on the comparison. Further, the method comprises recognizing the alphanumeric characters based on the array of probabilities. | 03-24-2016 |
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20110319028 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENDING MEASUREMENT REPORT MESSAGES FROM A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE TO A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - Apparatus and a method for sending measurement report messages from a wireless telecommunications device to a wireless telecommunications network are disclosed. The method comprises at the wireless telecommunications device: generating a measurement report in respect of a first event; transmitting a first message including the measurement report in respect of the first event to the network; generating a subsequent measurement report for another event; determining whether conditions for the first event are still satisfied and, if so, including in a subsequent message the measurement report for the first event as well as the measurement report for the other event; and transmitting the subsequent message to the network. | 12-29-2011 |
20120135730 | CELL RE-SELECTION IN A CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method in a wireless cellular telecommunications device camped on a serving cell, the device storing a parameter obtained from a first cell. The method comprising: measuring an attribute of a signal received from a candidate cell; and, evaluating the candidate cell for re-selection. If a carrier frequency of the candidate cell matches a carrier frequency of the first cell, the evaluation of the candidate cell for re-selection is based on at least the measured attribute and the stored parameter, else the evaluation of the candidate cell for re-selection is performed without using the stored parameter. A device and computer readable medium are also provided. | 05-31-2012 |
20120135731 | CELL RE-SELECTION IN A CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A wireless cellular telecommunications device stores a first parameter obtained from system information of a first cell and measures an attribute of a signal received from a candidate cell, determines if the candidate cell is a closed subscriber group cell, and evaluates the candidate cell for re-selection. If the candidate cell is determined to be a closed subscriber group cell, the evaluation of the candidate cell for re-selection is based on at least the measured attribute irrespective of the first stored parameter, that first stored parameter indicating a minimum value for the measured attribute. | 05-31-2012 |
20120135732 | CELL RE-SELECTION IN A CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there may be provided a method in a wireless cellular telecommunications device camped on a serving cell, the device storing a parameter obtained by decoding system information of a first cell. The method comprises: measuring an attribute of a signal received from a candidate cell; and, evaluating the candidate cell for re-selection based on the measured attribute according to a priority-based re-selection algorithm irrespective of the stored parameter. The parameter indicates a minimum required received signal code power. A device and computer readable medium are also provided. | 05-31-2012 |
20120202482 | Generating Measurement Reports Under Rapid Degradation of Radio Conditions - A user equipment (UE), comprising at least one component configured to support a handover during decreasing radio conditions, wherein an event is triggered using at least one of a time to trigger for rapid degradation or radio conditions (TTTrd) value and a filter coefficient for rapid degradation of radio conditions (FCrd) value that are different than the corresponding standard values indicated by a network. Also included is a UE, comprising at least one component configured to support a method comprising obtaining cell measurements using network indicated standard parameters and parameters configured for rapid degradation of radio conditions, monitoring radio conditions, and evaluating an event using the parameters configured for rapid degradation of radio conditions if rapid degradation of radio conditions is detected, or using the network indicated standard parameters otherwise. | 08-09-2012 |
20130079017 | PROVIDING A MOBILITY STATE FOR A MOBILE DEVICE - In response to a transition of a mobile device from a first wireless access network to a second wireless access network, a mapping is applied to obtain a particular mobility state of the mobile device to use in the second wireless access network, where the mapping outputs the particular mobility state in response to information associated with mobility of the mobile device in the first wireless access network. | 03-28-2013 |
20130109394 | Method and Apparatus for Cell Reselection for a Wireless Communication Device | 05-02-2013 |
20130122903 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FOR A DEVICE - A method and apparatus for wireless communication device is disclosed, including approaches to handling Active Set Update messages. | 05-16-2013 |
20130122918 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USER EQUIPMENT STATE TRANSITION - A user equipment and a method performed by the user equipment is provided. The method comprises receiving a network message from a network, inhibiting a sending of a user equipment message to the network and transitioning to a target state. The user equipment is adaptable/adapted and/or configurable/configured to receive a network message from a network, inhibit a sending of a user equipment message to the network and transition to a target state. The network message indicates the target state to which the user equipment is to transition. | 05-16-2013 |
20130273920 | CELL RE-SELECTION IN A CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there may be provided a method in a wireless cellular telecommunications device camped on a serving cell, the device storing a parameter obtained by decoding system information of a first cell. The method comprises: measuring an attribute of a signal received from a candidate cell; and, evaluating the candidate cell for re-selection based on the measured attribute according to a priority-based re-selection algorithm irrespective of the stored parameter. The parameter indicates a minimum required received signal code power. A device and computer readable medium are also provided. | 10-17-2013 |
20130303172 | Method and Apparatus for Cell Reselection for a Wireless Communication Device - A method and apparatus for cell reselection for a wireless communication device are disclosed. | 11-14-2013 |
20140050129 | Method and Apparatus for Cell Reselection for a Wireless Communication Device - A method and apparatus for cell reselection for a wireless communication device are disclosed. | 02-20-2014 |
20140128077 | Cell Re-Selection in a Cellular Telecommunications Network - A wireless cellular telecommunications device stores a first parameter obtained from system information of a first cell and measures an attribute of a signal received from a candidate cell, determines if the candidate cell is a closed subscriber group cell, and evaluates the candidate cell for re-selection. If the candidate cell is determined to be a closed subscriber group cell, the evaluation of the candidate cell for re-selection is based on at least the measured attribute irrespective of the first stored parameter, that first stored parameter indicating a minimum value for the measured attribute. | 05-08-2014 |
20140269394 | Method for Handling Inter-Radio Access Technology Measurement Requests in a Mobile Telecommunications Device - Apparatus and a method are described for handling inter-radio access technology measurement reports in a radio telecommunications device, the device being operable with a first cellular radio access technology (e.g. UTRAN, E-UTRAN), GERAN and Generic Access Network, the radio telecommunications device being capable of adopting a cellular preferred mode. The method comprises, in the radio telecommunications device, when the radio telecommunications device is in cellular preferred mode and operating with the first cellular radio access technology and the radio telecommunications device is registered with a Generic Access Network Controller that operates as a GERAN network component, and a quality of a signal from the first cellular radio access technology is below a certain threshold and a quality of a signal from the GAN is above a certain threshold and a request has been received to send an inter-RAT measurement report, generating inter-radio access technology measurements and, when there is at least one GERAN cell that satisfies a triggering condition, transmitting a measurement report in respect of the GERAN cell(s) and a measurement report in respect of the generic access network. | 09-18-2014 |
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20150213723 | Resource Resolver - An automated resource resolver system receives a client request for a learning resource. The system selects a format for a target resource, to be delivered to the client device, based on user information and context information for the client device. Thus, the selected format will be accessible by the client device, utilizing the capabilities of the device, and will be the best-fit format for the user. After the system selects the format, the system determines whether the target resource stored at a resource repository is in the selected format. If not, then the system selects an instance of the target resource, not in the selected format, to convert to the selected format. The system converts the selected resource instance to produce an instance of the target resource that is in the selected format. The system makes the target learning resource, in the selected format, available to the client device. | 07-30-2015 |
20160063656 | SYLLABUS AUTHORING USING DATA INTEGRATION - Techniques are described for a syllabus authoring and publishing system that allows educators to create and customize syllabi using data integration to optimize for various criteria. A syllabus begins with one or more course objectives, wherein one or more data services are consulted for optimal selection of course activities to satisfy the course objectives. After the appropriate course activities are selected and customized, the syllabus may be saved as one of several syllabus versions and a particular version may be published downstream for further customization by other users. The syllabus is a dynamic document with rich metadata and may directly link to and launch interactive learning objects. The metadata may also specify user role based and workflow context based permissions for viewing, editing, and interacting with the syllabus. All changes and interactions with the syllabus may be tracked in the metadata for analytics and other uses. | 03-03-2016 |
20160063878 | COURSE CUSTOMIZER - Techniques for providing customized learning material for a particular course so that each student can learn efficiently and effectively based on their own skills and depth of knowledge in the particular subject. The system allows customization of a path through the course material by setting waypoints. Each waypoint corresponds to a particular position within the course material. By setting multiple waypoints, a user can create a customized path through the course material. The user can further specify, for each waypoint, the level of detail of the course material presented to the user. By following the sequence of waypoints, the system can automatically present the course material via a course player to the user in the order the user prefers. | 03-03-2016 |
20160063880 | ACTIVITY REPOSITORY - Techniques are described herein for storing and managing activity objects. The activity objects represent activities that are designed to achieve objectives. The activity model reflected in the activity objects allows the activity objects to be associated with objective objects that represent the objectives of the activities represented by the activity objects. A mechanism is provided to transition activity objects through various states, to allow people with various roles to each apply their own customizations to an activity before the activity is published in association with the syllabus of a particular course offering. Techniques are also described for collecting instrumentation data as users perform the activities associated with the activity objects, and for recommending activities based on previously collected instrumentation data. | 03-03-2016 |
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20110085450 | NETWORK PATH DISCOVERY AND ANALYSIS - A network analysis system invokes an application specific, or source-destination specific, path discovery process. The application specific path discovery process determines the path(s) used by the application, collects performance data from the nodes along the path, and communicates this performance data to the network analysis system for subsequent performance analysis. The system may also maintain a database of prior network configurations to facilitate the identification of nodes that are off the path that may affect the current performance of the application. The system may also be specifically controlled so as to identify the path between any pair of specified nodes, and to optionally collect performance data associated with the path. | 04-14-2011 |
20120207161 | NETWORK MULTI-PATH DISCOVERY - Potential paths between a source and destination of a network are identified based on trace-route information, then filtered to eliminate paths or links that are not supported by ancillary information associated with the network so as to identify feasible/actual paths between the source and destination. The ancillary information includes, for example, routing tables and ARP tables. If a feasible path cannot be identified based on the ancillary information, supplemental information regarding nodes further along the potential path is assessed to provide a basis for inferring the nodes that may provide a feasible path. The determined feasible paths are displayed for review, and provided to serve as filters for subsequent path-analysis tools. | 08-16-2012 |
20120300675 | LINK INFERENCE IN LARGE NETWORKS BASED ON INCOMPLETE DATA - A network is partitioned into a set of independent partitions, and the topology of each partition is determined, then merged to form a topology of the entire network. Preferably, the partitioning is hierarchical, wherein the network is partitioned to form individual VLAN partitions, and each of the VLAN partitions is further partitioned based on the nodes that are simply connected to each port of one or more selected root switches within the VLAN partition. Simple connections to each port are efficiently determined based on an aggregate address forwarding table associated with each node. Ancillary information, such as spanning tree or CDP data, may be used to facilitate efficient partitioning and/or to validate inferences that are made with incomplete information. | 11-29-2012 |
20130042020 | Quick Network Path Discovery - Embodiments for quick network path discovery are provided. Embodiments may be used by a user (e.g., network administrator) in troubleshooting a performance/communication problem in the network. M an embodiment, path information, including Layer-3 and/or Layer-2 path information, can be requested between any pair of devices in the network and presented to the user. In an embodiment, path information is provided to the user in an iterative (or gradual) manner as soon as resolved. This allows the user quick access to path information, which both reduces troubleshooting time and enhances the user experience. In addition, in an embodiment, the path information may be provided without any live interaction with any device in the network. | 02-14-2013 |
20130124721 | Detected IP Link and Connectivity Inference - Embodiments provide systems, methods, and computer program products for inferring the switch port connectivity of discovered but. unmanaged devices in a network without direct access to the devices. Embodiments operate by generating a physical address-to-port map based on collected operational data and then pruning the generated map based on switch port connectivity information and/or inferred link connectivity information. The switch port connectivity of discovered unmanaged devices is then generated or updated based on the pruned map. The switch port connectivity information can be used by various other tools to enable diagramming, asset inventory, and network planning, design, and optimization workflows. | 05-16-2013 |
20140211805 | NETWORK MULTI-PATH DISCOVERY - Potential paths between a source and destination of a network are identified based on trace-route information, then filtered to eliminate paths or links that are not supported by ancillary information associated with the network so as to identify feasible/actual paths between the source and destination. The ancillary information includes, for example, routing tables and ARP tables. If a feasible path cannot be identified based on the ancillary information, supplemental information regarding nodes further along the potential path is assessed to provide a basis for inferring the nodes that may provide a feasible path. The determined feasible paths are displayed for review, and provided to serve as filters for subsequent path-analysis tools. | 07-31-2014 |