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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7619886 | Method and apparatus for providing a common support services infrastructure for a network element The present invention comprises a method and apparatus for providing a common support services infrastructure that allows a network element shelf to be used with circuit card configurations that provide enhanced and/or new data path functionality without requiring t... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7599315 | Topology discovery in a dual ring network The resilient packet ring (RPR for short) is receiving much attention as a telecommunications network architecture. The RPR consists of dual counter-rotating ringlets and implements a ring protection scheme such as ring wrap and source steering. Topology discovery i... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7596789 | Method and apparatus for scheduling and servicing events using a calendar structure A method and apparatus for scheduling and servicing events using a calendar structure is described. In accordance with one preferred embodiment of the present invention, a calendar structure is provided to implement work-conserving methods (for example, queuing, suc... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7596094 | System and method for transmission of operations, administration, and maintenance packets between ATM and switching networks upon failures A system and method of notifying a first communication network of a fault related to a second communication network is provided. The first communication network is connected to the second communication network. The first communication network has a first OAM protoco... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7596093 | Method and system for isolation of a fault location in a communications device The present invention provides a system and method of identifying a failure location in a datapath in a communication element, the datapath traversing from an ingress point through at least a first component to an egress point. In an embodiment the method comprises:... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7551858 | Signal identification in optical communications networks Signals in an optical communications network, such as optical channels in an optical WDM network for example, are each identified by at least two low frequency dither tones with which the signal is modulated. The dither tones alternate with a predetermined periodici... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7551549 | Method and apparatus for line card redundancy in a communication switch A method and apparatus for line card redundancy in a communication switch is presented. The switch includes an arbiter coupled to the input of a switch core and a line card pair. The first line card of the line card pair is considered an active line card, whereas th... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7529480 | Method and system for light path monitoring in an optical communication network A method for monitoring lightpaths in an optical network comprising nodes interconnected by wavelength-multiplexed links is disclosed. Each lightpath is identified by a respective optical signature. A node stores identifiers of optical signatures of lightpaths desig... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7525998 | Feature implementation in a real time stamp distribution system A system for implementing time stamp related features in a real time stamp distribution system is discussed. The distribution system derives a real time stamp (RTS) at a master timekeeping network element and distributes the RTS to associated network elements by way... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7525960 | Methods and systems preventing frame mis-ordering in explicitly routed networks Methods, systems and apparatus are provided which prevent frame mis-ordering in an explicitly routed network when switching from a first path to a second path. In a first embodiment, last frame and first frame markers are transmitted, and a receiver buffers all fram... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7525913 | System and method for providing gaps between data elements at ingress to a network element The invention provides a system and method of controlling timing of release of traffic for a communication switch. The traffic originates from at least one source, is directed to a common ingress point of the switch and is directed to a common egress point in the sw... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7519662 | System and method for converting requests between different multicast protocols in a communication network The invention provides a system and method for generating and evaluating a request in a protocol from another request formed in another protocol. Therein, the request relates to a change of membership to a group and the group relates a service to a host of the servi... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7512784 | Distributed subscriber management system A distributed subscriber management system and method that controls access to a network preventing unauthorized traffic through the access network and providing centralized access control between user networks. The system and method provide controlled access through... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7418002 | Method and apparatus for monitoring buffer contents in a data communication system A method and apparatus for buffering data units in a communication switch that allows for configurable monitoring of the buffer contents is presented. Such an apparatus includes a context table that stores a plurality of independent group identifiers for each connec... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7406260 | Method and system for network wide fault isolation in an optical network A method and system for network wide fault isolation in an optical network are described. A single fault in a network can produce a large number of alarms at different points in an optical network. The described method and system identify the root cause alarm while ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7406035 | Method and apparatus for providing redundant protocol processes in a network element A method and apparatus for facilitating an activity switch between a plurality of redundant routing modules in a network element is disclosed. Lower layer protocol packets, each encapsulating a higher layer protocol packet, are received at a lower layer task of a fi... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7401002 | Method and apparatus for statistical compilation A method and apparatus for statistical compilation is presented. A statistic component portion for each statistic is stored in each a plurality of banks in a multi-location memory. At least one statistical update stream is received. Each statistical update stream in... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7391971 | Method and system for powering up an optical network A method for powering up an optical network is provided. The method comprises remotely and safely increasing power to optical links in the optical network while monitoring signal levels in the network to discover installation errors, incorrect equipment configuratio... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7389044 | Method and system for providing a signature signal in an optical network in the event of loss of a client An optical network including multiple nodes is subject to intermittent faults that may raise alarms in the system. The invention focuses on an optical network based on the Any rate architecture. A single fault such as a client failure at a node in such a network can... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7385965 | Multiprocessor control block for use in a communication switch and method therefore A communication switch that includes a multiprocessor control block and a method therefore is presented. The multiprocessor control block includes a centralized resource and routing processor that controls resource allocation and routing functionality within the swi... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7286565 | Method and apparatus for packet reassembly in a communication switch A method and apparatus for reassembling packets using a limited number of reassembly contexts is presented. Upon receipt of a first cell of a packet corresponding to a selected source, a reassembly context is allocated to the selected source. The reassembly context ... | 10/23/2007 |
