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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7145879 | Network load testing method A method for testing a network load in which a transmission at an own apparatus side is not stopped based on a reception completion at a mating apparatus side, and a transmission at the own apparatus side is stopped based on the reception completion at the own appar... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7142505 | Method and apparatus for restoring a network A method and apparatus for restoring communications in a network. The network includes a plurality of nodes, with each pair of nodes connected by a link, and with each link having information channels and restoration channels. An idle signal is sent on each restorat... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142558 | Dynamic queuing control for variable throughput communication channels A method and apparatus for queuing control of variable bandwidth communications channels. The apparatus detects a change from a first bandwidth to a second bandwidth of a communication channel. Finally a quality of service controller is adjusted to compensate for th... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142516 | Performance monitoring of high speed communications networks A performance monitoring system for a digital network is installed in network elements having performance monitoring responsibilities. Apparatus is provided for network elements, in which a bitmap representation of performance primitives detected during an acquisiti... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7143152 | Graphical user interface and method for customer centric network management A graphical user interface and method for customer centric network management. The graphical user interface includes a first view showing text input by a user indicative of customer identification data corresponding to a customer in a network. This data is received ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142512 | Network measurement controlling system apparatus and method According to the invention, techniques for controlling the quality of each communication service in a network automatically according to measured information of network traffic are provided. In a representative embodiment, a network measurement controlling system is... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7139243 | Data transmission method, data transmission system, transmitter and receiver A data transmission method etc. is provided. At a transmitting side, if a frame contains transmission data, frame data containing the transmission data and a calculated error-detecting code is generated. If the frame contains no transmission data, frame data contain... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7139283 | Robust techniques for optimal upstream communication between cable modem subscribers and a headend A number of features for enhancing the performance of a cable transmission system in which data is transmitted between a cable modem termination system at a headend and a plurality of cable modems located different distances from the headend. The power transmission ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7139247 | Broadband system with topology discovery Hybrid fiber/coax networks employ the existing cable plant used for cable TV and transmit data signals in a frequency bandwidth above that which is used for cable TV. As this cable plant was deployed in a tree and branch topology, data transmissions may be susceptib... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7139824 | Method and system for isolating and simulating dropped packets in a computer network An exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a method and system for isolating dropped packets in a computer network. A request for network analysis that includes a source node and a destination node is received by the invention. A map of the expected path be... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7136913 | Object oriented communication among platform independent systems across a firewall over the internet using HTTP-SOAP A system for communication over the internet and through a firewall utilizing a single communications protocol. A simple object access communications protocol (SOAP) is utilized. This protocol is an XML/HTTP based protocol for sending messages from one object to ano... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7136359 | Method and apparatus for transparently proxying a connection A system and method are disclosed for transparently proxying a connection to a protected machine. The method includes monitoring a communication packet on a network at a proxy machine. The communication packet has a communication packet source address, source port n... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7133367 | Embedded cell loopback method and system for testing in ATM networks The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for testing components in ATM networks utilizing loop-back based ATM layer testing. The method and apparatus utilize interfaces and identifier codes to send and loop-back test cells along portions of virtual ch... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7133403 | Transport network and method A transport network includes a flexible topology for internally defining transport elements. The transport elements each include a port group having a plurality of geographically distributed ports from the transport network. Point-to-multipoint connectivity is defin... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7133842 | System, method and program for bidding for best solution process execution in a heterogeneous network In a system, method and program for bidding for a best solution process execution in a heterogeneous network, a network client provides a request to a network server for process execution. The network server simulates the process execution and provides the simulatio... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7130335 | Multi-line ADSL modem A multi-line ADSL modem (12) and network (10) whereby the multi-line ADSL modem (12) has connections to several ADSL modems (14) at a central office (CO) (16) through a master loop (18), shared loops (20, 22), and/or ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7130273 | QOS testing of a hardware device or a software client A system for testing a software client or hardware module in a voice-over-IP (VoIP) network path includes a VoIP client, a test tool, and an analyzer. The VoIP client, connected to the VoIP network, makes a series of calls to a destination. The calls activate the so... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7130274 | Method for detecting connection polarity of network transmission lines and associated detection circuit A method and associated detecting circuitss for detecting and correcting a connection polarity of a network transmission line include two network clients and a network transmission line. One network client utilizes a detecting circuit to count and compare the number... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7127056 | Dynamic adaptation to congestion in connection-oriented networks Dynamic adaptation of connection-oriented networks is introduced wherein, once congestion is encountered, dynamic adaptation steps may be performed. Four adaptation steps are proposed for reacting to various network congestion scenarios. It is further recommended th... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7127648 | System and method for performing on-chip self-testing A method for determining whether a physical layer device under test is defective may include establishing a closed communication path between a verified physical layer device and the physical layer device under test via an optical interface of the verified physical ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7126907 | Label switched communication network, a method of conditioning the network and a method of data transmission A communication network is provided having source and destination switching routers connected by two different communication paths. A primary label switched path is established on one of the communication paths and a secondary label switched path is established on t... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7126964 | Method and apparatus for network analysis, such as analyzing and correlating identifiers of frame relay circuits in a network A system, method or facility allow a user to analyze a telecommunications network having virtual private network segments, such as frame relay circuits, where standard network analysis tools fail to identify such circuits. The facility receives identifiers or addres... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7126921 | Packet network providing fast distribution of node related information and a method therefor A reliable packet network is constructed with nodes and links where the nodes use a method for fast distribution of link state information. This permits a rapid update of the routing information at all nodes in case of a link failure, minimizing the number of lost p... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7123613 | Apparatus and method for providing a transparent proxy server A transparent proxy server is implemented by directing particular client packets to a proxy server that handles communications between the client and an origin server. When a client sends a packet to an origin server, a router transparently redirects the packet to t... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7123589 | Method for determining the delay and jitter in communication between objects in a connected network Methods which determine network performance by determining not only the transit delay between nodes in a network but also the variance, or jitter, of such transit delays. A common node, usually a network management computer (NMC), sends out a signal to a first node ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7124289 | Automated provisioning framework for internet site servers A framework for automatically provisioning computing devices includes a central database system and a central file system. Information stored in the database comprises a model of the individual devices, as well as the interconnections of the devices. The central fil... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7124330 | Physical layer loop back method and apparatus The network device includes a transceiver, a pattern generation unit and a pattern recognition unit. The transceiver connects to a communications medium. The pattern generation unit connects to the transceiver. The pattern generation unit is configured to generate a... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7120118 | Multi-path analysis for managing machine communications in a network Multiple traffic management nodes may be coupled with separate networks and with a connecting network. The traffic management nodes monitor and classify traffic passing through the connecting network. Current paths through the connecting network are identified and u... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7116657 | System and method for establishing long distance call connections using a desktop application A system and method for establishing a long distance call connection between call stations over the PSTN initiates a call connection request from a desktop application adapted to operate locally on a user workstation. The desktop application communicates call connec... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7116639 | System and method for determining network discrete utilization To evaluate a communications network, a plurality of network evaluation signals, or probative test packets, are selectively sent and received through the network. Responsive to these evaluation signals, network evaluation parameters are determined and stored. Queuin... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7113482 | Systems and methods for performing DSL loop qualification A system predicts digital subscriber line (DSL) performance on an existing telephone loop. The system obtains a topological description of the existing telephone loop (410) and identifies a loop equivalent to the existing telephone loop from the topological d... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7113483 | Dichotomy-based method of tracing a route between two nodes of a data network A method of tracing a route between an origin node and a target node within a TCP/IP data network, consisting of sending in a dichotomy-based fashion a succession of messages for tracing the route. The advantage of this method is that it reduces the number of messag... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7113500 | Method and dial plan for packet based voice communications functionality A dial plan for a gateway in a packet based voice system provides call re-direct functionality to the system. The dial plan allows a gateway to process all incoming and outgoing calls for an enterprise, thereby minimizing required interface with an existing PBX. The... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7114009 | Encapsulating Fibre Channel signals for transmission over non-Fibre Channel networks A method for communicating between a first Fibre Channel (FC) enabled device and a second FC enabled device, where the communication occurs across a fabric that operates in accordance with a first protocol different from a FC protocol of the first and second FC enab... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7110395 | Method and apparatus for network telephony A method for converting a public switched telephone network call to a data network call. In one approach, the method includes receiving the public switched telephone network call from an origination phone at a destination phone and then identifying a caller identifi... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7110364 | Optical link adjacency discovery protocol and an optical network therefor An optical link adjacency discovery protocol is provided. The protocol includes a simple format that includes an identifier field of a local node and facility and an identifier field of an echo node and facility. An announce message, including a source field having ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7107332 | Storage controller and computer system for managing information related to connection port A storage controller determines a difference between a control table containing fiber channel port configuration of an upper node device and security information, and information fetched from a name server, thereby detecting replacement of a fiber channel port and c... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7106849 | Hybrid intelligent network Methods and systems for providing Intelligent Network services are provided. Signaling probes separate from a switch listen to traffic on a signaling network wherein the switch communicates with other switches and subscriber equipment. Events identified within the s... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7106834 | Digital subscriber line diagnostic system A communication device transmits very low frequency signals in order to help diagnose the cause of a communication problem in a DSL communication system. The communication problem may be, for example, the inability of a remote data transceiver unit (DTU-R) to succes... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7106698 | System for triggering the control plane in an asynchronous connection-oriented transmission network Asynchronous connection-oriented transmission network of the (ATM) network type comprising a plurality of switching nodes (12, 14, 16, 18) interconnected by connection lines, each of these switching nodes being associated with a control point in charge of det... | 09/12/2006 |
