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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8175085 | Bus scaling device A scaling device or striper improves the lane efficiency of switch fabric. The striper controls or adjusts transfer modes and payload sizes of a large variety of devices operating with different protocols. The striper interfaces between network devices and the switc... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8031703 | System and method for dynamic maintenance of fabric subsets in a network A networking device includes a port, and a management module that identifies fabric subsets that include networked devices that can exchange information with each other, detects that a networked device was uncoupled from the networking device, and modifies the fabri... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7920555 | Composite trunking An Internet router treats plural output ports with a common destination as a composite port. A routing table uses the IP address to determine a composite trunk to which the packet is to be forwarded. A forwarding table identifies a route along a routing fabric withi... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7907603 | Acceleration of label distribution protocol (LDP) session setup In one embodiment, a network device executes a Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) that sends LDP Hello messages at a default rate. The rate of sending LDP Hello messages is modified to accelerate the establishment of an LDP session between the network device and an L... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7808982 | Method for verifying shared state synchronization of redundant modules in a high availability network switch Embodiments of the invention disclose a method of determining the existence of state synchronization between two redundant processing modules operating in a network switch that operates in a manner wherein ordinary network traffic stimuli are autonomously processed ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7796586 | Data stream transmission/reception device A data stream transmission/reception device manages external devices in at least two groups, assigns independent resources to the groups, and for each group, a connection is made to the assigned hardware resource via a preferentially-used plug. This enables handling... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7675908 | Parallel channel architecture A high data rate switch is disclosed. The switch may include fiber optic channels where a plurality of switching elements necessarily operate at a significantly lower data rate providing routing of variable or fixed size data packets from a plurality of source ports... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7643475 | Call release in a communication network A communication network comprising a first node and a second node. The first node is configured to transfer a first control message for a call having an inbound call path and an outbound call path wherein the first control message indicates a release request. The se... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7639673 | Method and apparatus for SDH/SONET frame alignment The invention discloses a frame alignment method. Based on time-sharing structure of SDH/SONET data, the methods use one common circuit to complete functions like pointer interpretation, pointer generation and payload interception and storage, etc. The method stores... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7616626 | Telephone exchange apparatus and control method for telephone exchange apparatus A telephone exchange apparatus includes a memory which stores a plurality of resource information for executing mutually different plural communication service functions, a recorder which records communication signals for processing in the each resource information,... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7590108 | Composite computer apparatus and management method thereof In network setting, when setting inputted from a management terminal is inputted into management agent of a CPU blade, the management agent performs network setting to a device driver of the CPU blade, performs setting of NIC to the device driver of the CPU blade an... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7508823 | Method and apparatus for high-speed multiple channel and line selector switch A high-speed multiple channel and line selector switch allows the simultaneous selection of the two lines of a differential channel and permits the simultaneous selection of multiple channels by introduction of the appropriate high speed pad connectivity. ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7460526 | System and method for establishing a carrier virtual network inverse multiplexed telecommunication connection The present invention provides a system and method for establishing an inverse multiplexed connection using layer one resources dedicated to a carrier virtual network. A plurality of links may be identified that when combined will meet the service level requirements... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7453869 | Carrier based call release A communication network comprising a first node and a second node, the first node configured to transfer a first control message for a call having an inbound call path and an outbound call path wherein the first control message indicates a release request and a carr... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7443838 | Mobile communications system and operation control method, and node and wireless control apparatus therefor A normal audio communication terminal can use the VoIP technology in a mobile communications system by using an audio communication circuit for a conventional wireless circuit, and adding an audio communications function to a packet communication device. In a PS (pa... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7424030 | Method, system and storage medium for providing a cross connect user interface A user interface for managing connections in a communication network cross connect. The user interface provides for creation, viewing and removing connections in the cross connect. When displaying connections, a granularity may be adjusted to allow for effective vie... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7424011 | Rearrangeably nonblocking multicast multi-stage networks A rearrangeably nonblocking multicast network includes an input stage having r1 switches and n1 inlet links for each of r1 switches, an output stage having r2 switches and n2 outlet links for each of r2 | 09/09/2008 |
| 7372806 | Fault recovery system and method for a communications network In a communications network where first and second nodes are interconnected by communication links, a source node transmits a path setup message for requesting a traffic path to a destination node. Each of the first and second nodes includes routing control means fo... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372828 | Wireless access point management in a campus environment A Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) is operated in conjunction with a wired Local Area Network (wired LAN) to service a premises, e.g., a campus setting. The wired LAN services the wired communication needs of the premises and serves as the wired backbone of the WL... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369502 | Intelligent provisioning of DSP channels for codec changes A communication system in which a profile of codecs is loaded at the originating end. The originating end sends the profile of codecs to the terminating end and receives in return an indication of which codec to use. The originating end and the terminating end creat... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366712 | Information retrieval center gateway A method, apparatus, and gateway allows a variety of client devices to access information from current information providers, and the information is adapted to accommodate the differing formats of the client devices. Speech processing, text-to-speech (TTS), speech f... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366165 | Input line interface device and packet communication device An input line interface device that is used to accommodate packets from a high-speed line efficiently and to reduce a processing load on a back stage caused by routing control. A packet allotting section divides a variable-length packet, allots divided packets to pa... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362717 | Method and system for using distributed name servers in multi-module fibre channel switches A method for processing a Get Identifier (“GI_A”) command received by a switch module of a multi-module fiber channel switch with a plurality of switch modules is provided. The method comprises determining if a domain value in the GI_A command is that of the mul... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363400 | Data transfer switch When the capacity availability of buffer memory provided to an output port of a frame to be transferred is exceeding a predetermined value, a crossbar switch is used for path change of the frame. When the capacity availability of the buffer memory of the output port... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362749 | Queuing closed loop congestion mechanism An exemplary queuing congestion mechanism and method are disclosed that provide congestion management at an egress port of a packet switch. The queuing congestion mechanism includes at least a first, a second and a third queue, which each have an input, an output, a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363473 | System for dynamic service provisioning Disclosed is a network processor configured to provide for dynamic service provisioning. A global connector defines a topology of packet processing functions that can be dynamically ordered to provide varying functionality. The global connector may be configured bef... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359985 | Method and system for high-performance delivery of web content using high-performance communications protocols to optimize a measure of communications performance between a source and a destination The present invention provides a method and apparatus for increasing the performance of world-wide-web traffic over the Internet. A distributed network of specialized nodes of two types is dispersed around the Internet. A web client's requests are directed to a node... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356030 | Network switch cross point A switching fabric having cross points that process multiple stripes of serial data. Each cross point includes a plurality of port slices and ports. Each port includes a plurality of FIFOs, a FIFO read arbitrator, a multiplexer, a dispatcher, and an accumulator. In ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355966 | Method and system for minimizing disruption in common-access networks A method and fibre channel switch element is provided for isolating a defective device that is coupled to a fibre channel arbitrated loop. The method includes, isolating a port if a loop initialization primitive (“LIP”) is detected from a device coupled to the a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355992 | Relay for extended range point-to-point wireless packetized data communication system A limited acknowledgement-based communication methodology increases the throughput efficiency of a relay-based, extended range, wireless packetized data transmissions to a data-reception site from a data-sourcing site, geographically remote with respect to the data-... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352701 | Buffer to buffer credit recovery for in-line fibre channel credit extension devices A method and system for credit recovery of lost frames and R_RDYs in an in-line credit extender is provided. The method includes, comparing received frame count and a programmable counter value when BB_SCs are received; loading the difference between the frame count... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7340167 | Fibre channel transparent switch for mixed switch fabrics A method and a Fibre Channel switch element are provided that allows communication between a host system and a target device attached to a proprietary switch fabric in a network. The Fibre Channel switch element includes a first port that communicates with the targe... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334067 | Programmable controller having reduced control key set In some embodiments, a wall-mountable, programmable controller having control keys (e.g., less than eight keys or another small number of keys), a subassembly including circuitry, and a control key insert removably mountable to the subassembly and including at least... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333805 | Method for monitoring the transmission quality in a cellular radio communication system In a cellular radio communication system that supports in each of its cells a plurality of different codec modes for the purpose of radio transmission, the terminals working in a cell and a base station of the cell refer to the information relating to the use of cod... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7334046 | System and method for optimizing frame routing in a network A method for routing Fibre Channel frames in a Fibre Channel system is provided. The method compares a cost associated with a pre-programmed preferred route when the pre-programmed preferred route has been pre-programmed to route Fibre Channel frames between a sourc... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330920 | Signal initiator and method for on-demand communication A method is provided for on-demand communications in a communication network with support for a plurality of communication units participating in a common communication, which includes multiple signal initiators, each supplying a signal, which are virtually simultan... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328027 | Method for vocoder selection based on loads in coverage areas of a wireless wide area network The load of a coverage area in a wireless wide area network can be used as a basis to determine which vocoder to use in establishing a call between a wireless device in that coverage area and a wireless device in a different coverage area. If the load of the coverag... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7321586 | Method for establishing communication links in an exchange in a switching system The present invention relates to a method wherein communication links between subscriber access lines of subscriber access units of an exchange in a switching system comprising a number of exchanges are established within the exchange concerned either directly in th... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319669 | Method and system for controlling packet flow in networks A system and method for transmitting and bundling network packets is provided. The incoming network packet size is determined and if the remote buffer space is sufficient to hold the network packet it is transmitted to the destination port. If the remote buffer spac... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7307985 | Method and system for automatically routing a dial plan through a communications network A method and system for identifying switch and trunk-group combinations and updating switches, or other components, required to implement a dial plan is provided. The method includes receiving a source network-element identifier and a destination network-element ide... | 12/11/2007 |
