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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8000321 | Method and apparatus for improved non-intrusive monitoring functions The invention includes an apparatus and associated method for monitoring signals. The apparatus includes a port unit including a plurality of monitoring functions associated with a respective plurality of data communication channels, and a switch unit adapted for sw... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7440443 | Integrated universal network adapter An integrated network adapter is operable to establish a network interface with a plurality of media types, including at least a power line network and a telephone line network, based on pre-configuration, upon initialization and dynamically during operation. The ad... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7417982 | Hybrid switching architecture having dynamically assigned switching models for converged services platform A converged services platform based on a hybrid switching architecture in which either a traditional switching model or a soft-switching model may be selected on a call-by-call basis. In addition, the assigned switching model may be dynamically changed while a call ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7382773 | Contact center with normalized multiple protocol architecture The present invention is a system and method of receiving realtime and non-realtime communications from customers, distributing those communications efficiently to an appropriate agent and providing a response to the communication within an appropriate time. The pre... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7376139 | Inter-switch voicemail analysis tool A method for analyzing ISVM signaling messages that includes copying, to a message file, messages being transmitted through a signaling link, extracting ISVM messages from the message file that meet at least one trouble criterion, storing the extracted messages in a... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7366151 | Hierarchical data collection network supporting packetized voice communications among wireless terminals and telephones A packet-based, hierarchical communication system, arranged in a spanning tree configuration, is described in which wired and wireless communication networks exhibiting substantially different characteristics are employed in an overall scheme to link portable or mob... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7359720 | Mobility extended telephone application programming interface and method of use A system and method of for exchanging information between a wireless network and an external system is disclosed. The wireless network detects trigger events related to communications with wireless subscribers. Certain event triggers cause the wireless system to cre... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359353 | Access network and method for improved inter-PDSN dormant mode handoff Various embodiments are described herein to address the need to have a method and apparatus that improve the resource efficiency of inter-PDSN (142 to 141) dormant mode handoffs. Promptly after the completion of signaling (218) for PPP connectio... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7352780 | Signaling byte resiliency A method and system for providing signaling byte resiliency across a telecommunications network. Embodiments of the invention create copies of original signaling bytes and transports the copies in addition to the original signaling bytes. Testing is performed at eac... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349393 | Method and system for implementing an improved universal packet switching capability in a data switch A system and method for moving voice telephone calls through a data network. More particularly, the system and method are directed to the efficient operation of using identification numbers to route data packets through a communications node without reformatting ind... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349533 | Telephony transitioning system The present invention provides a Universal Signaling Point (USP) that acts as a liaison between a call signaling network and a number of switching entities, which support lines, trunks, or a combination thereof. During a transition of the lines or trunks from a dono... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7330542 | Method and system for establishing a multimedia connection by negotiating capability in an outband control channel The present invention relates to a method and system for establishing a connection to a terminal device, wherein a user capability information defining supported types of information streams is set in a compatibility information element within an outband signaling m... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7324507 | Ethernet automatic fiber/copper media selection logic A network device includes a media access controller (MAC) and a physical layer device including an interface that communicates with the MAC, and first and second transceivers. A first autonegotiation circuit attempts to establish a first link using the first transce... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7310356 | Automatic discovery of network core type Systems and methods for automatically discovering the configuration of network and/or communication facilities are provided. The determination generally involves receiving and/or sending at least one test message or packet with special characteristics that normally ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305002 | Methods for controlling resources in a communication network The present invention refers to a method for controlling resources on a communication link that transports data in time slots, wherein access to the time slots is distributed among nodes connected to the link. A state of access to a set of one or more of the time sl... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7292687 | Capability negotiation in a telecommunications network A method of negotiating a call capability between signalling points in a telecommunications system. The method comprises sending a capability preference or prioritised list of preferences from an originating signalling point to a terminating signalling point or sign... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7286492 | Private branch exchange (PBX) conditioning method and apparatus Method for maintaining a virtual presence of a first remote telephone user in a PBX system having a frame relay network connection between two endpoint routers while permitting the first remote user to make local calls includes first signaling a PBX to represent the... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283807 | Method and telecommunication system for indicating the receipt of a data message The method operates in a telecommunications network having at least one subscriber terminal corresponding to at least one subscriber at a subscriber location. The method implements a message waiting indication service for indicating the presence of a data message co... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283506 | System and method for releasing sessions at network entities associated with the sessions A system, apparatus and method for releasing sessions via network entities associated with the session, where the network entities include at least session endpoints and intermediary network entities. Network entities are subscribed to intermediary network entities ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7274696 | Scalable redundant switch fabric architecture A high-speed router and method for operation of the core of such a router are disclosed. The disclosure describes routing packets from core input ports to core output ports by aggregating or queuing packets at router core ingress ports in queues designated for commo... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7269130 | Redundant add/drop multiplexor A telecommunications node architecture is disclosed that comprises multiple switching units that are connected to transceiver banks in a novel topology to enhance the reliability of the telecommunications network. Furthermore, the architecture of the illustrative em... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266128 | Time-slot interchange switches having efficient block programming and on-chip bypass capabilities and methods of operating same Time-slot interchange (TSI) switches include a data memory having first entries therein that contain serial data received by the switch and a connection memory having second entries therein. When programmed, these second entries contain addresses of a plurality of t... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7257111 | Method and system of managing a call in a telecommunication system The present invention relates generally to telecommunication services and, in particular, to a system and method of managing a call, particularly with regard to a modification to bearer characteristics. In one aspect the invention provides a method and system of man... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7257120 | Quality of service (QoS) based supervisory network for optical transport systems Associated with an optical transport system, a packet oriented supervisory network provides differentiated classes of service (CoS) for a plurality of WDM layer applications on diverse nodes such that as soon as a higher priority application or packet arrives, the l... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7257616 | Network switch and components and method of operation A network switch apparatus, components for such an apparatus, and methods of operating such an apparatus in which data flow handling and flexibility is enhanced by the cooperation of a control point and a plurality of interface processors formed on a semiconductor s... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7233590 | Switched channel-band network Rather than restricting a stream of data to a single channel within a multi-channel link between a source node and a core node, each channel is divided into time slots and the stream of data is distributed among these time slots in several channels. However, to ease... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228463 | Method to secure the execution of a program against attacks by radiation or other The method according to this invention concerns a method to secure the execution of a program stored in an electronic assembly comprising information processing means and information storage means. The method consists in checking the execution time of at least one s... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7227843 | Method for reducing congestion in packet-switched networks The present invention permits a network service provider to detect an operational condition—such as congestion—in a packet-switched network and to alleviate such congestion by providing customer incentives to avoid use of the network. The detection mechanism tri... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7224690 | Method and apparatus for managing transmission and reception of data over a network In a network which includes at least a transmission-side apparatus having a plurality of logical plugs and a reception-side apparatus having a plurality of logical plugs, correspondence between transmission-side logical plugs (e.g., P2 to P4) and recep... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222355 | Multi-mode video processor A circuit arrangement and method are disclosed for providing a video signal to a video display from a selectable subset of a plurality of digital video data carried on a plurality of video data channels. The digital video data is generated from video signals from a ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220908 | Waveform processing apparatus with versatile data bus A waveform data processing apparatus has a bus that transfers data signals representative of waveform data . A plurality of transmitting nodes transmit the data signals to the bus. A plurality of receiving nodes receive the data signals from the bus. A clock generat... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7218613 | Method and apparatus for in context mediating common channel signaling messages between networks A communication network includes a SS7 Security Gatekeeper that authenticates and validates network control messages within, transiting, entering and leaving an overlying control fabric such as an SS7 network. The SS7 Security Gatekeeper incorpo... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7209746 | Apparatus and method for wireless video and audio transmission utilizing a minute-power level wave The present invention is to provide an inexpensive transmission apparatus which has the function of receiving standard television broadcasting, uses a minute-power wave, and is able to coexist with future digital television broadcasting or mobile communication equip... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7206318 | Method and arrangement for the improved exploitation of technical resources between telecommunications networks and IP-networks A method for the improved exploitation of resources between telecommunications networks and IP networks (for example, corporate LANs or the public Internet) for reducing the costs of permanent connections (always-on connections) and for optimizing IP address economy... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7206400 | Method and system for data field reuse An automatic call distribution system is adapted to connect a telephone call of a caller to an agent station through a public switched telephone network (PSTN) where call information identifiers received from the PSTN are repopulated. The method includes the steps o... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7181760 | High availability mechanism in a cable environment A scalable fault tolerant cable headend switching system using modular switching or multiplexing devices. A radio frequency switch connects a series of adjacent cable headend element to a series of output cables. At least one spare cable headend element is connected... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7180870 | ISDN terminal equipment-resident mechanism for determining service profile identifiers and associated telecommunication switch protocol The inability of an ISDN equipment user to properly configure ISDN terminal equipment, even when provided with correctly assigned switch protocol, SPID and LDN parameters by a telephone service provider, is successfully remedied by a SPID/switch protocol detector. U... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7161935 | Network fabric management via adjunct processor inter-fabric service link An adjunct processor controls an inter-fabric service link (IFSL) coupled to at least two independent SAN switching networks. The inter-fabric service link is coupled between multiple switching fabrics to allow the attached switching fabrics to be logically managed ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7158909 | Method and system for testing spas A test system and method for testing a spa system which includes a spa tub for holding water, an electronic controller system which controls the spa system functions, and one or more controlled devices. The system and method exercises the controlled devices during a... | 01/02/2007 |
