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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6711178 | Enhanced claw packing protocol An enhanced CLAW protocol supports the transfer of multiple data types from different sockets/sessions within a single channel operation between a host mainframe and a control unit of a computer network. Multiple sublinks are created under a single packed CLAW logic... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6700900 | Transport of concatenated containers in a synchronous information transmission network According to the ITU recommendations for SDH or SONET, a payload exceeding the transmission capacity of the largest virtual container can be divided over several concatenated virtual containers. According to a method for the transmission of such a payload... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6678735 | Method and apparatus for a sip client manager A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product for communicating using Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is provided. The method, apparatus, system and computer program product provide mechanisms by which client applications need not maintain i... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6621818 | Ring configuration for network switches Network switching systems (10, 110, 210, 310, 410) for use in an Ethernet network are disclosed. Each of the switching systems includes switch devices (20) supporting multiple (e.g., eight) local ports, and one gigabit high-speed port; each of the high-sp... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6591291 | System and method for providing anonymous remailing and filtering of electronic mail A system for, and method of, generating an alias source address for an electronic mail ("e-mail") message having a real source address and a destination address and a computer network, such as the Internet, including the system or the method. In one embod... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6560228 | Generation of informative MAC headers for analysis of ATM routed LAN frames The inventive interface mechanism generates an imitation MAC header and places the header before the data portion of the frame. The imitation header is formed from useful information which will enhance the troubleshooting process of analyzer software. The... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6535925 | Packet header compression using division remainders The present invention is directed to providing a method and apparatus for efficiently compressing and reconstructing a header of a real time communication packet. In a header compressor, a header field value is applied to a modulo X operator which can, fo... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6473426 | Transferring messages in networks made up of subnetworks with different namespaces Techniques employed in packet networks for transferring a packet across subnetworks with different namespaces. When a packet enters a given subnetwork and has a destination in a subnetwork with a different namespace, the given subnetwork encapsulates the ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6408339 | Non-permanent address allocation In a computer network used for the internet, computers are able to remain permanently connected to the network, without requiring addresses to be permanently allocated thereto. When a computer wishes to communicate with another computer, which has no addr... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6385199 | Method and apparatus for packet transmission with header compression A sender converts a non-compressed packet, which is to be transmitted, into a full-header packet including a full header or a header-compressed packet including a compressed header, and sends the converted packet to a receiver. The receiver receives the p... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6304550 | System and method for broadcast control of a data transmission system A system for broadcasting data (30) that includes a message flow optimizer (150) that forms a single concatenated message (180) from a number of discrete messages (190, 200), and a number of broadcast message receivers (250) operable to isolate a portion ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6295296 | Use of a single data structure for label forwarding and imposition A router (10) in a packet-based telecommunications system receives incoming packets that may have "shim" headers between their link-layer and network-layer headers. The shim header contains one or stack entries, each of which includes a label, and the rou... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6278709 | Routing switch In a routing switch a technique for routing messages from an input port to an output port involves storing a plurality of sets of routing information in the routing switch, each set associated with a value of a header of the message. The technique involve... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6178163 | Optimal packet routing method and system for low earth orbit satellite communication system In a LEO satellite system with the implementation of a virtual network, a method and a system are proposed for arranging an optimal route for data packets to travel. The method and system will diversify the traffic between satellites, and accordingly enha... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6169736 | Interfacing device to extract M sets of bits out of N sets of bits, control unit and logical cell An interfacing device (INT) which extracts M outgoing sets of bits (OS1, OS2, . . . , OSM) out of N incoming sets of bits (IS1, IS2, . . . , ISN), M being smaller than N, includes: a. an incoming register (IR) wherein the N incoming sets of bits (IS1, IS2, ... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6134236 | Data format used in data communication system Routes of communication data are set in an address area provided in communication data as transmission object by use of root addresses, which are constructed by arranging addresses of relay units existing at branch points in the communication routes in pa... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6122278 | Circuit and method for protocol header decoding and packet routing A digital delay line, comprising adjustable digital delay elements coupled in series, receives and buffers a packet bit stream. The outputs of selected adjustable digital delay elements are tapped for determining in parallel the destination address bits o... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6088738 | Communication control method and apparatus to connect a terminal to a host computer storing a desired program A method and apparatus for controlling a communication between plural host computers connected to terminal apparatus. The communication controlling apparatus includes a storage unit for storing information relating to upper apparatus names, information re... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5983090 | Mobile communication system with access function to computer network In a mobile communication system, when a mobile station (PS1 to PSj) makes a request for connection to a service provider (SP), a base station (BS1 to BSn) acquires an IP address "IP1" assigned for the base stations and assigns to the requesting mobile st... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5940394 | Transferring messages in networks made up of subnetworks with different namespaces Techniques employed in packet networks for transferring a packet across subnetworks with different namespaces. When a packet enters a given subnetwork and has a destination in a subnetwork with a different namespace, the given subnetwork encapsulates the ... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5907540 | Radio data communication apparatus having a relay function and radio data communication method and system using the same In a radio data communication network where a plurality of radio data communication apparatuses mutually communicate information through frames carried by radio waves, a communication method using radio data communication apparatuses having a relay functi... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5848242 | Local area network interconnection system implementing a routing protocol of the "source routing" type and interconnection equipment intended to be used in such a system Interconnection of local area networks, which use a protocol of the "Source Routing" type, through a wide area network involves pieces of interconnection equipment each having a configuration memory which avoids systematic broadcast of discovery frames on... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5815664 | Address reporting device and method for detecting authorized and unauthorized addresses in a network environment An address reporting device receives a query for an address corresponding to a machine name of a machine on a first network, from a second network. The address reporting device accesses name servers so as to determine whether or not the address correspond... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5781529 | Systems and methods for routing ATM switched virtual circuit calls The invention routes SVC ATM call setups by utilizing one of a plurality of designated transit lists (DTLs) stored at an originating node. The DTLs describe all routes in the network from the originating node to endpoint destinations. When a call setup me... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5757796 | ATM address translation method and apparatus A method and apparatus for performing address translation in an ATM network element, such as a switch, resulting in minimized circuit complexity and resultant cost savings. The present invention includes the generation of a simplified local address from e... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5742598 | Network for efficiently locating resources and routing service requests received from individual node connections Network which accepts connections from a subscriber unit for service by a service provider. A plurality of nodes on the network are connected to different servers which provide the identical service. A subscriber unit's request for service is handled by t... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5684954 | Method and apparatus for providing connection identifier by concatenating CAM's addresses at which containing matched protocol information extracted from multiple protocol header The present application concerns a method and an apparatus, in a communication network, for processing the various fields of a protocol header preceding a data stream to provide a unique connection identifier for processing the data stream. All relevant p... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5459720 | System for internetworking data terminal equipment through a switched digital network A System including device access, network access system management, and related method for providing users who have require aperiodic high bandwidth data transmission requirements between remote sites access over a public switched digital network of a con... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5432776 | Message network monitoring A digital message routing network has at least some nodes at which messages are monitored for accounting purposes. Such a node contains means for generating and compressing accounting digests, each of which consists of a key K representing the nature and ... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5394397 | Shared buffer memory type ATM communication system and method with a broadcast facility An ATM switching system which includes an input interface which is provided every incoming line and serves to convert header information of each input cell into internal routing information, a shared buffer memory and a cell writing control unit which for... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5390173 | Packet format in hub for packet data communications system A packet data communication network employs a local switch, router or bridge device functioning to transfer packets between segments of a larger network. When packets enter this device, an address translation is performed to generate local source and dest... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5383179 | Message routing method in a system having several different transmission channels In order to know, for the purpose of a response, the route taken by a message packet flowing in a transmission system having several different transmission channels, several fields (RA0 to RA2) are reserved in this message in which fields are entered the ... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5132965 | Nonblocking parallel Banyan network A packet routing network for outputting information packets from a plurality of network input ports to a plurality of network output ports, each packet having a destination address specifying one of the output ports to which the packet is to be sent. The ... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5111198 | Method of routing a plurality of messages in a multi-node computer network A message is generated at each of a plurality of source nodes, each message comprising at least address information identifying a first or destination node Di, and address information identifying a source node Si. The address information for the destinati... | 05/05/1992 |
| 4953162 | Multipath local area network A local area network which is multi-path in nature and uses many small programmed nodes interconnected by low bandwidth cables with a typical data transfer rate of 9600 BPS. Connections between pairs of devices on the network are obtained by a flooding te... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4577311 | Packet-based telecommunication system Multiservice packet telecommunication network in which each packet has inserted in an address field thereof a sequence of addresses respectively assigned to the successive switching network included in a route from a packet sender station to a packet rece... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4488288 | End-to-end information memory arrangement in a line controller A communication method and packet switching system in which packets comprising physical addresses and voice/data information are communicated through the system by packet switching networks which are interconnected by high-speed digital trunks with each o... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4434463 | Multiprocessor topology with plural bases for directly and indirectly coupling addresses and relay stations A multiprocessor system for processing digital data includes a plurality of P buses and a plurality of at most P(P-1)/2 processor stations. Each station is connected to a pair of buses. The pair of buses to which a station is connected is different for ea... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4081612 | Method for building-up of routing addresses in a digital telecommunication network In a digital telecommunication network containing bearer channels between switching nodes, the method of building-up a routing address consisting of routing words that are associated with the switching nodes and via which the transmission of information p... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4079209 | Method and apparatus for limiting the number of build-up packets during the process of building up a routing address in a digital telecommunication network The invention relates to a method for limiting the number of build-up packets during the process of building-up a routing address for the subsequent transmission of address-coded packets, the addresses of these packets being this said routing address, fro... | 03/14/1978 |
