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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8036228 | QOS aware expansion mechanism In a data communication system comprising a plurality of peripherals having respective interfaces, the interfaces having device drivers and being coupled to a common bus for communication with a management system, the interfaces having different real time requiremen... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7933277 | Method and apparatus for processing scalable content Method and apparatus for processing scalable content having a base layer and at least one enhancement layer is described. In one example, static logic having decoder logic and system monitor logic is provided. Programmable logic having a plurality of reconfigurable ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7924847 | Method and system for virtual circuit numbering A system and method for providing identifying numbers for virtual circuits and virtual paths in a network is described. The system and method make use of a predetermined group of identifying numbers such that each number corresponds to a particular communication typ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7856021 | Packet transfer method and apparatus When a partial rate guaranteed service is applied to a communication line connecting predetermined routers, a TCP tunnel (TCP connection) is established between the routers, a packet whose destination is a router connected to the communication line is passed through... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7782872 | Method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for providing an applicable QoS for data that has actually experienced a QoS degraded from that requested Data is structured with information indicative of time-related, bandwidth-related, or class-related quality-of-service (QoS) required for sending the data so that a receiving terminal or any network element processing the data in transit over a network is able to de... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7773604 | System directing flow of packets by-passing policy-based application for processing by policy engine according to action specification in policy cache A hardware-based policy engine that employs a policy cache to process packets of network traffic. The policy engine includes a stream classifier that associates each packet with at least one action processor based on data in the packet, and the action processor furt... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7664115 | Method and apparatus for merging virtual connections A method and apparatus for merging a plurality of virtual connections to form a merged virtual connection is presented. As cells for each of the plurality of virtual connections are received, they are buffered into a corresponding plurality of cell buffers, where ea... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7649894 | System and method for parallel connection selection in a communication network The invention provides a system and method of a selecting an egress connection from egress connections at a node for a call being established in a network along a path being associated with the node. Each connection has sufficient bandwidth to carry the call and ter... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7558272 | Method and system for a two level scalable bundling solution The present invention is a system and a method which enables implementing a scalable, carrier class bundling multiplexed data communication on low rate links. The proposed system and method, which comply with the data transference specifications of both CBR and stat... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7489692 | Method and system for ATM virtual circuit numbering A system and method for providing identifying numbers for virtual circuits and virtual paths in a network is described. The system and method make use of a predetermined group of identifying numbers such that each number corresponds to a particular communication typ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7450591 | System for providing flexible charging in a network The present invention relates to arrangements for charging in a packet switched network. Packets are charged differently dependent on which service flow the packets belong to. The charging system comprises a control system and a serving element residing in a packet ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7443792 | Method and system for selecting connections to bump based on priority in a network A method and system for selecting connections to bump based on priority in a network. The present invention describes a method for selecting connections to bump in a network to accommodate an incoming connection. The method begins by receiving an incoming connection... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7420976 | System directing flow of packets by-passing policy-based application for processing by policy engine according to action specification in policy cache A hardware-based policy engine that employs a policy cache to process packets of network traffic. The policy engine includes a stream classifier that associates each packet with at least one action processor based on data in the packet, and the action processor furt... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7417999 | Priority propagation in a multi-level scheduling hierarchy Priority propagation is achieved in the context of a rate-based scheduling hierarchy. Priority traffic is not delayed by non-priority traffic by more than the duration required for transmission of the maximum packet length at the physical interface speed. Multiple s... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7411961 | Apparatus and method for scheduling forward channel transmissions in a wireless network base station An apparatus and method for controlling the transmission of data packets from a base station in a wireless network to a plurality of mobile stations in a coverage area of the wireless network. The apparatus comprises a transmission scheduler for accessing a pluralit... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7403531 | WLAN admission control for multimedia service The present invention provides a system for controlling isochronous data admission, within a WLAN system (102) that transports both isochronous and asynchronous data. The system includes an apparatus (300), functioning as an access point within a WLAN ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7400583 | Determining and using value of traffic relying on a given component of a communications network A system for monitoring a communications network generates a total value figure, using a store of value information. The system can identify which of the monitored flows of traffic rely on a given one or more of the components of the network, and generate a total va... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7391757 | Wireless LAN A wireless LAN comprises an access point with a data communicator for data communicated over different channels, each using a respective wireless technology, and at least one mobile communications device with a data communicator for data communicated over the channe... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7382725 | Method and apparatus for scheduling packets in a multi-service integrated switch fabric One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates scheduling packets in a multi-service integrated switch fabric wherein packet services are attached directly to the switch fabric. During operation, the system receives a packet at the switch... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7379462 | WLAN access scheduling control A system for scheduling access times for transmitting data traffic in a WLAN including both isochronous streams and asynchronous bursts characterized by widely varying parameter values generates a succession of service periods, each having adjustable length and incl... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7376140 | System and method for assignment of ATM virtual circuits to queues in a DSLAM A method for distributing digital subscriber line (xDSL) data traffic includes receiving xDSL traffic at a DSLAM including a plurality of input ports and a plurality of output queues. Each input port includes a plurality of virtual circuits. Each of the plurality of... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7366094 | System and method for channel transport format allocation in a wireless communication system A wireless communication system and method employing channel transport format allocation in a shared uplink channel between a UE and a Node B, and wherein the UE can determine a transport format combination which it can support, by: detecting in the UE a change in t... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366098 | Method and apparatus for input policing a network connection A method is described that resets a first count and resets a second count if a first transmission unit is recognized as being within a new measurement time window. The first transmission unit has a size. The method also increments the first count by the first transm... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366176 | Method to provide effective connection grooming in PNNI A method to provide actual network connection routing cost for use in connection grooming is disclosed for one embodiment. A setup message is transmitted from a source network node, through one or more intermediate nodes, to a destination node. A connect message, in... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363035 | Method and apparatus for providing content to a mobile terminal A method and apparatus of providing content to a mobile terminal includes receiving data at the mobile terminal, classifying the content data in accordance with classification data included within the content data, storing the content data within the mobile terminal... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359360 | Communication system supporting wireless communication of packet data and method and arrangement relating thereto A communication system supporting communication of packet data. It comprises a core network, which includes a number of packet data support nodes, a number of gateway nodes for communication with external packet data networks, and a number of radio networks. Each ra... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356346 | Method of uplink scheduling for data communication A method of scheduling data communication over an uplink. The method enables two or more users seeking to transmit data over the uplink to be scheduled in response to their path loss. The user having the most attractive determined path loss among the two or more use... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352699 | Switch fabric access scheduler A technique for providing access to a switch fabric is disclosed. In some embodiments, the method comprises determining scheduling information specific to a link to the switch fabric and using the scheduling information to determine a queue to be serviced by the lin... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352692 | Resource reservation scheme for path restoration in an optical network A method for reserving resources for restoration of a failed virtual path in a mesh optical network is defined. The method in one embodiment, defines multiple classes of service for the virtual path by allocating certain path performance, path implementation and pat... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349406 | Method and apparatus for virtual network connection merging A method and apparatus are provided for performing a virtual network connection merge. In one example, the method assembles at least one data unit from data traffic of at least one network connection. A credit is calculated for each network connection. A chosen data... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342929 | Weighted fair queuing-based methods and apparatus for protecting against overload conditions on nodes of a distributed network An improved network device that controls throughput of packets received thereby, e.g., to downstream devices or to downstream logic contained within the same network device. The network device comprises a scheduler that schedules one or more packets of a selected cl... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7336605 | Bandwidth allocation for link aggregation A method for establishing a connection with a guaranteed bandwidth for transmitting data over a logical link that includes a plurality of parallel physical links between first and second endpoints. A link bandwidth is allocated on each of the physical communication ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336632 | Apparatus, and associated method, for selecting quality of service-related information in a radio communication system Apparatus, and an associated method, for reporting QoS information associated with a reverse link communication service effectuated in a radio communication system, such as a CDMA2000 cellular communication system. The mobile station includes a service quality level... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333435 | Apparatus, system and method for the transmission of data with different QoS attributes A novel apparatus, system and method for transmitting data flows having different quality of service (QoS) attributes over a network link structured in two or more channels is provided. The method classifies arriving packets to determine their required/assigned QoS ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330427 | MMPP analysis of network traffic using a transition window Data communication in network traffic is modeled in real time and is analyzed using a 2-state Markov modified Poissen process (MMPP). The traffic inter-arrival times for bursty and idle states define a transition window [λ1max, λ2 | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327740 | Facilitating reliable connection admission control for telecommunications system using AAL2 signaling In a telecommunications network, for establishing or modifying a radio connection a node (N1) prepares and sends an AAL2 signaling message (110) for use by a connection admission control function (106) of another node (N2) of the ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324487 | Wireless LAN system and method for roaming in a multiple base station In a wireless communication system including base transceiver stations connected to a wired network and wireless system terminals, the wireless system terminals are individually registered in a plurality of communicable base transceiver stations and at the same time... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321591 | Methods and systems for providing differentiated quality of service in a communications system A communications system that facilitates the provision of differentiated quality of service is disclosed, including a marker for receiving a packet of data from an application (110), for examining the packet for predefined criteria, for setting the value of Q... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7315901 | Method and system for network processor scheduling outputs using disconnect/reconnect flow queues A system and method of moving information units from a network processor toward a data transmission network in a prioritized sequence which accommodates several different levels of service. The present invention includes a method and system for scheduling the egress... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7313408 | Method and apparatus for enhancing packet service performance of a mobile communication terminal A method and apparatus for enhancing performance of a packet service of a mobile communication terminal is disclosed. When the mobile communication terminal uses a packet service, an RAB set between the mobile communication terminal and a base station is compared to... | 12/25/2007 |
