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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8144717 | Initialization of a wireless communication network A wireless communication network comprises an association unit and a plurality of stations. At least part of the stations store association information indicative of an associated route for transmission of messages from the station to the association unit. The assoc... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8139592 | Ticket-based operation tracking A data processing system includes a plurality of processing units coupled by a plurality of communication links for point-to-point communication such that at least some of the communication between multiple different ones of the processing units is transmitted via i... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8102867 | Bridges and computing devices with bridges The present invention may be related to a bridge for communications in a data communication system. The bridge may include a first interface, a second interface, a memory and a micro control unit. The first interface may be adapted to couple with a first computing d... | 01/24/2012 |
| RE43058 | Switching ethernet controller An Ethernet controller, for use within an Ethernet network of other Ethernet controller connected together by a bus, is provided. The Ethernet controller includes a plurality of ports including at least one bus port associated with ports connected to other switching... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8059668 | Efficient end-to-end proposal/agreement messaging for spanning tree convergence in a computer network In one embodiment, a bridge may receive a first convergence proposal on a root port from an upstream adjacent bridge of a computer network, and in response, may transmit a second convergence proposal downstream on each non-edge designated port of the bridge without ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7983285 | Homenetwork universal middleware bridge system and method for home device's interoperability in heterogeneous homenetwork middleware Provided is a home-network UMB system and a method thereof for providing interoperability between devices connected one another through different types of middlewares in a home network. The home-network UMB system includes: a bridge core for establishing/releasing a... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7907623 | Gateway for automatically routing messages between buses A gateway is provided for automatically routing messages between buses, the gateway being connected to multiple communication components for temporarily storing and transmitting messages via these buses, and having a gateway control unit which is connected to the co... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7860118 | Adaptation of dial-up devices to broadband facilities A method and system for dial-up device (36) connection to a broadband facility (28) by way of a home gateway (10). The microcomputer (20) causes the dial-up modem (24) in the home gateway to serve as a host modem. The microcomputer... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7822049 | System and method for enabling a remote instance of a loop avoidance protocol A system and method which enables a provider network to run a loop detection protocol in a customer network communicably coupled to it. The provider network runs a loop detection protocol and the customer network either runs a different protocol or none. The provide... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7813359 | Communication gateway A gateway device is disclosed which processes only really necessary information for gatewaying and thereby prevents unnecessary increases in communication traffic on a communication bus to which data is sent through the gatewaying. When it is judged that the content... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7801162 | Gateway device, network system and data converting method applied to vehicle using plurality of network protocol different from each other The present invention relates to a gateway device, a network system and a data converting method using a plurality of network protocols different from each other. A gateway device includes a first communication controller connected to first device via a first bus in... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7773614 | Wireless communication subsystem with a digital interface Systems and methods are disclosed which provide wireless communication systems implementing subsystems adapted for flexible deployment configurations and to resist the introduction of interference. Preferred embodiments of the present invention provide a wireless co... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7710718 | Method and apparatus for enforcing of power control in a blade center chassis A mechanism for changing ownership over the physical power to a blade server in a blade center chassis that prevents a malfunctioning blade from jeopardizing other components in the chassis. When the management module is not present, control over power to the blade ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7639701 | Packet format for a distributed system A method is provided for transmitting a packet including information describing a bus transaction to be executed at a remote device. A bus transaction is detected on a first bus and a network packet is generated for transmission over a network. The network packet in... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7633959 | Bridging device, communication program, and communication method There is provided with a bridging device that is connected to a first and a second network, including: a connection detecting unit that detects an appliance on the second network; a state holding unit that holds either a first or a second state; an arbitration unit ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7580420 | Interface circuit connecting a device with a bridge portal function to a communication bus A wireless extension of the IEEE 1394 bus where two clusters of 1394 devices are linked by a wireless bridge. The device clusters communicate without being bridge-aware. The wireless bridge provides for a bus reset isolation. The wireless extension including a buffe... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7564858 | System and method for enabling a remote instance of a loop avoidance protocol A system and method which enables a provider network to run a loop detection protocol in a customer network communicably coupled to it. The provider network runs a loop detection protocol and the customer network either runs a different protocol or none. The provide... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7554997 | Integrated router switch-based port-mirroring mechanism for monitoring LAN-to-WAN and WAN-to-LAN traffic An integrated processor-controlled router and switch fabric architecture provides connectivity between local area network (LAN) ports of an Ethernet switch serving a plurality of local area network users and a wide area network (WAN) port that provides connectivity ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7525976 | Adaptation of dial-up devices to broadband facilities A method and system for dial-up device connection to a broadband facility by way of a home gateway. The microcomputer causes the dial-up modem in the home gateway to serve as a host modem. The microcomputer also implements the host portion of a log-in protocol that ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7443845 | Apparatus and method for a lightweight, reliable, packet-based transport protocol A fast, lightweight, reliable, packet-based protocol that operates independent of the type of networking protocol used by the underlying physical layer of the network is disclosed. More specifically, the packet based protocol operates independently of or is capable ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7428238 | Broadband network bridging various wiring channels A network utilizing two or more wiring systems with a bridging function to provide a signal interconnect for communication within and between wiring systems. The bridging function can translate the network signals to a different frequency. ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7426192 | Network conference system, conference server, record server, and conference terminal In addition to a conference server 100, a record server 200 is provided. The conference data of a real-time conference is stored in a storage section 214 of the record server 200 (S2). A conference terminal 300a perfo... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7424023 | Method and access multiplexer for quick access to data networks DSL methods, e.g. ADSL/SDSL, are increasingly used for quick access to the Internet. A data terminal of the subscriber is connected via a conventional copper twin wire to an access multiplexer by means of a modem. The access multiplexer is placed in an access node o... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7417973 | Method, apparatus and computer program product for ensuring node participation in a network bus A method for configuring a computer network so that no non-root node can allocate itself a Physical_ID reserved for a root node. For each node that executes the self_ID process, a check is made of the available Physical_ID value as well as the designation of the nod... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7388831 | Method and apparatus for bond management according to hierarchy In a communication system having a plurality of physical communication ports, a hierarchical bond communication interface has a logical interface as a component of the bond at a top level of the hierarchy, and a first subjugate logical interface at a second level of... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7376149 | Method and apparatus for bridging network protocols Methods and apparatus for bridging network protocols are disclosed. A protocol bridge may be used to function as a target for a network processor while performing a target mode operation, while functioning as an initiator on behalf of the network processor while per... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7376142 | Integrated services director (ISD) overall architecture A video enable answering machine having many new features including customized video announcement messages, caller ID based video announcement messages, and time based video announcement messages. ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7369608 | Dynamic regulation of power consumption of a high-speed communication system A method for dynamically regulating the power consumption of a high-speed integrated circuit which includes a multiplicity of processing blocks. A first metric and a second metric, which are respectively related to a first performance parameter and a second performa... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369512 | Systems and methods for efficient packet distribution in an ad hoc network A system provides packet flooding in a network (200) that includes multiple nodes (210). The system may receive a flood packet, select one or more of the nodes (210) as a like number of one or more relays (210), and attach a header to the... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366186 | Forwarding data in a routing architecture An apparatus comprises a forwarding component configured to forward data by looking up a routing table, another forwarding component configured to receive the data, and an intermediate forwarding component bridging the two components to forward the data without look... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366185 | System for evolutionary service migration A system in accordance with the present invention operates a wireless ad hoc network. The system includes a plurality of nodes and a plurality of protocols for governing transmission of data between the plurality of nodes. A first node of the plurality of nodes exec... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366194 | Fibre channel zoning by logical unit number in hardware The present invention provides a system and a method for filtering a plurality of frames sent between devices coupled to a fabric by Fiber Channel connections. Frames are reviewed against a set of individual frame filters. Each frame filter is associated with an act... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363367 | Systems and methods for robust, real-time measurement of network performance Methods and apparatuses for obtaining delay, jitter, and loss statistics of a path between server and an end user coupled via an internetwork are described. The server may comprise a web server in communication with the end user via the Internet. Statistics are obta... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362699 | Data distribution network and method for managing a breakdown in said network A device for distributing information and its fault management process which improves the robustness of a network, such as in an aircraft, a boat, or a train. The device or process includes one or more splitters of which an upstream input output is linked to a first... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362702 | Router with routing processors and methods for virtualization A router for use in a network includes a scalable architecture and performs methods for implementing quality of service on a logical unit behind a network port; and for implementing storage virtualization. The architecture includes a managing processor, a supervisin... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363381 | Routing calls through a network Routing calls through networks includes a device configured to support a first protocol for initiation, maintenance, and termination of a communication session between call endpoints, and to support a second protocol for resolving endpoint addresses for the communic... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359374 | Relay device and method The present invention relates to a relay device enabling efficient management of a voice message and a caller to wait for transmission of the voice message in a short time. The relay device is located at a boundary between an existing telephone network and an IP net... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359997 | USB data transfer control device including first and second USB device wherein destination information about second device is sent by first device A transfer controller (or a host controller) issues IN tokens to a plurality of USB devices connected to USB and including first and second USB devices. When data including destination information which specifies the second USB device as a destination has been recei... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359276 | Multi-port system for communication between processing elements An aspect of the invention relates to communication between a first processing element and a second processing element. A first-in-first-out circuit (FIFO) includes a data input port, a data output port, an object-sent port, an object-end port, a memory, and control... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359625 | Recording medium with content stream data recorded thereon, recording apparatus, and reproducing apparatus therefor A recording medium having content stream data recorded thereon and a recording and reproducing apparatus provided therefor. On the recording medium, content stream data is recorded as a stream object formed of one or more stream object units, each having a predeterm... | 04/15/2008 |
