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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8139598 | Automatic QoS configuration A UE is described herein that has a defined QoS database which is used to organize and store various QoS parameter sets which are used to help establish media flows. In one embodiment, the QoS database includes a plurality of tables, where each table is associated w... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8081651 | Radio communication method and radio communication device A radio communication device includes a communication data selection unit for selecting from the received radio communication data containing communication time reservation request information in which a time slot for performing data transmission source radio commun... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8036241 | Method and system for contention resolution in telecommunication networks A method and system for contention resolution in a communications network are disclosed. As one example, a method for contention resolution in a communications network is disclosed. The method includes the steps of transmitting a first contention message during a fi... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8018965 | Contention slots in a shared robust scheme A method includes receiving a schedule of transmission start slots on a network node, the slots representing reserved and/or nonreserved opportunities for initiating data transmission by at least one network device in a network, the reserved opportunities associated... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7912081 | Defragmentation of communication channel allocations Approaches scheduling and allocation of communication bandwidth across a communication channel provide the opportunity for improved network utilization. A network device is configured to allocating its bandwidth utilization within a communication network, wherein ba... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7869456 | Method for determining whether adequate bandwidth is being provided during an unsolicited grant flow A system and method is presented that uses hardware at a central node to determine if bandwidth being provided to a remote node in accordance with an unsolicited grant service (UGS) flow requires adjustment. In one embodiment, the hardware performs this function by ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7843955 | Hardware filtering of unsolicited grant service extended headers A system and method is presented that uses hardware at a central node to determine if bandwidth being provided to a remote node in accordance with an unsolicited grant service (UGS) flow requires adjustment. In one embodiment, the hardware performs this function by ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7809011 | Method and apparatus for establishing communication between entities in a communication system A method and apparatus are provided for establishing communication between entities in a communication system. The time required to establish network connectivity for CPE devices can be reduced by prioritizing and/or reducing contention between the CPE devices. The ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7796636 | TDMA communication apparatus A TDMA communication apparatus is configured for transmitting DSC response signals while preventing overlapping with AIS. A CPU 1 computes the DSC transmission time length Tdsc of a DSC response command (S11) and detects the present time t | 09/14/2010 |
| 7724763 | Apparatuses to utilize multiple protocols in a wireless communication system A wireless communication system is adapted for compatible inter-operation of a plurality of devices operating in accordance with a plurality of protocols. The wireless communication system includes a first group of one or more subscriber stations that interface with... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7720089 | Serial communication device, method thereof and communication system using the same A compact serial communication device is disclosed that is formed from simplified circuits on a master side and a slave side and does not need a synchronous signal and a switching unit for switching transmission and reception operations, and is able to reduce load o... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7720090 | Apparatuses and methods to utilize multiple protocols in a communication system A two way communication system is adapted for compatible inter-operation of a plurality of devices operating in accordance with a plurality of protocols. The communication system includes a first group of one or more remote devices that interface with a local host i... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7688844 | Competition avoidance control method for data transmission-reception system, data transmission-reception system, and terminal for data transmission-reception system A competition avoidance control method for a data transmission-reception system, a data transmission-reception system and a terminal for a data transmission-reception system for reducing electricity consumption by the terminal in wait state to send a PS-POLL. Each t... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7684428 | System and method to free unused time-slots in a distributed MAC protocol The system and method of the present invention provide a protocol for a device (400) to announce that a previously reserved time-period or time-slot is not (completely) used and becomes available, so that other devices can transmit during the unused time. The... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7664131 | Channel resource assignment method for fair channel resource reservation and QoS in mesh WPAN Provided is a channel resource assignment method for fair channel resource reservation in a mesh WPAN, in which the amount of channel resources is fairly reserved when devices share the channel resources. The channel resource assignment method in a mesh Wireless Per... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7623541 | Apparatus for transmitting an anisochronic data stream on an isochronic transmission route To transmit an anisochronic data stream on an isochronic transmission route with a plurality of channels over a transmission network, a number of channels is reserved by the transmitter before beginning the transmission, where the sum of the transmission capacities ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7613202 | Radio communication method and radio communication device A radio communication device includes a communication data selection unit for selecting from the received radio communication data containing communication time reservation request information in which a time slot for performing data transmission source radio commun... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7403538 | Voice data integrated multiaccess by self-reservation and contention algorithm Certain exemplary embodiments provide a method for providing multiple access to a communication channel, the method comprising: sending a reservation request of a first type into a first selected minislot of a selected frame of an uplink channel when information of ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7397818 | Asymmetric bandwidth allocation A method of determining the position of the split between uplink and downlink bandwidth, in a point of multipoint radio access system with time division duplex scheme comprising a certain number of user terminals and a base station has been disclosed, wherein there ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7394800 | Reservation with access points A reservation protocol is provided to enable a client mobile station to make a number of reservations with a number of access points to facilitate its access of a network at a future point in time, as it roams, and subsequently exercise one of the reservations. ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7385999 | Heuristics for combining inter-channel and intra-channel communications in a wireless communications environment A method of communicating over a network of nodes using a plurality of broadcast channels. Each channel facilitates the transmission and reception of data during cycles of time divided into discrete time frames. Each frame is divided into a plurality of slots. Each ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7385951 | Methods of transmitting and signaling over a reverse link in wireless systems In a wireless communication system, there is a method of transmitting over a reverse link, where a medium access control layer multiplexes data from upper level layers onto transport channels that are used based on whether the user is in a scheduled transmission mod... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382798 | Radio communication system, radio communication device, radio communication method and computer program A wireless ad hoc network is established so that communication terminals performing random access do not interfere with one another. A radio communication device grasps the existence of a surrounding radio communication device using a predetermined method, and when ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7379472 | Hardware filtering of unsolicited grant service extended headers A system and method is presented to utilize hardware instead of software to compare for bandwidth request changes between two consecutively received unsolicited grant service (UGS) extended headers for the same service identifier (SID), obtains significant savings i... | 05/27/2008 |
| RE40333 | Resource optimization function in a data and telecommunication system A method at a telecommunications system and a data communications system configured to adapt a resource reservation protocol for fixed networks to radio networks with a large variation in bandwidth and quality. Using a method of hierarchical coding, a data stream is... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7369579 | Method and system for timing controlled signal transmission in a point to multipoint power line communications system Power line communication (“PLC”) signals are transmitted between a head-end PLC transceiver coupled to multiple remote PLC transceivers over a electric power and communications distribution network in accordance with a timing controlled PLC data frame which dete... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366155 | Allocation of radio resources from a network in a packet switched data transmission system A method for allocating radio resources in a packet-switched data transmission system in two phases, in which system a terminal is capable of communicating with a network over a radio interface by using packet transfer mode, including: generating and sending from th... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366135 | Radio channel assignment method and recording medium of program for controlling radio node The present invention provides a radio channel assignment method where each node in a network assigns radio channels to respective radio links in a decentralized manner without inconsistency. The radio channel assignment method includes a step of assigning on... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366776 | System and method for reestablishing a communication period in a rendezvous scheduled system A system and method are provided for reestablishing communication periods in a rendezvous scheduled communication system. The method comprises: establishing a plurality of time points (TPs); initiating a new communication period at a TP; terminating the new communic... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366418 | High-speed wireless personal area network system for extending service area A high-speed WPAN (Wireless Personal Area Network) system for extending a service area includes an optical fiber serving as a medium for transmitting data; a plurality of pico-nets each including a plurality of devices and a PNC (Pico-Net Coordinator) device for man... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362729 | Mobile node, mobile communication system, and communication control program In a state I, a link layer of a mobile host is connected to an access router and a default router is set to the access router such that data packets (P1) and (P2) reach the access router and are routed to a correspondent host. In states II and III, dat... | 04/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7359322 | Dynamic bandwidth reallocation Bandwidth allocated between the traffic classes of a network path is dynamically reallocated when one or more traffic classes have insufficient available bandwidth to support a service request for the traffic classes, wherein the reallocation occurs without modifyin... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359398 | Wireless communication system, wireless communication device and method, and computer program A system for wireless communication having a region for asynchronous information transmission and a region for information transmission. The system uses channel time allocation for storing data in a data transmission buffer and initially transmitting information via... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355984 | Method and system for finding network neighbor information A method and system for discovering peer node information at a path terminating equipment node in a computer network are disclosed. The method generally includes transmitting from an originating node to a peer node a request for information in at least one SONET pat... | 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 |
| 7352708 | Method and apparatus for border node behavior on a full-duplex bus A method and apparatus relating to the behavior of border nodes within a high performance serial bus system is disclosed. A method for determining and communicating the existence of a hybrid bus is disclosed. A method for determining a path to a senior border... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353284 | Synchronized transmission of audio and video data from a computer to a client via an interface A method for controlling data transmission between a computer and a video client via an interface, the method comprising: the computer polling the interface a first time to determine the size of the buffer on the interface; receiving a first buffer size value from t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353322 | System and method for providing dynamic configuration ROM using double image buffers A dynamic configuration ROM which may be updated while linked to the serial bus and with little or no risk of publishing inconsistent configuration ROM information to the other nodes on the bus. The dynamic configuration ROM comprises first and second configuration ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352714 | Methods and apparatuses for allocating time slots to half duplex wireless mobile stations Methods and apparatuses for allocating control and data time slots to a plurality of wireless mobile stations in a wireless communication system using time division multiplexing. The methods and apparatuses assign such time slots by first placing the wireless mobile... | 04/01/2008 |
