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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7936793 | Methods and apparatus for synchronizing data transferred across a multi-pin asynchronous serial interface Methods, devices and systems are provided for word synchronizing multiple serial data bitstreams (106) with a serial framing signal (106A). Offset values (420) are determined (512) from the relative locations of predetermined data correla... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7929577 | Method and apparatus for packet error detection The invention provides a packet error detecting method for a serial link. When a start framing symbol of a packet appears at the serial link, the start framing symbol is ignore if a predetermined error condition is satisfied. ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7894486 | Method for depacketization of multimedia packet data Disclosed is a method for depacketization of multimedia packet data, the method comprising: a context-aware step of parsing and recording a start code, which can identify each frame, in a first portion of a payload of a real-time transport protocol (RTP) packet; and... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7756165 | Method and arrangement for producing a time interval between data frames The invention relates to producing data traffic where the time intervals between successive data frames follow a predetermined probability distribution. In the present invention, it is surprisingly discovered that a time interval of a desired length between successi... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7649911 | Method of data handling in a WLAN A method of handling data in a wireless LAN comprises contending for control of the medium using a CSMA/CA mechanism or the like. Once control has been established data is sent from the node which has established that control, to a second node. The acknowledgement o... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7602815 | Using network time protocol in voice over packet transmission One or more methods and systems of effectively transmitting voice and voice band data from one node to another are presented. In one embodiment, the system comprises an NTP time server generating absolute times to computing devices such as residential voice over int... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7596155 | Method and apparatus for packet error detection The invention provides a packet error detecting method for a PCI express bus link. When a start framing symbol of a packet appears at the PCI express bus link, the start framing symbol is ignore if a predetermined error condition is satisfied. ... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7577166 | Programmable logic devices with multi-standard byte synchronization and channel alignment for communication A programmable logic device (“PLD”) includes communication interface circuitry that can support any of a wide range of communication protocols, including Packet Over Sonet (“POS-5”) and 8-bit/10-bit (“8B10B”) protocols. The interface circuitry includes v... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7564875 | Techniques to map and de-map signals Briefly, a system that maps SONET/SDH data to an OTN frame using justification commands. Briefly, a system that de-maps an OTN frame into SONET/SDH data using justification commands. ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7555014 | Method for contention free traffic detection The invention discloses a method for detecting priority of data frames comprising the steps of extracting (S1) a bit pattern from a predetermined position in a frame, comparing (S2, S3) said extracted bit pattern with a search pattern, and ident... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7444144 | Initial cell search in wireless communication systems A method and system for performing initial cell search is disclosed. Step 1 processing is preformed to detect a peak primary synchronization code (PSC) location (i.e. chip offset or chip location). Step 2 processing is performed to obtain the toffset and ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7418036 | Method and circuit for timing pulse generation In a method and a circuit for timing pulse generation, a frame pulse of a corresponding system is masked when an alarm signal of either a working system or a protection system is received, a monitoring window which indicates an absorbable range of delay time differe... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7406143 | Transceiver having a jitter control processor with a receiver stage and a method of operation thereof The present invention provides a transceiver couplable to a communications network having a jitter control processor and method of operating the same. In one aspect of the present invention, the jitter control processor of the transceiver includes a receiver stage. ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7372928 | Method and system of cycle slip framing in a deserializer A method and system for cycle slip framing is disclosed. The method includes receiving an asynchronous signal and generating a synchronous pulse after receiving the asynchronous signal. The method further provides that the synchronous pulse be used to affect a bit s... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372862 | Rate adaption within a TDM switch using bit stuffing The present invention discloses a method and an arrangement providing transmission of data through a node, e.g. a switch, having different input and output line interfaces in a wide range of data speed, without introducing any loss of bits, but still maintaining the... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373443 | Multiple interfaces in a storage enclosure Provided is a method for interfacing with storage units, including a backplane, at least one slot in the storage enclosure for receiving one storage unit, and two physical interfaces on the backplane for at least one slot. The storage unit is capable of being positi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369578 | Digital processing of SONET pointers In a method of estimating a bit rate (f1) of a digital signal conveyed through a SONET network between an originating node and a terminating node, the digital signal received by the originating node is processed to determine a result of a first function of th... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7362779 | Transmission of data frames as a plurality of subframes over a plurality of channels A data communication system includes a rotating deinterleaver that reformats incoming data frames into a plurality of data subframes. The data contained in the incoming data frames is deinterleaved according to a protocol that distributes frame alignment signals per... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362778 | Plesiochronous demultiplexer A desynchronizer for extracting and desynchronizing a tributary signal from a multiplex signal at its original data rate has a buffer memory for temporarily storing tributary data bits extracted from the multiplex signal, an adjustable oscillator for generating a re... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359379 | Managing data in a subtended switch A technique for provisioning cross-connects in network switching environment includes receiving a portion of the an input data stream including having header data and the payload data, the payload data occurring at a first offset relative to the header data and gene... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356042 | Distributed ethernet hub A technique for multiplexing high speed computed data with digitized voice signals onto a fiber optic cable for transfer to a local central office. The data packets of a number of computers are networked by way of a distributed hub that extends to residences, office... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7348708 | Drive method for piezoelectric actuator, drive apparatus for piezoelectric actuator, electronic device, control program for drive apparatus for piezoelectric actuator, and recording medium The frequency of a drive signal supplied to a piezoelectric actuator 91 is swept within a specific range, the consumption current of the piezoelectric actuator 91 is determined, and when the consumption current is equal to or greater than a reference v... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346079 | Methods and structures of multi-level comma detection and data alignment in data stream communications Methods and structures of performing multi-level comma detection and alignment on an unaligned data stream. Each string of N consecutive bits in the unaligned data stream is monitored for a predetermined byte value. When the predetermined byte value is located, the ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7342946 | Device for processing data signals, method thereof, and device for multiplexing data signals In a device for processing data signals, a storing part stores an input signal and the data signals included in the input signal are extracted from the storing part and the data signals are output at a desired output speed. Then, the data signal is output based on s... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7336666 | Data transport for bit-interleaved streams supporting lane identification with invalid streams A method for generating a channel stream. The method generally comprises the steps of (A) transforming a plurality of data streams, wherein every data stream entering the channel stream experiences a unique transformation and (B) serializing the data streams as tran... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7330700 | Radio apparatus and method for determining the communication timing of a channel quality indicator (CQI) based on CQI update and CQI repetition count information When a CQI that is based on CQI update cycle information and a CQI that is based on repetition count information have an overlapping transmission timing, CQI transmission timing controller 110 and CQI transmission timing priority determiner 120 transmi... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330489 | Distributed data synchronization apparatus and method Disclosed is a method and apparatus for synchronizing data in a number of separate integrated circuits. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a first integrated circuit configured to receive first data, and a second integrated circuit coupled to the first integr... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7324586 | Method and system for communication backward compatibility Communications method including the procedures of modulating a second generation carrier signal, with a first generation Baseband bandwidth signal, when transmitting to first generation devices, and, modulating the second generation carrier signal, with a second gen... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7319715 | Systems and methods for a multi-mode wireless modem A multi-mode modem comprises a first device configured to communicate with a first communication system, a second device configured to communicate with a second communication system, a processor communicatively coupled the first and second devices, and a control fun... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7308004 | Method and apparatus of multiplexing and demultiplexing communication signals A method and apparatus for multiplexing and demultiplexing communication signals are described herein. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes first sample logic to sample a plurality of communication signals each including a clock component and a non-clock compone... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305013 | Handling traffic in a synchronous communication network A method for enabling communication between synchronous network elements, which is adapted to support dynamic application of various types of changes, such as adding a new channel, to an aligned group of virtually concatenated channels carrying communication traffic... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301960 | Apparatus for and method of control and communication of multiple stations in a TDM network A system for transmitting and receiving control data in a TDM communications network includes a single master TDM multiplexor and one or more slave TDM muliplexors. The master station stimulates the one or more slave stations, and only one station can transmit contr... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295775 | Method and a system for monitoring the transmission of optical signals The present invention relates to a method of monitoring the transmission of optical signals including a step of inserting a monitoring signal (S) more particularly suited to monitoring the quality of service. During the transmission of optical signals each carried b... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292608 | Method and apparatus for transferring synchronous optical network/synchronous digital hierarchy(SONET/SDH) frames on parallel transmission links The present invention relates to methods and systems for transferring SONET/SDH frames between nodes by mapping the SONET/SDH frames onto individual channels of data and transferring the SONET/SDH frames over parallel transmission links. More particularly, the metho... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7277447 | Onboard RAM based FIFO with pointers to buffer overhead bytes of synchronous payload envelopes in synchronous optical networks An on-chip RAM FIFO (first-in-first-out) buffer for storing SPE overhead bytes wherein each entry of the RAM FIFO stores (1) a byte of the SPE overhead; (2) an indication of which byte of the SPE overhead is currently stored in that entry; and (3) an indication of w... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7272140 | Address retrieval apparatus An address retrieval apparatus includes a retrieval table having plural table nodes for different hierarchical levels of a hierarchical tree structure, a divided bit string retrieval block, and a transfer destination distribution information acquiring block for acqu... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7253615 | Microelectromechanical system sensor and method for using According to some embodiments, an apparatus includes a movable portion through which a sensing current is to be conducted. The movable portion might comprise, for example, a beam or plate suspended above a well in a Microelectromechanical System (MEMS) substrate. Th... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251287 | Method and system for communication spectral backward compatibility Communications method including the procedures of modulating a second generation carrier signal, with a first generation Baseband bandwidth signal, when transmitting to first generation devices, and, modulating the second generation carrier signal, with a second gen... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7245640 | Packet origination A method, apparatus, and system for originating a packet. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243253 | Repeating switching of a cross-connect and a timing source in a network element through the use of a phase adjuster A method and apparatus for enabling repeated switching of a cross-connect and a timing source in a network element through the use of a phase adjuster. In one embodiment, a traffic card includes an aligner to adjust the occupancy of the data in two ingress FIFOs to ... | 07/10/2007 |
