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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8130795 | In-band time synchronization technique A communication system includes devices configured to communicate with each other via wireless communication by exchanging information in a sequence of time slots in frames. These time slots may be synchronized across the devices using distributed mutual synchroniza... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8107503 | Resuming a previously interrupted peer-to-peer synchronization operation A method of synchronizing data between two devices can include starting, in a first device, a first synchronization operation comprising transmitting a first data set to be received by a second device, the first data set comprising changes to multiple different data... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8081664 | Method and arrangement for regenerating a timing signal in digital data communication The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for regenerating a timing signal in digital data communication where two network elements operate in a master/slave loop timing mode. In a solution according to the invention two different frequency difference ind... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8018972 | Timing over packet performance The invention is directed to a method and apparatus for providing improved packet over timing clock synchronization in a packet switching network using Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) tools to compensate for asymmetrical characteristics between for... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7995623 | Method and system for synchronizing clock signals A method and system for adjusting a clock signal in a network element of a data network adjusts the clock signal based on difference values formed by received synchronizing messages. Each difference value is a difference of a reception and transmission values of a r... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7848361 | Time-triggered communication system and method for the synchronization of a dual-channel network A time-triggered communication system in a dual-channel network of singlechannel architecture, wherein in each case one communication controller (2, 6) is assigned to one channel, and two corresponding communication controllers (2, 6) communicate with ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7738505 | Synchronization method and system for transmitting voice data in a mobile communication system A method and system for synchronizing transmission/reception timings delayed during transmission/reception of data frames for voice signals in a mobile communication system including a media gateway with a transcoder and a base station controller for exchanging digi... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7715444 | Resuming a previously interrupted peer-to-peer synchronization operation A method of synchronizing data between two devices can include starting, in a first device, a first synchronization operation comprising transmitting a first data set to be received by a second device, the first data set comprising changes to multiple different data... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7680154 | Methods and apparatus for synchronizing networked audio devices A method includes determining a network counter value indicative of a network clock time of a system at a first time instant and a second time instant occurring later in time than the first time instant. The method further includes determining an audio counter value... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7656908 | System and method for delivering content in a unicast/multicast manner The present invention is a system and method for enabling multicast synchronization of initially unicasted content. Multiple unicast streams are synchronized in order to convert the unicast streams into a multicast stream. Each unicast stream may be accelerated or s... | 02/02/2010 |
| RE41000 | Methods and arrangements in a radio communications system Methods and an arrangement for synchronizing communication of framed data via asynchronous base stations (BS1, BS2) in a cellular communication system are presented. The synchronization methods are performed continuously by sending out certain system f... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7606271 | Communication timing control apparatus, communication timing control method, node, and communication system Each node in a communication system receives state variable signals from other nodes indicating the internal operating states or internal timing of the other nodes, and transmits a state variable signal indicating its own internal operating state or timing. Each nod... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7570668 | Data synchronization The invention relates to a method of limiting the size of synchronization messages between a first synchronization device and a second synchronization device. The first device specifies a maximum message size for synchronization messages to be sent to the first devi... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7561598 | Add-on module for synchronizing operations of a plurality of devices A system and method are provided which add, via an add-on module, synchronization functionality to an instrument that does not otherwise support such synchronization functionality. Various synchronization techniques may be supported by the synchronization module. Fo... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7561599 | Method of reliable multicasting A method for providing reliable multicasting is described. A transmitted multicast packet is received at second devices, each of which in response transmits a first acknowledgement. If a second acknowledgement, which acknowledges the first acknowledgement, is not re... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7558292 | Redundant time synchronization Disclosed is a time-synchronization algorithm for use among disparate systems, such as between a controller system and a system having one or more application workstations. In an embodiment of the invention, the workstation system acts as a master timekeeper, ensuri... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7542485 | Time and data synchronization between network devices To synchronize time between network devices equally capable of accurately maintaining an indication of current time, one of the network devices is deemed to be a reference for time and the other network devices synchronize their indications of current time to the re... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7522640 | Method of avoiding synchronization between communicating nodes Communicating nodes in a network exchange state variable signals indicating the timing of periodic operations performed at the nodes. Each node autonomously controls the timing of its periodic operation so as to distance the timing from the timing of the periodic op... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7512158 | Jitter prevention in a digital communication network A server apparatus receives packetized data and transmits the packetized data over a network. The apparatus includes an input for receiving the packetized data from a signal source. An AC clock counter receives an AC power signal and generates a count value in depen... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7483450 | Method and system for link-based clock synchronization in asynchronous networks A system and method for clock synchronization in a network having one or more asynchronous data links is provided. A clock signal is propagated through, at the physical layer, a sequence of network devices linking a source network device to a destination network dev... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7447238 | Method for compensating for internal delays within each node and transmission delays between the nodes A method for compensating for one or more transmission delays between a multiplexer, a first node and a second node. In one embodiment, the method includes synchronizing a first real time clock of the multiplexer as the real time clock of the first node and as the r... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7391792 | Data mapper and method for flexible mapping of control and data information within a SONET payload A digital information mapper and method for mapping sequences of information characters into a SONET (synchronous optical network) payload in such a manner that there can be an arbitrary mixture of control and/or data values in those sequences. Each information char... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7388881 | Method and apparatus for frame synchronization A system for receiving and handling a scrambled input data signal that includes a preamble with a start of frame delimiter (SFD) initiates an SFD search on the scrambled input data, thereby attempting to save an initialization period. The initialization period may b... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7388886 | Method and device for distributing communication signals A communications network (100) has coordinator devices (10) each transmitting a beacon message in a cluster area (30). Neighboring coordinator devices (1, 2) define overlap areas (60) in which each beacon message of the neighboring... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7376120 | Radio base station synchronizing responsive to conditions being met In the case of radio base stations of different kinds, a synchronization in a radio section cannot be established so that the efficiently effective use of electric waves cannot be retained. According to the invention, therefore, there is provided a TDMA type mobile ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373279 | Network A network including a bus through which data is transmitted and a plurality of network devices connected to the bus to form the network. In the network, at least one of the network devices performs measurement at timings in a predetermined cycle T and outputs data c... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372864 | Reassembly of data fragments in fixed size buffers A reassembly and/or a segmentation function is spread across (i.e. partially performed in) each of two (or more) network processors, with use of buffers in a storage device to temporarily buffer data that is received in one or more ingress data units. In using the b... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7366192 | Methods and system for fast session establishment between equipment using H.324 and related telecommunications protocols A method of processing a call with reduced call set-up times using one or more telecommunication networks includes providing one or more preferences for a call associated with a first terminal and a second terminal. The one or more preferences are associated with an... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7359708 | Hard handover method, controller and communication system The invention is related to a controller of a communication system, the controller comprising: means for determining user terminal time delay between delivery and acknowledgement of a transmission; means for conveying the user terminal time delay; means for calculat... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7352779 | System for multi-frame alignment A bidirectional communication system is provided. In one embodiment, a system comprises a host; and a plurality of remote units, wherein a plurality of tones is shared among the plurality of remote units in order to communicate with the host using orthogonal frequen... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352715 | Time synchronization using dynamic thresholds Methods and apparatus for time synchronization using dynamic thresholds. A method for synchronizing network elements includes receiving at a network element a time synchronization message sent from a master clock element. The network element includes an internal clo... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7330735 | Timing transitions between wireless communication systems Interoperability between wireless communication systems, such as the IS2000-1x and IS856 systems, is facilitated by using supervision timers. A wireless communication device starts one or more supervision timers and performs an intersystem transition. When the wirel... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327699 | Method and device for synchronisation of distant clocks to a central clock via satellite The invention relates to a method and a device for synchronizing one or more remote clocks (2) to a central clock (1) via a bi-directional satellite radio link (9.1, 9.2). Time and data signals are exchanged via suitable transmitting (8, 12 | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319686 | Frame synchronization in multi-cell systems with a data interface A method of timing in a multi-cell system requiring synchronization of frames in transmission is provided. Transceivers of a wired data interface between a central controller and multiple base stations are synchronized to a frame timing clock up to a difference in p... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7299005 | Radio frequency repeater with automated block/channel selection A wireless repeater for receiving, amplifying and transmitting one or more wireless signals. The repeater comprises a signal processing device for determining one or more attributes of a wireless signal received from a mobile device and a memory for storing a refere... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7289435 | Method and system for manifesting alarms in a telecommunication network A method and a Network Element (NE) for manifesting alarms by forming a so called combined Data Quality Byte (DQB) for a particular SDH/SONET data transmission stream. The DQB indicates status of alarms at a particular location of the telecommunication network, via ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286567 | Telecommunications system, and methods for transmitting data, and telecommunication system synchronization method Telecommunications systems can be synchronized via the transmission link. In this process, the telecommunication systems receive the clock signal and an additional information item, which describes the quality of the clock signal, from the received data stream. In t... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280564 | Synchronization techniques in multipoint-to-point communication using orthgonal frequency division multiplexing A bidirectional communication system is provided. In one embodiment, a system comprises a host unit and a plurality of remote units using a multiple access scheme to communicate at the same time with the host unit using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OF... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7280971 | Method and system for server-based error processing in support of legacy-based usage and billing systems An error processing system comprising a client/server based PC application supported by SQL Server databases for use with legacy usage metering and billing services. The error processing system provides increased functionality, flexibility and reliability of error p... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7260653 | Method and device for the synchronization between two networks The present invention relates to a method of synchronization between communication networks exchanging information by frame of informations, each communication network having clock and the number of clock pulses is monitored by a counter the synchronization is made ... | 08/21/2007 |
