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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7088678 | System and method for traffic shaping based on generalized congestion and flow control A system and methods are shown for traffic shaping and congestion avoidance in a computer network such as a data-over-cable network. A headend of the data-over-cable system includes a traffic shaper configured to calculate a packet arrival rate from a cable modem an... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7085825 | Apparatus, method and system for improving application performance across a communications network An apparatus, method and system to enable dynamic replication of Web servers across a wide area in response to access patterns by Web clients as well as in response to customer requests. The method for dynamically replicating one or more parent nodes on a network in... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7086061 | Statistical tracking of global server load balancing for selecting the best network address from ordered list of network addresses based on a set of performance metrics Server load-balancing operation-related data, such as data associated with a system configured for global server load balancing (GSLB) that orders IP addresses into a list based on a set of performance metrics, is tracked. Such operation-related data includes inboun... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7085306 | System and method for a multi-frequency upstream channel in a computer network System and method for providing a multi-frequency upstream transmission channel to a network device. When a headend network entity generates an upstream channel descriptor message, the descriptor message includes at least two upstream frequencies available for upstr... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7082473 | System and method for optimizing open shortest path first aggregates and autonomous network domain incorporating the same Systems and method for selecting open shortest path first (OSPF) aggregates and aggregate weights for a particular area. In one embodiment, an aggregate selecting system includes: (1) a database for containing data pertaining to candidate OSPF aggregates and corresp... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7082531 | Method and apparatus for determining enforcement security devices in a network topology Enforcement firewalls and other security devices are located on a network for a given source node and destination node. Nodes in the network topology are programmatically identified as being part of a non-looping communication path between the source node and the de... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7080129 | Site selection based on Internet Protocol address In one aspect of the invention is a method for selecting a site in a network based on the IP (Internet Protocol) of a requesting system. When a request for data is made from a requesting system, the requesting system's IP address is used to determine if an edge serv... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7079943 | Point-to-point path planning A path planner and a method for determining a path for a vehicle comprises defining a starting point for the vehicle. A termination point is defined. An obstacle detector detects one or more obstacles in a work area between the starting point and the termination poi... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7079493 | Device and method for collecting traffic information The present invention provides a traffic information collecting device and method. A node in a communication network collects a first traffic information of a first link connected to an own node. And also the node receives second traffic information of second links ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076537 | Designing interconnect fabrics A technique for designing an interconnect fabric for communication between a set of source nodes and a set of terminal nodes. A design for an interconnect fabric is obtained having an interconnect device layer. The layer is adjacent to either the set of source nodes... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7072894 | Data management application programming interface handling mount on multiple nodes in a parallel file system In a cluster of computing nodes having shared access to one or more file systems in data storage using parallel file system software, a method for managing the data storage includes initiating a session of a data management application on a first one of the nodes, w... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7073055 | System and method for providing distributed and dynamic network services for remote access server users A system and methods for providing distributed and dynamic network services to remote access users. One of the methods includes providing a first certificate for requesting dynamic network services by a user network entity, and at least one second certificate for re... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7072982 | Universal naming scheme for peer to peer resources Peer devices register with a resource locator service so that the peer devices can be uniquely identified in a networking environment. An addressing scheme addresses a peer resource in the networking environment based on the unique identifier of a peer device that i... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7072337 | System and method for resolving network addresses for network devices on distributed network subnets A system and methods for traffic gating in a computer network comprising a plurality of subnets are developed. One of the methods implemented in a data-over-cable system includes, responsive to receiving a first address resolution request message on a cable modem fr... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7072314 | Roaming in a communication network Communicating over a network includes establishing a communication path between a mobile-device in a first communication area and a server through a home-agent, and maintaining the communication path through the home agent when the mobile-device moves to a second-co... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7072304 | Network path selection based on bandwidth Determining a predetermined number of paths from a source node to a destination node in a network with nodes interconnected by links having metric values. A path between the source node and a current node is determined and expanded using selected links connected to ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7073011 | Intelligent streaming framework The present invention analyzes a user's or client application's requirements and searches for a solution based on the end-to-end latency requirements (requested or derived), data formats, control protocols, timing and synchronization, local streaming, and resource a... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7069325 | Method and apparatus for handling requests in a network The invention is directed to techniques for synchronizing a plurality of servers, receiving a client request from the client to access a server of the plurality of servers, generating a transmit identifier associated with the client request, the transmit identifier ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7068775 | System and method for managing a hold queue based on customer information retrieved from a customer database A system, including a method for prioritizing on hold calls connected to an automated telephone system is disclosed. The system and method utilizes customer information retrieved from a customer database as call prioritizing information for each connected call. The ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7069343 | Topology discovery by partitioning multiple discovery techniques A system for discovering a topology of a distributed processing network that includes a first topology discovery agent 308 configured to contact a first set of routers to obtain a first type of information stored in each router in the first set of routers; a ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7068597 | System and method for automatic load balancing in a data-over-cable network A method and system for load balancing in a network system such as a data-over-cable system. One method includes receiving a first message on a first network device such as a cable modem termination system (“CMTS”) from a second network device and marking the fi... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7068605 | Mobile ad hoc network (MANET) providing interference reduction features and related methods A mobile ad hoc network (MANET) may include a plurality of mobile nodes each including a wireless communications device and a controller connected thereto operating in accordance with a multi-layer protocol hierarchy. More particularly, the controller may, at an upp... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7065584 | Method and apparatus for network mapping using end-to-end delay measurements A method for mapping a network, in accordance with the present invention, includes providing distance measurements between tracers in the network, determining routes along which the distance measurements are made, and creating a system of equations which links the d... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7065578 | Service selection in a shared access network using policy routing It is an object of the invention to enable multiple services or service providers to share the facilities of an access network infrastructure providing physical connectivity to subscribers. A network access device advantageously may be used in communication network ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7065548 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED DATA NETWORK HAVING A DYNAMIC TOPOLOGY OF COMMUNICATING A PLURALITY OF PRODUCTION NODES WITH A PLURALITY OF CONSUMER NODES WITHOUT INTERMEDIATE NODE LOGICALLY POSITIONED THEREBETWEEN The invention relates to a method and system of growing a network and distributing data using the network including one or more production nodes that send data and a plurality of consumer nodes that receive data from one or more production nodes or at least one othe... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7062556 | Load balancing method in a communication network A communication system network (500) having a plurality of servers (502-1 through N), each having a load level based on serving a number of clients (501-1 through M), a method includes grouping plurality of servers (502-1... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7058706 | Method and apparatus for determining latency between multiple servers and a client A method and apparatus for determining latency between multiple servers and a client receives requests for content server addresses from local domain names servers (LDNS). POPs that can serve the content are determined and sent latency metric requests. The content s... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7058481 | Method and apparatus for centrally-controlled electrical protection system architecture reliability improvement based on sensitivity analysis A method and system and a computer program for improving reliability of a centrally-controlled electrical protection system is provided. The method includes identifying at least one component of the centrally-controlled power distribution system, obtaining at least ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7058016 | Method and system for accelerating route calculation in link state routing protocols A method for performing route calculations in a link state routing protocol at a node within a computer network. The method includes evaluating existing routes of the node when new route information is received and recalculating routes for the node only when the new... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7054311 | Methods and apparatus for storage and processing of routing information Method, apparatus and software for processing sets of routing information in a router having a plurality of memory units accessible via separate access paths. The sets of routing information are typically routes received from neighbour nodes. The method includes cre... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7054946 | Dynamic configuration of network devices to enable data transfers A system and method for optimizing the use of network resources is described. In one embodiment, an enterprise first requests provisioning of network resources for a particular transaction. Responsive to that request, network resources are dynamically configured to ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7054931 | System and method for intelligent load distribution to minimize response time for web content access A content delivery system having m servers, S′={S1, . . . ,Sm}, n active customers, C′={C1, . . . , Cn}, and g geographic locations, G′={G1, . . . , Gg} is disclosed, wherein sdelk is... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7050432 | Message logging for reliable multicasting across a routing network A technique for reliably multicasting a message within a router network is provided. At least one special router in the network has associated persistent storage for logging a message being routed to one or more clients. When a message is received at this logger nod... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7051113 | Method and apparatus for computing a primary path while allowing for computing an alternate path by using a blocked list Methods and apparatus for creating a primary path such that the ability to create a corresponding alternate path, if one exists, is effectively ensured are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for creating a circuit path includes sel... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7046671 | Ethernet wide area network and method An ethernet wide area network (10) has a number of interconnected network ethernet switches (12). A first local area network (18) has a first local area ethernet switch (16) and is connected to one (14) of the interconnected networ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7042839 | Scaleable line-based protection for connection oriented communications protocols A scalable protection method for connection oriented networks includes a source, a destination, and primary nodes interconnected by working path segments between the source and destination. A point-to-multipoint connection with multiple destinations and additional p... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7042998 | Call routing system and method with rule-modifying ability A method and system is provided wherein routing information is obtained from previously cached information or from a gatekeeper. An originating gateway in a network receives a request for a connection and determines whether pertinent routing information is cached. I... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7042846 | Restrictive costs in network systems Methods and apparatus are provided for generating a set of restrictive costs associated with directional paths between selected nodes in a group of nodes of a network system wherein each node in the group is connected by a link to at least one other node in the grou... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7042864 | Enabling push technologies for mobile IP Methods and apparatus for enabling a Mobile Node supporting mobile IP to roam without an assigned IP address and receive lookups indicating that a Corresponding Node wants to send information to the Mobile Node are disclosed. A name lookup may be sent from a Corresp... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7042842 | Fiber channel switch A Fiber Channel switch is presented that tracks the congestion status of destination ports in an XOFF mask at each input. A mapping is maintained between virtual channels on an ISL and the destination ports to allow changes in the XOFF mask to trigger a primitive to... | 05/09/2006 |
