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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8107466 | Flexible network switch fabric for clustering system A network switch fabric is provided for a clustering system to facilitate flexibility of network-related interconnection selection and system scalability. The network switch fabric includes replaceable network switch(s) and network interface(s) selectively configure... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7860086 | Method and apparatus for voice data packets Data transmission method for voice data packets (SDP) between at least one voice signal processor (7-i) and a network processor (3) using a voice data bus (10) in time-division multiplex data frames which each have a predetermined number ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7616627 | Techniques for high definition audio modems A system, apparatus, method and article for high definition audio modems are described. The apparatus may include a communications path comprising a communications bus and buffers, a codec to couple to the communications bus, and a processor to couple to the communi... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7609688 | Serialized bus communication and control architecture A serial bus communication system for communication across the backplane of a node includes a control unit having a serial bus controller operable to convert between parallel signals and serialized signals. A plurality of service units each include a serial bus term... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7558257 | Information switch The invention discloses an information switch, which comprises a management system, a core switching system and an information routing system. The core switching system at least comprises an information bus, a switching module and a switching management module. The ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7440447 | Techniques for path finding and terrain analysis A system for path finding and terrain analysis. The system includes at least one processing unit, a graph processing unit and an artificial intelligence logic unit. A local bus is coupled to the at least one processing unit, the graph processing unit, the artificial... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7426205 | No-addressing modular-assembly Ethernet switch with a G.Link An Ethernet switch has a header device with a crossbar device and a number of downstream interface modules with a first number of a series of ports and a second number of a series of ports, respectively, such that in each case the same one in the series of the first... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7373437 | Multi-channel DMA with shared FIFO A direct memory access (DMA) circuit (200) includes a read port (202) and a write port (204). The DMA circuit (200) is a multithreaded initiator with “m” threads on the read port (202) and “n” threads on the write port (... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373522 | Smart card with enhanced security features and related system, integrated circuit, and methods An integrated circuit (IC) may include at least one smart card memory for storing a set of default requests and at least one alternate request for each default request. The IC may further include a microprocessor connected to the at least one smart card memory for c... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369574 | Multi-service segmentation and reassembly device that is operable in an ingress mode or in an egress mode A multi-service segmentation and reassembly (MS-SAR) integrated circuit is disposed on a line card in a router or switch. The MS-SAR can operate in an ingress mode so that it receives packet and/or cell format data and forwards that data to either a packet-based or ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7359410 | Apparatus and method for increasing optical density of SONET multiplexer using integral components An OC3 to three DS3 SONET multiplexer is provided employing a field programmable gate array and other components in a single Type 400 mechanics card to achieve a form factor that is substantially reduced when compared to existing SONET multiplexers. The OC3 to three... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7352781 | Dual backplane rate, triple OC3 service unit A system for intercommunicating data traffic provides the capability to connect external interfaces that use one third or less of the OC3 bandwidth capacity in a reduced bandwidth mode that reduces system cost, while automatically switching to the full bandwidth mod... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349380 | System and method for providing an addressing and proxy scheme for facilitating mobility of wireless nodes between wired access points on a core network of a communications network A communications network which is capable of effectively and efficiently handling mobility of wireless user terminals between access point nodes of a packet-switched network with minimal overhead and packet loss, and a method for using the same. The communications n... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7350004 | Resource management device Bandwidth information including a plurality of slots each having highest priority order information for arbitrating access conflict, and priority master information for specifying, as a priority master, one or more of a plurality of masters whose latency in accessin... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342942 | Multi-service segmentation and reassembly device that maintains only one reassembly context per active output port A multi-service segmentation and reassembly (MS-SAR) integrated circuit is disposed on a line card in a router or switch. The MS-SAR can operate in an ingress mode so that it receives packet and/or cell format data and forwards that data to either a packet-based or ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7327760 | Multi-service segmentation and reassembly device operable with either a cell-based or a packet-based switch fabric A multi-service segmentation and reassembly (MS-SAR) integrated circuit is disposed on a line card in a router or switch. The MS-SAR can operate in an ingress mode so that it receives packet and/or cell format data and forwards that data to either a packet-based or ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327756 | System and method of communicating data A system and method is provided for communicating data between a source application process and one or more destination application processes. This system and method performs conversion and routing functions which require only a single conversion of all inbound and ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324508 | Crossbar switching circuit and operating method thereof A crossbar switching circuit and operating method thereof for coupling a plurality of source providers to a plurality of source consumers based on the request of the source consumer are provided. The crossbar switching circuit includes a plurality of source consumer... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324564 | Transmitting odd-sized packets over a double data rate link A method may involve: receiving an even number of odd-sized packets for transmission over a double data rate link; re-packetizing the even number of odd-sized packets into several even-sized packets; transmitting the even-sized packets over the double data rate link... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318026 | Encoding apparatus and method, decoding apparatus and method, and recording medium recording apparatus and method An encoding method comprising the steps of forming a difference signal which is the difference between a first channel signal and a second channel signal of an input PCM signal, encoding the difference signal and the second channel signal with a time difference, div... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7315456 | Configurable IO subsystem An enclosure for an input-output (IO) subsystem comprises: a backplane; a plurality of first slots for accepting corresponding IO option modules; a second slot for accepting an IO controller module; a plurality of first connectors corresponding to the plurality of f... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7313151 | Extendible asynchronous and synchronous interface bus for broadband access Apparatus for simultaneously transferring synchronous and asynchronous signals among broadband access devices includes a data bus, a clock bus, and a plurality of control lines which are used to indicate the type of data being carried on the bus. According to the me... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7313646 | Interfacing of functional modules in an on-chip system An electronic system comprises an initiator module and a target module addressable by the initiator module, and an interface and control module for interfacing between respective communication protocols of the initiator module and of the target module. The interface... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310308 | Systems and methods for multiple mode voice and data communications using intelligently bridged TDM and packet buses Systems and methods by which voice/data communications may occur in multiple modes/protocols are disclosed. In particular, systems and methods are provided for multiple native mode/protocol voice and data transmissions and receptions with a computing system having a... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305237 | Hole-filling channel access Channel access techniques are provided for use in a high throughput wireless network that utilizes multiple wireless channels within a single service set. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7298612 | Server with vertical drive arrangement A planar backplane is arranged in a horizontal orientation in a server configured for rack mounting. The planar backplane is configured to accept and mount a plurality of disk drives in a vertical orientation in a dense server arrangement. ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7295574 | Multi-service segmentation and reassembly device involving multiple data path integrated circuits A multi-service segmentation and reassembly (MS-SAR) integrated circuit is disposed on a line card in a router or switch. The MS-SAR can operate in an ingress mode so that it receives packet and/or cell format data and forwards that data to either a packet-based or ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293120 | DMA module having plurality of first addressable locations and determining if first addressable locations are associated with originating DMA process A DMA module includes an address generator to perform a write or read access to a location of an addressable memory, and an address counter to advance a stored address to an adjacent memory location. The address counter does not act on an internal register of the DM... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7293127 | Method and device for transmitting data using a PCI express port A data port operates to support symmetric PCI Express-type data transfers when in a first mode of operation. When in a second mode of operation, at least a portion of the data port connections are used to support an asymmetric PCI Express-type data transfer. The asy... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292570 | Self-routing device for switching packets of different lengths A technique for accommodating packets of different lengths at minimal cost to hardware complexity with a self-routing switch primitive with an associated switching mechanism that accommodates packets of different lengths encapsulated in a new packet format. The swit... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7286566 | Multi-service segmentation and reassembly device that maintains reduced number of segmentation contexts A multi-service segmentation and reassembly (MS-SAR) integrated circuit is disposed on a line card in a router or switch. The MS-SAR can operate in an ingress mode so that it receives packet and/or cell format data and forwards that data to either a packet-based or ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284268 | System and method for a routing device to securely share network data with a host utilizing a hardware firewall A system and method for providing the ability to selectively share data in a network routing device with an associated host. The system and method employs a hardware firewall in the routing device which restricts the host such that it can only access areas in shared... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283558 | Distributed weighted fair arbitration and forwarding Multi-stage arbitration at a switching fabric. The switching fabric includes a traffic profiler that generates a request for a cell with a specified traffic class. The switching fabric includes a first stage arbitration between traffic classes of cells enqueued at t... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7280555 | System and method employing algorithms and protocols for optimizing carrier sense multiple access (CSMA) protocols in wireless networks A system and method for achieving enhanced CSMA/CA which improves channel availability and quality of service (QoS) in a wireless communications network. The system and method establish channels to enable communication between nodes in a communication network, based... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7280545 | Complex adaptive routing system and method for a nodal communication network A complex adaptive routing system and method for routing data packets in a nodal network, in particular, an ad-hoc nodal network. Each data packet contains data representing its routing strategy for routing to a destination node. When a node receives the data packet... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7281069 | Method and system for extending the functionality of an embedded USB transceiver interface to handle threshold shift of a USB 2.0 bus during high-speed chirp Methods and systems for extending the functionality of an embedded Universal Serial Bus (USB) transceiver interface to handle threshold shift of a USB 2.0 bus during high-speed chirp are presented. A method for a transceiver of a host coupled by a USB 2.0 bus to a d... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7272152 | Method for real-time communication between a number of network subscribers in a communication system using ethernet physics, and a corresponding communication system using ethernet physics For real-time communication between a number of network subscribers in a communication system using Ethernet physics, the slave units are synchronized to the master unit in that each slave unit is clocked via a respective timer with a predetermined overall cycle tim... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7266104 | Time division protocol for an AD-HOC, peer-to-peer radio network having coordinating channel access to shared parallel data channels with separate reservation channel An ad-hoc, peer-to-peer radio system includes a series of radio terminals forming a service group, each radio terminal having a transceiver for communicating with terminals in the same service group, computer means, and memory for storing program software. Within th... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7248599 | Signal processing apparatus A signal processing apparatus receives a time divisional multiplexed signal including a plurality of kinds of data. The signal processing apparatus includes a processing unit for processing plural kinds of operations corresponding to the data of the time divisional ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243182 | Configurable high-speed serial links between components of a network device A system for selectively forming high-speed serial connections between various components of a network device that includes a multiplexing switch coupled a GE slot and to the high speed serial interfaces of a PHY and at least two network devices. The switch can be p... | 07/10/2007 |
