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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7366276 | Method and apparatus for transferring signaling messages The present invention provides a novel method for transferring SCCP messages to one of a plurality of entities in an entity set. The method receives a SCCP message from which a traffic type for said received message is determined. A global title associated with said... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7330542 | Method and system for establishing a multimedia connection by negotiating capability in an outband control channel The present invention relates to a method and system for establishing a connection to a terminal device, wherein a user capability information defining supported types of information streams is set in a compatibility information element within an outband signaling m... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327832 | Adjunct processing of multi-media functions in a messaging system A system and methods to allow messaging systems to efficiently perform multi-media processing functions are provided. An exemplary messaging system comprises a host computer interconnected to a network interface unit (NIU), that is, itself, interconnected to externa... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324524 | Pseudo synchronous machine A method and apparatus is disclosed for interfacing an asynchronous network with a synchronous network and in particular for efficiently utilizing available bandwidth of a synchronous network transmit opportunity. In one embodiment asynchronous traffic arrives via a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7310356 | Automatic discovery of network core type Systems and methods for automatically discovering the configuration of network and/or communication facilities are provided. The determination generally involves receiving and/or sending at least one test message or packet with special characteristics that normally ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7292687 | Capability negotiation in a telecommunications network A method of negotiating a call capability between signalling points in a telecommunications system. The method comprises sending a capability preference or prioritised list of preferences from an originating signalling point to a terminating signalling point or sign... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289513 | Switching fabric port mapping in large scale redundant switches A method and system for mapping logical fabric ports to line ingress queues. The system provides for the mapping of line ingress queues to logical destination ports instead of to physical fabric ports. The association of ingress queues with logical destination ports... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7230927 | Non-blocking expandable call center architecture An improved call center architecture includes a switch which communicates with agents either over a broadband network or through a conventional legacy PBX. The hybrid configuration also includes N+1 fault tolerance and the ability to linearly expand the capacity of ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7209441 | Asynchronous transfer mode switch The invention provides an ATM switch which realizes hierarchical shaping for each virtual channel and each virtual path with a simple configuration. Cells are sent from cell buffers of an ATM core switch by FIFO operation to output side connection information applic... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7193967 | Switching system An ATM switching system 1 is provided with an ATM switch 11, a reserved connection memory 12 for storing reserved connection information, a call history memory 13 for maintaining call histories of requests for connection from subscriber's... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7190685 | Control information transmission in a wireless communication system Disclosed is a method and apparatus of data transmission having increased reliability in control information transmission without increased overhead and frame transmission delays. This method and apparatus of data transmission involves transmitting a data packet ove... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7158517 | Method and apparatus for frame-based protocol processing A method and apparatus for an overhead processing system is described. More particularly, frame latency is used to process less time-critical overhead with the overhead processing system. Such a system uses less semiconductor wafer area and consumes less power than ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7116764 | Network interface unit having an embedded services processor A messaging system having a network interface unit (NIU) with an embedded services processor (ESP) that provides a general purpose computing capability within the NIU and that may also have the ability to connect to networks external to the messaging system via that... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7095828 | Distributed network applications platform architecture A system and methods that allow local access of data residing and processed on remote messaging system computers is provided. In an illustrative implementation, a plurality of messaging systems having host computers coupled to network interface units (NIUs) act as m... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7046631 | Method and apparatus for provisioning traffic dedicated cores in a connection oriented network There is provided a method for transmitting non-real time traffic in a connection oriented communications network. The network includes a network core that has a source and a destination with a path between them. The non-real time traffic is received at the source f... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7042913 | Method and system for writing data to memory elements A technique for provisioning cross-connects in network switching environment includes writing a first set of data into a first memory element during a first time interval and writing a second set of data into a second memory element during a second time interval. Th... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6981033 | Selection of a candidate peripheral device A method and apparatus select a peripheral for use with a computer. The method comprises the following steps: identifying a network switch to which the computer is connected; determining all peripherals connected to the network switch; and choosing one of the determ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6975885 | Base station and mobile broadcast communication system including the same A mobile broadcast communication system of the present invention includes a broadcast communication station configured to send, in response to a request from a mobile terminal, audio, video or similar broadcast communication data. At this instant, whether or not the... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6970456 | Method of monitoring the use of a chargeable dynamic signaling port of an inter-exchange trunk To monitor the use of a chargeable dynamic signaling port of a trunk connecting two exchanges, in particular in connection with applications which communicate via exchanges and which are likely to require to use such ports, rights of use are assigned to each applica... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6920112 | Sampling packets for network monitoring The invention provides a method and system for collecting aggregate information about network traffic, while maintaining processor load relatively constant despite substantial variation in network traffic, and capable of substantially accurate frequency measurement ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6665273 | Dynamically adjusting multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) traffic engineering tunnel bandwidth A method and apparatus for an improved Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) system for traffic engineering is described. The improved MPLS system determines the actual traffic flow within a traffic engineering (TE) tunnel and dynamically adjusts the bandw... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6584100 | System for establishing a transmission sequence for plural terminals in a wireless network The system establishes a transmission sequence for effecting communications between plural terminals in a wireless network. This transmission sequence is defined by a control data frame comprised of plural slots, each of which can be allocated for communi... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6460018 | Program production and transmission apparatus Program production supporting component, transmission equipment controlling component, material creation managing component, and storing component are interconnected through a network, and managing component and exterior supporting component are connected... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6385184 | Base station apparatus and transmission power control method The base station apparatus according to the present invention places pilot data and transmission power control data independently of each other in a slot based on processing delays and propagation delays required for transmission power control and places ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6333932 | Connectionless communications system, its test method, and intra-station control system The quality and performance of the connectionless communications system are improved. When a BOM is received, the destination address DA of the L3-PDU stored in the payload of the BOM is retrieved, and the tag information is obtained from the DA (S11). Th... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6208641 | Switch with one-bit resolution The invention relates to implementing switching in a switch in a digital telecommunications system. N incoming signals are introduced to the switch, each comprising successive one-bit time slots that form successive frames each comprising K time slots. Th... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6157634 | Dynamic interchangeability of voice and data channels and facilities in switched mode nodal networks A method and a system for controlling a dynamic channel reconfiguration of an access facility in which a first bit stream is connected on a first channel to a second channel. A status associated with the first bit stream is queried. In response to the que... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6137801 | Telecommunication switching system administrative and management tools The system separates the common administrative functions from the supervisory host applications. Each administrative function is performed by a separate administrative process that is dedicated to that function and is accessible by all the supervisory app... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6091730 | Control of asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) switching networks Arrangements for controlling a data switching network fabric and for synchronizing duplicate modules of such a fabric. A control complex, for determining new virtual connections to be established, and for disconnecting existing virtual connections, is con... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6084874 | Temporary data transfer connections A communication system permitting temporary connections for specific, predictable data transfer performance is presented. The communication system includes a requesting computer system, a responding computer system, and communication paths for establishin... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5987067 | Variable encoding rate puncturer A variable encoding puncturer, for encoding data in response to a variable encoding rate, in a digital broadcasting communication encoder, including a control unit for controlling an alignment of input data and a selection of a compression matrix, and an ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5953338 | Dynamic control processes and systems for asynchronous transfer mode networks A system comprises a system control module and a plurality of interconnected asynchronous transfer mode switches the interconnected asynchronous transfer mode switches are interconnected with one another via at least one physical interface to form a netwo... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5936942 | Communication of alarm information within a telecommunication switching system It is important to report alarm signals rapidly and reliably to the master control units responsible for automatically responding to these alarm signals. Advantageously this is accomplished by transmitting the alarm signals through a switching network of ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5917818 | Synchronous digital hierarchy digital cross-connection apparatus A synchronous digital hierarchy digital cross-connection apparatus. The apparatus includes a synchronous signal connecting unit having a STM-N signal receiving part, a reversely multiplexing part and a STM-N signal transmitting part; an AU frame phase arr... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5848053 | Telecommunications network for serving users from multiple switches A method or apparatus for offering multiple switch access to selected lines and trunks of a multiple telecommunications switch complex. The selected lines and trunks are connected to peripheral units whose outputs are distributed by a network to a group o... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5815490 | SDH ring high order path management A method of managing a telecommunication subnetwork system composed of a number of network elements coupled together through an optical medium to form a Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) network ring. Each of the network elements receives upon initiatio... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5793761 | Communication switching system having a user facility system and a base switching system Communication system (KS) having a user facility system (LMS) for the realization of user facilities and having a switching system (VS) for setting up and clearing down connections between connected subscriber terminal equipment (TE) and for reporting swi... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5771231 | ATM exchange An ATM exchange having an ATM switch for switching a cell, which has arrived from a prescribed incoming line, to a prescribed outgoing line based upon a VPI/VCI contained in the header of the cell is provided with a call processor for executing call proce... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5724347 | Integrated network switch having universal shelf architecture with flexible shelf mapping An integrated network switch is disclosed. The network includes a plurality of peripheral shelves, each having a plurality of ports for respective peripheral devices, and a common control. An interface is disposed between the common control and the periph... | 03/03/1998 |
