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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8107481 | Methods and apparatus for identifying and/or selecting a connection identifier Wireless terminals in a peer to peer system, which desire to communicate traffic signals, acquire a connection identifier associated with traffic transmission request air link resources. The air link resources in the system, in some embodiments, are structured so th... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8098665 | Method and system for automating membership discovery in a distributed computer network Methods for automating membership discovery in a distributed computer network are presented. A particular method includes establishing a Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) tunnel and Targeted Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) signaling channel between a first Pro... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8081637 | Network apparatus and method for forwarding packet When a network apparatus of this invention receives an IEEE 802.3ad link application control packet from a subscriber line with a VPWS function, it processes the packet in a control unit without relaying the packet by VPWS. More specifically, the network apparatus r... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8050278 | Method and system for communicating with a virtual circuit network A host computer communicatively linked with a virtual circuit network and communicatively linked with a device over a local area network receives a virtual circuit message from the virtual circuit network, such as an asynchronous transfer mode network. A data struct... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8045560 | Method and system for managing a network having multiple domains Exemplary embodiments are directed to a system and method for managing a network having multiple domains. An exemplary method includes identifying a router interface connected with a switch; assigning a Layer 2 identifier to the interface, wherein the identifier uni... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8009677 | Path setting method and communication device in network segmented into plurality of areas The communication device includes a transmission node connected to a transmission network, and a control node connected to a control network for controlling the transmission on the transmission network and setting the transmission of the transmission node, and the c... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8005091 | Apparatus and method of generating and maintaining hybrid connection identifications (IDs) for peer-to-peer wireless networks An apparatus and method are disclosed for generating a transmission connection identifier (CID) for a transmitter/receiver pair in a wireless network. The CID may be selected from or mapped to a hybrid CID space comprising a first set of orthogonal CIDs and a second... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7986698 | Methods and apparatus for using connection identifiers having different priorities at different times Methods and apparatus related to scheduling and/or utilization of air link traffic resources are described. A connection identifier is associated with priority with regard to use of an air link resource, e.g., a peer to peer traffic segment which is in contention. A... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7961736 | Convergence and classification of data packets in a centralized communication system A method of converting application data to transport data in a power line communication system includes receiving application data from an application in a device through a service access point. The connection type and connection specification for the application da... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7957395 | Systems and methods for a hybrid telephony service The systems and methods for a hybrid telephony service may provide a plurality of user accounts that each user may have a circuit-based telephony service identifier, a packet-based telephony service identifier and a mapping instruction for the user account. The syst... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7936763 | Method and apparatus for load-balancing in a distributed processing system According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of routing a message to one of a plurality of available processing systems, comprising the steps of detecting the presence of a destination identifier in the message, and where the prese... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7933275 | Generic information element A computer data signal including a generic element identifier, a plurality of task-specific data, a variable length identifier and a multi-use data type identifier. The generic element identifier is configurable to identify an information element containing the gene... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7929545 | Optimized synchronization of MAC address tables in network interconnection apparatuses Network interconnection apparatus comprising a platform with interface ports for network interconnection and comprising in turn a first series and a second series of interface port cards and an interconnection unit for commanded interconnection at least between the ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7929544 | Method and apparatus for linking identification data to a call in a network A method and apparatus for linking caller identification data to a call that originates from a virtual private network is disclosed. Steps relating to the method receiving a call, including an identifier at a mobile switching center. The identifier would identify a ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7916733 | Data communication apparatus, data communication method, program, and storage medium An information processing apparatus functioning as a data communication apparatus determines whether data communication with another information processing apparatus in the same local network is carried out using a global network address. If it is determined that th... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7912065 | Automated voice over IP device VLAN-association setup A system and method are disclosed for automatically registering various system attributes with a VoIP device such as an VoIP phone. The system attributes are provided by a network, preferably an adjacent switching device made aware of the system attributes through o... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7894450 | Implementation of VPNs over a link state protocol controlled ethernet network Nodes on a link state protocol controlled Ethernet network implement a link state routing protocol such as IS-IS. Nodes assign an IP address or I-SID value per VRF and then advertise the IP addresses or I-SID values in IS-IS LSAs. When a packet is to be forwarded on... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7894449 | Method and apparatus for encoding subscriber station identifications and connections in wireless communication networks A method and apparatus for encoding an identification of a subscriber station and its connections in a data frame for transmission in a wireless communication network comprising at least one base station and at least one subscriber station is disclosed. The method c... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7889745 | Systems and methods for multi-layer interworking Systems, modules, computer-readable mediums and methods for multi-layer interworking are provided. An identified traffic path is selected from one or more traffic paths. The identified traffic path is selected based on information indicative of traffic path paramete... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7881302 | Apparatus and method for managing connection identifier in a communication system An apparatus and method for managing a Connection IDentifier (CID) in a communication system are provided. The method includes mapping a different index to at least one CID allocated by a base station (BS) and, if simultaneously transmitting packets for at least two... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7876762 | Ethernet service configuration device, method, and system in passive optical network An Ethernet service configuration device, method, and system in a passive optical network (PON) are provided. The device includes a PON protocol processing module, an Ethernet module, and at least one service module based on Ethernet which are sequentially connected... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7873052 | System and method for controlling process end-point utilizing legacy end-point system Embodiments in accordance with the present invention allow a second end-point determination (EPD) system to actively control the end-pointing of a semiconductor process chamber, by leveraging a legacy EPD system that is already integrated with the chamber. In one em... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7873053 | Method and apparatus for reserving network resources for pseudo point-to-point connections An embodiment includes encoding, into a resource reservation signaling message, (i) a group identifier assigned to a group of pseudo point-to-point connections established between a root node and at least one leaf node and (ii) a sub-group identifier assigned to a s... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7864775 | Automatic sequencing based on wireless connectivity A method of determining the sequence of traversing nodes in a communication network is provided. The method comprises with each node, determining other nodes in the network it can reach in a single hop. Creating a local sequence connection order based on the determi... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7860104 | Upstream label assignment for the resource reservation protocol with traffic engineering The invention is directed toward techniques for Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) upstream label assignment for the Resource Reservation Protocol with Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE). The techniques include extensions to the RSVP-TE that enable distribution of ups... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7843939 | Merging multiple network data flows The disclosure presents techniques for merging multiple data flows in a network such as a Passive Optical Network (PON). The PON comprises an interface module and network nodes connected to the interface module via an optical fiber link. Each network node further se... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7839862 | Upstream label assignment for the label distribution protocol The invention is directed toward techniques for Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) upstream label assignment for the Label Distribution Protocol (LDP). The techniques include extensions to the LDP that enable distribution of upstream assigned labels from an upstr... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7835365 | Connection management in a centralized communication system A method to establish communications in a centralized network determines that a connection needs to be established and generates a connection type and a connection specification. A connection is then requested from a central coordinator. If the connection is granted... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7787471 | Field processor for a network device A method of handling a datagram in a network device is disclosed. The steps include receiving a datagram, with the datagram having multiple field values, at a port of a network device, parsing the received datagram to obtain the field values, applying the parsed fie... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7782865 | Allocating VPI for user devices To provide a method and network system, wherein the proper VPI values are allocated, after the user devices are connected with the network device. A user device transmits a first specific ATM cell, while a network device receives the first specific ATM cell and tran... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7769023 | Fibre channel traffic redirect scheme using access control lists Disclosed are methods and apparatus for redirecting fiber channel data that is transmitted between a first and a second node, such as a host and target, in a storage area network (SAN) to an intelligent node that facilitates implementation of a service on such redir... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7742482 | Upstream label assignment for the resource reservation protocol with traffic engineering The invention is directed toward techniques for Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) upstream label assignment for the Resource Reservation Protocol with Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE). The techniques include extensions to the RSVP-TE that enable distribution of ups... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7738465 | Packet forwarding device equipped with statistics collection device and statistics collection method A packet forwarding device equipped with a statistics collection device and statistics collection method for high speed ports at a low cost while maintaining the required statistical accuracy for each flow. In order to collect a statistic flow with the required accu... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7733872 | System and method for implementing quality of service fallback using resource reservation protocol A system and method for implementing a Quality of Service (QoS) fallback using Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) includes initiating a communication session with a QoS precondition between a first domain and a second domain. It is determined whether the second do... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7724748 | LAN emulation over infiniband fabric apparatus, systems, and methods A method and device for local area network (LAN) emulation over an Infiniband (IB) fabric. An IB LAN driver at a first node on an IB fabric receives the port and associated local identifier (LID) of one or more remote peer nodes on the IB fabric. An IEEE 802.3 Ether... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7715407 | Network apparatus and method for forwarding packet When a network apparatus of this invention receives an IEEE 802.3ad link application control packet from a subscriber line with a VPWS function, it processes the packet in a control unit without relaying the packet by VPWS. More specifically, the network apparatus r... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7706382 | Method and system for managing a network having multiple domains Exemplary embodiments are directed to a system and method for managing a network having multiple domains. An exemplary method includes identifying a router interface connected with a switch; assigning a Layer 2 identifier to the interface, wherein the identifier uni... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7693153 | Decomposed switching node and method of operating the same In a telecommunications network, a method of controlling a media gateway to handle a multiplex session, using a media gateway controller, the media gateway and the media gateway controller communicating using a standardised interface protocol, e.g. H.248, providing ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7684407 | Status report method in a wireless communication system A method for reporting missing data of a re-segmented data transmission in a wireless communication device is disclosed. The method comprises determining that a last re-segmented protocol data unit (PDU) segment of a re-segmented PDU has not been received. In respon... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7680123 | Mobile terminated packet data call setup without dormancy When the binding of a mobile station (MS) in a home agent (HA) expires, the HA generates an identifier from the MS's IMSI. The HA maintains a binding between the home address (HoA) and a special care of address (MAP-CoA), where the host ID of MAP-CoA is the identifi... | 03/16/2010 |
