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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7817658 | Systems and methods for preparing a usage report with counter information A method for preparing a usage report with counter information relating to a device is described. A counter request is sent to a device. A determination is made if the device responds to the counter request. Cached counter information associated with the device is r... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7787483 | Method for impulse noise monitoring, related network terminal, network node and network manager In a network for digital data packet transmission, reception quality of received data packets is sensed (111) by a remote terminal (101). Thereupon, a bit string indicative for the sensed reception quality is generated (112). This bit string or ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7545824 | System and method for transporting a call in a telecommunication network A signaling processor processes a first message to select a TDM connection for the call and transfers a second message indicating the selected TDM connection. The interworking unit receives the second message and user communications for the call in a packet format, ... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7515600 | Synchronizing portions of a database with different databases on different nodes of a network Techniques are disclosed for synchronizing a database related to a first node in a network with multiple nodes. Each node includes a database different from a database on a different node. An inquiry control message is sent to each node in a candidate set of one or ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7411972 | Link layer device with non-linear polling of multiple physical layer device ports In a communication system comprising a link layer device connectable to one or more physical layer devices, at least a given one of a plurality of ports of the one or more physical layer devices is designated as a port for which status information is to be requested... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7403537 | Methods and systems for mobile application part (MAP) screening in transit networks A method for screening mobile application part (MAP) messages in a transit network is provided. Signaling messages are received from a first network. SCCP called party address information is extracted from each signaling message. If the called party address matches ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7388861 | Method and system for primary blade selection in a multi-module fibre channel switch A system and method for selecting a primary blade in a multi-module fibre channel switch with plural blades is provided. The system includes a state machine for sending exchangeable blade parameter(s) (“EBP”) to the plural blades; and determining if a primary bl... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7379471 | System and method for generating reports in a network Methods and systems are described for generating reports in a communication network. More specifically, the system processes a communication at an enterprise gatekeeper; stores, in memory accessible to the enterprise gatekeeper, information associated with the commu... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7366519 | Systems and methods for managing wireless communications using link space information Disclosed are systems and methods which provide for management of wireless communications through the development and use of link space information. Such link space information provides link-centric information with respect to wireless links of a network to thereby ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366098 | Method and apparatus for input policing a network connection A method is described that resets a first count and resets a second count if a first transmission unit is recognized as being within a new measurement time window. The first transmission unit has a size. The method also increments the first count by the first transm... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362751 | Variable length switch fabric Variable length switch fabric for switching variable length data packets between input and output transmission paths in a communication network. In one embodiment of the invention, apparatus is provided for switching variable length data packets between input and ou... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356030 | Network switch cross point A switching fabric having cross points that process multiple stripes of serial data. Each cross point includes a plurality of port slices and ports. Each port includes a plurality of FIFOs, a FIFO read arbitrator, a multiplexer, a dispatcher, and an accumulator. In ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356147 | Method, system and program product for attaching a title key to encrypted content for synchronized transmission to a recipient A method and system for attaching a title key to encrypted content for synchronized transmission to, or storage by, a recipient is provided. Specifically, under the present invention, an elementary media stream is parceled into content units that each include a cont... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7339892 | System and method for dynamic control of data packet fragmentation threshold in a wireless network In a wireless network system having a wired backbone network, one or more access points (APs), and one or more wireless units (WUs), a technique wherein an AP automatically determines a factor indicative of the error(s) occurring in the transmissions of one or more ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337216 | Electronic system architecture An electronic system architecture comprises a plurality of client devices connected in a hierarchical structure in which the client devices form nodes in the structure interconnected by communications links. One client device at the top of the hierarchical structure... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7327759 | Sequence-preserving deep-packet processing in a multiprocessor system Packets or frames of data may be compressed, encrypted/decrypted, filtered, classified, searched or subjected to other deep-packet processing operations before being distributed through the internet. The microprocessor system and method of the present invention prov... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327670 | Method for reliably recovering signaling system seven (SS7) user part message packets in response to a socket failure Methods and systems for transmitting user part messages between signaling system seven (SS7) signaling points over an internet protocol (IP) network include receiving, at a signal transfer point, a first SS7 user part message. The first SS7 user part message can be ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7310761 | Apparatus and method for retransmitting data packets in mobile ad hoc network environment A method and an apparatus for requesting packet redelivery in a mobile ad hoc network environment. The method includes receiving a first packet periodically broadcasted, extracting packet delivery information of a second packet from the first packet, the second pack... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310423 | Processing multiple encrypted transport streams A single decryption engine is used for decrypting a plurality of encrypted transport streams. Packets in each of the plurality of encrypted transport streams are tagged with a tag value to indicate their origin stream. The tagged packets from the plurality of encryp... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7302490 | Media file format to support switching between multiple timeline-altered media streams In a networked client/server system, media content is streamed from a server computer to a client computer. A media file format is used to store data for multiple timeline-altered streams that provides support for switching between the different timeline-altered str... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296206 | Communication device, transmission control method, and program product The present invention provides a communication device, comprising: transmission means for transmitting a plurality of data segments via a packet communication network, each of the data segments including a sequence number, the data segments being transmitted in sequ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7260086 | Methods and systems for global title translation using message origination information Methods and systems for message-origination-based global title translation include receiving a signaling message and determining whether global title translation is required. In response to determining that global title translation is required, a lookup is performed... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7257427 | System and method for managing mobile communications A system and method for managing mobile communications is disclosed. The system and method can determine which of several systems associated with a motor vehicle is permitted to communicate with a user interface in the motor vehicle. The user interface is used to as... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254236 | Method and system for handling two CA systems in a same receiver A method for enabling a security device to access a service protected by a conditional access system, wherein the service has associated with it two conditional access (CA) system identifier pairs. The device extracts the two CA identifier pairs and automatically id... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7248681 | System and method for real-time fraud detection within a telecommunication network Real time detection of the fraudulent use of a telecommunications network is accomplished by analyzing data for each call that is occurring within the network. A signal protocol receiver is used to collect signaling protocol for each call that is occurring within th... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7245583 | System and method for providing lifeline telecommunication service to line-powered customer premises equipment A system for providing lifeline telecommunication service includes a telecommunication interface, a data packet service module, an analog signal service module, a power generator, and a switch. The telecommunication interface receives telecommunication information f... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245615 | Multi-link protocol reassembly assist in a parallel 1-D systolic array system The present invention comprises a technique for performing a reassembly assist function that enables a processor to perform packet reassembly in a deterministic manner. The technique employed by the present invention enables a processor to reassemble a packet withou... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7239628 | Line-powered network interface device A network interface device includes a first interface, a power extractor, a transceiver, and a second interface. The first interface receives a signal that includes both power and packetized information. The power extractor extracts the power from the signal and pow... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237254 | Seamless switching between different playback speeds of time-scale modified data streams In a network environment, multimedia content is streamed from a server computer to a client computer via the network. A user of the client computer can alter the speed at which the multimedia content is played; either speeding up or slowing down the playback. The cl... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231408 | Data recovery in a distributed system In a distributed system, where data is maintained in at least two databases and the data includes at least one data element, the amount of data transmitted during data recovery is minimized by comparing a first total of the data elements of the data in a first datab... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7221664 | Transmittal of heartbeat signal at a lower level than heartbeat request A communication system, such as a wireless CDMA system, detects markers with fewer errors by having field units transmit the markers at different power levels (e.g., 9 dB for one marker and 11 dB for another marker). The difference in power levels of the markers all... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7218630 | Data session setup system for wireless network A wireless communication system uses a circuit switched link between a wireless unit and a base station to establish a data session with a network device in a packet data network. After the data session is established, the data session can proceed using a packet swi... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7209445 | Method and system for extending the reach of a data communication channel using a flow control interception device A system and method for extending the reach of a data communication channel using flow control interception devices is described. The method decreases the latency-induced reduction in the data throughput and permits data transmission at subrates through the data com... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7206881 | Arrangement and method for controlling dataflow on a data bus The present invention relates to a method and arrangement for controlling dataflow on a databus, especially for avoiding reception problems by a receiver unit. The databus connects at least one receiver unit to one or several transmitter units. The method comprises ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7206283 | High-performance network switch The present invention provides a high-performance network switch. A digital switch has a plurality of blades coupled to a switching fabric via serial pipes. Serial link technology is used in the switching fabric. Each blade outputs serial data streams with in-band c... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203194 | Method and system for encoding wide striped cells A system and method for encoding wide striped cells that carry packets of data across stripes. The method encodes an initial block of a first wide striped cell is encoded with initial cell encoding information, and distributes initial bytes of packet data into avail... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7187687 | Pipeline method and system for switching packets A switching device comprising one or more processors coupled to a media access control (MAC) interface and a memory structure for switching packets rapidly between one or more source devices and one or more destination devices. Packets are pipelined through a series... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7184427 | System and method for communicating telecommunication information from a broadband network to a telecommunication network A system for communicating telecommunication information includes a memory, packetization modules, and a telecommunication interface module. The memory stores subscriber profiles associating each of several subscribers with a telecommunication interface. The packeti... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7177963 | System and method for low-overhead monitoring of transmit queue empty status A queue monitoring system and method determines when one or more transmit queues have reached a state that requires action by the host processing device, without the need for periodic polling of transmit status or excessive interrupt servicing. The queue monitoring ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174479 | Method and system for rollback-free failure recovery of multi-step procedures Disclosed is a rollback-free method for performing multi-step procedures in the presence of possible failure. As the procedure proceeds from its initial state through transitions to its final state, its constituent transitions are monitored for failure. If a failure... | 02/06/2007 |
