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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8179913 | Method and apparatus of handling variable of RLC reset procedure during receiver-side-only re-establishment in wireless communications system A method of handling a variable of a Radio Link Control reset procedure during receiver-side-only re-establishment in a wireless communications system includes resetting a reset state variable, used for counting the number of times a RESET protocol data unit is sche... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7949006 | System and method for media burst control of discrete content for push-to-cellular communication A wireless communication device, and a method thereof, for media burst control of discrete content for a push-to-cellular communication. One circuit of device communicates continuous data via a real time data, such as RTP. Another circuit communicates control inform... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7738484 | Method, system, and apparatus for system level initialization Multiple initialization techniques for system and component in a point-to-point architecture are discussed. Consequently, the techniques allow for flexible system/socket layer parameters to be tailored to the needs of the platform, such as, desktop, mobile, small se... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7499468 | Method of adapting an optical network to provide lightpaths to dynamically assigned higher priority traffic A system and method for dynamically establishing lightpaths in an optical telecommunications network. The system implements tokens which are used to advertise the availability of receivers downstream. The tokens notify a source when a transmission fails. The tokens ... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7418030 | Flexible initialization method for DSL communication systems A communication system 10 initialized using an iterative training portion is disclosed. The communication system 10 comprises a first transceiver 12 operable to communicate according to a digital subscriber line standard and a second transceiver... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7400574 | Method and apparatus for managing a loop network A method and apparatus for managing a loop network, the loop network (200) including at least one loop (206, 208), a plurality of devices (210) connected to the at least one loop (206, 208) via ports (211, 212), wherein at least tw... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7362717 | Method and system for using distributed name servers in multi-module fibre channel switches A method for processing a Get Identifier (“GI_A”) command received by a switch module of a multi-module fiber channel switch with a plurality of switch modules is provided. The method comprises determining if a domain value in the GI_A command is that of the mul... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359340 | Method and device for automatically attributing addresses to a plurality of modules interconnected by a communication network with complex topology The invention concerns a method whereby each module is determined from the address of the module located immediately upstream in the networked relative to the central unit, the detected address being transmitted by the upstream module in an attribution message, whic... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359315 | Method, system, and computer program product for avoiding data loss during network port recovery processes A method, system, and computer program product are disclosed in a data processing system for avoiding data loss during network port recovery. A first network port is linked to a second network port via a network. The second network port transmits data to the first n... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355966 | Method and system for minimizing disruption in common-access networks A method and fibre channel switch element is provided for isolating a defective device that is coupled to a fibre channel arbitrated loop. The method includes, isolating a port if a loop initialization primitive (“LIP”) is detected from a device coupled to the a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352701 | Buffer to buffer credit recovery for in-line fibre channel credit extension devices A method and system for credit recovery of lost frames and R_RDYs in an in-line credit extender is provided. The method includes, comparing received frame count and a programmable counter value when BB_SCs are received; loading the difference between the frame count... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349331 | Procedure and system for scheduling a shared recourse between multiple information packet flows Each synchronous flow (h=1, 2, Ns) is associated to a respective synchronous capacity value (Hh) indicative of the maximum amount of time for which a synchronous flow can be served before relinquishing the token. Each asynchronous flow (I=1, 2,... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7340167 | Fibre channel transparent switch for mixed switch fabrics A method and a Fibre Channel switch element are provided that allows communication between a host system and a target device attached to a proprietary switch fabric in a network. The Fibre Channel switch element includes a first port that communicates with the targe... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334046 | System and method for optimizing frame routing in a network A method for routing Fibre Channel frames in a Fibre Channel system is provided. The method compares a cost associated with a pre-programmed preferred route when the pre-programmed preferred route has been pre-programmed to route Fibre Channel frames between a sourc... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328010 | Method and apparatus for steering idle mobile stations Idle mobile stations are steered to a particular cell or service area to accommodate subscriber preferences or restrictions, subscription services, or network operator preferences or restrictions and/or to accomplish load redistribution or other network management f... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319669 | Method and system for controlling packet flow in networks A system and method for transmitting and bundling network packets is provided. The incoming network packet size is determined and if the remote buffer space is sufficient to hold the network packet it is transmitted to the destination port. If the remote buffer spac... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7320094 | Retraining derived clock receivers Systems and methods of retraining a receiver provide for determining a minimum transition density for a derived clock data link to the receiver. A retraining flit is generated based on the minimum transition density. In one approach, the retraining flit is generated... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7310670 | Multi-channel power line exchange protocol A scalable networking protocol that allows multiple nodes to communicate via a multi-channel network medium is described. The networking protocol allows any node on the network to assign itself as the active network server. The active network server polls client nod... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7269131 | Method and apparatus for managing a loop network A method and apparatus for managing a loop network, the loop network (200) including at least one loop (206, 208), a plurality of devices (210) connected to the at least one loop (206, 208) via ports (211, 212), wherein at least tw... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7251296 | System for clock and data recovery A clock and data recovery (CDR) system that generates one or more clock signals from a received data stream and determines an optimal clock signal to associate with the incoming data stream. The system includes a candidate clock generation circuit that operates to r... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7248580 | Hardware-enforced loop-level hard zoning for fibre channel switch fabric Hardware-enforced zoning is provided in Fibre Channel switches to protect against breaching of assigned zones in a switch network which can occur with software-based zoning techniques. The invention provides logic for performing a hardware-based validation of the So... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7230929 | Method and system for dynamically assigning domain identification in a multi-module fibre channel switch A method for entering fabric configuration in a fibre channel system for a multi-module fibre channel switch is provided. The method includes determining if a primary blade has been selected for the multi-module switch; sending exchange fabric parameters to internal... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7197576 | Distributed storage management platform architecture A distributed storage management platform (DSMP) architecture is disclosed. Such a DSMP architecture includes a number of storage routers. Each one of the storage routers comprises a number of interface controllers. One of the interface controllers of each one of th... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7180511 | Display control system for displaying image information on multiple areas on a display screen A display control system includes multiple image signal sources and image display devices. At the time of performing control for displaying picture signals from the multiple signal sources connected on respective sending lines to respective multiple areas on screens... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7173941 | Resilient detection of repeaters An apparatus and method are detailed that allows for improved detection of communication devices and/or doublers in an associated physical communication links, in particular on HDSL communication links. The improved device apparatus and method additionally allows fo... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7154886 | Method and system for primary blade selection in a multi-module fiber 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... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7152132 | Method and apparatus for improving buffer utilization in communication networks A method and a switch element for buffer utilization in a network are provided. The method includes, receiving plural frames in a first buffer, if the received frames are less than a full size frame and can be accommodated in the first buffer; sending an available b... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7145877 | Apparatus and method for distance extension of fibre-channel over transport The Fibre-Channel flow control mechanism is augmented to facilitate efficient data exchange between Fibre-Channel ports over extended distances. A supplemental buffer mechanism may be maintained as part of an interface to a transport network used to carry Fibre-Chan... | 12/05/2006 |
| RE39405 | Network link endpoint capability detection Support for a mixed network environment is provided which can contain multiple isochronous and/or non-isochronous LAN protocols such as isochronous-ethernet, ethernet, isochronous-token ring, token ring, other isochronous-LAN or other LAN systems. Support for a mixe... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7130927 | Method of bandwidth management between the stations of a local area network A method of bandwidth management for ensuring a guaranteed bandwidth to each station of a transmission network (18) comprising a plurality of stations (10, 12, 14, 16), forming a logical ring wherein one of the stations is the ring manager and wherein ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7130144 | Substrate structure of disk array apparatus, disk array apparatus and disk array system In a substrate structure of a primary disk array apparatus of a disk array system, the primary disk array apparatus contains in one housing at least a plurality of disk drives and a controller substrate with a controller section for controlling the disk drives, and ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7106695 | Method of allocating bandwidth to the stations of a local area network A method of bandwidth management over a transmission network comprising a plurality of stations forming a logical ring that circulates a token from station to station. Each station is allowed to transmit data to other stations over the transmission network when it r... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7103504 | Method and system for monitoring events in storage area networks A method and system for monitoring events in a storage area network is provided. The system includes a threshold monitoring module that receives a message from plural monitoring agents indicating if a parameter varies from a threshold value, and in response to the m... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7076550 | Network connection apparatus and network system using this A scanner (1) and a printer (2) each comprise a network interface unit (11/21) for transferring data with a network (7), an apparatus information interpretation unit (12/22) for interpreting information from other apparatuses, an a... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7073001 | Fault-tolerant digital communications channel having synchronized unidirectional links A method of synchronizing or initiating channel lock in a serial loop formed by an initializing transceiver and subject transceivers disclosed. Should a transceiver in the serial loop detect that its receiving serial channel is desynchronized, it sends an unlock sig... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7065609 | Performing lookup operations using associative memories optionally including selectively determining which associative memory blocks to use in identifying a result and possibly propagating error indications Methods and apparatus are disclosed for performing lookup operations using associative memories, including, but not limited to modifying search keys within an associative memory based on modification mappings, forcing a no hit condition in response to a highest prio... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7047319 | System and method for enabling a collision-free protocol over ethernet A collision-free protocol for transmitting frames between stations connected over a shared transmission medium such as an IEEE 802.3 Ethernet LAN. A logical ring is formed and a token is circulated among the connected stations part of the logical ring (not all conne... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7043257 | Positioning apparatus, positioning method, and positioning system A positioning apparatus for determining a present position of a mobile station by using radio waves coming from a plurality of base stations arranged within a communication area is provided. The positioning apparatus receives the radio waves coming from the pluralit... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036013 | Secure distributed time service in the fabric environment A secure and distributed time service is discussed for use in a network. In particular, the invention relates to Fiber Channel networks and the secure distribution of time service using a push model. In order to distribute time on a push model, one entity assumes re... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7032063 | Multi-port storage communications controller A multi-port Fibre Channel controller according to embodiments of the present invention includes a number of Fibre Channel ports, an interface unit coupled to each one of the Fibre Channel ports, a Fibre Channel controller, and a processor. The processor is coupled ... | 04/18/2006 |
