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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8189617 | System and method for simultaneous communication on Modbus and DNP 3.0 over Ethernet for electronic power meter A system and method is provided for simultaneous communications on Modbus and DNP 3.0 over Ethernet for an electronic power meter. The system incorporates one or more protocol wrappers to provide compatibility with both Modbus and DNP based applications. The system ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8184658 | Wireless media access control arbitration Embodiments of the present invention provide a method that includes receiving, by a traffic arbiter, a predetermined time-slot allocation of one or more uplink time slots and/or one or more downlink time slots for a first wireless media access control (MAC) configur... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184659 | Network system for communicating between different IP versions with multiple translators In a telecommunications network system in which two translators are placed for the conversion of IP version 4 (IPv4)-version 6 (IPv6)-IPv4, one translator converts an IPv4 packet to an IPv6 packet by adding a prefix obtained from a prefix management server managing ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179917 | System and method for repeater in a power line network System and method for repeater in a power line network. According to an embodiment, the present invention provides a method for power line communication network. The method includes providing a virtual local area network (VLAN), which VLAN includes at least a repeat... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179918 | Relay connection unit for vehicle A relay connection unit which is connected to a first communication line of a first communication protocol for communicating a first message via time-divided slots and a second communication line of a second communication protocol for communicating a second message ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179916 | Properly playing in-band tones before call establishment when performing protocol interworking In one embodiment, interworking procedures between H.323 and SIP ensure that in-band tones and announcements, along with local and remote ringback, are properly played or generated. ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175111 | Apparatus and method for relay between networks A network relay apparatus and method using a software module that easily support various network protocols and new network protocols. The network relay apparatus includes a first modem unit communicating with a first network using a first protocol, a second modem un... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170055 | Method of converting between radius message and diameter messages In one embodiment of a method of translating a RADIUS message to a Diameter message, an access request message in RADIUS is translated to a credit control request message in Diameter. In one embodiment of a method of translating a Diameter message to a RADIUS messag... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165157 | Maintaining network compatibility A method for improving network compatibility, the method including but not limited to the following: receiving a first-protocol data-link layer packet having a first-protocol address, the first-protocol data-link layer packet encapsulating a network-layer packet bou... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165156 | Ethernet DSL access multiplexer and method providing dynamic service selection and end-user configuration An Ethernet Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) and method of dynamically creating a service binding in the Ethernet DSLAM based on a service selection made by an end-user. The end-user may use the PPPoE or IEEE802.1X access protocols to provide login... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160094 | Fibre channel over ethernet The present invention provides methods and devices for implementing a Low Latency Ethernet (“LLE”) solution, also referred to herein as a Data Center Ethernet (“DCE”) solution, which simplifies the connectivity of data centers and provides a high bandwidth, ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160095 | Communication device and communication method A communication device includes: a transmission label table storage that stores a transmission label table that holds pseudo wire labels for each header information of Ethernet (standardized by IEEE 802.3 committee) frames; and an encapsulation unit that deletes the... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160093 | Timing system for modular cable modem termination system A modular Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) includes a packet shelf operating a Data Over Cable Service Interface Specifications (DOCSIS) Media Access Control (MAC) framer. One or more downstream Physical Interface (PHY) shelves receive DOCSIS data from the pack... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8149871 | Pointer offset mechanism enabling cost effective SONET/SDH mapping/demapping over ethernet In one embodiment, a SONET/SDH over Ethernet demapping point utilizes a pointer offset mechanism for clock recovery and timing. The pointer offset is determined by the difference between a client clock and a reference clock. ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149870 | Method and apparatus for forwarding data in ethernet The present invention provides a method for forwarding data in the Ethernet, an Ethernet physical layer cross apparatus, an Ethernet Media Access Control (MAC) layer cross apparatus, an Ethernet IP layer cross apparatus and cross cascade systems. In the method of th... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149872 | Multi-service ethernet-over-sonet silicon platform An integrated circuit device for use in connecting synchronous optical networks to packet networks and synchronous time division multiplexed subscriber lines and a method of operation of same is disclosed. An embodiment of the invention may include SONET/SDH compati... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8144728 | Access system for a cellular network The present invention relates to a method and system for providing access to a cellular network (8), wherein a terminal device (1) is connected to an access device (2) according to access specifications of a broadband access network (12) ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8144729 | 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... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8139604 | Processing session initiation protocol signaling in voice/data integrated switching system Processing Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) signaling in a voice/data integrated switching system includes: transceiving a message and data between a terminal and a system using a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) SIP “INFO” method upon communication being pe... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8139605 | Upgrade resilient multi-transport optical network terminal This disclosure is directed to devices and methods for facilitating the upgrade of optical networks. An optical network terminal (ONT) that terminates an optical fiber link of an optical network comprises two or more transport engines that each converts data transmi... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135030 | Method and apparatus for interfacing synchronous core network with asynchronous radio network A method and apparatus for interfacing a synchronous core network with an asynchronous radio network in a next-generation mobile telecommunications system is disclosed. The method for mapping a message in order to interface a synchronous core network with an asynchr... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8135029 | Method and apparatus for a high-speed frame tagger A method is described including extracting protocol information from a received packet within a framer, comparing the protocol information in a first pass to predetermined values to produce a first result, and tagging the packet based on the set of results. ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8130789 | Connecting transactional messages for GSM mobile operators over two disparate networks A method and apparatus providing interconnectivity between several telephone networks. The apparatus receives a telephone transaction initiation message that originated with a telephone set located in a first network. The initiation message bears an originator's reg... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126009 | Method and apparatus for providing ringing timeout disconnect supervision in remote telephone extensions using voice over packet-data-network systems (VOPS) A Multiservice Access Concentrator (MAC) provides a time limit for a first ringing voltage signal in response to an attempted call. The call is attempted via a voice over packet-data-network system (VOPS), wherein the VOPS comprises voice over Internet Protocol (IP)... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121147 | Context-sensitive multimedia message service response An apparatus and a method for context-sensitive multimedia message service (MMS) response. The provision of a response to a MMS UA originated MMS message (e.g. requesting to send a multimedia message (MM)) that is context-sensitive allows the network operator/servic... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121146 | Method, apparatus and system for maintaining mobility resistant IP tunnels using a mobile router A method, apparatus and system enable a mobile device to roam while maintaining a persistent IP tunnel. Specifically, a mobile router may be utilized to enable a mobile device to maintain a persistent IP tunnel while the device roams. In one embodiment, the mobile d... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8116339 | Method and apparatus for establishing metazones across dissimilar networks A system and method for creating and enforcing meta-zones that cross the interface between different network protocols are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of enforcing meta-zones comprises: (a) receiving an Infiniband (IB) packet destined for a Fiber Channel ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8111712 | Apparatus, method, system and program for communication Embodiments provide an apparatus, method, and storage medium wherein a communication identifier of a session or part of a session is provided in a package or added to a message. An apparatus may check, based on the communication identifier of package or the received... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8107494 | Method and apparatus for generating virtual clock signals The invention includes a method and apparatus for generating virtual clock signals for differing hierarchies in a communication system conveying data frames of differing hierarchies. Specifically, a method according to one embodiment of the invention includes receiv... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107493 | Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving legacy format data in high throughput wireless network A method and an apparatus are provided for enabling a legacy station to perform virtual carrier sensing when a plurality of stations with heterogeneous capabilities coexist in a wireless network. The method includes receiving first data compliant with a first protoc... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8102876 | Client/server adaptation scheme for communications traffic A communications system in which carrier Ethernet conveys a plurality of differing types of client signals encapsulated with a generic framing procedure adaptation layer. The client signals are adapted for encapsulation within the carrier Ethernet frames by mapping ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8102875 | Remote unit with exterior connectivity, and corresponding information delivery method A remote unit consisting of an enclosure, equipment providing network access, connections to a limited amount of subscribers and a central office which also provides exterior connectivity. Users and information sources in the vicinity of the remote unit can use a wi... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8094680 | Automatic configuration A method of generating an intermediate format for configuration values of telephony devices. The method includes collecting lists of configuration fields from a plurality of administrable devices; and generating a configuration file format, which includes more confi... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8094679 | Apparatus, method and computer program product for providing automated backup to TDM network connections over an IP network An automated telecommunications backup system includes a first system operable to monitor a primary time division multiplexing (TDM) link on a TDM network for a failure condition and a second system operable to back up at least a portion of the telecommunications tr... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8085808 | Automatic configuration of network devices for network services Systems and methods for facilitating automatic configuration of network devices for network services are disclosed. In one of many possible embodiments, a request for information for configuring a network device is received from a requesting device. The request is i... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8085809 | Codec converter, gateway device, and codec converting method A codec converter includes: a plurality of codec converting units each configured to convert first encoded media data encoded using a first encoding mode into second encoded media data encoded using a second encoding mode different from the first encoding mode; a me... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8085811 | Method and apparatus for transporting ethernet services Frames of customer traffic may be encapsulated by adding Mac-in-Mac (MiM) encapsulation fields for transportation of the frames over a portion of provider network. The MiM encapsulated traffic may be further encapsulated using VPLS by adding VPLS encapsulation field... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8085810 | Cross-layer pipelining optimizations for reduced roundtrips and improving quality of experience Methods for pipelining, piggybacking, and transporting cross layer parameters through a network to reduce round-trip times are disclosed. Application activation, such as accessing a web-site through the internet, currently uses several protocols, including DNS Name ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8081656 | Processing data packets using navigational hardware assist Herein described is a system and method for improving the performance in which data packets are processed in a set-top-box. The system determines and stores one or more values into a memory. The one or more values in memory are subsequently utilized when a firmware ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8077738 | Default internet traffic and transparent passthrough A method for routing packets sent from a user to the internet is provided for systems in which the user is connected to a private network. The method includes: extracting a source network address from the packet; using said source network address to retrieve a user ... | 12/13/2011 |
