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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8117338 | Border gateway protocol procedures for multi-protocol label switching and layer-2 virtual private networks using Ethernet-based tunnels Described are a network device and method for distributing routing information for a virtual private network (VPN) application through a packet-switched network (PSN) from a first provider edge (PE) router to a second provider edge (PE) router. An Ethernet switched ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112546 | Routing users to receive online services based on online behavior Tools and techniques for routing users to receive online services based on online behavior are provided. These tools may receive representations of activity involving different users in interacting with online services, and may analyze these representations of user ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108551 | Systems and methods for monitoring physical paths within a computer network A computer-implemented method for monitoring physical paths within a computer network may include: 1) identifying a first logical path within a computer network, 2) identifying a physical path that corresponds to the first logical path, 3) probing the physical path ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103793 | Method and system for updating playlists Improved techniques for automatic (or dynamic) updating (or maintaining) of playlists for a media system that stores and plays media content for a user of the media system. The automatic update to playlists can occur when additional media content is added to or remo... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8078758 | Automatic configuration of source address filters within a network device Techniques are described for automatically setting source address filters within a network device. For example, an apparatus, such as a router, comprises a network interface card to receive routing information from a network device. The routing information specifies... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073829 | HTTP cache with URL rewriting URL rewriting is a common technique for allowing users to interact with internet resources using easy to remember and search engine friendly URLs. When URL rewriting involves conditions derived for sources other than the URL, inconsistencies in HTTP kernel cache and... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8051204 | Information asset management system, log analysis server, log analysis program, and portable medium An information asset management system in a network environment includes a monitoring program 11 that monitors operation events performed by users and creates terminal logs 12, a terminal log collection program 21 that stores an integrated log | 11/01/2011 |
| 8046492 | Offset independent filtering A device facilitates offset independent message filtering, and receives a filter registration request from a control software element, where the filter registration request includes at least a field name and a filter value. The device also identifies an offset value... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8010699 | Accelerating network communications There is disclosed a method for accelerating network communications. The method may be implemented on a server computer or other computing device. The method may exist as a software program and may be stored on a storage medium. The method may include receiving a re... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8001268 | Source reputation information system with router-level filtering of electronic messages Disclosed herein are filtering systems and methods that employ an electronic message source reputation system. The source reputation system maintains a pool of source Internet Protocol (IP) address information, in the form of a Real-Time Threat Identification Networ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7996559 | Automatic MEP provisioning in a link state controlled Ethernet network Ethernet OAM MEPs are automatically configured in a link state protocol controlled Ethernet network. A node operating in the link state protocol controlled Ethernet network receives a Link State PDU (LSP) containing a TLV having a MEP associated with the Ethernet MA... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7987289 | Participating in cloud as totally stubby edge A Totally Stubby Edge (TSE) participates in a cloud under the condition that the TSE may select paths for frames that the TSE introduces to the cloud, but may not transit frames between nodes in the cloud. The edge submits, to an administrator of the cloud, a reques... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7975070 | Routing instances for network system management and control A network system uses a management routing instance to route management information between elements involved in management of the system. The system registers each element in the management routing instance when the element comes on line. Based on the management ro... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7970933 | Ad hoc network, node, routing control method and routing control program An ad hoc network is configured of a plurality of nodes. The node includes: a link setting unit configured to set a plurality of links to a plurality of adjacent nodes on a one-to-one basis; a Bloom filter storage unit configured to store a Bloom filter in associati... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7958261 | Domain name cache control system generating series of varying nonce-bearing domain names based on a function of time Domain name caching is controlled by adding a nonce to a domain name to force propagation of lookup to an authoritative server or service. Desired caching behavior is dictated by controlling when a new and unique nonce-bearing name is created. For example, caching c... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7930426 | Method for tracking transmission status of data to entities such as peers in a network A method for tracking a transmission status of one or more data elements to one or more devices. In one example, the method includes providing a list including one or more devices and one or more data elements; processing the list to determine a data element of the ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7895360 | Method and apparatus for adaptively configuring a router A method, device, and computer readable medium for adaptively configuring a router monitors data packets propagating in a network to detect a statically configured network device. A network interface within the router is adapted to network parameters associated with... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7886080 | Management of topology changes in layer two networks In one embodiment, a method for managing topology changes in a Layer 2 network is provided. The method may comprise receiving a change notification at a provider edge bridging device and associating the change notification with a customer service. The method may fur... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7877511 | Method and apparatus for adaptive services networking Methods and apparatus provide an adaptive load balancer that presents a virtual data system to client computer systems. The virtual data system provides access to an aggregated set of data, such as files or web service objects, available from a plurality of server d... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7865616 | Virtual networks A virtual network has a plurality of nodes. Each node has the capability to provide a service to another node. Each node maintains a list for storing entries each representing a link to another node; each entry contains the address of the other node and a label iden... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7865615 | Maintaining IGP transparency of VPN routes when BGP is used as a PE-CE protocol A technique maintains Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) transparency of Virtual Private Network (VPN) routes when Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is used as a Provider Edge Device (PE) to Customer Edge Device (CE) protocol in a computer network. According to the novel t... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7853718 | Information delivery system, reregistration message sending method, node device, and recording medium recording node processing program In an information delivery system including a plurality of node devices mutually communicable through a network, transfer destination node information is respectively memorized in the node devices, and at least one piece of deliver... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7849215 | Updating state in edge routers Methods, edge routers and an edge-router-refresh network signalling message used to update state information in edge routers. A data session is established on a path from a source towards a destination connected from the source via a plurality of Autonomous Systems ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7844733 | Content router with multiple forwarding elements instantiated on hardware entities A carrier grade content router, includes a distinct management plane for housing externally visible management applications, and coordinating and relaying external management requests to appropriate underlying application code in the router; a distinct control plane... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7840705 | System and program product for replicating message status changes across messaging systems The present invention provides a method, system and program product for replicating message status changes across messaging systems. Specifically, under the present invention, when a status of a message for a user is changed on a messaging system, the status change ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7802012 | Estimating traffic values or intervals for network topology and network behaviour A method of estimating traffic values or intervals in a communications network, the network comprising a plurality of nodes being interconnected by links, the method comprising the steps of (a) obtaining traffic data through the nodes or links as input data; (b) obt... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7797446 | Method and system for updating playlists Improved techniques for automatic (or dynamic) updating (or maintaining) of playlists for a media system that stores and plays media content for a user of the media system. The automatic update to playlists can occur when additional media content is added to or remo... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7792992 | Serverless distributed monitoring and anomaly detection for a service oriented architecture A system and method for serverless distributed monitoring anomaly detection for a service oriented architecture is provided. The method includes selecting a number of nodes, e.g. super peers, to form an overlay network which is configured to facilitate bidirectional... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7788406 | Method and system for reducing look-up time in packet forwarding on computer networks Lookup time in packet forwarding on computer networks is reduced. A first lookup is performed in a memory tree to find a first protocol forwarding entry in the memory tree. The forwarding entry includes first protocol (e.g., EGP) information and cached associated se... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7788405 | Method for automatic configuration of prefixes at maps in HMIPv6 A method for automatic configuration of prefixes at MAPS in HMIPv6 and MIPv6 is providedwhere it is related to the configuration of valid on-link prefixes at MAPs in HMIPv6 and to DHCPv6. Additionally, there is provided a method for providing automatic configuration... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7774500 | Method and apparatus for flexible network management of multiple customer virtual private networks The invention comprises a method and apparatus for deriving at least one router configuration of at least one datacenter edge router and at least one provider edge router to support at least one datacenter managing at least one customer virtual private network. Spec... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7774499 | Accelerating network communications There is disclosed a method for accelerating network communications. The method may be implemented on a server computer or other computing device. The method may exist as a software program and may be stored on a storage medium. The method may include receiving a re... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7756998 | Managing L3 VPN virtual routing tables A method of managing virtual routing forwarding (VRF) tables at a provider edge PE router of a L3 virtual private network (VPN) is provided. An import route target (ImpRT) tree is maintained at the PE router, which keeps the association between all ImpRT attributes ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7743167 | Method and system for servicing requests in a dynamic cluster A method for servicing requests in a dynamic cluster that includes receiving, by a first replica of the dynamic cluster, a first request that includes a first membership label from a client, wherein the client stores the first membership label and a first cluster li... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7739402 | Locating devices in a data network A system that associates physical locations with network-linked devices in a network to which such devices are connected. This system employs a variety of techniques for establishing device location. The system configuration can vary and can include any type of data... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7739405 | Multicast group management in infiniband A mechanism for managing multicast groups with send-without-receive (SWR) joiners without the use of traps on creation and deletion of groups is provided. Group information is maintained continuously while the SWR member exists. When an SWR join is attempted and the... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7739404 | Scalable methods for distributing routing information to border gateway protocol (BGP) devices Described are a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) network device and method for distributing routing information to a plurality of BGP peers over a network. The BGP network device dynamically calculates a number of groups and a number of BGP peers in each group based on... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7739403 | Synchronizing state information between control units Techniques are described for synchronizing state information between a plurality of control units. A router, for example, is described that includes a primary control unit and a standby control unit. The primary control unit maintains router resources to ensure oper... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7730207 | Routing in peer-to-peer networks Routing in a peer-to-peer network is described. In an implementation, a method includes receiving at one of a plurality of nodes in a peer-to-peer network, an indication of a change in membership in the peer-to-peer network by another node in the peer-to-peer networ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7720995 | Conditional BGP advertising for dynamic group VPN (DGVPN) clients In a host within a group, a method for ensuring secure communications is provided. The method involves (a) determining if a group security policy is in place for secure communication between hosts within the group, (b) if the group security policy is in place, adver... | 05/18/2010 |
