ATM MULTIPLEXING APPARATUS AND CELL DISCARD METHOD
Granted: April 19, 2007
Application Number:
20070086467
An ATM multiplexing apparatus of the present invention is the apparatus for selectively performing cell discard processing in the case of congestion on the basis of a use state of the same connection formed by cells from the side of an ATM switching unit and subscribers without installing UPC units, and the ATM multiplexing apparatus, which is connected to the ATM switching unit and each of plural subscribers through ATM communication lines and performs multiplexing processing to ATM…
DYNAMIC TOOLBAR FOR MARKUP LANGUAGE DOCUMENT
Granted: March 29, 2007
Application Number:
20070073806
A toolbar that is provided or inserted in a markup language document so as to facilitate features or functionality provided by a server is disclosed. The toolbar is able to determine whether the toolbar should be displayed as part of the markup language page being displayed. In one embodiment the server is an intermediary server.
DUAL AUTHENTICATION OF A REQUESTOR USING A MAIL SERVER AND AN AUTHENTICATION SERVER
Granted: March 8, 2007
Application Number:
20070055864
Improved approaches for providing secure remote access to email resources maintained on private networks are disclosed. The secure access can be provided through a public network using a standard network browser. Multiple remote users are able to gain restricted and controlled access to email on a mail server within a private network through a common access point. The solution provided by the improved approaches allow not only native access to email resources but also robust…
ENHANCED FIBER NODES WITH CMTS CAPABILITY
Granted: March 1, 2007
Application Number:
20070050835
Enhanced Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) functionality, including programmable digital domain modulators and demodulators for dynamic channel assignment, is incorporated into Fiber Nodes (FNs) or mini Fiber Nodes (mFNs), yielding enhanced Fiber Nodes (eFNs). These eFns distribute CMTS functionality deep into Hybrid-Fiber-Coax Networks (HFCN) rather than centralizing the CMTS functions within a single location. Moving the cable modem terminations closer to the subscribers shortens…
PACKET PROCESSING APPARATUS, PACKET PROCESSING METHOD, AND PACKET EXCHANGE
Granted: February 1, 2007
Application Number:
20070025380
A packet processing method for exchanging packet data through a plurality of layers is disclosed, that comprises the steps of storing the entire packet to a packet memory; and storing part of each packet of the packet data used in processes of a layer 2 processing portion and a layer 3 processing portion of the plurality of layers to a multi-port shared memory, the layer 2 processing portion and the layer 3 processing portion accessing the same memory space of the multi-port shared…
MULTIPLE INPUT, MULTIPLE OUTPUT CHANNEL, DIGITAL RECEIVER TUNER
Granted: January 25, 2007
Application Number:
20070019539
The present invention teaches a compact and highly integrated multiple-channel digital tuner and receiver architecture, suitable for widespread field deployment, wherein each receiver demodulator channel may be remotely, automatically, dynamically, and economically configured for a particular cable, carrier frequency, and signaling baud-rate, from an option universe that includes a plurality of input cables, a plurality of carrier frequencies, and a plurality of available baud-rates. A…
DEVICE FOR REASSEMBLING CELL DATA DEVICE FOR CIRCUIT EMULATION SERVICE AND METHOD OF ATM SYNCHRONIZATION CONTROL
Granted: January 4, 2007
Application Number:
20070002872
A device and method are disclosed for correctly restoring a read clock when there are a plurality of STM data stream transmission sources. In a CES device of an ATM communication system, ATM cells from respective connections, which are to be delivered to the same outgoing line, are accumulated in a reassembly buffer memory and a PLO control unit aggregates the amount of ATM cells accumulated in the reassembly buffer memory for each connection. Subsequently, the PLO control unit…
PACKET SWITCHING SYSTEM AND METHOD
Granted: December 21, 2006
Application Number:
20060285488
A packet switching system capable of ensuring the sequence and continuity of packets and further compensating for delays in transmission is disclosed. Each of two redundant switch sections has a high-priority queue and a low-priority queue for each of output ports. A high-priority output selector selects one of two high-priority queues corresponding to respective ones of the two switch sections to store an output of the selected one into a high-priority output queue. A low-priority…
CALL ADMISSION CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM
Granted: December 21, 2006
Application Number:
20060285491
A call admission control technique allowing flexible and reliable call admissions at an ATM switch in the case of an ATM network including both QoS-specified and QoS-unspecified virtual connections is disclosed. In the case where a QoS (Quality of Service) specified connection request occurs, an estimated bandwidth is calculated which is to be assigned to an existing QoS-unspecified traffic on the link associated with the QoS-specified connection request. A call control processor of the…
Processing communication flows in asymmetrically routed networks
Granted: November 30, 2006
Application Number:
20060268932
A network system includes a first device and a second device separated by a network having asymmetric routes in which traffic forwarded in a first direction from the first device to the second device may travel a different route than traffic forwarded in a second direction from the second device to the first device. At least three intermediate processing devices are located between the first device and the second device, wherein at least two of the intermediate processing devices are…
STATISTIC MULTIPLEX TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
Granted: November 30, 2006
Application Number:
20060268889
The present invention is directed to obtain a statistic multiplexing effect in an image transmission system using terminals stipulated by H. 310 of an ITU-T recommendation. In a network including a first local area ATM network, a second local area ATM network and a public ATM network connected to the first and second ATM local area networks, multiplex gateway devices are interposed between the local area ATM networks and the public ATM network, respectively. The multiplex gateway…
INGRESS NOISE REDUCTION IN A DIGITAL RECEIVER
Granted: November 16, 2006
Application Number:
20060256898
The invention provides a device (D2) for reducing ingress noise in a digital signal, comprising a noise predictor (20) for predicting an amount of ingress noise in the digital signal (sn) based on past samples of the ingress noise, and a subtractor (21) for subtracting the predicted amount of ingress noise from the digital signal. Channel distortion is compensated for by a noise-independent equalizer (25), such as a ZF equalizer, placed upstream of the noise predictor (20). The device…
ENHANCED CMTS FOR RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, AND SERVICEABILITY
Granted: November 9, 2006
Application Number:
20060250758
A Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) is partitioned into Line Cards, I/O Cards, and a midplane to provide enhanced Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability. Each I/O Card provides a cabling interface for coupling an assigned Line Card to other portions of a Hybrid-Fiber-Coax Network. A plurality of RF signals is coupled via connectors between each Line Card and a corresponding I/O Card, via the midplane. This permits a Line Card to be removed for servicing without requiring…
MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION DEMODULATOR FOR SAID MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR TERMINATING PLURALITY OF ATM LINES IN BASE STATION DEMODULATOR
Granted: October 26, 2006
Application Number:
20060239274
In a method for terminating a plurality of ATM lines for a base station modulator/demodulator in a mobile communication system for data communication between upper stations and a base station by a transmission method wherein ATM cells are mapped utilizing an existing leased line as a physical medium sublayer, when an increase in capacity of the base station necessitates leased line interfaces corresponding to a plurality of upper stations, processing is carried out in such a manner that…
SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AVOIDING CELL DISPOSAL IN BUFFER
Granted: October 19, 2006
Application Number:
20060233102
A cell disposal avoidance system is provided that can avoid disposal of cells resided in the QoS buffer when a traffic of a specific QoS class in an ATM switch increases. The ATM switch includes a storage cell number monitor, a software data section 813, and a software controller 812. The storage cell number monitor monitors congestion of plural QoS buffers in the buffer 3, 5. The software data section 813 stores a cell reading priority (WRR value) attached for each QoS buffer. The…
INTERNET SECURITY SYSTEM
Granted: September 21, 2006
Application Number:
20060209836
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for processing a data packet in a packet forwarding device. A data packet is received. A virtual local area network destination is determined for the received data packet, and a set of rules associated with the virtual local area network destination is identified. The rules are applied to the data packet. If a virtual local area network destination has been determined for the received data…
ARBITRATION METHOD FOR OUTPUT CELLS OF ATM AND ARBITER CIRCUIT
Granted: August 31, 2006
Application Number:
20060193324
The invention provides an arbitration method and an arbiter circuit by which equal arbitration of output cells can be achieved with a comparatively simple configuration even where a very great number of queues are involved. The arbiter circuit includes a plurality of queues for storing output cells, and a plurality of round robins for successively providing the right of outputting output cells to the queues. The round robins are arranged in a multi-stage tree link configuration, and the…
DUAL AAL1 DEVICE AND SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD USED THEREWITH
Granted: August 31, 2006
Application Number:
20060193326
Upon receipt of a synchronization request from the CPU, the AAL1 device of the act system causes its cell forming section to extract the allocation position information for the SAR-PDU payload about a particular time slot in the current frame and, via the synchronization information send/receive section, transfers the information to the AAL1 device of the standby system. The AAL1 device of the standby system causes its operation processing section to calculate the allocation position of…
DSL TERMINAL-EXCHANGE DEVICE CONNECTING SYSTEM AND METHOD
Granted: August 24, 2006
Application Number:
20060187938
A DSL 5 is connected between an exchange device 3 and an IAD1 to which DSL subscriber terminals 2-1 through 2-n are connected, and the exchange device 3 is equipped with a VMG 4 for terminating an ATM cell multiplexed over the DSL 5, a voice packet transmitted as multiplexed over the DSL 5 is directly terminated at the exchange device 3, which in turn converts the voice packet into a packet according to an existing exchange device interface 8, so that DSL subscribers can be accommodated…
Network architecture and methods for transparent on-line cross-sessional encoding and transport of network communications data
Granted: June 1, 2006
Application Number:
20060114939
A computer implemented method and system for transferring data packets includes intercepting a stream of data packets at the connectionless network layer from a client or server, encoding and encapsulating the data packets, transmitting the encoded data packets, decoding and decapsulating the data packets, and injecting the decoded and decapsulated data packets into the connectionless network layer at a client or server. The encoding of the packets is based on detecting repetitions that…
