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7613123 Apparatus and method for establishing network  
Embodiments of a method and apparatus can establish a network using pre-set IP information when a host is coupled to a network. In an embodiment of a network establishment method, ARP response...
7613105 Methods and systems for removing data inconsistencies for a network simulation  
A network troubleshooting framework is described. In an implementation, a method includes forming a plurality of reports by a plurality of nodes in a network, wherein each of the reports is formed...
7609642 Detecting network interfaces capable of channel bonding  
A method discovers whether network interfaces associated with a device are capable of being channel bonded. In particular, each network interface associated with a device broadcasts a message on a...
7609623 Method and system for automatically rerouting data from an overbalanced logical circuit in a data network  
A method and system are provided for automatically rerouting data from an overbalanced logical circuit in a data network. Status information is received for a logical circuit communicating data in...
7607054 Method of improving the interface efficiency in a communications network  
In a method for improving the interface efficiency between two network nodes ( 2, 3, 4 ) in a communications network ( 1 ) the data blocks to be transmitted over the interface are checked for...
7606237 Sharing restoration path bandwidth in mesh networks  
A shared mesh data network (SMDN) for path-based recovery at the packet level. In one implementation, a first link in the network is part of two or more different protection paths, where each...
7602732 End-to-end connection packet loss detection algorithm using power level deviation  
A method is described for detecting total end-to-end loss of data packets in a packet network that does not require direct access to the packet network. A test signal is generated at a source end...
7602729 Slow-fast programming of distributed base stations in a wireless network  
A slow fast programming method for efficient remote field update in distributed base stations overcomes significant fiber propagation delay associated with a remote unit by applying programming...
7600255 Preventing network denial of service attacks using an accumulated proof-of-work approach  
Accumulated proof-of-work approaches for protecting network resources against denial-of-service attacks are disclosed. A client computer or other requester is required to perform work, such as...
7599301 Communications network tap with heartbeat monitor  
A communications network tap, comprises a first terminal and a second terminal adapted to couple the tap in-line in the network and communicate data packets with network devices. A heartbeat...
7596094 System and method for transmission of operations, administration, and maintenance packets between ATM and switching networks upon failures  
A system and method of notifying a first communication network of a fault related to a second communication network is provided. The first communication network is connected to the second...
7596093 Method and system for isolation of a fault location in a communications device  
The present invention provides a system and method of identifying a failure location in a datapath in a communication element, the datapath traversing from an ingress point through at least a first...
7595644 Power-over-ethernet isolation loss detector  
An AC generator has a first terminal coupled through an Isolation Loss Detect (ILD) capacitor to the positive bus of a Power-Over-Ethernet (POE) system, and has a second terminal coupled through...
7594252 Early warning fault identification and isolation system for a two-way cable network  
Set top boxes (STBs) connected to the HFC cable network are “pinged” and their responses recorded. The two most responsive STBs in each node of the HFC cable network are identified. The most...
7593344 System and method for reprogramming nodes in an automotive switch fabric network  
A system and method for reprogramming nodes in an automotive switch fabric network using a diagnostic interface. The switch fabric network includes a plurality of nodes joined by communication...
7593322 Apparatus and method for optical communication protection  
Protection techniques within optical communication networks are extremely important. An alternative to a line protection scheme, as most current optical communication networks use, is to utilize a...
7590113 Method and apparatus for generating a reconnaissance index  
A method and apparatus for generating a reconnaissance index for a communications network is described. In one embodiment, scan detection data is initially received. A number of scan flows and a...
7590048 Restoration and protection method and an apparatus thereof  
A label switching router (LSR) is disclosed in which a control label switched path (LSP) is set up on a route of LSRs, in the reverse direction of traffic, for restoration and protection. Link...
7587201 Network apparatus capable of confirming whether a device is operating properly after a change of communication settings  
A network apparatus has a wireless communication unit communicating wirelessly with a network apparatus, a connection control unit controlling the wireless communication unit based on connection...
7586838 Flexible M:N redundancy mechanism for packet inspection engine  
A system, mechanism and method are provided for inspecting packets. Application processing engines (ASEs) inspect an IP packet flow of subscribers. It is determined whether any of the ASEs is...
7583593 System and methods for detecting network failure  
A path verification protocol (PVP) which enumerates a series of messages sent to a set of nodes, or routers, along a suspected path identifies forwarding plane problems for effecting changes at the...
7583592 Method for route recovery in wireless network of tree topology  
A route recovery method in a wireless network of a tree topology, in which a second node, which is a lower node of a first node and is disconnected from the first node, recovers the route in the...
7583591 Facilitating communications with clustered servers  
A plurality of servers arranged in a cluster, such as a plurality of blade servers, may communicate with a network over a first communication path. The servers may also communicate with each other...
7583587 Fault detection and diagnosis  
A network troubleshooting framework is described. In an implementation, a method includes detecting discrepancy in operation of a network by supplying data that describes the network to a network...
7577099 Method and apparatus for fault localization in a network  
A method and apparatus for automatically localizing failures in a network. Failures can be localized by receiving an observation, querying a database for a plurality of models of risks and...
7577098 Device and method for network monitoring  
A network monitoring device that monitors a network state, includes a receiving unit that receives a packet passing through the network; a processing unit that performs analysis of the network...
7573827 Method and apparatus for detecting network congestion  
A method of detecting congestion in a communications network and a network switch are described. The method comprises identifying an output link of a network switch as a congested link on the basis...
7573825 Methods, apparatus and computer program products for testing a voice over Internet protocol communication system  
Methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for testing a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communication system. A VoIP test phone call is generated through an Internet...
7573820 Techniques to control data transmission for a wireless system  
A system, apparatus, method, and article including a control module to manage transmission of packets in a channel of a wireless network. The control module to receive real-time information about...
7573814 Method and apparatus for protection of an optical network  
A method and apparatus for mesh based protection of an optical network is described. A method comprises protecting a first set of one or more optical sub-channels with automatic protection...
7570579 Method and apparatus for fast failure detection in switched LAN networks  
A switch detects port failures and identifies a MAC address associated with the port failure. The switch then sends a failure notification message to other ports on the switch that identifies the...
7564975 Method of ciphering data and/or voice call to be transferred in mobile communication system and method of deactivating the ciphering  
A system and method of controlling ciphering of call information between a mobile communication terminal and a network initiates the transmission of a ciphering request from the terminal to the...
7564796 Method and system for managing a network slowdown  
A system and method are disclosed for managing a network slowdown. The method includes measuring a time for a packet to travel from a source node over a given path to a destination node in the...
7564795 Obtaining per-port location information for wired LAN switches  
In one embodiment, a device with a wireless transceiver and a network interface, such as a wireless location determination device or a laptop with wireless capability and an Ethernet port, is...
7564777 Techniques for group alarm indication signal generation and clearing  
In a communication system that uses virtually concatenated payloads, techniques to determine when to declare and when to clear alarm indication signal (AIS) for a group. The declaration of AIS for...
7561980 Transmission medium testing apparatus and method  
The invention provides a method for testing a transmission medium used in a full-duplex communication system comprising an endpoint that comprises a transmitting end (TX) and a receiving end (RX);...
7561878 Mobile handset call testing system and method  
A mobile handset call testing system and method. Mobile wireless handsets are tested under the control of a controller. The controller causes an autodialler to dial a call request on a transmitting...
7561554 Method and system for detecting rogue access points and device for identifying rogue access points  
A system for detecting rogue access points (APs) includes a detecting station ( 130 ) and a device for identifying rogue access points ( 110 ). The detecting station scans access points and...
7561527 Bidirectional forwarding detection  
A protocol for detecting faults in a bidirectional path between two forwarding engines, where parts of the bidirectional path checked may include interfaces, one or more data links, and to the...
7558265 Methods and apparatus to limit transmission of data to a localized area  
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for limiting transmission of data to a localized area in a networked environment. In an example method, a request to transmit data from a source device to a sink...
7558212 System and method for fault identification  
A novel method and system for fault identification is provided. A test head that is operable to generate a test signal along a pathway is employed. The test head is based on time domain...
7558192 Method to increase system availability of critical hardware components  
One embodiment of the invention includes a system for overriding an operation of an electronic device. The system includes an override hardware logic that is communicatively coupled with a...
7555306 Method and system for mobile device performance monitoring  
A method for monitoring performance of a mobile device involves intercepting a first monitoring request from a monitoring management host, where the first monitoring request is associated with the...
7554925 Method and system for creating a quality of service message  
A test program creates a variety of types of quality of service messages to allow a user to test the response of one or more network devices to the variety of messages. The test program displays a...
7554924 Method for detecting duplicate global port identifiers  
The present invention provides methods of checking for duplicate port globally unique identifiers during a discovery of a subnet of a system using a channel adapter. These methods allow a Subnet...
7554923 Tandem connection activation/deactivation  
A method for the automatic activation and deactivation of a tandem connection ( 2 - 6 ) is provided responsive to receiving an activation or deactivation request. Prior to activation, received...
7554910 Method and an apparatus for managing access path  
The present invention grasps in advance a portion in which traffic is concentrated and which may become a bottleneck and simplifies management of an access path. In a storage network system that...
7551552 Method for providing guaranteed distributed failure notification  
A guaranteed distributed failure notification method is described, wherein a failure notification (FN) facility allows applications using the facility to create FN groups to which the application...
7548510 Method of constituting and protecting control channel in IP-based network and status transition method therefor  
Provided is a method of constituting a highly reliable control network in an IP-based network environment and, more particularly, a protocol technology for automatic control channel constitution...
7545752 Application service level mediation and method of using the same  
A method and apparatus for using an application layer demarcation point are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises monitoring end-to-end performance of a network application at an...