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7639607 |
Signaling system for simultaneously and autonomously setting a spare path
A signaling system able to improve the efficiency of utilization of network resources and autonomously set a correct spare route, that is, a signaling system setting a path passing through two...
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7623446 |
MPLS virtual rings
A virtual ring representing a community of interest is constructed from an interconnected mesh of nodes in a packet network. The virtual ring instantiates ring labels in respective forwarding...
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7613135 |
System and method for routing packet traffic
A system and method for routing packet traffic is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a router having a routing element that routes...
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7606180 |
Multichannel ring and star networks with limited channel conversion
A ring communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of nodes in which a single one of the nodes is configured for full channel conversion and the...
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7606179 |
High integrity data propagation in a braided ring
In one embodiment, a node comprises an interface to communicatively couple the node to a channel. The channel communicatively couples the node to a first neighbor node and a first neighbor's...
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7599315 |
Topology discovery in a dual ring network
The resilient packet ring (RPR for short) is receiving much attention as a telecommunications network architecture. The RPR consists of dual counter-rotating ringlets and implements a ring...
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7580373 |
Identifying nodes in a ring network
Methods are provided for discovering nodes participating in a ring network. According to one embodiment, a ring controller receives a packet containing an arbitration token. If the arbitration...
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7577139 |
Disaggregated star platform management bus architecture system
A star topology platform management bus architecture and system that provides disaggregation of the platform control element portion and the routing element portion of a central management...
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7573836 |
Switch system and loop transfer method
In a switch system including a plurality of switch mechanisms that form a ring topology, each of the switch mechanisms includes an input and output unit that inputs and outputs a packet to and from...
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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...
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7562143 |
Managing escalating resource needs within a grid environment
A job is submitted into a first selection of resources in a grid environment from among a hierarchy of discrete sets of resources accessible in the grid environment. Discrete sets of resources may...
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7548842 |
Scalable system for simulation and emulation of electronic circuits using asymmetrical evaluation and canvassing instruction processors
A scalable system for verifying electronic circuit designs in anticipation of fabrication by compiling a hardware description to instructions for canvassing processors and instructions for circuit...
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7539141 |
Method and apparatus for synchronous unbuffered flow control of packets on a ring interconnect
Embodiments of the present invention are related in general to data flow control in a network and in particular to synchronous packet flow control in a ring interconnect. An embodiment of a method...
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7512140 |
Inter-ring connection method and device
In an inter-ring connection method and device interconnecting a plurality of RPR rings, an inter-ring connecting device (interconnecting station) determines whether or not an RPR frame received...
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7509403 |
Method and apparatus for SONET/SDH ring load balancing
A method and apparatus for providing a load balanced circuit path between a source node and a destination node within a SONET ring comprising a plurality of nodes and connected by links by...
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7508776 |
Controlling method and device for data transmission
A controlling method and device for data transmission including the steps of providing a system bus for connecting a first transmission channel and a second transmission channel with a command...
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7502334 |
Directional integrity enforcement in a bi-directional braided ring network
In one embodiment, a node comprises an interface to communicatively couple the node to a channel. The channel communicatively couples the node to a first neighbor node and first neighbor's neighbor...
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7483398 |
Method and system for detecting ring link provisioning mismatch
A method for automatically detecting bi-directional link switched ring link provisioning errors. The method includes receiving an opaque link state advertisement containing bi-directional link...
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7483440 |
Ring LSP topology for supporting VPNs over MPLS-based networks
A communications system for transmitting packets includes a network. The system includes a plurality of P, PE and CE devices in communication with the network. The system includes a controller...
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7483399 |
Signaling MPLS over RPR rings
Explicit routing of network traffic over RPR rings using MPLS signaling techniques, including unnumbered links. A modified LSP_TUNNEL_INTERFACE_ID object is provided with a RPR IP address instead...
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7468955 |
System and method of defining a modified UPSR SONET network including sub-tending rings
A method of providing a data file that defines a modified SONET ring network including at least one sub-tending ring is disclosed. The method comprises identifying a set of low data rate...
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7457861 |
Optimizing virtual interface architecture (VIA) on multiprocessor servers and physically independent consolidated NICs
Optimization of the Virtual Interface Architecture (VIA) on Multiprocessor Servers using Physically Independent Consolidated NICs (Network Interface Cards) allows for improved throughput, increased...
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7447161 |
System and method for enhanced SONET network analysis
In an illustrative method for providing enhanced SONET network analysis, data related to the structure of a SONET network is identified, for example, in a database. The data comprises details...
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7447144 |
Telephone communication system and method over local area network wiring
A method and apparatus for enabling a local area network wiring structure to simultaneously carry digital data and analog telephone signals on the same transmission medium. It is particularly...
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7443864 |
Wireless communication system backhaul architecture
A communication system utilizes point-to-multipoint wireless links between base stations and wireless hubs that are co-located at some of the base stations. Bonded circuits may be used between the...
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7436784 |
Resilient packet ring network for realizing MAC bridging
A bridge node converts a MAC frame addressed to a station node into a RPR MAC frame and thus transmits it, and encapsulates a MAC frame addressed a station being located the outside of a ring and...
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7430166 |
Provisioning Ethernet dual working mode
A method and system provides the capability to provision Dual Working mode service in a SONET network, while maintaining compatibility with existing SONET provisioning systems. In one embodiment of...
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7426214 |
Multiple level minimum logic network
A network or interconnect structure 100 utilizes a data flow technique that is based on timing and positioning of messages communicating through the interconnect structure. Switching control is...
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7403483 |
Optimum route calculation method and storage medium which stores optimum route calculation program
In an optimum route calculation method of calculating an optimum route in a network which has a plurality of nodes and a plurality of transmission paths, and in which a cost is defined for each...
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7404020 |
Integrated fibre channel fabric controller
A fibre channel switch element with an integrated fabric controller on a single chip is provided. The fabric controller including a processor module that can control various switch element...
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7403491 |
Framework for template-based retrieval of information from managed entities in a communication network
A managed entity view framework and methods for obtaining configuration information, diagnostic information, and statistic information in support of operations management actions is presented. The...
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7391744 |
Allocating bridge priorities in bridged network
A bridged network system ( 20 ). The bridged network system comprises a plurality of bridge nodes (N 0 -N 7 ). Each bridge node in the plurality of bridge nodes is coupled to communicate with at...
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7388830 |
Automatic side selection in double-ring topologies
Connecting a new node to a double ring network or establishing a new network having a double ring network is greatly simplified by automatic mapping of logical interfaces to physical interfaces to...
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7379979 |
Method and apparatus for IP address assignment
A method and apparatus for assigning an IP address, in a modular network system, to at least one client premise equipment device coupled by a communications link to a router, wherein the last octet...
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7372859 |
Self-checking pair on a braided ring network
In one embodiment, one or more self checking pairs are implemented at the application layer in a network that supports the qualified propagation of data at the transport layer (for example, in a...
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7369514 |
Source credit based fairness scheme
A method and apparatus for minimizing starvation of a station in a ring networked environment includes allocating a tax to each of the stations in the ring, and, for each packet that is to be...
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7359323 |
Bi-directional ring network having minimum spare bandwidth allocation and corresponding connection admission controls
The present invention provides for a method for reserving spare bandwidth for a link in a communication network including a plurality of links. The method provides for monitoring the volume of...
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7355987 |
Multi-rate, multi-port, gigabit SERDES transceiver
A multi-port Serdes transceiver includes multiple parallel ports and serial ports, and includes the flexibility to connect any one of the parallel ports to another parallel port or to a serial...
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7355985 |
Automatic update of squelch tables for optical network applications
A method and system for processing a squelch table for optical network applications. The method includes receiving a first cross-connection entry associated with a first cross-connection and a...
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7355978 |
Method for implementing an OAM function by exchanging request-reply packets between stations of a RPR network, and corresponding packet frames
Described is a method extending the OAM functionality in the RPR networks through a new OAM loopback procedure of request-reply type together with the definition of a new RPR OAM loopback frame....
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7349414 |
System and method for maximizing the traffic delivery capacity of packet transport networks via real-time traffic pattern based optimization of transport capacity allocation
A system and method for maximization of the global throughput of packet transport networks via traffic-load-adaptive TDM or WDM channelization. Architecturally the packet transport network is...
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7346709 |
Methods for assigning rings in a network
A method for managing nodes in a network includes assigning to a cycle set a cycle having a size of n, the preferred maximum nodes per cycle, or smaller. If this cycle set does not include the all...
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7330424 |
Node device in network, and network system
The present invention provides a node device for connecting a plurality of networks. The node device comprises a plurality of input units for respectively inputting data from first transmission...
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7321382 |
Virtual communication device configuring method and apparatus
An apparatus is adapted to configure a virtual communication device that includes communication devices accessible to the apparatus. A signal interface receives from a calling communication device...
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7304998 |
Fixed length data processing apparatus
A fixed length data processing apparatus has a registration holding unit holding registration information necessary to identify fixed length data that is an object of a processing commonly to...
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7274673 |
Method and apparatus for detection of port name in a loop network
A method and apparatus for detection of a port name in a loop network is provided, particularly a loop network in the form of a Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL). The loop network ( 100 ) has a...
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7274674 |
Loop network hub using loop initialization insertion
A loop network hub including a hub port with a loop initialization insertion mechanism. The loop initialization insertion mechanism causes a hub port which detects a new node port connection to...
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7272116 |
Protocol for automatic traffic provisioning in 4-fiber BLSR SONET networks
A protocol and method for provisioning traffic routes in a BLSR SONET network includes request packets that are broadcast from the source node to neighboring nodes. The neighboring nodes determine...
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7263476 |
High speed information processing and mass storage system and method, particularly for information and application servers
A high speed, microcomputer based, Fibre Channel compatible and fault tolerant information processing and mass storage system especially suited for information servers and application servers. A...
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7260437 |
Network system using management frames for supervising control units
In a network system, each ECU transmits a start control frame when to start, and is started when it receives the start control frame from any other ECU during the stop of its operation. Besides,...
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