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7415508 Linked vehicle active networks  
A vehicle active network ( 12 ) communicatively couples devices ( 14 - 20 ) within a vehicle ( 10 ). Device operation is independent of the interface ( 22 - 28 ) of the device ( 14 - 20 ) with the...
7415025 Method and apparatus for clearing a large number of connections in an ATM network  
A method for clearing a plural number of connections from each of two connected nodes by clearing the first connection from the first node, generating a single first message from the first node to...
7415024 System and method of annotating network packets  
A system and method of transmitting network packets between network processing elements through links are disclosed. One or more configuration entities may allocate one or more fixed length slots...
7415022 Network switching architecture with multiple table synchronization, and forwarding of both IP and IPX packets  
A network switch for network communications includes a protocol determining means for determining whether an incoming packet is an IP packet or an IPX packet. L3 lookup tables, IP router tables,...
7414985 Link aggregation  
A method and system for aggregating a plurality of parallel communications links transmitting data between adjacent nodes in a network is provided. The method simplifies network topology by...
7414984 System and method for efficient addition of network resources  
A system and method for efficiently adding a new network resource to a digital video network, without the need to purchase costly ancillary network hardware or extensive manual configuration, is...
7414967 Method for route distribution in multi-service optimization of SDH transmission network  
A method of route distribution for implementing multi-service optimization in Synchronous Digital Hierarchy Transmit Network comprises the following steps: A. dividing the SDH transmit network into...
7412241 Method to provide a measure of link reliability to a routing protocol in an ad hoc wireless network  
A system and method for locating optimal routes between source and destination nodes in a communications network, in particular, a wireless ad-hoc communications network by employing a link...
7411965 Method and apparatus for determining a multilayer switching path  
A method and apparatus that provide for determining a multilayer switching path are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, a Layer 3 path and a Layer 2 path between a source device and...
7411964 Communication network, path setting method and recording medium having path setting program recorded thereon  
To prevent load of route calculation from being centralized in part of units. A node calculates routes of a primary path and an alternate path and sends them to a management center. The management...
7409220 Autonomous reference system and method for monitoring the location and movement of objects  
The present invention relates to a system and method for deploying devices, such as routers ( 107 ) and mobile nodes ( 102 ) or tags, that communicate in a wireless multihopping ad-hoc...
7408935 Packet forwarding apparatus with a flow detection table  
A packet forwarding apparatus provided with a plurality of line interface units, comprises a routing processing unit for referring to a routing table, based on header information of received packet...
7408908 Variable SDMA ACK timeout  
In a spatial division multiple access system that employs acknowledgements to variable length transmissions within a timeout period, a station that has completed its transmission may delay...
7406086 Multiprocessor node controller circuit and method  
Improved method and apparatus for parallel processing. One embodiment provides a multiprocessor computer system that includes a first and second node controller, a number of processors being...
7406078 Method and wireless network system for providing QoS on wireless network communicating via point-to-point network  
A method and wireless communication system for providing QoS in a wireless network communicating through a point-to-point network are provided. The method includes: (a) at least one of intermediate...
7404006 Publishing a network address in a computer network  
A system and method for publishing a network address on a computer network. A first node in a plurality of nodes may initiate a publish operation to publish a first instance of the network address....
7403519 Asymmetric ethernet network data transfer system and method  
The present invention provides an asymmetric Ethernet network data transfer system and method. The present invention utilizes a network interface card being capable of an automatic transfer mode...
7403482 Path provisioning for service level agreements in differentiated service networks  
A system and method for path provisioning in a network calculates an optimal path using a greedy algorithm with backtracking to execute service level agreements (SLAs). More specifically, a...
7400901 WLAN having load balancing based on access point loading  
A network having distribution of access point loading includes access points to which mobile stations can associate themselves based upon access point beacon signal levels and loading levels for...
7400635 Method and system for assembling segmented frames of data transmitted over a backbone network  
A method and system of transmitting data frames from a sending unit ( 10 ) to a receiving unit ( 12 ) in a data transmission network comprising at least a backbone ( 14 ) wherein the data are...
7400630 Call admission control with overbooking support and cell loss ratio and cell delay variation guarantee  
Call admission methods for admitting connections into ATM/IP networks having a plurality of communication channels are disclosed. An overbooking technique is utilized which distinguishes among the...
7400601 Mobile communication system, mobile terminal, and mobile communication method  
It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile communication system capable of shortening a delay time preceding the reception of a multicast packet at a radio base station which has...
7400598 Polymorphic broadcast and multicast services for wireless networks  
A method of communicating in a wireless ad-hoc communications network is disclosed. The network includes a plurality of nodes configured for wireless communication therebetween. According to the...
7400591 Method of creating an address and a discontiguous mask for a network security policy area  
A method of creating a discontiguous address plan for an enterprise is provided which includes determining a hierarchy of routing optimization for an enterprise, determining a number of route...
7394817 Distributed data caching in hybrid peer-to-peer systems  
A method for caching data in a hybrid peer-to-peer system comprising a plurality of interconnected peer computers is disclosed. The method comprising the steps of establishing ( 1702 ) a...
7394816 Distributing personalized content  
The invention provides a method and system for distributing personalized content to potentially large numbers of recipients. A pool is selected, from among all content available for distribution,...
7394811 Establishing connections across a communications network  
On receipt of a request for a communication session over a communications network, such as an Internet Protocol communications network, a path for the session is established. In a preferred example...
7394776 Network system for establishing path using redundancy degree and method thereof  
A method for establishing a path between nodes in a wireless network system. A source node broadcasts a route request (RREQ) packet for a destination node. A mobile node between the source node and...
7394773 Network bridge uplink port identification  
An ICMP ping is sent from a test instrument to all known bridges and switches on a network, which respond by populating the forwarding data base (FDB) tables with the MAC addresses of adjacent...
7392520 Method and apparatus for upgrading software in network bridges  
Method for upgrading software in a network bridge that is part of a VLAN includes sending notification to other bridges of the VLAN that the bridge is scheduled for upgrading; suspending VLAN...
7391783 Network node apparatus and connection set-up method for setting up cut-through connection  
A set-up scheme for a cut-through connection in a network system capable of realizing a high throughput, low latency internetwork communication efficiently under an internet environment. A network...
7391782 Packet relaying apparatus and relaying method with next relaying address collation  
A packet relaying apparatus is structured to comprise a network relaying function for selecting one or more networks allowed to relay an received packet based on the transmission source network...
7391767 Method for providing IP multicast service using virtual LAN  
A method for providing IP multicast service using a VLAN in a network including an IP multicast/VLAN manager for supporting an IGMP and a GVRP, and multicast group members, includes: after...
7391743 Network system  
The system is a combination of a network device having a feature to transmit to an administration device information including the IP address of the device at power on and an administration device...
7389337 Management of network elements using a proxy agent  
A proxy agent for communicating data components between a Network Management System (NMS) which supports a first network management protocol, for example Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP),...
7385989 Packet communication method and apparatus and a recording medium storing a packet communication program  
A packet communication method and a packet communication system capable of making an IPv4-compatible application operating on an information processing apparatus communicate with another...
7385973 Method and apparatus for VLAN ID discovery  
A method and apparatus for a first network device to identify the VLAN for which the first network device is a member. In response to the broadcasting of a discovery request message by the first...
7385939 Network management apparatus and method for determining the topology of a network  
A network management apparatus and method for determining the topology of a network in which a Spanning-Tree protocol is implemented, is disclosed in which address table data is obtained from the...
7382775 Multiple-path wormhole interconnect  
A family of interconnect structures, switches that exploit the interconnect structures to attain scalability, low latency, and single-chip implementations. The disclosed interconnect structures and...
7382765 Predictive routing in a moble ad hoc network  
The mobile ad hoc network includes a plurality of wireless mobile nodes and a plurality of wireless communication links connecting the nodes together. A method for managing and controlling the...
7382759 System and method for associating different types of nodes with access point nodes in a wireless network to route data in the wireless network  
A method and system for routing data in a wireless network ( 400 ) that enables all nodes ( 106, 402, 404, 406, 408 ) to find routes to each other even if the nodes ( 106, 402, 404, 406, 408 ) are...
7382721 Nodal computer network  
A nodal computer network comprises a plurality of nodes grouped into different classes. The classes include at least a first class of fully interconnected nodes and a second class of fully...
7379676 Communication apparatus in Ethernet passive optical network  
Provided is a communication apparatus in a PON bridge sublayer, which supports point-to-point communications between optical network units (ONU) in an Ethernet passive optical network (EPON). To...
7379468 Packet distributing apparatus and packet distributing method  
In a packet distributing apparatus and a packet distributing method which, in a situation in which a link can be allocated to a specific user or a specific traffic with priority, can effectively...
7379451 Address lookup table  
Apparatus and method for an address lookup table is described. The address lookup table for a packet includes: an Internet Protocol field, a router port field, a router port interface field, and a...
7379428 Autonomous system topology based auxiliary network for peer-to-peer overlay network  
A system and method for an auxiliary network for a peer-to-peer overlay network using autonomous system level topology. Using information available through the auxiliary network, expressway...
7376125 Service processing switch  
A system and method for providing IP services. A packet is received at a line interface/network module and forwarded to a virtual routing engine The virtual routing engine determines if the packet...
7376087 Method and apparatus for monitoring and displaying routing metrics of a network  
The invention includes an apparatus and method for displaying path metrics associate with nodes and links within a network. The method includes determining path metric values associated with the...
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...
7372838 GPRS (general packet radio service) system with multiple GGSNS (gateway GPRS supporting nodes) and method for selecting GGSN  
A GPRS system having multiple GGSNs connected to a public network, for providing a packet-based mobile service, comprises: an SGSN for controlling a connection operation according to a session...