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7623543 Token-controlled data transmissions in communication networks  
A network includes multiple nodes interconnected to form a ring topology. These nodes support data transmissions over the network using tokens. To send and receive data over the network, nodes may...
7616606 Mechanism for avoiding triggering silent radio squelch circuits  
A ‘smart’ sub-channel hopping control mechanism executes one or more sub-channel selection discriminators to enable the communications controller of a spectral reuse transceiver to delineate on...
7613205 Token-assignment networks over ethernet and methods therefor  
A token-assignment network implemented out of existing computers that are interconnected in an Ethernet network. The token-assignment mode ensures that each computer in the token-assignment network...
7609713 Associating a signal measurement with a communication device on a network  
A signal measured on a network is associated with one of a plurality of communication devices connected to the network. The designation address of an active communication device that is scheduled...
7606258 Enhanced channel access mechanisms for an HPNA network  
A method and a system provide access to a communications medium that is suitable for allowing use of a plurality of Home Phoneline Network Association (HPNA) v2 frames in a centralized manner. Each...
7602803 Communication timing control method and apparatus, node, and communication system  
Each node on a communication path receives state variable signals from other nodes indicating the internal operating states or internal timing of the other nodes, and transmits a state variable...
7590403 Wireless device dormancy override  
A wireless device is disclosed. The wireless device includes a radio module and an application. The radio module is used to communicate data on a wireless network. The application is used to...
7570656 Channel access method for powerline carrier based media access control protocol  
A novel and useful media access control (MAC) protocol that is intended for use over noisy shared media channels. The MAC protocol provides layer 2 functionality over a network using a shared...
7570175 Node discovery in physically segmented logical token network  
Token authorized node discovery between a plurality of store-and-forward nodes in a downhole networking environment and respective applications for data processing and communication are described...
7565469 Multimedia card interface method, computer program product and apparatus  
A method to communicate data from a first unit to a second unit over a bus includes initiating an n-block data transfer, where n>1 for a first n−1 data blocks transferred from the first unit...
7564784 Method and arrangement for transferring information in a packet radio service  
Data may be transferred on a packet radio network by creating a connection between two network entities. The data flow may contain active and passive periods. A connection may be maintained during...
7561593 Frame relay accelerated local management interface status-inquiry messages  
A link restoration mechanism includes sending status-inquiry messages at a varying rate between two devices. Under normal operating conditions, keep-alive messages are sent from one device to...
7548552 Method for polling in a medium access control protocol  
A method is provided for a master device ( 601 ) to allocate channel time. The master device sends a polling frame ( 240 ) to a current destination slave device ( 602 ) and a current polled slave...
7535919 Wireless communication method adapting priority for transmitting packets in WPAN  
A wireless communication method in a network environment in which several devices are connected and wireless communications are performed through a channel synchronized by a sync signal that is...
7525991 Communication terminal device and communication control method  
The present invention discloses a communication terminal apparatus, by which it is possible to perform communication while comprehensively controlling a plurality of different communication means....
7519652 Distributed application server and method for implementing distributed functions  
The invention provides a distributed application server comprising a cluster of two or more nodes in a peer configuration. The two or more nodes are associated with at least one message stream...
7519077 Token registration of managed devices  
A communication system includes a controller for managing a number of communications devices. The controller receives registration requests from the devices and selectively registers the devices...
7509097 Method for determining a measurement time period  
A method for determining a measurement time period for measuring a propagation environment in a wireless station set having a plurality of wireless stations, between which wireless communication is...
7508780 Method and system for priority-based state transition for high speed data transmission and wireless access networks  
Apparatus and methods are provided for transitioning wireless devices between a plurality of states having increasing resource intensity from a least resource intensive state to a most resource...
7457271 Wireless local area network ad-hoc mode for reducing power consumption  
A wireless station communicates with at least one other wireless station in a local area network (LAN). A media access control (MAC) device controls transitions between an active mode and a low...
7453846 Method for sharing hybrid resources in a wireless independent network, a station for the method, and a data format for the method and the station  
In a system for sharing hybrid resources in an independent network, each one of a plurality of stations preferably employs a sharing authority transferring protocol that allows the network control...
7450606 Bit slice arbiter  
An arbiter circuit is provided for resolving a plurality of N request signals received from a plurality of agents requesting access to a resource. The arbiter circuit includes: a token distribution...
7443876 Information processing terminal, transmission privilege rounding system, transmission privilege rounding method and transmission privilege acquiring program  
A plurality of information processing terminals 100 to 130 are connected to a network. Each processing terminal parameter-manages the total of the idle time units obtained through the detection...
7386003 Systems and methods for communicating in a personal area network  
A network ( 100 ) connects a hub device ( 110 ) to several peripheral devices ( 120 ). The hub device ( 110 ) generates a token and broadcasts the token on the network ( 100 ). Each of the...
7366190 Fibre channel arbitrated loop bufferless switch circuitry to increase bandwidth without significant increase in cost  
A switch, switched architecture and process for transferring data through an FCAL switch is disclosed. The switch uses multiple switch control circuits each coupled to one FCAL network and all...
7317682 Passive and distributed admission control method for ad hoc networks  
A method for distributed admission control in communication channels of a network including a plurality of nodes measures, at each node, a traffic condition of a communication channel during...
7289528 Component interconnect with self-clocking data  
A communication signal for transmitting a sequence of tokens over an interconnection having three wires in which each of the three wire transmits a signal corresponding to one bit of a 3-bit...
7286556 Local area network with electrochemical power source  
A power integrated local area network, such as an Ethernet network, is disclosed. The network comprises: a plurality of member network devices; and a central network device configured to...
7280834 Radio communication system  
A radio communication system has a base station(s), a plurality of mobile stations, and a line controller connected to the base station. The line controller has a first memory for keeping track of...
7280480 Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data  
An idle frame counter is not reset after retransmission of a data frame. Additionally, if a non-acknowledgment (NAK) is received for the last data frame sent, then no more idle frames are...
7236498 Method for selecting an outstation using a control center in a transmission system  
The method serves for calling a substation (US m ) by a central station (Z) in a transmission system for the purposes of information transmission by way of a communication channel (m) called from a...
7227889 Media access layer ping protocol for diagnosing cable modem links  
Methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media are disclosed for performing diagnostic tests of a communication link between a headend and a cable modem without having to assign an IP address to...
7197667 Method and device for checking the error-free function of modules in a bus system comprising a central unit  
The error-free function of modules in a bus system with a central unit is tested. First, all (error-free) modules are set into a silent operating mode in response to an agreed silence-command, and...
7146427 Polling-based mechanism for improved RPC timeout handling  
The present invention provides for a method and computer program product for handling timeout in a standard RPC connection. First, a client establishes a connection with a server with unique...
7145915 Circuit and method for exchanging signals between network nodes  
In a network node attached to a serial bus, a first count value is incremented beginning with the start timing of a child notify signal transmitted from the node to the bus until the end timing of...
7130297 Architecture for a mixed voice and data network  
In the present invention a voice and data network is disclosed that has applicability to a home or building where existing phone lines are used to interconnect multiple phones and computers within...
7117003 Communications control system, communications control method, and mobile station and base station for use therein  
The present invention allows transmission power control for each packet without increasing overhead and control processing delay in communications control systems such as CDMA systems, thereby...
7111047 Communications system providing message aggregation features and related methods  
A communications system may include a plurality of source message servers for storing messages for delivery to a user, a target message server having a target message box associated therewith, and...
7093065 Random access memory initialization  
A memory has a set of address spaces to which token data is written and read. Each address space has a token status bit. A token generator allocates token data to the memory address spaces. Upon a...
7065062 Mobile IP mobility management at dormant hand-over in CDMA IP-based cellular packet-data network  
In an IP-based Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) 2000 packet-data cellular telecommunications network, a method and system for handing over a dormant Mobile Node (MN) to a target packet zone....
7058031 Method and apparatus for efficient use of communication resources in a data communication system under overload conditions  
In a communication system ( 1400 ) for communication of data, a method and apparatus provide for detecting a request for opening a connection for a user ( 1407 ) for communication of data,...
7043257 Positioning apparatus, positioning method, and positioning system  
A positioning apparatus for determining a present position of a mobile station by using radio waves coming from a plurality of base stations arranged within a communication area is provided. The...
7020226 I/Q distortion compensation for the reception of OFDM signals  
A transmitter ( 102 ) generates a first set of data symbols and a first pilot symbol ( 601 ) at a first time, and a second set of data symbols and a second pilot symbol ( 602 ) at a different,...
6996647 Token swapping for hot spot management  
A method and apparatus are provided for efficiently managing hot spots in a resource managed computer system. The system utilizes a controller, a series of requestor groups, and a series of loan...
6996100 Method and system for medium access on a radio channel  
A system that uses a ping pong protocol in order to remain as flexible as possible during traffic allocation includes multiple units, each of which has a unique address. A first unit transmits a...
6987776 Multiplex communication method, the device and the system thereof  
A communication buffer 102 of a node has a plurality of storage areas for storing transmission data of other nodes. The plurality of nodes receive data transmitted by the token passing...
6965933 Method and apparatus for token distribution  
A method and apparatus for token distribution include providing one or more nodes of a plurality of network nodes with a token machine that includes counters associated with each of other network...
6961342 Methods and apparatus for switching packets  
In Switches, switch inputs and outputs may be grouped into (e.g., small) modules called input shared blocks (or “ISBs”) and output shared blocks (or “OSBs”), respectively. Each of the...
6957268 Method and system for transferring files from primary system to secondary systems  
A method and system for transferring one or more sequentially ordered data files to a plurality of secondary systems that respond after receipt of each file. A clear-to-send (CTS) flag is...
6898205 Robust transport of IP traffic over wdm using optical burst switching  
A technique for selecting the offset between data bursts and their respective control packets in an optical burst switching arrangement includes: randomly generating a plurality of tokens;...
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