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7398321 Segment protection scheme for a network  
This invention broadly comprises a novel segment protection scheme (survivability framework) for a network, which we refer to as PROMISE (Protection using MultIple SEgments). It combines the best...
7398097 Dual-mesh network and communication system for emergency services personnel  
A communications system is provided for emergency services personnel that includes a plurality of portable devices and a base station. The portable devices are configured to be carried by emergency...
7397575 Communication apparatus and method having electronic mail communication function, and program  
There are provided a communication apparatus and method that enables the retransmission of an electronic mail if an error occurs in the transmission of the electronic mail due to its excessive data...
7398307 Method and system for managing a network  
In an exemplary method, a network having first and second network manager devices is managed by independently managing a first operation using a first logic of the first network manager device,...
7398322 System using routing bridges to transparently interconnect multiple network links to form a single virtual network link  
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that transparently interconnects multiple network links into a single virtual network link. During operation, a Rbridge (Rbridge) within...
7397789 Providing routing paths for wireless devices  
A method and apparatus for generating connectivity is described. The method includes a server broadcasting a beacon including the server's address. The method further includes each client that...
7398540 System and method for tuning channels using a central point of control  
Systems and methods for tuning channels within a home entertain system by connecting multiple consumer electronics devices to a central electronics device with an internal tuner. The consumer...
7395349 Method and system for scaling network traffic managers  
A method and system is directed to routing a flow of packets over a network to multiple traffic management devices. An apparatus receives each packet from a network and forwards the packet to one...
7395354 Methods and systems for resolving addressing conflicts based on tunnel information  
Methods and systems are provided for resolving an addressing conflict between a first processor in a first network and a second processor in a second network. When an addressing conflict is...
7395348 Network cache-based content routing  
Methods and apparatus are described for routing data traffic in a network having a plurality of layers including physical, data link, and network layers. The data traffic is received and one of a...
7395049 Security element commanding method and mobile terminal  
The invention relates to a method for commanding a security element of a mobile terminal, and to a mobile terminal. An installed application of the mobile terminal issues a command to a platform...
7395347 Communication between and within multi-processor clusters of multi-cluster computer systems  
Improved techniques are provided for detecting and correcting errors and skew in inter-cluster communications within computer systems having a plurality of multi-processor clusters. The local nodes...
7392295 Method and system for collecting information from computer systems based on a trusted relationship  
A method and system for retrieving data from devices in a way that seeks to preserve privacy and ensure the integrity of the retrieved data is provided. A retrieval system is implemented on a...
7391772 Network multicasting  
In general, in one aspect, the disclosure describes a technique of determining forwarding information for at least a sub-set of members of a multi cast group, and sending, toward a downstream...
7392324 Consistent snapshots of dynamic heterogeneously managed data  
A system and method for providing a consistent view of data stored therein, which can change dynamically in an uncoordinated way, includes a client program and a snapshot server program. The...
7389358 Distributed virtual system to support managed, network-based services  
Methods and systems for allocating network resources are provided. According to one embodiment, a VR-based switch is configured for operation at a POP of a service provider. A NOS is provided on...
7389360 Context switched route lookup key engine  
A key engine that performs route lookups for a plurality of keys may include a data processing portion configured to process one data item at a time and to request data when needed. A buffer may be...
7389370 Communication module  
A computer system comprising a CPU, a data bus, components and a communication module for the administration of the CPU or components. The communication module comprises a data interface coupled to...
7389359 Method and system for intelligently forwarding multicast packets  
A routing system utilizes a layer 2 switch interconnecting several routers to intelligently forward multicast packets throughout an internet exchange carrying multicast content. The layer 2 ...
7386631 Apparatus and methods for providing translucent proxies in a communications network  
The Translucent Proxying of TCP (TPOT) device and methods use TCP-OPTIONS and IP tunneling to guarantee that all IP packets belonging to a specific TCP connection will traverse the proxy which...
7386630 Using policy-based management to support Diffserv over MPLS network  
A policy server operates to configure differentiated services over multi-protocol label switching (Diffserv/MPLS) in a communications network. The policy server enables the definition and...
7386600 Launching a web site using a personal device  
A method of displaying a web page to a user. A triggering device ( 2500 ) is provided having a unique code associated therewith, the unique code associated with a remote location on a network of...
7386566 External metadata processing  
The operation of a data flow is improved by providing for validation of the consistency of the data flow with the external data files it works with, even in the face of changes in those external...
7386613 System and method for measuring middleware response time  
System and method for monitoring middleware performance is described herein. A route time for a sample message transmitted along a predetermined network route is determined and at least one queue...
7386629 System and method for synchronous configuration of DHCP server and router interfaces  
A system and method for synchronous configuration of DHCP server and router interfaces is disclosed. A network management layer identifies a DHCP server interface and a router interface associated...
7386627 Methods and apparatus for precomputing checksums for streaming media  
A method for storing streaming media data packets in a cache includes receiving a first streaming media data packet from a streaming media server, the first streaming media data packet comprising...
7386628 Methods and systems for processing network data packets  
Methods and systems for identifying a local domain for a data packet received at an interface through a network are described herein. In one aspect of the invention, an exemplary method includes...
7386605 Methods and apparatus for automated edge device configuration in a heterogeneous network  
A PE device learns the address of a local CE device by monitoring the control messages, such as address resolution messages, originating from those local devices. In one embodiment, automated...
7383313 Apparatus and method of heartbeat mechanism using remote mirroring link for multiple storage system  
A distributed storage system includes a first data center including a first host and a first storage subsystem that are coupled to each other via a network. The first host includes a first check...
7383354 Spatial reuse and multi-point interconnection in bridge-interconnected ring networks  
A data communications network includes a ring configured for spatial reuse, such as a resilient packet ring. A first bridge is coupled to the ring and to an end station such as an interworking...
7383352 Method and apparatus for providing an integrated network of processors  
A novel network architecture that integrates the functions of an internet protocol (IP) router into a network processing unit (NPU) that resides in a host computer's chipset such that the host...
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...
7383353 Load balancing in a network comprising communication paths having different bandwidths  
A network comprises a plurality of interconnected switches. At least one pair of switches is interconnected by a trunk formed from a plurality of individual links. A cost value is assigned to the...
7383573 Method for transparently managing outbound traffic from an internal user of a private network destined for a public network  
Methods and apparatus for transparently managing outbound traffic from an internal user of a private network destined for a public network are disclosed. Embodiments include a firewall device...
7383351 Method and apparatus for efficient SPVC destination endpoint address change  
A method for automatically reconfiguring a soft permanent virtual circuit (SPVC) source endpoint in a PNNI ATM network, in response to an address change at a destination endpoint, by encoding the...
7379732 System and method of wireless instant messaging  
A system and method of instant messaging is provided. A plurality of messaging clients capable of transmitting instant messages to one another are each configured to share presence information with...
7380020 Method and arrangements for router advertisement in a network with mobile anchor points  
Only the routers of mobile anchor points rather than all of the routers in a network, as was previously the case, have to modify the number of the mobile anchor points. The hops are calculated from...
7379429 Optimizations and enhancements to the IEEE RSTP 802.1w implementation  
A method for supporting dynamic configuration changes comprises receiving a message from a current root bridge, comparing a bridge media access control (MAC) address of a receiving port to a bridge...
7379464 Personal digital gateway  
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are disclosed for enabling a virtual personalized network. Communications are established with a personal digital gateway to control access, sharing, security,...
7380018 Peripheral bus transaction routing using primary and node ID routing information  
A processing device includes one or more resources, a plurality of peripheral bus interfaces that support resource sharing with a plurality of other processing devices, a primary routing resources...
7379987 Integrated service management system  
The present invention provides techniques for creation, operation, management, and access control of network-based storage services. Specific embodiments provide improved efficiency of the service...
7377835 Personal multimedia communication system and network for emergency services personnel  
A personal multimedia communication system and network for emergency services personnel includes a plurality of personal communication systems linked together and to a base station in a network....
7376748 Data delivering system  
A headquarters system generates structure information, and obtains nationwide news from a resource system according to the structure information. The headquarters system delivers the structure...
7376134 Privileged network routing  
Techniques are provided for establishing privileged paths for data packets over a network. A data packet is received with a header; the header includes a route selector. The route selector assists...
7376830 System and method for routing messages  
A hub-and-spoke communication arrangement is provided, in which the “hub” includes a server computer system. The “spokes” are other computers that act as message originators and/or...
7376827 Directory-enabled network elements  
A directory enabled network element, which in one embodiment, is a network device that has an element that enables querying, accessing, and updating directory information that is managed by a...
7376953 Apparatus and method for routing a transaction to a server  
Apparatus and method for routing a transaction to a server. The apparatus may be embodied in computer readable program code stored on computer readable storage media. Preferred embodiments may...
7376085 Packet transferring method and apparatus that employs the same  
Every router in a network is provided with flow detecting means that detects a flow from a packet header of a packet so as to perform such packet processings as bandwidth monitoring, priority-based...
7376749 Heuristics-based peer to peer message routing  
The present invention is directed to a system and method for administering Peer to Peer (P2P) query messages within a P2P network. The present invention collects a plurality of metrics for each...
7376778 Audio device  
The present invention provides a digital bus circuit comprising: a bus conductor having two sections each connected to a pass circuit, each bus section being connected to two bus interfaces for...