| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7425930 |
Light-weight signal transmission lines and radio frequency antenna system |
September 16, 2008 |
| A light weight antenna system and corresponding lightweight transmission lines are disclosed that are characterized as having an extremely light weight relative to prior such systems and lines. An inflatable body having an inner surface connected to an outer surface with a plurality of |
| 7424273 |
Evaluating performance of a multiple-input multiple output (MIMO) communications link |
September 9, 2008 |
| A method is provided of evaluating the frame error probability (FER) of a selected communications link in a telecommunications network. The link is that between a MIMO transmitter comprising one of a base station or mobile user terminal, and MIMO receiver comprising the other of the base |
| 7424027 |
Head of line blockage avoidance system and method of operation thereof |
September 9, 2008 |
| A head of line blockage avoidance system for use with network systems that employ packets having an associated priority and a method of operation thereof. In one embodiment, the head of line blockage avoidance system includes: (1) m inputs, m numbering at least two, configured to receive |
| 7423852 |
Apparatus for providing holdover power |
September 9, 2008 |
| Apparatus defining a circuit module for receiving an operating voltage on an input and for generating a voltage of a lower magnitude that is applied to an intermediate bus. A holdover energy source, such as an ultra capacitor or the like, of the circuit module has a voltage lower tha |
| 7421736 |
Method and apparatus for enabling peer-to-peer virtual private network (P2P-VPN) services in VPN |
September 2, 2008 |
| A method for providing peer-to-peer virtual private network (P2P-VPN) services over a network. The method includes identifying subnet and host addresses for each user device requesting participation in a virtual private network (VPN) session. Once the subnet and host addresses are id |
| 7421271 |
Sector switching detection method |
September 2, 2008 |
| A sector switch detection method incorporates two independent, concurrent switch detection processes within a sector switch detection block. A frame-based switch detection process operates over a given single period, while a sliding window-based detection system operates over a selected |
| 7421204 |
Method and system for increasing the spectral efficiency of binary coded digital signals |
September 2, 2008 |
| A method and system for increasing the spectral efficiency of binary coded signals includes encoding an input binary bit sequence such that the input binary bit sequence is converted into a series of rectangular pulses having varying repetition rates. A continuous wave carrier signal |
| 7421039 |
Method and system employing antenna arrays |
September 2, 2008 |
| In the method and system, a transmitter demultiplexes an input data stream into M substreams, where each of the M substreams have a data rate lower than a data rate of the input data stream. The substreams are transmitted as signals from a transmit array of M antennas to be received by a |
| 7420989 |
Technique for identifying backup path for shared mesh protection |
September 2, 2008 |
| The Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) is to gather outgoing interface identification information (e.g., outgoing interface ID's or IP addresses) for each node in a primary path. This information is "recorded" in an opaque object (referred to herein as the "RECORD PRIMARY PATH" or |
| 7420962 |
Method for management of voice-over IP communications of various relative priority levels |
September 2, 2008 |
| A method for managing calls of various relative priority levels in an IP network includes polling at least one location in the network to obtain information indicative of a level of utilization said at least one location and computing a status of utilization of said at least one loca |
| 7420953 |
Hardware configuration, support node and method for implementing general packet radio services o |
September 2, 2008 |
| A hardware configuration, a general packet radio services support node (GSN) and method for implementing general packet radio services over a global system for mobile communications network is provided. The hardware configuration comprises a plurality of electronic boards which provide |
| 7420920 |
Automated service change recommendations for wireless network subscribers |
September 2, 2008 |
| A method of automatically suggesting service changes for a wireless communications network subscriber is provided. The method includes compiling a record of services used by the subscriber during a time period, determining one or more subscriber usage metrics, comparing the subscribe |
| 7418655 |
Method and apparatus for persistent storage of web resources |
August 26, 2008 |
| A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing persistent storage of Web resources. Uniform Resource Locators ("URLs") that identify Web resources are augmented to include a time stamp. A web browser and a web server are disclosed that accommodate a time stamp parameter and allow a |
| 7418266 |
Method for controlling timing in a communications channel |
August 26, 2008 |
| A method for controlling the flow of information on a high-speed channel between a UE and a Node B is provided. Timing of the high-speed channel is based on timing associated with a low-speed channel and a time at which a grant signal is received from the Node B. Upon receiving a grant |
| 7418051 |
Nonsystematic repeat-accumulate codes for encoding and decoding information in a communication s |
August 26, 2008 |
| A modulation and coding scheme for a communication system is based on use of nonsystematic repeat-accumulate codes for encoding channel information for transmission, and for employing a combined detection and decoding arrangement to decode the coded channel information. The nonsystematic |
| 7417987 |
Distribution of forwarding information in a network node |
August 26, 2008 |
| Distributing forwarding information in a router that has a distributed processing architecture involves distributing the forwarding information from one instance of an operating system to another instance of an operating system in parallel using two different communications channels |
| 7415456 |
Network support for caller identification based on biometric measurement |
August 19, 2008 |
| Actual caller identification is provided. Biometric information is collected from a calling party. For example, retinal scan or facial recognition information is collected from a calling party. An element of a communications network receives the biometric information and uses the bio |
| 7414997 |
GPRS tunneling protocol path integrity protocol |
August 19, 2008 |
| Network efficiency is improved by building and maintaining path integrity tables in nodes of a network. The tables include path integrity information for paths associated with the nodes. A path is defined by a source address, a destination address and a port or version number. Once a |
| 7414970 |
Provision of static QoS control using dynamic service based policy mechanisms |
August 19, 2008 |
| An apparatus in one example may have: at least two endpoints operatively coupled to one another via an application function (AF) in a home network; a combined policy decision function (AAA-PDF) operatively coupled to the AF; a combined policy decision enforcement (PDE) operatively co |
| 7414968 |
Method for call admission on packet voice system statistical multiplexing and dynamic voice enco |
August 19, 2008 |
| An AAL2/SSCS packet voice system multiplexes various forms of voice-band traffic including voice packets, fax packets, and data packets into a virtual circuit (VC). This AAL2/SSCS packet voice system executes a dynamic call admission algorithm that takes into account call type in dec |
| 7412938 |
Structured surfaces with controlled flow resistance |
August 19, 2008 |
| An apparatus comprising a substrate having a surface configured to accommodate a fluid thereover. A plurality of fluid-support-structures are on the surface. Each of the fluid-support-structures has at least one dimension of less than one millimeter. A well in the substrate has an op |
| 7412507 |
Efficient cascaded lookups at a network node |
August 12, 2008 |
| Performing cascading lookups at a network node involves using first header information from a packet to search a first set of search criteria for a match, identifying a tag associated with the match, and using second header information from the packet and the tag to search a second set o |
| 7412381 |
Method and apparatus for diversity control in multiple description voice communication |
August 12, 2008 |
| A method and apparatus for performing multiple descriptive source coding in which a plurality of homogeneous encoders are advantageously employed in combination with a corresponding plurality of advantageously substantially identical decoders. In particular, diversity is provided to |
| 7412233 |
Cellular communication standard employment by mobile cellular communication device for network m |
August 12, 2008 |
| A mobile cellular communication device of an apparatus in one example employs one or more cellular communication standards to exchange one or more portions of network management information with a network infrastructure device, of one or more network infrastructure devices, that is e |
| 7412228 |
Method for notifying a primary wireless unit of group calling plan activity |
August 12, 2008 |
| The present invention provides a method for notifying a primary wireless unit in a group calling plan that a wireless unit in the group calling plan has call activity. An MSC determines if there is call activity on a wireless phone. The MSC determines if the wireless phone is a member of |
| 7412055 |
Method and system for fair exchange of user information |
August 12, 2008 |
| A method and system for a fair exchange of user information over a network is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: transmitting over the network the user information encoded in association with a hidden value selected as one of a plurality of values distributed in a sequence |
| 7411985 |
Low-complexity packet loss concealment method for voice-over-IP speech transmission |
August 12, 2008 |
| A low complexity packet loss concealment method for use in voice-over-IP speech transmission calculates a cross-correlation of previous speech data to estimate the pitch period of the previous speech when speech frames have been lost. A tap interval used to calculate the cross-correl |
| 7411904 |
Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) edge service extraction |
August 12, 2008 |
| A technique for managing network traffic is disclosed. According to the technique, a set of VLAN IDs is explicitly identified for use with a first service. The rest of the customer traffic is considered as part of a default service. Traffic that is received at a PE from a customer is |
| 7411900 |
Fast restoration for virtually-concatenated data traffic |
August 12, 2008 |
| Techniques are disclosed for restoration of virtually-concatenated data traffic in a data transmission network. A virtually-concatenated group is formed comprising: (i) a plurality of primary members each associated with a corresponding data stream, and (ii) at least one backup member. |
| 7411683 |
Electric field measurement of optical waveforms |
August 12, 2008 |
| Time magnification and heterodyning are combined to allow the single-shot characterization of the electric field of optical waveforms. The electric field of the source under test is obtained by Fourier processing of the magnified temporal intensity of the source heterodyned with a mo |
| 7411322 |
Micromachined reluctance motor |
August 12, 2008 |
| A reluctance motor having a movable part that does not need a fixed mounting shaft in the motor's stationary part. In one embodiment, a motor of the invention has a stationary part that defines a cylindrical cavity into which a rotor is inserted, with an interior wall of the cavity c |
| 7410907 |
Fabricating integrated devices using embedded masks |
August 12, 2008 |
| A method of fabricating a device using a multi-layered wafer that has an embedded etch mask adapted to map a desired device structure onto an adjacent (poly)silicon layer. Due to the presence of the embedded mask, it becomes possible to delay the etching that forms the mapped structure |
| 7409459 |
System and method for provisioning QoS paths with restoration in a network |
August 5, 2008 |
| Systems and methods for provisioning QoS paths with restoration in a network. In one embodiment, one system includes: (1) a primary path generator configured to identify a suitable primary path between source and destination nodes in a network, (2) an auxiliary graph generator, assoc |
| 7409226 |
Use of doppler direction finding to improve signal link performance in a wireless communication |
August 5, 2008 |
| A rotating antenna is used in a wireless system to impart a phase onto a received signal by electronically moving the effective receiving antenna location along a circular path such that the modulation phase angle indicates the bearing of the radio transmission and the gain of a signal |
| 7409163 |
Method and apparatus for optical signal transmission |
August 5, 2008 |
| A method and apparatus for transmission of optical signals across an optical transmission link wherein duobinary signals or inverse-data signals are transmitted when the chromatic dispersion of the transmission link is above or below a dispersion threshold, respectively, to significa |
| 7409154 |
System and method for a protected optical access ring network |
August 5, 2008 |
| An optical access network employs a ring topology in which connections between the network units and between the network units and the optical line terminal are via a protection switch. The protection switch monitors connections from the optical network units to detect a loss of signal |
| 7409128 |
Pumping arrangement for fiber amplifiers with reduced reflective feedback |
August 5, 2008 |
| An improved tapered fiber bundle (TFB), or assembly including a TFB, mitigates undesirable reflections from optical discontinuities at the input ends of the multimode fibers of the TFB by suppressing the coupling of signal light into modes that can produce undesired reflections. Means |
| 7409121 |
Integrateable optical interleaver and de-interleaver |
August 5, 2008 |
| A proposed integrateable optical interleaver includes an input Y-branch coupler and at least two multi-section optical couplers. The multi-section optical couplers of the interleaver include at least three substantially similar optical couplers, adjacent ones of the optical couplers |
| 7409007 |
Method and apparatus for reducing adjacent channel power in wireless communication systems |
August 5, 2008 |
| This invention relates to a method and apparatus for reducing adjacent channel power in wireless communication systems. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a system for digitally and adaptively pre-distorting a signal that includes applying a correction to the signal |
| 7408946 |
Systems and methods for smooth and efficient round-robin scheduling |
August 5, 2008 |
| The present invention provides improved work schedulers for computer systems and communication processors. A preferred embodiment of the present invention includes systems with buffer memory for storing one or more communication packets or work requests arranged on a plurality of sch |
| 7408913 |
Method of real time hybrid ARQ |
August 5, 2008 |
| A method of wireless communication. The method includes the step of transmitting at least a first sub-frame from a first voice frame. If the first sub-frame is received by the wireless unit, an acknowledgement message is transmitted, and the remaining sub-frames from that voice frame |
| 7408881 |
Differential delay constrained routing for virtually-concatenated data traffic |
August 5, 2008 |
| Virtually-concatenated data traffic is routed in a network comprising a plurality of nodes. For a given traffic demand to be routed from a source node to a destination node in the network, an initial candidate path set satisfying a differential delay constraint is determined by arranging |
| 7406678 |
Manager component resource addition and/or resource removal on behalf of distributed software ap |
July 29, 2008 |
| A distributed software application comprises a plurality of software components within a plurality of executables. A manager component for the distributed software application handles: an addition of one or more first resources to the distributed software application on behalf of the |
| 7406518 |
Method and system for connecting virtual circuits across an ethernet switch |
July 29, 2008 |
| Transferring data segments and virtual circuit (VC) information related to the data segments across an Ethernet switch from a first connection terminating at an input port of the switch to a second connection originating at an output port of the switch involves utilizing the VC infor |
| 7406335 |
Multiple antenna transmissions with deterministic phase differences |
July 29, 2008 |
| A wireless data communication system simultaneously transmits data signals from more than one antenna with a deterministic, time-dependent phase difference between the signals. In one example, more than one antenna transmits the same data signal with a phase difference between the tr |
| 7406300 |
Extending wireless communication RF coverage inside building |
July 29, 2008 |
| A wireless communication system includes at least one repeater antenna assembly for providing adequate RF coverage within a building, such as a home. An example repeater antenna assembly has an automatically adjustable gain that is controlled responsive to a pathloss associated with |
| 7406082 |
Sequence number schemes for acceptance/rejection of duplicated packets in a packet-based data ne |
July 29, 2008 |
| In a packet-based data network, packets are duplicated and a sequence number is inserted into each duplicate packet, where the duplicate packets are transmitted along two different paths from a source node to a destination node in the network. Depending on the implementation, the sou |
| 7406074 |
Bundling messages in communication networks |
July 29, 2008 |
| Multiple requests to set up and/or tear down connections in a node of a communication network (or multiple failure notifications) are bundled together for transmission within the network. In an "inter-nodal" embodiment, multiple connection requests/failure notifications are bundled t |
| 7404210 |
Method and apparatus for defending against distributed denial of service attacks on TCP servers |
July 22, 2008 |
| A Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack by a TCP stateless hog is defeated with use of an enhancement to the keep-alive mechanism provided by RFC 1122. A TCP server receives a new TCP connection request from a possible attacker and sends a keep-alive probe packet back thereto using |
| 7404101 |
Optimal configuration method |
July 22, 2008 |
| A method for determining an optimal configuration and redundancy allocation for a system containing a plurality of units grouped into a plurality of elements and one or more modules. The method conducts random statistical sampling of a combinatorial space reflecting the possible comb |
