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Multiplex Communications > Network Configuration Determination Network Configuration DeterminationNetwork Configuration Determination patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.01/24/08 - 20080019289 - Method for building ad hoc network, ad hoc network buiding program, and terminal Before software for a routing protocol in a second wireless terminal receives a routing packet between a first wireless terminal and the second wireless terminal that are both included in an ad hoc network, stability determining software determines whether or not a link between the first wireless terminal, which is ... 01/17/08 - 20080013463 - Identifying and resolving problems in wireless device configurations Systems and methods for identifying and resolving problems in wireless device configurations in a wireless network. In one example embodiment, a method for resolving wireless device configuration problems includes various acts including identifying all wireless devices that are wired to a network, retrieving configuration information from each wireless device, retrieving ... 01/03/08 - 20080002596 - Method and apparatus for non-invasive discovery of relationships between nodes in a network A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for identifying nodes in a network data processing system. Cache data is received from a set of routers in the data processing system. The cache data includes an identification of the nodes sending data packets onto the network data processing system. The nodes on ... 12/27/07 - 20070297348 - Service curve mapping A method for configuring service curves for managing the output port of a networking device includes the following steps. A multitude of traffic classes is defined, each traffic class being characterized by a bandwidth and a delay priority. A multitude of traffic service curves is computed, each of the plurality ... 12/27/07 - 20070297346 - Method and system for monitoring and improving the quality of interconnecting cabling systems System for coordinating the use of a mapping system comparing the physical connection status of a cable link in a network with the administrative data about said cable link in the network administration. The coordinating system uses data from one or several existing databases. Based on an analysis of the ... 12/27/07 - 20070297345 - Method for implementing virtual network element and system thereof Disclosed is a method for implementing a virtual Network Element (NE), including: constructing type definition information of a virtual NE and a virtual board, which has all type parameters of an actual NE and board of the same type; obtaining the type definition information to construct a virtual NE entity ... 12/20/07 - 20070291664 - System for using at least one mobile terminal device in a motor vehicle A system for using at least one mobile terminal in a motor vehicle, such as a passenger automobile or a two-wheeled vehicle in particular, having at least one mobile terminal, a display device situated in the vehicle, an operating device provided in the vehicle, and a communication interface between the ... 12/13/07 - 20070286096 - Portable networking interface method and apparatus for distributed switching system An apparatus and method to provide a portable networking interface for distributed switching systems. Two Application Program Interfaces (APIs) are defined for communication to a Forwarding Database Distribution Library (FDDL). The FDDL sits between network client applications and the switch device driver in order to provide a uniform interface to ... 12/06/07 - 20070280142 - System and method for aggregating multiple radio interfaces into a single logical bridge interface In an example embodiment, a system and method for aggregating multiple wireless bridge interfaces into a single logical bridge interface. The system includes a master switch with multiple associated wireless modules. Each master switch wireless module selectively broadcasts an associated connection signal. The master switch has an associated aggregation port, ... 12/06/07 - 20070280141 - Hardware implementation of loop initialization protocol A device includes a loop port controlled by a loop initialization procedure in response to control flags. The device includes a programmable controller and a fibre channel loop port including a transmitter, a receiver, and a port control circuit. The port control circuit controls the loop initialization procedure in response ... 12/06/07 - 20070280140 - Self-optimizing network tunneling protocol A network includes a first plurality of routers that do not implement a desired protocol in communication with a second plurality of routers that implement at least the desired protocol and a tunneling protocol. Routers implementing the tunneling protocol are preferably implemented at the boundaries of domains, i.e., in those ... 12/06/07 - 20070280138 - Information broadcasting system and method Embodiments for a system and method of broadcasting messages to communication devices in a mobile communication network are described. The method includes registering at least one communication device configured to receive broadcast messages serviced by a base station, allocating at least one registered communication device as a primary communication device ... 12/06/07 - 20070280137 - Creation of non-wired communication network, by determining local topology information from the identifiers of communication appliances In order to create a non-wired network, a first communication appliance is provided with a list of identifiers of other communication appliances with which connections can be established. The first communication appliance determines information on the local topology of the non-wired communication network from the identifiers of the other communication ... 11/29/07 - 20070274232 - Method, communication device and system for detecting neighboring nodes in a wireless multihop network using ndp A method is presented for neighbor discovery in a wireless multihop packet based communication network using Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) wherein the network is built up by client and/or server devices and/or infrastructure devices, network traffic is based on using NDP forwarding and rebroadcasting to locate devices in such ... 11/22/07 - 20070268841 - Methods and systems for configuring voice over internet protocol network quality of service Automated methods and systems for determining and setting router QoS adjustments to control the service level of VoIP voice communications in a packet switching network supporting both voice and data communications. Network topology and service level requirements are processed to determine QoS settings for each of the routers. The QoS ... 11/22/07 - 20070268840 - Association of a multi-access terminal to a communication network A method of associating a multi-access terminal (STA) with a communications network. The method includes sending data about the connection of the terminal to other networks from the terminal to an access point (AP) of the network. ... 11/15/07 - 20070263553 - Efficient discovery and verification of paths through a meshed overlay network The present invention provides an efficient system and method for routing information through a dynamic network. The system includes at least one ingress point and one egress point. The ingress and egress point cooperate to form a virtual circuit for routing packets to destination subnets directly reachable by the egress ... 11/15/07 - 20070263552 - Method and system for bidirectional data transfer A system and method for managing data transfer between a configurable device and a management system including generating device data, detecting a polling request, transmitting, in a first common communications session and in response to the polling request, at least a portion of the device data and a configuration request, ... 11/15/07 - 20070263551 - Range equalization transceiver system and method of using same A range equalization transceiver system (100) for increasing efficiency of a continuous duty communications link includes a first transceiver (105) for transmitting data traffic over a broadband traffic channel and a second transceiver (107) for determining routing information using a discovery channel based on link quality. A controller (103) is ... 11/08/07 - 20070258389 - Node device, information transfer processing program, and network participation processing method and the like A node device which participates in an overlay network formed by participation of all or part of a plurality of node devices which are connected each other via a communication means, including: a search information transmission means for transmitting search information to thereby search a node device transmitted to an ... 11/08/07 - 20070258387 - Network element discovery using a network routing protocol A data processing apparatus comprises instructions to perform sending and receiving one or more messages conforming to a network routing protocol, such as Open Shortest Path First (OSPF); obtaining one or more information elements that specify one or more capabilities of the apparatus; creating a particular routing protocol message comprising ... 11/01/07 - 20070253345 - Method of connecting a new device to existing network In a centralised radio network consisting of several devices one device acts as master or network coordinator and has a transmission range. Basically, other devices of the network are able to adopt the role of a coordinator. This ability is used to enlarge the area of the network to a ... 11/01/07 - 20070253343 - Methods and apparatus for managing rf elements over a network A graphical management system includes a web browser application communicatively coupled to a web service and a graphical management module over a network and a plurality of wireless devices (e.g., RFID readers, access ports, etc.) coupled to the network and having one or more associated antennae. The wireless devices are ... 11/01/07 - 20070253342 - System for automatically configuring a communication interface module A system for automatically configuring a communication interface module is disclosed. The communication interface module may include a plurality of data link ports and auto-configuration logic. The auto-configuration logic may be configured to determine a data link type for a data link connected to at least one of the plurality ... 10/25/07 - 20070248027 - Providing a configuration utility for a remote terminal unit Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a configuration utility. The systems and methods may include receiving, at the remote terminal unit, a first request for a page. The page may include a link associated with the configuration utility that may be transmitted from the remote terminal unit. The configuration ... 10/25/07 - 20070248026 - System, method, and computer program product for concept network based collaboration A method including steps of receiving a first concept network having a plurality of connected nodes; receiving a second concept network having a plurality of connected nodes; and generating a third concept network, the third concept network having a plurality of connected nodes being a combination of the first and ... 10/18/07 - 20070242621 - Dynamic carrier sensing thresholds Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate communication in a wireless network environment. In particular, access points can dynamically adjust transmit power and/or carrier-sensing thresholds to allow multiple access points to communicate concurrently. In aspects, access points exchange node information, including RSSI and node addresses, of nearby nodes. The node ... 10/11/07 - 20070237096 - Proximity-based user interaction Techniques are described for providing location-based information and functionality to people and computing devices in various ways. In at least some situations, the techniques include enabling multiple people in a common geographic area to interact in various ways, such as via devices capable of communications (e.g., cellular telephones, computing devices ... 10/11/07 - 20070237095 - System and method for improving network performance and security by controlling topology information A system for optimizing the performance of a network. In an illustrative embodiment, the system includes a memory containing one or more data structures data structures. A first module determines transit-only information. A second module selectively omits the transit-only information from the one or more data structures. In a more ... 10/11/07 - 20070237094 - Method for enhancing the communication capability in a wireless telecommunication system A method (400) for establishing a first communication link between a communications network (105) and a network node (115) in accordance with a first wireless communications protocol. The method also can include evaluating a signal parameter for a signal transmitted between a station (110) and the network node. In response ... 10/11/07 - 20070237093 - Methods and apparatus for providing an access profile system associated with a broadband wireless access network Embodiments of methods and apparatus for providing an access profile system associated with a broadband wireless access network are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. ... 10/11/07 - 20070237092 - Method of establishing and maintaining distributed spectral awareness in a wireless communication system In an ad hoc network in which nodes communicate directly with each other or through another node, hole exchange messages are transmitted on an ongoing basis from one node to one or more other nodes. The spectrum hole message transmitted by a node provides a current view of the frequency ... 10/04/07 - 20070230368 - Method and node for discovering topology structure in multiprotocol label switching ring network Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and a node for discovering topology structure automatically in a Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) ring network. The method includes: when receiving a topology discovering message, determining, by a node in the MPLS ring network, whether the topology discovering message is sent ... 09/27/07 - 20070223398 - Method for implementing grouping devices and interacting among grouped devices The present invention discloses a method for implementing device grouping and interactions between grouped devices. In a network, a device creating a device group sends an advertisement message carrying identification information of a device group to which it belongs, to the network. After receiving the advertisement message, a network device ... 09/27/07 - 20070223397 - Network configuration Where a manual protocol address for a computing device has been stored, the manual protocol address is acquired. Stateless network configuration for the computing device is performance in accordance with a protocol. Stateful network configuration for the computing device is performed in accordance with a policy for the protocol and ... 09/27/07 - 20070223396 - Apparatus, system, and method for aurally indicating progress An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for aurally indicating progress. In one embodiment, a node count module determines a node threshold. A discovery module searches for a plurality of nodes over a communications channel wherein each node is autonomously connected to the communications channel. In addition, the discovery module ... 09/20/07 - 20070217345 - Ring type network system A node for configuring a ring type network system in such a mode that a plurality of physical links belonging to difference rings exists between nodes opposite to each other, has a storage unit stored with link associated information representing an associated relationship between ports of physical links and a ... 09/20/07 - 20070217344 - Computerized system and method for deployment of management tunnels The invention provides a framework for facilitating the deployment of management tunnels between management and managed devices. The tunnel may be initiated either from the management device or from the managed device. When the channel is first established, the credentials of the respective devices are verified. To this end, the ... 09/13/07 - 20070211650 - Node device cooperating with switch which implements zones in a fibre channel system In a system comprising a first fabric and a plurality of devices coupled to the fabric by Fibre Channel connections, the devices are logically grouped to form configurations and zones. A configuration includes at least one zone, and each zone includes at least one device as a member of the ... 09/13/07 - 20070211649 - Automatic establishment of a network connection for automated network element configuration The invention relates to a simplified way to configure a new network element in a 3G radio access network. According to the invention, a network element, which requires connectivity to another external network element, automatically performs probing a connection in order to establish a connection to a network management system ... 09/13/07 - 20070211648 - Dynamic data path component configuration apparatus and methods Dynamic data path component configuration apparatus and methods are disclosed. A configuration of a data path link that is operatively coupled to a communication equipment data path is determined. A determination as to whether a configurable data path component, which is configurable to exchange data with the data path link ... 09/13/07 - 20070211647 - Method and apparatus for payload-based flow estimation The invention includes a method and apparatus for generating a coincidence count table adapted for determining at least one flow statistic. The method includes receiving a plurality of packets comprising a respective plurality of payloads, comparing payloads associated with consecutive ones of the plurality of packets for identifying at least ... 09/06/07 - 20070206514 - Communication deivce and remote management system A communication device is provided in a network including a plurality of network segments to which customer devices are connected respectively, the communication device being connected through a cable or radio communication line to a central management device so that management information required for remote management of the customer devices ... 08/30/07 - 20070201385 - Apparatus, method, and computer product for topology-information collection A network managing apparatus detects a router capable of using Telnet from among nodes in a network and causes that router to send a broadcast ping to other nodes. Each node in the network returns a ping reply to the router. The ping and the ping reply pass through a ... 08/30/07 - 20070201384 - Network explorer A graphical user interface integrates into a single view multiple network devices discovered over a plurality of network protocols. The graphical user interface provides an intuitive user interface to indicate to a user the existence of all potential resources as defined by a network profile, the characteristics and properties of ... 08/30/07 - 20070201383 - Discovery of physically adjacent neighbor devices using a unidirectional in-band process coupled with an out-of-band follow-up process Equipment generates a discovery message containing its address/node identification (ID) and/or other information. Adjacent equipment (e.g., physically adjacent equipment) monitors control overhead bytes (section trace (J0) bytes, Data Communication Channel (DCC) control overhead, General Communication Channel (GCC) control overhead, etc.) for this message, but does not generate a corresponding response ... 08/30/07 - 20070201382 - Method and apparatus for omniscient root node selection in an ad hoc network Techniques are provided for selecting a root node in an ad hoc network comprising a plurality of nodes including a first node. According to one implementation of these techniques, a first node can receive a message from at least one of the other nodes. Each message includes a number of ... 08/30/07 - 20070201381 - Method and apparatus for root node selection in an ad hoc network Techniques are provided for selecting a root node in an ad hoc network comprising a plurality of nodes including a first node. According to one implementation of these techniques, a first node can receive a message from at least one of the other nodes. Each message includes a number of ... 08/30/07 - 20070201380 - Method and system for power-efficient adaptive link aggregation A method for power-efficient configuration of one or more physical ports at a network device in an EtherChannel is provided. Parameters for allocation of the physical ports to a logical port are negotiated with a link partner. Thereafter, bandwidth load at the logical port is compared with the parameter. The ... 08/23/07 - 20070195714 - Network data packet classification and demultiplexing The present invention provides methods and apparatus for classifying and demultiplexing packets in a network protocol stack. It provides extendibility for packet processing in the network protocol stack by defining a standard method for adding new functionality. It provides a method to obtain external information, from an application scheduled outside ... 08/23/07 - 20070195712 - Spatio-temporal and context-based indexing and representation of subterranean networks and means for doing the same Systems, methods and devices for indexing, archiving, analyzing and reporting pipe and other void network data. Specifically, multi-dimensional indexing and correlation of spatial, temporal, feature, environmental, uncertainty and/or context-based data is synchronized, indexed and analyzed across a wide variety of pipe networks at various times. The present invention preferably includes ... 08/23/07 - 20070195711 - Automated cable identification and verification system A method for configuring components in a networked computer system comprising providing a configuration map that includes installation locations and sequences for network components. The configuration map is used to indicate component installation locations and sequences through a series of indicators. The component installation locations and sequences are confirmed after ... 08/23/07 - 20070195710 - Mobile subscriber network and resource management method In allocating a resource circuit by circuit, a reference is made to a table signifying a one-versus-many correspondence between a subscriber and a circuit, thereby to reflect a state of the other circuit that an identical subscriber holds into the above resource allocation. As a rule, the table is dynamically ... 08/16/07 - 20070189191 - Communications meshes Methods are disclosed for forming a network (1) of nodes (A-H) from a plurality of nodes (A-H) and a plurality of potential transmission links (2) between respective nodes (A-H). Methods are also disclosed for adapting an initial mesh communications network configuration to a final mesh communications network communications configuration. Methods ... 08/16/07 - 20070189190 - Topology discovery of a private network The present invention relates to a method and system for determining devices connected to a private network through a gateway. A Network Management System (NMS) through the use of inquiries and Port Address Translation (PAT) commands is able to determine the topology of the network of devices within a private ... 08/16/07 - 20070189189 - Method and system for simplified network wide traffic and/or flow monitoring in a data network Method and system for providing dynamic network data traffic monitoring including monitoring a data network, detecting a change in the data network, initiating a span session based on the detected change in the data network, and dynamically modifying network configuration based on the detected change in the data network is ... 08/16/07 - 20070189188 - Method for candidate access router capability discovery A method of retrieving candidate access router discovery (CARD) information in a user terminal which is present in a many access systems. CARD information is exchanged on an IP control plane between access routers in the access systems, but the user terminal has no IP control plane. In accordance with ... 08/09/07 - 20070183346 - Arrangement for router attachments between roaming mobile routers in a clustered network A mobile router is configured for attaching to a selected router in a clustered network (e.g., a mobile ad hoc network) based on identifying a network topology model of the clustered network from received router advertisement messages that include tree information option fields specifying attributes of the network topology model. ... 08/09/07 - 20070183345 - Managing a home or a small office network A method and a system for managing a network are described. A plurality of agents is deployed in a plurality of devices in the network. A control device in the network controls the network through the plurality of agents. A remote manager, which is external to the network, controls the ... 08/09/07 - 20070183344 - System and method for detecting node mobility based on network topology changes in a wireless communication network Techniques are provided for determining mobility of a first node in an ad hoc network. A particular node generates a fixed neighbor node table comprising second nodes in the area of the particular node which are not mobile. The particular node can monitor changes between the first node and the ... 08/09/07 - 20070183343 - Method and system for facilitating command of a group A method and system for facilitating command of a group determines a present rank protocol associated with users of an ad hoc wireless communication network. The method includes identifying at a first wireless device a second wireless device in operative communication with the first wireless device (step 805). A physical ... 08/02/07 - 20070177526 - Customer premise equipment device-specific access-limiting for a cable modem and a customer premise equipment device A method of initializing, provisioning, and managing a cable modem and a customer premise equipment device includes, prior to receiving the configuration file for the cable modem, providing an equipment identification message containing a description of the customer premise equipment device connected to the cable modem. In the case where ... 08/02/07 - 20070177525 - Root node redundancy for multipoint-to-multipoint transport trees A mechanism is provided to configure a plurality of transport trees in a transport network, each of which correspond to a native tree (e.g., a bidirectional multicast tree). In embodiments of the present invention, each of the plurality of transport trees has a unique root node so that in the ... 07/26/07 - 20070171845 - Method and apparatus to elect abrs dynamically and intelligently The present invention elects an area border router from a plurality of potential area border routers by determining a full set of all areas attached to a router. A determination is made as to a full set of area pairs from the determined full set of areas. Routers are identified ... 07/26/07 - 20070171844 - Determining network paths In an embodiment of a method of tracing a path through a switch mesh from a first device connected to the switch mesh to a second device connected to the switch mesh, hardware addresses of the first and second devices are obtained. At least one switch that is a neighbor ... 07/26/07 - 20070171843 - Method and apparatus for operating a node in a beacon based ad hoc network During operation a node (500) that has associated with a network (100) will periodically broadcast a beacon (303) during a beacon interval as part of a superframe. The beacon will be periodically broadcast for a first period of time, based on a time it takes for nodes to associate with ... 07/26/07 - 20070171842 - Discovery of network nodes and routable addresses Systems and related methods for discovering network nodes and routable addresses include a scan server, local link segment, an agent coupled to the local link segment, and a router coupled to place the scan server in communication with the agent. The scan server commands the agent to discover a network ... 07/26/07 - 20070171841 - Method and node for selecting a codec type or configuration by extending the list comprising codecs for transcoder/tandem free operation by further codecs supported by the node The invention is related to a method for transmitting data in a telecommunications network and a device, e.g. a network node, utilising that method, where said data transfer requires the application of algorithms for coding and/or decoding (“codec”) on said data, where at least one of said network nodes provides ... 07/19/07 - 20070165546 - Packet-switched network topology tracking method and system The present invention permits a network operator to maintain a timely view of changes to an operational packet-switched network. ... 07/19/07 - 20070165545 - Control of low power wireless networks for power conservation A wireless mesh network routes messages between a host computer and a plurality of field devices. The mesh network is synchronized to a global regular active schedule that defines active periods when messages can be transmitted or received by nodes of the network, and inactive periods when messages cannot be ... 07/19/07 - 20070165541 - System and method for data maintenance and integration including interpolation A system and method of managing collection and maintenance of performance data for a wireless communications network including collecting configuration data for the network, encoding the collected configuration data and storing the data, collecting a transmitted signal, measuring a parameter of the collected signal, and encoding and storing the parameter. ... 07/19/07 - 20070165540 - Scalable management system for mpls based service providers A management system manages multiple multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) virtual private networks (VPNs), the VPNs having overlapping IP addresses. The system includes a storage storing a file that associates a host name with an IP address and a route distinguisher. The host name corresponds to a network element within one ... 07/19/07 - 20070165539 - System and method for the configuration of network devices A system and method is disclosed for configuring a network device. The system and method involves a network device that includes an external button for toggling the device between a managed mode and an unmanaged mode. When the device is toggled to a managed mode, an Internet Protocol (IP) address ... 07/19/07 - 20070165538 - Schedule-based connectivity management Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for schedule-based connectivity management which includes maintaining a connectivity schedule, selecting one of a plurality of predetermined connectivity configurations in dependence upon the connectivity schedule and current date and time information, and establishing connectivity according to the selected predetermined connectivity configuration. Selecting one of ... 07/19/07 - 20070165537 - System and method for radio resource management in a communication system The present invention relates to methods and arrangements for managing radio resources for providing wireless access to a communication system to a number of terminals. The communication system comprises a first access network (120) using a first access technology and at least one second access network (110) using at least ... 07/12/07 - 20070159986 - Method of refining node position information in wireless sensor network Provided is a method for refining node position information in a wireless sensor network having an ultra wideband communication network and a wireless personal area network where the initial positions of respective nodes are set, by utilizing nodes at a 2-hop distance, or more than a 2-hop distance when the ... 07/12/07 - 20070159985 - Method and an arrangement for avoiding unnecessary retransmissions A method and an arrangement for avoiding unnecessary retransmissions in a packet-based radio-communication network by exchanging transmission state information between retransmission functionality entities (12, 21) located at respective protocol layers in different network nodes (1, 2), and performing inter-layer coordination of retransmissions between the network nodes (1, 2) based on ... 07/12/07 - 20070159984 - Methods and apparatus for providing flexible timing-driven routing trees A method of producing a flexible timing-driven routing tree is provided. Two or more target nodes are sorted in accordance with data criticality. A source-sink grid is built from one or more source nodes and the two or more target nodes. An initial routing tree is built comprising the one ... 07/05/07 - 20070153710 - Method for monitoring and providing information over a peer to peer network A pseudonode for deployment on a peer to peer network. The pseudonode is programmed for monitoring the peer to peer network to receive search requests therefrom, optionally comparing each said received search with said list of data objects, and to respond to such requests. The response may include advertising; the ... 07/05/07 - 20070153708 - Topology comparison A solution for comparing topologies is provided. In an embodiment of the invention, a set of differences between the nodes and/or connectors of two or more topologies is obtained. Each difference can comprise a missing node/connector and/or a difference in an item/relationship attribute. A user interface is generated that displays ... 07/05/07 - 20070153707 - Ad hoc network formation and management based on aggregation of ad hoc nodes according to an aggregation hierarchy Each mobile ad hoc node has an assigned hierarchy position within an identified tree-based aggregation group. Each ad hoc node is configured for selectively attaching to one of a plurality of available ad hoc nodes based on identifying a best match, for the assigned hierarchy position within the identified aggregation ... 07/05/07 - 20070153705 - System and method for synchronous wireless communication with a medical device Constituents of a network of medical devices communicate according to a synchronous communication protocol. A constituent of the network is established as a conductor. Time slots are assigned to each constituent of the network other than the conductor. Information is communicated between the constituents of the network in the assigned ... 06/28/07 - 20070147270 - Systems and methods for providing voice/data communication systems and voice/data communications Web/portal-based systems and methods for selling, configuring, installing, reconfiguring and servicing such integrated voice/data communications systems are disclosed. An Internet/web or personal digital assistant (“PDA”) or personal computer (“PC”) based portal is provided to enable a relatively high level of data to be more easily collected. The portal preferably is ... 06/28/07 - 20070147269 - Method, system and apparatus for communications circuit design A method of designing a network circuit for a telecommunications network is disclosed. The method includes storing first model data in a database representing a first model of the telecommunications network. Second model data is received representing a second model of the telecommunications network. The second model data defines node ... 06/28/07 - 20070147268 - Distributing overall control of mesh amr lan networks to wan interconnected collectors Collectors within a wireless metering network that control a wireless Local Area Network (LAN) of nodes. The collectors typically interact over a WAN with a head-end system, which has network management and control of all collector LANs. Control is distributed from the head-end system down to the data collectors by ... 06/21/07 - 20070140146 - Method for managing network device data and network management system Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for managing network device data and a network management system. The method including: storing identifiers respectively for different types of device data at the device side; the network management system storing the identifiers of the different types of device data into a ... 06/21/07 - 20070140145 - System, method and apparatus for authentication of nodes in an ad hoc network A method and apparatus are provided for authenticating a first node M 220M in an ad hoc network 200. Node I 220I can receive a request from node M 220M to join the ad hoc network 200. This request includes, among other things, a biometric input associated with a first ... 06/21/07 - 20070140143 - Communication device and method for managing a communication link in a network A communication device and a method for managing a communication link 108 are provided. The method includes establishing 402 the communication link between an originator communication device 102 and a target communication device 104. The method also includes suspending 408 at least a portion of the communication link when the ... 06/21/07 - 20070140142 - Computer method and apparatus for connection tree routing in visual modeling of software Computer method and apparatus for connection tree routing in visual modeling of software is disclosed. Tree routing style is represented as a property of a subject connection. A router object manages location of bendpoints of the subject connection in a connection tree. The subject connection maintains an end node as ... 06/21/07 - 20070140141 - Dynamic speed-dial list Methods are provided for managing communications over a communications routing network. A data store is maintained of records of communications links established over the communications routing network between a first endpoint of the communications routing network and multiple second endpoints of the communications routing network distinct from the first endpoint. ... 06/14/07 - 20070133434 - Network router failover mechanism A method, system, and logic for determining connectivity information for routers running on servers that are attached to a device. A router is resigned in favor of a corresponding router at another server when the corresponding router has better connectivity to the device, where partial connectivity is better than no ... 06/14/07 - 20070133433 - Apparatus and method of selecting label switched path in network management system Provided are an apparatus and method of selecting a label switched path (LSP) in a network management system. The apparatus comprises a status analyzing unit which analyzes and digitizes performance information, fault occurrence, and fault history of a link in order to convert the performance information, fault occurrence, and fault ... 06/07/07 - 20070127399 - Packet joining method, program, and apparatus There is provided a packet joining method, program, and apparatus with an increased wireless utilization efficiency and a reduced packet delay. The packet joining method includes a step of performing Neighbor Discovery within a range reachable in one hop to detect neighboring audio terminals which are connectable over short-range radio ... 06/07/07 - 20070127398 - System and method for measuring and configuring miss-confitured 2g neighbors in 3g networks A system and a method for measuring and configuring miss-configured 2G neighbors in a 3G network. The system comprises a user equipment, an operation and maintenance center, a radio network controller and a data register, wherein the operation and maintenance center further comprises a measurement information unit and a configuration ... 06/07/07 - 20070127397 - Interface system for an accessory and communication device A configurable interface system (100) couples an accessory (102) to a communication device (104). The interface system utilizes a memory device (120) embedded in the accessory (102) that stores physical configuration and event mapping descriptors (114, 122) pertaining to the accessory. The communication device (104) reads the physical configuration and ... 06/07/07 - 20070127396 - Preventing transient loops in broadcast/multicast trees during distribution of link state information According to the present invention, methods and apparatus are provided to improve the link state routing protocol (LSRP) to prevent transient loops during topology changes. Broadcast and shared multicast traffic may be dropped on particular ports upon detecting link state change until neighboring nodes have computed routes using updated link ... 06/07/07 - 20070127395 - Preventing transient loops in broadcast/multicast trees during distribution of link state information According to the present invention, methods and apparatus are provided to improve the link state routing protocol (LSRP) to prevent transient loops during topology changes. Broadcast and shared multicast traffic is dropped upon detecting link state change until neighboring nodes have computed routes using updated link state information. An acknowledgment ... 06/07/07 - 20070127394 - Method and system for optimization of data transfer between networked devices The invention relates to a method of arranging communication in a local area networking system comprising a first device, a second device and an intermediate node for arranging data transmission between the first device and the second device. The second device is arranged to multicast and/or broadcast messages to devices ... 06/07/07 - 20070127393 - Device and method for setting up ad hoc networks The invention concerns a network element (1) for setting up wireless networks (3), a corresponding network (4) and a method of setting up wireless networks and of wireless data exchange between network elements (1) and/or network users (2), wherein the network element (1) has a transmitting/receiving unit (12) for wirelessly ... 05/31/07 - 20070121528 - Communication apparatus A communication apparatus according to the present invention includes a presence information setting unit that sets presence information including a user display name and its apparatus state, and a presence information notification unit that that notifies an opposing apparatus of the presence information. The communication apparatus further include an action ... 05/31/07 - 20070121527 - System and method for remote dynamic network configuration A computer-executable system and method thereof are provided for remote dynamic network configuration in a remote network management environment of TCP/IP base. Through a sever management daughter card located on an agent terminal, a medium access control address of the agent terminal is used to request a corresponsive internet protocol ... 05/24/07 - 20070115859 - System and method for communications of cargo containers in a container security system using wireless ad-hoc networking techniques A system and method for communications between a plurality of shipping containers using a short range or local area wireless communication device is provided. The system also contains a cellular communications device, a satellite communications device, or both, which are used to transmit information to, and receive commands from remote ... 05/24/07 - 20070115858 - Communication apparatus and communication method To reduce the processing load and maintain higher security in the communications, a communication apparatus includes a network surveying unit configured to determine at least one of (1) an architecture of a network comprising the communication apparatus, and (2) the number of apparatuses on the network; and an alteration detecting ... 05/24/07 - 20070115857 - Mapping connectivity of discrete types of nodes in a network of nodes Tables of connectivity between nodes of two discrete types can be generated for edge nodes existing at the periphery of a network of nodes. Connectivity queries are initiated at one of an interior node type and then traverse in a first direction towards one edge node type and then in ... 05/24/07 - 20070115856 - Method for controlling forwarding quality in a data network Method and a computer program product for controlling the forwarding quality in a data network including a measurement manager elements for performing end-to-end measurements between nodes in the data network and a Network Resource Manager, NRM, including elements for obtaining information of the network topology. The method includes the steps ... 05/24/07 - 20070115855 - Route servicing device, method and system applying the device The present invention discloses a route service device and a method and a system for realizing call route by the device, in which, route service device and soft switch control device are networked in a layered way, the soft switch control device is the node of the lowest layer, when ... 05/17/07 - 20070109975 - Remote device management in a home automation data transfer system An automation network includes automation network devices connected to the network and a system layer interface that interfaces with a transport layer and an application layer of the home automation network. The system layer interface includes command libraries configured to upgrade a remote network device. The automation network queries the ... 05/17/07 - 20070109974 - Passive optical network unit management and control interface support for a digital subscriber line network An optical network unit for managing digital subscriber line (xDSL) connections to a passive optical network. According to one embodiment, the optical network unit comprises data structures in the form of managed entities that are issued by the optical network unit for managing each of the xDSL connections. Each managed ... 05/10/07 - 20070104119 - System and method for managing and provisioning virtual routers Site reachability information is determined for a service processing switch that is communicably coupled to one or more sites. In addition, global routing profiles, customer site profiles and OSPF profiles are defined. The profile data, in addition to or instead of the reachability information is used to generate routing configuration ... 05/10/07 - 20070104118 - Determining, transmitting, and receiving performance information with respect to an operation performed locally and at remote nodes Further provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for determining, transmitting, and receiving performance information with respect to an operation performed locally and at remote nodes. Performance information is determined with respect to performing an operation at a node and transmitted to remote nodes over a network. Performance ... 05/10/07 - 20070104117 - Packet switched data network (psdn) having local area network (lan) interface and overload control method thereof In a Packet Switched Data Network (PSDN) having a Local Area Network (LAN) interface, an auxiliary controller controls all protocols of the LAN interface through an interrupt routine and transmits a state-monitoring signal after processing the protocols. A main controller compares a transmitting period of the state-monitoring signal transmitted from ... 05/10/07 - 20070104116 - Method and apparatus for mapping 3gpp service primitives to media independent handover event services A Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) media independent handover (MIH) service access point (SAP) is configured to provide MIH event services, (e.g., IEEE 802.21 event services), by mapping service primitives to the MIH event services. The service primitives may be 3GPP service primitives which originate from at least one of ... 05/10/07 - 20070104115 - Overlay network infrastructure A method and apparatus for processing an overlay network infrastructure. In one embodiment, the method comprises a plurality of transparent access points (TAPs). Each TAP is communicably coupled between one or more clients and servers and a wide area network (WAN) to enable the one or more clients to communicate ... 05/03/07 - 20070097885 - Peer-to-peer communication pipes A system and method for establishing communications channels between and among peers in a peer-to-peer networking environment. Pipes may be used as communication channels for sending and receiving messages and other data between services or applications over input and output endpoints. Pipes may be asynchronous, unidirectional, stateless and unreliable. Bidirectional ... 05/03/07 - 20070097884 - Methods and systems of network management A network management system (NMS) automatically models a path for a customer's services from a terminating unit through elements typically on a link-by-link basis, across networks if appropriate, to a network service provider (NSP) or Internet service provider (ISP). The path may be a private virtual circuit or connection (PVC), ... 05/03/07 - 20070097883 - Generation of a network topology hierarchy A new network topology visualization is produced from an existing network topology using grouping algorithms that are selectively applied to selectable hierarchies of the existing network topological hierarchy. The new network topology is rendered for review. Interaction may be provided through a graphical user interface (GUI). The new network topology ... 05/03/07 - 20070097882 - Distribution of data in a network A method of distributing data across a network from a server computing node to one or more client computing nodes having file-sharing capability across a network, comprises the steps of: generating, from: (a) a topological map of computing nodes and communications links (‘network elements’) of the network; (b) data providing ... 05/03/07 - 20070097881 - System for configuring switches in a network A network is set forth that comprises a plurality of multiple port switches, a plurality of endpoint devices connected to the ports of the plurality of switches, and an enumerating endpoint device that is connected to at least one of the multiple port switches. The enumerating endpoint device configures the ... 05/03/07 - 20070097880 - Resource matched topology database synchronization in communications networks having topology state routing protocols A method for selecting a neighboring node to synchronize network topology database information with a network node from among a plurality of neighboring nodes coupled to the network node in a network, the method comprising: receiving from each of the neighboring nodes an identifier and an indication as to whether ... 05/03/07 - 20070097879 - Method and communication system for automatically discovering the multimedia service capability The present invention relates to a method, a system and a server for automatically discovering the common Multimedia Service Capability, and computer program. This solution avoid unnecessary use of the radio interface and is based on making use of the circuit switched network, e.g. the Intelligent network IN, as trigger ... 05/03/07 - 20070097878 - Management device that registers communication device to wireless network, communication device, intermediate device, and method, program, and integrated circuit for registration of communication device A common key is obtained from a management device 101 by operating a bidirectional infrared remote control 105 at a location 105a via an infrared communication, the management device 101 being connected to a wireless network. The common key is transmitted to an air-conditioner 104 from bidirectional infrared remote control ... 04/26/07 - 20070091823 - Communication node, server and system The originator is made to discover the communication node specified by the receiver as the destination following the movement of the receiver among the communication nodes. ... 04/26/07 - 20070091822 - Method of configuring and registering internet protocol address in a wireless mobile communication system having connection-oriented radio link A method of configuring and registering an Internet Protocol (IPv6) address in a wireless mobile communication system having a connection-oriented radio link is provided. In an IP configuration method without Duplicate Address Detection (DAD), a Mobile Station (MS) is allocated a unique Connection Identifier (CID) specific to the MS from ... 04/26/07 - 20070091821 - Address management and routing methods for wireless personal area network (wpan) An address management method and a routing method for a wireless personal area network (WPAN) is provided. The address management method includes setting an update route flag relating to a portable node and a previous network address which is an address of the node before the movement, if a node ... 04/26/07 - 20070091820 - Methods and apparatus for use in a packet data network A GGSN receives a request associated with a session creation for a mobile entity. The GGSN begins a process (a four-way handshake) for obtaining network access configuration parameters for the mobile entity and responds to the request prior to the completion of the four-way handshake. The GGSN then completes the ... 04/26/07 - 20070091819 - Declarative system configurations A declarative approach is used for system configuration. The declarative approach improves a system's integrity which makes the system more dependable. An overall system model is defined that describes the system as a whole. The models are hierarchical and can reference and incorporate any number of sub-models. The models within ... 04/19/07 - 20070086362 - Network management method and communications network system This invention provides an improved data transferring method performed in a communication network comprising a management system M1 and a plurality of nodes K1-K3. Since the management system M1 collectively manages the algorithm information that indicates algorithm possessed in each node, if the fist node does not have algorithm needed ... 04/19/07 - 20070086361 - Provider link state bridging Provider Link State Bridging (PLSB) expands static configuration of Ethernet MAC forwarding tables by the control plane and utilizes direct manipulation of Ethernet forwarding by a link state routing system. At least one media-access-control (MAC) address for unicast forwarding to the bridge and at least one MAC address for multicast ... 04/19/07 - 20070086360 - Method and system for communicating an information packet through multiple router devices According to one embodiment, a first computing device receives a first information packet from a second computing device. The second computing device receives the first information packet from a global computer network through a first router device. The first computing device outputs a second information packet to the global computer ... 04/19/07 - 20070086359 - Network discovery utilizing cellular broadcasts/multicasts This document describes, e.g., a system and method for minimizing superfluous signaling traffic and for minimizing data processing pressures on a network including a network information repository (NIR), comprising: having mobile stations that enter a network domain compare and detect inconsistencies in network information received through different sources and report ... 04/19/07 - 20070086358 - Directed acyclic graph computation by orienting shortest path links and alternate path links obtained from shortest path computation Each network node in a network is configured for calculating a directed acylic graph that provides at least one path from all the other network nodes toward the one network node. The network node performs a modified shortest path first calculation by identifying next-hop nodes adjacent to the network node, ... 04/19/07 - 20070086357 - Method of device service activation using a discovery mechanism An Internet service device includes data and instructions to generate a user interface to subscribe to an Internet service, and to automatically discover one or more service provider services. The internet service device may receive information indicative of a selected service provider from a user device, and may automatically discover ... 04/12/07 - 20070081474 - Wireless terminal and program A wireless terminal communicable in an ad hoc mode includes a wireless level detector that detects the wireless level for a neighbor node on a logical network, and a neighbor node number display controller that displays information indicative of the number of neighbor nodes communicable in the ad hoc mode ... 04/12/07 - 20070081473 - Reconfigurable communication for distributed embedded systems A distributed embedded system that allows for the reconfiguration of tasks and messages. The system includes a system configuration manager and a plurality of electronic control units (ECU) each having an ECU configuration manager. Each ECU configuration manager stores the current configuration data for task scheduling and bus/network accessing/retrieving for ... 04/12/07 - 20070081472 - System for evolvable network design A system is disclosed for deploying a network architecture. A first stage and a second stage of the network architecture are deployed. The second stage is deployed from the first stage. A total deployment across the first stage and the second stage of deployment is determined together before the first ... 04/05/07 - 20070076634 - Network management apparatus and network system A network management apparatus and a network management system are provided which are capable of reducing setting workloads required when an initial setting operation of a network communication apparatus is performed, and a network structure is changed. The network management apparatus acquires information as to respective network communication apparatus which ... 04/05/07 - 20070076633 - Method of implementing multicast routing system in mobile ad-hoc network environment Disclosed is a method of implementing a multicast routing system in a mobile ad-hoc network environment. The method includes causing control packets for data transmission to be transmitted from a source node to object nodes in accordance with a predetermined method when data to be transmitted from the source node ... 04/05/07 - 20070076632 - Network port for tracing a connection topology A network port and method for tracing a connection topology between at least two connected devices are described. The network port includes a logic circuit connected with a communication path for connecting with another network port. The logic circuit is arranged to generate and transmit a trace signal responsive to ... 04/05/07 - 20070076631 - Method and apparatus for managing a random access communication system There is provided a method and apparatus for managing a random access communication system. More specifically, there is provided calculating a first value representative of a transmission success rate between first and second wireless nodes, wherein the transmissions from the first node create interference at a third node, calculating a ... 04/05/07 - 20070076630 - Peer name resolution protocol simple application program interface An application program interface (API) for sending and receiving endpoint registration data and peer-to-peer network cloud data has a registration call for adding endpoint data to a peer-to-peer network. The API may receive explicit data regarding address information or may be instructed to select and maintain suitable address information as ... 04/05/07 - 20070076629 - Parallel constraint based path computation using path vector Methods of computing a path through a network between a source node and a destination node. At the source node, an explore message is launched into at least one link hosted by the source node. The explore message includes a path vector containing a node identifier of the source node. ... 04/05/07 - 20070076628 - Network modeling system and method of simulating network operation with configurable node models A node model of the present invention is employed by a network modeling and simulation system and includes a communication protocol stack with a plurality of protocol layers. Each protocol layer includes communication functions. The protocol layer functions are each represented by one or more distinct software implementations that are ... 03/29/07 - 20070070922 - Method and apparatus for coordinating adjacent channel transmissions on multiple radio nodes A method, apparatus and computer program product for coordinating adjacent channel transmissions on multiple-radio nodes is presented. A Maximum Channel Occupancy Duration (MCOD) limit for a length of an overall transmit period is defined. A set of timers (NNAV) for each neighbor node is maintained, each of said NNAV including ... 03/29/07 - 20070070921 - Method of determining network addresses of senders of electronic mail messages In one embodiment, a method comprises computer-implemented steps of receiving a plurality of electronic mail messages containing sender address information that is non-trusted; for each particular one of the electronic mail messages: storing information about the particular message in a database record; creating one or more receiving node identifiers in ... 03/29/07 - 20070070920 - Transmission apparatus A transmission apparatus that automatically makes area division on the basis of a predetermined condition to lessen the labor of a maintainer. Transmission apparatus 1a, . . . , 1m, . . . make up one area. Each of the transmission apparatus 1a, . . . , 1m, . . ... 03/29/07 - 20070070919 - Device and method for network configuration and computer product In a network, a controller controls a physical-interconnection selection switch and middle switches so as to dynamically change a network topology according to the state of the network. A traffic analyzer detects how the traffic in the network changes. If there is a change in traffic, the controller controls the ... 03/29/07 - 20070070918 - Multiple-transceiver distributed dynamic channel selection in a communication network In certain embodiments, a first node among a plurality of distributed nodes capable of forming or reforming a communication network between the nodes, each of the nodes including one or more transceivers, includes a memory for storing values for variables for the first node and includes a plurality of transceivers. ... 03/29/07 - 20070070917 - Method for installing a backup power source in a service access interface A system and method are disclosed for installing a backup power source (200) in a service access interface, also known as a cross-connect interface (CCI) (110). A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a method having the steps of searching (306) for topology information ... 03/22/07 - 20070064626 - Recommendation network A recommendation network is described. The recommendation network may include, but is not limited to, users or entities (“recommendation sources,”) that explicitly or implicitly recommend, rate or refer items and users or entities that receive recommendations or referrals (“recommendation receivers,”). Users who make recommendations can create multiple recommendation sources, using ... 03/22/07 - 20070064625 - Method of processing emergent data in wireless sensor network A method of processing emergent data in a wireless sensor network is provided in which the latest information is collected from each sensor node and stored, newly-received sensing data are determined as emergent data if an error is over a certain value compared to the latest information from each node, ... 03/22/07 - 20070064624 - System and method for floating port configuration A system and method automatically configures the interfaces of an intermediate network device. A discovery process operating at the device detects the identity or type of network entities actually coupled to the device's interfaces. Utilizing the identity or type of detected entities, a look-up is performed to obtain a configuration ... 03/22/07 - 20070064623 - Method to encapsulate snmp over serial attached scsi for network management operations to manage external storage subsystems According to various illustrative embodiments of the present invention, a method to encapsulate a simple network management protocol (SNMP) over a serial attached small computer system interface (SCSI) system (SAS) for network management operations to manage external storage subsystems includes encapsulating a simple network management protocol (SNMP) message having a ... 03/22/07 - 20070064622 - Interactive voice response based troubleshooting of customer premise equipment installation Troubleshooting of customer premise equipment installation includes sending information over a communications network to attempt to activate customer premise equipment. A request is received to activate an interactive voice response based troubleshooting component of the customer premise equipment. Information relating to the attempt to activate the customer premise equipment is ... 03/22/07 - 20070064621 - Method and system for testing network configurations A method for testing network configurations. Specifically, a plurality of source requirements is determined for a network configuration, wherein the plurality of source requirements describe physical and functional characteristics of the network configuration. Each of the plurality of source requirements is linked to at least one of a plurality of ... 03/15/07 - 20070058570 - Identifying and analyzing network configuration differences A contextual and semantic analysis of network entities facilitates a mapping and comparison of the entities between network models. The system includes a plurality of refine handler and match handler pairs that use rules that are specific to the type of network entities being analyzed. The refine handler analyzes the ... 03/15/07 - 20070058569 - Integrated presentation and management of communication services Methods of managing a suite of communication services include providing a central management function configured to manage the status of a plurality of communication services including at least one IP-based communication service and at least one non-IP based communication service, receiving a status of the at least one IP-based communication ... 03/15/07 - 20070058568 - Controlled distribution of inter-area routing information A technique controls distribution of reachability information for a tail-end node of a traffic engineering (TE) label switched path (LSP) to a head-end node of the TE-LSP in a computer network. The TE-LSP preferably spans multiple domains of the network such that the tail-end node resides in a domain (“tail-end ... 03/15/07 - 20070058567 - Discovery and identification of upstream device characteristics for self-configuration of customer premises equipment In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a customer premises equipment (CPE) apparatus includes a first communications unit and a processing unit. The first communications unit is adapted to send and receive messages over an upstream network. The processing unit is adapted to control the sending and receiving ... 03/08/07 - 20070053308 - Apparatus and method for dynamically updating and communicating within flexible networks A software-based application dynamically updates user lists and enables communication between various network communication devices within a wireless network. The software-based application automatically builds and maintains a list of available users associated with the network communication devices in real-time, without reliance on a centralized server for authentication. Various types of ... 03/01/07 - 20070047468 - Packet communication device A packet communication device, which provides a modular node capable of setting up the operation of the node at a time without updating a program in the node body when a new functional module is installed, sends a process setting content, requested by a configuration file specified by a manager, ... 03/01/07 - 20070047467 - Optimal path selection system A router includes a label-mapping-message receiving unit, a passing-node managing unit, and a passing-node selecting unit. The label-mapping-message receiving unit receives a label-mapping message including label information and PV TLV information from all adjacent nodes. The passing-node managing unit registers received label information and PV TLV information to manage the ... 03/01/07 - 20070047466 - Network management system Disclosed is a network management system for performing automatic setting of agent addresses to thereby improve operability and maintainability of network management. An agent node has an access list for registering an address of a partner to be permitted to make access and performs communication by a network management protocol ... 03/01/07 - 20070047465 - Path setting method and communication device in network segmented into plurality of areas The communication device includes a transmission node connected to a transmission network, and a control node connected to a control network for controlling the transmission on the transmission network and setting the transmission of the transmission node, and the control node has a control link collecting unit collecting link information ... 03/01/07 - 20070047464 - Routing configuration validation apparatus and methods Apparatus, methods, and related data structures for validating a routing configuration in a communication system are disclosed. Routing information in a communication system is passively collected, illustratively from routing protocol advertisement messages. A routing configuration of the communication system is validated based on the collected routing information. Validation may involve ... 03/01/07 - 20070047463 - Method of constructing a forwarding database for a data communications network A method of constructing a forwarding database for a data communications network comprising a plurality of network components and supporting at least first and second topologies having one or more common network components is described. The forwarding database includes a plurality of entries providing forwarding information for data destined for ... 03/01/07 - 20070047462 - Method and apparatus for constructing a forwarding database for a data communications network A method of constructing a forwarding database for a data communications network comprising a plurality of network components and supporting at least first and second topologies having one or more common network components is described. The forwarding database includes at least first and second database structures having records including forwarding ... 02/22/07 - 20070041335 - Automatic estimation of node location based on trace information The locations of nodes in a network are determined relative to the location of monitoring devices that collect trace information on the network. By appropriate sorting, filtering, and characterizing the trace information, nodes are identified as being local to or remote from each monitoring device that detects traffic to or ... 02/22/07 - 20070041334 - Transmitting frames in wireless local area network (wlan) A method and apparatus for transmitting frames in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), each station in the WLAN determines whether there is another station in a hidden state. The station transmits a frame to an Access Point (AP) without performing an Request To Send/Clear To Send (RTS/CTS) mechanism when ... 02/15/07 - 20070036091 - Detecting a hidden node in a wireless local area network A method and system for detecting a hidden node in a wireless local area network having a first station, a second station, and an access point. The first station can send a message, where the message can be sent as a data frame. After receiving the message, the access point ... 02/15/07 - 20070036090 - Structured addressing method for wireless networks A method assigns addresses to nodes in a wireless network. An address space is defined as an n-dimensional grid, each grid intersection having coordinates of a corresponding possible node of a wireless network, a number of components of each coordinate being equal to a dimensionality of the grid, and the ... 02/15/07 - 20070036089 - Method and system for data transmission in a wireless network A method and system for data transmission by computational devices in a wireless network (100) are disclosed. A computational device (102) organizes the wireless network in a hierarchical topology having at least one root node and updates a list of interferers and a list of descendents. Then, the computational device ... 02/08/07 - 20070030817 - Constraining multicast traffic between a layer 2 network device and a router A method, system, computer program product and apparatus are presented to enable a L2 network device, such as a bridge or switch, to control the flow of a multicast data stream to a connected router in response to control messages received from the router by the L2 network device. By ... 02/01/07 - 20070025274 - Hybrid distance vector protocol for wireless mesh networks A method of hybrid route discovery in a mesh network is described. The method comprises the optional designation of a root node of the mesh network and formatting a route request message at an originating mesh point, where the route request messages include a hop limit parameter. If a root ... 02/01/07 - 20070025273 - Methods and systems for detecting video signals and sources A list of most recently utilized ports is maintained in memory. The video display system checks each port in the recently utilized ports list to determine if any video sources are connected to the recently utilized ports. If no sources are connected to the recently utilized ports, the video display ... 02/01/07 - 20070025272 - Reduced order model node location method for multi-hop networks A method for locating nodes in a multi-hop sensor network forms a rigid body (RB1, RB2, RB3) and, from the nodes, utilizes the rigid body to decide if a node is locatable. The method obtains a reduced order model (ROM) of the network by categorizing all of the nodes by ... 02/01/07 - 20070025271 - Data center with mobile data cabinets and method of mobilizing and connecting data processing devices in a data center using consolidated data communications and power connections Data processing devices in a data center are more easily relocated by consolidating the data and power connections to the data processing devices within a mobile data cabinet. The mobile data cabinet includes an access switch to consolidate communications and connections among computing devices in the mobile cabinet and to ... 02/01/07 - 20070025270 - Using reachability information to facilitate peer-to-peer communications The present invention allows originating endpoints to obtain reachability information from a directory service, which collects contact and related information from available users. When initiating a peer-to-peer communication session to an endpoint of a destination user, the originating endpoint will access the directory service to obtain reachability information for the ... 01/25/07 - 20070019569 - Methods for automatically selecting a cluster header in a wireless sensor network and for dynamically configuring secure wireless sensor network Provided are methods for automatically selecting a cluster header to dynamically configure a wireless sensor network, and encoding and sending a packet between nodes in a wireless sensor network to secure communication. The method includes: broadcasting, at each normal node, cluster header selecting information including capability information of the normal ... 01/25/07 - 20070019568 - Method of monitoring network elements supporting virtual private networks A method of monitoring network elements configured to support a number of customer virtual private networks (VPNs) provided for a number of customers. The method comprising associating network addresses and extended community numbers (ECNs) with the network elements; associating the ECNs with a number of the customer VPNs; generating a ... 01/18/07 - 20070014249 - Logical connection method in network and information processor A logical connection method in a network in which plural terminals are connected for intercommunication is provided. The method includes letting each of the terminals store a connection management table and plural connection tables, the connection management table indicating other end of a logical connection at present, and each of ... 01/18/07 - 20070014248 - Network monitoring device A network monitoring system monitors a data network and enables observation of the data network state in the present or any arbitrary previous time. The system maintains an object-oriented network model that mirrors the state of network devices. A network data repository stores and maintains the network model. The network ... 01/18/07 - 20070014247 - Method of augmenting deployed networks Method of augmenting a deployed network to include additional network elements. The method includes instructions for determining whether a deployed network is sufficient for supporting existing customer and future customer demands and generating an augmented network design if the deployed network is insufficient. The augmented network design includes new network ... 01/11/07 - 20070008906 - Apparatus for fast reactive handover in ipv6-based mobile system An apparatus for a fast reactive handover in an Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) mobile system is provided, in which a message receiver receives a new connection notification message from a point of attachment when the point of attachment makes a new connection with a mobile unit, and a message ... 01/11/07 - 20070008905 - Device and method for clustering a plurality of users in a mobile network A method clusters a plurality of users in a mobile network, according to a specific profile. Data regarding the user is allocated to each user. Data is immediately exchanged between at least two users as soon as said users are located in a predefined communication range in order to spot ... 01/04/07 - 20070002766 - Cooperative relay transmission method for wireless communication system Disclosed is a method in a base station for providing a network access service to terminals. Where one of the terminals is selected as a source terminal and at least one of the other terminals is used as a relay node for relaying communication between the base station and the ... 01/04/07 - 20070002765 - Method and apparatus for quality-of-service based admission control using prediction of scheduling gain In a wireless network or other communication system, admission of users to the system is based on predicted scheduling gain. A scheduler is configured to manage access to network resources for users already admitted to the system. An admission control module is coupled to the scheduler, and determines a predicted ... 12/28/06 - 20060291404 - Directed acyclic graph discovery and network prefix information distribution relative to a clusterhead in an ad hoc mobile network Each mobile router in an ad hoc mobile network is configured for concurrently attaching to multiple parents advertising respective parent depths relative to a clusterhead of the ad hoc mobile network. The mobile router selects an advertised depth relative to the clusterhead based on adding a prescribed increment to a ... 12/21/06 - 20060285505 - Routing apparatus and method in a multi-hop relay cellular network Provided is a routing method in a multi-hop relay cellular network including a mobile station (MS), a base station (BS), and at least one relay station (RS). One of RSs neighboring the MS measures quality of a link to the BS, generates link quality information using the measured link quality, ... 12/21/06 - 20060285504 - User separation in space division multiple access for a multi-carrier communication system Apparatuses and methodologies are described that increase system capacity in a multi-access wireless communication system. Spatial dimensions may be utilized to distinguish between multiple signals utilizing the same channel and thereby increase system capacity. Signals may be separated by applying beamforming weights based upon the spatial signature of the user ... 12/21/06 - 20060285503 - Interference control in a wireless communication system For interference control, a sector m estimates interference observed from terminals in neighbor sectors and obtains an interference estimate. Sector m may generate an over-the-air (OTA) other-sector interference (OSI) report and/or an inter-sector (IS)OSI report based on the interference estimate. Sector m may send the IS OSI report to the ... 12/21/06 - 20060285502 - Method for establishing a paired connection between media devices A method for establishing a paired connection between first and second media devices across a network includes transmitting a first information message across the network including an identifier that includes a request to pair the first and second media devices. When a second information message is received from the second ... 12/14/06 - 20060280129 - Intelligent sensor network The present invention provides a method, system, and program product for the deployment and use of an intelligent sensor network. More particularly, the method, system, and program product of the present invention enable the deployment and use of fused sensors in an arbitrary area or volume. In a first aspect, ... 12/14/06 - 20060280128 - Scanning groups of profiles of wireless local area networks Two or more connection profiles stored in a wireless device are partitioned into two or more groups, each group having a scanning policy associated therewith. A scanning policy of a group determines how often scanning for wireless local area networks matching any profile in that group is conducted. One or ... 12/14/06 - 20060280127 - Domestic network setting method, home gateway device, home gateway program, and recording medium The setting of the connection of devices to a home gateway apparatus is simplified by providing the apparatus with a gateway function interconnecting a residential network and an external network; a database holding information setting the states of devices getting connected to the residential network and software for the setting, ... 12/07/06 - 20060274675 - Systems and methods for dynamic bridge linking Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to systems and methods for implementing telecommunications. More specifically, various embodiments of the present invention provide methods for interconnecting real-time communication links. Such methods include receiving the status of at least two communication links. The communication links may be established between endpoints and ... 12/07/06 - 20060274674 - |