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Multiplex Communications > Pathfinding Or Routing > Switching A Message Which Includes An Address Header > Having A Plurality Of Nodes Performing Distributed Switching Having A Plurality Of Nodes Performing Distributed SwitchingHaving A Plurality Of Nodes Performing Distributed Switching 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.11/22/07 - 20070268914 - Tenant network controller apparatus and method A tenant LAN controller includes an association of an MAC address with a geographic location in a first memory; a router connecting a WAN to a plurality of individual computers and a processor. The processor is configured to turn off an individual computer's internet access upon the individual computer being ... 11/15/07 - 20070263638 - Setting up of a wireless network by determining and utilizing local topology information When setting up a wireless network formed of several communication terminals, it is usual for the communication terminals to be devoid of information on local topology. In large wireless mobile environment networks it is advisable to create an independent large-network setup, wherein individual communication terminals which are not yet connected ... 11/08/07 - 20070258467 - Open component manipulation system A messaging system and method for creating a messaging hierarchy in a computer network are described. The network is made up of multiple network entities, which include both publishing entities and subscribing entities, where the publishing entities have data of which the subscribing entities may have need. The messaging system ... 10/25/07 - 20070248104 - High-throughput channel operation in a mesh wireless local area network High throughput channel operation in a mesh wireless local area network (WLAN) is disclosed. A mesh network comprises a plurality of mesh points and a network management entity (NME). The NME is configured to retrieve capability and configuration data from the mesh points. The NME configures at least one mesh ... 10/04/07 - 20070230482 - Method for on demand distributed hash table update A method for managing communication in a peer-to-peer network in which overlay information is updated on-demand such that neighboring node information is updated at least periodically and other overlay information is updated on-demand (from standard communications). For example, in one aspect, the network includes a plurality of nodes, and the ... 09/27/07 - 20070223499 - Device for processing data packets without use of a microprocessor and a memory A method of processing data packets includes receiving a plurality of the data packets at a selected node. Pertinent information in the data packets is extracted. The pertinent information is pertinent to the selected node. A plurality of response data packets are generated based on the pertinent information. The extracting ... 09/27/07 - 20070223497 - Low-latency multi-hop ad hoc wireless network A multi-radio sensor node is provided that includes two or more communication devices. The communication devices include radio frequency (RF) devices like radios. Each communication device supports simultaneous communications among multi-radio sensor nodes of respective independent network clusters. A network structure is provided that includes two or more local network ... 09/20/07 - 20070217433 - Apparatus, method and computer program product providing relay division multiple access An apparatus, computer program and method are provided. A first control signal is received from a first network node and a second control signal is received from a second network node. From the received first and second control signals is determined a first relative weight and a second relative weight. ... 09/20/07 - 20070217432 - Cooperative relay networks using rateless codes A system and method for communicating information in a wireless cooperative relay network of nodes, the nodes including a source, a set of relays, and a destination. The source broadcasts a code word encoded as a data stream using a rateless code. The relays receive the data stream, decode the ... 09/13/07 - 20070211733 - Individual sending of messages to packet network subscribers In one aspect, a method in a packet-switched network for accessing a first subscriber is provided. A control server receives a message intended for the first subscriber of the packet-switched network. The control server inquires a topology database for information of how to reach the first subscriber according to the ... 09/13/07 - 20070211732 - Link property setting method, route calculating method and system using the same A method of setting shared risk link group identification information (SRLG ID) which is one of link properties employed for calculating a route for a path in a communications network including nodes and links for interconnecting the nodes, and indicates a link group which shares resources, comprises the step of ... 09/06/07 - 20070206611 - Effective high availability cluster management and effective state propagation for failure recovery in high availability clusters A node availability management system includes a president node which includes a message queue to store a message, a decision engine configured to generate an operation based on the message, where said operation includes a plurality of atomic actions arranged in a dependency graph, an executor configured to execute the ... 09/06/07 - 20070206610 - Scheduling connections between peers in a peer-to-peer file sharing environment Various embodiments can utilize a distributed solution for scheduling connections between peers in a file sharing environment. In accordance with at least some embodiments, individual nodes in a peer-to-peer system include scheduling software that enables the nodes to make scheduling decisions with regard to how, when and where connections are ... 09/06/07 - 20070206609 - Data sharing in a multimedia communication system Data Sharing in a Multimedia Communication System. A method of optimising the use of transmission bandwidth in a mobile radio communication system, the method comprising, for data to be sent via the air interface from a first to a second node, generating a signature for the data content, sending the ... 08/23/07 - 20070195797 - Network device that determines application-level network latency by monitoring option values in a transport layer message A data processing apparatus in a network receives packet flows that are communicated between a first network node and a second network node, and comprises a clock and latency analysis logic configured for receiving a first data segment that has been communicated from the first node and forwarding the first ... 08/09/07 - 20070183432 - Method for performance enhancement in a cell edge region A method for receiving data at different frequencies includes receiving a first transmission packet including data at a first carrier frequency, and receiving a second transmission packet comprising data at a second carrier frequency. The method further includes maintaining communication with transmission entities which transmit the first and second transmission ... 07/12/07 - 20070160069 - Method and apparatus for peer-to-peer connection assistance One embodiment of the present method and apparatus for assisting a peer-to-peer connection between a first node and a second node includes receiving, at a third node, a request for connection assistance from one of the first and second nodes. The third node then connects to both the first node ... 06/14/07 - 20070133573 - Integrated information communication system To provide an integrated information communication system without using dedicated lines or the Internet, ensuring communication speed, communication quality, communication trouble countermeasures in a unified manner, wherein security and reliability in communication is ensured. The system is comprised of an access control apparatus for connecting a plurality of computer communication ... 06/14/07 - 20070133572 - System and method for sharing common location-related information between communication devices A system and method for supplying a data object to a user of a communication system. The method comprising the steps of: establishing a session between a first and second communication device; transferring to the second communication device, in a first transferring step, a primary data object providing information pertaining ... 06/14/07 - 20070133571 - Bidding network Disclosed are systems and/or apparatuses of transmitting digital objects to a destination. In particular, disclosed are systems and/or apparatuses of facilitating bidding for the business of forwarding digital objects in a data transmission network. ... 06/14/07 - 20070133570 - System and/or method for bidding Disclosed are systems and/or apparatuses of transmitting digital objects to a destination. In particular, disclosed are systems and/or apparatuses of facilitating bidding for the business of forwarding digital objects in a data transmission network. ... 06/07/07 - 20070127505 - Group communication In order to provide non-confusing information on supported media types in a group to group members, information on messages indicating supported media types are cross-checked with usable media types in the group. ... 06/07/07 - 20070127504 - Switch fabric service hosting An endpoint node on a switch fabric announces an intent to host a service for the switch fabric. The announcement includes an announcement entry to an announcement record in a data repository maintained at a designated endpoint node on the switch fabric. The announcement entry includes the endpoint node's preference ... 06/07/07 - 20070127503 - Method and system for an adaptive wireless routing protocol in a mesh network A method and system for an adaptive wireless routing protocol in a mesh network are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises routing datagrams between a plurality of nodes in a mesh network. Update messages are routed to one or more of the plurality of nodes, wherein the update messages ... 05/24/07 - 20070116017 - Individualizing a connectivity-indicative mapping A method, device, and computer program product are described for obtaining a connectivity evaluation with an associated location of a first individualized node and for aggregating an indicator of a first location, an indicator of a second location, a first connectivity evaluation, and a second connectivity evaluation into an individualized ... 05/24/07 - 20070116016 - Signal routing dependent on a loading indicator of a mobile node A device, method, computer program product, and network subsystem are described for obtaining a node identifier dependent on at least a position index and a loading indicator of a mobile node and routing data through the mobile node responsive to the node identifier. ... 05/17/07 - 20070110080 - Multiple node applications cooperatively managing a plurality of packets switched network pathways End-point devices, access points and other types of network nodes each employ multi-path management software to manage communication via multiple possible paths to the Internet backbone from communication applications that run on an end-point device. Although the multi-path management software on an end-point device may operate independently, it may also ... 05/17/07 - 20070110079 - Method and network nodes for reporting at least one dropped-out connection path withing a communication network A network node in the communication network is a target network node, connected by a first communication path with at least one first and one second network node, connected to each other by means of a further communication path. A routing table is held in each network node. The direct ... 03/15/07 - 20070058641 - Enterprise physical layer switch A physical layer switch is provided that includes a switch cross bar for changeably interconnecting selected ports within a physical layer switch such that an optical signal can be changeably routed between selected ports, a first port in communication with the switch cross bar, and a second port in communication ... 03/08/07 - 20070053366 - Layer-two interworking applied to l2-l3 pseudowires A method and apparatus for performing Layer 2 (L2) interworking is presented. A L2 Protocol Data Unit (PDU) is received at an L2 Switching Entity (SE). The L2 PDU is converted to a normalized Pseudowire (PW) PDU. The normalized PW PDU is then forwarded to a Layer 3 (L3) Routing ... 03/08/07 - 20070053365 - One digital network control system A digital network system includes a user communication interface that is adapted to be connected to a public communication network that transfers information between the digital network system and a communication device, a control communication interface that is adapted to exchange information between the digital network system and an electronic ... 03/01/07 - 20070047558 - Automated application server (as) permissions provisioning Systems, methodologies, media, and other embodiments associated with provisioning an Internet Protocol (IP) core network services multimedia subsystem (IMS) are described. One exemplary system embodiment includes a Home Subscriber Server (HSS) logic operably connectable to components including, a user database, an application server (AS), and a permissions database. The HSS ... 02/22/07 - 20070041388 - Device having an embedded ethernet networking automated link for facilitating configuration of the device and connection of the device to a network The systems and methods of the present invention provide Ethernet devices having various embodiments for embedding in a network device. The Ethernet device is used to configure and operate the network device in a networked environment. The Ethernet device, depending on the embodiment includes at least one of the following ... 02/01/07 - 20070025366 - Method and system for a low-overhead mobility management protocol in the internet protocol layer A system and method for supporting mobile Internet communication is provided which employs a plurality of Routers and a plurality of Mobile Nodes (MNs). Each Router has a unique communication address. Each MN is associated with a home Router. Each Router has an associated Mobile Node Location List identifying each ... 02/01/07 - 20070025365 - Device and method for connection to a wireless network The invention relates to a device and a method, data acquisition device consisting of a wireless network comprising a first assembly of nodes, termed active nodes (100) of the network, and a second assembly of nodes, termed peripheral nodes (110) of the network, network for which one wishes to perform ... 02/01/07 - 20070025364 - Characterizing achievable flow rates in multi-hop mesh networks with orthogonal channels A method of routing data from a source node to a destination node in a multi-hop network of nodes interconnected by links comprises: (a) determining that a link-flow vector satisfies one or more necessary scheduling conditions for achievability, wherein the link-flow vector represents a set of flows to be routed ... 02/01/07 - 20070025363 - Distributed system for delivery of information via a digital network A system for delivering streamed content over a large digital network such as the Internet. Distributed functionality executes on nodes in the network to achieve functions such as assigning partner nodes for transfer of content to or from a target node, scheduling transfer operations among nodes, adding or removing nodes ... 02/01/07 - 20070025362 - Method and apparatus for multiple connections to group of switches One embodiment relates to a method of a single network device outside of a group of switches connecting via multiple connections to the group of switches. Multiple ports of the single network device are connected with ports of at least one switch within the group, and the connected ports on ... 01/25/07 - 20070019654 - Home network system The present invention discloses a home network system using a living network control protocol. The home network system includes: an electric device having at least two heterogeneous function means; a network based on a predetermined protocol; and a network manager for controlling and/or monitoring the electric device through the network, ... 12/28/06 - 20060291481 - Application session resumption in mobile environments A session management system is provided for resumption of a previously interrupted session between an application client and an application server. The session management system includes: an application client and a session control agent residing on a mobile network device; and a session manager residing on a router of a ... 12/07/06 - 20060274763 - Variable sampling rates for website visitation analysis A data set containing website traffic data or other data is sampled according to a variable sample rate. A target number of samples per time period is established, and a baseline sample rate is determined. Data items in the data set are sampled according to the baseline sample rate, to ... 12/07/06 - 20060274762 - Method and system for supporting efficient and cache-friendly tcp session lookup operations based on canonicalization tags Aspects of a method and system for efficient and cache-friendly TCP session lookup operations based on canonicalization tags are presented. Aspects of the method may include searching a plurality of tag fields, retrieved via a single memory read operation, to locate a reference to a control block that includes context ... 11/30/06 - 20060268896 - System and method for services functionality Systems and methods applicable, for instance, in services functionality. For example, a user, company, and/or group wishing to employ a node and/or other computer in promoting a service might provide information to a remote store and/or server. As another example, a user seeking services might employ her node and/or other ... 11/09/06 - 20060251085 - Cascading of gigabit switches A method of handling data packets in a series of network switches includes receiving an incoming data packet at a data port of a first switch of the series of network switches. A module id bitmap of the incoming data packet is resolved and a bit corresponding to the first ... 11/02/06 - 20060245440 - Wireless ad-hoc communication system and communication terminal synchronizing method in wireless ad-hoc communication system In a wireless ad-hoc communication system according to an embodiment of the invention, a plurality of communication terminals transmit/receive beacons and are synchronized. The wireless ad-hoc communication system includes first and second networks each including one or more communication terminals; and one or more synchronizing terminals. The synchronizing terminals are ... 11/02/06 - 20060245439 - System and method for dsl subscriber identification over ethernet network A DSLAM aggregation topology VLAN bundling mechanism includes an edge device port that receives a packet from a Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) device, the packet including an inner Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) tag that identifies a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) subscriber. A processor of the edge device ... 10/26/06 - 20060239275 - Peer-to-peer multicasting using multiple transport protocols Communication functionality is described for conducting communication among a plurality of participants in peer-to-peer fashion. The communication functionality comprises peer-to-peer overlay functionality configured to establish a peer-to-peer overlay network that includes a plurality of participants. The peer-to-peer overlay functionality relies on endpoint provider functionality for physically exchanging information among the ... 10/12/06 - 20060227794 - Private network link verification procedure in free space optical communication network A system and method for verifying the integrity of a communication link in a wireless optical communication network. The system and method include monitoring the communication link on at least two levels and enabling or disabling signaling over the communication link appropriately depending on events reported through the system. ... 10/12/06 - 20060227793 - Parameter coordination in a vehicular communication network A system and method for coordinating parameters in a switch fabric network (22) of a vehicle (20). The network (22) has a plurality of nodes (24) that are interconnected by communication links for the transmission of data packets there between. Events in the vehicle (20) may be handled in connection ... 10/05/06 - 20060221981 - Virtual routers for gmpls networks Virtual routers that abstract photonic sub-domains are provided for GMPLS networks. A virtual router uses a link viability matrix to keep track of the set of viable connections between inputs and outputs of a photonic sub-domains. A virtual router may receive RSVP-TE signaling messages and either allocate a working input ... 10/05/06 - 20060221980 - Method and apparatus for a high efficiency two-stage rotating priority arbiter with predictable arbitration latency A scalable, two-stage rotating priority arbiter with re-circulation and bounded latency for use in multi-threaded, multi-processing devices. An apparatus implementing the two-stage arbiter includes a plurality of masters configured in a plurality of clusters, a plurality of targets, and an chassis interconnect that may be controlled to selectively connects a ... 09/28/06 - 20060215666 - Methods and devices for routing traffic using randomized load balancing Randomized load balancing across a selected subset of routing nodes is shown to achieve near-optimal usage of network resources, yet alleviates “single point of failure” problems associated with existing hub routing techniques. ... 09/21/06 - 20060209847 - Local area network for distributing data communication, sensing and control signals A network for carrying out control, sensing and data communications, comprising a plurality of nodes. Each node may be connected to a payload, which comprises sensors, actuators and DTE's. The network is formed using a plurality of independent communication links, each based on electrically-conducting communication media comprising at least two ... 09/21/06 - 20060209846 - Globally asynchronous communication architecture for system on chip This invention relates to the domain of Networks on Chips (NoC) and relates to a method of transferring data in a network on chip, particularly using an asynchronous “send/accept” type protocol. The invention also relates to a network on chip used to implement this method. ... 09/21/06 - 20060209845 - Systems and methods of using pseudo-routes for data transmissions In some embodiments of the present invention, method of routing data packets using a pseudo-route are presented including: receiving a data packet, the data packet having a destination; calculating the pseudo-route, if the destination corresponds with at least one of a plurality of software routing table routes, the pseudo-route having ... 09/14/06 - 20060203828 - Router selecting method and router apparatus A router includes a multicast packet transmitting unit that multicasts the identifier of the router periodically, a relay determining unit that determines whether a received data packet should be relayed to a router in another segment, an order determining unit that determines, on the basis of information included in multicast ... 09/07/06 - 20060198382 - Communication node, communication network and method for updating database Authentication databases are exchanged by using a movement signal of a terminal as a trigger. Newly registered data is stored in an authentication database as differential data. As a result, at a time point when at least one terminal out of terminals to which new information has been registered moves ... 09/07/06 - 20060198381 - Method and apparatus for efficient load distribution on link aggregations A system for providing a substantially balanced distribution of traffic over an aggregation of output lines carrying digital information makes use of m random or pseudo-random bits substantially greater in number than the number of bits (n) used for selection of individual lines. The m bits address a table populated ... 09/07/06 - 20060198380 - Apparatus and method for providing fiber to the home A local community is provided access to a network served by strands of fiber that are routed in a common ribbon or cable sheath. The strands are cut, however, so that there is not a continuous optical path along a fiber strand from the beginning to the end of the ... 08/31/06 - 20060193334 - Apparatus, system and method capable of recovering from disjoint clusters in an mesh network An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus, comprising a transceiver capable of recovering from disjoint clusters in a mesh network by adding an additional Extended Service Set number (ESS Number) information element (IE) in the Beacon and Probe Response frames in at least one access point (AP) in ... 08/31/06 - 20060193333 - Topology aggregation for hierarchical routing A method of generating routing tables for a data communication network. With the method the network is defined in terms of a plurality of nodes (N0.1-N0.10) interconnected by links across which data travels. The method then simplifies the network into a deterministic structure through a series of recursive abstractions identifying ... 08/17/06 - 20060182127 - Apparatus and method for processing multiple protocol label switching packet In an apparatus and method for processing multiple protocol label switching (MPLS) packets in MPLS networks, inclusion of a variety of information in a LABEL field is enabled by performing multiple division encoding of a LABEL field, including label information of the MPLS packets from headers of the MPLS packets. ... 08/17/06 - 20060182126 - Hybrid approach in design of networking strategies employing multi-hop and mobile infostation networks Mobile nodes communicate with each other to transfer packets between a source and a destination using a multi-hop network strategy for communicating packets in the forward direction and using a mobile infostation network strategy, alone or in combination with a multi-hop network strategy, for communicating packets in the reverse direction, ... 08/10/06 - 20060176884 - Sytems, methods and devices for remotely administering a target device The present invention relates to the manipulation or monitoring of one communications device from another via a network. More particularly, the invention relates to remote control or administration of a target computer from a launch computer via predetermined relay routes therebetween. To this end, systems, devices and methodologies are provided. ... 07/27/06 - 20060165100 - Wireless location privacy A method for combating the tracking of a mobile transceiver, the mobile transceiver forming a node in a wireless communication network which has at least one other node, the method comprising the steps for enabling, until a first time, the transmission of a radio packet that depends upon a first ... 07/13/06 - 20060153204 - Limiting traffic in communications systems Limiting traffic in a communications system is based on monitoring data packets traversing a first network node and determining whether at least one first data packet originating from a source node fulfills a predefined criterion. When the predefined criterion is fulfilled, a second network node is instructed to change processing ... 07/13/06 - 20060153203 - Concatenated frame structure for data transmission A method of transmitting data frames over a data network with a MAC protocol, such as a wireless network using IEEE 802.11 protocol, in which a plural number of MAC (Media Access Control) data frames are transmitted with only a single PLCP (Physical Layer Control Procedure) overhead including PLCP preamble ... 07/06/06 - 20060146838 - System and method for automatic and direct routing of information in a network A system and method of automatically routing a message between communication units in a network sends a first message (116) to a first server (106). A redirect message (118) is responsively received from the first server (106). The redirect message (118) comprises identification of a destination server (112) associated with ... 07/06/06 - 20060146837 - Server for routing connection to client device The objective of the present invention is to provide an Internet connection system capable of bi-directional communications between the home network and the Internet by relatively simple means, enabling manufacturers of client-end home network appliances to create added values for users. In order to attain the above objective, there is ... 06/29/06 - 20060140195 - Signal interconnect incorporating multiple modular units An interconnect element incorporates a plurality of smaller, substantially identical, interconnect modules. Multiple identical elements can in turn be combined to form larger interconnect networks. Signal paths in the elements can be implemented with optical fibers or electrical conductors. ... 06/29/06 - 20060140194 - Adaptive router architecture using logical internal addressing A method and a related router comprising a network interface, a logical addressing module and a forwarding element card. The logical addressing module is capable of maintaining at least one local table associating at least one card of the router with at least a portion of at least one service ... 06/22/06 - 20060133388 - Wide area and local network id transmission for communication systems The embodiments utilize OFDM symbols to communicate network IDs. The IDs are encoded into symbols utilizing the network IDs as seeds to scramble respective pilots that are then transmitted by utilizing the symbols. The pilots can be structured into a single OFDM symbol and/or multiple OFDM symbols. The single symbol ... 06/22/06 - 20060133387 - Route tracing in wireless networks A method traces a route in a wireless network including nodes. A trace packet is generated in a tracer node. The trace packet includes addresses of a source node and a destination node in a route. The trace packet is sent from the tracer node to the source node, and ... 06/08/06 - 20060120385 - Method and system for creating and managing multiple subscribers of a content delivery network A system for the real-time transmission, storage, retrieval and credentialing of video (and/or audio) data from a plurality of possible sources (subscribers) is accessible via a network, such as the Internet, to a plurality of authorized viewer clients and the subscriber for the purposes of management, addition or deletion of ... 06/08/06 - 20060120384 - Method and system for information gathering and aggregation in dynamic distributed environments A method for information gathering and aggregation in a dynamic distributed environment includes obtaining topology information identifying a plurality of topology nodes of the topology and communication paths of the plurality of topology nodes. An information services policy is obtained, and information gathering directives are determined for information gathering nodes ... 05/25/06 - 20060109853 - Router device and cut-through path control method for realizing load balancing at intermediate routers A router device and a cut-through path control method capable of carrying out the load balancing at an intermediate router device which actually has a multi-path information, without requiring a special processing at the edge router are disclosed. At a router device at which multi-path exists, one router among a ... 05/18/06 - 20060104289 - Multiplexed computer peripheral connection switching interface A multiplexed computer peripheral connection switching interface is proposed, which is designed for use in conjunction with a clustered computer system that is equipped with a number of independent data processing units, such as a blade server with multiple server modules, for the multiple server modules in the blade server ... 05/04/06 - 20060092954 - Information processing system, information processing method, and computer readable medium An information processing system has a link information input unit, a link information totaling unit and a network similarity calculating unit. The link information input unit inputs link information indicating links among nodes in networks. The link information totaling unit totals the link information in the respective networks to be ... 05/04/06 - 20060092953 - Proxy smart card applications A system and method for the implementation of a proxy smart card application in a mobile telephone. The mobile telephone receives a smart card related message from a remote terminal. If the smart card related message is related to a function implemented by electronic device software within the mobile telephone, ... 05/04/06 - 20060092952 - System and method for reporting out-of-resources (oor) conditions in a data network A system and method for advertising out-of-resources (OOR) conditions for entities, such as nodes, line cards and data links, in a manner that does not involve using a maximum cost to indicate the entity is “out-of-resources.” According to the technique, an OOR condition for an entity is advertised in one ... 04/27/06 - 20060088040 - Virtual segmentation system and method of operation thereof A virtual segmentation system and a method of operating the same. In one embodiment, the virtual segmentation system includes a protocol data unit receiver subsystem configured to (i) receive at least a portion of a protocol data unit and (ii) store the at least a portion of the protocol data ... 04/27/06 - 20060088039 - Maintaining membership within a federation infrastructure The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for establishing and maintaining membership within a federation infrastructure. A joining node submits a join message to an existing federation infrastructure. The federation infrastructure routes the join message to a processing node. The processing node facilitates identification of predecessor, ... 04/20/06 - 20060083252 - Node detection method and node detector A node detection method and a node detector that enable selection of a node detection method in accordance with the structure and operation of a network are realized. A node detection method for detecting a node connected to a network comprises: a first step of interpreting a first script related ... 04/20/06 - 20060083251 - Route control method of label switch path In generation of an MPLS path which extends over plural routing areas or generation of a GMPLS path of a single routing area, a path originating node cannot conduct route computation of the whole path. Therefore, where plural paths are generated, there is a problem that reliability and communication quality ... 04/20/06 - 20060083250 - System and method for tunneling standard bus protocol messages through an automotive switch fabric network A system and method for tunneling standard bus protocol messages through an automotive switch fabric network. When a bus protocol message arrives on a connecting node in the network, a bus driver in the node will capture the message and store it into a message buffer where the message can ... 04/20/06 - 20060083249 - Method and apparatus to facilitate use of home agent preference information A home agent preference control node gathers information regarding available home agents in a given network. This information includes both information regarding present availability and other information (for example, other information as may pertain the relative availability of one home agent with respect to another). The home agent preference control ... 04/13/06 - 20060077985 - System and method for establishing a wireless mesh network using multiple frequency bands A mesh network is initiated by using multiple frequency bands for establishing communication between mesh nodes. In one aspect, a higher or lower frequency communication link may be established depending on the range between two mesh nodes. As the mesh network increases and decreases in density, and range and communication ... 04/06/06 - 20060072590 - Method and apparatus for ensuring compatibility on a high performance serial bus A data communications system is disclosed having at least one Legacy cloud coupled to at least one Beta cloud. The system further having at least one BOSS node and at least one border node. A method for ensuring compatibility is disclosed comprising determining when the BOSS node is idle, determining ... 04/06/06 - 20060072589 - Method and system for managing network nodes which communicate via connectivity services of a service provider A method is disclosed for managing network nodes, such as the nodes of a network, which communicate via connectivity services of a service provider. An exemplary method includes discovering status and configuration information for each set of nodes grouped by the service provider; and assigning a name to each set ... 04/06/06 - 20060072588 - Voice message service method for providing two-way communication between client computers and messenger device for the same A voice message service method for establishing voice message communication between transmission and reception client computers capable of storing/reproducing voice information, and a messenger for the same. A management server is connected between the transmission and reception client computers, and requests a call connection transaction from the reception client computer, ... 03/30/06 - 20060067339 - Swapping a nonoperational networked electronic system for an operational networked electronic system A method of switching a network access configuration associated with a first electronic system to a second electronic system via a network is described. The first electronic system is inoperable. The second electronic system replaces the first electronic system such that a user seamlessly transitions from the first electronic system ... 03/30/06 - 20060067338 - Method and apparatus for providing distributed slf routing capability in an internet multimedia subsystem (ims) network A routing technique for supporting an internet protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Subscriber Locator Function (SLF) is provided. It is, in part, based on using a user's identification information, e.g. a user's realm, to facilitate the routing of information. This technique enables the implementation of a distributed subscriber location function ... 03/30/06 - 20060067337 - Methods and devices for generating a hierarchical structure for the internet A hierarchical structure for the Internet only requires designated nodal elements, each within its own associated cluster of nodal elements, to compute routing paths to other similarly designated nodal elements outside of its cluster. In this manner, the number of routing paths needed to be computed by a given element ... 03/16/06 - 20060056421 - Reducing latency when transmitting acknowledgements in mesh networks A method for reducing latency in transmitting an acknowledgement (ACK) in a mesh network begins by receiving a data packet at an intermediate node from a source node. The intermediate node generates an ACK upon receipt of the data packet. The intermediate node then forwards the data packet to a ... 03/09/06 - 20060050718 - Group communication signal methods and apparatus Group communications methods and apparatus are described. Multicast operation is supported with the transmission characteristics, e.g., transmission power level, coding rate, and/or modulation method being selected to reliably communicate information to the end nodes in the group but not necessarily to all end nodes within the cell or sector. Thus ... 03/09/06 - 20060050717 - Reducing delays associated with port binding Methods, systems, and media to reduce delays associated with port assignments are disclosed. More specifically, embodiments include hardware and/or software to delay binding of selected port numbers to instances of applications. Some embodiments identify port numbers for which applications generate multiple bind calls that may connect with unique remote ports. ... 03/02/06 - 20060045101 - Efficient fault-tolerant messaging for group communication systems A system for providing a state value and deriving a final aggregated state value s by a coordinating node. The system includes n nodes in a network having less than k faulty nodes, wherein the flow of state messages forms a tree-like structure among all sets formable by d*k intermediary ... 03/02/06 - 20060045100 - Method for improving quality-of-service management in networks A logical quality-of-service management method for peer-to-peer networks uses a special group service for QoS management within peer-groups. This group service determines and assigns a budget per time unit for each peer. Such time unit may be in the range of milliseconds or few seconds. It may also determine a ... 03/02/06 - 20060045099 - Third party, broadcast, multicast and conditional rdma operations In a multinode data processing system in which nodes exchange information over a network or through a switch, the mechanism which enables out-of-order data transfer via Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) also provides a corresponding ability to carry out broadcast operations, multicast operations, third party operations and conditional RDMA operations. ... 02/23/06 - 20060039385 - Method and system for router aggregation One embodiment disclosed relates to a method of routing a packet by way of a router aggregation. A packet is received from outside the aggregation by an initially receiving router/switch unit. Router functions are performed by the initially receiving router unit, including modification of the packet. The packet is then ... 02/23/06 - 20060039384 - System and method for preventing erroneous link aggregation due to component relocation Various methods and systems for preventing erroneous link aggregation due to component relocation are disclosed. Such methods include a method for changing the identifier used by a network device and communicating the identifier change to a peer network device without disrupting an aggregated link. In one embodiment, a method involves ... 02/16/06 - 20060034298 - Private network-to-network interface The specification describes techniques for evaluating important network performance parameters, for example, call set-up time, for private network-to-network (PNNI) interfaces. These are used to determine the optimum size of the peer groups in the PNNI network. ... 02/02/06 - 20060023727 - Method and apparatus for anonymous data transfers One embodiment of the present method and apparatus for anonymous data transfers between first and second endpoints in a network comprises forwarding a message through the network, where a default value in the message's time to live field has been modified by an amount such that intermediate nodes or endpoints ... 01/26/06 - 20060018327 - Method for the transmission of data telegrams in a switched cyclical communication system A method for the transmission of data messages in a switched cyclical communication system (38, 39) with a linear or ring arrangement of the users. Real-time critical data messages are transmitted in a first segment (20) of a transmission cycle (31), without the need to first plan the send and ... 01/12/06 - 20060007943 - Method and system for providing site independent real-time multimedia transport over packet-switched networks Embodiments of the invention enable minimum latency site independent real-time video transport over packet switched networks. Some examples of real-time video transport are video conferencing and real-time or live video streaming. In one embodiment of the invention, a network node transmits live or real-tine audio and video signals, encapsulated as ... 01/12/06 - 20060007942 - Method for finding resource and service in network and relay node apparatus In a method for finding a resource and a service conducted in each of relay node relaying a frame, a search table is maintained to register more than one node providing a resource or a service, when an access request including an identification identifying the resource or the service, which ... 01/12/06 - 20060007941 - Distributed computing environment controlled by an appliance Systems are described which allow management communications in an application infrastructure irrespective of the functional states of various components in the application infrastructure. Components in the application infrastructure may be coupled to a management interface component, which may in turn be coupled to a central management component. Communications from the ... 12/29/05 - 20050286539 - Information communication system, device and method An information communication device for communicating information among a plurality of components includes a plurality of nodes, each being of a particular node type that corresponds to a particular transmission slot of a plurality of transmission slots. Each transmission slot is formed from a communication cycle that has a prescribed ... 12/22/05 - 20050281271 - State information and routing table updates in large scale data networks In a communication network comprising nodes and links between the nodes, a controller node disseminates link state information. A nodal routing table exists at each node comprising routes between pairs of nodes. The nodal routing table is either populated by the given node based on network information received from the ... 12/01/05 - 20050265360 - Ip addressing to support ipv4 and ipv6 A broadcast dedicated connection identifier is used for broadcasting certain types of Internet Protocol (IP) control messages to allow proper IP address establishment for IPv4 and IPv6. ... 12/01/05 - 20050265359 - Optimizing switch port assignments An embodiment of a method of designing an interconnect fabric for a set of nodes begins with a step of identifying the set of nodes, a switch, and a set of data flows. The switch comprises a set of ports. The data flows comprise transmissions between the nodes. The method ... 12/01/05 - 20050265358 - Intelligent stacked switching system A plurality of data switches such as Ethernet switches 1, 2, 3, 5 are connected to each other using their ports for receiving and transmitting packets. A given one of the switches 5 operates as a master switch, which transmits instructions to the other switches 1, 2, 3 as command ... 10/27/05 - 20050238030 - Nodal computer network A nodal computer network comprises a plurality of nodes grouped into different classes. The classes include at least a first class of fully interconnected nodes and a second class of fully interconnected nodes, and the first class includes a source node having an information packet to be communicated to a ... 10/20/05 - 20050232281 - Methods for wireless mesh multicasting The invention relates generally to systems, methods and/or devices for joining, generating, maintaining, and/or multicasting information via a multicast mesh. ... 10/20/05 - 20050232280 - Global internet protocol prefix number mobility A routing system operably links a mobile platform to the Internet. The system includes a ground based communications link manager linkable to the mobile platform. At least one ground based prefix server can communicate with the communications link manager. An initial Internet address is assigned to the mobile platform. A ... 10/20/05 - 20050232279 - Method and apparatus for supporting checksum offload in partitioned data processing systems A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for processing a data packet in an interpartition virtual network in the logical partitioned data processing system. A state of a first flag and a state of a second flag is identified in the data packet, in response to receiving the data packet at ... 10/06/05 - 20050220125 - Method of transmitting data between nodes of multiple access communications network by decrementing an associated counter A method is dedicated to transmitting data between nodes (Ni) of a group of nodes coupled to an access bus (L2-LSP) of a communications network (R1). The method consists in: i) each time an entry node (N2) of said group receives data addressed to at least one other node of ... 10/06/05 - 20050220124 - Packet processing system A packet processing system including a forwarding apparatus that sends and receives a packet by using a network interface and a control apparatus that includes an application receiving the packet is provided. The control apparatus includes: a symbol part corresponding to the forwarding apparatus; and a transfer control part for ... 10/06/05 - 20050220123 - Apparatus and method for multi-protocol route redistribution in a massively parallel router A router for interconnecting external devices coupled to the router. The router comprises: i) a switch fabric; ii) a plurality of routing nodes coupled to the switch fabric, wherein each of the plurality of routing nodes is capable of exchanging data packets with the external devices and with other ones ... 10/06/05 - 20050220122 - Methods and systems for a data processing system having radiation tolerant bus A bus management tool that allows communication to be maintained between a group of nodes operatively connected on two busses in the presence of radiation by transmitting periodically a first message from one to another of the nodes on one of the busses, determining whether the first message was received ... 09/22/05 - 20050207427 - Token-controlled data transmissions in communication networks A network includes multiple nodes interconnected to form a ring topology. These nodes support data transmissions over the network using tokens. To send and receive data over the network, nodes may process control messages. A node can receive a token authorizing transmission on one of multiple data channels, generate a ... 08/18/05 - 20050180433 - Bandwidth controller, network and ip subnetwork management process In addition, it relates to a subnetwork management process comprising the stages: (a) sending of instructions from a manager to a controller; (b) processing of instructions by the controller; where applicable (b′) a microflow routing request originating from a terminal (2) or a router (5); (c) sending of a routing ... 08/11/05 - 20050175020 - Tunneling service method and system A tunneling service method and system enabling data communication between different networks, in which an address of a tunneling service server used in a client node can be easily designated, the tunneling service method includes: transmitting an information request message, which requests information required for connection to the network, to ... 08/11/05 - 20050175019 - Wi-fi service delivery platform for wholesale service providers A method and apparatus are provided for managing usage of a plurality of local area networks by a plurality of subscribers. Each subscriber is associated with one of a plurality of retail service providers. The subscribers each have a terminal for accessing one or more of the local area networks. ... 08/04/05 - 20050169281 - Distributed router A distributed router includes: a number of ports adapted to be connected to peers via a network, to receive messages containing packets and entry information from the peers, and to output the packets for transmission to destinations; a switching fabric adapted to switch the packets received through the respective ports ... 07/28/05 - 20050163133 - Method for optimally utilizing a peer to peer network The present invention relates to optimally utilizing a peer to peer network by increasing the amount of communication messages that are received. The present invention does this by eliminating under performing connections, by controlling how connections are attempted and by locating optimal connections. The present invention provides a way to ... 07/14/05 - 20050152379 - Self-checking pair on a braided ring network In one embodiment, one or more self checking pairs are implemented at the application layer in a network that supports the qualified propagation of data at the transport layer (for example, in a network having a braided ring topology). ... 07/14/05 - 20050152378 - Method of providing guaranteed delivery through the use of the internet for priority e-mail, files and important electronic documents This invention details a method of providing a more robust, guaranteed and traceable electronic delivery system for providing next generation business e-mail. Unlike ordinary e-mail that we are all accustomed to today, which is considered to be free, there exists no current electronic document delivery or e-mail having the capability ... 07/14/05 - 20050152377 - Clique aggregation in tdma networks In one embodiment, a method resolves cliques formed in a network comprising a plurality of nodes that are communicatively coupled to one another over at least a first channel. The method comprises, at each node, wherein that node is a member of a current clique: listening asynchronously for data on ... 07/14/05 - 20050152376 - Wireless communication between information processing device and wireless communication terminal Apparatus includes a section which transmits an inquiry packet for inquiry as to whether any wireless communication terminal exists within such range as to be able to communicate with the apparatus, detects each of a plurality of wireless data communication terminals transmitting inquiry response packets in response to the packet, ... 06/30/05 - 20050141524 - Controlling start up in a network A method for controlling start-up of a network is provided. The method includes receiving a message from one node of a plurality of nodes at a hub while the network is in an unsynchronized state, relaying the message to the other nodes of the plurality of nodes of the network ... 06/30/05 - 20050141523 - Traffic engineering scheme using distributed feedback A system and method of performing distributed traffic engineering is provided. A network of nodes coupled to a central management module is created. Traffic engineering functions are distributed between the central management module and at least one of the nodes. A feedback regarding an offending source is sent from the ... 06/16/05 - 20050129032 - Binding management apparatus, binding management method, and computer readable recording medium storing program implementing binding management method A binding management method and apparatus. The binding management apparatus includes a reference counter for managing entries in a binding update list in which binding update information is recorded. The binding management apparatus has a simple structure and a high operating speed because a low number of counters are used ... ### FreshPatents.com Support - Terms & Conditions |