Method and apparatus for dispatching tasks in a non-uniform memory access (NUMA) computer system
In accordance with the present invention, a dispatcher for a non-uniform memory access computer system dispatches all threads from a single, common ready queue (also known as a run queue), which is no... Read More
Inventors: McDonald, Jarl Wendell;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Client-side application-classifier gathering network-traffic statistics and application and user names using extensible-service provider plugin for policy-based network control
A client-side application-classifier has an upper interface to a higher-level network-socket library. The higher-level network-socket library provides high-level network functions to high-level user a... Read More
Inventors: Jackowski, Steven J.; Thomas, Christopher N.;, Assignee: Deterministic Networks, Inc. (Santa Cruz, CA) |
Radio communication system using frequency hopping, and method of controlling same
An object of the present invention is to provide a method through which notification is given of hopping patterns in simple fashion and in a short period of time. Another object of the present inventi... Read More
Inventors: Nago, Hidetada;, Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Call admission control system for wireless ATM networks
The present invention addresses the foregoing needs by providing a call admission control protocol, for use in a network base station or the like, which determines whether the base station should acce... Read More
Inventors: Ngo, Chiu Y.; Hettich, Andreas;, Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation (New York, NY) |
Vehicle tracker, mileage-time monitor and calibrator
These needs are met by the invention, which provides a vehicle location determination system, optionally linked to the vehicle odometer, that: (1) tracks vehicle location and motion; (2) determines an... Read More
Inventors: Schipper, John F.; Rodal, Eric B.; Janky, James M.; Cowl, David J.;, Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited (Sunnyvale, CA) |
Health monitoring and diagnostic device and network-based health assessment and medical records maintenance system
The present invention meets the needs described above in a health monitoring and diagnostic device referred to as a LIFESTREAM cholesterol meter. This meter is configured as a self-contained testing a... Read More
Inventors: Maus, Christopher T.; Coad, Craig A.; Connolly, Jackson B.; Coad, Noah M.; Moody, James L.; Nesbitt, Kenn A.; Clegg, Kenneth D.;, Assignee: Lifestream Technologies, Inc. (Post Falls, ID) |
Method and apparatus to throttle connections to a H.323 multipoint controller by receiver terminals in a loosely-coupled conference
The present invention is a method of throttling connections to a multipoint controller in a loosely-coupled conference. The loosely-coupled conference includes at least one receiver terminal and a H.3... Read More
Inventors: Kumar, Vineet;, Assignee: Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) |
Multipoint digital simultaneous voice and data system
The present invention facilitates the sharing of data and the exchange of voice information over a network of DSVD modems, including a first remote digital simultaneous voice and data (DSVD) modem and... Read More
Inventors: Hamdi, Rabah S.;, Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation (Houston, TX) |
Speaker identifier for multi-party conference
A multi-party conferencing method and system in accordance with our invention identify the participants who are speaking and send an identification of the speaking participants to the terminals of the... Read More
Inventors: Kwak, William I.; Gardell, Steven E.; Kelly, Barbara Mayne;, Assignee: Verizon Laboratories Inc. (Waltham, MA) |
Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) system having an ATM device coupled to multiple physical layer devices
What is claimed is: 1. An asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) system comprising: an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) layer device, the ATM layer device having both a plurality of terminals for receiving ... Read More
Inventors: Shtayer, Ronen; Eliyahu, Roni; Shvager, Yehuda; Ben-Arie, Yaron;, Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) |
Data bus for a plurality of nodes supplying optical signals
The invention relates to a data bus for a plurality of nodes which are connected to one another. A data bus of this type is known from the German Patent Application 19720401 not previously published. ... Read More
Inventors: Peller, Martin;, Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (Munich, DE) |
Memory system and method for dynamically allocating a memory divided into plural classes with different block sizes to store variable length messages
OF THE INVENTION In the following description, for purposes of explanation and not limitation, specific details are set forth such as specific signaling systems, hardware configurations, data structu... Read More
Inventors: Sorber, Gordon P.;, Assignee: Ericsson Messaging Systems, Inc. (Woodbury, NY) |
Method and system for automatically measuring resource needs in a computer
It is an object of the present invention to provide a system and method that dynamically reallocates resources among partitions in a way that avoids the drawbacks described above. It is another object... Read More
Inventors: Schnee, David Z.; Mendoza, Dwight Anthony;, Assignee: Barsa Consulting Group, LLC (Purchase, NY) |
System and method for operating a packet buffer
The present invention incorporates a technique that enables implementation of a high-speed, high-density packet buffer utilizing a combination of high-speed and lows-peed memory devices in addition to... Read More
Inventors: Key, Kenneth M.; Mak, Kwok Ken; Sun, Xiaoming;, Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (San Jose, CA) |
Method for efficient serialized transmission of handshake signal on a digital bus
In accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a method is provided for encoding an asynchronous handshake signal in order to facilitate the transfer of the asynchronous handsha... Read More
Inventors: Skokan, Zdenek E.;, Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company (Palo Alto, CA) |
Method and system for reducing the number of connections between a plurality of semiconductor devices
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a method and system for reducing the required number of input-output pins necessary for communicating between complex integrated circuits ... Read More
Inventors: Rostoker, Michael D.; Macomber, Scott A.;, Assignee: LSI Logic Corporation (Milpitas) |
Receive deserializer for regenerating parallel data serially transmitted over multiple channels
A receive deserializer which regenerates parallel data words that have been broken into smaller data words and serially transmitted over multiple data channels uses an external state machine to shift ... Read More
Inventors: Desai, Chintan;, Assignee: LSI Logic Corporation (Milpitas, CA) |
Method and apparatus for transmitting control information across a serialized bus interface
The preferred embodiment present invention provides a scheme that can be used to transmit control signal from one parallel bus to a second parallel bus over a serial link. While not limited to a singl... Read More
Inventors: Sturm, Gordon L.; Mitash, Nilay; Rahman, Mohammad Jahidur;, Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX) |
On chip network with memory device address decoding
OF EMBODIMENT(S) OF THE INVENTION As used herein, the terms "assert" and "negate" are used when referring to the rendering of a signal, status bit, or similar apparatus into its logically true or log... Read More
Inventors: Garinger, Ned D.; Dorr, Martin L.; Naumann, Mark W.; Walker, Gary A.;, Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (Austin, TX) |
Data packet switching
To overcome these problems, the present invention provides a telecommunications packet switch comprising a plurality of line processor modules or line processing units (LPUs), for example subscriber l... Read More
Inventors: Frankish, Anthony J.; Stewart, Ian B.; Stockdale, John A.;, Assignee: Sprint International Communications Corporation (Reston, VA) |
Ethernet system
We claim: 1. In combination for use in a system providing signals having individual ones of a plurality of analog levels to represent information, a hub, a plurality of computers, a plurality of pairs... Read More
Inventors: Samueli, Henry; Berman, Mark; Lu, Fang;, Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Irvine, CA) |
Expandable communication cell bus for multiplexing and concentrating communication cell traffic onto high speed lines
According to embodiments described herein, a service access interface shelf is coupled between customer premise equipment (not shown) and a broadband switching controller that provides access to a co... Read More
Inventors: Gupta, Amar; Naumann, Joel Craig; Price, Eduard Allen; Sathe, Shrish K.;, Assignee: Cisco Systems, Inc. (San Jose, CA) |
Network having at least two routers, each having conditional filter so one of two transmits given frame and each transmits different frames, providing connection to a subnetwork
To facilitate an understanding of the principles which underlie the present invention, as well as the practical applications thereof, the invention is described hereinafter in connection with certain... Read More
Inventors: Periasamy, Ravi; Clark, Wayne; Pandian, Gnanaprakasam; Naderi, Ramin; Bordonaro, Frank; Lowry, David;, Assignee: Cisco Systems (San Jose, CA) |
SRTS clock recovery system for use in a highly stressed network environment
The present invention comprises an improved SRTS clock recovery system of a network node that adjusts the range of a received source RTS sample and a locally generated destination RTS sample to compen... Read More
Inventors: Muntz, Gary S.; Lackey, Jr., Stanley A.;, Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (San Jose, CA) |
Autosensing LMI protocols in frame relay networks
The invention provides a method and system for auto-sensing LMI protocols in frame relay networks. When a router (or other client process) is first coupled to a frame relay network, it automatically c... Read More
Inventors: Natarajan, Shankar; Fowler, Gregory A.;, Assignee: Cisco Systems, Inc. (San Jose, CA) |
SRTS clock recovery system implementing adaptive clock recovery techniques
The present invention is an improved SRTS clock recovery system of a network node comprising a novel circuit arrangement (hereinafter referred to as "adaptifier") that continually monitors the flow of... Read More
Inventors: Muntz, Gary S.; Jacobs, Steven E.;, Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (San Jose, CA) |
Method of encoding data for transmission
In accordance with the invention, there is provided a method of encoding a data field for transmission wherein a transmission comprises at least a predetermined data byte for replacement by an escape ... Read More
Inventors: Takefman, Michael L.;, Assignee: Cisco Systems Co. (Ontario, CA) |
System for buffering data in the network having a linked list for each of said plurality of queues
Methods and apparatus for implementing a cell queuing control system for a digital communication system are disclosed. A Broadband Network FIG. 1 illustrates a digital communications network topology... Read More
Inventors: Klausmeier, Daniel E.; Sathe, Satish P.;, Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (San Jose, CA) |
Scalable multimedia network
A Scalable Multimedia Network (SMN) providing integrated networking of data, voice, video and image services over a variety of access facilities including metallic loops, fiber/coax and digital fiber ... Read More
Inventors: Gupta, Dev Vrat; Chen, Yu-Ren Brian; Sharper, Craig A.; Stone, Alan E.;, Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (San Jose, CA) |
ATM device and shaping method
It is an object of this invention to provide an ATM device that does not need to prepare additional hardware or buffers for a shaping operation to each output port and that is therefore compact in str... Read More
Inventors: Kirino, Kiyoshi; Mizukoshi, Nobuyuki; Ishida, Hideo;, Assignee: NEC Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Processing Data 
