Subscriber line maintenance apparatus and methods
    1.
    发明授权
    Subscriber line maintenance apparatus and methods 有权
    用户线路维护设备和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07970105B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-28

    申请号:US11403322

    申请日:2006-04-13

    IPC分类号: H04M1/24 H04M3/08 H04M3/22

    CPC分类号: H04M3/304 H04M3/08 H04M3/22

    摘要: Subscriber line maintenance apparatus and methods are disclosed. A maintenance operation is performed on a subscriber line in a communication system by an embedded test unit. The test unit limits an effect of the maintenance operation on communication signals that are transferred on the subscriber line during the maintenance operation. In one embodiment, the communication signals are high-frequency signals, and the limiting is achieved by performing the maintenance operation through a low-pass filter, such as the low pass filter of a Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) splitter. The test unit may be implemented as a daughter card carried by another electronic circuit card in a Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM), for example, so that the test unit does not occupy its own card slot in an equipment shelf. One, or more than one, test unit may be provided to serve multiple equipment shelves in a distributed communication equipment architecture.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用户线路维护装置和方法。 通过嵌入式测试单元对通信系统中的用户线进行维护操作。 测试单元限制维护操作对在维护操作期间在用户线上传送的通信信号的影响。 在一个实施例中,通信信号是高频信号,并且通过诸如普通老式电话服务(POTS)分离器的低通滤波器的低通滤波器执行维护操作来实现限制。 例如,测试单元可以被实现为例如数字用户线路接入复用器(DSLAM)中的另一电子电路卡携带的子卡,使得测试单元在设备机架中不占用其自己的卡槽。 可以提供一个或多于一个测试单元以在分布式通信设备架构中服务多个设备架。

    Partitioned interface architecture for transmission of broadband network traffic to and from an access network
    2.
    发明授权
    Partitioned interface architecture for transmission of broadband network traffic to and from an access network 有权
    用于从接入网络传输宽带网络流量的分区接口架构

    公开(公告)号:US07330888B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-02-12

    申请号:US10349962

    申请日:2003-01-24

    IPC分类号: G06F15/173

    摘要: There is a disclosed communications network for the transmission of network traffic from a distribution network to an access network having at least one end user terminal. The distribution network and the access network each having a respective traffic transmission capacity with the traffic transmission capacity of the distribution network being greater than the traffic transmission capacity of the access network. The communications network has a first network device operatively connected to the distribution network. The first network apparatus is capable of receiving network traffic from the distribution network. The communications network also has a second network device operatively connected to the access network. The second network device is capable of transmitting network traffic to the access network. The communications network also has a transmission link operatively connected between the first network device and the second network device. The first network device is capable of transmitting network traffic to the second network device over the transmission link. The transmission link has a traffic transmission capacity greater than the traffic transmission capacity of the access network.

    摘要翻译: 存在用于将网络业务从分发网络传输到具有至少一个终端用户终端的接入网络的公开的通信网络。 分配网络和接入网络各自具有相应的业务传输容量,其中分发网络的业务传输容量大于接入网络的业务传输容量。 通信网络具有可操作地连接到分发网络的第一网络设备。 第一网络装置能够从分配网络接收网络业务。 通信网络还具有可操作地连接到接入网络的第二网络设备。 第二网络设备能够将网络流量传输到接入网络。 通信网络还具有可操作地连接在第一网络设备和第二网络设备之间的传输链路。 第一网络设备能够通过传输链路将网络业务传送到第二网络设备。 传输链路具有大于接入网络的业务传输容量的业务传输容量。

    System and method for providing traffic flow control in a communication network
    3.
    发明授权
    System and method for providing traffic flow control in a communication network 有权
    在通信网络中提供流量控制的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07675855B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-09

    申请号:US10348912

    申请日:2003-01-23

    IPC分类号: H04L12/26

    摘要: The present invention provides a system and method for establishing a data transmission rate in a communication network for data transmission from a first communication module to a second communication module. Generally, the method comprises: (a) reading at the first module a predetermined data reception rate limit of the second module; and (b) for the data at the first module to be transmitted to the second module, establishing a first module data transmission rate in dependence upon the predetermined data reception rate limit read in step (a).

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供一种用于在通信网络中建立数据传输速率的系统和方法,用于从第一通信模块到第二通信模块的数据传输。 通常,该方法包括:(a)在第一模块处读取第二模块的预定数据接收速率限制; 以及(b)为了将第一模块的数据发送到第二模块,根据步骤(a)中读取的预定数据接收速率限制建立第一模块数据传输速率。

    Method and apparatus for verifying service provisioning in networks used to provide digital subscriber line services
    4.
    发明申请
    Method and apparatus for verifying service provisioning in networks used to provide digital subscriber line services 有权
    用于验证用于提供数字用户线服务的网络中的服务提供的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20080101401A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-05-01

    申请号:US11585880

    申请日:2006-10-25

    IPC分类号: H04L12/66 H04J3/16

    摘要: A method and apparatus to permit testing of Layer 2 and higher services provisioned for a port on a digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM) line card. Each line card is provisioned with a virtual port, a virtual port cross-connect function, and a virtual port tunneling function. The virtual port can be linked to any physical port on the line card. A test host can link to the virtual port from anywhere in a network to perform verification of end-to-end service provisioning and functionality throughout a network.

    摘要翻译: 一种允许测试在数字用户线路接入复用器(DSLAM)线路卡上为端口提供的第2层和更高服务的方法和装置。 每个线路卡都配置有虚拟端口,虚拟端口交叉连接功能和虚拟端口隧道功能。 虚拟端口可以链接到线路卡上的任何物理端口。 测试主机可以从网络中的任何地方链接到虚拟端口,以便在整个网络中执行端到端服务配置和功能的验证。

    MULTICAST COMMUNICATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHODS
    5.
    发明申请
    MULTICAST COMMUNICATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHODS 审中-公开
    多媒体通信资源管理手段和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080101359A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-05-01

    申请号:US11554955

    申请日:2006-10-31

    IPC分类号: H04L12/56

    CPC分类号: H04L12/1863

    摘要: Multicast communication resource management apparatus and methods are disclosed. Multicast communication modules receive respective multicast communication traffic streams and provide transmit streams for transmission toward multicast destinations, and have a limited aggregate capacity to support multicast communications with the destinations. The aggregate capacity includes respective amounts of capacity reserved for each of the destinations and a remaining unreserved amount of capacity. The reserved amounts of capacity are usable for communication with the respective destinations. The unreserved amount of capacity is made available as a pool for allocation to a destination for which the respective reserved amount of capacity is insufficient. The destinations may then fairly contend for usage of additional capacity from the unreserved pool. Data structures for tracking reserved and unreserved capacity are also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 公开了组播通信资源管理装置和方法。 组播通信模块接收相应的多播通信业务流,并提供发送流,用于向组播目的地发送,并具有有限的聚合容量以支持与目的地的多播通信。 总容量包括为每个目的地预留的各自的容量和剩余的未保留的容量。 保留的容量可用于与各个目的地的通信。 容量的无保留量可作为分配给目标的池,其各自的保留量的容量不足。 然后,目的地可以公平地争取来自未预留池的额外容量的使用。 还公开了用于跟踪保留和未保留容量的数据结构。

    Method and apparatus for verifying service provisioning in networks used to provide digital subscriber line services
    7.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for verifying service provisioning in networks used to provide digital subscriber line services 有权
    用于验证用于提供数字用户线服务的网络中的服务提供的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07733790B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-08

    申请号:US11585880

    申请日:2006-10-25

    IPC分类号: H04L12/26

    摘要: A method and apparatus to permit testing of Layer 2 and higher services provisioned for a port on a digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM) line card. Each line card is provisioned with a virtual port, a virtual port cross-connect function, and a virtual port tunneling function. The virtual port can be linked to any physical port on the line card. A test host can link to the virtual port from anywhere in a network to perform verification of end-to-end service provisioning and functionality throughout a network.

    摘要翻译: 一种允许测试在数字用户线路接入复用器(DSLAM)线路卡上为端口提供的第2层和更高服务的方法和装置。 每个线路卡都配置有虚拟端口,虚拟端口交叉连接功能和虚拟端口隧道功能。 虚拟端口可以链接到线路卡上的任何物理端口。 测试主机可以从网络中的任何地方链接到虚拟端口,以便在整个网络中执行端到端服务配置和功能的验证。

    Method and apparatus for improved IGMP group membership messaging
    8.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for improved IGMP group membership messaging 有权
    IGMP组成员消息传递的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07672325B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-02

    申请号:US11604724

    申请日:2006-11-28

    IPC分类号: H04L12/56 H04J1/16

    摘要: A method and apparatus for controlling a Report message processing load at an IGMPv3 proxy/router. A variable governs a number of current-state Group Records that can be sent in an IGMPv3 Report message in response to a General Membership Query (GMQ). The variable may be provisioned in IGMPv3 hosts, or dynamically provided by the IGMPv3 proxy/routers, which embed the variable in the GMQs.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于控制IGMPv3代理/路由器上的报告消息处理负载的方法和装置。 变量控制可以在IGMPv3报告消息中发送的一些当前状态组记录,以响应一般成员查询(GMQ)。 可以在IGMPv3主机中配置变量,或由IGMPv3代理/路由器动态提供,该代理/路由器将变量嵌入到GMQ中。

    Method and apparatus for improved IGMP group membership messaging
    9.
    发明申请
    Method and apparatus for improved IGMP group membership messaging 有权
    IGMP组成员消息传递的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20080123644A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-05-29

    申请号:US11604724

    申请日:2006-11-28

    IPC分类号: H04L12/56

    摘要: A method and apparatus for controlling a Report message processing load at an IGMPv3 proxy/router. A variable governs a number of current-state Group Records that can be sent in an IGMPv3 Report message in response to a General Membership Query (GMQ). The variable may be provisioned in IGMPv3 hosts, or dynamically provided by the IGMPv3 proxy/routers, which embed the variable in the GMQs.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于控制IGMPv3代理/路由器上的报告消息处理负载的方法和装置。 变量控制可以在IGMPv3报告消息中发送的一些当前状态组记录,以响应一般成员查询(GMQ)。 可以在IGMPv3主机中配置变量,或由IGMPv3代理/路由器动态提供,该代理/路由器将变量嵌入到GMQ中。