Technique for automatically configuring a communication network element
    3.
    发明申请
    Technique for automatically configuring a communication network element 有权
    自动配置通信网元的技术

    公开(公告)号:US20080082142A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-04-03

    申请号:US11529656

    申请日:2006-09-28

    IPC分类号: A61N1/00

    摘要: An automatically provisioned network element (26) has the ability to detect a heartbeat message interval used by a remote network element (22, 24) and to automatically adjust a heartbeat interval timer value that it uses for sending subsequent heartbeat messages. The adjustment is responsive to the interval used by the remote network element 50 that they correspond to each other. By automatically configuring the heartbeat timer interval value so that there is correspondence between the intervals used by the end points on a link over which Cisco HDLC SLARP communications occur, for example, the chance of a link being considered to have failed is decreased. In a disclosed example, the heartbeat interval timer value is initially set to a value that is expected to be higher than that used by the remote network element and only automatic reductions in the heartbeat message interval timer value are permitted.

    摘要翻译: 自动提供的网络元件(26)具有检测由远程网络元件(22,24)使用的心跳消息间隔并且能够自动调整其用于发送后续心跳消息的心跳间隔定时器值。 调整响应于远程网络元件50所使用的它们彼此对应的间隔。 通过自动配置心跳定时器间隔值,使得在出现Cisco HDLC SLARP通信的链路上的端点所使用的间隔之间存在对应关系,例如,被认为具有失败的链路的机会减少。 在公开的示例中,心跳间隔定时器值初始设置为预期高于远程网络使用的值,并且仅允许心跳消息间隔定时器值的自动减少。

    Parallel backplane physical layer interface with scalable data bandwidth
    4.
    发明授权
    Parallel backplane physical layer interface with scalable data bandwidth 失效
    具有可扩展数据带宽的并行背板物理层接口

    公开(公告)号:US6101567A

    公开(公告)日:2000-08-08

    申请号:US90082

    申请日:1998-06-03

    摘要: An interface between a parallel backplane bus of a physical layer of a communication device and a higher layer of the device is provided in a manner compatible with a serial bus architecture such as IEEE 1394. The interface includes a parallel backplane physical layer controller having multiple receive data lines for receiving data from the backplane bus, and multiple transmit data lines for transmitting data to the backplane bus. A link layer controller is coupled to the parallel backplane physical layer controller, and communicates with the parallel backplane physical layer controller over a data bus. The parallel backplane physical layer controller can provide an effective data bandwidth which is greater than its operating clock rate. The parallel backplane physical layer controller may also be operative to support communications with the backplane bus using a plurality of different backplane bus widths, such as a single data bit bus width, a two data bit bus width, a four data bit bus width and an eight data bit bus width. The throughput data bandwidth of the interface can therefore be scaled by selecting one of the data bus widths supported by the parallel backplane physical layer controller.

    摘要翻译: 以与诸如IEEE 1394的串行总线架构兼容的方式提供通信设备的物理层的并行背板总线与设备的较高层之间的接口。该接口包括具有多个接收的并行背板物理层控制器 用于从背板总线接收数据的数据线,以及用于将数据发送到背板总线的多条发送数据线。 链路层控制器耦合到并行背板物理层控制器,并通过数据总线与并行背板物理层控制器进行通信。 并行背板物理层控制器可以提供大于其工作时钟速率的有效数据带宽。 并行背板物理层控制器还可以使用多个不同的背板总线宽度支持与背板总线的通信,诸如单个数据位总线宽度,两个数据位总线宽度,四个数据位总线宽度和 八位数据位总线宽度。 因此,可以通过选择并行背板物理层控制器支持的数据总线宽度来缩放接口的吞吐量数据带宽。

    Using paging or satellite paging to trigger remote devices
    5.
    发明授权
    Using paging or satellite paging to trigger remote devices 有权
    使用寻呼或卫星寻呼来触发远程设备

    公开(公告)号:US06906636B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-06-14

    申请号:US09245101

    申请日:1999-01-21

    申请人: Mark H. Kraml

    发明人: Mark H. Kraml

    摘要: The existing paging infrastructure is used to send commands to operate remotely-located electronic or mechanical devices. A paging message containing one or more pre-set commands, trigger signals, or command strings is received by a paging receiver into an optional signal buffer which provides the received message to a message compare function. The message compare matches each component of the message to a set of one or more allowed commands and sends at least one signal or command that causes the action specified by the received message contents to take place at the target device. The command may be a signal for triggering an electronic or mechanical action, or may be a command that causes an operation to be performed in a software-controlled component of the target device. An alternate embodiment allows responses generated by the system and/or the target device to be forwarded back to the initiator via a two-way paging transceiver. The target device either has the capability of generating one or more signals or other messages in response to the commands received, or the system has the capability of sensing the state of the target device after receipt of the commands. Responses generated by the target device may be sent to the optional signal buffer or directly to the paging transceiver, or may be received and modified by a response generation function that is part of the system. Responses may be relayed either at the completion of the execution of all the received commands or after the execution of any of the commands in a multi-command sequence, providing feedback to the initiator as the command sequence is processed. The initiator may also receive an indication of the success or failure of the entire sequence of operations, or may receive data or other information produced or collected by the target device.

    摘要翻译: 现有的寻呼基础设施用于发送命令以操作远程位置的电子或机械设备。 包含一个或多个预置命令,触发信号或命令串的寻呼消息由寻呼机接收到可选的信号缓冲器中,该信号缓冲器将接收到的消息提供给消息比较功能。 消息比较将消息的每个组件与一组或多个允许的命令进行匹配,并发送至少一个信号或命令,导致由接收到的消息内容指定的动作发生在目标设备上。 该命令可以是用于触发电子或机械动作的信号,或者可以是使得在目标设备的软件控制部件中执行操作的命令。 替代实施例允许由系统和/或目标设备产生的响应经由双向寻呼收发器被转发回发起者。 目标设备具有响应于所接收的命令产生一个或多个信号或其他消息的能力,或者系统具有在接收到命令之后感测目标设备的状态的能力。 由目标设备生成的响应可以被发送到可选的信号缓冲器或直接发送到寻呼收发器,或者可以由作为系统的一部分的响应生成功能接收和修改。 响应可以在完成所有接收到的命令的执行时或在执行多命令序列中的任何命令之后被中继,当处理命令序列时向响应者提供反馈。 启动器还可以接收整个操作序列的成功或失败的指示,或者可以接收目标设备产生或收集的数据或其他信息。

    Router for daisy-chained components
    6.
    发明授权
    Router for daisy-chained components 失效
    路由器用于菊花链组件

    公开(公告)号:US06240082B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-05-29

    申请号:US09037367

    申请日:1998-03-10

    IPC分类号: H04B7216

    CPC分类号: H04B1/707 H04W88/08

    摘要: Each link between components connected in a daisy-chain configuration is also connected to a special router that can be configured to bypass any one or more of the components. In this way, one or more failed components can be isolated from the daisy-chain configuration without affecting the ability of the other operational components to continue to operate properly. In one embodiment, the special router has a configuration of horizontal and vertical switches and delay nodes. The switches can be independently and selectively controlled to isolate one or more of the components from the daisy-chain configuration, while the delay nodes delay transmission of the signals to simulate the processing time of the bypassed components. In this way, interference with the processing of the remaining operational components can be minimized. In a mobile telecommunications application where each component is a cell-site modem (CSM) of a base station responsible for communications with a different assigned mobile unit, a single-point CSM failure can be detected and isolated in real time without adversely affecting the ability of the remaining operational CSMs to continue to operate, even without interrupting active support of current calls.

    摘要翻译: 以菊花链配置连接的组件之间的每个链接也连接到可配置为绕过任何一个或多个组件的特殊路由器。 以这种方式,一个或多个故障组件可以与菊花链配置隔离,而不会影响其他操作组件继续正常运行的能力。 在一个实施例中,特殊路由器具有水平和垂直交换机和延迟节点的配置。 可以独立地和选择性地控制开关以将一个或多个组件与菊花链配置隔离,而延迟节点延迟信号的传输以模拟旁路组件的处理时间。 以这种方式,可以最小化对其余操作部件的处理的干扰。 在移动电信应用中,其中每个组件是负责与不同分配的移动单元的通信的基站的小区现场调制解调器(CSM),可以实时检测和隔离单点CSM故障,而不会不利地影响能力 的剩余操作CSM继续运行,即使不中断当前呼叫的积极支持。

    Apparatus and method for sharing a signaling channel
    7.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for sharing a signaling channel 失效
    用于共享信令信道的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06507575B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-01-14

    申请号:US08920389

    申请日:1997-08-29

    IPC分类号: H04J300

    CPC分类号: H04W92/12 H04W76/20 H04W92/20

    摘要: The present invention is an apparatus and a method for sharing a communication channel among two or more base stations connected to a base station controller via a common transmission line in a channelized format. The present invention allows each of the base stations to receive data transmitted over a shared communication channel from the base station controller, to determine whether the data transmitted from the base station controller is intended for that base station, and to insert its data into the communication channel without interfering with data transmitted by other base stations over the communication channel. In one embodiment, each of the base stations is configured to bridge onto the transmission facility such that signaling messages being transmitted over a signaling channel may be received by all of the base stations. The signaling messages has associated identifiers for specifying particular base stations to which the signaling messages are intended. In another embodiment, each of the base stations can insert its signaling message into the data stream over the signaling channel without interfering with signaling messages already in the data stream.

    摘要翻译: 本发明是一种用于在通过信道化格式的公共传输线连接到基站控制器的两个或多个基站之间共享通信信道的装置和方法。 本发明允许每个基站从基站控制器接收通过共享通信信道发送的数据,以确定从基站控制器发送的数据是否是针对该基站的,并将其数据插入通信 信道,而不干扰其他基站通过通信信道发送的数据。 在一个实施例中,每个基站被配置为桥接到传输设施上,使得通过信令信道发送的信令消息可以被所有基站接收。 信令消息具有用于指定信令消息所针对的特定基站的相关联的标识符。 在另一个实施例中,每个基站可以通过信令信道将其信令消息插入到数据流中,而不干扰已经在数据流中的信令消息。

    System and method for improved software configuration and control management in multi-module systems
    8.
    发明授权
    System and method for improved software configuration and control management in multi-module systems 有权
    用于改进多模块系统中软件配置和控制管理的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06493594B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-12-10

    申请号:US09326095

    申请日:1999-06-04

    申请人: Mark H. Kraml

    发明人: Mark H. Kraml

    IPC分类号: G05B1101

    摘要: The system and method of the invention automatically provide appropriate configuration and control software to a hardware system consisting of multiple target hardware modules. A system controller is connected to the target hardware modules and to a repository that stores a set of software modules. Each software module includes configuration and control information for a particular target hardware module. When a particular software control and configuration scheme for at least a portion of the target hardware modules is to be implemented in the hardware system, software modules corresponding to the particular software control and configuration scheme are selected and associated with a system definition file that is also stored in the repository. When the system definition file is invoked by the system controller, the system controller executes the associated software modules thereby providing the particular software control and configuration scheme to appropriate target hardware modules. When the particular software control and configuration scheme needs to be updated, one or more software modules of the system definition file may be replaced with an updated version without reconfiguring the hardware system.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的系统和方法为由多个目标硬件模块组成的硬件系统自动提供适当的配置和控制软件。 系统控制器连接到目标硬件模块和存储一组软件模块的存储库。 每个软件模块包括用于特定目标硬件模块的配置和控制信息。 当要在硬件系统中实现用于至少一部分目标硬件模块的特定软件控制和配置方案时,选择与特定软件控制和配置方案对应的软件模块,并将其与系统定义文件相关联 存储在存储库中。 当系统控制器调用系统定义文件时,系统控制器执行关联的软件模块,从而将特定的软件控制和配置方案提供给适当的目标硬件模块。 当需要更新特定软件控制和配置方案时,系统定义文件的一个或多个软件模块可以用更新的版本替换,而不重新配置硬件系统。

    Technique for automatically configuring a communication network element
    9.
    发明授权
    Technique for automatically configuring a communication network element 有权
    自动配置通信网元的技术

    公开(公告)号:US09026575B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-05

    申请号:US11529656

    申请日:2006-09-28

    摘要: An automatically provisioned network element (26) has the ability to detect a heartbeat message interval used by a remote network element (22, 24) and to automatically adjust a heartbeat interval timer value that it uses for sending subsequent heartbeat messages. The adjustment is responsive to the interval used by the remote network element 50 that they correspond to each other. By automatically configuring the heartbeat timer interval value so that there is correspondence between the intervals used by the end points on a link over which Cisco HDLC SLARP communications occur, for example, the chance of a link being considered to have failed is decreased. In a disclosed example, the heartbeat interval timer value is initially set to a value that is expected to be higher than that used by the remote network element and only automatic reductions in the heartbeat message interval timer value are permitted.

    摘要翻译: 自动提供的网络元件(26)具有检测由远程网络元件(22,24)使用的心跳消息间隔并且能够自动调整其用于发送后续心跳消息的心跳间隔定时器值。 调整响应于远程网络元件50所使用的它们彼此对应的间隔。 通过自动配置心跳定时器间隔值,使得在出现Cisco HDLC SLARP通信的链路上的端点所使用的间隔之间存在对应关系,例如,被认为具有失败的链路的机会减少。 在公开的示例中,心跳间隔定时器值初始设置为预期高于远程网络使用的值,并且仅允许心跳消息间隔定时器值的自动减少。

    Methods and system for managing security keys within a wireless network
    10.
    发明授权
    Methods and system for managing security keys within a wireless network 有权
    用于管理无线网络内的安全密钥的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US07929703B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-04-19

    申请号:US11318481

    申请日:2005-12-28

    IPC分类号: H04L9/00

    摘要: A system for managing security keys in a wireless network includes a manufacturer certification authority (MCA) for providing a signed digital MCA certificate for installation into a new network element (NE) at the manufacturer's facility prior to the new NE being installed and initialized in the network. The MCA also provides a source of trusted authority for authenticating legacy NEs in the network. The system includes a service provider certification authority for managing certificates and files used by the NEs to communicate securely within the network, a signing server for providing signing services to NEs for authentication, an element manager for providing security key and digital certificate management, and a management agent (MA) for providing proxy functionality of the EM security key services to NEs not directly connected to the EM.

    摘要翻译: 用于管理无线网络中的安全密钥的系统包括制造商认证机构(MCA),用于在新的NE被安装和初始化之前提供用于在制造商的设施处安装到新的网络元件(NE)中的签名的数字MCA证书 网络。 MCA还为网络中的遗留网元进行身份验证提供了可信赖的权限来源。 该系统包括一个用于管理网元在网络内安全通信的证书和文件的服务提供商认证机构,用于向网元提供认证的签名服务的签名服务器,用于提供安全密钥和数字证书管理的元件管理器,以及 管理代理(MA),用于向不直接连接到EM的网元提供EM安全密钥服务的代理功能。