Abstract:
A ventilation device is disclosed for a filter mask engageable with the outer face of the cup of the filter mask. The device comprises: an inlet port which removably engages an opening of the cup of the mask; an outlet port in fluid communication with the inlet port; an exhalation valve arranged between the inlet port and the outlet port; an extraction fan arranged between the inlet port and the exhalation valve; a sensor arranged at the inlet port to detect the value of a physical quantity; a command and control unit in signal communication with the sensor and with the extraction fan. The command and control unit activates the extraction fan when the value of the physical quantity detected by the sensor exceeds a predefined threshold value.
Abstract:
It is disclosed a method for enabling a round-trip packet loss measurement in a packet-switched communication network wherein a first node and a second node exchange packets comprising a packet loss field PLF settable to an idle value or one or more measurement values. The first node performs a generation step whereby first packets having their PLF set to a measurement value are transmitted to the second node. For each received first packet, the second node transmits back a second packet having its PLF set to a measurement value. The first node then performs a reflection step whereby, for each received second packet, it transmits to the second node a respective third packet having its PLF set to a measurement value. The time T lapsing between start of the generation step and start of the reflection step has a predefined and substantially constant duration T.
Abstract:
It is disclosed a method for performing a performance measurement in a communication network. Each measurement point in the network identifies packets of a multipoint packet flow and selects therefrom a number of samples, based on the value of a sampling signature calculated by applying a hash function to a bit mask in each identified packet. For each sample, a performance parameter and the packet's content are provided to a management server. The management server identifies a cluster of measurement points such that each identified packet of the multipoint packet flow received by a cluster's input measurement point is also received at a cluster's output measurement point. Amongst the performance parameters provided by the cluster's measurement points, the performance parameters relating to samples belonging to a certain packet sub-flow are identified, based on the packet's content. Then, a performance measurement is performed on the packet sub-flow.
Abstract:
It is disclosed an optical box for installing an optical access network. The optical box comprises an outer casing comprising a first fixing member for fixing the outer casing to a distribution cable of the optical access network at a mid-span position thereof and two plates detachable from the outer casing. The detachable plates are configured to be completely housed within the outer casing side by side on a same plane parallel to a bottom of the outer casing. Each one of the plates comprises a second fixing member for fixing the plate to an end of a respective drop element of the optical access network. Preferably, the two plates are configured to be aligned along a longitudinal direction of the distribution cable, when the two plates are completely housed side by side within the outer casing and when the outer casing is fixed to the distribution cable.
Abstract:
It is disclosed a method for performance measurement in packet switched communication networks. The method provides for generating a flow of artificial packets having predefined packets lengths, which is then aggregated to the packet flow to be measured by an aggregator. The artificial packets are configured to follow the packet flow to be measured, starting from the point where aggregation is performed. Two measurement points are then provided after the aggregator, which identify the artificial packets based on their packet lengths and provide respective raw performance measurements indicative of the actual positions of the artificial packets in the aggregated packet flow. The raw performance measurements are then used for providing the performance measurements. Since the artificial packets are identified based on their packet lengths, no inspection of the packets' content is needed for identification purposes. The artificial packets may therefore be identified even if their content is uninspectable.
Abstract:
It is disclosed a method for sharing network resources made accessible by several access gateways (AG). An AG (requester) sends a resource request to neighbouring AGs (potential helpers). Each potential helper decides whether to cooperate with the requester based on a reputation score calculated by the potential helper for the requester. The reputation score calculated by each potential helper for the requester is indicative of the requester's behaviour in response to past resource requests received from that potential helper. If the potential helper decides to cooperate, it sends a resource offer to the requester. The requester then selects its helper as the potential helper which sent the best offer, and sets up a resource sharing session with the helper. At the end of the session, the requester updates the reputations scores of helper and potential helpers based on the disposition to cooperate and reliability they exhibited.
Abstract:
It is disclosed an optical cable (1, 2, 3, 4) comprising an optical core (100, 200, 300, 400) and a sheath (101, 201, 301, 401) enclosing the optical core (100, 200, 300, 400). The optical core (100, 200, 300, 400) comprises a number of optical units (110, 210, 310, 410) having respective colors and being wound about a longitudinal axis of the cable (1, 2, 3, 4). The sheath (101, 201, 301, 401) comprises at least one non opaque longitudinal section (106, 206, 306, 406) through which a sequence of colors of the optical units (110, 210, 310, 410) is visible from outside the cable (1, 2, 3, 4). The color sequence acts as an identifier for the cable (1, 2, 3, 4). The cable (1, 2, 3, 4) may therefore be easily identified (e.g. amongst other cables laid down within the same duct) by a simple visual inspection of the cable's inner structure through the non opaque section(s) (106, 206, 306, 406) of its external sheath (101, 201, 301, 401).
Abstract:
It is disclosed a two-photon excited fluorescence microscope comprising a laser source suitable for emitting a light beam and an optical arrangement suitable for receiving the light beam from the laser source. The optical arrangement is configured for shaping the light beam so that, at the output of the microscope, the light beam is substantially collimated in a first transverse direction perpendicular to the propagation direction of the light beam at the microscope output and is focused in a second transverse direction perpendicular to the first transverse direction and to the propagation direction, thereby forming a line parallel to the first transverse direction.
Abstract:
Method for providing advertisement to a user of a communication network. An advertisement database stores an association between the identifier of a further user and at least one visual advertisement associated to and selected by the further user. When a communication session is set up in the communication network between the user and the further user, an advertisement manager uses the identifier of the further user for retrieving from the advertisement database a visual advertisement selected amongst the visual advertisements associated to the further user. The advertisement manager then transmits the selected visual advertisement to the user for displaying it on a display of the user device.
Abstract:
It is disclosed a method for installing a drop cable (2) for an optical access network. The drop cable has a first end (2a), a second end (2b) and a minimum bending radius. The drop cable comprises at least one optical fiber (21) and one or more layers (22, 23, 24) surrounding the optical fiber(s). The method comprises the following steps: laying the drop cable so that its first end is brought to a first position at user's premises and its second end is brought to a second position close to a riser cable; collecting an extra-length of the drop cable at a third position intermediate between the first and second positions; removing at least one of the layers surrounding the optical fiber(s) from a portion (26) of the drop cable extra-length; and coiling the drop cable extra-length bared portion with a bending radius smaller than the minimum bending radius of the drop cable as a whole.