Targeted Patent: Patent: US9838213B2 Filed: 2007-02-06 Issued: 2017-12-05 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC     (Current Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC Inventor(s): Bradley Thomas Hyslop, Abul Qasem Shamsuddin Safdar, Robert L. Hare, Jr., Zong Liang Wu, Inderjit Singh, Shlomo Ovadia Title: Parameterized quality of service architecture in a network	Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines	Charted Against: Patent: US20070022469A1 Filed: 2005-07-20 Issued: 2007-01-25 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Cooper Robin R; Kulakowski Robert T     (Current Assignee) Verimatrix Inc Inventor(s): Robin Cooper, Robert Kulakowski Title: Network user authentication system and method
[FEATURE ID: 1] communication method, NC node, entry node	controller, computer, processor, node, device, switch, client	[FEATURE ID: 1] user device, network, building gateway module, personal computer, wireless device
[FEATURE ID: 2] Network Coordinator, method	node, cloud, backbone, center, network, computer, customer	[FEATURE ID: 2] edge site server
[FEATURE ID: 3] node, point, Network Coordinator node	device, network, server, apparatus, nodes, component, unit	[FEATURE ID: 3] secure component, physical connection ID, system, alone server
[FEATURE ID: 4] communication network, network	gateway, premises, provider, structure, server, router, computer	[FEATURE ID: 4] building, dedicated line, service provider network edge site, edge site, service provider data center, wireless communication device
[FEATURE ID: 5] premises, request, bandwidth, Submit message	communication, network, service, subscriber, system, user, client	[FEATURE ID: 5] network user authentication system, security server, network service subscriber
[TRANSITIVE ID: 6] comprising, including, has	providing, includes, having, by, with, of, encompassing	[TRANSITIVE ID: 6] comprising, using
[FEATURE ID: 7] nodes	devices, networks, points, elements, components, resources, links	[FEATURE ID: 7] lines
[FEATURE ID: 8] service flow, origin, data, available resources, resources	information, access, connectivity, services, channels, service, bandwidth	[FEATURE ID: 8] communication, dedicated communications
[TRANSITIVE ID: 9] support	establish, provide, store, receive, issue, maintain, use	[TRANSITIVE ID: 9] determine, associate
[FEATURE ID: 10] claim	need, paragraph, claimed, preceding claim, the claim, item, embodiment	[FEATURE ID: 10] claim
[FEATURE ID: 11] home	cable, gateway, door, network	[FEATURE ID: 11] dedicated wireless link
1 . A communication method [FEATURE ID: 1] implemented in a Network Coordinator [FEATURE ID: 2] ( NC ) node [FEATURE ID: 3] of a communication network [FEATURE ID: 4] of a premises [FEATURE ID: 5] , the method [FEATURE ID: 2] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] : broadcasting to a plurality of nodes [FEATURE ID: 7] of the network [FEATURE ID: 4] , a request [FEATURE ID: 5] for a guaranteed quality of service flow [FEATURE ID: 8] in the network from a source node to at least one egress node , the plurality of nodes of the network to which the NC node [FEATURE ID: 1] broadcasts the request including [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] at least the source node and the at least one egress node ; receiving a first response to the request from the source node , wherein the source node is the point [FEATURE ID: 3] of origin [FEATURE ID: 8] for the purposes of the guaranteed quality of service flow for data [FEATURE ID: 8] to be communicated within the guaranteed quality of service flow , the first response indicating whether the source node has [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] available resources [FEATURE ID: 8] to support [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] the guaranteed quality of service flow ; receiving a second response to the request from the at least one egress node indicating whether the at least one egress node has available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow ; and if the source node and the at least one egress node have available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow , then allocating resources [FEATURE ID: 8] for the guaranteed quality of service flow ; if the source node and the at least one egress node do not have available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow , then : denying the guaranteed quality of service flow ; and if the guaranteed quality of service flow is denied based on bandwidth [FEATURE ID: 5] - related reasons , then determining a maximum data rate that would have resulted in a successful request for a guaranteed quality of service flow , and transmitting a message comprising information describing the maximum data rate that would have resulted in a successful request for a guaranteed quality of service flow . 2 . The communication method of claim [FEATURE ID: 10] 1 , further comprising receiving from an entry node [FEATURE ID: 1] of the network a Submit message , wherein the request is broadcast from the Network Coordinator node [FEATURE ID: 3] as a consequence of the received Submit message [FEATURE ID: 5] , wherein the Submit message comprises information identifying the source node , and information identifying a data rate and packet size of the requested guaranteed quality of service flow . 3 . The communication method of claim 1 , wherein the network of a premises is a network of a home [FEATURE ID: 11]		1 . A network user authentication system [FEATURE ID: 5] , comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] : a secure component [FEATURE ID: 3] physically connected to a building [FEATURE ID: 4] ; at least one user device [FEATURE ID: 1] in the building linked to the secure component ; a security server [FEATURE ID: 5] ; at least one network [FEATURE ID: 1] linking the security server to the secure component ; and the security server being configured to determine [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] a physical connection identification ( ID ) for the secure component and to associate [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] the physical connection ID [FEATURE ID: 3] with a network service subscriber [FEATURE ID: 5] using [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] the user device . 2 . The system [FEATURE ID: 3] as claimed in claim [FEATURE ID: 10] 1 , wherein said secure component is a dedicated line [FEATURE ID: 4] connected to the building . 3 . The system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the line is a broadband telecommunication line having one end connected to the building . 4 . The system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the line is a digital subscriber line ( DSL ) . 5 . The system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the line is a fiber line . 6 . The system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the line is a dedicated wireless link [FEATURE ID: 11] to the building . 7 . The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the security server is a stand - alone server [FEATURE ID: 3] linked to the secure component over at least one network . 8 . The system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a service provider network edge site [FEATURE ID: 4] and at least one connecting line providing communication [FEATURE ID: 8] between the edge site [FEATURE ID: 4] and the building , and a service provider data center [FEATURE ID: 4] linked to the edge site , the secure component comprising the connecting line from the edge site to the building . 9 . The system as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising a building gateway module [FEATURE ID: 1] in the building linked to the connecting line , the building gateway module being configured to provide an interface between the connecting line and each user device in the building . 10 . The system as claimed in claim 9 , wherein said user devices comprise at least one personal computer [FEATURE ID: 1] . 11 . The system as claimed in claim 10 , wherein said user devices further comprise at least one set top box . 12 . The system as claimed in claim 10 , wherein said user devices further comprise at least one wireless communication device [FEATURE ID: 4] . 13 . The system as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the wireless device [FEATURE ID: 1] is selected from the group consisting of a mobile phone , a personal digital assistant , and a wireless computer . 14 . The system as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the edge site server [FEATURE ID: 2] has dedicated connecting lines [FEATURE ID: 7] providing dedicated communications [FEATURE ID: 8]

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Targeted Patent: Patent: US9838213B2 Filed: 2007-02-06 Issued: 2017-12-05 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC     (Current Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC Inventor(s): Bradley Thomas Hyslop, Abul Qasem Shamsuddin Safdar, Robert L. Hare, Jr., Zong Liang Wu, Inderjit Singh, Shlomo Ovadia Title: Parameterized quality of service architecture in a network	Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines	Charted Against: Patent: US7161476B2 Filed: 2000-07-26 Issued: 2007-01-09 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC     (Current Assignee) Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC Inventor(s): Gordon E. Hardman, John W. Pyne, Molly A. Hardman, David A. Przygocki, David M. Coombs, Paul B. Wilson, Ronald C. Grush, Philip B. Loudin, Brett W. Floyd Title: Electronic tire management system
[FEATURE ID: 1] communication method, node, Network Coordinator node	device, controller, circuit, module, unit, apparatus, transmitter	[FEATURE ID: 1] system, sensor, memory
[TRANSITIVE ID: 2] implemented	executing, configured, operable, used	[TRANSITIVE ID: 2] awakening
[FEATURE ID: 3] communication network, consequence	component, portion, part, device, member, structure, function	[FEATURE ID: 3] parameter, tire patch
[TRANSITIVE ID: 4] comprising, has	having, including, of, containing, with, includes, comprises	[TRANSITIVE ID: 4] comprising, representing
[FEATURE ID: 5] broadcasting, including, indicating	determining, providing, storing, signaling, transmitting, emitting, obtaining	[FEATURE ID: 5] measuring, generating
[FEATURE ID: 6] request, first response	command, signal, query, reply, broadcast, message, call	[FEATURE ID: 6] first periodic basis, transmission, valid interrogation signal
[FEATURE ID: 7] quality	data, condition, value, characteristic	[FEATURE ID: 7] device parameter
[TRANSITIVE ID: 8] receiving	collecting, processing, transmitting, accepting	[TRANSITIVE ID: 8] storing
[FEATURE ID: 9] second response, message, Submit message	transmission, response, communication, query, request, result, signaling	[FEATURE ID: 9] data signal
[FEATURE ID: 10] maximum data rate	delay, minimum, condition, threshold	[FEATURE ID: 10] second periodic basis
[FEATURE ID: 11] claim	of claim, aspect, figure, embodiment, paragraph, clause, item	[FEATURE ID: 11] claim
1 . A communication method [FEATURE ID: 1] implemented [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] in a Network Coordinator ( NC ) node [FEATURE ID: 1] of a communication network [FEATURE ID: 3] of a premises , the method comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] : broadcasting [FEATURE ID: 5] to a plurality of nodes of the network , a request [FEATURE ID: 6] for a guaranteed quality [FEATURE ID: 7] of service flow in the network from a source node to at least one egress node , the plurality of nodes of the network to which the NC node broadcasts the request including [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] at least the source node and the at least one egress node ; receiving [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] a first response [FEATURE ID: 6] to the request from the source node , wherein the source node is the point of origin for the purposes of the guaranteed quality of service flow for data to be communicated within the guaranteed quality of service flow , the first response indicating [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] whether the source node has [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow ; receiving a second response [FEATURE ID: 9] to the request from the at least one egress node indicating whether the at least one egress node has available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow ; and if the source node and the at least one egress node have available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow , then allocating resources for the guaranteed quality of service flow ; if the source node and the at least one egress node do not have available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow , then : denying the guaranteed quality of service flow ; and if the guaranteed quality of service flow is denied based on bandwidth - related reasons , then determining a maximum data rate [FEATURE ID: 10] that would have resulted in a successful request for a guaranteed quality of service flow , and transmitting a message [FEATURE ID: 9] comprising information describing the maximum data rate that would have resulted in a successful request for a guaranteed quality of service flow . 2 . The communication method of claim [FEATURE ID: 11] 1 , further comprising receiving from an entry node of the network a Submit message , wherein the request is broadcast from the Network Coordinator node [FEATURE ID: 1] as a consequence [FEATURE ID: 3] of the received Submit message [FEATURE ID: 9]		1 . A system [FEATURE ID: 1] for measuring [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] a parameter [FEATURE ID: 3] of a device comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] : a sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] for measuring the device parameter [FEATURE ID: 7] and generating [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] a data signal [FEATURE ID: 9] representing [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] the measured parameter ; a microprocessor coupled to the sensor for activating the sensor on a first periodic basis [FEATURE ID: 6] to measure the device parameter ; a memory [FEATURE ID: 1] in the microprocessor for storing [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] the generated data signal representing the measured parameter ; a transmitter coupled to the microprocessor ; and a receiver coupled to the microprocessor , the microprocessor periodically partially awakening [FEATURE ID: 2] to determine , on a second periodic basis [FEATURE ID: 10] , if a received transmission [FEATURE ID: 6] is a valid interrogation signal [FEATURE ID: 6] and , if so , fully awakening and responding to the valid interrogation signal , via the transmitter , by at least transmitting the last stored measured parameter . 2 . The system of claim [FEATURE ID: 11] 1 , wherein the device is a tire tag disposed inside of a vehicle tire , the system further comprising : a printed circuit board ( PCB ) disposed within the vehicle tire , the PCB including first antenna terminals , the sensor , the microprocessor , the memory , and the transmitter ; an antenna displaced from the PCB and including second antenna terminals , the first and second antenna terminals being configured to electrically connect with each other to thereby electrically connect the antenna to the transmitter ; and potting material for encapsulating the PCB , the sensor , the microprocessor , the memory , the transmitter , and the antenna . 3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the antenna is a monopole antenna . 4 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the antenna is a dipole antenna . 5 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the antenna is attached to the PCB such that the antenna is in a plane parallel to and slightly spaced from the plane of the printed circuit board . 6 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the antenna is integral with the PCB . 7 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the antenna is attached to the PCB such that the antenna is in a plane normal to the plane of the printed circuit board . 8 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the antenna is spaced from the PCB . 9 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the tire tag further includes : a tire patch [FEATURE ID: 3]

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Targeted Patent: Patent: US9838213B2 Filed: 2007-02-06 Issued: 2017-12-05 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC     (Current Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC Inventor(s): Bradley Thomas Hyslop, Abul Qasem Shamsuddin Safdar, Robert L. Hare, Jr., Zong Liang Wu, Inderjit Singh, Shlomo Ovadia Title: Parameterized quality of service architecture in a network	Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines	Charted Against: Patent: US20070002821A1 Filed: 2003-08-21 Issued: 2007-01-04 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) NTT Docomo Inc     (Current Assignee) NTT Docomo Inc Inventor(s): Emma Carlson, Holger Karl, Christian Prehofer Title: Resource reservation in a wireless network with distributed medium access control
[FEATURE ID: 1] communication method, method	procedure, system, protocol, communication, scheme, technology, control method	[FEATURE ID: 1] method, wireless network, communication protocol, standard
[FEATURE ID: 2] node	nodal, network, network node, nodes	[FEATURE ID: 2] intermediate node
[FEATURE ID: 3] communication network	backbone, mesh, portion, system, segment	[FEATURE ID: 3] transmission path
[TRANSITIVE ID: 4] comprising, including, indicating, has	includes, having, providing, being, determining, defining, containing	[TRANSITIVE ID: 4] including, requesting, indicating
[FEATURE ID: 5] broadcasting, receiving	issuing, emitting, sending, providing, forwarding, transferring, requesting	[FEATURE ID: 5] transmitting, receiving
[FEATURE ID: 6] nodes, packet size	links, elements, resources, data, parameters, components, entities	[FEATURE ID: 6] transmission resources, data packets, other nodes
[FEATURE ID: 7] request, first response, second response, message, Submit message, data rate, coaxial cable	signal, communication, packet, transmission, broadcast, notification, frame	[FEATURE ID: 7] virtual channel request, virtual channel, virtual channel confirmation, data, messages
[TRANSITIVE ID: 8] guaranteed, communicated	scheduled, shared, received, determined, requested, provided, reserved	[TRANSITIVE ID: 8] allocated
[FEATURE ID: 9] quality	bandwidth, capacity, priority, speed, delay, rate, power	[FEATURE ID: 9] transmission code, time reference, unreserved time periods
[FEATURE ID: 10] service flow, origin, resources	data, bandwidth, communication, access, resource, channels, use	[FEATURE ID: 10] virtual channel reservation, medium access control, resources, transmission, transmission frequency, signaling, virtual channel request requests establishment, determined unreserved transmission resources
[FEATURE ID: 11] source node, egress node, point, Network Coordinator node, consequence	source, destination, node, network, sink node, target, ingress node	[FEATURE ID: 11] source node, destination node
[FEATURE ID: 12] purposes	reservation, availability, assignment, use, beginning, application, start	[FEATURE ID: 12] allocation, duration
[FEATURE ID: 13] data	frames, transmissions, information, signals, requests, communication, packets	[FEATURE ID: 13] association, release messages
[FEATURE ID: 14] available resources	unavailable, configured, requested, needed	[FEATURE ID: 14] available
[FEATURE ID: 15] bandwidth	time, capacity, delay, rate	[FEATURE ID: 15] time period
[FEATURE ID: 16] reasons, information	criteria, parameters, limitations, instruction, details, requirements, data	[FEATURE ID: 16] reservation information
[FEATURE ID: 17] maximum data rate	percentage, time, priority, value, size, range	[FEATURE ID: 17] repetition
[FEATURE ID: 18] claim	item, claimed, aspect, requirement, clair, figure, embodiment	[FEATURE ID: 18] claim
[FEATURE ID: 19] entry node	entity, interface, node, agent, application	[FEATURE ID: 19] intermediate node analyses virtual channel requests
1 . A communication method [FEATURE ID: 1] implemented in a Network Coordinator ( NC ) node [FEATURE ID: 2] of a communication network [FEATURE ID: 3] of a premises , the method [FEATURE ID: 1] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] : broadcasting [FEATURE ID: 5] to a plurality of nodes [FEATURE ID: 6] of the network , a request [FEATURE ID: 7] for a guaranteed [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] quality [FEATURE ID: 9] of service flow [FEATURE ID: 10] in the network from a source node [FEATURE ID: 11] to at least one egress node [FEATURE ID: 11] , the plurality of nodes of the network to which the NC node broadcasts the request including [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] at least the source node and the at least one egress node ; receiving [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] a first response [FEATURE ID: 7] to the request from the source node , wherein the source node is the point [FEATURE ID: 11] of origin [FEATURE ID: 10] for the purposes [FEATURE ID: 12] of the guaranteed quality of service flow for data [FEATURE ID: 13] to be communicated [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] within the guaranteed quality of service flow , the first response indicating [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] whether the source node has [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] available resources [FEATURE ID: 14] to support the guaranteed quality of service flow ; receiving a second response [FEATURE ID: 7] to the request from the at least one egress node indicating whether the at least one egress node has available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow ; and if the source node and the at least one egress node have available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow , then allocating resources [FEATURE ID: 10] for the guaranteed quality of service flow ; if the source node and the at least one egress node do not have available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow , then : denying the guaranteed quality of service flow ; and if the guaranteed quality of service flow is denied based on bandwidth [FEATURE ID: 15] - related reasons [FEATURE ID: 16] , then determining a maximum data rate [FEATURE ID: 17] that would have resulted in a successful request for a guaranteed quality of service flow , and transmitting a message [FEATURE ID: 7] comprising information [FEATURE ID: 16] describing the maximum data rate that would have resulted in a successful request for a guaranteed quality of service flow . 2 . The communication method of claim [FEATURE ID: 18] 1 , further comprising receiving from an entry node [FEATURE ID: 19] of the network a Submit message , wherein the request is broadcast from the Network Coordinator node [FEATURE ID: 11] as a consequence [FEATURE ID: 11] of the received Submit message [FEATURE ID: 7] , wherein the Submit message comprises information identifying the source node , and information identifying a data rate [FEATURE ID: 7] and packet size [FEATURE ID: 6] of the requested guaranteed quality of service flow . 3 . The communication method of claim 1 , wherein the network of a premises is a network of a home . 4 . The communication method of claim 3 , wherein the network of a home is a coaxial cable [FEATURE ID: 7]		1 - 37 . ( canceled ) 38 . A method [FEATURE ID: 1] of virtual channel reservation [FEATURE ID: 10] in a wireless network [FEATURE ID: 1] with distributed medium access control [FEATURE ID: 10] , including [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] : transmitting [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] , from a source node [FEATURE ID: 11] , a virtual channel request [FEATURE ID: 7] over a transmission path [FEATURE ID: 3] including at least one intermediate node [FEATURE ID: 2] to a destination node [FEATURE ID: 11] , the virtual channel request requesting [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] an allocation [FEATURE ID: 12] of transmission resources [FEATURE ID: 6] for a virtual channel [FEATURE ID: 7] from the source node through the at least one intermediate node to the destination node ; receiving [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] a virtual channel confirmation [FEATURE ID: 7] from the destination node , the virtual channel confirmation indicating [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] an allocation of the resources [FEATURE ID: 10] for the virtual channel ; and transmitting data [FEATURE ID: 7] from the source node to the destination node using the allocated [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] transmission resources . 39 . A method of claim [FEATURE ID: 18] 38 , wherein the transmission resources include at least one of a repeating time period [FEATURE ID: 15] for transmission [FEATURE ID: 10] , a transmission frequency [FEATURE ID: 10] and a transmission code [FEATURE ID: 9] . 40 . A method of claim 38 , wherein the virtual channel request includes reservation information [FEATURE ID: 16] on at least one of the duration [FEATURE ID: 12] of the time period , a repetition [FEATURE ID: 17] of a time period and a time reference [FEATURE ID: 9] . 41 . A method of claim 38 , wherein reservation information is transmitted in association [FEATURE ID: 13] with messages [FEATURE ID: 7] or data packets [FEATURE ID: 6] according to a communication protocol [FEATURE ID: 1] , particularly according to the IEEE 802.11 standard [FEATURE ID: 1] . 42 . A method of claim 38 , wherein the source node or an intermediate node listens to signaling [FEATURE ID: 10] between other nodes [FEATURE ID: 6] of the wireless network to determine unreserved transmission resources in the wireless network . 43 . A method of claim 42 , wherein the virtual channel request requests establishment [FEATURE ID: 10] of the virtual channel using the determined unreserved transmission resources [FEATURE ID: 10] . 44 . A method of claim 38 , wherein the source node or an intermediate node analyses virtual channel requests [FEATURE ID: 19] or data packets including reservation information of other nodes , or analyzes release messages [FEATURE ID: 13] , to determine at least one of unreserved time periods [FEATURE ID: 9] , a transmission frequency and a transmission code . 45 . A method of claim 38 , wherein the virtual channel request requests the at least one intermediate node and the destination node to determine transmission resources for the virtual channel and to reserve the transmission resources , if available [FEATURE ID: 14]

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Targeted Patent: Patent: US9838213B2 Filed: 2007-02-06 Issued: 2017-12-05 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC     (Current Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC Inventor(s): Bradley Thomas Hyslop, Abul Qasem Shamsuddin Safdar, Robert L. Hare, Jr., Zong Liang Wu, Inderjit Singh, Shlomo Ovadia Title: Parameterized quality of service architecture in a network	Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines	Charted Against: Patent: EP1739993A1 Filed: 2005-07-01 Issued: 2007-01-03 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Politecnico di Milano; Siemens SpA     (Current Assignee) Nokia Solutions and Networks GmbH and Co KG ; Politecnico di Milano Inventor(s): Simone Redana, Antonio Capone, Luigi Fratta, Luca Coletti, Nicola Riato, Lino Moretti Title: Method for controlling the access to a TDMA wireless channel from nodes of a network of either linear or tree topology
[FEATURE ID: 1] communication method, method	system, procedure, control method, first method, methodology, computer, access method	[FEATURE ID: 1] Method, method
[FEATURE ID: 2] node, communication network, NC node, point, Network Coordinator node	network, server, device, controller, nodes, source, hub	[FEATURE ID: 2] node, centralized
[FEATURE ID: 3] premises, bandwidth	communication, system, user, network, service, station, node	[FEATURE ID: 3] TDMA wireless channel
[TRANSITIVE ID: 4] comprising, including	encompassing, involving, includes, having, providing, containing, defining	[TRANSITIVE ID: 4] including
[FEATURE ID: 5] broadcasting, receiving	sending, requesting, emitting, transmitting, providing, determining, communicating	[FEATURE ID: 5] issuing, computing, releasing
[FEATURE ID: 6] nodes	nodal, terminals, stations, points, users, respective nodes, node	[FEATURE ID: 6] nodes, other nodes, adjacent nodes
[FEATURE ID: 7] request, second response, message	notification, signal, proposal, grant, query, transmission, command	[FEATURE ID: 7] cumulative request
[FEATURE ID: 8] quality, maximum data rate, packet size	capacity, throughput, data, type, value, time, service	[FEATURE ID: 8] amount, resources
[FEATURE ID: 9] service flow, resources, data rate	bandwidth, service, data, channel, access, link, transmission	[FEATURE ID: 9] multihop transmissions, individual link, use exclusive, TDMA channel, time
[FEATURE ID: 10] first response	responses, reaction, reply, answer, return	[FEATURE ID: 10] response
[FEATURE ID: 11] origin	admission, request, use, entry, application	[FEATURE ID: 11] access
[FEATURE ID: 12] purposes, data	requests, traffic, signals, resources, frames, information, transmissions	[FEATURE ID: 12] network topology information
[TRANSITIVE ID: 13] communicated	transmitted, provided, distributed, sent, transferred, used	[TRANSITIVE ID: 13] needed
[TRANSITIVE ID: 14] has	holds, offers, grants, requires, needs	[TRANSITIVE ID: 14] requests
[FEATURE ID: 15] available resources, reasons	data, information, permission, constraints, rights, parameters, requirements	[FEATURE ID: 15] permissions
[FEATURE ID: 16] claim	requirement, clair, figure, paragraph, clause, item, claimed	[FEATURE ID: 16] claim
[FEATURE ID: 17] entry node	edge, operator, equipment, node, entity	[FEATURE ID: 17] end node
[FEATURE ID: 18] coaxial cable	mesh, node, ring, network, torus	[FEATURE ID: 18] tree topology network
1 . A communication method [FEATURE ID: 1] implemented in a Network Coordinator ( NC ) node [FEATURE ID: 2] of a communication network [FEATURE ID: 2] of a premises [FEATURE ID: 3] , the method [FEATURE ID: 1] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] : broadcasting [FEATURE ID: 5] to a plurality of nodes [FEATURE ID: 6] of the network , a request [FEATURE ID: 7] for a guaranteed quality [FEATURE ID: 8] of service flow [FEATURE ID: 9] in the network from a source node to at least one egress node , the plurality of nodes of the network to which the NC node [FEATURE ID: 2] broadcasts the request including [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] at least the source node and the at least one egress node ; receiving [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] a first response [FEATURE ID: 10] to the request from the source node , wherein the source node is the point [FEATURE ID: 2] of origin [FEATURE ID: 11] for the purposes [FEATURE ID: 12] of the guaranteed quality of service flow for data [FEATURE ID: 12] to be communicated [TRANSITIVE ID: 13] within the guaranteed quality of service flow , the first response indicating whether the source node has [TRANSITIVE ID: 14] available resources [FEATURE ID: 15] to support the guaranteed quality of service flow ; receiving a second response [FEATURE ID: 7] to the request from the at least one egress node indicating whether the at least one egress node has available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow ; and if the source node and the at least one egress node have available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow , then allocating resources [FEATURE ID: 9] for the guaranteed quality of service flow ; if the source node and the at least one egress node do not have available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow , then : denying the guaranteed quality of service flow ; and if the guaranteed quality of service flow is denied based on bandwidth [FEATURE ID: 3] - related reasons [FEATURE ID: 15] , then determining a maximum data rate [FEATURE ID: 8] that would have resulted in a successful request for a guaranteed quality of service flow , and transmitting a message [FEATURE ID: 7] comprising information describing the maximum data rate that would have resulted in a successful request for a guaranteed quality of service flow . 2 . The communication method of claim [FEATURE ID: 16] 1 , further comprising receiving from an entry node [FEATURE ID: 17] of the network a Submit message , wherein the request is broadcast from the Network Coordinator node [FEATURE ID: 2] as a consequence of the received Submit message , wherein the Submit message comprises information identifying the source node , and information identifying a data rate [FEATURE ID: 9] and packet size [FEATURE ID: 8] of the requested guaranteed quality of service flow . 3 . The communication method of claim 1 , wherein the network of a premises is a network of a home . 4 . The communication method of claim 3 , wherein the network of a home is a coaxial cable [FEATURE ID: 18]		1 Method [FEATURE ID: 1] for controlling the access [FEATURE ID: 11] to a TDMA wireless channel [FEATURE ID: 3] from nodes [FEATURE ID: 6] ( RN ) deployed as either a linear or tree topology network [FEATURE ID: 18] for multihop transmissions [FEATURE ID: 9] in uplink from a requesting node [FEATURE ID: 2] to a centralized node ( BS ) and / or in downlink from the centralized node ( BS ) towards an end node [FEATURE ID: 17] ( RN ) , including [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] the steps of : • issuing [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] network topology information [FEATURE ID: 12] from the centralized [FEATURE ID: 2] ( BS ) to the other nodes [FEATURE ID: 6] ( RN ) ; • computing [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] the amount [FEATURE ID: 8] of resources [FEATURE ID: 8] needed [TRANSITIVE ID: 13] on each individual link [FEATURE ID: 9] ( Link 1 , ...... , Link n ) between adjacent nodes [FEATURE ID: 6] ( BS , RN ) , by the transmitting node on that link ; • releasing [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] permissions [FEATURE ID: 15] , also called grants , for the use exclusive [FEATURE ID: 9] of TDMA channel [FEATURE ID: 9] for a given time [FEATURE ID: 9] by the centralized node ( BS ) to each node ( RN ) along uplink and / or downlink multihop path / s , characterized in that said requesting node ( RN ) issues a cumulative request [FEATURE ID: 7] for the resources needed on each link along the end - to - end path . 2 The method [FEATURE ID: 1] of claim [FEATURE ID: 16] 1 , characterized in that said centralized node ( BS ) grants resources for each link ( Link 1 , ...... , Link n ) in response [FEATURE ID: 10] to all cumulative requests of resources . 3 The method of claim 2 , characterized in that said centralized node ( BS ) grants resources for each link ( Link 1 , ..... , Link n ) according to a profile of grants equal to the profile of the requests [FEATURE ID: 14]

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Targeted Patent: Patent: US9838213B2 Filed: 2007-02-06 Issued: 2017-12-05 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC     (Current Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC Inventor(s): Bradley Thomas Hyslop, Abul Qasem Shamsuddin Safdar, Robert L. Hare, Jr., Zong Liang Wu, Inderjit Singh, Shlomo Ovadia Title: Parameterized quality of service architecture in a network	Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines	Charted Against: Patent: US20060280197A1 Filed: 2005-06-14 Issued: 2006-12-14 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Individual     (Current Assignee) Arris Enterprises LLC Inventor(s): Christopher Stone Title: Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data over a shared access carrier network
[FEATURE ID: 1] communication method, method, NC node, point, Network Coordinator node	network, device, system, protocol, controller, server, computer	[FEATURE ID: 1] method, modem, network interface, local network
[TRANSITIVE ID: 2] implemented	included, configured, operable, operative, located, provided	[TRANSITIVE ID: 2] associated
[FEATURE ID: 3] node	hub, system, device, server, network, unit, controller	[FEATURE ID: 3] master device
[FEATURE ID: 4] communication network, network, resources, bandwidth, data rate	system, communication, service, data, resource, backbone, media	[FEATURE ID: 4] access carrier network, access carrier system
[FEATURE ID: 5] premises	network, communication, system, user	[FEATURE ID: 5] modems
[TRANSITIVE ID: 6] comprising	including, comprises, involving, having, involves, compromising, by	[TRANSITIVE ID: 6] comprising
[FEATURE ID: 7] broadcasting, receiving	providing, sending, signaling, transmission, transferring, requesting, distributing	[FEATURE ID: 7] transmitting, receiving, communicating
[FEATURE ID: 8] nodes	users, members, resources, elements, remaining, components, device	[FEATURE ID: 8] user devices, ones, other
[FEATURE ID: 9] request, second response, message, consequence, coaxial cable	notification, transmission, result, confirmation, signal, command, broadcast	[FEATURE ID: 9] query, reply
[FEATURE ID: 10] service flow, origin, Submit message	information, service, bandwidth, content, transmission, access, compatibility	[FEATURE ID: 10] data, connectivity, same available resources, data throughput
[FEATURE ID: 11] first response	reply, acknowledgement, receipt, reference, return, message, responses	[FEATURE ID: 11] response, replies
[FEATURE ID: 12] purposes, reasons, packet size	characteristics, parameters, data, requests, configuration, attributes, requirements	[FEATURE ID: 12] available resources
[FEATURE ID: 13] data, available resources	services, applications, resources, communication, bandwidth, ports, functions	[FEATURE ID: 13] access carrier network connectivity capabilities, applicable resources
[TRANSITIVE ID: 14] indicating	signaling, querying, providing, asking, requesting, inquiring	[TRANSITIVE ID: 14] query further requests
[TRANSITIVE ID: 15] has	had, with, possesses, having	[TRANSITIVE ID: 15] have
[TRANSITIVE ID: 16] support	establish, enable, use, provide	[TRANSITIVE ID: 16] specify
[FEATURE ID: 17] information	values, characteristics, parameters, attributes, the, details	[FEATURE ID: 17] versions
[FEATURE ID: 18] claim	clair, figure, embodiment, paragraph, clause, item, claimed	[FEATURE ID: 18] claim
1 . A communication method [FEATURE ID: 1] implemented [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] in a Network Coordinator ( NC ) node [FEATURE ID: 3] of a communication network [FEATURE ID: 4] of a premises [FEATURE ID: 5] , the method [FEATURE ID: 1] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] : broadcasting [FEATURE ID: 7] to a plurality of nodes [FEATURE ID: 8] of the network [FEATURE ID: 4] , a request [FEATURE ID: 9] for a guaranteed quality of service flow [FEATURE ID: 10] in the network from a source node to at least one egress node , the plurality of nodes of the network to which the NC node [FEATURE ID: 1] broadcasts the request including at least the source node and the at least one egress node ; receiving [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] a first response [FEATURE ID: 11] to the request from the source node , wherein the source node is the point [FEATURE ID: 1] of origin [FEATURE ID: 10] for the purposes [FEATURE ID: 12] of the guaranteed quality of service flow for data [FEATURE ID: 13] to be communicated within the guaranteed quality of service flow , the first response indicating [TRANSITIVE ID: 14] whether the source node has [TRANSITIVE ID: 15] available resources [FEATURE ID: 13] to support [TRANSITIVE ID: 16] the guaranteed quality of service flow ; receiving a second response [FEATURE ID: 9] to the request from the at least one egress node indicating whether the at least one egress node has available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow ; and if the source node and the at least one egress node have available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow , then allocating resources [FEATURE ID: 4] for the guaranteed quality of service flow ; if the source node and the at least one egress node do not have available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow , then : denying the guaranteed quality of service flow ; and if the guaranteed quality of service flow is denied based on bandwidth [FEATURE ID: 4] - related reasons [FEATURE ID: 12] , then determining a maximum data rate that would have resulted in a successful request for a guaranteed quality of service flow , and transmitting a message [FEATURE ID: 9] comprising information [FEATURE ID: 17] describing the maximum data rate that would have resulted in a successful request for a guaranteed quality of service flow . 2 . The communication method of claim [FEATURE ID: 18] 1 , further comprising receiving from an entry node of the network a Submit message , wherein the request is broadcast from the Network Coordinator node [FEATURE ID: 1] as a consequence [FEATURE ID: 9] of the received Submit message [FEATURE ID: 10] , wherein the Submit message comprises information identifying the source node , and information identifying a data rate [FEATURE ID: 4] and packet size [FEATURE ID: 12] of the requested guaranteed quality of service flow . 3 . The communication method of claim 1 , wherein the network of a premises is a network of a home . 4 . The communication method of claim 3 , wherein the network of a home is a coaxial cable [FEATURE ID: 9]		1 . A method [FEATURE ID: 1] for transmitting [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] and receiving [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] data [FEATURE ID: 10] over a shared access carrier network [FEATURE ID: 4] with a plurality of user devices [FEATURE ID: 8] that each have [TRANSITIVE ID: 15] a modem [FEATURE ID: 1] associated [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] therewith and a network interface [FEATURE ID: 1] for communicating [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] over a local network [FEATURE ID: 1] , comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] : transmitting a query [FEATURE ID: 9] from each one of the user devices over the local network requesting remaining ones [FEATURE ID: 8] of the plurality of user devices to specify [TRANSITIVE ID: 16] available resources [FEATURE ID: 12] pertaining to shared access carrier network connectivity capabilities [FEATURE ID: 13] of the modem associated therewith ; receiving a reply [FEATURE ID: 9] over the local network in response [FEATURE ID: 11] to the query from each of said remaining user devices ; and based on the replies [FEATURE ID: 11] from each of said remaining user devices , selecting at least one of the user devices to serve as a master device [FEATURE ID: 3] that provides connectivity [FEATURE ID: 10] to the shared access carrier system [FEATURE ID: 4] through which the other [FEATURE ID: 8] of the plurality of user devices transmit and receive data . 2 . The method of claim [FEATURE ID: 18] 1 wherein said shared access carrier network and said modems [FEATURE ID: 5] conform to an interface specification standard and said shared access carrier network connectivity capabilities of the modem are defined at least in part by the interface specification standard 3 . The method of claim 2 wherein said interface specification standard is DOCSIS . 4 . The method of claim 2 wherein the selecting of the master device further comprises comparing versions [FEATURE ID: 17] of the interface specification standard employed by the user devices . 5 . The method of claim 1 wherein at least two of the user devices have substantially the same available resources [FEATURE ID: 10] pertaining to the shared access carrier network connectivity capabilities and further comprising the step of performing a contention process between said at least two user devices to determine which of said at least two user devices is to serve as the master device . 6 . The method of claim 1 wherein said user devices that are not serving as the master device disable their applicable resources [FEATURE ID: 13] that provide the shared access carrier network connectivity capabilities . 7 . The method of claim 1 wherein said query further requests [FEATURE ID: 14] each of the remaining ones of the plurality of user devices to also specify data throughput [FEATURE ID: 10]

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Targeted Patent: Patent: US9838213B2 Filed: 2007-02-06 Issued: 2017-12-05 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC     (Current Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC Inventor(s): Bradley Thomas Hyslop, Abul Qasem Shamsuddin Safdar, Robert L. Hare, Jr., Zong Liang Wu, Inderjit Singh, Shlomo Ovadia Title: Parameterized quality of service architecture in a network	Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines	Charted Against: Patent: EP1708426A1 Filed: 2005-04-01 Issued: 2006-10-04 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) British Telecommunications PLC     (Current Assignee) British Telecommunications PLC Inventor(s): designation of the inventor has not yet been filed The Title: Resource reservation in network routing
[FEATURE ID: 1] communication method, method, network	system, communication, node, procedure, first method, session, service network	[FEATURE ID: 1] network, method
[TRANSITIVE ID: 2] implemented	located, provided, configured, employed, operable, used	[TRANSITIVE ID: 2] associated
[FEATURE ID: 3] node	nodes, network, said node, device, nodal, interconnected node, source node	[FEATURE ID: 3] node, further node
[FEATURE ID: 4] communication network	network, server, gateway, router	[FEATURE ID: 4] second intermediate node
[TRANSITIVE ID: 5] comprising, indicating, has	including, includes, providing, defining, involving, of, being	[TRANSITIVE ID: 5] having, comprises, comprising
[FEATURE ID: 6] broadcasting	providing, transmitting, sending, signaling, addressing, conveying, applying	[FEATURE ID: 6] further re-directing, signalling
[FEATURE ID: 7] nodes	points, entities, devices, terminals, node, networks, participants	[FEATURE ID: 7] nodes, intermediate nodes, edge gateway nodes, part, respective nodes
[FEATURE ID: 8] request, message, data rate, coaxial cable	flow, service, transmission, call, communication, stream, conversation	[FEATURE ID: 8] communications session, session, traffic, re-directed traffic
[TRANSITIVE ID: 9] guaranteed	specified, defined, determined, given, required, set, certain	[TRANSITIVE ID: 9] predetermined, provided
[FEATURE ID: 10] quality, maximum data rate, packet size	throughput, service, priority, cost, latency, capacity, delay	[FEATURE ID: 10] resource requirement, minimum latency, available resource
[FEATURE ID: 11] service flow, purposes, Submit message	data, traffic, transaction, information, communication, flow, transmission	[FEATURE ID: 11] further session, session traffic
[FEATURE ID: 12] source node, egress node, NC node, point, Network Coordinator node, consequence	source, destination, node, network, departure node, server, request	[FEATURE ID: 12] source node, destination node
[TRANSITIVE ID: 13] including, receiving	providing, requesting, defining, monitoring, storing, detecting, identifying	[TRANSITIVE ID: 13] determining
[FEATURE ID: 14] first response, second response	notification, feedback, message, answer, result, request, reply	[FEATURE ID: 14] indication
[FEATURE ID: 15] data	services, flows, applications, streams, media, resources, requests	[FEATURE ID: 15] sessions
[FEATURE ID: 16] resources	media, data, time, packets	[FEATURE ID: 16] packet
[FEATURE ID: 17] bandwidth	quality, latency, delay, load, cost, resource	[FEATURE ID: 17] minimum bandwidth
[FEATURE ID: 18] claim	need, requirement, clair, figure, embodiment, paragraph, clause	[FEATURE ID: 18] claim
1 . A communication method [FEATURE ID: 1] implemented [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] in a Network Coordinator ( NC ) node [FEATURE ID: 3] of a communication network [FEATURE ID: 4] of a premises , the method [FEATURE ID: 1] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] : broadcasting [FEATURE ID: 6] to a plurality of nodes [FEATURE ID: 7] of the network [FEATURE ID: 1] , a request [FEATURE ID: 8] for a guaranteed [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] quality [FEATURE ID: 10] of service flow [FEATURE ID: 11] in the network from a source node [FEATURE ID: 12] to at least one egress node [FEATURE ID: 12] , the plurality of nodes of the network to which the NC node [FEATURE ID: 12] broadcasts the request including [TRANSITIVE ID: 13] at least the source node and the at least one egress node ; receiving [TRANSITIVE ID: 13] a first response [FEATURE ID: 14] to the request from the source node , wherein the source node is the point [FEATURE ID: 12] of origin for the purposes [FEATURE ID: 11] of the guaranteed quality of service flow for data [FEATURE ID: 15] to be communicated within the guaranteed quality of service flow , the first response indicating [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] whether the source node has [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow ; receiving a second response [FEATURE ID: 14] to the request from the at least one egress node indicating whether the at least one egress node has available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow ; and if the source node and the at least one egress node have available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow , then allocating resources [FEATURE ID: 16] for the guaranteed quality of service flow ; if the source node and the at least one egress node do not have available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow , then : denying the guaranteed quality of service flow ; and if the guaranteed quality of service flow is denied based on bandwidth [FEATURE ID: 17] - related reasons , then determining a maximum data rate [FEATURE ID: 10] that would have resulted in a successful request for a guaranteed quality of service flow , and transmitting a message [FEATURE ID: 8] comprising information describing the maximum data rate that would have resulted in a successful request for a guaranteed quality of service flow . 2 . The communication method of claim [FEATURE ID: 18] 1 , further comprising receiving from an entry node of the network a Submit message , wherein the request is broadcast from the Network Coordinator node [FEATURE ID: 12] as a consequence [FEATURE ID: 12] of the received Submit message [FEATURE ID: 11] , wherein the Submit message comprises information identifying the source node , and information identifying a data rate [FEATURE ID: 8] and packet size [FEATURE ID: 10] of the requested guaranteed quality of service flow . 3 . The communication method of claim 1 , wherein the network of a premises is a network of a home . 4 . The communication method of claim 3 , wherein the network of a home is a coaxial cable [FEATURE ID: 8]		1 A method of establishing a communications session [FEATURE ID: 8] having [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] a predetermined [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] resource requirement [FEATURE ID: 10] between a source node [FEATURE ID: 12] and a destination node [FEATURE ID: 12] associated [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] with a network [FEATURE ID: 1] which comprises [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] a plurality of interconnected nodes [FEATURE ID: 7] , the method [FEATURE ID: 1] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] : determining [TRANSITIVE ID: 13] whether said resource requirement can be provided [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] for a session [FEATURE ID: 8] between said source node and an intermediate node , and said intermediate node and a further said node [FEATURE ID: 3] ; establishing sessions [FEATURE ID: 15] providing said resource requirement between said source node and said intermediate node , and between said intermediate node and a further said node , said intermediate node coupling said sessions in order to provide a session providing said resource requirement between said source node and said destination node . 2 A method according to claim [FEATURE ID: 18] 1 wherein said further node [FEATURE ID: 3] is a second intermediate node [FEATURE ID: 4] and wherein said method further comprises : determining whether said resource requirement can be provided for a session between said second intermediate node and a second further node ; establishing a further session [FEATURE ID: 11] providing said resource requirement between said second intermediate node and said second further node , said second intermediate node coupling said session with the session between said first and second intermediate nodes [FEATURE ID: 7] in order to provide a session providing said resource requirement between said source node and said destination node . 3 A method according to claim 1 wherein said further node is said destination node . 4 A method according to any preceding claim wherein said network is a packet [FEATURE ID: 16] - switched network . 5 A method according to any preceding claim wherein the predetermined resource requirement is one or more of the following : a minimum bandwidth [FEATURE ID: 17] ; a minimum latency [FEATURE ID: 10] . 6 A method according to any preceding claim wherein said source , destination and intermediate nodes are edge gateway nodes [FEATURE ID: 7] connected to or forming part [FEATURE ID: 7] of the network . 7 A method according to any preceding claim further comprising first determining whether said resource requirement can be provided with a session between said source node and said destination node . 8 A method according to any preceding claim wherein said determining comprises estimating the available resource [FEATURE ID: 10] between respective nodes [FEATURE ID: 7] . 9 A method according to any one preceding claim wherein said establishing sessions comprises : receiving session traffic [FEATURE ID: 11] intended for said destination node at a first said node , identifying and re-directing said traffic [FEATURE ID: 8] to a said intermediate node ; receiving and identifying said re-directed traffic [FEATURE ID: 8] at said intermediate node ; further re-directing [FEATURE ID: 6] said traffic to said destination node . 10 A method of operating a source node in order to establish a communications session having a predetermined resource requirement between said source node and a destination node associated with said network which comprises a plurality of interconnected nodes , the method comprising : determining whether said resource requirement can be provided for a session between said source node and an intermediate node , and said intermediate node and a further node ; establishing sessions providing said resource requirement between said source node and said intermediate node , and between said intermediate node and said further node such that said intermediate node couples said sessions in order to provide a session providing said resource requirement between said source node and said destination node using said intermediate node . 11 A method according to claim 10 wherein determining whether said resource requirement can be provided for a session between said intermediate node and said further node comprises signalling [FEATURE ID: 6] said intermediate node to indicate an estimated available resource between said intermediate node and said further node , and receiving said indication [FEATURE ID: 14]

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Targeted Patent: Patent: US9838213B2 Filed: 2007-02-06 Issued: 2017-12-05 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC     (Current Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC Inventor(s): Bradley Thomas Hyslop, Abul Qasem Shamsuddin Safdar, Robert L. Hare, Jr., Zong Liang Wu, Inderjit Singh, Shlomo Ovadia Title: Parameterized quality of service architecture in a network	Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines	Charted Against: Patent: US7103344B2 Filed: 2000-06-08 Issued: 2006-09-05 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Royal Thoughts LLC     (Current Assignee) Koninklijke Philips NV Inventor(s): Raymond J. Menard Title: Device with passive receiver
[FEATURE ID: 1] communication method, premises, method, NC node, Network Coordinator node	device, system, network, controller, computer, transceiver, transmitter	[FEATURE ID: 1] wireless communications apparatus, wireless communications transceiver, same frequency band, filter, networking
[TRANSITIVE ID: 2] implemented, communicated	used, provided, carried, configured, directed, comprised, included	[TRANSITIVE ID: 2] adapted
[FEATURE ID: 3] node	unit, device, network, station, apparatus	[FEATURE ID: 3] wireless communications transceiver share components
[FEATURE ID: 4] communication network	network, backbone, system, radio	[FEATURE ID: 4] primary network
[TRANSITIVE ID: 5] comprising, including	involving, includes, having, by, incorporating, defining, providing	[TRANSITIVE ID: 5] comprising
[FEATURE ID: 6] request, first response, point, second response, successful request, message, consequence, data rate, coaxial cable	packet, signal, notification, communication, reply, result, command	[FEATURE ID: 6] data, identifier code, security protocol, query, response
[FEATURE ID: 7] service flow, origin, purposes, packet size	service, use, characteristics, connection, communications, access, transmission	[FEATURE ID: 7] function, activation
[TRANSITIVE ID: 8] receiving	obtain, receipt, send, reception	[TRANSITIVE ID: 8] receive
[TRANSITIVE ID: 9] indicating	signaling, informing, asking, requesting	[TRANSITIVE ID: 9] causing
[TRANSITIVE ID: 10] has	requires, uses, provides, needs	[TRANSITIVE ID: 10] draws
[TRANSITIVE ID: 11] support	control, communicate, operate, use, carry, hold	[TRANSITIVE ID: 11] take
[FEATURE ID: 12] resources	space, bandwidth, channels, packets	[FEATURE ID: 12] different frequency bands
[FEATURE ID: 13] claim	of claim, aspect, requirement, clair, figure, embodiment, paragraph	[FEATURE ID: 13] claim
[FEATURE ID: 14] entry node	initiator, entity, agent, application	[FEATURE ID: 14] activation signal
[FEATURE ID: 15] Submit message	signal, input, indication, instruction	[FEATURE ID: 15] identification code
1 . A communication method [FEATURE ID: 1] implemented [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] in a Network Coordinator ( NC ) node [FEATURE ID: 3] of a communication network [FEATURE ID: 4] of a premises [FEATURE ID: 1] , the method [FEATURE ID: 1] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] : broadcasting to a plurality of nodes of the network , a request [FEATURE ID: 6] for a guaranteed quality of service flow [FEATURE ID: 7] in the network from a source node to at least one egress node , the plurality of nodes of the network to which the NC node [FEATURE ID: 1] broadcasts the request including [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] at least the source node and the at least one egress node ; receiving [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] a first response [FEATURE ID: 6] to the request from the source node , wherein the source node is the point [FEATURE ID: 6] of origin [FEATURE ID: 7] for the purposes [FEATURE ID: 7] of the guaranteed quality of service flow for data to be communicated [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] within the guaranteed quality of service flow , the first response indicating [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] whether the source node has [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] available resources to support [TRANSITIVE ID: 11] the guaranteed quality of service flow ; receiving a second response [FEATURE ID: 6] to the request from the at least one egress node indicating whether the at least one egress node has available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow ; and if the source node and the at least one egress node have available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow , then allocating resources [FEATURE ID: 12] for the guaranteed quality of service flow ; if the source node and the at least one egress node do not have available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow , then : denying the guaranteed quality of service flow ; and if the guaranteed quality of service flow is denied based on bandwidth - related reasons , then determining a maximum data rate that would have resulted in a successful request [FEATURE ID: 6] for a guaranteed quality of service flow , and transmitting a message [FEATURE ID: 6] comprising information describing the maximum data rate that would have resulted in a successful request for a guaranteed quality of service flow . 2 . The communication method of claim [FEATURE ID: 13] 1 , further comprising receiving from an entry node [FEATURE ID: 14] of the network a Submit message , wherein the request is broadcast from the Network Coordinator node [FEATURE ID: 1] as a consequence [FEATURE ID: 6] of the received Submit message [FEATURE ID: 15] , wherein the Submit message comprises information identifying the source node , and information identifying a data rate [FEATURE ID: 6] and packet size [FEATURE ID: 7] of the requested guaranteed quality of service flow . 3 . The communication method of claim 1 , wherein the network of a premises is a network of a home . 4 . The communication method of claim 3 , wherein the network of a home is a coaxial cable [FEATURE ID: 6]		1 . A wireless communications apparatus [FEATURE ID: 1] , comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] : ( a ) a wake - up receiver adapted [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] to receive [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] a wake - up signal over a secondary network ; ( b ) an initially powered - off , sleeping wireless communications transceiver [FEATURE ID: 1] communicating over a primary network [FEATURE ID: 4] and adapted to be powered on by the wake - up receiver when the wake - up receiver receives the wake - up signal ; ( c ) wherein the wake - up receiver receives data other than the wake - up signal ; and ( d ) wherein the data [FEATURE ID: 6] is an activation signal [FEATURE ID: 14] causing [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] the secondary network to take [TRANSITIVE ID: 11] over the function [FEATURE ID: 7] of the primary network . 2 . The apparatus of claim [FEATURE ID: 13] 1 , wherein the wake - up receiver only draws [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] power from the wake - up signal . 3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wake - up receiver and the powered - off , sleeping wireless communications transceiver share components [FEATURE ID: 3] . 4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the primary network and the secondary network use the same frequency band [FEATURE ID: 1] . 5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the primary network and the secondary network use different frequency bands [FEATURE ID: 12] . 6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the secondary network is bi-directional , the wake - up receiver being a transceiver . 7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wake - up receiver is powered by a power source distinct from that powering the wireless communications transceiver . 8 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the data is an identification code [FEATURE ID: 15] , and further comprising a filter [FEATURE ID: 1] comparing the received identifier code [FEATURE ID: 6] to a stored code . 9 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein components associated with the sleeping wireless communications transceiver are activated if the identifier code matches the stored code . 10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the data is a security protocol [FEATURE ID: 6] governing the activation [FEATURE ID: 7] of the primary network . 11 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the data is a query [FEATURE ID: 6] to the sleeping wireless communications transceiver , which returns a response [FEATURE ID: 6] to the query . 12 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the secondary network utilizes a magnetic signal . 13 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the secondary network utilizes a radio frequency signal . 14 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the secondary network utilizes short - range data communications protocols . 15 . The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the short - range data communications protocols are selected from the group consisting of Bluetooth ™ , HomeRF ™ , IEEE 802.15 , and IEEE 802.11 . 16 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the primary network utilizes short - range data communications protocols . 17 . The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the short - range data communications protocols are selected from the group consisting of Bluetooth ™ , HomeRF ™ , IEEE 802.15 , and IEEE 802.11 , an ad hoc networking [FEATURE ID: 1]

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Targeted Patent: Patent: US9838213B2 Filed: 2007-02-06 Issued: 2017-12-05 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC     (Current Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC Inventor(s): Bradley Thomas Hyslop, Abul Qasem Shamsuddin Safdar, Robert L. Hare, Jr., Zong Liang Wu, Inderjit Singh, Shlomo Ovadia Title: Parameterized quality of service architecture in a network	Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines	Charted Against: Patent: US20060176167A1 Filed: 2005-01-25 Issued: 2006-08-10 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Laser Shield Systems Inc     (Current Assignee) Laser Shield Systems Inc Inventor(s): Anthony Dohrmann Title: Apparatus, system, and method for alarm systems
[FEATURE ID: 1] communication method	computer, device, controller, processor, server, module, premises	[FEATURE ID: 1] master alarm unit, master alarm unit further, database
[TRANSITIVE ID: 2] implemented, communicated	used, provided, operable, disposed, carried, distributed, arranged	[TRANSITIVE ID: 2] configured, located
[FEATURE ID: 3] node, NC node, point, Network Coordinator node	network, device, server, controller, unit, system, nodes	[FEATURE ID: 3] front end alarm subsystem, front end subsystem, back end subsystem, back end system
[FEATURE ID: 4] communication network, bandwidth, home	network, subscriber, gateway, system, building, server, neighborhood	[FEATURE ID: 4] premises, secondary alarm unit, monitoring service party
[FEATURE ID: 5] premises	network, computer, subscriber, client, customer, processor, system	[FEATURE ID: 5] supercaller subsystem, monitoring service party prior
[TRANSITIVE ID: 6] comprising, including, indicating	providing, defining, involving, includes, having, encompassing, being	[TRANSITIVE ID: 6] comprising, including
[FEATURE ID: 7] request, service flow, first response, successful request, message, consequence	notification, signal, query, communication, reply, response, result	[FEATURE ID: 7] communicate, call, front end alarm subsystem parameter, supercall command, command, pre-alarm signal
[FEATURE ID: 8] origin	entry, termination, activation, triggering, receipt, reception, initiation	[FEATURE ID: 8] detection, expiration
[TRANSITIVE ID: 9] support	communicate, control, handle, perform, detect, record, establish	[TRANSITIVE ID: 9] manage, receive, place
[FEATURE ID: 10] second response	answer, reference, status, correspondence, message, notification, reply	[FEATURE ID: 10] response, pre-alarm mode
[FEATURE ID: 11] claim	of claim, clair, figure, embodiment, paragraph, clause, item	[FEATURE ID: 11] claim
[FEATURE ID: 12] entry node	infrastructure, equipment, interface, apparatus, application	[FEATURE ID: 12] alarm system
[FEATURE ID: 13] Submit message	information, signal, communication, instruction	[FEATURE ID: 13] alarm notification
[FEATURE ID: 14] data rate	schedule, type, database, name, profile, temperature, certificate	[FEATURE ID: 14] group, master alarm unit parameter, secondary alarm unit parameter
1 . A communication method [FEATURE ID: 1] implemented [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] in a Network Coordinator ( NC ) node [FEATURE ID: 3] of a communication network [FEATURE ID: 4] of a premises [FEATURE ID: 5] , the method comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] : broadcasting to a plurality of nodes of the network , a request [FEATURE ID: 7] for a guaranteed quality of service flow [FEATURE ID: 7] in the network from a source node to at least one egress node , the plurality of nodes of the network to which the NC node [FEATURE ID: 3] broadcasts the request including [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] at least the source node and the at least one egress node ; receiving a first response [FEATURE ID: 7] to the request from the source node , wherein the source node is the point [FEATURE ID: 3] of origin [FEATURE ID: 8] for the purposes of the guaranteed quality of service flow for data to be communicated [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] within the guaranteed quality of service flow , the first response indicating [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] whether the source node has available resources to support [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] the guaranteed quality of service flow ; receiving a second response [FEATURE ID: 10] to the request from the at least one egress node indicating whether the at least one egress node has available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow ; and if the source node and the at least one egress node have available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow , then allocating resources for the guaranteed quality of service flow ; if the source node and the at least one egress node do not have available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow , then : denying the guaranteed quality of service flow ; and if the guaranteed quality of service flow is denied based on bandwidth [FEATURE ID: 4] - related reasons , then determining a maximum data rate that would have resulted in a successful request [FEATURE ID: 7] for a guaranteed quality of service flow , and transmitting a message [FEATURE ID: 7] comprising information describing the maximum data rate that would have resulted in a successful request for a guaranteed quality of service flow . 2 . The communication method of claim [FEATURE ID: 11] 1 , further comprising receiving from an entry node [FEATURE ID: 12] of the network a Submit message , wherein the request is broadcast from the Network Coordinator node [FEATURE ID: 3] as a consequence [FEATURE ID: 7] of the received Submit message [FEATURE ID: 13] , wherein the Submit message comprises information identifying the source node , and information identifying a data rate [FEATURE ID: 14] and packet size of the requested guaranteed quality of service flow . 3 . The communication method of claim 1 , wherein the network of a premises is a network of a home [FEATURE ID: 4]		1 . An alarm system [FEATURE ID: 12] for monitoring a premises [FEATURE ID: 4] for an alarm - triggering event , the alarm system comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] : a front end alarm subsystem [FEATURE ID: 3] configured [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] to communicate [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] an alarm notification [FEATURE ID: 13] in response [FEATURE ID: 10] to detection [FEATURE ID: 8] of an alarm - triggering event , the front end subsystem [FEATURE ID: 3] including [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] a master alarm unit [FEATURE ID: 1] located [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] on the premises and configured to manage [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] the detection of the alarm triggering event ; and a back end subsystem [FEATURE ID: 3] located remotely from the front end alarm subsystem and configured to receive [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] the communicated alarm notification from the front end alarm subsystem . 2 . The alarm system of claim [FEATURE ID: 11] 1 , wherein the master alarm unit further [FEATURE ID: 1] comprises a learn module and the front end alarm subsystem further comprises a secondary alarm unit [FEATURE ID: 4] , the learn module configured to obtain and store an identifier of the secondary alarm unit . 3 . The alarm system of claim 2 , wherein the secondary alarm unit is located in the front end alarm subsystem and is selected from a group [FEATURE ID: 14] consisting of a satellite alarm unit , a keyfob remote control , and an other alarm device . 4 . The alarm system of claim 1 , wherein the master alarm unit further comprises a MAU call module and the back end alarm subsystem further comprises a supercaller subsystem [FEATURE ID: 5] , the MAU call module configured to place [FEATURE ID: 9] a call [FEATURE ID: 7] to the back end system [FEATURE ID: 3] and transmit a front end alarm subsystem parameter [FEATURE ID: 7] , the supercaller subsystem configured to receive the front end alarm subsystem parameter and store the front end alarm subsystem parameter in a database [FEATURE ID: 1] . 5 . The alarm system of claim 4 , wherein the front end alarm subsystem parameter is a master alarm unit parameter [FEATURE ID: 14] . 6 . The alarm system of claim 4 , wherein the front end alarm subsystem parameter is a secondary alarm unit parameter [FEATURE ID: 14] . 7 . The alarm system of claim 1 , wherein the back end alarm subsystem further comprises a supercaller subsystem and the master alarm unit further comprises a supercall module , the supercaller subsystem configured to place a call to the master alarm unit and send a supercall command [FEATURE ID: 7] to the master alarm unit , the supercall module configured to receive the supercall command and execute the supercall command . 8 . The alarm system of claim 7 , wherein the supercall command is a command [FEATURE ID: 7] to update a master alarm unit parameter . 9 . The alarm system of claim 7 , wherein the supercall command is a command to update a secondary alarm unit parameter . 10 . The alarm system of claim 1 , wherein the master alarm unit further comprises a pre-alarm module and the back end alarm subsystem further comprises a monitoring service party [FEATURE ID: 4] , the pre-alarm module configured to communicate a pre-alarm signal [FEATURE ID: 7] in response to the alarm - triggering event , the monitoring service party configured to receive the pre-alarm signal and enter a pre-alarm mode [FEATURE ID: 10] . 11 . The alarm system of claim 10 , wherein the pre-alarm module is further configured to communicate the pre-alarm signal to the monitoring service party prior [FEATURE ID: 5] to the expiration [FEATURE ID: 8]

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Targeted Patent: Patent: US9838213B2 Filed: 2007-02-06 Issued: 2017-12-05 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC     (Current Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC Inventor(s): Bradley Thomas Hyslop, Abul Qasem Shamsuddin Safdar, Robert L. Hare, Jr., Zong Liang Wu, Inderjit Singh, Shlomo Ovadia Title: Parameterized quality of service architecture in a network	Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines	Charted Against: Patent: US20060156169A1 Filed: 2005-01-10 Issued: 2006-07-13 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Broadcom Corp     (Current Assignee) Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Ltd Inventor(s): Ba-Zhong Shen, Christopher Hansen, Joseph Lauer, Kelly Cameron, Tak Lee, Hau Tran Title: LDPC (Low Density Parity Check) coding and interleaving implemented in MIMO communication systems
[FEATURE ID: 1] communication method, communication network, premises, method, NC node, bandwidth, Network Coordinator node	system, network, controller, communication, device, node, computer	[FEATURE ID: 1] irregular LDPC code, communication channel
[FEATURE ID: 2] node	unit, device, controller, component, module	[FEATURE ID: 2] encoder
[TRANSITIVE ID: 3] comprising, has	comprises, includes, having, including, involving, of, with	[TRANSITIVE ID: 3] comprising
[FEATURE ID: 4] service flow, point, Submit message	data, information, stream, source, packet, signal, channel	[FEATURE ID: 4] bit
[TRANSITIVE ID: 5] including	defining, forming, determining, representing	[TRANSITIVE ID: 5] generating
[FEATURE ID: 6] least	lease, lea, lest, last, feast, most	[FEATURE ID: 6] least
[FEATURE ID: 7] data, resources, message, data rate	bits, packet, payload, packets, header, information, frames	[FEATURE ID: 7] information bit, streams, sequences, modulation symbols
[TRANSITIVE ID: 8] support	operate, implement, enable, facilitate, use, provide	[TRANSITIVE ID: 8] perform
[FEATURE ID: 9] reasons	data, rules, constraints, information	[FEATURE ID: 9] code
[FEATURE ID: 10] information	values, bits, contents, data	[FEATURE ID: 10] versions
[FEATURE ID: 11] claim	aspect, clair, figure, embodiment, paragraph, clause, item	[FEATURE ID: 11] claim
[FEATURE ID: 12] entry node	aggregator, arbiter, operator, apparatus, arbitrator	[FEATURE ID: 12] interleaver
1 . A communication method [FEATURE ID: 1] implemented in a Network Coordinator ( NC ) node [FEATURE ID: 2] of a communication network [FEATURE ID: 1] of a premises [FEATURE ID: 1] , the method [FEATURE ID: 1] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] : broadcasting to a plurality of nodes of the network , a request for a guaranteed quality of service flow [FEATURE ID: 4] in the network from a source node to at least one egress node , the plurality of nodes of the network to which the NC node [FEATURE ID: 1] broadcasts the request including [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] at least [FEATURE ID: 6] the source node and the at least one egress node ; receiving a first response to the request from the source node , wherein the source node is the point [FEATURE ID: 4] of origin for the purposes of the guaranteed quality of service flow for data [FEATURE ID: 7] to be communicated within the guaranteed quality of service flow , the first response indicating whether the source node has [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] available resources to support [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] the guaranteed quality of service flow ; receiving a second response to the request from the at least one egress node indicating whether the at least one egress node has available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow ; and if the source node and the at least one egress node have available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow , then allocating resources [FEATURE ID: 7] for the guaranteed quality of service flow ; if the source node and the at least one egress node do not have available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow , then : denying the guaranteed quality of service flow ; and if the guaranteed quality of service flow is denied based on bandwidth [FEATURE ID: 1] - related reasons [FEATURE ID: 9] , then determining a maximum data rate that would have resulted in a successful request for a guaranteed quality of service flow , and transmitting a message [FEATURE ID: 7] comprising information [FEATURE ID: 10] describing the maximum data rate that would have resulted in a successful request for a guaranteed quality of service flow . 2 . The communication method of claim [FEATURE ID: 11] 1 , further comprising receiving from an entry node [FEATURE ID: 12] of the network a Submit message , wherein the request is broadcast from the Network Coordinator node [FEATURE ID: 1] as a consequence of the received Submit message [FEATURE ID: 4] , wherein the Submit message comprises information identifying the source node , and information identifying a data rate [FEATURE ID: 7]		1 . An apparatus , comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] : an LDPC ( Low Density Parity Check ) encoder [FEATURE ID: 2] that is operable to encode at least one information bit [FEATURE ID: 7] according to a GRS - based irregular LDPC code [FEATURE ID: 1] thereby generating [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] an LDPC code block , wherein the GRS - based irregular LDPC code is generated using GRS ( Generalized Reed - Solomon ) code [FEATURE ID: 9] ; an interleaver [FEATURE ID: 12] that is operable to perform [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] bit [FEATURE ID: 4] to symbol interleaving on the LDPC code block thereby generating a plurality of x-bit labels , wherein x is an integer ; a DEMUX ( demultiplexor ) that is operable to partition the plurality of x-bit labels to a plurality of streams [FEATURE ID: 7] ; and a plurality of symbol mappers that is operable to map versions [FEATURE ID: 10] of the plurality of x-bit labels to at least one constellation that has a corresponding mapping thereby generating a plurality of sequences [FEATURE ID: 7] of discrete - valued modulation symbols [FEATURE ID: 7] , wherein one symbol mapper corresponds to each stream of the plurality of streams . 2 . The apparatus of claim [FEATURE ID: 11] 1 , further comprising : a plurality of interleavers , interposed between the DEMUX and the plurality of symbol mappers such that one interleaver is situated in each stream , that is operable to interleave each stream of the plurality of streams thereby generating the versions of the plurality of x-bit labels . 3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein : the apparatus communicatively couples to at least one additional apparatus via a communication channel [FEATURE ID: 1] ; the at least one additional apparatus includes : a plurality of symbol demappers that is operable to demap at least [FEATURE ID: 6]

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Targeted Patent: Patent: US9838213B2 Filed: 2007-02-06 Issued: 2017-12-05 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC     (Current Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC Inventor(s): Bradley Thomas Hyslop, Abul Qasem Shamsuddin Safdar, Robert L. Hare, Jr., Zong Liang Wu, Inderjit Singh, Shlomo Ovadia Title: Parameterized quality of service architecture in a network	Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines	Charted Against: Patent: EP1657852A1 Filed: 2004-11-15 Issued: 2006-05-17 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Sony Deutschland GmbH     (Current Assignee) Sony Deutschland GmbH Inventor(s): Juan c/o Stuttgart Tech. Center Nogueira-Nine, Ralf c/o Stuttgart Tech. Center Böhnke Title: Beaconless communication in ad hoc networks
[FEATURE ID: 1] communication method	protocol, procedure, control method, management method, system, process method, transmission	[FEATURE ID: 1] communication method, method
[TRANSITIVE ID: 2] implemented	residing, comprised, included, located	[TRANSITIVE ID: 2] present
[FEATURE ID: 3] node, Network Coordinator node, consequence	nodes, network, recipient, network node, source, transmitter, target	[FEATURE ID: 3] destination node, node
[FEATURE ID: 4] communication network, home	network, cloud, gateway, car, radio, neighborhood, router	[FEATURE ID: 4] wireless communication system
[FEATURE ID: 5] premises, bandwidth, coaxial cable	network, communication, system, service, node, traffic, broadcast	[FEATURE ID: 5] communication channel
[FEATURE ID: 6] method	step, procedure, action, methods	[FEATURE ID: 6] steps
[TRANSITIVE ID: 7] comprising, including, indicating, has	includes, having, defining, providing, being, indicates, encompassing	[TRANSITIVE ID: 7] comprising, comprises
[FEATURE ID: 8] broadcasting	receiving, reporting, emitting, providing, sending, transmission, forwarding	[FEATURE ID: 8] transmitting
[FEATURE ID: 9] nodes, data, resources	entities, packets, points, them, channels, communication, devices	[FEATURE ID: 9] nodes
[FEATURE ID: 10] request	transfer, signal, message, call, communication, sending, packet	[FEATURE ID: 10] subsequent data transmission time, data transmission
[FEATURE ID: 11] service flow, Submit message	channel, information, transmission, traffic, response, signal, beacon	[FEATURE ID: 11] control information, communication, data, subsequent data transmission
[FEATURE ID: 12] source node	source, node source, donor node, destination, first node, supply node, current node	[FEATURE ID: 12] source node
[TRANSITIVE ID: 13] receiving	communicating, transmitting, detecting, monitoring	[TRANSITIVE ID: 13] listening
[FEATURE ID: 14] point	place, time, moment, location, date	[FEATURE ID: 14] time point
[FEATURE ID: 15] maximum data rate	delay, time, range, length, maximum, span, gap	[FEATURE ID: 15] predetermined period, period
[FEATURE ID: 16] message	payload, packet, beacon, frame	[FEATURE ID: 16] preamble
[FEATURE ID: 17] claim	requirement, clair, figure, embodiment, paragraph, clause, item	[FEATURE ID: 17] claim
[FEATURE ID: 18] data rate, packet size	length, bandwidth, payload, latency, size, direction, time	[FEATURE ID: 18] listen duration, duration
1 . A communication method [FEATURE ID: 1] implemented [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] in a Network Coordinator ( NC ) node [FEATURE ID: 3] of a communication network [FEATURE ID: 4] of a premises [FEATURE ID: 5] , the method [FEATURE ID: 6] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] : broadcasting [FEATURE ID: 8] to a plurality of nodes [FEATURE ID: 9] of the network , a request [FEATURE ID: 10] for a guaranteed quality of service flow [FEATURE ID: 11] in the network from a source node [FEATURE ID: 12] to at least one egress node , the plurality of nodes of the network to which the NC node broadcasts the request including [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] at least the source node and the at least one egress node ; receiving [TRANSITIVE ID: 13] a first response to the request from the source node , wherein the source node is the point [FEATURE ID: 14] of origin for the purposes of the guaranteed quality of service flow for data [FEATURE ID: 9] to be communicated within the guaranteed quality of service flow , the first response indicating [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] whether the source node has [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow ; receiving a second response to the request from the at least one egress node indicating whether the at least one egress node has available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow ; and if the source node and the at least one egress node have available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow , then allocating resources [FEATURE ID: 9] for the guaranteed quality of service flow ; if the source node and the at least one egress node do not have available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow , then : denying the guaranteed quality of service flow ; and if the guaranteed quality of service flow is denied based on bandwidth [FEATURE ID: 5] - related reasons , then determining a maximum data rate [FEATURE ID: 15] that would have resulted in a successful request for a guaranteed quality of service flow , and transmitting a message [FEATURE ID: 16] comprising information describing the maximum data rate that would have resulted in a successful request for a guaranteed quality of service flow . 2 . The communication method of claim [FEATURE ID: 17] 1 , further comprising receiving from an entry node of the network a Submit message , wherein the request is broadcast from the Network Coordinator node [FEATURE ID: 3] as a consequence [FEATURE ID: 3] of the received Submit message [FEATURE ID: 11] , wherein the Submit message comprises information identifying the source node , and information identifying a data rate [FEATURE ID: 18] and packet size [FEATURE ID: 18] of the requested guaranteed quality of service flow . 3 . The communication method of claim 1 , wherein the network of a premises is a network of a home [FEATURE ID: 4] . 4 . The communication method of claim 3 , wherein the network of a home is a coaxial cable [FEATURE ID: 5]		1 A communication method [FEATURE ID: 1] between nodes [FEATURE ID: 9] in a communication system , said communication system comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] at least two nodes ( A , B ) , the method [FEATURE ID: 1] comprising the steps [FEATURE ID: 6] of : listening [TRANSITIVE ID: 13] to a communication channel [FEATURE ID: 5] by a destination node [FEATURE ID: 3] ( A ) periodically , wherein the listen duration [FEATURE ID: 18] is T L and the listen periodicity is T PL and T L < < T PL ; and transmitting [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] a wake - up signal ( WU ) from a source node [FEATURE ID: 12] ( B ) to said destination node ( A ) via said communication channel ; characterised in that said wake - up signal ( WU ) comprises [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] a preamble [FEATURE ID: 16] ( WP ) and a control information [FEATURE ID: 11] ( WD ) , wherein the duration [FEATURE ID: 18] of a signal block ( SB ) formed by said preamble ( WP ) and said control information ( WD ) is T SB and 2 x T SB < T L ; and in said communication system the communication [FEATURE ID: 11] between nodes ( A. . F ) is controlled based on said control information ( WD ) . 2 The communication method according to claim [FEATURE ID: 17] 1 , wherein said communication system is a wireless communication system [FEATURE ID: 4] . 3 The communication method according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the listen duration is T L and the listen periodicity is T PL and 2T L < < T PL . 4 The communication method according to anyone of claims 1 to 4 , wherein said communication system comprises a plurality of nodes ( A. . F ) forming a network ( 1 ) and said control information ( WD ) indicates that said source node ( B ) wants to join said network ( 1 ) . 5 The communication method according to anyone of claims 1 to 4 , wherein said communication system comprises a plurality of nodes ( A. . F ) forming a network ( 1 ) and said control information ( WD ) indicates that said source node ( B ) is still present [FEATURE ID: 2] in said network ( 1 ) . 6 The communication method according to anyone of claims 1 to 5 , wherein said communication system comprises a plurality of nodes ( A. . F ) forming a network ( 1 ) and said control information ( WD ) indicates an address of a predetermined node [FEATURE ID: 3] . 7 The communication method according to claim 6 , wherein , if nodes ( A. . F ) receive said wake - up signal ( WU ) via said communication channel and are not addressed by said control information ( WD ) , said nodes ( A. . F ) do not listen to said communication channel and / or transmit any data [FEATURE ID: 11] via said communication channel for a predetermined period [FEATURE ID: 15] of time . 8 The communication method according to claim 7 , wherein said control information ( WD ) indicates the duration of a subsequent data transmission [FEATURE ID: 11] and said predetermined period of time is the duration of said subsequent data transmission time [FEATURE ID: 10] indicated by said control information ( WD ) . 9 The communication method according to anyone of claims 1 to 8 , wherein said control information ( WD ) indicates a time point [FEATURE ID: 14] at which said source node ( B ) starts a data transmission [FEATURE ID: 10] and said destination node ( A ) receiving said control information ( WD ) starts the listening to a communication channel at said time point . 10 The communication method according to claim 9 , wherein said control information ( WD ) indicates the period [FEATURE ID: 15]

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Targeted Patent: Patent: US9838213B2 Filed: 2007-02-06 Issued: 2017-12-05 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC     (Current Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC Inventor(s): Bradley Thomas Hyslop, Abul Qasem Shamsuddin Safdar, Robert L. Hare, Jr., Zong Liang Wu, Inderjit Singh, Shlomo Ovadia Title: Parameterized quality of service architecture in a network	Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines	Charted Against: Patent: US7035240B1 Filed: 2000-12-27 Issued: 2006-04-25 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Massachusetts Institute of Technology     (Current Assignee) Massachusetts Institute of Technology Inventor(s): Hari Balakrishnan, Anantha P. Chandrakasan, Wendi B. Heinzelman Title: Method for low-energy adaptive clustering hierarchy
[FEATURE ID: 1] communication method, method	system, first method, procedure, technique, computer method, step, network	[FEATURE ID: 1] method
[FEATURE ID: 2] node, Network Coordinator node	server, controller, system, hub, network node, source, transmitter	[FEATURE ID: 2] base station
[FEATURE ID: 3] communication network, premises	cloud, structure, cell, facility, satellite, radio, service	[FEATURE ID: 3] network
[TRANSITIVE ID: 4] comprising, indicating	including, includes, defining, being, involving, comprises, containing	[TRANSITIVE ID: 4] comprising, having
[FEATURE ID: 5] broadcasting, receiving	sending, providing, requesting, distributing, storing, transmission, emitting	[FEATURE ID: 5] transmitting
[FEATURE ID: 6] nodes	stations, participants, points, devices, nodal, vertices, neighbors	[FEATURE ID: 6] nodes
[FEATURE ID: 7] request, second response, message, Submit message	transmission, signal, communication, query, command, notification, grant	[FEATURE ID: 7] communication path, status signal, schedule
[FEATURE ID: 8] quality, data rate	data, service, bandwidth, type, weight, packet, gain	[FEATURE ID: 8] signal strength, signal
[FEATURE ID: 9] service flow, packet size	data, traffic, time, information, resources, delay, session	[FEATURE ID: 9] transmission, application, redundant data
[TRANSITIVE ID: 10] including	identifying, the, determining, forming, indicating, defining	[TRANSITIVE ID: 10] selecting
[FEATURE ID: 11] purposes, data	requests, traffic, control, communication, media, frames, information	[FEATURE ID: 11] data
[FEATURE ID: 12] available resources, bandwidth	resource, data, space, information, time, communication, nodes	[FEATURE ID: 12] energy
[FEATURE ID: 13] resources	throughput, data, packets, power, bandwidth	[FEATURE ID: 13] data transmission latency
[FEATURE ID: 14] reasons, information	characteristics, parameters, criteria, the, attributes, contents, data	[FEATURE ID: 14] signal strengths
[FEATURE ID: 15] maximum data rate	percentage, probability, value, ratio, metric	[FEATURE ID: 15] probabilistic function
[FEATURE ID: 16] claim	clair, figure, embodiment, paragraph, clause, item, claimed	[FEATURE ID: 16] claim
[FEATURE ID: 17] consequence	function, subset, portion, basis, representation, part, component	[FEATURE ID: 17] result
[FEATURE ID: 18] coaxial cable	packet, node, cell, ring, network	[FEATURE ID: 18] particular cluster
1 . A communication method [FEATURE ID: 1] implemented in a Network Coordinator ( NC ) node [FEATURE ID: 2] of a communication network [FEATURE ID: 3] of a premises [FEATURE ID: 3] , the method [FEATURE ID: 1] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] : broadcasting [FEATURE ID: 5] to a plurality of nodes [FEATURE ID: 6] of the network , a request [FEATURE ID: 7] for a guaranteed quality [FEATURE ID: 8] of service flow [FEATURE ID: 9] in the network from a source node to at least one egress node , the plurality of nodes of the network to which the NC node broadcasts the request including [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] at least the source node and the at least one egress node ; receiving [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] a first response to the request from the source node , wherein the source node is the point of origin for the purposes [FEATURE ID: 11] of the guaranteed quality of service flow for data [FEATURE ID: 11] to be communicated within the guaranteed quality of service flow , the first response indicating [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] whether the source node has available resources [FEATURE ID: 12] to support the guaranteed quality of service flow ; receiving a second response [FEATURE ID: 7] to the request from the at least one egress node indicating whether the at least one egress node has available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow ; and if the source node and the at least one egress node have available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow , then allocating resources [FEATURE ID: 13] for the guaranteed quality of service flow ; if the source node and the at least one egress node do not have available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow , then : denying the guaranteed quality of service flow ; and if the guaranteed quality of service flow is denied based on bandwidth [FEATURE ID: 12] - related reasons [FEATURE ID: 14] , then determining a maximum data rate [FEATURE ID: 15] that would have resulted in a successful request for a guaranteed quality of service flow , and transmitting a message [FEATURE ID: 7] comprising information [FEATURE ID: 14] describing the maximum data rate that would have resulted in a successful request for a guaranteed quality of service flow . 2 . The communication method of claim [FEATURE ID: 16] 1 , further comprising receiving from an entry node of the network a Submit message , wherein the request is broadcast from the Network Coordinator node [FEATURE ID: 2] as a consequence [FEATURE ID: 17] of the received Submit message [FEATURE ID: 7] , wherein the Submit message comprises information identifying the source node , and information identifying a data rate [FEATURE ID: 8] and packet size [FEATURE ID: 9] of the requested guaranteed quality of service flow . 3 . The communication method of claim 1 , wherein the network of a premises is a network of a home . 4 . The communication method of claim 3 , wherein the network of a home is a coaxial cable [FEATURE ID: 18]		1 . A method [FEATURE ID: 1] of forming a network [FEATURE ID: 3] from a plurality of nodes [FEATURE ID: 6] and a base station [FEATURE ID: 2] , the method comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] the steps of : ( a ) identifying at least one node of the plurality of nodes to operate as a cluster - head including randomly selecting [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] one of the plurality of nodes to be a cluster - head ; ( b ) forming a plurality of clusters from the plurality of nodes , each of the clusters having [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] at least one cluster - head ; ( c ) transmitting [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] data [FEATURE ID: 11] from at least one node in at least one of the plurality of clusters to the cluster - head in that cluster ; ( d ) transmitting data from at least one cluster - head to the base station ; and ( e ) identifying a different one of the plurality of nodes to operate as a cluster - head ; wherein the step of randomly selecting one of the plurality of nodes to be a cluster - head is based on a probabilistic function [FEATURE ID: 15] of an amount of energy [FEATURE ID: 12] remaining in each of the plurality of nodes . 2 . The method of claim [FEATURE ID: 16] 1 , wherein the step of forming a plurality of clusters further comprises the steps of : advertising an availability of each of said plurality of cluster - heads ; and establishing a communication path [FEATURE ID: 7] between each of said plurality of cluster - heads and at least one of the plurality of nodes , not operating as a cluster - head , to form a cluster . 3 . The method of claim 2 wherein the step of establishing a communication path between the cluster - head and each of the at least one of the plurality of nodes comprises the steps of : transmitting a status signal [FEATURE ID: 7] from each one of said plurality of cluster - heads ; receiving at each of the plurality of nodes one or more of the status signals ; comparing , at each of the plurality of nodes , not operating as a cluster - head , signal strengths [FEATURE ID: 14] of the received one or more status signals ; and joining a particular one of the cluster - head ' s cluster as a result [FEATURE ID: 17] of the comparison . 4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the step of joining a particular cluster [FEATURE ID: 18] is based on a determination , by at least one of the plurality of nodes , of the cluster - head transmitting the status signal having a highest received signal strength [FEATURE ID: 8] . 5 . The method of claim 2 further comprising the steps of : generating at the cluster - head , a schedule [FEATURE ID: 7] having allotted slots for transmission [FEATURE ID: 9] ; transmitting data from at least one node to the cluster - head during the allotted slots ; receiving data in the cluster - head that are transmitted from at least one node ; and transmitting data from the cluster - head to the base station . 6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the step of receiving data in the cluster - head further comprises the step of reducing data transmission latency [FEATURE ID: 13] by using application [FEATURE ID: 9] - specific data aggregation to reduce the amount of redundant data [FEATURE ID: 9] sent to the base station . 7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the step of receiving data in the cluster - head further comprises the step of increasing the signal [FEATURE ID: 8]

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Targeted Patent: Patent: US9838213B2 Filed: 2007-02-06 Issued: 2017-12-05 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC     (Current Assignee) Entropic Communications LLC Inventor(s): Bradley Thomas Hyslop, Abul Qasem Shamsuddin Safdar, Robert L. Hare, Jr., Zong Liang Wu, Inderjit Singh, Shlomo Ovadia Title: Parameterized quality of service architecture in a network	Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines	Charted Against: Patent: US7023851B2 Filed: 2000-10-12 Issued: 2006-04-04 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Signafor Inc     (Current Assignee) Signafor Inc Inventor(s): Sham Chakravorty Title: Advanced switching mechanism for providing high-speed communications with high Quality of Service
[FEATURE ID: 1] communication method	protocol, node, mechanism, methodology, procedure, device, system	[FEATURE ID: 1] method, specific purpose
[TRANSITIVE ID: 2] implemented, guaranteed, communicated	scheduled, provided, used, included, shared, disposed, required	[TRANSITIVE ID: 2] allocated
[FEATURE ID: 3] communication network, premises, bandwidth, Submit message, data rate, packet size, coaxial cable	network, packet, cell, service, flow, data, payload	[FEATURE ID: 3] information packet, first portion, management field, virtual path
[FEATURE ID: 4] method	step, processing, operations, implementation	[FEATURE ID: 4] steps
[TRANSITIVE ID: 5] comprising, indicating, has	includes, providing, containing, comprises, defining, with, using	[TRANSITIVE ID: 5] including, having, comprising
[FEATURE ID: 6] broadcasting, receiving	providing, transmitting, communicating, sending, determining, transferring, processing	[FEATURE ID: 6] switching, forming, identifying
[FEATURE ID: 7] nodes	addresses, parts, packets, devices, stations, elements, components	[FEATURE ID: 7] network nodes, information
[FEATURE ID: 8] request, second response	transmission, signal, message, flow, call, command, notification	[FEATURE ID: 8] generic packet, IP information packet
[FEATURE ID: 9] quality, origin, maximum data rate	service, data, level, request, priority, performance, type	[FEATURE ID: 9] related, Quality, Service
[FEATURE ID: 10] service flow, available resources, resources	data, information, traffic, ip, transmission, connection, signaling	[FEATURE ID: 10] digital information packets, service, IP address fields, packet, packets, packet transmission, switching, virtual channel
[TRANSITIVE ID: 11] including	identifying, storing, determining, providing, representing, defining	[TRANSITIVE ID: 11] indicating
[FEATURE ID: 12] point	packet, address, data, information, header, port, field	[FEATURE ID: 12] following, virtual connection identifier, portion
[FEATURE ID: 13] purposes	traffic, packets, data, control	[FEATURE ID: 13] IP address fields further
[FEATURE ID: 14] data, information	bits, details, material, signaling, attributes, bytes, signals	[FEATURE ID: 14] fields
[FEATURE ID: 15] reasons	criteria, conditions, data, requirements, characteristics, factors, values	[FEATURE ID: 15] parameters, security parameters
[FEATURE ID: 16] message	payload, parameter, value, header, marker, pointer, bitmap	[FEATURE ID: 16] Packet Number field, management message
[FEATURE ID: 17] claim	aspect, requirement, clair, embodiment, paragraph, clause, item	[FEATURE ID: 17] claim
[FEATURE ID: 18] consequence	portion, copy, destination, representation, function, part	[FEATURE ID: 18] subset
1 . A communication method [FEATURE ID: 1] implemented [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] in a Network Coordinator ( NC ) node of a communication network [FEATURE ID: 3] of a premises [FEATURE ID: 3] , the method [FEATURE ID: 4] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] : broadcasting [FEATURE ID: 6] to a plurality of nodes [FEATURE ID: 7] of the network , a request [FEATURE ID: 8] for a guaranteed [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] quality [FEATURE ID: 9] of service flow [FEATURE ID: 10] in the network from a source node to at least one egress node , the plurality of nodes of the network to which the NC node broadcasts the request including [TRANSITIVE ID: 11] at least the source node and the at least one egress node ; receiving [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] a first response to the request from the source node , wherein the source node is the point [FEATURE ID: 12] of origin [FEATURE ID: 9] for the purposes [FEATURE ID: 13] of the guaranteed quality of service flow for data [FEATURE ID: 14] to be communicated [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] within the guaranteed quality of service flow , the first response indicating [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] whether the source node has [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] available resources [FEATURE ID: 10] to support the guaranteed quality of service flow ; receiving a second response [FEATURE ID: 8] to the request from the at least one egress node indicating whether the at least one egress node has available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow ; and if the source node and the at least one egress node have available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow , then allocating resources [FEATURE ID: 10] for the guaranteed quality of service flow ; if the source node and the at least one egress node do not have available resources to support the guaranteed quality of service flow , then : denying the guaranteed quality of service flow ; and if the guaranteed quality of service flow is denied based on bandwidth [FEATURE ID: 3] - related reasons [FEATURE ID: 15] , then determining a maximum data rate [FEATURE ID: 9] that would have resulted in a successful request for a guaranteed quality of service flow , and transmitting a message [FEATURE ID: 16] comprising information [FEATURE ID: 14] describing the maximum data rate that would have resulted in a successful request for a guaranteed quality of service flow . 2 . The communication method of claim [FEATURE ID: 17] 1 , further comprising receiving from an entry node of the network a Submit message , wherein the request is broadcast from the Network Coordinator node as a consequence [FEATURE ID: 18] of the received Submit message [FEATURE ID: 3] , wherein the Submit message comprises information identifying the source node , and information identifying a data rate [FEATURE ID: 3] and packet size [FEATURE ID: 3] of the requested guaranteed quality of service flow . 3 . The communication method of claim 1 , wherein the network of a premises is a network of a home . 4 . The communication method of claim 3 , wherein the network of a home is a coaxial cable [FEATURE ID: 3]		1 . A method [FEATURE ID: 1] of switching [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] digital information packets [FEATURE ID: 10] between network nodes [FEATURE ID: 7] , including [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] the steps [FEATURE ID: 4] of : forming [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] a digital Internet Protocol ( IP ) information packet [FEATURE ID: 3] having [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] an IP header including a first portion [FEATURE ID: 3] allocated [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] for service [FEATURE ID: 10] - related [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] fields [FEATURE ID: 14] and a second portion allocated for IP address fields [FEATURE ID: 10] ; the second portion comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] at least one of the following [TRANSITIVE ID: 12] fields : a Packet Number field [FEATURE ID: 16] for indicating [TRANSITIVE ID: 11] whether the packet [FEATURE ID: 10] is the first packet in a chain of packets [FEATURE ID: 10] , or a generic packet [FEATURE ID: 8] for a specific purpose [FEATURE ID: 1] ; at least one virtual connection identifier [FEATURE ID: 12] ; a Quality [FEATURE ID: 9] of Service [FEATURE ID: 9] ( QoS ) field for identifying [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] parameters [FEATURE ID: 15] of Quality of Service ; a management field [FEATURE ID: 3] containing a management message [FEATURE ID: 16] ; and a security field for indicating security parameters [FEATURE ID: 15] for providing security of packet transmission [FEATURE ID: 10] ; and processing information [FEATURE ID: 7] contained in the IP header to provide switching [FEATURE ID: 10] of the IP information packet [FEATURE ID: 8] . 2 . The method of claim [FEATURE ID: 17] 1 , wherein the virtual connection identifier is provided for identifying at least one virtual channel [FEATURE ID: 10] and at least one virtual path [FEATURE ID: 3] , and the virtual channel is a subset [FEATURE ID: 18] of the virtual path . 3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the portion [FEATURE ID: 12] allocated for IP address fields further [FEATURE ID: 13]

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