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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To discover routing policies in networks or autonomous systems (AS) in a non-intrusive manner. SOLUTION: Discovering routing policies in information networks. Large networks such as AS are abstracted as a single network element. A plurality of taps on the borders of the abstracted element filter ingress/egress data which are forwarded for collection and correlation. By correlating information from different taps, routing policies are discovered. These discovered policies may be compared with published policies. Access control makes discovered policies and the comparisons with published policies selectively available depending on predefined access classes. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an equipment and technique capable of simulating a network by supervising traffic between nodes. SOLUTION: An in-line network simulator (101) that disrupts the packet transmitting this network is offered in order to simulate a network state. This method receives the packet transmitted to an address node from a source node in the in-line network simulator. This simulator classifies the received packet into that to which it corresponds from a plurality of different classifications. This simulator disrupts the received packet based on corresponding disruptive characteristics defined by each classification. Such a packet disruption includes performing at least one of the things for which the received packet is delayed, dropped and rearranged alternatively. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a protocol-generic eavesdropping. SOLUTION: A method comprises capturing, by an eavesdropping device, a packet communicated over a communication network. The eavesdropping device determines if an identifier is included in the packet's payload that identifies the packet as containing content of interest to the eavesdropping device. Based at least in part on determining that the packet's payload includes such identifier, the eavesdropping device uses the content of interest contained in the packet's payload. In one embodiment, the method comprises forming a packet containing content intended for an eavesdropping device, wherein the packet includes a header portion and a payload portion. The payload portion comprises: a predefined identifier that identifies the packet as containing the content intended for the eavesdropping device; the content intended for the eavesdropping device; an authentication token. The packet is directed via a communication network to a destination. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To trace packets in a switched packet network. SOLUTION: The tracing of real packet data in the network is carried out by discovering a measurement route, setting a dynamic filter along the route to collect traffic information, and collecting data detected by the dynamic filter. The filter setting may be repeated for intercepting data for each routing change. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and a device for forming a low bandwidth channel in a high bandwidth channel. SOLUTION: The low bandwidth channel is formed in the high bandwidth channel. The low bandwidth channel is formed by inserting an extra packet by utilizing an excess bandwidth of the high bandwidth channel. When a gap of an internal packet that is at a suitable interval is detected, the extra packet is inserted and some arrival packets in the high bandwidth channel are stored in a buffer. The gap of the internal packets is monitored and a minimum delay is introduced in the high bandwidth channel when no extra packet exists in a transmission process. Thereby, a transmission packet on the low bandwidth channel is absorbed and dispersed among other passing traffics. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a multimaster/two-wire serial bus. SOLUTION: In an embodiment of this invention (200), a host two-wire serial bus (210) which has a first master apparatus (202) and one or more slave apparatuses (204 and 208) is connected to one or more chained two-wire serial buses (220) through one or more of the slave apparatuses (208). The slave apparatus (208) has a digital state machine (306) including a two-wire serial slave component (312) connected with a master apparatus (302) and a two-wire serial master component (316) connected with a slave apparatus (310) on a chained two-wire serial bus (308). The digital state machine (306) emulates the slave apparatus (208) on the host tow-wire serial bus (210) and the master apparatus (208) on the chained two-wire serial bus (220). COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology of synchronizing time across networks. SOLUTION: By equipping receiving devices 13 in a network with synchronizable clocks it is possible to periodically send an "impulse" signal that is received by all of the clocks at the same (or relatively the same) instant of time. The impulse clock reaches all the clocks approximately at the same time. A transmitting device, upon receipt of the synchronizing impulse signal, sends a packet of data bearing the sending device's epoch time-stamp to a receiving device. The data packet makes its way through the network to the receiving device and the time-stamp is used by the receiving device to calculate the difference between the epoch time of the receiver and the epoch time of the sender. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and method for generating random number distribution for a device with limited processing and memory capacity. SOLUTION: By making a device receive an arbitrarily distributed sequence of numbers from a generation source 11 outside the device, arbitrary numerical distribution used in devices with limited processing and memory capacity 20, 30, and N is presented. In one example of the embodiment, a master controller 11 generates a list of values according to a desired minimum, maximum, average, and standard deviation in a required specifically desired statistical distribution. The generated list is transferred to a device with limited capacity, and become available whenever a random value distribution is required. The master controller can link with one of several slave devices in the system. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
Inband-Paket- und/oder Rahmen-Inspektionsvorrichtung für einen seriellen Eingangsdatenstrom, der eine Mehrzahl von Paketen und/oder Rahmen umfasst, wobei die Vorrichtung folgende Merkmale aufweist: ein Eingangsmodul (220), das konfiguriert ist, um den Eingangsdatenstrom zu empfangen und um aus dem Eingangsdatenstrom zwei identische Datenströme zu erzeugen; einen elastischen Puffer (230), der konfiguriert ist, um den ersten Datenstrom zu Puffern; ein Inspektionsmodul (240), das konfiguriert ist, um den zweiten Datenstrom zu empfangen, um ein Paket und/oder einen Rahmen in dem zweiten Datenstrom zu inspizieren und zumindest ein Steuersignal zu dem elastischen Puffer (230) zu liefern, gemäß der Inspektion des empfangenen Pakets und/oder Rahmens; und ein Ausgangsmodul (250), das konfiguriert ist, um entweder Daten, die von dem elastischen Puffer (230) empfangen werden, oder Daten, die von dem Inspektionsmodul (240) empfangen werden, zu übertragen, wobei das Steuersignal anzeigt, dass eine Aktion an den Daten in dem elastischen Puffer (230) erforderlich ist, und...
Abstract:
A routing monitor 200, 300, 400 is disclosed comprising at least one communication tap 203, 301, 302, 404, wherein each of the at least one communication taps is positioned in a line of communication between two routers 201, 202, 303, 304, 305, 402, 403 and a protocol emulator 204, 306, 410 for reassembling routing protocol messages captured by the at least one communication tap and opening a routing protocol connection with a network device using the reassembled routing protocol messages in response to a request for connection received from the network device.