Lucent Technologies Inc.

Indigo N.v.

Hanni Inbar

Benzion Landa

Amiran Lavon

Moshe Levanon

Yehuda Niv

Ishaiau Lior

Eli Kritchman

Avner Schneider

Aron Shmaiser

Alon Gazit

Ilan Kander

David Idan

Hani Younes

Jan Van Mil

Albert Olier

Oded Mor

David Abraham

A method of controlling a network () through which information is transmitted in channels (&#x3bb;, &#x3bb;, . . . &#x3bb;) among nodes includes: (a) providing at a node a device () for removing from the network () and replacing on the network () a selected one (&#x3bb;) of the channels, the device () including a first input port from the network () to the node and a first output port from the node to the network (); (b) taking a measure of the strength (P) of the received channel (&#x3bb;); (c) regenerating the channel (&#x3bb;); (d) adjusting () the strength (P) of the regenerated channel (&#x3bb;) to approximate the strengths of the remaining channels ((&#x3bb;, &#x3bb;, . . . &#x3bb;)-&#x3bb;; and (e) combining the regenerated and strength-adjusted channel (&#x3bb;) with the remaining channels ((&#x3bb;, &#x3bb;, . . . &#x3bb;)-&#x3bb;) at the output port. The method further or alternatively includes (f) calculating an average signal strength (P) for each active channel; (g) establishing a target signal strength (P) for each channel; (h) determining a required change (&#x394;P) in signal strength; and, (i) sending the node a message to adjust the strength of a signal coupled to the first output port.

Gain equalization in DWDM networks

Imaging apparatus including an imaging surface having a toner image formed thereon and an intermediate transfer member, which receives the toner image from the imaging surface and from which it is subsequently transferred. The intermediate transfer member includes a drum having mounting recesses formed therein and an intermediate transfer blanket mounted on the drum. The blanket has a layered transfer portion having a transfer surface on one face thereof which receives the toner image and optionally an adhesive layer on the opposite face thereof and a mounting fixture, attached to one edge of the layered transfer portion and adapted to mate with the mounting recesses in the drum, whereby the transfer blanket is fixedly and removably mounted on the drum.

Imaging apparatus and intermediate transfer blanket therefor

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Holon, Israel

Hanni Inbar