Alcatel-lucent USA Inc.

Lucent Technologies Inc.

Alcatel Lucent

James Philip Runyon

Stuart Owen Goldman

Richard E Krock

Karl F Rauscher

Charles Calvin Byers

John Tardy

Hsien-Chuen Yu

Bernard Louis Malone, Iii

D Bruce Buchholz

John Donald Unruh

Mary D Miller

Shella A Paskel

James Stavert Loos

A security system is provided for a facility (). The security system includes: a central monitoring station () that controls one or more security measures for the facility (); and, a heart rate monitor () that detects a heart rate of an individual (), the heart rate monitor () being in wireless communication with the central monitoring station (). Suitably, the central monitoring station () selectively implements one or more of the security measures in response to a determination that an abnormal heart rate has been detected.

Security system triggered by heart rate detection

A method of administering a priority service is provided in a telecommunications network (). The priority service provides higher priority handling of calls employing the service as compared to calls not employing the service for purposes of call completion. The method includes: obtaining at least one authentication credential from a user placing a call over the network (); verifying a validity of the obtained credential; designating the call for priority handling if the credential is valid, otherwise designating the call for non-priority handling if the credential is invalid; and, attempting to complete the call over the network () in accordance with the designated handling.

Priority telephone service reversion and notification

A method of logging call data for failed emergency calls includes: receiving from a calling party an emergency call that is to be routed to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) () over a telecommunications network (); determining if the received emergency call is connected to the PSAP (); and, if the received emergency call fails to be connected to the PSAP (), then capturing selected call data regarding the failed emergency call and recording the captured call data.

Logging call data for failed emergency calls

A system for processing emergency calls in a telecommunications network includes: receiving a first call at a node () of the telecommunications network from a calling party that originated the first call; detecting that the received first call is an emergency call; establishing a conference bridge in response to the detected emergency call; connecting the emergency call over the conference bridge to a designated facility () that handles emergency calls; and, automatically originating at least one second call from the node () to at least one predetermined third party that is different than the calling party and the facility ().

Emergency call service with automatic third party notification and/or bridging

A method for regulating a call placement rate (CPR) of an autodialer (AD) () includes: measuring a time delay between a first event and a second event; and, adjusting the CPR of the AD () in response to the measured time delay.

Autodialer flow control

Techniques are disclosed for detection of performance conditions in processing systems. For example, a method of detecting a performance condition in at least one particular processing device of a processing system having a plurality of processing devices includes the following steps. Data is input to a data structure associated with the particular processing device, over a given time period. The input data may be a buffer or a bucket. The input data represents data associated with the execution of at least one function performed by the particular processing device. The given time period includes the time period between consecutive heartbeat signals transmitted by the particular processing device. At least a portion of the input data is removed from the data structure associated with the particular processing device, near the end of the given time period. The removed input data is compared to an expected function execution level. An alarm signal is generated, when warranted, based on the comparison of the removed input data to the expected function execution level such that a performance condition in the particular processing device is determinable.

Methods and apparatus for detection of performance conditions in processing system

A method of administering an emergency call service in a public switched telephone network (PSTN) () includes: receiving a call at a switching facility () from an end user terminal (EUT) () served by the facility (), the facility () providing the EUT () access to a telephone service feature; disabling the telephone service feature for the EUT () in response to the facility () recognizing the received call as an emergency call; routing the emergency call to a public safety answering point (PSAP) () serving a geographic region in which the EUT () is located; and, providing a call taker () at the PSAP () control over the telephone service feature, such that the call taker () can selectively enable the telephone service feature.

Control of a calling party's telephone service features by a call taker at a public safety answering point

A method is provided for regulating transmission power levels for wireless calls. The method includes: determining whether or not a mobile station (MS) () is outside a service area of a wireless telecommunications network (); detecting whether or not a call placed by the MS () is a priority call; setting a transmission power level of the MS () in response to the MS () being outside the service area of the wireless network () and detecting that the call placed by the MS () is a priority call; transmitting call set-up signaling from the MS () at the transmission power level set for the MS (); determining whether or not a base station (BS) () of the wireless network () receives the call set-up signaling from the MS (); setting a transmission power level of the BS () in response to the BS () receiving the call set-up signaling from the MS (); and, transmitting a reply to the call set-up signaling from the BS () at the transmission power level set for the BS ().

Transmission power level regulation for high priority wireless calls

Techniques are disclosed for measuring performance in processing systems such as communications systems and computing systems. For example, a method of measuring performance in a processing system having a plurality of processing devices includes the following steps. A measurement system coupled to the plurality of processing devices generates an interrupt signal. The measurement system applies the interrupt signal to a set of processing devices under test, wherein the set of processing devices under test is selected from the plurality of processing devices, such that each processing device of the set under test makes data available to the measurement system. The available data represents data associated with the execution of at least one function performed by each processing device of the set under test. The measurement system obtains the available data and utilizes at least a portion of the available data to determine a measure of performance associated with each of the processing devices of the set under test.

Methods and apparatus for measuring performance in processing system

An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) defense system is described that forces premature detonation of IEDs by radiated sound energy signals. Embodiments of the invention provide for radiating sound energy signals from a stationary or mobile platform to a stationary or mobile area defining an 'IED detonation zone.' IEDs within the IED detonation zone that are triggered by sound energy sources will receive the radiated sound energy signals, thereby forcing premature detonation of IEDs in the detonation zone.

Forced premature detonation of improvised explosive devices via noise print simulation

A precautionary measure against wireless phone-triggered Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) is described that forces premature detonation of the IED at a safe location, such as a position in advance of a convoy of vehicles or troops, thereby reducing the effectiveness of the IED. Embodiments of the invention provide for transmitting low power alerting signals (e.g., paging, ringing, message waiting, text messages) from a wireless terminal residing on a mobile platform that is operable to navigate a transportation path in advance of a prospective target, to mobile stations within close proximity of the platform defining an 'IED detonation zone.' In such manner, mobile stations within the IED detonation zone that are IED triggering devices (as well as mobile stations that are not IED triggering devices) will receive the alerting signals, thereby forcing premature detonation of IEDs in the detonation zone.

Mobile forced premature detonation of improvised explosive devices via wireless phone signaling

A precautionary measure against wireless phone-triggered Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDS) is described that forces premature detonation of the IED at a safe location, such as an unmanned checkpoint, thereby reducing the effectiveness of the IED. Embodiments of the invention provide for transmitting directionalized, low power alerting signals (e.g., paging, ringing, message waiting, text messages) from a stationary wireless terminal advantageously positioned a safe distance from a prospective target area, to mobile stations within a portion of a wireless service area defining an 'IED detonation zone.' In such manner, mobile stations within the IED detonation zone that are IED triggering devices (as well as mobile stations that are not IED triggering devices) will receive the alerting signals, thereby forcing premature detonation of IEDs in the detonation zone.

Stationary forced premature detonation of improvised explosive devices via wireless phone signaling

A method and system for asynchronously transporting narrowband and broadband transmissions over a link includes providing at least one host terminal or at least one network unit for receiving and transmitting communications over a transmission line. Narrowband transmissions are converted to and from composite asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) cells by separating data and signaling of each channel into separate byte positions in the composite ATM cells. The composite asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) cells are transferred over the transmission link. The composite asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) cells include both narrowband and broadband composite cells such that an entire bandwith of the transmission line is available for both narrowband and broadband transmissions.

Transporting voice telephony and data via a single ATM transport link

An arrangement for concentrating broadband data from a plurality of CPEs (customer premises equipments) for transmission over a link to an ATM network. Because each CPE can generate data at the full rate of the link, it is necessary to detect peaks of bursty traffic from a CPE user quickly and to limit the rate of data transmission whenever the capacity of the link may be exceeded. This is accomplished first by allowing the transmission of certain classes of traffic (lower priority) only when a token to permit transmission has been accumulated in the CPE, and second, by having a FIFO buffer for each user and detecting whenever the FIFO buffer has accumulated more than n cells; when this condition is detected, no more tokens are sent back to the user. The user is not allowed to accumulate more than m tokens. Advantageously, this arrangement allows essentially the full bandwidth of the link to the ATM network to be utilized by a timely throttling of bursts of traffic when they cannot be accommodated.

ATM access interface: hardware based quick response flow control

The network of the invention uses asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) as the exclusive transport between the central office and the outside distribution plant of either a SONET or analog facility. Telephony and other narrowband signals are transported from a local switching system over synchronous facilities to a host terminal. Digital video and digital data ATM signals are transmitted to the host terminal from a video provider and data service provider, respectively. The host terminal converts the synchronous narrowband signals to composite cell ATM format and combines these signals with the ATM video and data signals and delivers the ensemble of ATM cells over either a standard SONET transport format to a plurality of distribution managers or other network elements or analog network. To convert the synchronous signals, the host terminal of the invention includes a synchronous to asynchronous converter (SAC) that provides the format conversion needed to provide voice and other narrowband signals over ATM. The SAC also functions to agilely move between cell sizes such that the 48 bytes of the cell payload can be mapped to carry anywhere between the single and 48 connections. Thus, the SAC adjusts the cell configuration to balance performance and bandwidth use in a real-time manner. Each distribution manager consists of several functional elements including an ATM routing function that directs the ATM cells to the correct line drop or processing logic. Specifically, composite cells from the host terminal are received by the distribution manager ATM switch fabric. Based on the contents of their headers, the cells are routed by the fabric to one of several ports. If the address indicates the cells are telephony cells, they are routed to a SAC input where the telephony ATM cells are converted back to synchronous traffic and transmitted to the customer premise over a line card and narrowband drop. If the cells are data or video cells, they are routed to the appropriate interface, and out the broadband line card and drop.

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James Philip Runyon