Cisco Technology, Inc.

Ming Chi Chen

Jing Li

James Everett Grishaw

Torence Lu

Prasad Miriyala

Shawn Emory Bender

David Phillip Tarkington

Joji Thomas Mekkattuparamban

Stephen A Scearce

William Jeffrey Lewis

Phong Hoang Ho

Robert Arthur Loose

Mick Henniger

Ramakrishnan Kunnath

Lwin O Tint

Helen Shtargot

Rene Duzac

Sanjoy Dey

Kimberly Rae Turner

Kenneth Durazzo

Randall R Stewart

Peter Lei

Akshya Kumar Singh

Din-I Tsai

Jesper Skriver

Terri LaBelle Cruse

Dattatri N Mattur

Vivek Datar

Ramesh Srinivasan

Cheng-Jia Lai

Robert Chen

Nipa Kumar

Mickey Henniger

Smita Kiran Rane

Theodore Conard

Kelvin Shih-Tai Liu

Severin Baer

Embodiments include a method of managing operating states of a plurality of digital signal processors (DSPs). The method generally includes determining a first number of the plurality of DSPs to operate in a ready state, determining a second number of the plurality of DSPs to operate in a first energy-saving state, and determining a third number of the plurality of DSPs to operate in a second energy-saving state. In some embodiments, the first energy-saving state corresponds to a dormant mode of the DSPs, and the second energy-saving state corresponds to a reset mode of the DSPs.

Dynamic energy savings for digital signal processor modules using plural energy savings states

In an example embodiment, there is described herein an apparatus comprising an interface for communicating with a plurality of digital signal processors and logic operable to send and receive data via the interface. The logic is configured to determine a first set of digital signal processors to be maintained in a ready state, a second set of digital signal processors to be maintained in a first energy saving state, and a third set of digital signal processors to be maintained in a second energy saving state.

Techniques are provided herein to add multicast media streams to teleconferencing sessions without the unwanted side effects that occur when a speaker's own media is echoed back to the speaker. Multicast and unicast media streams are generated by a network device, e.g., a conference bridge, and distributed to any number of endpoints, e.g., conference endpoints. A media selector is provided that selects the appropriate multicast or unicast media stream for forwarding to an associated network endpoint.

Switchable conference multicast streaming with dynamic asymmetry

In an example embodiment disclosed herein, Wide Area Network optimization modules coupled to peers are configured to maintain peer routing tables. The peer routing table (PRT) is used by the Wide Area Network optimization module to determine the peer for a given destination, such as an Internet Protocol 'IP' destination. Each peer is responsible for advertising to other peers which networks the peer is able to reach. This information is advertised when a tunnel is first created and subsequently whenever necessary. Initially, a peer sends out a list of entries corresponding to its directly connected networks, with the exception of the network connected to the interface on which the peer is advertising (e.g. the network used for the tunnel). This enables other peers on the network to populate their PRT entries.

Wide area network optimization proxy routing protocol

In one embodiment, a method can include: (i) pre-configuring a stream control transmission protocol (SCTP) association; (ii) receiving a transmission control protocol (TCP) packet in a network device, where the TCP packet is intended for a destination node; (iii) encapsulating the TCP packet into an SCTP payload; and (iv) transmitting the SCTP payload across a wide area network (WAN).

Optimizing TCP traffic via an SCTP association

In a method for updating a hardware configuration of a networked communications device, a networked communications device is provided with one or more programmable logic units. A first hardware configuration is determined which describes hardware features programmed into the programmable logic unit. When an updated hardware configuration becomes available, it can be downloaded into a centralized file holding configuration information for the main circuit board and add-in options cards of the networked device. The programmable logic unit is re-programmed with the second hardware configuration to provide an updated hardware configuration.

Method for updating a hardware configuration of a networked communications device

A system and method for selecting a best transmit antenna for a transceiver using antenna diversity that caches the identity of the best transmit antenna for each remote node from which a message has been received. The best transmit antenna is then selected for each message sent to a remote node having a cache entry.

Node dependent wireless transmit antenna selection technique

A network device includes card slots and Network Module slots that be reconfigured to hold cards and network modules having different form factors.

Slot adapter for reconfiguring slots in a network device

The development port or Debug port of a microprocessor on an intelligent daughterboard is used for downloading code or configuration information from a motherboard for use in boot-up. In various aspects, the code or configuration information can include information used for configuring a port, other than the development port, and/or for configuring a memory controller, such as for a daughterboard DRAM. Use of the Debug port makes it possible to reduce or eliminate the need for storing boot-up code or configuration information on a daughterboard ROM, or other non-volatile memory, thus reducing cost and space requirements, power consumption and the like.

Method and apparatus for using a development port for boot up

A router includes WIC and Network Module slots that be reconfigured to hold cards and network modules having different form factors. A motherboard/midplane arrangement provides for a field replaceable motherboard that can be replaced without removing the router from the rack.

Router with field replaceable motherboard

A method and apparatus for implementing host management of an intelligent daughtercard utilizes a high-speed serial link and a defined plurality of serial protocol commands to provide high bandwidth control path for management of daughtercard memory and application specific initialization and/or configuration changes.

Serial protocol for efficient messaging between host and intelligent daughtercards over a serial link

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Ming Chi Chen