Month of September 2003

This document describes extensions to the OSPF protocol version 2 to support intra-area Traffic Engineering (TE), using Opaque Link State Advertisements.

This document specifies requirements for a generic route-tracing application. It also specifies requirements for a protocol that will support that application. Network operators will use the generic route-tracing application to verify proper operation of the IP forwarding plane. They will also use the application...

This invention autonomically uses information broadcast by 802.11 Wireless LAN Access Points to determine a change in the local time. An algorithm would determine the likely timezone based on the time difference between the computer's set time and the time set on the access point. The user would be presented with a...

Disclosed is a device and method of a keystone adjustment mechanism for Digital Light Projection (DLP) based projectors. This method is based on determination of projector foot-height for evaluation of keystone amount.

Disclosed is a method of systems management utilizing removable memory. This solution involves using easily accessible removable memory to store system logs and facilitate systems management of unbootable computers.

There is a need for system administrators or security personnel to have he ability to place all systems in a secure mode. This is when immediate action is required to protect data assets on the PCs Examples could be breach of physical security or building open for maintenance/janitors and/or normal procedure for...

How to boot an ANSI/ATAPI PARTIES area without having a PARTIES enabled BIOS or Harddisk

Today when a PC fails to "turn on" the servicer usually suspects the motherboard and power supply as the source of the failure. Unfortunately the power supply failure rate is much lower than the motherboard failure rate. This causes many servicers to replace good power supplies because they have no way of knowing...

IBM has created an alternative operating environment used for client self healing. However today it is very time consuming for a user to switch from the primary operating system to the alternative operating system. That is because you can't you must shut down or hibernate the primary operating system than reboot...

Wireless LAN's have multiple non overlapping channels (3 for 802.11b and 12 for 802.11a). This allows multiple clients to transmit concurrently on separate channels. However each access point is set to one particular channel, by the LAN administrator when the WAP is installed. The installer would determine...