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20090029886 | LUBRICANT COMPOSITION FOR RESIN CONVEYOR AND METHOD FOR USING SAME - A lubricant composition for a resin conveyor, comprising specific (A) a nonionic surfactant and (B) water and, if necessary, (C) (a) a cationic surfactant and/or (b) an amphoteric surfactant, and a method for using same. Using a specific nonionic surfactant as the main component provides excellent washing ability, lubricating ability, and stability in storage. In particular, because excellent ability to prevent stress cracking is attained, the lubricant composition for a resin conveyor can be advantageously employed for transporting PET containers. Furthermore, adding a specific cationic surfactant makes it possible to obtain a lubricant composition for a resin conveyor also demonstrating an effect of inhibiting microorganism (fungi) generation, without degrading the various original performances (effects). Furthermore, a preferred method for using those lubricant compositions for resin conveyors is also provided. | 01-29-2009 |
20100178760 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD FOR THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes a first interlayer insulating film formed on a semiconductor substrate; a second interlayer insulating film formed on the first interlayer film and including a plurality of grooves; a first barrier metal formed on inner surfaces of the grooves; a first interconnect part and a first bonding electrode part including a copper film formed on the first barrier metal; a second barrier metal formed on the first interconnect part and the first bonding electrode part; a second interconnect part including a metal film formed on the first interconnect part via the second barrier metal; a second bonding electrode part including a metal film formed on the first bonding electrode part via the second barrier metal; and a third interlayer insulating film formed on the second interlayer insulating film, the second interconnect part, and the second bonding electrode part, and including an opening that allows exposure of the surface of the second bonding electrode part. | 07-15-2010 |
20110098203 | LUBRICANT COMPOSITION FOR RESIN CONVEYOR AND METHOD FOR USING SAME - A lubricant composition for a resin conveyor, comprising specific (A) a nonionic surfactant and (B) water and, if necessary, (C) (a) a cationic surfactant and/or (b) an amphoteric surfactant, and a method for using same. Using a specific nonionic surfactant as the main component provides excellent washing ability, lubricating ability, and stability in storage. In particular, because excellent ability to prevent stress cracking is attained, the lubricant composition for a resin conveyor can be advantageously employed for transporting PET containers. Furthermore, adding a specific cationic surfactant makes it possible to obtain a lubricant composition for a resin conveyor also demonstrating an effect of inhibiting microorganism (fungi) generation, without degrading the various original performances (effects). Furthermore, a preferred method for using those lubricant compositions for resin conveyors is also provided. | 04-28-2011 |
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20090015071 | POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS - In a power conversion apparatus that boosts a solar light voltage, converts it to AC and supplies AC power to a load or system, a second inverter is connected in series to one of two terminals on the AC side of a first inverter that uses, as its DC source, a DC voltage boosted from a solar light voltage by a chopper circuit. A third inverter is connected in series to the other terminal. Then, output voltages of the second and third inverters are controlled to be equal, and an output voltage is provided by using the sum of the generated voltages of the first, second, and third inverters. Thus, a mid-point potential of the DC power source is made equivalent to an intermediate potential of the output voltage of the power conversion apparatus, that is, the mid-point potential (ground potential) of a system. | 01-15-2009 |
20100177540 | POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS - In a power conversion apparatus that boosts a solar light voltage, converts it to AC and supplies AC power to a load or system, power loss is reduced and efficiency is improved. An inverter unit, in which AC sides of three single-phase inverters receive DC power from respective sources with a voltage ratio of 1:3:9 as respective inputs are connected in series. Gradational output voltage control of an output voltage is carried out using the sum of the respective generated AC voltages. Also, a solar light voltage is boosted by a chopper circuit to generate the highest voltage DC power source. When the solar light voltage exceeds a predetermined voltage, the boosting of the chopper circuit is stopped, thereby reducing power loss due to the boosting. | 07-15-2010 |
20110215648 | UNINTERRUPTED POWER SUPPLY UNIT - An uninterrupted power supply unit is provided with a straightforward switch connected between a power source and a load to supply or interrupt a power to a system. The combination of the outputs from two kinds of single phase inverters enables compensating for a variation in the system voltage in the normal condition and to supply a predetermined voltage to the load after decreasing in the system voltage and opening of a straight forward switch. | 09-08-2011 |
20110215651 | POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS - In a power conversion apparatus that converts AC power to DC power, an inverter circuit including one or more single-phase inverters connected in series with each other is connected in series at the subsequent stage of a rectification of an AC input. At the subsequent stage of the inverter circuit, a smoothing capacitor connected via a rectification diode, and a short-circuiting switch for bypassing the smoothing capacitor are provided. The short-circuiting switch is subjected to ON/OFF control by PWM control such that a voltage of the DC voltage supply of the inverter circuit follows a target voltage. The inverter circuit is subjected to output control such that a DC voltage of the smoothing capacitor follows a target voltage and an input power factor is improved. | 09-08-2011 |
20120014139 | POWER CONVERTING APPARATUS - In a power converting apparatus which converts AC power into DC power, an inverter circuit including at least one series-connected single-phase inverter is connected in a downstream of a stage in which an AC input is rectified in series therewith. In the downstream stage of the inverter circuit, there are provided a smoothing capacitor connected via a rectifier diode and a short-circuiting switch for bypassing the smoothing capacitor. The short-circuiting switch is set to an ON state only in each of short-circuiting phase ranges of which midpoint matches each of zero-crossing phases and an output of the inverter circuit is controlled by using a current command so that a DC voltage of the smoothing capacitor follows a target voltage and an input power factor is improved. | 01-19-2012 |
20130058134 | POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS - A power conversion apparatus includes a high-power-factor converter section converting an AC voltage to a DC voltage, a smoothing capacitor, a DC/DC converter section, and a control circuit. The control circuit controls the high-power-factor converter section such that the power factor of AC is controlled and a DC voltage follows a target value, and performs duty control for semiconductor switching devices such that a DC voltage from the DC/DC converter section to a load follows an instruction value. In accordance with the DC voltage, the control circuit adjusts the DC voltage target value of the high-power-factor converter section such that the duty ratio of the semiconductor switching devices approaches a set value, thereby optimizing the duty ratio of the semiconductor switching devices and reducing power loss. | 03-07-2013 |
20130121045 | POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS - An inverter circuit is connected in series to an AC power supply, and at the subsequent stage, a smoothing capacitor is connected via a converter circuit including semiconductor switching devices. A control circuit controls the converter circuit by providing a short-circuit period for bypassing the smoothing capacitor in each cycle, and controls the inverter circuit to improve the power factor of the AC power supply by using a current instruction such that the voltage of the smoothing capacitor becomes a target voltage. When the voltage of a DC voltage source of the inverter circuit has exceeded a predetermined upper limit, the control circuit increases the current instruction to control the inverter circuit, thereby increasing the discharge amount of the DC voltage source. Thus, even if the voltage variation of the DC voltage source of the inverter circuit increases, it is possible to stably continue the control. | 05-16-2013 |
20130264868 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A first DC/DC converter is provided between a rectifier for rectifying output of an electric generator driven by an engine, and a battery for supplying power to an in-vehicle load. An electric double layer capacitor and a second DC/DC converter for charge/discharge current control for the capacitor are provided between the rectifier and the first DC/DC converter. A control circuit sets a current target value which is a control target value for the second DC/DC converter, based on the voltage value of a battery bus, and when charging of the electric double layer capacitor is to be stopped based on a charge/discharge instruction signal, performs, before the charging is stopped, control of gradually attenuating the current target value for the second DC/DC converter, based on a voltage value VEDLC of the electric double layer capacitor. | 10-10-2013 |
20130301304 | DC-DC CONVERTER - A DC-DC converter in which a primary side and a secondary side are insulated by a transformer, includes: two diodes having anodes respectively connected to both ends of a secondary winding of the transformer and cathodes connected to each other; a series circuit composed of a resistor and a capacitor connected in series; and a snubber circuit formed by connecting the cathodes of the diodes to the connection point between the resistor and the capacitor. Surge voltage caused on the secondary side of the transformer is clamped at the voltage of the capacitor, and surge energy stored in the capacitor is regenerated to a load via the resistor. Thus, surge voltage caused on the secondary side of the transformer is suppressed with a simple configuration, and effective use of surge energy is ensured. | 11-14-2013 |
20140021920 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A first DC/DC converter ( | 01-23-2014 |
20140028092 | POWER CONVERSION DEVICE AND IN-VEHICLE POWER SUPPLY DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH SAME - In a DC/DC converter that performs zero-voltage switching, capacitors are connected respectively in parallel to first and second MOSFETs that are included in an inverter unit in the primary-side of a transformer, and an inductor is connected to an AC output line. In a range of a current being more than a predetermined value, a control circuit controls the inverter unit using a PWM control with a fixed dead time, and in a light load range where the current is equal to or less than the predetermined value, the control unit changes the control to a PFM control and decreases a frequency so that the dead time becomes longer as the current decreases, to thereby keep a duty ratio without change. | 01-30-2014 |
20140097805 | ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - An electric power supply system includes: an AC generator having a drooping characteristic; a rectification section for converting AC output of the AC generator to DC; a load having an electric storage device supplied with power from the AC generator; and a control section provided between the rectification section and the load. The control section controls the AC generator so that the AC generator operates at predetermined voltage lower than output voltage corresponding to the maximum power operation point of the AC generator. | 04-10-2014 |
20140111145 | CHARGING CONTROL APPARATUS AND CHARGING CONTROL METHOD FOR SECONDARY BATTERY - A charging control apparatus for a secondary battery, including a current control apparatus for, upon charging for a secondary battery from an electric generator regenerating kinetic energy as regenerative energy, performing control so as to suppress charging current for the secondary battery at a start of charging to a predetermined suppression rate with respect to charging current at the start of charging in the case that the charging current is not suppressed, and decrease the suppression rate as time elapses. | 04-24-2014 |
20140192647 | NETWORK APPARATUS, PERFORMANCE CONTROL METHOD, AND NETWORK SYSTEM - To prevent the switching time influences power saving efficiency and packet loss prevention performance, it is provided a network apparatus for transferring packets, including a transfer part for transferring received packets to a given destination, and a determining part for obtaining traffic volume of the packets to be transferred. The determining part determines periodicity of changes to the traffic volume, predicts traffic volume after a predetermined period of time with use of the determined periodicity, and controls transfer performance of the transfer part based on a result of the traffic volume prediction. | 07-10-2014 |
20140233279 | POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS - An inverter circuit including a DC capacitor is connected in series to an AC power supply, and at the stage subsequent to the inverter circuit, a smoothing capacitor is connected via a converter circuit. A short-circuit period T for short-circuiting the AC terminals of the converter circuit is provided in one cycle, whereby the converter circuit is controlled, and PWM control is performed for the inverter circuit so as to improve an AC power supply power factor. When current control by the inverter circuit cannot be performed, the PWM control is switched to PWM control for the converter circuit, to perform current control. | 08-21-2014 |
20140341228 | NETWORK NODE AND PACKET CONTROL METHOD - To control a timing of transmitting real-time packets, it is provided a network node for transferring a packet, comprising: ports for inputting and outputting a packet to be transferred; a buffer memory for temporarily storing the input packet; a search engine for determining a port from which the input packet is output; and a timing adjusting unit for adjusting a difference in period of time needed from reception of a specific type of packet to transmission thereof. | 11-20-2014 |
20140348186 | TIME SYNCHRONIZATION SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT NODE, AND TIME SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD - A time synchronization system comprises a time master, a time slave, and a management node which are coupled to one another via a plurality of networks. The time master transmits to the time slave a time packet at a given timing through at least one of the plurality of networks. The time slave has a time correcting part for receiving the time packet transmitted from the time master and for correcting time based on the received time packet. The management node has: a network switching determining part for determining whether to switch the network for transmitting a time packet to another of the plurality of networks; and a network switching notifying part for notifying, in a case where it is determined that the network for transmitting the time packet is to be switched, information for identifying the switched-to network to the time slave. | 11-27-2014 |
20140362624 | SPIN TORQUE DIODE ELEMENT, RECTIFIER AND POWER GENERATION MODULE - Provided is a spin torque diode element having an excellent frequency characteristic and an excellent rectification efficiency. The spin torque diode element according to the present invention includes first and second magnetization free layers and a magnetization fixed layer that is shared by the magnetization free layers and has a configuration that a current can be flown to the first and second magnetization free layers via the magnetization fixed layer. | 12-11-2014 |
20150015181 | DC/DC CONVERTER - In a DC/DC converter for bidirectional power transmission, a first switching circuit is connected between a first winding of a high-frequency transformer and a DC power supply, and a second switching circuit is connected between a second winding and a battery. In the first and second switching circuits, capacitors are connected in parallel to semiconductor switching devices, and first and second reactors are connected on AC input/output lines. Upon power transmission, the switching circuit on the primary side of the high-frequency transformer performs zero voltage switching, and the switching circuit on the secondary side performs a step-up operation by using the reactor. | 01-15-2015 |
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20100054824 | DEVELOPING ROLLER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE ROLLER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention intends to provide a method of producing a developing roller capable of providing high-quality electrophotographic images under a variety of environments. The method of producing a developing roller according to the present invention is a method of producing a developing roller having a mandrel, a resin layer on the outer periphery of the mandrel, and a surface layer on the outer periphery of the resin layer, the method including the step of curing a mixture containing a carbon black, a specific diol, and a specific isocyanate compound to form the surface layer. | 03-04-2010 |
20100080611 | DEVELOPING ROLLER, DEVELOPING ROLLER PRODUCTION METHOD, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A developing roller is provided which supplies a toner to a photosensitive member to develop an electrostatic latent image formed on the photosensitive member. The developing roller has a surface layer which includes carbon black and a polyurethane resin. The polyurethane resin has a specific structure. The surface layer has a specific ester group concentration and a specific urethane group concentration. | 04-01-2010 |
20120195631 | DEVELOPING ROLLER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A developing roller used for formation of an electrophotographic image with high quality is provided in which even in storage and use under a high temperature and high humidity environment, peel-off of a surface layer from an elastic layer is suppressed, and a toner hardly adheres to the surface of the developing roller. | 08-02-2012 |
20130004211 | DEVELOPING ROLLER, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is the following developer carrying member. The member has high charge-providing performance even under a high-temperature, high-humidity environment, and its surface layer hardly peels off its elastic layer even after long-term standing under the high-temperature, high-humidity environment. The developer carrying member comprises a mandrel, an elastic layer including a silicone rubber, and a surface layer covering a surface of the elastic layer, and the surface layer comprises a binder resin, and a copolymer having structural units of formula (1) and formula (2). R1 represents an alkyl group having 10-18 carbon atoms, R2 represents a methyl group or a hydrogen atom, R3 represents an alkylene group having 1-4 carbon atoms, X | 01-03-2013 |
20130028634 | DEVELOPER SUPPORT MEMBER, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing roller which is excellent in image quality and image durability and stably outputs a uniform image, and a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus using the developing roller are provided. The developing roller has a mandrel, an elastic layer and a surface layer covering the elastic layer surface, wherein the surface layer contains a urethane resin having at least one structure of the followings A) and B) between two adjacent urethane linkages: A) a structure represented by the following structural formula (1), and at least one structure selected from the group consisting of structures represented by the following structural formulae (2) and (3), and B) a structure represented by the following structural formula (4), and the surface layer contains polyurethane resin particles of which the elastic part of the indentation work based on ISO 14577-1 is 80% or more, is obtained: | 01-31-2013 |
20130243480 | DEVELOPING MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a developing member onto which a toner or the like is hard to fuse and with which toner conveying performance is unlikely to vary even through long-term usage. The developing member includes a substrate and a surface layer, the surface layer contains a polyurethane resin working as a binder resin and polyurethane resin particles dispersed in the binder resin, and the polyurethane resin working as the binder resin has, between two adjacent urethane bonds, a structure represented by a structural formula (1) and one or both of structures represented by structural formulas (2) and (3), and further has, between two adjacent urethane bonds, a structure represented by a structural formula (4). | 09-19-2013 |
20130279937 | DEVELOPING MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a developing member capable of suppressing a variation in resistance even when exposed to a high-temperature, high-humidity environment for a long time period. The developing member comprises: a mandrel; an electro-conductive elastic layer provided on a periphery of the mandrel; and a surface layer provided on a surface of the elastic layer, wherein: the elastic layer contains a dimethyl silicone rubber and carbon black; and an amount α of a hydrogen atom bound to a silicon atom of the dimethyl silicone rubber, and an amount β of a hydrogen atom of methyl groups bound to a silicon atom of the dimethyl silicone rubber, satisfy a relationship of 2.5×10 | 10-24-2013 |
20130287454 | DEVELOPING MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - Provided is a developing member capable of exerting stable performance under various environments. The developing member comprises a mandrel, an elastic layer formed on a periphery of the mandrel, and a surface layer covering a peripheral surface of the elastic layer. The surface layer contains a polyurethane and zinc oxide particles dispersed in the polyurethane, and the polyurethane has, between two adjacent urethane bonds, one or both of structures selected from structures according to the following item (A) and the following item (B): (A) a structure represented by the following structural formula ( | 10-31-2013 |
20140064792 | DEVELOPING UNIT AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided are a developing unit alleviating fogging occurrence and an electrophotographic image forming apparatus providing images over long periods. The developing unit comprises at least toner ( | 03-06-2014 |
20140064797 | DEVELOPING MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A high-quality developing member which excels in filming resistance and excels in leak resistance despite high electroconductivity is provided. The developing member includes an electroconductive substrate, an elastic layer formed on the substrate, and a surface layer which covers a surface of the elastic layer. The surface layer includes a first resin which has, between two adjacent urethane linkages, a structure represented by the structural formula (1) and one or both of structures selected from the group consisting of a structure represented by the structural formula (2) and a structure represented by the structural formula (3), a second resin which has a structure represented by the structural formula (4) and one or both of structures selected from the group consisting of a structure represented by the structural formula (5) and a structure represented by the structural formula (6), and an electronically conductive filler. | 03-06-2014 |
20140072350 | DEVELOPING MEMBERINCLUDING ELASTIC MEMBER CONTAINING CURED PRODUCT OF ADDITION -CURING SILICONE RUBBER MIXTURE. PROCESSING CARTRIDGE INCLUDING THE DEVELOPING MEMBER, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE DEVELOPING MEMBER - A developing roller includes: a mandrel; an elastic layer provided for an outer periphery of the mandrel, the elastic layer including an addition-curing silicone rubber; and a surface layer provided for an outer periphery of the elastic layer, in which: the elastic layer includes a compound represented by the following formula (1); when the content of such a compound that n in the formula (1) represents an integer of 3 to 12 in the elastic layer is represented by P1, and the content of such a compound that n in the formula (1) represents an integer of 13 to 20 in the elastic layer is represented by P2, P1+P2 is 5,000 ppm by mass to 12,000 ppm by mass; and P1 is 1,500 ppm by mass to 6,000 ppm by mass (In the formula (1), n represents an integer of 3 to 20): | 03-13-2014 |
20140079442 | DEVELOPING MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A high quality developing member that is excellent in deformation recovery property under a high temperature and that also satisfies filming resistance under a low temperature is provided. The developing member of the present invention includes a mandrel, an elastic layer formed on the outer periphery surface of the mandrel, and a surface layer covering the outer periphery surface of the elastic layer, wherein the surface layer contains a first resin and a second resin, the first resin has a particular structure between adjacent two urethane linkages, and the second resin is a resin having a particular structure and having a glass transition point Tg of 20° C. or higher and 120° C. or lower. | 03-20-2014 |
20140093278 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A high quality electrophotographic member that is excellent in deformation recovery property under high-temperature and high-humidity and that also satisfies filming resistance under low-temperature and low-humidity is provided. | 04-03-2014 |
20140105646 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC MEMBER AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - Provided is an electrophotographic member, which hardly changes in performance even when being left to stand for a long time period. The electrophotographic member comprises a support, an elastic layer formed on the support, and a surface layer covering a surface of the elastic layer and containing a urethane resin, and in which the urethane resin comprises a reaction product of: a hydroxyl group-terminated prepolymer obtained by reacting a polyester polyol with a polyisocyanate; and an isocyanate-terminated prepolymer obtained by reacting a polyester polyol with a polyisocyanate. | 04-17-2014 |
20140221184 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - An electrophotographic member having a high conductivity and having high adhesiveness to other layer, and a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus using the electrophotographic member as a developer carrying member are provided. | 08-07-2014 |
20140287899 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - An electrophotographic member is provided in which conductivity barely reduces and sufficient conductivity is obtained even under a low temperature and low humidity environment, a reduction in resistance beyond necessity is readily suppressed even under a high temperature and high humidity environment, and the bleeding of the quaternary ammonium salt can be suppressed. There is provided an electrophotographic member including an electroconductive mandrel and an electroconductive layer, wherein the electroconductive layer includes a resin having at least one of a structure represented by the following formula (1) and a structure represented by the following formula (2) in the molecule, and an anion: | 09-25-2014 |
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20120177046 | NETWORK NODE - In a network node, when highly sophisticated processing such as filtering is implemented, a phenomenon in which, as the processing becomes more highly sophisticated, a time required for the processing becomes long, and as a result, a delay time of packet forwarding is prolonged, is prevented from occurring. The network node of the present invention performs packet forwarding control for controlling a destination of a packet in parallel with packet forwarding processing for searching for the destination, so that the network node realizes high-speed packet forwarding processing while performing forwarding control by packet monitoring. | 07-12-2012 |
20120250528 | Network System - In a network system in which a large number of terminals that transmit information exist and data extraction is performed via a wide area network, when data filtering is performed by using terminals called entrance nodes, existing in front of the wide area network, efficient operation of the entrance nodes is a goal to achieve. In one implementation, when an entrance node has detected an alteration to a configuration of diverse resources attached to it, it updates management information by communicating with other entrance nodes existing in the neighborhood. In a further implementation, through a query and reply exchange about allocations of filtering and quick response processes to be executed by entrance nodes, reallocating process items, pre-filtering of necessary data, and relaying data between entrance nodes are performed. | 10-04-2012 |
20120250704 | NETWORK NODE, TIME SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD AND NETWORK SYSTEM - In order to select a synchronization signal higher in accuracy, thereby increasing the accuracy of the time synchronization, it is provided a network node for transferring data in a network, comprising: a network interface having a plurality of ports; a transfer control module; a time synchronizing module; a fluctuation measurement module; and a clock. The time synchronization module uses a received time synchronization packet to synchronize the clock. The fluctuation measurement module determines an accuracy of a time contained in the received time synchronization packet based on a result of comparison between the time contained in the received time synchronization packet and a time of the clock. | 10-04-2012 |
20120320928 | MONITORING SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD - Provided is a monitoring system which can perform priority control in accordance with the wideband limitation. A priority/filter type selection processing unit ( | 12-20-2012 |
20130262664 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND SUBSYSTEM MANAGEMENT METHOD - A computer system, comprising a plurality of subsystems coupled via a network, each of the plurality of subsystems comprising at least one computer and at least one network device, the computer system comprising a subsystem control module for managing the plurality of subsystems, the subsystem control module being configured to: select at least one subsystem as a group management node from among the plurality of subsystems, in a case of receiving a build request for a group which is used for providing a service and which includes at least one subsystem; command the at least one subsystem selected as the group management node to measure a network quality; determine, based on the received measurement result of the network quality, a configuration of the group; and transmit to the group management node a group build command. | 10-03-2013 |