In one aspect a system and method for providing communication between Ethernet and frame relay routers includes generating a unique media access control (MAC) address for a frame relay router in communication with an Ethernet router, associating the MAC address with the frame relay router, and storing the MAC address in an interworking function device (IWF). The method also includes receiving at the IWF device an address resolution protocol (ARP) request from the Ethernet router and sending from...

A method by means of which a first node in a first telecommunications network is able to establish cooperation with a functionality present in a second node in a second telecommunication network as a result of the second node initiating the establishment of a connection to the first node by using a reference, called interaction number, as a destination address, this interaction number being associated with the cooperation desired between the nodes. The reference is chosen from among predetermine...

A physical layer (PHY) device which can operate as a conventional PHY or as an intelligent repeater in a communication system. The PHY device supports four optional modes which may be enabled by programming control register bits with a microcontroller. These optional modes are: pass all symbols, enable noise filter, pass violation symbols and pass line states. During operation as an intelligent repeater, the pass all symbols, pass violation symbols and pass line states modes are enabled. The int...

Epoxy resins of increased functionality are prepared by branching the epoxy resin in the presence of a lithium or cesium compound as a branching catalyst until the desired functionality is obtained and thereafter terminating the branching reaction. Since the lithium and cesium compounds are not deactivated by the aliphatic chloride typically found in an epoxy resin, the branching reaction can effectively be conducted even at low concentrations of the lithium or cesium compound. Termination of th...

A column stalk assembly for controlling lighting and wiper functions of a motor vehicle is provided. The column stalk includes a wiper stalk controlling the front wipers, rear wipers, front washer, and rear washer of the motor vehicle and a lighting stalk controlling the headlamps, high beam headlamps, interior lights, and turn signals of the motor vehicle, the wiper stalk and the lighting stalk being structurally similar. Each stalk includes an outer rotatable knob and an inner rotatable ring s...

A system and method for interposing in the feeder system of a switched telecommunications network an adjunct programmable program controlled switching system providing preselection of service providers and the functionalities provided. The adjunct switching system is preferably enclosed in a controlled environment vault existing in the feeder system of the telecommunications network and housing optical to electrical interfaces. The system and method provide for by-passing the end office switches...

Polymers having .alpha.-alkylacrylate functionality may be prepared by hydrosilating an aliphatically unsaturated polymer with a grafting agent of structure (A) or (B): ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is an alkyl group; R.sup.2 is a divalent group nonreactive under hydrosilation conditions; n is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4; x and y are 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 and x+y=1, 2, 3 or 4; and, the R.sup.3 groups are the same or different alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl or ##STR2## groups. Preferred olefinically un...

A circuit which uses less memory to store halftone arrays in a high addressability printer by storing regular halftone arrays as low addressability arrays and by outputting each pixel a number of times, the number being the ratio of high to low addressability. For example, if a high addressability system uses 4 sub pixels for each pixel, then one value of each low addressability array is stored in one location and the halftone circuit is controlled to output that value 4 times, once for each sub...

A method of determining the functionality of a software system includes inputting a test plan to the software system via a software testing interface program, and logging an indication of one or more resulting outputs of the software system compared to expected output(s). The test plan invokes a sequence of test scripts and includes associated parameter inputs for the test scripts, and an expected output of the function or transaction of each test script. The test scripts are selected from a set...

The present invention discloses a system for dynamically defining individual channel behavior from a variety of tuner sources within an integrated PC/TV apparatus. The system includes a channel server database including a master channel list of all channels provided by various tuner sources within a PC/TV apparatus. Each channel within the database list includes various parameters and data associated therewith defining the behavior of the channel independently of other channels within a listing....