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EP 1018255 A2 20000712 - PROCESS MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE

Title (en)

PROCESS MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE

Title (de)

PROZESVERWALTUNGSINFRASTRUKTUR

Title (fr)

INFRASTRUCTURE DE GESTION DE PROCESSUS

Publication

EP 1018255 A2 20000712 (EN)

Application

EP 98910543 A 19980316

Priority

CA 9800231 W 19980316
CA 2200010 A 19970314

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9842157A2] A process management infrastructure for use in a system for monitoring network performance comprising process tags for uniquely identifying each instance of a process in the system.

IPC 1-7

H04L 29/06

IPC 8 full level

G06F 9/46 (2006.01); G06F 9/48 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06F 9/4843 (2013.01); G06F 9/54 (2013.01); H04L 41/0233 (2013.01); H04L 41/5003 (2013.01); H04L 41/5067 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9842157A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9842157 A2 19980924; WO 9842157 A3 19990114; AU 6491298 A 19981012; CA 2200010 A1 19980914; EP 1018255 A2 20000712

DOCDB simple family (application)

CA 9800231 W 19980316; AU 6491298 A 19980316; CA 2200010 A 19970314; EP 98910543 A 19980316