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(43) Date of publication: 14.09.1994 Bulletin 1994/37 (21) Application number: 92925347.0 (22) Date of filing: 27.11.1992

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H03D 1/ 00( . ) H04L 7/ 10( . ) H04L 7/ 04( . ) H04L 7/ 02( . ) H04L 27/ 233( . ) H04L 27/ 00( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1992/010018 (87) International publication number: WO 1993/011605 (10.06.1993 Gazette 1993/14)

(84) Designated Contracting States: DE DK GB (30) Priority: 27.11.1991 US 19910799336 (71) Applicant: COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE CORPORATION Washington, D.C. 20024 (US)	(72) Inventor: RHODES, Smith, A. Falls Church, VA 22042 (US) (74) Representative: Pinguet, André  CAPRI sàrl, 94 avenue Mozart F-75016 Paris F-75016 Paris (FR)