ARCHITECTURE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A FLEXIBLE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - Patent 0868801

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EP 0 868 801 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	07.10.1998 Bulletin 1998/41

(21)	Application number: 97911903.0

(22)	Date of filing: 23.10.1997

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H04L 12/ 24^{( . )}

H04Q 3/ 00^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1997/019223

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1998/018235 (30.04.1998 Gazette 1998/17)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

23.10.1996 US 19960735542

(71)	Applicants:
	MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION Washington, DC 20036 (US) Caterisano, Terry A. Allen, TX 75002 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	CATERISANO, Terry, A. Allen, TX 75002 (US)

(74)	Representative: Blanco White, Henry Nicholas, et al
	ABEL & IMRAY Northumberland House 303-306 High Holborn London WC1V 7LH London WC1V 7LH (GB)

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