METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY DOWNLOADING PROFILE AND IMAGE FILES FOR OPTICAL NETWORK ELEMENTS - Patent 1036480

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EP 1 036 480 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	20.09.2000 Bulletin 2000/38

(21)	Application number: 99918537.4

(22)	Date of filing: 14.04.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04Q 11/00, H04L 12/24, H04Q 3/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9908/146

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9953/714 (21.10.1999 Gazette 1999/42)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB SE

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Priority:

15.04.1998 US 81861 P

(71)	Applicant: Ciena Corporation
	Linthicum, MD 21090 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	CONDICT, Keith, A. Gambrills, MD 21054 (US) WENSINK, James, B. Marietta, GA 30066 (US)

(74)	Representative: Tomlinson, Kerry John
	Frank B. Dehn & Co.,European Patent Attorneys,179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4EL London EC4V 4EL (GB)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY DOWNLOADING PROFILE AND IMAGE FILES FOR OPTICAL NETWORK ELEMENTS