SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING GLOBAL VIRTUAL TIME IN OPTIMISTIC PARALLEL DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATIONS - Patent 1044546

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EP 1 044 546 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	18.10.2000 Bulletin 2000/42

(21)	Application number: 99956538.5

(22)	Date of filing: 12.10.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04L 29/06

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9923/790

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0022/797 (20.04.2000 Gazette 2000/16)

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

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Priority:

13.10.1998 US 103936 P
23.10.1998 US 105464 P

(71)	Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
	Schenectady, NY 12345 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	BUSH, Steven, Francis Latham, NY 12110 (US)

(74)	Representative: Goode, Ian Roy et al
	London Patent OperationGeneral Electric International, Inc.Essex House12-13 Essex Street London WC2R 3AA London WC2R 3AA (GB)

(54)	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING GLOBAL VIRTUAL TIME IN OPTIMISTIC PARALLEL DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATIONS