METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FRAME RELAY CONGESTION CONTROL INTERWORKING WITH ABR FLOW-CONTROL LOOPS - Patent 1074123

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EP 1 074 123 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	07.02.2001 Bulletin 2001/06

(21)	Application number: 99915390.1

(22)	Date of filing: 01.04.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04L 12/56, H04Q 11/04

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/CA9900/303

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9950/997 (07.10.1999 Gazette 1999/40)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB

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Priority:

01.04.1998 US 53071

(71)	Applicant: Nortel Networks Limited
	Montreal,Quebec H2Y 3Y4 (CA)

(72)	Inventors:
	LOEWEN, Jon Port Moody, British Columbia V3H 4W6 (CA) DUGAS, Pierre Aylmer, Quebec J9J 2N8 (CA)

(74)	Representative: Boyce, Conor et al
	c/o F. R. Kelly & Co.,27 Clyde Road,Ballsbridge Dublin 4 Dublin 4 (IE)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FRAME RELAY CONGESTION CONTROL INTERWORKING WITH ABR FLOW-CONTROL LOOPS