PACKET CLASSIFICATION STATE MACHINE - Patent 1190314

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EP 1 190 314 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	25.10.2001

(43)	Date of publication:
	27.03.2002 Bulletin 2002/13

(21)	Application number: 00929186.5

(22)	Date of filing: 17.05.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06F 9/44

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/CA0000/580

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0070/821 (23.11.2000 Gazette 2000/47)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

18.05.1999 US 313182
18.05.1999 US 313183
13.12.1999 US 459460

(71)	Applicant: Solidum Systems Corp.
	Ottawa,Ontario K1Z 7M3 (CA)

(72)	Inventor:
	WELFELD, Feliks, J. Ottawa, Ontario K1Z 7M3 (CA)

(74)	Representative: Lempert, Jost, Dipl.-Phys. Dr. rer.nat. et al
	Patentanwälte,Dipl.-Ing. Heiner Lichti,Dipl.-Phys. Dr. rer. nat. Jost Lempert,Dipl.-Ing. Hartmut Lasch,Postfach 41 07 60 76207 Karlsruhe 76207 Karlsruhe (DE)

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