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(11) EP 1 206 075 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
30.05.2007 Bulletin 2007/22

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
11.04.2007 Bulletin 2007/15

(21) Application number: 01309613.6

(22) Date of filing: 14.11.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04L 12/44(2006.01)
H04L 12/56(2006.01)
 H04L 12/28(2006.01)
H04L 12/46(2006.01)

(54)

Linked network switch configuration

Gebundene Netzschalterkonfiguration

Configuration de commutateur joint de réseau

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 14.11.2000 US 247906 P
14.11.2000 US 247907 P
14.11.2000 US 247920 P
14.11.2000 US 247921 P
03.08.2001 US 920944

(43) Date of publication of application:
15.05.2002 Bulletin 2002/20

(73) Proprietor: Broadcom Corporation
Irvine, CA 92617 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Tzeng, Shrjie
    Fremont, California 94555 (US)

(74) Representative: Jehle, Volker Armin 
Patentanwälte Bosch, Graf von Stosch, Jehle, Flüggenstrasse 13
80639 München
80639 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
WO-A-00/03256
   
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