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(88) Date of publication A3: 13.06.2002 (43) Date of publication: 11.06.2003 Bulletin 2003/24 (21) Application number: 01966723.7 (22) Date of filing: 23.08.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H04M 11/06 (86) International application number: PCT/US0141/870 (87) International publication number: WO 0201/9684 (07.03.2002 Gazette 2002/10)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 01.09.2000 US 230051 P 04.01.2001 US 755465 (71) Applicant: Centillium Communications, Inc. Fremont, Ca 94538 (US)	(72) Inventors: DODDAPANENI, Ashok Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (US) MORADI, Mohammad Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (US) (74) Representative: McLeish, Nicholas Alistair Maxwell et al Boult Wade TennantVerulam Gardens70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT London WC1X 8BT (GB)