POINT-TO-MULTIPOINT PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK THAT UTILIZES VARIABLE-LENGTH PACKETS AND VARIABLE-LENGTH UPSTREAM TINE SLOTS - Patent 1342106

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EP 1 342 106 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	01.05.2003

(43)	Date of publication:
	10.09.2003 Bulletin 2003/37

(21)	Application number: 01273990.0

(22)	Date of filing: 16.11.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G02B 1/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0143/599

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0209/7476 (05.12.2002 Gazette 2002/49)

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

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Priority:

17.11.2000 US 715248

(71)	Applicant: Alloptic, Inc.
	Livermore, CA 94550 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	KUO, Jerchen Davis, CA 95616 (US) KRAMER, GLEN Davis, CA 95616 (US) PESAVENTO, Gurry Davis, CA 95616 (US)

(74)	Representative: Kaiser, Jürgen, Dr.rer.nat.Dipl.-Chem. et al
	Winter, Brandl, Fürniss, Hübner,Röss, Kaiser, PoltePartnerschaftPatent- und RechtsanwaltskanzleiAlois-Steinecker-Strasse 22 85354 Freising 85354 Freising (DE)

(54)	POINT-TO-MULTIPOINT PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK THAT UTILIZES VARIABLE-LENGTH PACKETS AND VARIABLE-LENGTH UPSTREAM TINE SLOTS