IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO A DISTRIBUTED NETWORK - Patent 1393531

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EP 1 393 531 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	02.10.2003

(43)	Date of publication:
	03.03.2004 Bulletin 2004/10

(21)	Application number: 02733081.0

(22)	Date of filing: 30.05.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04L 29/12, H04L 29/06, G06F 17/30

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/IB2002/001939

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2002/100071 (12.12.2002 Gazette 2002/50)

(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

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Priority:

05.06.2001 GB 0113680

(71)	Applicant: Nokia Corporation
	02150 Espoo (FI)

(72)	Inventor:
	STICKLER, Patrick FIN-33580 Tampere (FI)

(74)	Representative: Swindell & Pearson
	48 Friar Gate Derby DE1 1GY Derby DE1 1GY (GB)

(54)	IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO A DISTRIBUTED NETWORK