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EP 1 423 770 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 18.03.2004 (43) Date of publication: 02.06.2004 Bulletin 2004/23 (21) Application number: 02760525.2 (22) Date of filing: 13.08.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 1/00 (86) International application number: PCT/IL2002/000665 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/017022 (27.02.2003 Gazette 2003/09)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 14.08.2001 US 312209 P (71) Applicant: Storeage Networking Technologies 36651 Nesher (IL)	(72) Inventor: NAHUM, Nelson 34762 Haifa (IL) (74) Representative: Ghioni, Carlo Raoul Maria et al Bugnion S.p.A.,Viale Lancetti 17 20158 Milano 20158 Milano (IT)