MANAGING IDENTIFICATION IN A DATA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - Patent 1440546

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EP 1 440 546 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	22.01.2004

(43)	Date of publication:
	28.07.2004 Bulletin 2004/31

(21)	Application number: 02786579.9

(22)	Date of filing: 29.10.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04L 29/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2002/034687

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2003/039095 (08.05.2003 Gazette 2003/19)

(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

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Priority:

29.10.2001 US 33373

(71)	Applicant: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
	Santa Clara,California 95054 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	DE JONG, Eduard, K. San Mateo, CA 94402 (US) LEVY, Moshe Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (US) LEUNG, Albert, Y. San Jose, CA 95124 (US)

(74)	Representative: Meldrum, David James
	D. Young & Co.,21 New Fetter Lane London EC4A 1DA London EC4A 1DA (GB)

(54)	MANAGING IDENTIFICATION IN A DATA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK