(19)
(11) EP 1 478 137 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
14.09.2011 Bulletin 2011/37

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
04.05.2011 Bulletin 2011/18

(21) Application number: 04011376.3

(22) Date of filing: 13.05.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04L 12/56(2006.01)

(54)

Determination of a packet size in a packet communications system

Bestimmung einer Paketgrösse in einem Paketkommunikationssystem

Determination de la dimension de paquets dans un système de communication par paquets

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE GB

(30) Priority: 14.05.2003 JP 2003136137

(43) Date of publication of application:
17.11.2004 Bulletin 2004/47

(73) Proprietor: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Moon, Sung Uk
    11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo (JP)
  • Ishii, Minami
    11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo (JP)
  • Nakamura, Takehiro
    11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo (JP)
  • Usuda, Masafumi
    11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo (JP)
  • Kato, Yasuhiro
    11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo (JP)
  • Imamura, Yoshimasa
    11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: HOFFMANN EITLE 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastraße 4
81925 München
81925 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 1 271 991
WO-A-02/052800
US-A1- 2002 160 784
 WO-A-01/63856
GB-A- 2 351 874
US-B1- 6 563 810
   
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 16, 8 May 2001 (2001-05-08) & JP 2001 016276 A (CANON INC), 19 January 2001 (2001-01-19)
   
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