EFFICIENT PACKET PROCESSING PIPELINE DEVICE AND METHOD - Patent 1523829

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EP 1 523 829 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	11.12.2003

(43)	Date of publication:
	20.04.2005 Bulletin 2005/16

(21)	Application number: 03726675.6

(22)	Date of filing: 25.04.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04L 12/28

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2003/014259

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2003/091857 (06.11.2003 Gazette 2003/45)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

26.04.2002 GB 0209670

(71)	Applicant: Transwitch Corporation
	Shelton, CT 06484 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	DEFORCHE, Koen B-8800 Roeselare (BE) VERBRUGGEN, Geert B-1731 Zellik (BE) DE COSTER, Luc B-3060 Bertem (BE) WOUTERS, Johan B-3945 Ham (BE)

(74)	Representative: Evans, Huw David Duncan
	Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLPThree Trinity Court,21-27 Newport Road Cardiff CF24 OAA Cardiff CF24 OAA (GB)

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