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(11) EP 1 609 275 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:
04.05.2011 Bulletin 2011/18

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
23.03.2011 Bulletin 2011/12

(21) Application number: 04725432.1

(22) Date of filing: 02.04.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04L 12/56(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/GB2004/001487
(87) International publication number:
WO 2004/088918 (14.10.2004 Gazette 2004/42)

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

(30) Priority: 02.04.2003 GB 0307638

(43) Date of publication of application:
28.12.2005 Bulletin 2005/52

(73) Proprietor: Cisco Technology, Inc.
San Jose, CA 95134 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • EL-SAKKOUT, Hani, Parc Technologies Limited
    London SE1 7NX (GB)
  • LIATSOS, Vassilis, Parc Technologies Limited
    London SE1 7NX (GB)
  • NOVELLO, Stefano, Parc Technologies Limited
    London SE1 7NX (GB)

(74) Representative: Kazi, Ilya et al
Mathys & Squire LLP 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2SQ
London EC1N 2SQ (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 1 089 517
 US-A- 6 018 524
   
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  • KAMARAINEN OLLI; HANI EL SAKKOUT: "Local Probing Applied to Scheduling" PROCEEDINGS OF THE 8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF CONSTRAINT PROGRAMMING - SPRINGER-VERLAG LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE 2470, September 2002 (2002-09), pages 155-171, XP002317744 CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ITHACA, NY, USA
   
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