NETWORK NODE AND METHOD IN A NODE OPERABLE IN A VIRTUAL CHASSIS SYSTEM WHEREIN IT IS DETERMINED WHETHER TO ISSUE A WARNING THAT AN ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION TRIGGERS A VIRTUAL CHASSIS SPLIT - Patent 2918050

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EP 2 918 050 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	16.09.2015 Bulletin 2015/38

(21)	Application number: 13795082.0

(22)	Date of filing: 06.11.2013

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H04L 12/46^(2006.01)
H04L 12/931^(2013.01)
H04L 12/26^(2006.01)

H04L 12/24^(2006.01)
H04L 29/12^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2013/068641

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2014/074546 (15.05.2014 Gazette 2014/20)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME

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Priority:

12.11.2012 US 201213674315

(71)	Applicant: ALCATEL LUCENT
	92100 Boulogne-Billancourt (FR)

(72)	Inventors:
	HANKA, Stephen, C. Murray Hill, NJ 07974-0636 (US) DA SILVA, Roberto H., Jacob Murray Hill, NJ 07974-0636 (US) WU, Shaofu Murray Hill, NJ 07974-0636 (US) CHANG, Amy, Chung-hua Murray Hill, NJ 07974-0636 (US)

(74)	Representative: Hirsch & Associés
	137, rue de l'Université 75007 Paris 75007 Paris (FR)

(54)	NETWORK NODE AND METHOD IN A NODE OPERABLE IN A VIRTUAL CHASSIS SYSTEM WHEREIN IT IS DETERMINED WHETHER TO ISSUE A WARNING THAT AN ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION TRIGGERS A VIRTUAL CHASSIS SPLIT