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EP2245776 - PATH COMPUTATION ELEMENT PROTOCOL (PCEP) OPERATIONS TO SUPPORT WAVELENGTH SWITCHED OPTICAL NETWORK ROUTING, WAVELENGTH ASSIGNMENT, AND IMPAIRMENT VALIDATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.10.2015
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.06.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 25.07.2018  [2018/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
[N/P]
Former [2010/44]For all designated states
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Huawei Administration Building Bantian Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
Inventor(s)01 / YOUNG, Lee
1621 Tawakoni Lane
Plano, Texas 75075 / US
02 / GREG, Bemstein
41095 Canyon Heights Drive
Fremont, California 94539 / US
 [2010/44]
Representative(s)Körber, Martin Hans
Mitscherlich PartmbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Sonnenstrasse 33
80331 München / DE
[2014/49]
Former [2010/44]Körber, Martin Hans
Mitscherlich & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Sonnenstraße 33
80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date10745833.326.02.2010
[2010/44]
WO2010CN70767
Priority number, dateUS20090156287P27.02.2009         Original published format: US 156287 P
US2010071075723.02.2010         Original published format: US 710757
[2010/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2010097049
Date:02.09.2010
Language:EN
[2010/35]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2245776
Date:03.11.2010
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.09.2010 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/44]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2245776
Date:03.12.2014
Language:EN
[2014/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN02.09.2010
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.08.2011
ClassificationIPC:H04J14/02
[2010/44]
CPC:
H04Q11/0062 (EP,US); H04J14/0227 (US); H04J14/0257 (EP,US);
H04J14/0267 (EP,US); H04J14/0271 (EP,US); H04L45/02 (EP,US);
H04L45/42 (EP,US); H04L45/44 (EP,US); H04L45/62 (EP,US);
H04Q11/0005 (US); H04J14/0258 (EP,US); H04J14/0269 (EP,US);
H04Q2011/0073 (EP,US); H04Q2011/0086 (US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   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,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2010/44]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:PFADBERECHNUNGS-ELEMENTPROTOKOLLSOPERATION ZUR UNTERSTÜTZUNG WELLENLÄNGENGESCHALTETER, OPTISCHER NETZWERKLEITWEGLENKUNG, WELLENLÄNGENZUWEISUNG UND WERTMINDERUNGSVALIDIERUNG[2010/44]
English:PATH COMPUTATION ELEMENT PROTOCOL (PCEP) OPERATIONS TO SUPPORT WAVELENGTH SWITCHED OPTICAL NETWORK ROUTING, WAVELENGTH ASSIGNMENT, AND IMPAIRMENT VALIDATION[2010/44]
French:OPÉRATIONS DU PROTOCOLE D'ÉLÉMENT DE CALCUL DE CHEMIN (PCEP) POUR PRENDRE EN CHARGE UN ROUTAGE DE RÉSEAU OPTIQUE À COMMUTATION DE LONGUEURS D'ONDE, ATTRIBUTION DE LONGUEURS D'ONDE ET VALIDATION DES INSUFFISANCES[2010/44]
Entry into regional phase06.09.2010National basic fee paid 
06.09.2010Search fee paid 
06.09.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
06.09.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.09.2010Examination requested  [2010/44]
17.02.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.01.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.06.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.07.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.10.2014Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
27.10.2014Fee for grant paid
27.10.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  24.01.2014
Opposition(s)04.09.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/46]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
27.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
25.02.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU26.02.2010
AT03.12.2014
BE03.12.2014
BG03.12.2014
CY03.12.2014
CZ03.12.2014
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Documents cited:Search[XP]EP2063585  (ALCATEL LUCENT [FR]) [XP] 1,12 * the whole document *;
 [XP]  - AZODOLMOLKY S ET AL, "A survey on physical layer impairments aware routing and wavelength assignment algorithms in optical networks", COMPUTER NETWORKS, ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS B.V., AMSTERDAM, NL, vol. 53, no. 7, doi:10.1016/J.COMNET.2008.11.014, ISSN 1389-1286, (20090513), pages 926 - 944, (20081211), XP026007938 [XP] 1-16 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2008.11.014
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 [A]  - FARREL (ED) OLD DOG CONSULTING GREG BERNSTEIN GROTTO NETWORKING A, "Conveying Vendor-Specific Constraints in the Path Computation Element Protocol; draft-farrel-pce-vendor-constraints-02.txt", CONVEYING VENDOR-SPECIFIC CONSTRAINTS IN THE PATH COMPUTATION ELEMENT PROTOCOL; DRAFT-FARREL-PCE-VENDOR-CONSTRAINTS-02.TXT, INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE, IETF; STANDARDWORKINGDRAFT, INTERNET SOCIETY (ISOC) 4, RUE DES FALAISES CH- 1205 GENEVA, SWIT, (20081102), no. 2, XP015057640 [A] 1-16 * the whole document *
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