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EP2656546 - COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK MANAGEMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 22.01.2021 Database last updated on 18.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 14.02.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 23.10.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 07.03.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	08.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 10.08.2022 [2022/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states British Telecommunications public limited company 81 Newgate Street London EC1A 7AJ / GB
	[2018/01]
Former [2013/44]	For all designated states British Telecommunications Public Limited Company 81 Newgate Street London EC1A 7AJ / GB
Inventor(s)	01 / KARTHIKEYAN, Vidhyalakshmi PP:C5A, 81 Newgate Street London EC1A 7AJ / GB
	02 / NAUCK, Detlef, Daniel PP:C5A, 81 Newgate Street London EC1A 7AJ / GB
	[2013/44]
Representative(s)	British Telecommunications public limited company Intellectual Property Department 9th Floor One Braham Braham Street London E1 8EE / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2020/12]	British Telecommunications public limited company Intellectual Property Department Ground Floor, Faraday Building 1 Knightrider Street London EC4V 5BT / GB
Former [2013/44]	Geffen, Nigel Paul British Telecommunications plc Intellectual Property Department, PP:C5A BT Centre 81 Newgate Street London EC1A 7AJ / GB
Application number, filing date	11805125.9	16.12.2011
	[2020/12]
	WO2011GB01733
Priority number, date	EP20100252233	24.12.2010 Original published format: EP 10252233
	[2013/44]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2012085498
	Date:	28.06.2012
	Language:	EN
	[2012/26]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2656546
	Date:	30.10.2013
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.06.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2013/44]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2656546
	Date:	18.03.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/12]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	28.06.2012
Classification	IPC:	H04L12/24, H04L12/701, H04L12/801, H04L12/803, // H04L12/26	[2019/45]
	CPC:	H04L47/127 (EP,US); H04L41/142 (EP,US); H04L41/147 (EP,US); H04L41/5025 (EP,US); H04L45/00 (EP,US); H04L47/125 (EP,US); (+) H04L41/16 (EP,US); H04L43/0829 (EP,US); H04L43/0852 (EP,US); H04L43/087 (EP,US); H04L43/0882 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2013/44]	H04L12/24, H04L12/56
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 [2013/44]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VERWALTUNG VON KOMMUNIKATIONSNETZEN	[2013/44]
	English:	COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK MANAGEMENT	[2013/44]
	French:	GESTION DE RÉSEAU DE COMMUNICATION	[2013/44]
Entry into regional phase	24.05.2013	National basic fee paid
	24.05.2013	Designation fee(s) paid
	24.05.2013	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	24.05.2013	Examination requested [2013/44]
	27.05.2014	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	29.09.2016	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	08.03.2017	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	15.05.2017	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	06.12.2017	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	18.06.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	04.02.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	05.06.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.10.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	10.02.2020	Fee for grant paid
	10.02.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	10.02.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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 29.09.2016
Opposition(s)	21.12.2020	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/08]
Request for further processing for:	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
	15.05.2017	Request for further processing filed
	15.05.2017	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	23.05.2017	Decision despatched
	27.05.2014	Request for further processing filed
	27.05.2014	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	10.06.2014	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	18.11.2013	Renewal fee patent year 03
	31.10.2014	Renewal fee patent year 04
	30.11.2015	Renewal fee patent year 05
	03.10.2016	Renewal fee patent year 06
	30.09.2017	Renewal fee patent year 07
	01.10.2018	Renewal fee patent year 08
	31.10.2019	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	16.12.2011
	AL	18.03.2020
	AT	18.03.2020
	CY	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	MK	18.03.2020
	MT	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	TR	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	IE	16.12.2020
	LU	16.12.2020
	[2022/31]
Former [2022/30]	HU	16.12.2011
	AL	18.03.2020
	AT	18.03.2020
	CY	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	MT	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	TR	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	IE	16.12.2020
	LU	16.12.2020
Former [2022/27]	HU	16.12.2011
	AT	18.03.2020
	CY	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	MT	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	TR	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	IE	16.12.2020
	LU	16.12.2020
Former [2022/26]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	TR	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	IE	16.12.2020
	LU	16.12.2020
Former [2021/47]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	IE	16.12.2020
	LU	16.12.2020
Former [2021/46]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	IE	16.12.2020
Former [2021/40]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/24]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/10]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/09]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/08]	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2020/50]	CZ	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2020/49]	CZ	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2020/48]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2020/47]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
Former [2020/46]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
Former [2020/45]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
Former [2020/39]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
Former [2020/38]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
Former [2020/37]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
Former [2020/35]	FI	18.03.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
Cited in	International search	[Y]US2004098457 (BETGE-BREZETZ STEPHANE [FR], et al) [Y] 1-8 * paragraph [0028] - paragraph [0054] * * paragraph [0062] - paragraph [0075] *;
		[A]US2007121509 (TAYLOR MICHAEL [US], et al) [A] 1-8 * paragraph [0006]; figure 1 * * paragraph [0009] - paragraph [0012]; figure 2 *;
		[Y] - ANJALI T ET AL, "A new scheme for traffic estimation and resource allocation for bandwidth brokers", COMPUTER NETWORKS, ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS B.V., AMSTERDAM, NL, (20030422), vol. 41, no. 6, doi:DOI:10.1016/S1389-1286(02)00438-3, ISSN 1389-1286, pages 761 - 777, XP004414298 [Y] 1-8 * page 761, paragraph 1 - page 764, paragraph 2 * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1389-1286(02)00438-3
		[A] - D AWDUCHE, J MALCOLM, J AGOGBUA, M O'DELL, J MCMANUS, UUNET (MCI WORLDCOM), "Requirements for Traffic Engineering Over MPLS; rfc2702.txt", IETF STANDARD, INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE, IETF, CH, (19990901), ISSN 0000-0003, XP015008485 [A] 1-8 * abstract * * paragraph [02.2] *
	Examination	US2004136324
		US2006159021
		- FARREL OLD DOG CONSULTING J-P VASSEUR CISCO SYSTEMS A ET AL, "A Path Computation Element (PCE)-Based Architecture; rfc4655.txt", A PATH COMPUTATION ELEMENT (PCE)?-BASED ARCHITECTURE; RFC4655.TXT, INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE, IETF; STANDARD, INTERNET SOCIETY (ISOC) 4, RUE DES FALAISES CH- 1205 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, (20060801), XP015047407
	by applicant	US2004098457
		- J. MOY, "OSPF Version 2", RFC 2328, SECTION 2.4, URL: http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2328.txt
		- C. HOPPS, ANALYSIS OF AN EQUAL-COST MULTIPATH ALGORITHM RFC 2992, URL: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2992
		EP20100250540

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