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EP3232576 - FEED-FORWARD STAIRCASE CODES FOR CHANNEL CODING IN OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  30.10.2020
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  04.11.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.04.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  15.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip30.10.2020Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 02.12.2020  [2020/49]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Alcatel Lucent
Site Nokia Paris Saclay
Route de Villejust
91620 Nozay / FR
[2018/16]
Former [2017/42]For all designated states
ALCATEL LUCENT
148/152 route de la Reine
92100 Boulogne-Billancourt / FR
Inventor(s)01 / Schmalen, Laurent
Alcatel-Lucent Deutschland AG
Lorenzstr. 10
70435 Stuttgart / DE
02 / Zhang, Lei
Alcatel-Lucent Deutschland AG
Lorenzstrasse 10
70435 Stuttgart / DE
 [2017/42]
Representative(s)2SPL Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Landaubogen 3
81373 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2017/42]2SPL Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Postfach 15 17 23
80050 München / DE
Application number, filing date16305442.215.04.2016
[2017/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3232576
Date:18.10.2017
Language:EN
[2017/42]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.10.2016
ClassificationIPC:H03M13/29, H03M13/27, // H03M13/15, H03M13/19
[2017/42]
CPC:
H03M13/2906 (EP); H03M13/2757 (EP); H03M13/611 (EP);
H03M13/6368 (EP); H03M13/1515 (EP); H03M13/152 (EP);
H03M13/19 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   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 [2018/22]
Former [2017/42]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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORWÄRTSGERICHTETE STAIRCASE CODES ZUR KANALCODIERUNG IN OPTISCHEN KOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEMEN[2017/42]
English:FEED-FORWARD STAIRCASE CODES FOR CHANNEL CODING IN OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS[2017/42]
French:CODE STAIRCASE À FEED-FORWARD POUR CODAGE CANAL DANS DES SYSTÈMES DE COMMUNICATION OPTIQUE[2017/42]
Examination procedure15.04.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
17.04.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.04.2018Examination requested  [2018/22]
05.11.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.06.2020Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2020/49]
13.07.2020Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time  [2020/49]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
15.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.04.202005   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2012266051  (FARHOODFAR ARASH [CA], et al) [A] 1-21 * the whole document *;
 [A]  - BENJAMIN P SMITH ET AL, "Staircase Codes: FEC for 100 Gb/s OTN", JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, NEW YORK, NY, US, (20120101), vol. 30, no. 1, doi:10.1109/JLT.2011.2175479, ISSN 0733-8724, pages 110 - 117, XP011397841 [A] 1-21 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2011.2175479
 [A]  - SCHMALEN LAURENT ET AL, "Spatially Coupled Soft-Decision Error Correction for Future Lightwave Systems", JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, NEW YORK, NY, US, vol. 33, no. 5, doi:10.1109/JLT.2014.2379957, ISSN 0733-8724, (20150301), pages 1109 - 1116, (20150309), XP011575185 [A] 1-21 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2014.2379957
 [A]  - ITU, "SERIES G: TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS AND MEDIA, DIGITAL SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS Digital sections and digital line system - Optical fibre submarine cable systems Forward error correction for high bit-rate DWDM submarine systems ITU-T Recommendation G.975.1", ITU-T STANDARD IN FORCE (I), INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION, GENEVA, CH, (20040201), no. g9751 2/4, pages 1 - 58, XP002474600 [A] 1-21 * the whole document *
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