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EP3259887 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC OPTIMAL ROUTE REFLECTOR ROOT ADDRESS ASSIGNEMT TO ROUTE REFLECTOR CLIENTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2017/52]AUTOMATIC OPTIMAL ROUTE REFLECTOR ROOT ADDRESS ASSIGNMENT TO ROUTE REFLECTOR CLIENTS AND FAST FAILOVER IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT
[2021/10]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.06.2022
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  09.07.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.03.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  07.12.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.11.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  05.07.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 16.10.2024 [2024/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Cisco Technology, Inc.
170 West Tasman Drive
San Jose, CA 95134-1706 / US
[2021/32]
Former [2017/52]For all designated states
Cisco Technology, Inc.
SJC/10/2/1
170 West Tasman Drive
San Jose, CA 95134-1706 / US
Inventor(s)01 / PATEL, Keyur
6297 Skywalker Dr.
San Jose, California 95135 / US
02 / BAYRAKTAR, Serpil
18400 Overlook Rd.
Unit 66
Los Gatos, California 95030 / US
03 / BHARDWAJ, Manish
63 Paramount Terrace
San Francisco, California 94118 / US
04 / WARD, David D.
32460 Loma Chiquita Rd.
Los Gatos, California 95033 / US
05 / PITHAWALA, Burjiz
21900 Woodbury Drive
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
 [2017/52]
Representative(s)Mathys & Squire
The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
[2021/32]
Former [2017/52]Kazi, Ilya, et al
Mathys & Squire LLP The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
Application number, filing date16708285.813.02.2016
[2017/52]
WO2016US17909
Priority number, dateUS201562119044P20.02.2015         Original published format: US 201562119044 P
US201562119048P20.02.2015         Original published format: US 201562119048 P
US201562119113P21.02.2015         Original published format: US 201562119113 P
US201562119114P21.02.2015         Original published format: US 201562119114 P
US201562119115P21.02.2015         Original published format: US 201562119115 P
US20151480901724.07.2015         Original published format: US201514809017
[2017/52]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2016133831
Date:25.08.2016
Language:EN
[2016/34]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3259887
Date:27.12.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.08.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/52]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3259887
Date:11.08.2021
Language:EN
[2021/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP22.09.2016
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/717, H04L12/753
[2017/52]
CPC:
H04L45/42 (EP,CN,US); H04L45/127 (CN,US); H04L45/02 (US);
H04L45/03 (EP,CN); H04L45/033 (EP,CN); H04L45/04 (EP);
H04L45/28 (EP); H04L45/48 (US); H04L45/488 (EP,CN);
H04L45/74 (CN,US) (-)
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 [2017/52]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR AUTOMATISCHE ZUWEISUNG DER OPTIMALEN ROUTENREFLEKTOR-ROOTADRESSE ZU ROUTENREFLEKTOR-CLIENTS[2021/10]
English:METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC OPTIMAL ROUTE REFLECTOR ROOT ADDRESS ASSIGNEMT TO ROUTE REFLECTOR CLIENTS[2021/10]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME POUR L' AFFECTATION D'ADRESSE RACINE D'UN RÉFLECTEUR DE CHEMIN OPTIMAL AUTOMATIQUE POUR DES CLIENTS DE RÉFLECTEUR DE CHEMIN[2021/10]
Former [2017/52]AUTOMATISCHE ZUWEISUNG DER OPTIMALEN ROUTENREFLEKTOR-ROOTADRESSE ZU ROUTENREFLEKTOR-CLIENTS UND SCHNELLE AUSFALLSICHERUNG IN EINER NETZWERKUMGEBUNG
Former [2017/52]AUTOMATIC OPTIMAL ROUTE REFLECTOR ROOT ADDRESS ASSIGNMENT TO ROUTE REFLECTOR CLIENTS AND FAST FAILOVER IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT
Former [2017/52]AFFECTATION D'ADRESSE RACINE D'UN RÉFLECTEUR DE CHEMIN OPTIMAL AUTOMATIQUE POUR DES CLIENTS DE RÉFLECTEUR DE CHEMIN ET UN BASCULEMENT RAPIDE DANS UN ENVIRONNEMENT DE RÉSEAU
Entry into regional phase03.07.2017National basic fee paid 
03.07.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
03.07.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.07.2017Examination requested  [2017/52]
03.07.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
29.03.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.12.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
31.03.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.09.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.01.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.03.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.07.2021Fee for grant paid
01.07.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
01.07.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP21183261.3  / EP3923525
Opposition(s)12.05.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/29]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
27.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
27.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
25.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[A]US2007091794  (FILSFILS CLARENCE [BE], et al) [A] 1-19 * the whole document *;
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 [XA]  - RASZUK MIRANTIS INC C CASSAR CISCO SYSTEMS E AMAN TELIASONERA B DECRAENE S LITKOWSKI ORANGE R, "BGP Optimal Route Reflection (BGP-ORR); draft-ietf-idr-bgp-optimal-route-reflection-08.txt", BGP OPTIMAL ROUTE REFLECTION (BGP-ORR); DRAFT-IETF-IDR-BGP-OPTIMAL-ROUTE-REFLECTION-08.TXT, INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE, IETF; STANDARDWORKINGDRAFT, INTERNET SOCIETY (ISOC) 4, RUE DES FALAISES CH- 1205 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, (20141023), pages 1 - 22, XP015102391 [X] 16 * page 6, line 11 - page 8, line 12 * [A] 1-15,17-19
ExaminationUS2006140136
by applicant   - BATES, T.; CHEN, E.; R. CHANDRA, "BGP Route Reflection: An Alternative to Full Mesh Internal BGP (IBGP", REQUESTS FOR COMMENT (RFC) 4456, (200604), URL: http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4457
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