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EP0788249 - A node in an optical signal transmission network, and method of retaining the communication on the occurrence of a failure [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.04.2004
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.08.2009Change - representativepublished on 16.09.2009  [2009/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Cisco Photonics Italy SrL
Viale Sarca, 222
20126 Milan / IT
[2003/50]
Former [1998/04]For all designated states
PIRELLI CAVI E SISTEMI S.p.A.
Viale Sarca, 222
20126 Milano / IT
Former [1997/32]For all designated states
PIRELLI CAVI S.p.A.
Viale Sarca, 222
20126 Milano / IT
Inventor(s)01 / Meli, Fausto
Stradone Farnese, 100
Piacenza / IT
[1997/32]
Representative(s)Checcacci, Giorgio
Porta, Checcacci & Associati S.p.A.
Via Trebbia 20
20135 Milano / IT
[N/P]
Former [2009/38]Checcacci, Giorgio
Porta, Checcacci & Associati S.p.A. Via Trebbia 20
20135 Milano / IT
Former [1997/32]Checcacci, Giorgio
PORTA, CHECCACCI & BOTTI s.r.l. Viale Sabotino, 19/2
I-20135 Milano / IT
Application number, filing date97101418.830.01.1997
[1997/32]
Priority number, dateIT1996MI0019905.02.1996         Original published format: IT MI960199
[1997/32]
Filing languageIT
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0788249
Date:06.08.1997
Language:EN
[1997/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0788249
Date:25.06.2003
Language:EN
[2003/26]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.04.1997
ClassificationIPC:H04B10/213
[1997/32]
CPC:
H04B10/27 (EP,US); H04B10/275 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT [1997/32]
TitleGerman:Knoten eines optischen Übertragungsnetzes und Verfahren zur Übertragungsaufrechterhaltung nach einer Netzstörung[1997/32]
English:A node in an optical signal transmission network, and method of retaining the communication on the occurrence of a failure[1997/32]
French:Noeud pour réseau de transmission optique et procédé pour maintenir la communication en cas de défaillance[1997/32]
Examination procedure17.01.1998Examination requested  [1998/14]
20.12.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.04.2003Fee for grant paid
15.04.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)26.03.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
05.01.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
05.01.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
11.01.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
10.01.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
14.01.2003Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT25.06.2003
ES22.12.2003
[2008/07]
Former [2004/13]ES22.12.2003
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 [A]  - GAY ET AL, "Theoretical simulation and experimental investigation on a WDM survivable unidirectional open ring network using tunable channel selecting receivers", JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY, NEW YORK US, (199508), vol. 13, no. 8, pages 1636 - 1646, XP000537119 [A] 1-6 * page 1637, column L, line 21 - column R, line 2 * * page 1637, column R, line 14 - line 15 * * figure 3 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/50.405305
 [A]  - ELREFAIE, "Multiwavelength survivable ring network architectures", IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATIONS, GENEVA, CH, (19930523), pages 1245 - 1251, XP000371271 [A] 1-6 * page 1246, column L, paragraph 2 * * page 1246, column L, paragraph 4 * * page 1247, column R, paragraph 2 * * page 1248, column L, paragraph 1 * * figures 3,5,10-12 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICC.1993.397474
 [A]  - GUIZANI ET AL, "Optical design of a fault tolerant self-routing switch for massively parallel processing networks", PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MASSIVELY PARALLEL PROCESSING USING OPTICAL INTERCONNECTIONS, SAN ANTONIO, US, (1995), pages 246 - 253, XP002021846 [A] 1-6 * page 246, column R, paragraph 3 - paragraph 5 * * figure 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MPPOI.1995.528650
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