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Apparatus and method for expanding communication networks

CA 2283697 A1 · Owner: Ben-Ami, Raphael · Inventors: Ben-Ami, Raphael

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A method for increasing the total capacity of a network the network including , a first plurality of communication edges interconnecting a second plurality of communication nodes, the first plurality of communication edges and the second plurality of communication nodes having corresponding first and second pluralities of capacity values respectively the first and second pluralities , of capacity values determining the total capacity of the network. The method comprises expanding the capacity value of at least an individual communication edge from among the first plurality of communication edges the individual , edge connecting first and second communication nodes from among the second …

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  • Filed March 10, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 10, 2018.
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FiledMarch 10, 1998
GrantedNo grant recorded
Term endedMarch 10, 2018
Patent numberCA 2283697 A1
Classification (IPC)H04Q3/00 +1 more

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