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Method to assign upstream timeslots to a network terminal and network terminal and medium access controller for performing such a method
EP 0957654 B1 · Applicant: ALCATEL
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- Filed May 15, 1998 and granted April 9, 2008. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 15, 2018.
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FiledMay 15, 1998
PublishedNovember 17, 1999
GrantedApril 9, 2008
Term endedMay 15, 2018
Application numberEP 98401176
Classification (CPC)H04L12/403 +2 more
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