Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,838,989 · App. 08/560,173
Common interface for a network having different communication media employing a carrier sense multiple access with collision detection (CSMA/CD) protocol
Inventors:
Jerry Hutchison, Henry S. Yang, William C. Mallard, Jr.
Patented Case
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Granted: Nov 17, 1998
Filed: Nov 17, 1995
Inventors
Jerry Hutchison
Henry S. Yang
William C. Mallard, Jr.
Assignee (at issue)
Cabletron Systems, Inc.
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