Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,940,376 · App. 08/790,473
Method and apparatus to establish a tap-point in a switched network using self-configuring switches having distributed configuration capabilities
Inventors:
Judith A. Yanacek, Bruce G. Clements, Theodore Len
Patented Case
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Granted: Aug 17, 1999
Filed: Jan 29, 1997
Inventors
Judith A. Yanacek
Bruce G. Clements
Theodore Len
Assignee (at issue)
Cabletron Systems, Inc.
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