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Patent US7433326 - Methods and devices for exchanging peer parameters between network devices - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsMethods and devices are provided for detecting whether peer ports interconnecting two network devices can perform a novel protocol called Exchange Peer Parameters (“EPP”). If the peer ports are so configured to perform EPP, EPP services are exchanged between the peer ports. In a first phase, information...http://www.google.com/patents/US7433326?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7433326 - Methods and devices for exchanging peer parameters between network devicesAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7433326 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/430,491Publication dateOct 7, 2008Filing dateMay 5, 2003Priority dateNov 27, 2002Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2505055A1, CN1717910A, CN1717910B, EP1566040A2, US8605624, US20040100910, US20080316942, WO2004051938A2, WO2004051938A3Publication number10430491, 430491, US 7433326 B2, US 7433326B2, US-B2-7433326, US7433326 B2, US7433326B2InventorsTushar Desai, Shashank Gupta, Praveen Jain, Kalyan K. GhoshOriginal AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (105), Non-Patent Citations (99), Referenced by (35), Classifications (14), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethods and devices for exchanging peer parameters between network devices
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