Appeal No. 2004-0959
Application 09/915,743
the first network device attempting to establish a link at the first link speed with the
second network device;
the first network device failing to establish a link at the first link speed with the second
network device;
the first network device downgrading the first set of capabilities to a second set of
capabilities, wherein the second set of capabilities does not include the first link speed;
the first network device transmitting a second message advertising the second set of
capabilities to the second network device;
the first network device negotiating with the second network device to determine a
second link speed that is less than the first link speed;
the first network device and the second network device establishing a link at the second
link speed; and
the first network device transmitting data to the second network device via the link at the
second link speed.
THE REFERENCES
Cochennec 4,417,333 Nov. 22, 1983
Crayford 5,432,775 Jul. 11, 1995
Mills 5,991,303 Nov. 23, 1999
Wakeley et al. (Wakeley) 6,198,727 Mar. 6, 2001
Feuerstraeter et al. 6,285,659 Sep. 4, 2001
(Feuerstraeter) (filed Sep. 10, 1997)
IEEE Standard 802.3u-1995
THE REJECTIONS
The claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as follows: claims 1, 3, 21, 22, 30-33,
38-41, 63-66, 70-74, 81-84, 87, 88, 90, 94, 96-99, 104-108, 129, 131, 135 and 137 over
Feuerstraeter in view of Cochennec; claims 2, 34, 35, 43, 44, 46, 67, 68, 76, 77, 79, 85, 86, 91,
92, 100, 101, 109, 110, 112, 130 and 136 over Feuerstraeter in view of Cochennec and Mills;
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