Appeal 2006-3371
Application 09/834,918
comprises a list of at least one intermediate node to be visited on the way to
the destination node. The IP data visits a first node and the at least one
intermediate node as it travels from the source apparatus to the destination
apparatus. The IP data is classified at the first node based on an entry in the
header.
Claim 1 is representative of the claims on appeal, and it reads as
follows:
1. A method of classifying Internet Protocol (IP) data to be sent from
a source apparatus to a destination apparatus in a packet switched network,
said method comprising:
receiving said data at a first node, the data comprising a header
comprising a list of at least one intermediate node to be visited on a way to
the destination apparatus; and
classifying said data at said first node based on an entry in said
header.
The prior art relied upon by the Examiner in rejecting the claims on
appeal is:
Narad US 6,157,955 Dec. 5, 2000
Jorgensen US 6,452,915 B1 Sep. 17, 2002
(filed Jul. 9, 1999)
Walrand US 6,674,760 B1 Jan. 6, 2004
(filed Sep. 28, 1999)
The Examiner rejected claims 1, 8 to 13, 20 to 25 and 33 to 37 under
35 U.S.C. § 102(e) based upon the teachings of Walrand, the Examiner
rejected claims 2 to 4, 14 to 16 and 26 to 29 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) based
upon the teachings of Walrand and Jorgensen, and the Examiner rejected
claims 5 to 7, 17 to 19 and 30 to 32 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) based upon the
teachings of Walrand, Jorgensen and Narad.
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