Appeal No. 1997-0809
Application 08/033,599
We conclude that Jolissaint does not disclose or
suggest means for indicating that a connection is in use but
which is indicated as being inactive in a node adjacent to
said node. Jolissaint indicates the physical or logical
connection, not whether the connection is in use.
Jolissaint does not indicate that a connection is in use,
but is indicated to be inactive. The Examiner's
interpretation of Jolissaint does not fairly meet the
specific claim limitations. Therefore, we conclude that the
Examiner has failed to establish a prima facie case of
obviousness with respect to claim 5. The rejection of
claims 5-8 is reversed.
Claims 1, 3, and 4
Claim 1 requires "means for storing the current status
of said virtual circuit segments and the configuration of
said interconnections."
Appellants argue that Jolissaint identifies physical
connections in the network and "[t]here is no teaching or
suggestion in Jolissaint to report the status of virtual
circuit segments ..." (RBr3).
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