Appeal No. 1998-0291
Application 08/360,894
network may be composed of STM and ATM elements.
Accordingly, there will be a need to develop
technology that will gracefully interface STM
elements with ATM elements and allow ATM type
switches to interface with the different types of
existing signaling networks. The need for such
interfacing has been recognized, but has been
limited to the transport of user information only.
[Page 3, lines 12-21, emphasis added.]
Accordingly, Appellants’ arguments regarding the
adaptation of STM networks to ATM networks is not only obvious
as reasoned by the Examiner, but is acknowledged as recognized
in the art by Appellants’ specification. Claims 1 and 10 are
directed broadly to the concept of interfacing STM with ATM
networks and are fully met by the Examiner's rejection. Thus,
we will sustain the rejection of claims 1 and 10, under 35
U.S.C.
§ 103.
The details for accomplishing the adaptation are
recited in claims 3 through 6 and 11 through 14. The Examiner
has not rejected these claims on art. whether or not these
details may be inherent in the differences of the STM and ATM
protocols, such a rejection is not before us.
With regard to claims 2 through 9 and 11 through 17
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