Ex Parte ALEXANDER JR et al - Page 3




          Appeal No. 2001-0910                                                        
          Application No. 08/903,756                                                  
               communicating to said first entity, one or more base                   
               network addresses that identify the location of an entity              
               closely correspondent to said second entity in said at least           
               one base network; and                                                  
               thereafter utilizing said one or more base network                     
               addresses instead of emulated network addresses in                     
               communication between said first and second entities such              
               that communications between said first and second entities             
               is established and such that at least one of said one or               
               more source route bridges is bypassed and such that the                
               processing and delay associated with said at least one                 
               bypassed source route bridge is avoided wherein said                   
               performance in communications involving said at least two              
               emulated networks is enhanced.                                         
               The Examiner relies on the following prior art:                        
          DeSimone et al. (DeSimone)    5,905,872       May  18, 1999                 
                                             (filed  Nov. 05, 1996)                   
               Claims 1-4, 6-11, 13-20, 22, and 23 stand finally rejected             
          under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by DeSimone.                  
          Claims 5, 12, and 21 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C.                 
          § 103(a) as being unpatentable over DeSimone.                               













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