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. 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007