AU764270B2 - Distributed switch and connection control arrangement and method for digital communications network - Google Patents

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AU764270B2
AU764270B2 AU59481/99A AU5948199A AU764270B2 AU 764270 B2 AU764270 B2 AU 764270B2 AU 59481/99 A AU59481/99 A AU 59481/99A AU 5948199 A AU5948199 A AU 5948199A AU 764270 B2 AU764270 B2 AU 764270B2
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Nitin D. Godiwala
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    • H04L45/00—Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks
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