NO960790L - Konfigurerbar hybrid medium tilgangsstyring for kabelnettverk i byområder - Google Patents

Konfigurerbar hybrid medium tilgangsstyring for kabelnettverk i byområder

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NO960790L
NO960790L NO960790A NO960790A NO960790L NO 960790 L NO960790 L NO 960790L NO 960790 A NO960790 A NO 960790A NO 960790 A NO960790 A NO 960790A NO 960790 L NO960790 L NO 960790L
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Reem Safadi
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Gen Instrument Corp
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NO960790A 1995-02-28 1996-02-27 Konfigurerbar hybrid medium tilgangsstyring for kabelnettverk i byområder NO960790L (no)

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US39532595A 1995-02-28 1995-02-28
US08/402,007 US5572517A (en) 1995-02-28 1995-03-10 Configurable hybrid medium access control for cable metropolitan area networks

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