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From: ddp+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU (Drew Daniel Perkins)
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Subject: FDDI/Soderblum(?)
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Date: 11 May 89 00:25:32 GMT
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As I understand it, most companies in the IEEE 802.5 Token Ring business
have payed outrageous sums of money to a Swiss man named Soderblum (sp?)
for licenses on supposedly patented technology.  Given that the MAC
layer of FDDI is essentially taken directly from IEEE 802.5, I'm curious
if this issue has been raised?  Does anyone know?

Drew