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IPR Details
ADTRAN, Inc.'s Statement about IPR related to draft-ko-ippm-streaming-performance-00

Submitted: February 21, 2013 under the rules in RFC 3979 as updated by RFC 4879.

Note: Updates to IPR disclosures must only be made by authorized representatives of the original submitters. Updates will automatically be forwarded to the current Patent Holder's Contact and to the Submitter of the original IPR disclosure.

I. Patent Holder/Applicant ("Patent Holder")

Holder legal name ADTRAN, Inc.

II. Patent Holder's Contact for License Application

Holder contact name Rodney Hyatt
Holder contact email rodney.hyatt@adtran.com
Holder contact info

Sr. Director, Legal Affairs & Contracts
901 Explorer Blvd.
Huntsville, AL 35806 USA
T: +1 256 963 8499

III. Contact Information for the IETF Participant Whose Personal Belief Triggered this Disclosure

Name Ken Ko
Email ken.ko@adtran.com
Other info

Sr. Staff Scientist
T: +1 256 963 3752

IV. IETF Document or Other Contribution to Which this IPR Disclosure Relates

Internet-Draft:
draft-ko-ippm-streaming-performance ("Model-Based Estimation of Streaming Performance")
Revisions:
00

V. Disclosure of Patent Information
i.e., patents or patent applications required to be disclosed by RFC 3979 as updated by RFC 4879

A. For granted patents or published pending patent applications, please provide the following information:

Patent, Serial, Publication, Registration, or Application/File number(s)

NA
Date: 11/2/2012
Country: United States

B. Does this disclosure relate to an unpublished pending patent application?:

Has patent pending Yes

VI. Licensing Declaration

The Patent Holder states that its position with respect to licensing any patent claims contained in the patent(s) or patent application(s) disclosed above that would necessarily be infringed by implementation of the technology required by the relevant IETF specification ("Necessary Patent Claims"), for the purpose of implementing such specification, is as follows(select one licensing declaration option only):

Licensing See Text Below for Licensing Declaration
Licensing information, comments, notes, or URL for further information

ADTRAN states that its position with respect to licensing of ADTRAN’s intellectual property disclosed in the reference document for “Model-Based Estimation of Streaming Performance” held by ADTRAN that would necessarily be infringed by implementation of the technology required by the relevant IETF specification ("Necessary IP Claims") is that for the purpose of implementing such specification ADTRAN will offer a reasonable and non-discriminatory license to all implementers with a possible royalty fee or other customary industry licensing method for compensating ADTRAN.

Subject to a license agreement being made before use of our Essential Intellectual Property (as hereinafter defined) and subject to a reciprocal license under similar conditions being available to ADTRAN and its Subsidiaries (as defined below) under Essential Intellectual Property of the applicant, ADTRAN hereby declares:

- ADTRAN believes that ADTRAN’s intellectual property disclosed in the reference document for “Model-Based Estimation of Streaming Performance” may be essential to the invention and,
- if such invention is technically unavoidable to implement such IETF Standard (“Essential Intellectual Property”),

ADTRAN is prepared to grant licenses under such Essential Intellectual Property of ADTRAN on non-discriminatory, reasonable terms and conditions for implementation of such IETF Standard in any country where such IETF Standard is to be applied and a pertinent Essential Intellectual Property of ADTRAN or any of its Subsidiaries does exist.

Definition of Subsidiaries: “Subsidiaries” of ADTRAN shall mean all companies controlled by ADTRAN. “Controlled by” within the meaning of this declaration means to have directly or indirectly, a controlling interest in such company, at any time after this declaration has been given and as long as such an interest exists, by owning a majority of the voting stock or equivalent voting rights.

Note: The individual submitting this template represents and warrants that he or she is authorized by the Patent Holder to agree to the above-selected licensing declaration.

VII. Contact Information of Submitter of this Form

Submitter name Ken Ko
Submitter email ken.ko@adtran.com

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