>> If, as I suspect, there is no patent in any jurisdiction but the
>> USA, [...]
> Given Cisco's sphere of operations, that's actually quite an
> assumption.

True, which is why I stated it explicitly.  Does anyone actually know
whether they have patents anywhere else?

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