The following statement was received on Friday, November 20 From: Simon Carter BT would like to point out that aspects of its proposal for "Bounded-delay service", submitted in a draft to the diff-serv WG, are subject to a patent application. BT does this in the belief that this patent application is relevant to present discussions within the IETF. Simon Carter BT Labs -------------------------------------------------------------------- Simon Carter BT Laboratories, B29 room 138 Martlesham Heath, Ipswich IP5 3RE Tel: +44 1473 646990 e-mail: simon.carter@bt-sys.bt.co.uk