Received November 16, 2000 From: Maximilian Riegel Individuals employed by Siemens are involved in various working groups of the IETF. As a backdrop to any and all such activities, and in accordance with RFC 2026, Siemens wishes to make the following statement: "Siemens may have patent rights on technology described in a document which employees of Siemens contribute for use in IETF standards discussions. In relation to any IETF standard incorporating any such technology, Siemens hereby agrees to license on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms, based on reciprocity, any patent claims it owns covering such technology, to the extent such technology is essential to comply with such standard." Please contact for any question related to this statement: Dieter Reinhardt Siemens AG ZT LC Postfach 221634 80506 Munich Germany Phone: +49 89 636 82880 Fax: +49 89 636 81855 email: dieter.reinhardt@mchm.siemens.de