Re: NAT patent

In message 
<200009211344(_dot_)JAA19359(_at_)astro(_dot_)cs(_dot_)utk(_dot_)edu>, Keith 
Moore typed:

> > OTOH, if I owned that patent, I'd put it to good use...
the normal corporate use of patents is to stop someone else charging
you royalties for something covered by their patent - for example, 
cisco might need the NAT patent to stop someone charing them for fast
ipv6 technology:-)

 cheers

   jon