IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING SYMBOL TIMING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, ALSO USING A REUSABLE CONTROL CHANNEL, AND REDUCING POWER

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EP 0 909 520 A2

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(43)	Date of publication:
	21.04.1999 Bulletin 1999/16

(21)	Application number: 97932429.0

(22)	Date of filing: 30.06.1997

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H04J 3/ 00^{( . )}
H04L 29/ 06^{( . )}
H04W 84/ 16^{( . )}
H04W 52/ 02^{( . )}

H04B 7/ 26^{( . )}
H04W 72/ 12^{( . )}
H04W 48/ 12^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1997/011485

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1998/000992 (08.01.1998 Gazette 1998/01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB NL SE

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Priority:

28.06.1996 US 19960671724
28.06.1996 US 19960671733
28.06.1996 US 19960672269

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Applicants:

(72)	Inventors:
	JACKSON, Allen Melbourne, FL 32919 (US) HOCHMAN, David Melbourne, FL 32919 (US) SIKAND, Parminder Melbourne, FL 32919 (US) HADAR, Rami Melbourne, FL 32919 (US) KLEIN, Jay Melbourne, FL 32919 (US) ARDITI, Shmuel Melbourne, FL 32919 (US) BACHINSKI, Shmuel Melbourne, FL 32919 (US) KNOBEL, Yaron Melbourne, FL 32919 (US) SHOR, Gadi Melbourne, FL 32919 (US)

(74)	Representative: Meddle, Alan Leonard, et al
	FORRESTER & BOEHMERT Franz-Joseph-Strasse 38 80801 München 80801 München (DE)

(54)	IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING SYMBOL TIMING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, ALSO USING A REUSABLE CONTROL CHANNEL, AND REDUCING POWER