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(43) Date of publication: 19.06.2002 Bulletin 2002/25 (21) Application number: 00965899.8 (22) Date of filing: 25.08.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H04Q 7/32, H04B 1/04 (86) International application number: PCT/EP0008/351 (87) International publication number: WO 0120/933 (22.03.2001 Gazette 2001/12)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 15.09.1999 GB 9921827 (71) Applicant: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 126 25 Stockholm (SE)	(72) Inventor: KHULLAR, Anders S-237 37 Bjärred (SE) (74) Representative: O'Connell, David Christopher  Haseltine Lake & Co.,Imperial House,15-19 Kingsway London WC2B 6UD London WC2B 6UD (GB)