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(43) Date of publication: 05.02.2003 Bulletin 2003/06 (21) Application number: 01913130.9 (22) Date of filing: 28.02.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H04L 27/30, H04L 25/03, H04L 25/49 (86) International application number: PCT/US0106/317 (87) International publication number: WO 0108/2547 (01.11.2001 Gazette 2001/44)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 19.04.2000 US 198516 P 20.06.2000 US 212892 P 22.12.2000 US 746167 (71) Applicant: Powerwave Technologies, Inc. Irvine,California 92614 (US)	(72) Inventor: HUNTON, Matthew, J. Liberty Lake, WA 99019 (US) (74) Representative: Fiener, Josef  Patentanw. J. Fiener et col.P.O. Box 12 49 87712 Mindelheim 87712 Mindelheim (DE)