METHOD AND RADIO BASE STATION WITH BEST-EFFORT MACRO DIVERSITY

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EP 2 020 154 B8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	23.12.2015 Bulletin 2015/52

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	04.11.2015 Bulletin 2015/45

(21)	Application number: 06733496.1

(22)	Date of filing: 17.05.2006

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H04B 7/26^(2006.01)
H04W 52/14^(2009.01)
H04W 52/40^(2009.01)
H04W 28/18^(2009.01)

H04W 52/24^(2009.01)
H04W 52/38^(2009.01)
H04B 7/02^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/SE2006/050126

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2007/133132 (22.11.2007 Gazette 2007/47)

(54)	METHOD AND RADIO BASE STATION WITH BEST-EFFORT MACRO DIVERSITY VERFAHREN UND FUNKBASISSTATION MIT BEST-EFFORT-MAKRODIVERSITÄT PROCÉDÉ ET STATION DE BASE RADIO AVEC LA MEILLEURE MACRODIVERSITÉ POSSIBLE

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	04.02.2009 Bulletin 2009/06

(73)	Proprietor: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
	164 83 Stockholm (SE)

(72)	Inventors:
	KARLSSON, Patrik S-138 34 Älta (SE) ENGLUND, Eva S-589 37 Linköping (SE) GUNNARSSON, Fredrik S-587 50 Linköping (SE)

(74)	Representative: Hasselgren, Erik Joakim
	Ericsson AB Patent Unit LTE Torshamnsgatan 23 164 80 Stockholm 164 80 Stockholm (SE)

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WO-A2-99/41850

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