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(11) EP 2 099 178 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:
10.07.2019 Bulletin 2019/28

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
08.05.2019 Bulletin 2019/19

(21) Application number: 08152212.0

(22) Date of filing: 03.03.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04W 40/02(2009.01)
 H04L 12/729(2013.01)

(54)

A communication unit and a method in a wireless communication network

Kommunikationseinheit und -verfahren in einem Funkkommunikationsnetzwerk

Unité de communication et procédé dans un réseau de communication sans fil

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(43) Date of publication of application:
09.09.2009 Bulletin 2009/37

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

(72) Inventors:
  • Miao, Qingyu
    100012 Beijing (CN)
  • Gan, Jiansong
    100085 Beijing (CN)
  • Hu, Rong
    100016 Beijing (CN)
  • Osseiran, Afif
    164 78 Kista (SE)
  • Zhang, Zhang
    100028 Beijing (CN)

(74) Representative: Ericsson 
Patent Development Torshamnsgatan 21-23
164 80 Stockholm
164 80 Stockholm (SE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 1 610 503
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