(19)
(11) EP 3 044 911 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:
17.01.2018 Bulletin 2018/03

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
06.12.2017 Bulletin 2017/49

(21) Application number: 14767063.2

(22) Date of filing: 04.09.2014
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04L 12/28(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/GB2014/000349
(87) International publication number:
WO 2015/055975 (23.04.2015 Gazette 2015/16)

(54)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING WITH AN ACCESS NODE

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR KOMMUNIKATION MIT EINEM ZUGANGSKNOTEN

PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL PERMETTANT DE COMMUNIQUER AVEC UN NOEUD D'ACCÈS

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

(30) Priority: 09.09.2013 GB 201316054
15.05.2014 EP 14250074

(43) Date of publication of application:
20.07.2016 Bulletin 2016/29

(73) Proprietor: British Telecommunications public limited company
London EC1A 7AJ (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • LINNEY, Trevor Philip
    London EC1A 7AJ (GB)
  • EVERETT, Philip Antony
    London EC1A 7AJ (GB)

(74) Representative: British Telecommunications public limited company Intellectual Property Department 
Ground Floor, Faraday Building 1 Knightrider Street
London EC4V 5BT
London EC4V 5BT (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A1- 2 451 119
US-B1- 8 121 126
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