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(43) Date of publication: 23.08.2017 Bulletin 2017/34 (21) Application number: 15784933.2 (22) Date of filing: 13.10.2015

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01Q 1/32(2006.01) H04H 20/62(2008.01) H04W 16/26(2009.01) H04W 88/04(2009.01) H04B 7/155(2006.01) H04W 84/00(2009.01) H04W 84/04(2009.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2015/073680 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/059053 (21.04.2016 Gazette 2016/16)

(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 Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: MA (30) Priority: 13.10.2014 EP 14382390 05.12.2014 EP 14382499 05.12.2014 EP 14382497 26.12.2014 EP 14382572 26.12.2014 EP 14382571 02.02.2015 EP 15382033 02.02.2015 EP 15382031 19.06.2015 EP 15382323 30.07.2015 EP 15382400 30.07.2015 EP 15382402 30.07.2015 EP 15382399 18.09.2015 EP 15382454 18.09.2015 EP 15382455 08.10.2015 EP 15382489 (71) Applicant: Vodafone IP Licensing Limited The Connection Newbury Berkshire RG14 2FN (GB)

(72) Inventors: ARULKKUMARAN, Arul Newbury Berkshire RG14 2PZ (GB) DE PASQUALE, Andrea E-28042 Madrid (ES) MURRAY, Eric Newbury Berkshire RG14 2PZ (GB) POUS-FENOLLAR, Mabel Newbury Berkshire RG14 2PZ (GB) (74) Representative: Boult Wade Tennant  Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT London WC1X 8BT (GB)