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(43) Date of publication: 24.01.2018 Bulletin 2018/04 (21) Application number: 16714122.5 (22) Date of filing: 28.03.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04L 1/00(2006.01) H04L 5/14(2006.01) H04L 1/18(2006.01) H04W 72/04(2009.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2016/022511 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/149292 (22.09.2016 Gazette 2016/38)

(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 MD (30) Priority: 16.03.2015 US 201562133862 P 15.01.2016 US 201614996902 (71) Applicant: Qualcomm Incorporated San Diego, CA 92121-1714 (US)

(72) Inventors: BHUSHAN, Naga San Diego, California 92121-1714 (US) MUKKAVILLI, Krishna Kiran San Diego, California 92121-1714 (US) JI, Tingfang San Diego, California 92121-1714 (US) SMEE, John Edward San Diego, California 92121-1714 (US) JIANG, Jing San Diego, California 92121-1714 (US) SORIAGA, Joseph Binamira San Diego, California 92121-1714 (US) (74) Representative: Wegner, Hans  Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB Patentanwälte, Rechtsanwälte Prinzregentenplatz 7 81675 München 81675 München (DE)