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(43) Date of publication: 25.04.2018 Bulletin 2018/17 (21) Application number: 16734113.0 (22) Date of filing: 17.06.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01Q 15/00(2006.01) H01Q 19/12(2006.01) H01Q 19/19(2006.01) H01Q 15/14(2006.01) H01Q 19/17(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2016/038188 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/205715 (22.12.2016 Gazette 2016/51)

(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: 19.06.2015 US 201562182380 P (71) Applicant: Hughes Network Systems, LLC Germantown, MD 20876 (US)	(72) Inventors: JACKSON, Thomas Germantown, MD 20876 (US) HOU, Peter Germantown, MD 20876 (US) (74) Representative: Barker Brettell LLP  100 Hagley Road Edgbaston Birmingham B16 8QQ Birmingham B16 8QQ (GB)