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(43) Date of publication: 06.07.2022 Bulletin 2022/27 (21) Application number: 20800478.8 (22) Date of filing: 12.10.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04L 1/00(2006.01) H04L 1/20(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): H04L 1/0003; H04L 1/203 (86) International application number: PCT/US2020/055274 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/072386 (15.04.2021 Gazette 2021/15)

(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: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 11.10.2019 US 201916599990 11.10.2019 US 201916600029 (71) Applicant: Itron Global SARL Liberty Lake, WA 99019 (US)	(72) Inventors: MAALLEM, Khalid Liberty Lake, WA 99019 (US) BARTIER, Jerome Liberty Lake, WA 99019 (US) BEN-MOSBAH, Aziza Liberty Lake, WA 99019 (US) KHALED, Yacine Liberty Lake, WA 99019 (US) KAOUK, Ahmad Liberty Lake, WA 99019 (US) (74) Representative: Morrall, Jonathan Ian McLachlan et al Kilburn & Strode LLP Lacon London 84 Theobalds Road London WC1X 8NL London WC1X 8NL (GB)