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(11) EP 4 771 971 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
08.07.2026 Bulletin 2026/28

(21) Application number: 24884805.3

(22) Date of filing: 30.10.2024
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04W 72/543(2023.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
H04W 28/16; H04W 48/18; H04W 24/02; H04W 8/20
(86) International application number:
PCT/CN2024/128446
(87) International publication number:
WO 2025/092804 (08.05.2025 Gazette 2025/19)
(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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA
Designated Validation States:
GE KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 31.10.2023 WO PCT/CN2023/128289

(71) Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
164 83 Stockholm (SE)

(72) Inventors:
  • INIESTA GONZALEZ, Antonio
    28046 Madrid (ES)
  • WANG, Cheng
    Shanghai 200335 (CN)

(74) Representative: Ericsson 
Patent Development Torshamnsgatan 21-23
164 80 Stockholm
164 80 Stockholm (SE)

   


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