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(11) EP 4 817 354 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
07.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/41

(21) Application number: 25708912.8

(22) Date of filing: 27.01.2025
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04W 84/20(2009.01)
H04W 72/29(2023.01)
H04W 16/24(2009.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
H04W 16/24; H04W 84/20; H04W 28/16
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2025/013219
(87) International publication number:
WO 2025/165697 (07.08.2025 Gazette 2025/32)
(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: 01.02.2024 US 202463548599 P

(71) Applicant: Apple Inc.
Cupertino, CA 95014 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • ZAEV, Danila
    80335 Munich, Bavaria-Bayern (DE)
  • MOHAMED, Ahmed Gamal Helmy
    Cupertino, California 95014 (US)
  • PALLE VENKATA, Naveen Kumar R.
    San Diego, California 92121 (US)
  • NAGUIB, Ayman F.
    Cupertino, California 95014 (US)

(74) Representative: COPA Copenhagen Patents 
Rosenvængets Allé 25
2100 Copenhagen Ø
2100 Copenhagen Ø (DK)

   


(54) SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL TOWER CONFIGURATION AND USE IN CELL-FREE NETWORKS