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EP About this file: EP3844899

EP3844899 - CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION IN A CENTRALIZED RADIO ACCESS NETWORK HAVING MULTIPLE CONTROLLERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  29.03.2024
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  23.11.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.10.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  14.06.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.06.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  07.03.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip29.03.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 01.05.2024  [2024/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CommScope Technologies LLC
3642 E US Highway 70
Claremont NC 28610 / US
[2024/17]
Former [2021/27]For all designated states
CommScope Technologies LLC
1100 CommScope Place SE
Hickory, NC 28602 / US
Inventor(s)01 / SANDBERG, Stuart D.
c/o CommScope Technologies LLC
Claremont, NC 28610 / US
 [2024/17]
Former [2021/27]01 / SANDBERG, Stuart D.
c/o CommScope Technologies LLC
1100 CommScope Place SE
Hickory, North Carolina 28602 / US
Representative(s)Meissner Bolte Partnerschaft mbB
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte
Postfach 86 06 24
81633 München / DE
[2024/18]
Former [2021/27]Parker, Andrew James
Meissner Bolte Patentanwälte
Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Postfach 86 06 24
81633 München / DE
Application number, filing date19854288.828.08.2019
[2021/27]
WO2019US48609
Priority number, dateUS201862724493P29.08.2018         Original published format: US 201862724493 P
[2021/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020047126
Date:05.03.2020
Language:EN
[2020/10]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3844899
Date:07.07.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.03.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3844899
Date:01.05.2024
Language:EN
[2024/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR05.03.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.05.2022
ClassificationIPC:H04J3/06, H04W88/08
[2022/23]
CPC:
H04J3/0641 (EP); H04W56/0015 (US); H04J3/0658 (EP);
H04J3/0667 (EP); H04W84/042 (US); H04W88/085 (EP)
Former IPC [2021/27]H04J3/06, H04L12/931
Designated contracting statesAL,   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 [2021/27]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:TAKTSYNCHRONISIERUNG IN EINEM ZENTRALISIERTEN FUNKZUGANGSNETZWERK MIT MEHREREN STEUERGERÄTEN[2021/27]
English:CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION IN A CENTRALIZED RADIO ACCESS NETWORK HAVING MULTIPLE CONTROLLERS[2021/27]
French:SYNCHRONISATION D'HORLOGE DANS UN RÉSEAU D'ACCÈS RADIOÉLECTRIQUE CENTRALISÉ COMPORTANT DE MULTIPLES DISPOSITIFS DE COMMANDE[2021/27]
Entry into regional phase25.02.2021National basic fee paid 
25.02.2021Search fee paid 
25.02.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
25.02.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.02.2021Examination requested  [2021/27]
24.04.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.06.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.10.2023Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
24.11.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.03.2024Fee for grant paid
21.03.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
21.03.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
29.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
28.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2017150464  (KAZEHAYA KENJI [JP], et al) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0041] * * figures 3,7,10,18 * * paragraphs [0062] , [0 65] , [0067] * * page 128 * * paragraph [0133] - paragraph [0135] * * paragraphs [0139] , [ 142] *;
 [A]WO2017184685  (CENTURYLINK IP LLC [US]) [A] 1,9 * figure 4 ** paragraphs [0004] , [0019] , [0021] *;
 [A]WO2018017468  (PHLUIDO INC [US]) [A] 1-15 * figures 2,4,5 * * page 7, line 3 - line 8 * * page 14, line 28 - page 15, paragraph l * * page 22, line 22 - line 27 * * page 24, line 15 - line 17 * * page 24, line 24 - line 26 * * page 26, line 24 - page 27, line 17 * * page 28, line 8 - line 10 *;
 [A]  - VENMANI DANIEL PHILIP ET AL, "On the role of network synchronization for future cellular networks: an operator's perspective", IEEE COMMUNICATIONS MAGAZINE, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, PISCATAWAY, US, vol. 54, no. 9, doi:10.1109/MCOM.2016.7565273, ISSN 0163-6804, (20160901), pages 58 - 64, (20160912), XP011623236 [A] 1-15 * figures 1,4 * * paragraphs [0004] , [0019] , [0021] *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MCOM.2016.7565273
International search[A]KR20170050361  (SK TELECOM CO LTD [KR]) [A] 1-20* See paragraphs [0051]-[0059]; and figure 3. *;
 [A]US2018206203  (RUFFINI STEFANO [IT], et al) [A] 1-20 * See paragraphs [0040]-[0053]; and figure 1. *;
 [Y]  - AAMIR MAHMOOD et al., "Over-the-Air Time Synchronization for URLLC: Requirements, Challenges and Possible Enablers", 2018 15th International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems (ISWCS),, (20180629), pages 1 - 6, XP033420434 [Y] 1-20 * See sections II, IV-V. *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISWCS.2018.8491188
 [Y]  - DANIEL PHILIP VENMANI et al., "On the role of network synchronization for future cellular networks: an operator's perspective", (20160916), URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7565273, XP011623236 [Y] 1-20 * See pages 59-63; and figures 1, 4. *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MCOM.2016.7565273
 [Y]  - Bjørn Øyvind Andersen, "5G Ethernet X-Haul", WHITE PAPER, (20180621), URL: http://elektronikknett.no/Whitepapers/5G-Ethernet-X-Haul, (20191209), XP009526119 [Y] 7, 17 * See section 3.1. *
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