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EP About this file: EP3994846

EP3994846 - FRONTHAUL INTERFACE FOR USE WITH A CLOUD RADIO ACCESS NETWORK [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  08.04.2022
Database last updated on 15.07.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  15.01.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip19.04.2024Change - applicantpublished on 22.05.2024  [2024/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CommScope Technologies LLC
3642 E US Highway 70
Claremont, NC 28610 / US
[2024/21]
Former [2022/19]For all designated states
CommScope Technologies LLC
1100 CommScope Place SE
Hickory, NC 28602 / US
Inventor(s)01 / RAGHOTHAMAN, Balaji B
c/o CommScope Technologies LLC 1100 CommScope
Place SE
Hickory, North Carolina 28602 / US
02 / SALAHUDDEEN, Irfaan Ahamed
c/o CommScope Technologies LLC 1100 CommScope
Place SE
Hickory, North Carolina 28602 / US
03 / BARABELL, Arthur J.
c/o CommScope Technologies LLC 1100 CommScope
Place SE
Hickory, North Carolina 28602 / US
04 / ARMAO, Calogero
c/o CommScope Technologies LLC 1100 CommScope
Place SE
Hickory, North Carolina 28602 / US
 [2022/19]
Representative(s)Meissner Bolte Partnerschaft mbB
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte
Postfach 86 06 24
81633 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2022/19]Parker, Andrew James
Meissner Bolte Patentanwälte
Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Widenmayerstraße 47
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date20834918.301.07.2020
[2022/19]
WO2020US40519
Priority number, dateUS201962870025P02.07.2019         Original published format: US 201962870025 P
US201962895625P04.09.2019         Original published format: US 201962895625 P
US202062956402P02.01.2020         Original published format: US 202062956402 P
[2022/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021003283
Date:07.01.2021
Language:EN
[2021/01]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3994846
Date:11.05.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.01.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/19]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR07.01.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.06.2023
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/18, H04W4/021, // H04W92/12, H04L5/00, H04L45/16, H04L49/351, H04W24/10, H04W72/30, H04W88/08
[2023/30]
CPC:
H04L5/0037 (EP,CN); H04W40/02 (CN,US); H04L12/1845 (US);
H04L12/189 (EP,CN,US); H04L5/0044 (EP,CN,US); H04L5/0048 (CN,US);
H04L69/164 (CN,US); H04L69/22 (CN,US); H04W24/10 (EP,CN,US);
H04W4/06 (CN,US); H04W72/04 (US); H04W72/21 (US);
H04W72/30 (EP); H04W88/085 (EP,CN,US); H04W92/20 (US);
H04L12/185 (EP,CN); H04L45/16 (EP,CN); H04L49/352 (EP);
H04W92/12 (EP,CN) (-)
Former IPC [2022/19]H04L12/28, H04L12/403, H04L12/24, H04L12/851, H04L29/12, H04L12/931, H04L5/00, H04W92/12
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 [2022/19]
TitleGerman:FRONTHAUL-SCHNITTSTELLE ZUR VERWENDUNG MIT EINEM CLOUD-FUNKZUGANGSNETZWERK[2022/19]
English:FRONTHAUL INTERFACE FOR USE WITH A CLOUD RADIO ACCESS NETWORK[2022/19]
French:INTERFACE FRONTHAUL DESTINÉE À ÊTRE UTLISÉE AVEC UN RÉSEAU D'ACCÈS RADIO EN NUAGE[2022/19]
Entry into regional phase15.12.2021National basic fee paid 
15.12.2021Search fee paid 
15.12.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
15.12.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.12.2021Examination requested  [2022/19]
23.01.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.01.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
27.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[IP]WO2019222416  (COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC [US]) [IP] 1,2,5,11 * paragraphs [0068] - [0085]; figures 3,4 *;
 [A]  - Simone Redana ET AL, "5G PPP Architecture Working Group - View on 5G Architecture, Version 3.0", doi:10.5281/zenodo.3265031, (20190619), pages 1 - 166, URL: https://5g-ppp.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/5G-PPP-5G-Architecture-White-Paper_v3.0_PublicConsultation.pdf, (20201006), XP055736939 [A] 1-15 * chapter 3.2.7 Multicast and Broadcast in RAN;; figures 3-9, 3-10 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3265031
 [A]  - David Vargas ET AL, "RAN Logical Architecture and Interfaces for 5G-Xcast", (20190228), pages 1 - 95, URL: http://5g-xcast.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/5G-Xcast_D3.3_v2.0_web.pdf, (20191127), XP055646813 [A] 1-15 * chapters 3, 5.3, 6.1, 8.2;; figures 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 5-5, 5-6, 6-1, 6-3 *
 [AP]  - KIM JUNBEOM ET AL, "Grouped NOMA Multicast Transmission for F-RAN With Wireless Fronthaul and Edge Caching", 2019 16TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS (ISWCS), IEEE, (20190827), doi:10.1109/ISWCS.2019.8877136, pages 145 - 149, XP033636262 [AP] 1,5 * Chapter I. Introduction Chapter III. GROUPED NOMA MULTICAST TRANSMISSION FOR FRONTHAUL AND EDGE LINKS Chapter V. *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISWCS.2019.8877136
 [A]  - CHEN DI ET AL, "Robust resource allocation and clustering formulation for multicast C-RAN with impaired CSI", 2017 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATIONS (ICC), IEEE, (20170521), doi:10.1109/ICC.2017.7996656, pages 1 - 6, XP033132545 [A] 1,5 * last sentence; page 1 - column r *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICC.2017.7996656
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 [A]US9961688  (ANVARI KIOMARS [US])[A] 1-38
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