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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 31, 2018
Applicant:

Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;

Inventors:

Torbjörn Wigren, Uppsala, SE;

Ramon Delgado, Elermore Vale, AU;

Richard Middleton, North Lambton, AU;

Katrina Lau, Wallsend, AU;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 5/0055 (2013.01); H04L 5/0064 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for controlling acknowledgement signalling in a multi-point communication system comprises receiving (S), in a wireless device, a data item over a first signalling path out of a plurality of possible signalling paths. Signalling path information associated with the received data item is obtained (S). A transmission of an acknowledgement message for the data item is initiated (S) to be performed over a second signalling path out of the plurality of possible signalling paths selected in dependence of the obtained signalling path information. Alternatively, or in combination, initiating of a transmission of an acknowledgement message comprising attaching of information of the identity of the second signalling path to the acknowledgement message. Methods, performed in a network node, assisting the wireless device are also disclosed. Devices for the methods are also presented.


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