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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
May. 05, 2022
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Kun Zhao, Malmö, SE;
Jose Flordelis, Lund, SE;
Olof Zander, Södra Sandby, SE;
Fredrik Rusek, Eslöv, SE;
Erik Bengtsson, Eslöv, SE;
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to a first aspect, examples provide a method of operating a first communication node (CN), wherein the first CN is configurable for exchanging, with a second CN on a radio channel, signals via a first propagation path and a second propagation path, wherein exchanging the signals via the first propagation path comprises exchanging the signals via a coverage enhancing device (CED), wherein the method comprises providing, to the CED, a message indicative of an activity pattern for establishing the first propagation path. Further examples provide a method of operating a CED, a first CN, a CED and a second CN.