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Samsung patents method to boost wireless signal reliability

Samsung has been granted a patent for a method that helps base stations improve wireless connections. The system works by having the base station check the quality of the signal from a user's device and then sending extra reference signals to help the device decode the data more accurately.

Why it mattersThis could lead to more stable mobile connections, especially in areas with weak or fluctuating signal strength.

In the filing’s own words

A method for communication by a base station in a wireless network is provided. The method includes establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection with a user equipment (UE) in the wireless network, receiving at least one report including information indicating channel condition of at least one radio channel, from the UE, and configuring additional demodulation reference signal (DMRS) based on the information indicating the channel condition of the at least one radio channel, using a media access control (MAC) control element (MAC-CE).

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method for communication by a base station, in a wireless network, the method comprising: establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection with a user equipment (UE) in the wireless network; receiving, from the UE, at least one report including information indicating channel condition of at least one radio channel; configuring, via a medium access control (MAC) control element (MAC-CE), an additional demodulation reference signal (DMRS) based on the information indicating the channel condition of the at least one radio channel; and sending the configured additional DMRS to the UE to reduce decoding failure of the at least one radio channel.

Facts

Company
Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title
Method and apparatus for enhancing link adaptation in wireless network
Patent number
US12739079B2
Application number
18441441
Filed
Feb 14, 2024
Granted
Sep 15, 2026
Inventors
3
Claims
18

Classified under

H04L 5/0051 Electricity & electronicsH04L 1/0003 Electricity & electronicsH04L 5/006 Electricity & electronics
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