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Samsung patents method for phones to pick private 5G networks

This patent describes a way for a phone to choose which private 5G network to join when several are available. The phone receives lists from a cell tower that match specific user groups to compatible private networks, allowing it to select the right one automatically.

Why it mattersThis helps standardize how devices connect to specialized private networks, such as those used in factories or stadiums, by simplifying the selection process for users.

In the filing’s own words

The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes receiving, from a base station, first system information including information on at least one stand-alone non-public network (SNPN), receiving, from the base station, second system information including information on a first list of at least one group identifier for network selection (GIN) to support an access using credentials from a credentials holder or to enable a UE onboarding and information on a second list of associations between the at least one GIN and the at least one SNPN in the first system information, selecting an SNPN based on the first system information and the second system information; and performing, with the base station, a radio resource control (RRC) establishment for the selected SNPN.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from a base station, first system information including information on at least one stand-alone non-public network (SNPN); receiving, from the base station, second system information including information on a first list of at least one group identifier for network selection (GIN) and information on a second list of at least one bitmap, wherein the at least one bitmap indicates at least one GIN supported by the at least one SNPN and a bit in the at least one bitmap corresponds to an index of the at least one GIN in the first list; and performing, with the base station, a radio resource control (RRC) establishment for an SNPN selected based on at least one of the first system information and the second system information.

Facts

Company
Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title
Method and apparatus for supporting enhanced non-public networks operation in communication system
Patent number
US12745311B2
Application number
18294043
Filed
Aug 3, 2022
Granted
Sep 22, 2026
Inventors
2
Claims
16

Classified under

H04W 76/27 Electricity & electronicsH04W 76/10 Electricity & electronics
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