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Samsung patents method for managing signal gaps in dual-SIM 5G phones

This patent describes a method for 5G or 6G networks to manage signal interruptions, or gaps, for phones using multiple SIM cards. When a phone requests a gap to switch between networks, the main base station sets a priority level and informs the secondary base station. This allows the phone to determine which network connection takes precedence if two gaps overlap.

Why it mattersThis improves how multi-SIM phones maintain stable connections in 5G networks by preventing conflicts between different signal management tasks.

In the filing’s own words

The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. Embodiments of the disclosure describe a method and a system for configuring multi universal subscriber identity module (MUSIM) gaps for multi-subscriber identity module user equipment (UE) in a communication network. The method comprises receiving ( 402), at a master node associated with a network entity from the multi-SIM UE, a gap configuration request. Further, the method comprises configuring, by the master node, the multi-SIM UE with MUSIM gaps based on the received gap configuration request. Further, the method comprises sending, by the master node to a secondary node associated with the network entity, a message indicative of the MUSIM gaps configured for the multi-SIM UE, wherein the message includes information related to gap priority of the MUSIM gaps.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a communication system, the method comprising: transmitting, to a first base station operating as a master node in a dual connectivity, a UE assistance information message for a first gap, the first gap being a multi-universal subscriber identity module (MUSIM) gap; receiving, from the first base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message including a MUSIM gap configuration, wherein the MUSIM gap configuration includes gap priority information associated with the first gap; and in case that a collision occurs between the first gap and a second gap, identifying a higher priority gap among the first gap and the second gap based on the gap priority information, wherein the MUSIM gap configuration is associated with cell group configuration information for a second base station operating as a secondary node in the dual connectivity.

Facts

Company
Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title
Method and apparatus for configuring MUSIM gaps in dual connectivity in a communication system
Patent number
US12763890B2
Application number
18440685
Filed
Feb 13, 2024
Granted
Oct 13, 2026
Inventors
3
Claims
16

Classified under

H04L 5/0035 Electricity & electronicsH04W 72/231 Electricity & electronicsH04W 72/563 Electricity & electronicsH04W 88/06 Electricity & electronics
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