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Samsung patents smart repeaters that adjust signal direction via 5G commands

Samsung has been granted a patent for a method to control wireless repeaters in 5G and 6G networks. The system allows a base station to send specific instructions to the repeater, telling it exactly which signal direction, or beam, to use when boosting the connection to a user's device.

Why it mattersThis technology could help carriers improve signal strength in hard-to-reach areas by allowing network operators to fine-tune repeater performance in real time.

In the filing’s own words

The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a method and an apparatus for operating a repeater in a wireless communication system. According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a method performed by a repeater in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes receiving, from a base station, a repeater control information (RCI) including information on beam via physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or medium access control (MAC) control element (CE), receiving, from the base station, a signal, and amplifying and transmitting the amplified signal, to a user equipment (UE), based on the RCI and a subcarrier spacing for the beam, wherein the RCI includes information on time for the beam.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method of a repeater in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from a base station via a higher layer signaling, configuration information for a transmission on an access link, the configuration information including a first beam index; receiving, from the base station via physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), control information indicating a second beam index; performing the transmission on the access link with a user equipment (UE) based on the second beam index, in case that the configuration information does not include a value; and performing the transmission on the access link with the UE based on the first beam index, in case that the configuration information includes the value.

Facts

Company
Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title
Method and apparatus for network controlled repeater in wireless communication system
Patent number
US12764749B2
Application number
18180774
Filed
Mar 8, 2023
Granted
Oct 13, 2026
Inventors
5
Claims
20

Classified under

H04W 72/23 Electricity & electronicsH04L 27/26025 Electricity & electronics
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