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Samsung patents method for adding extra antennas to 5G and 6G networks

Samsung has been granted a patent for a method that allows a network controller to add extra wireless access points to a 5G or 6G system. The system checks the capabilities of these new points and sets up direct links between them and existing base stations to help manage data connections for user devices.

Why it mattersThis filing outlines a technical way to expand network coverage and manage data flow in future mobile networks, which could help improve signal strength in crowded areas.

In the filing’s own words

The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. An example method performed by an access and mobility management function (AMF) node in a wireless communication system may include receiving extended access point (EAP) capability related information from an EAP, performing control plane expansion to include the EAP, based on the received EAP capability related information, creating an X2 interface with the AMF node and the EAP based on a number of relevant base stations, instructing the base station to establish an X2 interface with the EAP based on the created X2 interface, and instructing the EAP to establish a connection with a terminal.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method performed by an access and mobility management function (AMF) entity, in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from an extended access point (EAP), information on an EAP capability; performing control plane expansion to include the EAP, based on the information on the EAP capability; creating an X2 interface based on a number of base stations associated with the AMF entity and the EAP; transmitting, to a base station among the base stations, an indication indicating to establish the X2 interface with the EAP; and transmitting, to the EAP, an indication indicating to establish a connection with a terminal.

Facts

Company
Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title
Method and apparatus for supporting an extended access point in a wireless communication system
Patent number
US12764805B2
Application number
18498896
Filed
Oct 31, 2023
Granted
Oct 13, 2026
Inventors
1
Claims
20

Classified under

H04W 76/10 Electricity & electronicsH04W 48/16 Electricity & electronicsH04W 48/20 Electricity & electronics
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