Samsung patents method to share sync signals across multiple carriers
Samsung describes a way for mobile devices to use a synchronization signal from one network frequency to help measure another frequency. The device receives basic information on the first frequency, then uses a specific signal to find and measure the second frequency's sync signal.
In the filing’s own words
Apparatuses and methods for sharing an anchor signal across multiple carriers. A method for a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a first synchronization signal on a first cell or carrier, receiving a system information block (SIB) on the first cell or carrier that provides first information for a second cell or carrier, and determining a first measurement for the second cell or carrier based on the first synchronization signal on the first cell or carrier. The method further includes receiving a first signal or channel that provides an indication for a second synchronization signal on the second cell or carrier, receiving the second synchronization signal on the second cell or carrier, and determining a second measurement for the second cell or carrier based on the second synchronization signal on the second cell or carrier.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A method for a user equipment (UE), the method comprising: receiving a first synchronization signal on a first cell or carrier; receiving a system information block (SIB) on the first cell or carrier, wherein the SIB provides first information for a second cell or carrier; determining a first measurement for the second cell or carrier based on the first synchronization signal on the first cell or carrier; receiving a first signal or channel, wherein the first signal or channel provides an indication for a second synchronization signal on the second cell or carrier; receiving the second synchronization signal on the second cell or carrier; and determining a second measurement for the second cell or carrier based on the second synchronization signal on the second cell or carrier.
Facts
- Company
- Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
- Official title
- SHARING ANCHOR SIGNAL ACROSS MULTIPLE CARRIERS
- Publication number
- US20260261888A1
- Application number
- 19540426
- Filed
- Feb 13, 2026
- Published
- Sep 3, 2026
- Inventors
- 4
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
H04W 24/08 Electricity & electronicsH04W 72/0453 Electricity & electronicsMore from Samsung in Networks & wireless
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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