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Samsung patents 5G method for private networks to stay connected while idle

Samsung has filed a patent application for a method that allows mobile devices to maintain a connection to private 5G networks even when they are not actively sending data. The system uses specific network identifiers sent by the base station to determine if a nearby private network is the same one the device was previously registered with.

Why it mattersThis improves how businesses and organizations manage their private 5G networks by ensuring devices can quickly reconnect without full re-registration steps, which is useful for industrial sites or large venues.

In the filing’s own words

The present disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. A UE in the system is characterized by: receiving an RRC release message including a PLMN ID and NID information from a base station; and on the basis of the PLMN ID and the NID information, identifying whether or not a private network is an SNPN that can be considered equivalent to a registered 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, a radio resource control (RRC) release message that includes public land mobile network (PLMN) identity information (PLMN identifier (ID)) and at least one network identifier (NID) information related to the PLMN ID; transitioning to RRC inactive based on the RRC release message; and identifying whether a standalone non-public network (SNPN) is an equivalent SNPN capable of being considered equivalent to a registered SNPN, based on the PLMN ID and the at least one NID information related to the PLMN ID.

Facts

Company
Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING STAND-ALONE PRIVATE NETWORK TO UE IN RRC INACTIVE STATE IN NEXT-GENERATION MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
Publication number
US20260262128A1
Application number
19164086
Filed
Mar 12, 2024
Published
Sep 3, 2026
Inventors
1
Claims
15

Classified under

H04W 76/27 Electricity & electronicsH04W 84/042 Electricity & electronics
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