Samsung patents faster 5G network switching for phones
Samsung has filed a patent for a method that helps mobile devices switch between cell towers more efficiently. The system prepares the phone to connect to a new tower by pre-loading its settings, then activates the connection instantly when the network sends a specific signal.
In the filing’s own words
A method of operating a user equipment (UE) includes receiving (i) a configuration of a layer 1 (L1)/layer 2 (L2) triggered mobility (LTM) candidate cell and (ii) a configuration of one or more secondary cells (SCells) of the LTM candidate cell. The method also includes receiving a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE), wherein the MAC CE is an LTM cell switch MAC CE for switching to the LTM candidate cell, and activating at least one SCell of the LTM candidate cell based on the MAC CE.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A method of operating a user equipment (UE), the method comprising: receiving (i) a configuration of a layer 1 (L1)/layer 2 (L2) triggered mobility (LTM) candidate cell and (ii) a configuration of one or more secondary cells (SCells) of the LTM candidate cell; receiving a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE), wherein the MAC CE is an LTM cell switch MAC CE for switching to the LTM candidate cell; and activating at least one SCell of the LTM candidate cell based on the MAC CE.
Facts
- Company
- Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
- Official title
- NEIGHBOR CELL MEASUREMENT
- Publication number
- US20260281852A1
- Application number
- 19554390
- Filed
- Mar 2, 2026
- Published
- Sep 17, 2026
- Inventors
- 3
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
H04W 36/08 Electricity & electronicsH04W 36/0061 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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