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Samsung patents 5G method for sending signals from multiple antenna panels

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This filing describes a way for a phone to tell a cell tower if it can send data using multiple antenna panels at the same time. The tower then sends instructions on how to use these panels to improve the uplink signal connection.

Why it mattersIt is a technical upgrade for 5G and 6G networks that helps phones maintain a stronger connection when sending data to the tower.

In the filing’s own words

The present disclosure relates to a 5G or a 6G communication system for supporting higher data transmission rates. The present disclosure relates to operation of a terminal and a base station in a wireless communication system. Particularly, the present disclosure provides a method performed by means of a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting, to a base station, capability information indicating whether to support multi-panel simultaneous transmission; receiving, from the base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message including information about the multi-panel simultaneous transmission and information about one or more transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for uplink transmission; receiving, from the base station, a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) for activating the one or more TCI states; and transmitting an uplink signal on the basis of the activated one or more TCI states.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising: a transceiver; and a controller coupled to the transceiver, wherein the controller is configured to: receive, from a base station, configuration information for a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), wherein the configuration information includes information configuring a single frequency network (SFN) scheme for simultaneous transmission across multi-panel (STxMP); receive, from the base station, downlink control information (DCI) indicating a first transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for a first PUCCH and a second TCI state for a second PUCCH, which are associated with the configuration information; and transmit, to the base station, the first PUCCH based on the first TCI state and the second PUCCH based on the second TCI state, and wherein the first PUCCH and the second PUCCH are transmitted based on the SFN scheme.

Facts

Company
Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING UPLINK CONTROL CHANNEL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
Publication number
US20260303152A1
Application number
19473048
Filed
Apr 5, 2024
Published
Oct 1, 2026
Inventors
6
Claims
15

Classified under

H04B 7/0404 Electricity & electronicsH04B 7/0413 Electricity & electronicsH04W 8/24 Electricity & electronicsH04W 72/21 Electricity & electronicsH04W 72/231 Electricity & electronicsH04W 72/563 Electricity & electronics
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