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Samsung patents method for 5G devices to measure relay signal strength

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Samsung has filed a patent application for a method that allows mobile devices to measure the signal strength of nearby relay terminals in 5G or 6G networks. The device compares these measurements against specific thresholds set by the network to decide when to send a report back to the base station.

Why it mattersThis filing details a specific technical process for managing network connections, which is essential for improving data reliability in future mobile networks but is not directly visible to everyday users.

In the filing’s own words

The present disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting higher data transmission rates. The present disclosure provides a met hod performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system. The method may comprise the steps of: receiving, from a base station, configuration information including information associated with a condition for triggering a measurement report event; performing measurement associated with at least one L2 U2N relay terminal; checking whether the condition is satisfied on the basis of the configuration information and the measurement; and transmitting a report on a measurement result to the base station on the basis of satisfying the condition, wherein the information includes at least one of a first threshold value associated with SL-RSRP and a second threshold value associated with SD-RSRP, the first threshold value and the second threshold value are associated with measurement for a serving L2 U2N relay terminal, and the information further includes a third threshold value associated with measurement for a candidate L2 U2N relay terminal.

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, configuration information including information associated with a condition for triggering a measurement report event; performing a measurement associated with at least one layer 2 (L2) UE-to-network (U2N) relay UE; determining whether the condition is satisfied based on the configuration information and the measurement; and transmitting a report on a measurement result to the base station based on satisfaction of the condition, wherein the information includes at least one of a first threshold associated with a sidelink reference signal received power (SL-RSRP) or a second threshold associated with a sidelink discovery reference signal received power (SD-RSRP), and the first threshold and the second threshold are associated with a measurement for a serving L2 U2N relay UE, and wherein the information further includes a third threshold associated with a measurement for a candidate L2 U2N relay UE.

Facts

Company
Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING SIDELINK SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
Publication number
US20260303236A1
Application number
19480252
Filed
May 14, 2024
Published
Oct 1, 2026
Inventors
2
Claims
15

Classified under

H04B 17/328 Electricity & electronicsH04W 24/10 Electricity & electronicsH04W 40/22 Electricity & electronics
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