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Samsung patents 5G/6G data bundling to speed up secure wireless transmission

Samsung has filed a patent for a method in 5G or 6G networks that combines multiple small data packets into one larger unit before encrypting them. This approach, known as concatenation, happens at the PDCP layer to reduce the overhead of applying security checks to each individual packet separately.

Why it mattersThis technique could make future mobile connections more efficient by handling security tasks in bulk, potentially improving data speeds and reducing processing load on devices.

In the filing’s own words

The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. Specifically, the disclosure related to a method performed by a transmission device in a wireless communication system. The method includes receiving, from an upper layer, a plurality of service data units (SDU)s, generating concatenated data by concatenating the plurality of SDUs before performing at least one procedure among an integrity protection procedure and a ciphering procedure for the concatenated data, and transmitting, to a reception device through a lower layer, data for which the at least one procedure has been performed, at a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer. Further, the common security key information for performing the at least one procedure is applied to the SDUs included in the concatenated data.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method performed by a transmission device in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from an upper layer, a plurality of service data units (SDU)s; generating concatenated data by concatenating the plurality of SDUs before performing at least one procedure among an integrity protection procedure and a ciphering procedure for the concatenated data; and transmitting, to a reception device through a lower layer, data for which the at least one procedure has been performed, at a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer, wherein common security key information for performing the at least one procedure is applied to the SDUs included in the concatenated data.

Facts

Company
Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING DATA IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
Publication number
US20260304225A1
Application number
18996565
Filed
Aug 18, 2023
Published
Oct 1, 2026
Inventors
1
Claims
15

Classified under

H04W 28/065 Electricity & electronicsH04L 69/321 Electricity & electronicsH04W 12/037 Electricity & electronicsH04W 28/0268 Electricity & electronics
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