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Samsung patents 5G handover method for faster network switching

Patent drawing from the official filing.

Samsung has filed a patent for a method to manage how devices switch between cell towers in 5G or 6G networks. The system uses a central unit to send specific configuration instructions to a distributed unit to handle these transitions.

Why it mattersThis technical update aims to improve the efficiency of data transmission during network handovers, which is a routine but critical part of maintaining stable high-speed connections.

In the filing’s own words

The present disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate and, more particularly, discloses a method for transmitting a signal for L1/L2-based handover, including operations of a CU configured to transmit, to a distributed unit (DU), a request message including L1/L2 triggered mobility (LTM) resource configuration information and receive, from the DU, a response message including LTM report configuration information.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A central unit (CU) in a wireless communication system, the CU comprising: a transceiver; and a controller coupled to the transceiver, wherein the controller is configured to: transmit, to a distributed unit (DU), a request message including L1/L2 triggered mobility (LTM) resource configuration information; and receive, from the DU, a response message including LTM reporting configuration information.

Facts

Company: Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING HANDOVER IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
Publication number: US20260304249A1
Application number: 19475656
Filed: Mar 22, 2024
Published: Oct 1, 2026
Inventors: 1
Claims: 15

Classified under

H04W 36/0072 Electricity & electronicsH04W 36/087 Electricity & electronicsH04W 36/324 Electricity & electronicsH04W 72/29 Electricity & electronicsH04W 88/085 Electricity & electronics

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