Samsung patents method to speed up 5G network handovers
Samsung has filed a patent for a method that helps mobile devices switch between cell towers more efficiently in 5G or 6G networks. The system allows a device to prepare for a switch by receiving partial instructions, which it then updates or deletes based on commands from the network.
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 for handling LTM in a wireless network. The method includes receiving, by a UE, a LTM configuration comprising a LTM candidate configuration for at least one candidate cell of plurality of candidate cells, and an LTM-reference configuration from a network apparatus, wherein the LTM candidate configuration is not a complete configuration, wherein the complete configuration is a RRC message applied directly at a LTM cell switch. The UE determines whether the received LTM-reference configuration is set to setup or release for the at least one candidate cell of the plurality of candidate cells. When the received LTM-reference configuration is set to setup in the UE, the UE replaces or stores the received LTM-reference configuration. When the received LTM-reference configuration is set to release, the UE deletes the LTM-reference configuration available in the UE.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1 - 14. (canceled)
Facts
- Company
- Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
- Official title
- APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HANDLING LOWER LAYER TRIGGERED MOBILITY IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
- Publication number
- US20260304250A1
- Application number
- 19478451
- Filed
- Apr 24, 2024
- Published
- Oct 1, 2026
- Inventors
- 2
- Claims
- 17
Classified under
H04W 36/0072 Electricity & electronicsH04W 36/00835 Electricity & electronicsH04W 36/324 Electricity & electronicsH04W 36/305 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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