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Samsung patents faster network sync for phones

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Samsung has filed a patent describing a method for mobile devices to connect to cell towers more efficiently. The system allows a phone to skip a mandatory waiting period when it specifically requests basic network information, rather than waiting as it would for other types of data.

Why it mattersThis is a routine technical improvement that could help phones connect to networks slightly faster, but it is unlikely to be noticeable to everyday users.

In the filing’s own words

A method of operating a user equipment (UE) includes initiating a random access (RA) procedure, and during the RA procedure, receiving a random access response (RAR) containing a medium access control (MAC) sub protocol data unit (subPDU) with a backoff indicator (BI) field. The method also includes determining whether the RA procedure was initiated for a system information block 1 (SIB1) request for a first cell, and in response to a determination that the RA procedure was initiated for the SIB1 request, setting a preamble backoff (PREAMBLE_BACKOFF) to zero milliseconds.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method of operating a user equipment (UE), the method comprising: initiating a random access (RA) procedure; during the RA procedure, receiving a random access response (RAR) containing a medium access control (MAC) sub protocol data unit (subPDU) with a backoff indicator (BI) field; determining whether the RA procedure was initiated for a system information block 1 (SIB1) request for a first cell; and in response to a determination that the RA procedure was initiated for the SIB1 request, setting a preamble backoff (PREAMBLE_BACKOFF) to zero milliseconds.

Facts

Company
Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title
BACKOFF HANDLING FOR SIB1 REQUESTS
Publication number
US20260304292A1
Application number
19467702
Filed
Feb 2, 2026
Published
Oct 1, 2026
Inventors
2
Claims
20

Classified under

H04W 48/06 Electricity & electronicsH04W 74/006 Electricity & electronicsH04W 74/0833 Electricity & electronicsH04W 84/042 Electricity & electronics
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