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Samsung patents method to save energy in 5G/6G networks using AI

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Samsung has filed a patent for a system that optimizes energy use in next-generation wireless networks by adjusting how data is processed. The method uses reinforcement learning to balance the precision of data conversion at the antenna and the compression of data at the base station. This allows the network to reduce power consumption while maintaining performance.

Why it mattersIt offers a technical approach to making 5G and 6G infrastructure more energy-efficient, which is a key concern for telecom operators.

In the filing’s own words

The present disclosure relates to a 5G communication system or a 6G communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4G communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). Disclosed is a method of operating a telecommunication system comprising a Radio Unit, RU, and a Distributed Unit, DU, having a fronthaul interface therebetween, wherein the method comprises the step of: optimising energy efficiency of the telecommunication system by selectively controlling a first number, a, of quantization bits associated with an Analog to Digital Convertor in the RU, and a second number, b, of compression bits associated with a Decompression function in the DU, by use of Reinforcement Learning.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method performed by a joint fronthaul quantization and compression optimizer (JFQCO) producer, the method comprising: receiving, from a consumer within a non-real-time radio access network (RAN) intelligent controller (Non-RT RIC) or a near real-time RAN intelligent controller (Near-RT RIC), a request for JFQCO attributes; as a response to the request for the JFQCO attributes, transmitting, to the consumer, the JFQCO attributes including quantization attributes and at least one of ADC attributes or DCA attributes; and receiving, from the consumer, a JFQCO new configuration associated with compression attributes based on a fronthaul optimization.

Facts

Company
Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR JOINT FRONTHAUL QUANTIZATION AND COMPRESSION OPTIMIZER (JFQCO) FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT O-RAN IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
Publication number
US20260304310A1
Application number
19479711
Filed
Apr 15, 2024
Published
Oct 1, 2026
Inventors
2
Claims
15

Classified under

H04W 52/0203 Electricity & electronicsH04W 28/06 Electricity & electronics
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