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Samsung patents flexible wireless connection setup for phones

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Patent drawing from the official filing.

This filing describes a method where a phone receives instructions to switch between different settings for connecting to a cell tower. After the phone first tries to connect, the network sends a signal telling it to use a new, specific configuration for its next attempt. This allows the connection process to adapt dynamically rather than using a fixed method.

Why it mattersIt improves how devices manage their initial link to a network, potentially making connections more reliable or efficient in crowded areas.

In the filing’s own words

Apparatuses and methods for adaptable physical random access channel (PRACH) in a wireless communication system. A method of operating a user equipment (UE) includes receiving configuration information for N PRACH configurations, 0, 1,..., N−1 associated with N sets of PRACH occasions (ROs), 0, 1,..., N−1, respectively, transmitting a first PRACH preamble using a first PRACH configuration from the N PRACH configurations, and receiving a channel or signal indicating a second PRACH configuration from the N PRACH configurations. The method further includes determining a second PRACH preamble based on the second PRACH configuration and transmitting the second PRACH preamble.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A user equipment (UE) comprising: a transceiver configured to: receive configuration information for N physical random access channel (PRACH) configurations, 0, 1,..., N−1 associated with N sets of PRACH occasions (ROs), 0, 1,..., N−1, respectively, transmit a first PRACH preamble using a first PRACH configuration from the N PRACH configurations, and receive a channel or signal indicating a second PRACH configuration from the N PRACH configurations; and a processor operably coupled to the transceiver, the processor is configured to determine a second PRACH preamble based on the second PRACH configuration, wherein the transceiver is further configured to transmit the second PRACH preamble.

Facts

Company
Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title
ADAPTABLE PRACH CONFIGURATION IN WIRELESS SYSTEMS
Publication number
US20260304494A1
Application number
19562623
Filed
Mar 10, 2026
Published
Oct 1, 2026
Inventors
5
Claims
20

Classified under

H04W 74/0833 Electricity & electronicsH04B 7/0626 Electricity & electronicsH04W 72/23 Electricity & electronics
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