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Apple patents method to time signal strength adjustments in 5G networks

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Patent drawing from the official filing.

Apple describes a way for cell towers to tell phones exactly when it is safe to adjust the volume of the incoming signal. The network picks specific time slots for these changes and tells the phone about them to prevent interference.

Why it mattersThis is a technical tweak to how cell towers manage signal strength, likely aimed at making data connections more stable without noticeable changes to the user.

In the filing’s own words

In one aspect, a network may perform a method including determining one or more among a plurality of slots that an analog gain change of an automatic gain control (AGC) process is permitted, and signaling to a user equipment (UE) that is coupled to or in communication with the network, the one or more of the plurality of slots that the analog gain change is permitted. The network may schedule downlink based on the one or more of the plurality of slots that the analog gain change is permitted.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method, performed by a network, comprising: determining one or more among a plurality of slots that an analog gain change of an automatic gain control (AGC) process is permitted; and signaling to a user equipment (UE) that is in communication with the network, the one or more of the plurality of slots that the analog gain change is permitted; and scheduling downlink communication based on the one or more of the plurality of slots that the analog gain change is permitted.

Facts

Company
Apple (Apple Inc.)
Official title
LOW NOISE AMPLIFIER ANALOG GAIN CHANGE COORDINATION FOR NON-COLLOCATED CARRIER AGGREGATION
Publication number
US20260313565A1
Application number
19482635
Filed
May 11, 2023
Published
Oct 8, 2026
Inventors
6
Claims
21

Classified under

H04W 52/52 Electricity & electronicsH04B 7/0626 Electricity & electronicsH04L 5/0044 Electricity & electronicsH04W 72/1273 Electricity & electronics
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