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Samsung patents antenna method to map frequency bands to specific beams

Patent drawing from the official filing.

Samsung describes a way for cell towers to manage how they send data signals. The system assigns specific chunks of frequency space to different directional beams and adjusts timing to keep those signals connected.

Why it mattersThis is a technical improvement for how 5G or 6G networks handle data flow, likely aiming for more efficient signal management.

In the filing’s own words

Apparatuses and methods for beam and sub-band (SB) mapping joint phase-time arrays (JPTAs). In some embodiments, method for operating a base station (BS) is provided. The method includes assigning a contiguous set of resource blocks (RBs) to beams of a JPTA and configuring at least one time delay generated by at least one time delay unit and at least one phase shifter to generate a contiguous SB allocation.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method for operating a base station (BS), the method comprising: assigning a contiguous set of resource blocks (RBs) to beams of a joint phase-time array (JPTA); and configuring at least one time delay generated by at least one time delay unit and at least one phase shifter to generate a contiguous sub-band (SB) allocation.

Facts

Company: Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title: BEAM AND SUB-BAND MAPPING IN JOINT TIME PHASE ARRAYS
Publication number: US20260313628A1
Application number: 19577228
Filed: Mar 24, 2026
Published: Oct 8, 2026
Inventors: 2
Claims: 20

Classified under

H04W 72/046 Electricity & electronicsH04L 5/0046 Electricity & electronics

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