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Samsung patents method for connecting network-controlled repeaters in 5G

Patent drawing from the official filing.

Samsung has filed a patent application for a method to establish an initial connection between a network-controlled repeater and a base station in next-generation mobile communication systems. The filing describes how this connection supports 5G networks that integrate Internet of Things (IoT) technology to handle higher data rates than 4G.

Why it mattersThis is a routine technical update for 5G infrastructure that helps ensure reliable signal coverage for connected devices in smart homes, cars, and cities.

In the filing’s own words

The present disclosure relates to: a communication technique for merging IoT technology with a 5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G system; and a system therefor. The present disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, healthcare, digital education, retail businesses, security-and safety-related services, and the like) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. The present disclosure provides an apparatus and a method related to a network-controlled repeater system.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1 - 14. (canceled)

Facts

Company: Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title: INITIAL CONNECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NETWORK-CONTROLLED REPEATER IN NEXT GENERATION MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
Publication number: US20260313694A1
Application number: 18996811
Filed: Jul 11, 2023
Published: Oct 8, 2026
Inventors: 4
Claims: 15

Classified under

H04W 74/0833 Electricity & electronicsH04W 12/06 Electricity & electronicsH04W 74/002 Electricity & electronicsH04W 76/20 Electricity & electronics

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