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Samsung patents method to smooth network handovers for better signal

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Patent drawing from the official filing.

Samsung describes a way to manage how a phone switches between cell towers by sending specific data to help the current tower prepare for the switch. This process aims to prevent a sudden spike in network traffic that can cause data interruptions or delays during the transition.

Why it mattersIt is a technical improvement to reduce lag and dropped connections when moving between cell towers, which is a routine but essential part of maintaining stable mobile service.

In the filing’s own words

The present disclosure provides a method for transmitting a handover command, a cell reselection method, a device, and a computer device, relating to the field of communication technology. By transmitting first information to a user equipment (UE), the first information is configured to assist the source donor node in UE context handover; transmitting a handover command to the UE to achieve UE context handover from the source donor node to the target donor node. This enables the source donor node to perform the UE context handover with the assistance of the first information, which helps to avoid a sudden increase in signaling overhead via UU interface due to a large number of UE context handovers in a short period of time, helps to avoid problems such as interruption and retransmission of uplink data transmission caused by conflicts between uplink data transmission and UE context handover, improves UE communication service quality and enhances the user experience.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1 - 15. (canceled)

Facts

Company
Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title
METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING HANDOVER COMMAND, CELL RESELECTION METHOD, DEVICE, AND COMPUTER DEVICE
Publication number
US20260323419A1
Application number
18998854
Filed
Aug 2, 2023
Published
Oct 15, 2026
Inventors
4
Claims
21

Classified under

H04W 36/0072 Electricity & electronicsH04W 36/087 Electricity & electronics
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