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Samsung patents method to switch data paths in 5G/6G networks

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Samsung describes a method for mobile devices to switch their data connection from one type of network base station to another. The device checks if specific conditions are met to improve signal coverage, then sends a request to the primary base station to change the data path.

Why it mattersThis could help maintain stable connections in areas with mixed network coverage by allowing phones to seamlessly switch between different types of cellular infrastructure.

In the filing’s own words

The present disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting higher data transmission rates than 4G communication systems such as LTE. Disclosed are a method and device for changing a data transmission path for improving the coverage in a next-generation wireless communication system.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: identifying whether a condition to change a transmission path of data for a second base station of a second radio access technology (RAT) to a transmission path for a first base station of a first RAT is satisfied, a dual connectivity (DC) being configured for the second base station with the first base station; in case that the condition is satisfied, generating information for requesting to change a data transmission path; and transmitting, to the first base station, the generated information.

Facts

Company
Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CHANGING DATA TRANSMISSION PATH IN NEXT-GENERATION WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
Publication number
US20260323467A1
Application number
19129248
Filed
Nov 22, 2023
Published
Oct 15, 2026
Inventors
3
Claims
15

Classified under

H04W 36/362 Electricity & electronicsH04W 36/0069 Electricity & electronicsH04W 36/302 Electricity & electronicsH04W 72/21 Electricity & electronics
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