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Samsung patents 5G handover method for faster cell switching

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Patent drawing from the official filing.

Samsung describes a method for 5G or 6G networks that helps a phone switch from one cell tower to another more efficiently. The system uses timing data to prepare the connection before the actual switch happens, aiming to maintain high data speeds.

Why it mattersThis is a technical improvement for network infrastructure that could lead to slightly more stable connections when moving between cell towers, though it is not a consumer-facing feature.

In the filing’s own words

The present disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting higher data transmission rates. A method performed by means of a base station in a wireless communication system, of the present disclosure, comprises the steps of: receiving, from at least one candidate base station, random access channel (RACH) configuration information related to timing advance (TA) acquisition of the at least one candidate base station; transmitting, on the basis of link quality measurement results, to a user equipment, information for acquisition of a TA associated with a candidate base station; receiving, from the candidate base station, TA information associated with the candidate base station; and transmitting, to the user equipment, a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) including TA information and information indicating handover to the candidate base station.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1 - 15. (canceled)

Facts

Company
Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONFIGURING TCI STATE FOR CELL SWITCHING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
Publication number
US20260333150A1
Application number
19122090
Filed
Oct 27, 2023
Published
Oct 22, 2026
Inventors
4
Claims
21

Classified under

H04W 36/0072 Electricity & electronicsH04W 36/08 Electricity & electronics
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