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Samsung patents 6G method to let simple devices use less network power

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Patent drawing from the official filing.

This filing describes a way for basic mobile devices to save battery by not listening to the entire radio signal. The device receives instructions on which specific parts of the signal to check, allowing it to ignore the rest and reduce its processing load.

Why it mattersThis could help future 6G networks support cheap, low-power devices like sensors or basic phones by making them more efficient.

In the filing’s own words

Apparatuses and methods for network-energy savings for reduced complexity operation for network access including for sixth generation (6G) radio access. A method performed by a user equipment includes receiving first information related to frequency-domain allocations associated with a downlink (DL) bandwidth for receptions or an uplink (UL) bandwidth for transmissions by a reduced bandwidth or complexity UE on a cell and receiving second information for a set of parameters associated with operation states on the cell. An operation state from the operation states includes parameters associated with receptions or transmissions of channels or signals on the cell. The method further includes receiving an indication for the operation state on the cell, determining, based on the indication, a first frequency-domain allocation for receptions or transmissions, and one of receiving a DL signal or channel or transmitting an UL signal or channel based on the first frequency-domain allocation.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method of operating a user equipment (UE), the method comprising: receiving first information related to frequency-domain allocations associated with a downlink (DL) bandwidth for receptions or an uplink (UL) bandwidth for transmissions by a reduced bandwidth or complexity UE on a cell; receiving second information for a set of parameters associated with operation states on the cell, wherein an operation state from the operation states includes parameters associated with receptions or transmissions of channels or signals on the cell in at least one of a power, spatial, time, or frequency domain; receiving an indication for the operation state on the cell; determining, based on the indication, a first frequency-domain allocation for receptions or transmissions in one of (i) a carrier bandwidth or (ii) a frequency-domain allocation with lower and upper limits; and one of: receiving a DL signal or channel based on the first frequency-domain allocation, or transmitting an UL signal or channel based on the first frequency-domain allocation.

Facts

Company
Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title
NETWORK-ENERGY SAVINGS FOR REDUCED COMPLEXITY OPERATION
Publication number
US20260333220A1
Application number
19633733
Filed
Mar 30, 2026
Published
Oct 22, 2026
Inventors
5
Claims
18

Classified under

H04W 52/0229 Electricity & electronicsH04W 72/0453 Electricity & electronicsH04W 72/20 Electricity & electronicsH04W 76/28 Electricity & electronics
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