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Samsung patents method for managing mobile base station relays in 5G/6G networks

Patent drawing
Patent drawing from the official filing.

This filing describes a method for a network to decide if a user device can act as a temporary base station relay. The network checks the request and sends an accept or reject message based on the device's status in the public land mobile network.

Why it mattersIt improves how future 5G or 6G networks handle devices that try to boost coverage by acting as relays.

In the filing’s own words

The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. A method for managing a mobile base station relay (MBSR) operation a user equipment (UE) by a network entity in a wireless network is provided. The method comprises receiving a registration request from the UE for operating as an MBSR; determining whether the UE is allowed to operate as the MBSR based on receiving the registration request from the UE; sending a registration accept message to the UE, based on determining that the UE is not allowed to operate as the MBSR, and the UE being allowed to register in a public land mobile network (PLMN); and sending a registration reject message to the UE, based on determining that the UE is not allowed to operate as the MBSR and the UE being not allowed to register in the PLMN.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method for managing a mobile base station relay (MBSR) operation a user equipment (UE) by a network entity in a wireless network, the method comprising: receiving a registration request from the UE for operating as an MBSR; determining whether the UE is allowed to operate as the MBSR based on receiving the registration request from the UE; sending a registration accept message to the UE, based on determining that the UE is not allowed to operate as the MBSR, and the UE being allowed to register in a public land mobile network (PLMN); and sending a registration reject message to the UE, based on determining that the UE is not allowed to operate as the MBSR and the UE being not allowed to register in the PLMN.

Facts

Company
Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING MOBILE BASE STATION RELAY OPERATION IN WIRELESS NETWORK
Publication number
US20260333273A1
Application number
19101433
Filed
Aug 9, 2023
Published
Oct 22, 2026
Inventors
4
Claims
15

Classified under

H04W 60/001 Electricity & electronicsH04W 60/04 Electricity & electronicsH04W 88/04 Electricity & electronics
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