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Samsung patents network-controlled repeaters for 5G and 6G

Patent drawing from the official filing.

Samsung describes a method for a network-controlled repeater (NCR) to improve wireless signal coverage. The device receives specific instructions from a base station to set up its signal beams, then uses those settings to relay data between the tower and your phone.

Why it mattersThis filing outlines a technical method for managing signal repeaters in next-generation networks, which could help carriers maintain stable connections in areas with weak coverage.

In the filing’s own words

The present disclosure relates to a 5th-generation (5G) or 6th-generation (6G) communication system for supporting higher data rates after a 4th-generation (4G) communication system such as a long-term evolution (LTE) system. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network controlled repeater (NCR) may receive, from a base station, via a control link, control information for NCR beam configuration, and perform relaying between the base station and a user equipment (UE) via an NCR forwarding (NCR-Fwd) access link by using an NCR beam configured based on the control information.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

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Facts

Company: Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SIGNALS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
Publication number: US20260333371A1
Application number: 19114960
Filed: Sep 22, 2023
Published: Oct 22, 2026
Inventors: 2
Claims: 21

Classified under

H04W 72/231 Electricity & electronicsH04B 7/0413 Electricity & electronicsH04B 7/15542 Electricity & electronicsH04W 16/28 Electricity & electronicsH04W 72/046 Electricity & electronics

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