Granted Patent B2

US 12,732,978 · App. 18/533,757 · Granted Sep 8, 2026

Inventors: Jinwoo Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Hyoungjoo Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Minho Yang (Suwon-si, KR); Taeyoon Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Euichang Jung (Suwon-si, KR); Chaeman Lim (Suwon-si, KR)

Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

H04W72/0453H04L5/0051H04W24/10H04W76/30

Abstract

Claims (58)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

at least one antenna;

a wireless communication circuitry electrically connected with the at least one antenna and supporting a first communication protocol and a second communication protocol;

at least one processor, electrically connected with the wireless communication circuitry; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

receive, from a base station on a first cell associated with the first communication protocol, configuration information on a second cell associated with the second communication protocol;

determine that a frequency band of the second cell is included in a frequency band of the first cell, based on the configuration information;

in response to a downlink (DL) throughput of the electronic device being greater than a threshold value:

compare a first measurement result for the first cell and a second measurement result for the second cell, and

transmit, to the base station, the second measurement result for the second cell based on the second measurement result being greater than the first measurement result,

wherein, in response to the DL throughput being equal to or less than the threshold value, the second measurement result for the second cell is not to be transmitted to the base station.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information comprises a measurement configuration in which the second cell is a measurement object, and

wherein the configuration information comprises at least one of: frequency location information of the second cell, or frequency band information of the second cell.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information comprises cell-specific reference signal (CRS) pattern information transmitted in an evolved universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA) cell.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the base station corresponds to a first base station, and

wherein the instructions further cause the electronic device to:

receive, from the base station, a control message for addition of second base station supporting the second cell.

5 . The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the instructions further cause the electronic device to:

receive, from the base station, a control message for releasing the first.

6 . The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:

perform a random access procedure with the second base station.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first communication protocol is long-term evolution (LTE), and

wherein the second communication protocol is a new radio (NR).

8 . The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the base station corresponds to a first base station,

wherein the instructions further cause the electronic device to communicate with a second base station on the second cell through the second communication protocol,

wherein the first base station supports the first communication protocol, and

wherein the second base station supports the second communication protocol.

9 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the first cell corresponds to a primary cell (PCell), and wherein the second cell corresponds to a secondary cell (SCell).

10 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:

in response to an uplink (UL) throughput of the electronic device being greater than a second threshold value, transmit, to the base station, the second measurement result for the second cell, and

wherein, in response to the UL throughput being less than or equal to the second threshold value, the second measurement result for the second cell is not to be transmitted to the base station.

11 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:

camp on the second cell,

measure a throughput of the second cell, and

in response to the throughput of the second cell being less than a throughput expected for the second cell, transmit, to the base station, a release message for the second cell.

12 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one sensor,

wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to obtain a moving speed of the electronic device by using the at least one sensor,

wherein, in response to the moving speed being less than a third threshold value, a communication using the first cell is performed, and

wherein, in response to the moving speed being greater than or equal to the third threshold value, a communication using the second cell is performed.

13 . A method performed by an electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station on a first cell associated with a first communication protocol, configuration information on a second cell associated with to a second communication protocol;

determining that a frequency band of the second cell is included in a frequency band of the first cell, based on the configuration information;

in response to a downlink (DL) throughput of the electronic device being greater than a threshold value:

comparing a first measurement result for the first cell and a second measurement result for the second cell; and

transmitting, to the base station, the second measurement result for the second cell based on the second measurement result being greater than the first measurement result,

wherein, in response to the DL throughput being equal to or less than the threshold value, the second measurement result for the second cell is not to be transmitted to the base station.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the configuration information comprises a measurement configuration in which the second cell is a measurement object, and

wherein the configuration information comprises at least one of frequency location information of the second cell, or frequency band information of the second cell.

15 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the configuration information comprises cell-specific reference signal (CRS) pattern information transmitted in an evolved universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA) cell.

16 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the base station corresponds to a first base station, and

wherein the method further comprises:

receive, from the base station, a control message for addition of a second base station supporting the second cell.

17 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

receiving, from the base station, a control message for releasing the first cell.

18 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the first communication protocol is a 4long-term evolution (LTE), and

wherein the second communication protocol is a new radio (NR).

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