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Granted Patent B2
US 12,567,931 · App. 18/123,087 · Granted Mar 3, 2026

Device and method for fronthaul transmission in wireless communication system

Inventors: Namryul Jeon (Suwon-si, KR); Woohyun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Jaeyoel Kim (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04L5/0051H04W88/085
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Patent No.
US 12,567,931
App. No.
18/123,087
Granted
Mar 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of performed by a digital unit (DU) in a wireless communication system includes transmitting, to a radio unit (RU), a configuration message on a management plane, and receiving, from the RU, a plurality of user plane messages based on the configuration message, and the configuration message is used to configure a transmission order of the plurality of user plane messages, and the plurality of user plane messages correspond to a plurality of extended antenna-carriers (eAxCs).

Claims (41)

1 . A method performed by a digital unit (DU) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a radio unit (RU), a configuration message on a management plane; and

receiving, from the RU, a plurality of user plane messages for an uplink transmission, based on the configuration message,

wherein the configuration message is used to configure a transmission order of the plurality of user plane messages, and

wherein the transmission order of the plurality of user plane messages corresponds to an order of a plurality of extended antenna-carriers (eAxCs).

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of eAxCs correspond to a plurality of antennas of the RU, and

wherein the transmission order is determined by an ascending order of the plurality of eAxCs.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein information on a group order in the management plane and information on the order of eAxCs in a group are configured in the RU.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration message is associated with information indicating whether the configuration of the transmission order is supported.

5 . A method performed by a radio unit (RU) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving a configuration message from a digital unit (DU) on a management plane; and

transmitting, to the DU, a plurality of user plane messages for an uplink transmission, based on the configuration message,

wherein the configuration message is used to configure a transmission order of the plurality of user plane messages, and

wherein the transmission order of the plurality of user plane messages corresponds to an order of a plurality of extended antenna-carriers (eAxCs).

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of eAxCs correspond to a plurality of antennas of the RU, and

wherein the transmission order is determined by an ascending order of the plurality of eAxCs.

7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein information on a group order in the management plane and information on the order of eAxCs in a group are configured in the RU.

8 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the configuration message is associated with information indicating whether the configuration of the transmission order is supported.

9 . A digital unit (DU) in a wireless communication system, the DU comprising:

at least one transceiver; and

a controller coupled to the at least one transceiver and configured to:

transmit, to a radio unit (RU), a configuration message on a management plane; and

receive, from the RU, a plurality of user plane messages for an uplink transmission, based on the configuration message,

wherein the configuration message is used to configure a transmission order of the plurality of user plane messages, and

wherein the transmission order of the plurality of user plane messages corresponds to an order of a plurality of extended antenna-carriers (eAxCs).

10 . The DU of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of eAxCs correspond to a plurality of antennas of the RU, and

wherein the transmission order is determined by an ascending order of the plurality of eAxCs.

11 . The DU of claim 9 , wherein information on a group order in the management plane and information on the order of eAxCs in a group are configured in the RU.

12 . The DU of claim 9 , wherein the configuration message is associated with information indicating whether the configuration of the transmission order is supported.

13 . A radio unit (RU) in a wireless communication system, the RU comprising:

at least one transceiver; and

a controller coupled to the at least one transceiver and configured to:

receive, from a digital unit (DU), a configuration message on a management plane; and

transmit, to the DU, a plurality of user plane messages for an uplink transmission, based on the configuration message,

wherein the configuration message is used to configure a transmission order of the plurality of user plane messages, and

wherein the transmission order of the plurality of user plane messages corresponds to an order of a plurality of extended antenna-carriers (eAxCs).

14 . The RU of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of eAxCs correspond to a plurality of antennas of the RU, and

wherein the transmission order is determined by an ascending order of the plurality of eAxCs.

15 . The RU of claim 13 , wherein information on a group order in the management plane and information on the order of eAxCs in a group are configured in the RU.

16 . The RU of claim 13 ,

wherein the configuration message is associated with information indicating whether the configuration of the transmission order is supported.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2023
From: JEON, NAMRYUL; KIM, WOOHYUN; KIM, JAEYOEL
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063021/0946 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0120111 · Sep 17, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2021012876 · Sep 17, 2021
Related Publication 20230231686A1 · Jul 20, 2023
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