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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Kyunggyu Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Heedon Gha, Suwon-si, KR;
Taehan Bae, Suwon-si, KR;
Seongmok Lim, Suwon-si, KR;
Yeongeun Lim, Suwon-si, KR;
Youngrok Jang, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyoungju Ji, Suwon-si, KR;
Kyungjun Choi, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. A method performed by a network-controlled repeater (NCR) in a communication system is provided. The method includes receiving, from a base station via radio resource control information (RRC) message, configuration of one or more sets of forwarding resources for an access link, and receiving, from the base station, medium access control control element (MAC CE) indicating a set of forwarding resources among the one or more sets of forwarding resources, wherein the set of forwarding resources includes at least one forwarding resource, wherein each of the at least one forwarding resource is associated with a time resource and a beam index, and wherein the MAC CE includes a bit field indicating activation or deactivation of the set of forwarding resources.