US 12,074,634 B2
Electronic device for cell coverage enhancement and operation method thereof
Ikbeom Lee, Suwon-si (KR); Hyunil Yoo, Suwon-si (KR); and Youngbum Kim, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Nov. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/979,337.
Application 17/979,337 is a continuation of application No. PCT/KR2022/014940, filed on Oct. 5, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0142623 (KR), filed on Oct. 25, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0125801 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. H04B 1/71 (2011.01); H04B 1/7136 (2011.01); H04L 25/02 (2006.01)
CPC H04B 1/7136 (2013.01) [H04L 25/021 (2013.01); H04L 25/0224 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
9. An operation method of a base station, the operation method comprising:
identifying, by the base station, a difference value of channels during a designated time period on a user equipment connected to the base station for communication;
based on the difference value of channels on the user equipment, configuring, by the base station, a frequency hopping interval corresponding to the user equipment;
transmitting, by the base station to the user equipment, information related to the frequency hopping interval; and
based on the frequency hopping interval, transmitting, by the base station to the user equipment, at least one reference signal assigned to at least one slot corresponding to at least one frequency band.