Patent ID: 11894908
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 18:
19. A user equipment (UE) for managing beam alignment in a communication system, the UE comprising:
a transceiver; and
at least one processor coupled to the transceiver,
wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
receive beam width information and base station location information from a base station,
calculate a displacement of location of the UE from a first location to a second location of the UE based on location coordinates of the UE,
measure a change in a signal strength of the UE after the displacement of the location of the UE with respect to a signal strength of the UE at the first location,
determine whether movement of the UE is towards or away from the base station using at least one of the beam width information, the base station location information, the displacement of location of the UE, and the measured change in the signal strength of the UE,
determine whether a beam re-alignment is required based on determining whether the movement of the UE is towards or away from the base station,
transmit a beam realignment request including location coordinates of the second location of the UE to the base station based on determining that the beam re-alignment is required, and
receive a re-aligned beam width and a new transmission beam from the base station in response to the transmitted beam realignment request.