# US 2026/0089705 A1 · Electronic device for performing satellite communication, and operating method of electronic device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2026/0089705 A1 - Document ID: US20260089705A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 19/349,321 - Filed: 2025-10-03 - Published: 2026-03-26 - Earliest claimed: 2023-04-05 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Nohsun Kim - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260089705A1 ## CPC - H04W 48/12: using downlink control channel - H04W 72/11: Semi-persistent scheduling - H04B 7/18513: {Transmission in a satellite or space-based system} - H04L 1/08: by repeating transmission, e.g. Verdan system {(H04L1/1858 and H04L1/189 take precedence)} - H04L 1/1887: {Scheduling and prioritising arrangements} - H04L 1/1822: involving configuration of automatic repeat request [ARQ] with parallel processes - H04W 84/06: Airborne or Satellite Networks (space-based or airborne stations H04B7/185) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract An electronic device includes: memory storing instructions; and one or more communication processors configured to execute the instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to: acquire information on a service duration time of a non-terrestrial network having an established communication connection, based on a system information block (SIB); and determine whether to apply slot aggregation, based on a result of a comparison between the service duration time of the non-terrestrial network acquired based on the SIB and a preset first time, wherein the slot aggregation includes simultaneously performing scheduling for a plurality of slots, and the preset first time is a time spent for completing transmission of a predetermined number of packets to the non-terrestrial network. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device comprising: memory storing instructions; and one or more communication processors configured to execute the instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more communication processors individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to: acquire information on a service duration time of a non-terrestrial network having an established communication connection, based on a system information block (SIB); and determine whether to apply slot aggregation, based on a result of a comparison between the service duration time of the non-terrestrial network acquired based on the SIB and a preset first time, wherein the slot aggregation comprises simultaneously performing scheduling for a plurality of slots, and wherein the preset first time is a time spent for completing transmission of a predetermined number of packets to the non-terrestrial network. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more communication processors individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to: based on the service duration time being less than or equal to the preset first time, determine to apply the slot aggregation, and based on determining to perform the slot aggregation, transmit data by applying the slot aggregation. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more communication processors individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to: based on the service duration time being greater than or equal to the preset first time, determine not to perform the slot aggregation, and based on determining not to perform the slot aggregation, transmit data in units of slots without applying the slot aggregation. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more communication processors individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to: based on the service duration time being greater than or equal to the preset first time, identify a location of another non-terrestrial network adjacent to the electronic device, based on the system information block (SIB); and determine whether to apply the slot aggregation, based on whether the location of the another non-terrestrial network is within a predetermined distance from a location of the electronic device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more communication processors individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to: based on the location of the another non-terrestrial network being within the predetermined distance from the location of the electronic device, determine not to apply the slot aggregation, and based determining not to apply the slot aggregation, transmit data in units of slots without applying the slot aggregation. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more communication processors individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to: based on the location of the another satellite being outside the predetermined distance from the location of the electronic device, determine to apply the slot aggregation, and based on determining to apply the slot aggregation, transmit data by applying the slot aggregation. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more communication processors individually or collectively, cause the cause the electronic device to: based on determining to perform the slot aggregation, transmit a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message comprising data indicating whether to apply the slot aggregation to the non-terrestrial network. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more communication processors, cause the electronic device to: based on determining to perform the slot aggregation, change a configuration indicating whether to apply the slot aggregation by using a medium access control-control element (MAC-CE). ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more communication processors, cause the electronic device to: measure a number of retransmissions required for transmission for each packet, based on a current time point; determine an average value of the number of retransmissions, based on the number of retransmissions measured for each packet; and determine the preset first time, based on the average value of the number of retransmissions and a time spent for transmitting a packet one time by the electronic device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more communication processors, cause the electronic device to: determine an average time spent for transmitting the packet by using the non-terrestrial network by the electronic device by multiplying a value corresponding to the average value of the number of retransmissions+1 by the time spent for transmitting the packet one time by the electronic device; and determine the preset first time, based on the average time spent for transmitting the packet by using the non-terrestrial network by the electronic device. ### Claim 11 A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising: acquiring information on a service duration time of a non-terrestrial network having an established communication connection, based on a system information block (SIB); and determining whether to apply slot aggregation, based on a result of a comparison between the service duration time of the non-terrestrial network acquired based on the SIB and a preset first time, wherein the slot aggregation comprises simultaneously performing scheduling for a plurality of slots, and wherein the preset first time is a time spent for completing transmission of a predetermined number of packets to the non-terrestrial network. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the determining whether to perform the slot aggregation comprises, based on the service duration time of the non-terrestrial network having the established communication connection being less than the preset first time, determining to perform the slot aggregation, and wherein the method further comprises, based on the determining to perform the slot aggregation, transmitting data by applying the slot aggregation. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the determining whether to perform the slot aggregation comprises, based on the service duration time of the non-terrestrial network having the established communication connection being greater than the preset first time, determining not to apply the slot aggregation, and wherein the method further comprises, based on the determining not apply the slot aggregation, transmitting data in units of slots without applying the slot aggregation. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the determining whether to apply the slot aggregation comprises: based on the service duration time of the non-terrestrial network having the established communication connection being greater than the preset first time, identifying a location of another non-terrestrial network adjacent to the electronic device, based on the system information block (SIB); and determining whether to apply the slot aggregation, based on whether the location of the another non-terrestrial network is within a predetermined distance from a location of the electronic device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the determining whether to apply the slot aggregation, based on whether the location of the another non-terrestrial network is within the predetermined distance from the location of the electronic device comprises: based on the location of the another non-terrestrial network being within the predetermined distance from the location of the electronic device, determining not to apply the slot aggregation, and wherein the method further comprises, based on the determining not to apply the slot aggregation, transmitting data in units of slots without applying the slot aggregation. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the determining whether to apply the slot aggregation, based on whether the location of the another non-terrestrial network is within the predetermined distance from the location of the electronic device comprises: based on the location of the another non-terrestrial network being outside the predetermined distance, determining to apply the slot aggregation, and wherein the method further comprises, based on the determining to apply the slot aggregation, transmitting data by applying the slot aggregation. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising: based on determining to perform the slot aggregation, transmitting a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message comprising data indicating whether to apply the slot aggregation to the non-terrestrial network. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising: based on determining to perform the slot aggregation, changing a configuration indicating whether to apply the slot aggregation by using a medium access control-control element (MAC-CE). ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising: measuring a number of retransmissions required for transmission for each packet, based on a current time point and determining an average value of the number of retransmissions, based on the number of retransmissions measured for each packet; and determining the preset first time, based on the average value of the number of retransmissions and a time spent for transmitting a packet one time by the electronic device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein the determining the preset first time comprises: determining an average time spent for transmitting the packet by using the non-terrestrial network by the electronic device by multiplying a value corresponding to the average value of number of retransmissions+1 by the time spent for transmitting the packet one time by the electronic device; and determining the preset first time, based on the average time spent for transmitting the packet by using the non-terrestrial network by the electronic device.