MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617098516 A) filed by Nec Corporation on August 14, 2026, for Method Performed By Mobile Terminal, Method Performed By Access Network Node, Mobile Terminal, And Access Network Node.

Inventors include Deogun, Pravjyot; Futaki, Hisashi; Sasaki, Takahiro; Chen, Yuhua; Liang, Caroline Quanyi; and Grau, Maxime.

The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.

Abstract: A method performed by a mobile terminal is disclosed. The method includes monitoring a synchronization signal / physical broadcast channel (PBCH) block (SSB) for a secondary cell transmitted on-demand, during a specific monitoring window; and activating the secondary cell at the mobile terminal based on the SSB for the secondary cell, regardless of receiving information for activating the secondary cell, in a case where the mobile terminal detects the SSB for the secondary cell transmitted on-demand by the monitoring.

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