The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted patent US12587303B2 to Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. This patent, effective March 24, 2026, covers a communication method and apparatus. The core innovation involves a method for receiving first indication information that specifies a modulation coding scheme, and then determining the appropriate scheme from a predefined set. This set includes schemes with modulation orders of 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10, with specific details provided for schemes having a modulation order of 10, including coding rates of 853/1024 and 948/1024.

This patent grant signifies a new intellectual property right for Huawei in the area of networking and telecommunications technology. While not imposing direct compliance obligations on other entities, it establishes exclusive rights for Huawei concerning the patented technology. Companies operating in the telecommunications sector, particularly those developing or utilizing similar modulation and coding schemes, should be aware of this patent to avoid potential infringement and to inform their own R&D and product development strategies.