Cell selection in a radio network
US6466790B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 13, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W8/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for selecting a cell for a mobile station (MS) in a cellular telecommunications network, wherein the mobile station (MS) sends a radio station controller (BSC) measurement reports (6-4) comprising information (61, 631 . . . 63N) about the mobile station's serving cell and its neighbour cells. The mobile station or its subscriber is associated with at least one set of special cells called LSA cells. Information on the set of special cells is transferred to the radio station controller (BSC), and the mobile station (MS) at least participates in the transferring of information, preferably by sending an explicit list of its LSA cells or by including in at least one measurement report (6-4) a flag bit (62, 641 . . . 64N) indicating whether or not the cell in question is a special cell.
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