Cell selection method
US6917807B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W48/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention is directed to a method for cell selection in a cellular telecommunication system. According to the invention, cell identification information is attached as a parameter to an RRC message initiating the state change of the mobile station to the cell-connected state. Advantageously, the network selects a cell to be suggested as the cell for use by the mobile station in the cell-connected state, and the network indicates said cell by attaching cell identification as a parameter to said RRC message. Consequently, the mobile station may make the final selection of the cell, and indicate the selected cell to the network by attaching cell identification information as a parameter to a second RRC message, such as the response message to the RRC message initiating the state change.
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