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Cell reselection method and apparatus for preventing ping-pong in a mobile communications system

US7480519B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 10, 2006
Grant dateJan 20, 2009
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Expiry dateJul 14, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W84/042
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus are provided for enabling a UE to perform accurate and efficient cell reselection in a cellular mobile communications system. If reselection to the same cell is repeated, the UE releases itself from a high-speed UE state or excludes the number of reselections to the same cell from the number of cell changes counted for a duration set for deciding as to the high-speed UE state, according to a ping-pong duration threshold and a ping-pong occurrence number threshold. The UE uses a non-scaled down cell reselection time limit in a non-high-speed UE state, and a scaled-down cell reselection time limit in the high-speed UE state. Thus, the UE reselects to a non-serving cell having the highest ranking continuously for the cell reselection time limit.

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