Cell selection device for wireless communication equipment
US8045986B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W48/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cell selection device (D) is dedicated to a piece of wireless communication equipment (MS) arranged to establish radio communications with a radio communication network comprising radio communication cells and to receive data representative of the cell environment and of service capabilities of each cell of this environment from the network. This device (D) comprises a control means (CM) arranged, when its equipment (MS) needs to access a chosen network service, to access the data received by the equipment (MS) and representative of the cell environment and the corresponding cell service capabilities, to determine whether there is at least one cell in this environment that allows to access the network service, and to order the equipment (MS) either to pursue or to establish a radio communication with the network via a selected one of these determined cells if the selected cell allows at least one chosen radio parameter criterion to be satisfied.
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