Identifying radio access technology characteristics to mobile stations system and method
US8254981B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 4, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W48/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for granting a mobile station permission to attempt to identify a cell of a first radio access technology (RAT) while being served by a cell of a second RAT. The mobile station receives a list of neighbor cells of the second RAT. The list contains at least one identifying characteristic associated with at least one cell of the first RAT. The mobile station identifies at least one cell of the first RAT associated with the at least one identifying characteristic.
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