Network elements, wireless communication system and methods therefor
US9769719B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 9, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/045
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An Access Point (105) serving a small cell (202) in a cellular communication system (100) uses the User Equipment intra-frequency Primary Scrambling Code detection mode to detect neighbors inter-frequency by switching its carrier frequency to a frequency on which it is desired to check for neighbors (for a period long enough and/or often enough for it UE to have a reasonable chance of detecting such a neighbor). Received measurements on such neighbor cells (202, 203) may be used to compile a neighbor cell list if no such list has been preconfigured in the Access Point or if network listen results have provided only a limited number of detected neighbor cells.
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