Systems and methods for network-implemented cell selection in a wireless network based on UE measurement reports

A non-transitory computer-readable medium, storing a plurality of processor-executable instructions to:

• identify a particular radio frequency (“RF”) band, out of a plurality of candidate RF bands, that is a preferred RF band;
• receive a first indication from a User Equipment (“UE”), the first indication indicating that the UE has detected one or more cells associated with a wireless network;
• determine that the one or more cells in the first indication do not correspond to the preferred RF band;
• initiate, based on determining that the one or more cells in the first indication do not correspond to the preferred RF band, a timer that expires after a predetermined duration;
• determine whether a second indication, that the UE has detected at least one cell that implements the preferred RF band, has been received prior to expiration of the timer;
• instruct, when the second indication has been received, the UE to connect to a first cell, indicated in the second indication, that implements the preferred RF band;
• and
• instruct, when the second indication has not been received, the UE to connect to a second cell that does not implement the preferred RF band.

A method, comprising:

• identifying a particular radio frequency (“RF”) band, out of a plurality of candidate RF bands, that is a preferred RF band;
• receiving a first indication from a User Equipment (“UE”), the first indication indicating that the UE has detected one or more cells associated with a wireless network;
• determining that the one or more cells in the first indication do not correspond to the preferred RF band;
• initiating, based on determining that the one or more cells in the first indication do not correspond to the preferred RF band, a timer that expires after a predetermined duration;
• determining whether a second indication, that the UE has detected at least one cell that implements the preferred RF band, has been received prior to expiration of the timer;
• instructing, when the second indication has been received, the UE to connect to a first cell, indicated in the second indication, that implements the preferred RF band;
• and
• instructing, when the second indication has not been received, the UE to connect to a second cell that does not implement the preferred RF band.