Method and system for cell selection and reselection with prioritization

A user-equipment (UE) to select cells in various modes of operation, the UE comprising:

• a transceiver,
• a memory, and
• a processor configured to:
• detect a plurality of neighboring cells related to one or more detected frequencies, and their associated respective cell capabilities related to achievable throughput while the UE, having an associated UE capability related to achievable throughput, is connected to a serving cell,
• identify a throughput database for the achievable throughput of the plurality of neighboring cells based on the detected cell capabilities and UE capability,
• select a first neighboring cell from the plurality of neighboring cells based on at least one of:
• a highest ranked among the neighboring cells or the identified achievable throughput of the plurality of neighboring cells, and
• send a request to connect to the first neighboring cell.