Method of determining neighbor cell selection
AssigneeNokia Siemens Networks Oy
InventorsThomas Malcolm Chapman, David Randall
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Abstract
A mobile terminal selects neighbor cell(s) to use in receiving a broadcast or multicast by deriving an estimate of cell quality for each neighbor cell; comparing the estimated quality with a minimum acceptable quality; and choosing those neighbor cells having the highest quality from the acceptable neighbor cells. The estimate of cell quality is based on a parameter of the difference between a common pilot channel transmit power and a secondary common control physical channel transmit power that is transmitted to the mobile terminal on a multimedia broadcast multicast control channel.
Claims8
1-7. (canceled)
A method of determining neighbor cell selection for a mobile terminal in a broadcast or multicast, comprising:
- transmitting, to the mobile terminal on a multimedia broadcast/multicast service control channel, a parameter of the difference between a common pilot channel transmit power and a secondary common control physical channel transmit power;
- deriving, at the mobile terminal, an estimate of cell quality for each neighbor cell;
- comparing the estimate of quality with a minimum acceptable quality to identify acceptable neighbor cells;
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- choosing selected neighbor cells having highest quality from among the acceptable neighbor cells.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.