US 2010/0246435 A1 · Method and apparatus for new cell discovery

Abstract

To address the need for new techniques to improve the discovery of neighbor cells, methods such as those depicted in diagrams 10 or 20 may be employed. In one method, a network node sends (11) to a remote unit an indication of at least one timeslot during which NCL scanning is to be performed. It further indicates (12) that the at least one timeslot is to be additionally used to search for signaling from cells not included in an NCL associated with the remote unit. In another method, a remote unit receives (21) an indication of at least one timeslot during which NCL scanning is to be performed. During the at least one timeslot, the remote unit measures (22) signaling from at least one cell included in an NCL associated with the remote unit and searches (23) for signaling from cells not included in the NCL.

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Dependent claims

A method for new cell discovery comprising:

sending, by a network node to a remote unit, an indication of at least one timeslot during which neighbor cell list (NCL) scanning is to be performed;
further indicating, by the network node to the remote unit, that the at least one timeslot is to be additionally used to search for signaling from cells not included in an NCL associated with the remote unit.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and apparatus for new cell discovery

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Method and apparatus for new cell discovery

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Abstract

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