Apparatus and method for performing better plmn search during connected mode drx
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsVaibhav SINGHAL, Praveen N. KONA, Srinivasan RAJAGOPALAN
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods and apparatus for performing a better PLMN (BPLMN) search during connected mode DRX. In one aspect, a user equipment (UE) detects a trigger to begin a BPLMN search while in connected mode discontinuous reception (CDRX); determines whether it is configured for a manual BPLMN search; determine whether the CDRX duration is greater than or equal to the minimum amount of time required to perform the manual BPLMN search; and when determined that the CDRX duration is greater than or equal to the minimum amount of time required for the BPLMN search, performs the manual BPLMN search while in the CDRX.
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A method for performing a better public land mobile network (BPLMN) search by user equipment (UE), comprising:
- detecting a trigger to begin a BPLMN search by the UE while in connected mode discontinuous reception (CDRX);
- determining whether the UE is configured for a manual BPLMN search;
- determining whether the CDRX duration is greater than or equal to the minimum amount of time required to perform the manual BPLMN search;
- and
- when determining that the CDRX duration is greater than or equal to the minimum amount of time required for the BPLMN search, performing by the UE the manual BPLMN search while in the CDRX.
An apparatus for performing a better public land mobile network (BPLMN) search by user equipment (UE), comprising:
- a BPLMN search trigger detector configured to detect a trigger to begin a BPLMN search by the UE while in connected mode discontinuous reception (CDRX);
- a search mode determiner configured to determine whether the UE is configured for a manual BPLMN search;
- a CDRX mode duration and search duration comparator configured to determine whether the CDRX duration is greater than or equal to the minimum amount of time required to perform the manual BPLMN search;
- and
- a BPLMN searcher configured to, when determined that the CDRX duration is greater than or equal to the minimum amount of time required for the BPLMN search, perform by the UE the manual BPLMN search while in the CDRX.
An apparatus for performing a better public land mobile network (BPLMN) search by user equipment (UE), comprising:
- means for detecting a trigger to begin a BPLMN search by the UE while in connected mode discontinuous reception (CDRX);
- means for determining whether the UE is configured for a manual BPLMN search;
- means for determining whether the CDRX duration is greater than or equal to the minimum amount of time required to perform the manual BPLMN search;
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- means for, when determined that the CDRX duration is greater than or equal to the minimum amount of time required for the BPLMN search, performing by the UE the manual BPLMN search while in the CDRX.
A computer program product for performing a better public land mobile network (BPLMN) search by user equipment (UE), comprising:
- a computer-readable medium, comprising code for causing at least one computer to:
- detect a trigger to begin a BPLMN search by the UE while in connected mode discontinuous reception (CDRX);
- determine whether the UE is configured for a manual BPLMN search;
- determine whether the CDRX duration is greater than or equal to the minimum amount of time required to perform the manual BPLMN search;
- and
- when determined that the CDRX duration is greater than or equal to the minimum amount of time required for the BPLMN search, perform by the UE the manual BPLMN search while in the CDRX.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.