Methods, Systems, And Computer Program Products For Determining A Radio Network Temporary Identifier And Coding Rate For An Intercell Signal In a Long Term Evolution Communications Network

system for determining a RNTI and coding rate for an intercell signal in a LTE communications network, the system comprising:

• means for determining a plurality of potential RNTIs associated with a received intercell signal, the plurality of potential RNTIs being a subset of all available RNTIs;
• means for processing, by a first decoder, a first signal based on a first potential combination of a one of the plurality of RNTIs and a coding rate;
• means for determining, based on at least one metric for the processed first signal, whether the first potential combination includes a correct RNTI and coding rate combination for the received intercell signal;
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• means for processing, by a second decoder, a second signal based on a second potential combination of a one of the plurality of RNTIs and a coding rate if the first potential combination does not include the correct RNTI and coding rate combination for the received intercell signal.

A system for determining a RNTI and coding rate for an intercell signal in a LTE communications network, the system comprising system components including:

• an search space reduction component configured for determining a plurality of potential RNTIs associated with a received intercell signal, the plurality of potential RNTIs being a subset of all available RNTIs;
• a first decoding component configured for processing a first signal based on a first potential combination of a one of the plurality of RNTIs and a coding rate;
• a signal analyzer component configured for determining, based on at least one metric for the processed first signal, whether the first potential combination includes a correct RNTI and coding rate combination for the received intercell signal;
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• a second decoding component configured for processing a second signal based on a second potential combination of a one of the plurality of RNTIs and a coding rate if the first potential combination does not include the correct RNTI and coding rate combination for the received intercell signal.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program, executable by a machine, for determining an RNTI and coding rate for an intercell signal in a LTE communications network, the computer program comprising executable instructions for:

• determining a plurality of potential RNTIs associated with a received intercell signal, the plurality of potential RNTIs being a subset of all available RNTIs;
• processing, by a first decoder, a first signal based on a first potential combination of a one of the plurality of RNTIs and a coding rate;
• determining, based on at least one metric for the processed first signal, whether the first potential combination includes a correct RNTI and coding rate combination for the received intercell signal;
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• processing, by a second decoder, a second signal based on a second potential combination of a one of the plurality of RNTIs and a coding rate if the first potential combination does not include the correct RNTI and coding rate combination for the received intercell signal.