Method for cell selection in a heterogeneous network by user equipment in a cre region
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsBalaji Srinivasan THIRUVENKATACHARI, Shrinath Ramamoorthy Madhurantakam
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Abstract
A method and system are provided for a User Equipment (UE) to perform cell selection in a Cell Range Extension (CRE) region in a heterogeneous network. The method includes avoiding barring a primary frequency at a transition to an idle mode, after failing to acquire System Information (SI) from a pico cell in the heterogeneous network; and camping on a cell corresponding to one of the primary frequency and a secondary frequency.
Claims20
A method of a User Equipment (UE) for cell selection in a Cell Range Extension (CRE) region of a heterogeneous network, the method comprising:
- avoiding barring a primary frequency at a transition to an idle mode, after failing to acquire System Information (SI) from a pico cell in the heterogeneous network;
- and
- camping on a cell corresponding to one of the primary frequency and a secondary frequency.
A method of a User Equipment (UE) for removing a barred frequency in a Cell Range Extension (CRE) region of a heterogeneous network, the method comprising:
- barring a frequency at a transition to an idle mode, after failing to acquire System Information (SI) from a pico cell in the heterogeneous network;
- receiving, from a macro cell, a control message that requests the UE to report measurements associated with the pico cell;
- and
- removing the frequency from a barred list, in response to the control message.
A User Equipment (UE) for cell selection in a Cell Range Extension (CRE) region of a heterogeneous network, the UE comprising:
- an integrated circuit including a processor;
- and
- a memory that stores a computer program code,
- wherein the computer program code, when executed by the processor, controls the UE to:
- avoid barring a primary frequency at a transition to an idle mode, after failing to acquire System Information (SI) from a pico cell in the heterogeneous network;
- and
- camp on a cell corresponding to one of the primary frequency and a secondary frequency.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.