Method and terminal for gsm cell searches

2:

• The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
• determining if said GSM frequency is a cell GSM broadcast frequency or if said GSM frequency is a cell GSM traffic frequency wherein said GSM frequency is determined to be a cell GSM broadcast frequency when said predefined logical channel pattern is identified in the received digital samples and said GSM frequency is determined to be a cell GSM traffic frequency when no predefined logical channel pattern is identified in the received digital samples.

3:

• The method according to claim 1, wherein said step of scheduling comprises reception of at most 20 slots.

4:

• The method according to claim 3, wherein said step of scheduling comprises reception of at most 17 slots.

5:

• The method according to claim 1 further comprising:
• discontinuing said reception of a part of a frame burst of a GSM frequency when said GSM frequency is determined to be a cell GSM broadcast frequency or is determined to be a cell GSM traffic frequency.

7:

• The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
• identifying a predefined logical channel pattern of a Frequency Correction Channel (FCCH).

8:

• The method according to claim 7, wherein said step of identifying a predefined logical channel pattern of a FCCH is performed by a FCCH search algorithm.

9:

• The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
• identifying a predefined logical channel pattern of a Synchronization Channel (SCH).

10:

• The method according to claim 9, wherein said step of identifying a predefined logical channel pattern of a SCH is performed by a SCH 64 bits unique SB TSC pattern search.

11:

• The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
• identifying a predefined logical channel pattern of a pre-stored template.

13:

• The method according to claim 11, wherein said pre-stored template comprises 28 bits I,Q modulated data of eight Training Sequence Codes (TSC) and two zero bits.

14:

• The method according to claim 11, wherein said step of identifying a predefined logical channel pattern of a pre-stored template comprises the step of checking a repetition of the identified predefined logical channel pattern.

16:

• The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
• determining when to schedule reception of a desired logical channel which said wireless terminal is required to decode.

17:

• The method according to claim 16, wherein said desired logical channel is SCH.

19:

• The wireless terminal according to claim 18, wherein said instructions comprises a further instruction to:
• determine if said GSM frequency is a cell GSM broadcast frequency or if said GSM frequency is a cell GSM traffic frequency, wherein said GSM frequency is determined to be a cell GSM broadcast frequency when a predefined logical channel pattern is identified in the received digital samples and said GSM frequency is determined to be a cell GSM traffic frequency when no predefined logical channel pattern is identified in the received digital samples.

20:

• The wireless terminal according to claim 18, wherein said instruction to schedule comprises reception of at most 20 slots.

21:

• The wireless terminal according to claim 20, wherein said instruction to schedule comprises reception of at most 17 slots.

22:

• The wireless terminal according to claim 18, wherein the instructions comprise a further instruction to:
• discontinue said reception of a part of a frame burst of a GSM frequency when said GSM frequency is determined to be a cell GSM broadcast frequency or is determined to be a cell GSM traffic frequency.

24:

• The wireless terminal according to claim 18, wherein the instructions comprise a further instruction to:
• identify a predefined logical channel pattern of a Frequency Correction Channel (FCCH).

25:

• The wireless terminal according to claim 24, wherein said instruction to identify a predefined logical channel pattern of a FCCH is performed by a FCCH search algorithm.

26:

• The wireless terminal according to claim 18, wherein the instructions comprise a further instruction to:
• identify a predefined logical channel pattern of a Synchronization Channel (SCH).

27:

• The wireless terminal according to claim 26, wherein said instruction to identify a predefined logical channel pattern of a SCH is performed by a SCH 64 bits unique SB TSC pattern search.

28:

• The wireless terminal according to claim 18, wherein the instructions comprise a further instruction to:
• identify a predefined logical channel pattern of a pre-stored template.

30:

• The wireless terminal according to claim 28, wherein said pre-stored template comprises 28 bits I,Q modulated data of eight Training Sequence Codes (TSC) and two zero bits.

31:

• The wireless terminal according to claim 28, wherein said instruction to identify a predefined logical channel pattern of a pre-stored template comprises the step of checking a repetition of the identified predefined logical channel pattern.

33:

• The wireless terminal according to claim 18, wherein the instruction comprises a further instruction to:
• determine when to schedule reception of a desired logical channel which said wireless terminal is required to decode.

34:

• The wireless terminal according to claim 33, wherein said desired logical channel is SCH.

(canceled)