MOBILITY PROCEDURES AND DIFFERENTIATED CHARGING IN HOME NODE-Bs
AssigneeInterDigital Technology Corporation
InventorsShankar Somasundaram, Rajat P. Mukherjee, Ulises Olvera-Hernandez, Mohammed Sammour
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for implementing Idle and Connected Mode mobility to and from a Home evolved Node-B (HNB) in a wireless environment. Methods to implement differentiated charging when accessing HNBs, as well as the criteria used to make a cell reselection decision when an HNB is detected, criteria for making a handoff decision and methods to indicate charging and other policies/preferences and configurations to a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU).
Claims20
A method for handover and reselection when macro-cell coverage is not available, the method comprising:
- determining whether macro-cell coverage is available;
- and
- connecting to a Home evolved Node-B (HNB).
A method for reselection based on Home evolved Node-B (HNB) radio strength, the method comprising:
- determining whether HNB radio strength is greater than a surrounding macro-cell radio strength;
- determining whether the surrounding macro-cell radio strength is below an absolute value;
- reselecting to a HNB if the macro-cell radio strength is below an absolute value;
- and
- deciding not to reselect to a HNB if the macro-cell radio strength is above an absolute value.
A method for reselection comprising:
- determining whether multiple cells are available;
- determining whether a WTRU is anticipating starting multiple services if multiple cells are available;
- implementing a priority for the multiple services if the WTRU is anticipating starting multiple services;
- and
- reselecting to a HNB cell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.