Method and user equipment (ue) for cell reselection in connected mode thereof

A User Equipment (UE) for cell reselection in a connected mode, the UE comprising:

• a memory configured to store data;
• and
• at least one processor configured to:
• identify signal strength of neighboring cells in one or more inter-radio access technology (inter-RAT) frequencies while camped on a serving cell in the connected mode,
• determine power class capability of the neighboring cells based on a band of the one or more inter-RAT frequencies, and
• control to reselect to a neighboring cell sing the determined power class capability when the identified signal strength of the neighboring cell meets a pre-defined reselection threshold.

A system, comprising:

• a User Equipment (UE) for cell reselection in a connected mode, the UE comprising:
• a memory configured to store data;
• and
• at least one processor configured to:
• identify signal strength of neighboring cells in one or more inter-radio access technology (inter-RAT) frequencies while camped on a serving cell in the connected mode,
• determine power class capability of the neighboring cells based on a band of the one or more inter-RAT frequencies, and
• control to reselect to a neighboring cell using the determined power class capability when the identified signal strength of the neighboring cell meets a pre-defined reselection threshold.