Broadcast Information Block Assistance for a Wireless Device

A wireless device, comprising:

• wireless communication circuitry;
• and
• one or more processing elements coupled to the wireless communication circuitry, wherein the one or more processing elements are configured to:
• obtain a first plurality of broadcast information blocks from a first base station;
• receive a second plurality of broadcast information blocks associated with the first base station, wherein said receiving the second plurality of broadcast information blocks is from a source other than a base station, and wherein at least a subset of the second plurality of broadcast information blocks are different than the first plurality of broadcast information blocks;
• determine if the second plurality of broadcast information blocks correspond to the first plurality of broadcast information blocks based on version information specified in the first plurality of broadcast information blocks;
• when the second plurality of broadcast information blocks correspond to the first plurality of broadcast information blocks, use the first and second pluralities of broadcast information blocks to perform communication with the first base station without obtaining the second plurality of information blocks from the first base station.