Method for reducing closed subscriber group identity comparison

A communication device for reducing closed subscriber group (CSG) identity comparison in a wireless communication system, the communication device comprising:

• a memory unit for storing program code corresponding to a process;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory unit, for processing the program code to execute the process;
• wherein the process comprises:
• including radio access technology (RAT) information in an Allowed CSG list and an operator CSG list, wherein the Allowed CSG list comprises a plurality of CSG identities and is stored in an elementary file of the communication device and the RAT information indicates a plurality of RATs associated with a plurality of CSG identities listed in the allowed CSG list;
• controlling a non-access stratum (NAS) layer of the communication device to read the allowed CSG list comprising the RAT information from the elementary file and pass the allowed CSG list comprising the RAT information to the AS layer;
• maintaining a plurality of sub-allowed CSG lists in the AS layer of the communication device according to the plurality of RATs, wherein each of the plurality of sub-allowed CSG lists is corresponding to a different RAT;
• and
• comparing a CSG identity of a first cell serving a first RAT, which the communication device performs cell selection or cell reselection to, with the CSG identities listed in a first sub allowed CSG list corresponding to the first RAT.