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US 8,787,912 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for coordination of handoff among MMSS and RAT priorities
AssigneeAlcatel Lucent
InventorJialin Zou
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AssigneeAlcatel Lucent
InventorJialin Zou
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A method is provided whereby wireless system operators broadcast each other's carriers in an inter-RAT neighbor list according to protocols that minimize conflicts with carrier-selection algorithms provisioned in served mobile terminals. According to the method of the invention, Access Networks (ANs) broadcast neighbor lists for their own carriers and carriers of different operators serving the same geographical area, the neighbor list being used for inter RAT reselection. The carrier-selection priorities broadcast in the neighbor list are established to be consistent with the priority policy respecting home network and non-home networks as provisioned in the mobiles by their operator. In case of conflict, the cross-RAT priority broadcast by the AN shall take precedence over the cross-RAT priority provisioned in the mobiles. A network ID, such as PLMN_ID, may be broadcast for each carrier in the neighbor list to support reselection precedence followed by the mobile terminal between home network carriers and the carriers of a non-home network.
A method in a wireless communication system comprising:
An apparatus comprising:
A wireless communication system comprising:
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