Ultra wideband assisted initial acquisition

An access terminal comprising:

• a first communication interface for communicating over a first wireless network;
• a second communication interface for communicating over a second wireless network, the first wireless network being of a different type than the second wireless network;
• a processing circuit coupled to the first and second communication interfaces, the processing circuit configured to:
• broadcast a request for first wireless network information over the second wireless network;
• receive the first wireless network information from an assisting access terminal over the second wireless network, wherein the assisting access terminal is already part of the first wireless network associated with the first wireless network information;
• receive clock timing information regarding the first wireless network from the assisting access terminal via the second wireless network;
• adjust the received first wireless network information based on the received clock timing information;
• detect the first wireless network over the first wireless network based on the received first wireless network information received from the assisting access terminal over the second wireless network;
• and
• acquire communication service over the first wireless network through the access terminal different from the assisting access terminal.

An access terminal comprising:

• means for broadcasting a request for a first wireless network information over a second wireless network;
• means for receiving the first wireless network information from an assisting access terminal over the second wireless network, wherein the assisting access terminal is already part of a first wireless network associated with the first wireless network information and the first wireless network being of a different type than the second wireless network;
• means for receiving clock timing information regarding the first wireless network from the assisting access terminal via the second wireless network;
• means for adjusting the received first wireless network information based on the received clock timing information;
• means for detecting the first wireless network over the first wireless network based on the received first wireless network information received from the assisting access terminal over the second wireless network;
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• means for acquiring communication service over the first wireless network through the access terminal different from the assisting access terminal.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions for initial network acquisition, which when executed by a processor causes the processor to:

• broadcast a request for a first wireless network information over a second wireless network;
• receive the first wireless network information from an assisting access terminal over the second wireless network, wherein the assisting access terminal is already part of a first wireless network associated with the first wireless network information and the first wireless network being of a different type than the second wireless network;
• receive clock timing information regarding the first wireless network from the assisting access terminal via the second wireless network;
• adjust the received first wireless network information based on the received clock timing information;
• detect the first wireless network over the first wireless network based on the received first wireless network information received from the assisting access terminal over the second wireless network;
• and
• acquire communication service over the first wireless network through an access terminal different from the assisting access terminal.

A method operational on an access terminal for assisting an acquiring access terminal in initial network acquisition, comprising:

• maintaining first wireless network information for a first wireless network associated with a first communication interface, wherein the access terminal is already part of the first wireless network and the first wireless network being of a different type than a second wireless network;
• receiving a request for the first wireless network information from the acquiring access terminal over a second communication interface associated with the second wireless network;
• sending the first wireless network information to the acquiring access terminal via the second communication interface to assist the acquiring access terminal in detecting the first wireless network over the first wireless network utilizing the first wireless network information;
• and
• sending clock timing information regarding the first wireless network to the acquiring access terminal via the second communication interface to assist the acquiring access terminal to synchronize data exchange periods over the first wireless network and to adjust the first wireless network information.

An access terminal comprising:

• a first communication interface for communicating over a first wireless network;
• a second communication interface for communicating over a second wireless network, the first wireless network being of a different type than the second wireless network;
• a processing circuit coupled to the first and second communication interfaces, the processing circuit configured to:
• maintain first wireless network information for the first wireless network, wherein the access terminal is already part of the first wireless;
• receive a request for the first wireless network information from an acquiring access terminal over the second communication interface;
• send the first wireless network information to the acquiring access terminal via the second communication interface to assist the acquiring access terminal in detecting the first wireless network over the first wireless network utilizing the first wireless network information;
• and
• send clock timing information regarding the first wireless network to the acquiring access terminal via the second communication interface to assist the acquiring access terminal to synchronize data exchange periods over the first wireless network and to adjust the first wireless network information.

An access terminal comprising:

• means for maintaining first wireless network information for a first wireless network associated with a first communication interface, wherein the access terminal is already part of the first wireless network and the first wireless network being of a different type than a second wireless network;
• means for receiving a request for the first wireless network information from an acquiring access terminal over a second communication interface associated with the second wireless network;
• means for sending the first wireless network information to the acquiring access terminal via the second communication interface to assist the acquiring access terminal in detecting the first wireless network over the first wireless network utilizing the first wireless network information;
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• means for sending clock timing information regarding the first wireless network to the acquiring access terminal via the second communication interface to assist the acquiring access terminal to synchronize data exchange periods over the first wireless network and to adjust the first wireless network information.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions for an access terminal to assist an acquiring access terminal in initial network acquisition of a first wireless network, which when executed by a processor causes the processor to:

• maintain first wireless network information for the first wireless network associated with a first communication interface, wherein the access terminal is already part of the first wireless network and the first wireless network being of a different type than a second wireless network;
• receive a request for the first wireless network information from the acquiring access terminal over a second communication interface associated with the second wireless network;
• send the first wireless network information to the acquiring access terminal via the second communication interface to assist the acquiring access terminal in detecting the first wireless network over the first wireless network utilizing the first wireless network information;
• and
• send clock timing information regarding the first wireless network to the acquiring access terminal via the second communication interface to assist the acquiring access terminal to synchronize data exchange periods over the first wireless network and to adjust the first wireless network information.