Apparatus and method for reception of neighboring cell service
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1. A method for a mobile terminal to receive a point-to-multipoint service in mobile communications, comprising:
- detecting that the point-to-multipoint service is unavailable from a serving cell that serves the mobile terminal; and
receiving the point-to-multipoint service from at least one neighboring cell from which the point-to-multipoint service is available, while the serving cell continues to serve the mobile terminal.
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Abstract
A method for a mobile terminal to receive a service in mobile communications comprises the steps of detecting that the service is unavailable from a serving cell that serves the mobile terminal, and then either receiving the service from at least one neighboring cell from which the service is available while the serving cell continues to serve the mobile terminal, or selecting a cell among cells from which the service is available and receiving the service from the selected cell.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for a mobile terminal to receive a point-to-multipoint service in mobile communications, comprising:
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detecting that the point-to-multipoint service is unavailable from a serving cell that serves the mobile terminal; and
receiving the point-to-multipoint service from at least one neighboring cell from which the point-to-multipoint service is available, while the serving cell continues to serve the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for a mobile terminal to receive a point-to-multipoint service in mobile communications, comprising:
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detecting that the point-to-multipoint service is unavailable from a current cell;
selecting a cell among cells from which the service is available; and
receiving the point-to-multipoint service from the selected cell. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A mobile terminal to receive a point-to-multipoint service in mobile communications, the terminal comprising:
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a transceiver to transmit and receive signals; and
a processor operatively connected to and cooperating with the transceiver to detect that the point-to-multipoint service is unavailable from a current cell that serves the terminal, and to either receive the point-to-multipoint service from at least one neighboring cell from which the point-to-multipoint service is available while the serving cell continues to serve the terminal, or to select a cell among cells from which the point-to-multipoint service is available and receive the point-to-multipoint service from the selected cell.
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