ENHANCED CELL SCANNING
First Claim
1. A method implemented in a base station for communicating with mobile radio devices in a cellular radio communication system, the method comprising:
- transmitting in a cell associated with the base station a known symbol sequence over a broadcast channel to permit mobile radios to detect and synchronize to the base station;
transmitting a time indicator indicating when the base station will transmit service information from which a mobile radio may determine whether the base station can provide a desired communications service; and
after a time period associated with the time indicator, transmitting the service information.
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Abstract
Cell scanning operations are enhanced making them more time and power efficient. A base station communicates with mobile radios in a cellular communication system. The base station transmits in a cell a known symbol sequence over a broadcast channel to permit mobiles to detect and synchronize to the base station. It transmits a time indicator indicating when the base station will transmit service information from which a mobile may determine whether the base station can provide a desired communications service. After a time period associated with the time indicator, the base station transmits the service information. A mobile radio in or near the cell scans for and detects the broadcast signal. A decoder in the mobile decodes the broadcast signal and detects a time period associated with receiving the broadcast information. Based on the time period, the decoder halts further decoding of the broadcast signal. Later, the decoder resumes decoding of the broadcast signal in accordance with the time period and acquires the broadcast information from the broadcast signal.
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46 Claims
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1. A method implemented in a base station for communicating with mobile radio devices in a cellular radio communication system, the method comprising:
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transmitting in a cell associated with the base station a known symbol sequence over a broadcast channel to permit mobile radios to detect and synchronize to the base station; transmitting a time indicator indicating when the base station will transmit service information from which a mobile radio may determine whether the base station can provide a desired communications service; and after a time period associated with the time indicator, transmitting the service information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method implemented in a mobile radio device for communicating in a cellular radio communication system that includes multiple base stations, each base station transmitting system information to multiple mobile radio devices, the method comprising:
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scanning for and detecting a broadcast signal from a base station; decoding the broadcast signal and detecting a time period associated with receiving broadcast information from the base station from which the mobile radio devices may determine whether the base station can provide a desired communications service; based on the time period, halting further decoding of the broadcast signal; and resuming decoding of the broadcast signal in accordance with the time period and acquiring the broadcast information from the broadcast signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. Apparatus in a base station for communicating with mobile radio devices in a cellular radio communication system, comprising:
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a radio transmitter; control circuitry for providing information to be transmitted by the radio transmitter, wherein the radio transmitter is configured to; transmit in a cell associated with the base station a known symbol sequence over a broadcast channel to permit mobile radios to detect and synchronize to the base station; transmit a time indicator indicating when the base station will transmit service information from which a mobile radio may determine whether the base station can provide a desired communications service and after a time period associated with the time indicator, transmit the service information. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. Apparatus in a mobile radio device for communicating in a cellular radio communication system that includes multiple base stations, each base station transmitting system information to multiple mobile radio devices, the apparatus comprising:
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scanning circuitry that scans for and detects a broadcast signal from a base station; decoding circuitry that decodes the broadcast signal and detects a time indicator associated with receiving broadcast service information from the base station from which the mobile radio devices may determine whether the base station can provide a desired communications service; and control circuitry configured to halt the decoding circuitry'"'"'s further decoding of the broadcast signal based on the time indicator and to have the decoding circuitry resume decoding of the broadcast signal in accordance with the time indicator and acquiring the broadcast information from the broadcast signal. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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