Servicing Cell Discovery During Out of Service
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1. A user equipment (UE), comprising:
- a component that, when the UE goes out of a service area of a first cell, is configured to search for a suitable cell before the UE loses a connection to a network by checking for a suitable cell among cells proximate to the first cell based on a time before the UE loses the connection to the network.
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Abstract
A user equipment is provided. The user equipment comprises a processor that, when the UE goes out of service area of a first cell, is configured to search for a suitable cell before the UE loses a connection to a network by checking for a suitable cell among cells proximate to the first cell, based on a timer before the UE loses the connection to the network.
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1. A user equipment (UE), comprising:
a component that, when the UE goes out of a service area of a first cell, is configured to search for a suitable cell before the UE loses a connection to a network by checking for a suitable cell among cells proximate to the first cell based on a time before the UE loses the connection to the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of discovering a serving cell, comprising:
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detecting an out of a service area condition of a first cell; starting a Timer out of service timer; and prior to expiration of the Timer out of service timer, checking for coverage from a cell proximate to the first cell, based on the Timer out of service timer. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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