Carrier Selection For Accessing A Cellular System
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1. An apparatus, configured toaccess a multi-carrier cell,receive system information or broadcast system information, andselect at least one carrier based on the received information.
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Abstract
Embodiments provide methods, apparatuses, and software for transmitting or receiving information on at least one coverage carrier and/or at least one capacity carrier of a multi-carrier cell.
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16 Claims
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1. An apparatus, configured to
access a multi-carrier cell, receive system information or broadcast system information, and select at least one carrier based on the received information.
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8. Apparatus, configured to
provide or broadcast at least one of a coverage carrier, a capacity carrier, and system information of a multi-carrier cell, wherein the system information includes one or more, in any arbitrary combination, of: -
control information, or cell-specific implicit and/or explicit control information, for supporting carrier selection, the control information comprising one or more, in any arbitrary combination, of; received carrier signal strength, or received carrier interference ratio, offset between at least one coverage carrier and at least one capacity carrier, offset of at least one carrier-specific downlink synchronization or pilot channel, multi-random access channel information indicating that a user is able or allowed to attempt accessing the cell on more than one suitable carrier in parallel. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising at least one of
accessing a multi-carrier cell, receiving system information or broadcast information relating to at least one carrier, and selecting at least one carrier based on the received information.
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13. A method, comprising:
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providing or broadcasting at least one of a coverage carrier, a capacity carrier, and system information of a multi-carrier cell, wherein the system information includes one or more, in any arbitrary combination, of; control information, or cell-specific implicit and/or explicit control information, for supporting carrier selection, the control information comprising one or more, in any arbitrary combination, of; received carrier signal strength, or received carrier interference ratio, offset between at least one coverage carrier and at least one capacity carrier, offset of at least one carrier-specific downlink synchronization or pilot channel, multi-random access channel information indicating that a user is able or allowed to attempt accessing the cell on more than one suitable carrier in parallel. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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