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FAST CELL SELECTION IN A MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICE

  • US 20110319081A1
  • Filed: 11/19/2010
  • Published: 12/29/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • in a mobile wireless communication device,detecting a first wireless cell in a wireless communication network associated with the mobile wireless communication device fails at least one criterion in a set of suitability criteria stored in the mobile wireless communication device;

    searching for and locating a set of candidate wireless cells with which to associate;

    measuring at least one received signal metric for each candidate wireless cell in the set of candidate wireless cells;

    evaluating suitability of a candidate wireless cell in the set of candidate wireless cells using one or more criteria in the stored set of suitability criteria for the first wireless cell and the measured at least one received signal metric for the candidate wireless cell when the candidate wireless cell is identically the first wireless cell; and

    associating the mobile wireless communication device with the candidate wireless cell when the candidate wireless cell satisfies one or more criteria in the stored set of suitability criteria.

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