METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CELL BARRING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- obtaining one or more messages from a designated network cell over a common channel;
attempting decoding of the one or more messages;
tracking respective errors encountered during the attempted decoding of the one or more messages, wherein the tracking comprises maintaining a count of erroneous messages encountered during the attempted decoding of the one or more messages; and
initiating an avoidance procedure associated with barred network cells with respect to the designated network cell according to respective tracked errors associated with the attempted decoding of the one or more messages, wherein the initiating comprises initiating the avoidance procedure associated with barred network cells with respect to the designated network cell upon determining that the count exceeds a predetermined threshold.
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Abstract
Systems and methodologies are described herein that facilitate cell barring based on erroneous messages received within a wireless communication system. As described herein, in the event that a device fails to receive and/or decode respective messages transmitted from a network cell over a common communication channel, the device can implement one or more error handling procedures as described herein to reselect away from the network cell and/or a frequency associated with the network cell (e.g., as if the network cell was explicitly barred). Cell barring can be triggered as described herein based on a count of erroneous messages (e.g., consecutive messages, messages received within a predetermined time window, etc.), elapsed time between erroneous messages, or the like. Further, cell barring can be performed as described herein based on failure to acquire pre-scheduled system information, common system information determined to have invalid abstract syntax, or the like.
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25 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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obtaining one or more messages from a designated network cell over a common channel; attempting decoding of the one or more messages; tracking respective errors encountered during the attempted decoding of the one or more messages, wherein the tracking comprises maintaining a count of erroneous messages encountered during the attempted decoding of the one or more messages; and initiating an avoidance procedure associated with barred network cells with respect to the designated network cell according to respective tracked errors associated with the attempted decoding of the one or more messages, wherein the initiating comprises initiating the avoidance procedure associated with barred network cells with respect to the designated network cell upon determining that the count exceeds a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A wireless communications apparatus, comprising:
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a memory that stores data relating to a designated network cell and a common communication channel associated with the designated network cell; and a processor configured to obtain one or more messages from the designated network cell over the common communication channel, attempt decoding of the one or more messages, track respective errors encountered during attempted decoding of the one or more messages, including maintain a count of erroneous messages encountered during attempted decoding of the one or more messages, and initiate an avoidance procedure associated with barred network cells with respect to the designated network cell according to respective tracked errors encountered during the attempted decoding of the one or more messages, including initiate the avoidance procedure associated with barred network cells with respect to the designated network cell upon determining that the count exceeds a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for attempting acquisition of respective common messages from a network cell; means for tracking errors encountered during attempted acquisition of the respective common messages, wherein the means for tracking comprises means for maintaining a count of erroneous messages encountered during attempted acquisition of the respective common messages; and means for initiating reselection away from the network cell according to respective tracked errors encountered during attempted acquisition of the respective common messages, wherein the means for initiating reselection comprises means for initiating reselection away from the network cell upon determining that the count exceeds a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product, comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising; code for causing a computer to attempt acquisition of respective common messages from a network cell; code for causing a computer to track errors encountered during attempted acquisition of the respective common messages, wherein the code for causing a computer to track comprises code for causing a computer to maintain a count of erroneous messages encountered during attempted acquisition of the respective common messages; and code for causing a computer to initiate reselection away from the network cell according to respective tracked errors encountered during attempted acquisition of the respective common messages, wherein the code for causing a computer to initiate reselection comprises code for causing a computer to initiate reselection away from the network cell upon determining that the count exceeds a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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