Split neighbor lists for multiple hyperband capable cellular communications systems
First Claim
1. A cellular communications system providing communications to mobile stations over a plurality of hyperbands, each hyperband including a plurality of available communications channels, the system comprising:
- means for transmitting to mobile stations a neighbor list identifying available channels for communication, the neighbor list being split, to include;
a first data set identifying available first channels for mobile station communication in a first one of the plurality of hyperbands, the number of first channels not exceeding a predetermined maximum number of channels; and
a second data set identifying available second channels for mobile station communication in the first one of the plurality of hyperbands and available third channels in a second one of the plurality of hyperbands, the sum of the number of second and third channels not exceeding the predetermined maximum number of channels.
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Abstract
A split neighbor list for a multiple hyperband capable cellular communications system. The neighbor list includes a first data set targeted to Cellular hyperband only capable mobile stations identifying available Cellular hyperband channels. The split neighbor list further includes a second data set targeted to multiple hyperband capable mobile stations identifying available Cellular and PCS hyperband channels. In processing the first and second data sets of the split neighbor list, the multiple hyperband capable mobile stations replace the cellular channels identified in the first data set with cellular channels from the second data set prior to server selection or hand-off determination processing. Alternatively, channel information is extracted from the first data set to complete the second data set.
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25 Claims
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1. A cellular communications system providing communications to mobile stations over a plurality of hyperbands, each hyperband including a plurality of available communications channels, the system comprising:
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means for transmitting to mobile stations a neighbor list identifying available channels for communication, the neighbor list being split, to include; a first data set identifying available first channels for mobile station communication in a first one of the plurality of hyperbands, the number of first channels not exceeding a predetermined maximum number of channels; and a second data set identifying available second channels for mobile station communication in the first one of the plurality of hyperbands and available third channels in a second one of the plurality of hyperbands, the sum of the number of second and third channels not exceeding the predetermined maximum number of channels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for transmitting channel information to mobile stations operating in a cellular communications system including a plurality of hyperbands, each hyperband having a plurality of available communications channels, the method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a neighbor list to mobile stations identifying available channels for communication, the neighbor list being split, to include; a first data set identifying available first channels for mobile station communication in a first one of the plurality of hyperbands, the number of first channels not exceeding a predetermined maximum number of channels; and a second data set identifying available second channels for mobile station communication in the first one of the plurality of hyperbands and available third channels in a second one of the plurality of hyperbands, the sum of the second and third channels not exceeding the predetermined maximum number of channels; receiving, by first hyperband only capable ones of the mobile stations, said transmitted neighbor list being split; receiving, by multiple hyperband capable ones of the mobile stations, said transmitted split neighbor list; processing said received neighbor list being split, by the first hyperband only capable mobile stations to choose for communications among first channels identified in the first data set; and processing said received neighbor list being split, by the multiple hyperband capable mobile stations to choose for communications among the second and third channels identified in the second data set. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A split neighbor list for use multiple hyperband capable cellular communications system, comprising:
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a first data set identifying available channels for mobile station communications in a first one of a plurality of system supported communications hyperbands, said first data set targeted to mobile stations capable of operating only in the first hyperband; and a second data set identifying available channels for mobile station communications in both the first and a second one of a plurality of system supported communications hyperbands, said second data set targeted to mobile stations capable of operating in both the first and second hyperbands. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A cellular communications system, comprising:
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a plurality of first mobile stations capable of operation in only a first one of a plurality of available hyperbands, said first hyperband including a plurality of communications channels; a plurality of second mobile stations capable of operation in both the first and a second one of the plurality of available hyperbands, said second hyperband including a plurality of communications channels; and means for transmitting a neighbor list to mobile stations identifying available channels across the hyperbands for mobile station communication, the neighbor list being split, to include; a first part identifying available channels for first mobile station communication in the first hyperband; and a second part identifying available channels for second mobile station communication in both the first and second hyperbands. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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