Method for controlling channel re-selection from a selected control channel to an alternative control channel
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1. In a wireless communication environment in which a mobile station camps on to a selected control channel and can select an alternative control channel on which to attempt to camp, a method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a list of candidate control channels at the mobile station over the control channel on which the mobile station is currently camped;
analyzing said list to determine a primary candidate channel for re-selection;
attempting to re-select said primary candidate channel;
if the attempt to re-select fails because the primary candidate channel corresponds to a private system to which the mobile station is not permitted access, then marking the primary candidate channel as ineligible for re-selection such that during a subsequent attempt to re-select the control channel marked as ineligible is not considered.
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Abstract
A method for re-selecting control channels in a mobile station reduces the use of resources by limiting an evaluation of candidate control channels to those channels which satisfy certain criteria and are deemed to be eligible control channels. As a consequence, resources are not spent on attempting to re-select a control channel that is not compatible with the mobile station.
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1. In a wireless communication environment in which a mobile station camps on to a selected control channel and can select an alternative control channel on which to attempt to camp, a method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a list of candidate control channels at the mobile station over the control channel on which the mobile station is currently camped; analyzing said list to determine a primary candidate channel for re-selection; attempting to re-select said primary candidate channel; if the attempt to re-select fails because the primary candidate channel corresponds to a private system to which the mobile station is not permitted access, then marking the primary candidate channel as ineligible for re-selection such that during a subsequent attempt to re-select the control channel marked as ineligible is not considered. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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