Method for the operation of a cellular mobile radio system
First Claim
1. A method for operating a cellular mobile radio system having a plurality of radio cells, each radio cell being supplied by at least one base station, comprising the steps of:
- assigning each base station to one of a plurality of service layers, wherein each service layer supports one of the group consisting of no services, only normal services, only additional services, and all services offered;
periodically transmitting system information and additional system information from each base station which are received and evaluated by mobile stations present in a supply region of the base station to indicate which service layer is presently supported by the corresponding base station;
determining by each mobile station, from the system information and from the additional system information, which service layer each base station supports; and
automatically selecting, by each mobile station, an optimum base station supporting a desired service layer.
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Abstract
A method of operating a cellular mobile radio system with a plurality of radio cells each of which is supplied by one or more base stations, in which connection each base station regularly sends out system information which is received and evaluated by mobile stations present in the supply region of the base station to indicated which services are supported at the time by the corresponding base station. The invention is characterized by the fact that one or more base stations of selected radio cells send out additional system information which can be received by correspondingly developed mobile stations, and the mobile station determines from the system information and the additional system information whether a cell supports no services, exclusively the previous services, exclusively one or more additional services, or all services offered.
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1. A method for operating a cellular mobile radio system having a plurality of radio cells, each radio cell being supplied by at least one base station, comprising the steps of:
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assigning each base station to one of a plurality of service layers, wherein each service layer supports one of the group consisting of no services, only normal services, only additional services, and all services offered; periodically transmitting system information and additional system information from each base station which are received and evaluated by mobile stations present in a supply region of the base station to indicate which service layer is presently supported by the corresponding base station; determining by each mobile station, from the system information and from the additional system information, which service layer each base station supports; and automatically selecting, by each mobile station, an optimum base station supporting a desired service layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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