Method for controlling channel re-selection
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1. A mobile station comprising:
- a processor; and
a memory storing program instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;
examine a list of candidate control channels received at the mobile station over a control channel on which the mobile station is currently camped;
based on the examination, determine a primary candidate channel for re-selection;
attempt to re-select said primary candidate channel; and
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, mark 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. A mobile station comprising:
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a processor; and a memory storing program instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; examine a list of candidate control channels received at the mobile station over a control channel on which the mobile station is currently camped; based on the examination, determine a primary candidate channel for re-selection; attempt to re-select said primary candidate channel; and 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, mark 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, 4)
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