Neighbor list provision in a communication network
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1. A method comprising:
- generating, for an access terminal at a geographic location, a neighbor list of first access points in a network, with the first access points in the neighbor list being within a communication range of the access terminal at the geographic location;
wherein the first access points in the neighbor list have an absence of support for a communication feature to be accessed by the access terminal at the geographic location;
receiving, at least partly based on the absence of support for the communication feature, a query for an update to the neighbor list to include first other access points that support the communication feature at the geographic location;
determining, in response to the query, one or more second access points in the network that support the communication feature at the geographic location, with the one or more second access points being within the communication range of the access terminal at the geographic location;
updating the neighbor list with the one or more second access points in the network that support the communication feature at the geographic location;
delivering the update to the neighbor list to second other access points in a vicinity of an access point in communication with the access terminal; and
instructing the second other access points in the vicinity to use one or more access technologies to deliver the update to the neighbor list to the access terminal as one or more overhead signaling messages;
wherein at least one of the first access points in the neighbor list differs from at least one of the one or more second access points in the update to the neighbor list.
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Abstract
Techniques for neighbor list provision in a communication network are described. From an access terminal, a query for potential access points within communication range of the access terminal is received; and neighbor list information is provided to the access terminal. The neighbor list information is associated with available access points capable of providing the access terminal with access to a network.
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1. A method comprising:
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generating, for an access terminal at a geographic location, a neighbor list of first access points in a network, with the first access points in the neighbor list being within a communication range of the access terminal at the geographic location; wherein the first access points in the neighbor list have an absence of support for a communication feature to be accessed by the access terminal at the geographic location; receiving, at least partly based on the absence of support for the communication feature, a query for an update to the neighbor list to include first other access points that support the communication feature at the geographic location; determining, in response to the query, one or more second access points in the network that support the communication feature at the geographic location, with the one or more second access points being within the communication range of the access terminal at the geographic location; updating the neighbor list with the one or more second access points in the network that support the communication feature at the geographic location; delivering the update to the neighbor list to second other access points in a vicinity of an access point in communication with the access terminal; and instructing the second other access points in the vicinity to use one or more access technologies to deliver the update to the neighbor list to the access terminal as one or more overhead signaling messages; wherein at least one of the first access points in the neighbor list differs from at least one of the one or more second access points in the update to the neighbor list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 23)
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9. A system comprising:
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one or more processors; and one or more tangible computer-readable media configured to store instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to perform operations comprising; generating, for an access terminal at a geographic location, a neighbor list of first access points in a network, with the first access points in the neighbor list being within a communication range of the access terminal at the geographic location; wherein the first access points in the neighbor list have an absence of support for a communication feature to be accessed by the access terminal at the geographic location; receiving, at least partly based on the absence of support for the communication feature, a query for an update to the neighbor list to include first other access points that support the communication feature at the geographic location; determining, in response to the query, one or more second access points in the network that support the communication feature at the geographic location, with the one or more second access points being within the communication range of the access terminal at the geographic location; updating the neighbor list with the one or more second access points in the network that support the communication feature at the geographic location; delivering the update to the neighbor list to second other access points in a vicinity of an access point in communication with the access terminal; and instructing the second other access points in the vicinity to use one or more access technologies to deliver the update to the neighbor list to the access terminal as one or more overhead signaling messages; wherein at least one of the first access points in the neighbor list differs from at least one of the one or more second access points in the update to the neighbor list. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. One or more non-transitory computer readable media configured to store instructions that are executable by one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
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generating, for an access terminal at a geographic location, a neighbor list of first access points in a network, with the first access points in the neighbor list being within a communication range of the access terminal at the geographic location; wherein the first access points in the neighbor list have an absence of support for a communication feature to be accessed by the access terminal at the geographic location; receiving, at least partly based on the absence of support for the communication feature, a query for an update to the neighbor list to include first other access points that support the communication feature at the geographic location; determining, in response to the query, one or more second access points in the network that support the communication feature at the geographic location, with the one or more second access points being within the communication range of the access terminal at the geographic location; updating the neighbor list with the one or more second access points in the network that support the communication feature at the geographic location; delivering the update to the neighbor list to second other access points in a vicinity of an access point in communication with the access terminal; and instructing the second other access points in the vicinity to use one or more access technologies to deliver the update to the neighbor list to the access terminal as one or more overhead signaling messages; wherein at least one of the first access points in the neighbor list differs from at least one of the one or more second access points in the update to the neighbor list. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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