Provisioning of adaptive frequency list for pseudo-fast return from a target cellular communication network to a source cellular communication network to user equipment

• US 8,914,029 B2
• Filed: 11/27/2012
• Issued: 12/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Yang, Ming, Chin, Tom, Shi, Guangming
• Primary Examiner(s): Sarwar, Babar
• Application Number:
  US13/686,703
• Publication Number:
  US 20140148164A1
• Time in Patent Office: 749 Days
• Field of Search: 455420-4221, 455/432.1, 4554351-444, 455/447.2, 455/448, 455/452.2, 455/456.1, 455524-525, 455 632- 633, 455/552.1, 455/509, 455433-434, 370328-329, 370/338, 370331-332, 370320-322, 370352-354
• US Class Current: 455/436
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0072 of resource information of target access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/00835 Determination of neighbour cell lists
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/00837 Determination of triggering parameters for hand-off

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) is configured to maintain an updated frequency list for pseudo-fast return handover. The UE receives a frequency list for pseudo fast return when the UE is in an idle mode in a first radio access technology (RAT). When the UE is in a connected mode in a second RAT, the list is updated based on actual UE inter- and intra-frequency measurements of the first RAT during mobility.

Claims

1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:

receiving a frequency list for a pseudo fast return to a first radio access technology (RAT) at a user equipment (UE) when the UE is in idle mode in the first RAT; and

updating the frequency list for the pseudo fast return of the UE to the first RAT from a second RAT when the UE is in connected mode in the first RAT, based at least in part on actual UE inter and intra frequency measurements of each serving base station of the first RAT during mobility of the UE.

2. The method of claim 1, in which the frequency measurements are of a complete frequency list stored in a UE subscriber identification module (SIM) card.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a network frequency list for a fast return when releasing a call in the second RAT; and

selecting a frequency from among the updated frequency list and the network frequency list for returning to the first RAT.

4. The method of claim 3, in which the selected frequency is from the updated frequency list.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

releasing a call in the second RAT; and

returning to the first RAT based on the updated frequency list.

6. The method of claim 1, in which the mobility is within the first RAT.

7. A computer program product for wireless communication in a wireless network, comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable medium having non-transitory program code recorded thereon, the program code comprising;

program code to receive a frequency list for a pseudo fast return to a first radio access technology (RAT) at a user equipment (UE) when the UE is in idle mode in the first RAT; and

program code to update the frequency list for the pseudo fast return of the UE to the first RAT from a second RAT when the UE is in in connected mode in the first RAT, based at least in part on actual UE inter and intra frequency measurements of each serving base station of the first RAT during mobility of the UE.

8. The computer program product of claim 7, in which the frequency measurements are of a complete frequency list stored in a UE subscriber identification module (SIM) card.

9. The computer program product of claim 7, further comprising:

program code to receive a network frequency list for a fast return when releasing a call in the second RAT; and

program code to select a frequency from among the updated frequency list and the network frequency list for returning to the first RAT.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, in which the selected frequency is from the updated frequency list.

11. The computer program product of claim 7, further comprising:

program code to release a call in the second RAT; and

program code to return to the first RAT based on the updated frequency list.

12. The computer program product of claim 7, in which the mobility is within the first RAT.

13. A wireless communication apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory coupled to the at least one processor;

in which the at least one processor is configured;

to receive a frequency list for a pseudo fast return to a first radio access technology (RAT) at a user equipment (UE) when the UE is in idle mode in the first RAT; and

to update the frequency list for the pseudo fast return of the UE to the first RAT from a second RAT when the UE is in connected mode in the first RAT, based at least in part on actual UE inter and intra frequency measurements of each serving base station of the first RAT during mobility of the UE.

14. The wireless communication apparatus of claim 13, in which the frequency measurements are of a complete frequency list stored in a UE subscriber identification module (SIM) card.

15. The wireless communication apparatus of claim 13, in which the at least one processor is further configured:

to receive a network frequency list for a fast return when releasing a call in the second RAT; and

to select a frequency from among the updated frequency list and the network frequency list for returning to the first RAT.

16. The wireless communication apparatus of claim 15, in which the selected frequency is from the updated frequency list.

17. The wireless communication apparatus of claim 13, in which the at least one processor is further configured:

to release a call in the second RAT; and

to return to the first RAT based on the updated frequency list.

18. The apparatus of claim 13, in which the mobility is within the first RAT.

19. A wireless communication apparatus, comprising:

means for receiving a frequency list for a pseudo fast return to a first radio access technology (RAT) at a user equipment (UE) when the UE is in idle mode in the first RAT; and

means for updating the frequency list for the pseudo fast return of the UE to the first RAT from a second RAT when the UE is in connected mode in the first RAT, based at least in part on actual user equipment (UE) inter and intra frequency measurements of each serving base station of the first RAT during mobility of the UE.

20. The wireless communication apparatus of claim 19, in which the frequency measurements are of a complete frequency list stored in a (UE) subscriber identification module (SIM) card.

21. The wireless communication apparatus of claim 19, further comprising:

means for receiving a network frequency list for a fast return when releasing a call in the second RAT; and

means for selecting a frequency from among the updated frequency list and the network frequency list for returning to the first RAT.

22. The wireless communication apparatus of claim 21, in which the selected frequency is from the updated frequency list.

23. The wireless communication apparatus of claim 19, further comprising:

means for releasing a call in the second RAT; and

means for returning to the first RAT based on the updated frequency list.

24. The apparatus of claim 19, in which the mobility is within the first RAT.