Method and devices of communicating physical cell identifier information to mobile stations
First Claim
1. A method of a base station for communicating physical cell identifier information to at least one mobile station, wherein the at least one mobile station is served by the base station, comprising:
- detecting a need to change a physical cell identifier associated with a cell in a telecommunication network used for serving the at least one mobile station;
communicating physical cell identifier information to the at least one mobile station based on the detected need to change the physical cell identifier;
employing another physical cell identifier associated with the cell in the telecommunication network based on the physical cell identifier information communicated to the at least one mobile station, wherein the physical cell identifier information is communicated in one or more modification periods, and wherein said another physical cell identifier is employed at a boundary of one of the one or more modification periods; and
continue serving the at least one mobile station based on the employed said another physical cell identifier.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and system for communicating physical cell identifier information to mobile stations. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting a need to change a physical cell identifier associated with a cell in a telecommunication network used for serving the mobile station. The method also includes communicating physical cell identifier information to the mobile station based on the detected need to change the physical cell identifier. The method includes employing another physical cell identifier associated with the cell based on the communicated physical cell identifier information. The physical cell identifier information is communicated in one or more modification periods such that said another physical cell identifier is employed by the base station and the mobile station at a boundary of one of the modification periods. Moreover, the method includes continue serving the mobile station based on the employed said another physical cell identifier.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of a base station for communicating physical cell identifier information to at least one mobile station, wherein the at least one mobile station is served by the base station, comprising:
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detecting a need to change a physical cell identifier associated with a cell in a telecommunication network used for serving the at least one mobile station; communicating physical cell identifier information to the at least one mobile station based on the detected need to change the physical cell identifier; employing another physical cell identifier associated with the cell in the telecommunication network based on the physical cell identifier information communicated to the at least one mobile station, wherein the physical cell identifier information is communicated in one or more modification periods, and wherein said another physical cell identifier is employed at a boundary of one of the one or more modification periods; and continue serving the at least one mobile station based on the employed said another physical cell identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of a mobile station for processing physical cell identifier information associated with a cell in a telecommunication network, comprising:
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receiving physical cell identifier information indicating a change of a physical cell identifier associated with a cell in a telecommunication network from a base station of the telecommunication network, wherein the mobile station is served by the base station using the physical cell identifier; employing another physical cell identifier associated with the cell in the telecommunication network based on the received physical cell identifier information, wherein the physical cell identifier information is received in one or more modification periods, and wherein the said another physical cell identifier is employed at a boundary of one of the one or more modification periods; and detecting the base station using the employed said another physical cell identifier. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A base station of a telecommunication network for communicating physical cell identifier information associated with a cell to at least one mobile station, comprising:
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a processor; and memory coupled to the processor and temporarily configured to store instructions capable of; detecting a need to change a physical cell identifier associated with a cell in a telecommunication network used for serving the at least one mobile station; communicating physical cell identifier information to the at least one mobile station based on the detected need to change the physical cell identifier; employing another physical cell identifier associated with another cell in the telecommunication network based on the physical cell identifier information communicated to the at least one mobile station, wherein the physical cell identifier information is communicated in one or more modification periods, and wherein said another physical cell identifier is employed at a boundary of one of the one or more modification periods; and continue serving the at least one mobile station based on the employed said another physical cell identifier. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A mobile station for processing physical cell identifier information received from a base station, comprising:
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a processor; and memory coupled to the processor and temporarily configured to store instructions capable of; receiving physical cell identifier information indicating a change of a physical cell identifier associated with a cell in a telecommunication network from a base station of the telecommunication network, wherein the mobile station is served by the base station using the physical cell identifier; employing another physical cell identifier associated with the cell in the telecommunication network based on the received physical cell identifier information, wherein the physical cell identifier information is received in one or more modification periods, and wherein the said another physical cell identifier is employed at a boundary of one of the one or more modification periods; and detecting the base station using the employed said another physical cell identifier. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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