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Virtual neighbor objects for managing idle mode mobility in a wireless network

  • US 9,060,319 B2
  • Filed: 05/03/2013
  • Issued: 06/16/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • creating, by a system comprising a processor, a virtual neighbor object comprising a channel number and a scrambling code;

    referencing, by the system, femtocell devices utilizing the virtual neighbor object;

    sending, by the system, neighbor information directed to a mobile device, wherein the neighbor information comprises the virtual neighbor object and represents channels of neighboring femtocell devices within a defined proximity to the mobile device; and

    in response to the sending of the neighbor information, granting, by the system based on the virtual neighbor object and an access restriction that references a signal quality associated with a communication between a femtocell device of the femtocell devices and the mobile device, an idle mode reselection between a wireless access point device and the femtocell device.

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