Apparatus and method for cell information indication in a wireless network
First Claim
1. User Equipment (UE) comprising:
- a receiver circuit configured to receive a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message from an evolved Node B (eNB) of a serving cell for said UE, said RRC message comprising carrier information associated with said serving cell eNB;
a processing circuit configured to extract, from said serving cell eNB carrier information;
a carrier type, synchronization information and Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurement information, wherein said synchronization information comprises a status indicator for a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS) / Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS) and a reference cell index associated with said PSS/SSS;
a synchronization circuit configured to synchronize said UE to said serving cell eNB based on said synchronization information associated with said serving cell eNB carrier information; and
a signal measurement circuit configured to perform RRM signal measurements on said serving cell eNB based on said RRM measurement information associated with said serving cell eNB carrier information.
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Abstract
Generally, this disclosure provides apparatus and methods for improved indication of cell information in a wireless network. The cell information may include an evolved Node B (eNB) carrier type. The UE device may include a receiver circuit configured to receive a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message from an evolved Node B (eNB) of a serving cell, the RRC message comprising carrier information associated with the serving cell eNB; a processing circuit configured to extract, from the serving cell eNB carrier information: a carrier type, synchronization information and Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurement information; a synchronization circuit configured to synchronize the UE to the serving cell eNB based on the synchronization information associated with the serving cell eNB carrier information; and a signal measurement circuit configured to perform RRM signal measurements on the serving cell eNB based on the RRM measurement information associated with the serving cell eNB carrier information.
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20 Claims
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1. User Equipment (UE) comprising:
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a receiver circuit configured to receive a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message from an evolved Node B (eNB) of a serving cell for said UE, said RRC message comprising carrier information associated with said serving cell eNB; a processing circuit configured to extract, from said serving cell eNB carrier information;
a carrier type, synchronization information and Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurement information, wherein said synchronization information comprises a status indicator for a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS) / Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS) and a reference cell index associated with said PSS/SSS;a synchronization circuit configured to synchronize said UE to said serving cell eNB based on said synchronization information associated with said serving cell eNB carrier information; and a signal measurement circuit configured to perform RRM signal measurements on said serving cell eNB based on said RRM measurement information associated with said serving cell eNB carrier information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. User Equipment (UE) comprising:
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a receiver circuit configured to receive a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message from an evolved Node B (eNB) of a serving cell for said UE, said RRC message comprising a list of neighbor cells relative to said UE; a processing circuit configured to extract, from said list of neighbor cells, carrier information associated with a neighbor cell eNB, said carrier information comprising;
a carrier type, synchronization information and Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurement information, wherein said RRM measurement information comprises a slot number offset between a radio frame of said serving cell eNB and a radio frame of said neighbor cell eNB and a slot timing offset between said radio frame of said serving cell eNB and said radio frame of said neighbor cell eNB; anda synchronization circuit configured to synchronize said UE to said neighbor cell eNB based on said synchronization information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. User Equipment (UE) comprising:
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a receiver circuit configured to receive a message from an evolved Node B (eNB) of a serving cell for said UE, said message including a System Information Block (SIB), said SIB comprising a list of neighbor cells relative to said UE; a processing circuit configured to extract, from said list of neighbor cells, carrier information associated with a neighbor cell eNB, said carrier information comprising;
a carrier type, synchronization information and Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurement information, wherein said synchronization information comprises a status indicator for a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS) / Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS) and a reference cell index associated with said PSS/SSS;a synchronization circuit configured to synchronize said UE to said neighbor cell eNB based on said synchronization information; and a signal measurement circuit configured to perform RRM signal measurements on said neighbor cell eNB based on said RRM measurement information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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