Method, apparatus and computer program product for priority based cell reselection in a multi-RAT environment
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- at a network node operating in a multi radio access technology environment, receiving an indication of a plurality of candidate cells with respect to cell reselection in a mobile terminal, wherein the indication identifies at least one candidate cell that does not support priority based cell reselection;
assigning a priority to each cell of the plurality of candidate cells; and
providing said priorities to said mobile terminal.
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Abstract
Systems and techniques for managing priorities are disclosed. A network sending broadcast and/or dedicated priorities to a mobile terminal may include priorities with respect to a radio access technology that does not support priority based reselection, such as for a legacy network that does not support priority based reselection. Priorities may be supplied to a mobile terminal to allow cell reselection decisions without using different cell reselection mechanisms in parallel. An indication of a plurality candidate cells with respect to cell reselection of a mobile terminal may be received and then a priority may be assigned to each candidate cells, where at least one candidate cell of the plurality of candidate cells does not support priority based cell reselection. The priorities may be provided to the mobile terminal.
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1. A method comprising:
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at a network node operating in a multi radio access technology environment, receiving an indication of a plurality of candidate cells with respect to cell reselection in a mobile terminal, wherein the indication identifies at least one candidate cell that does not support priority based cell reselection; assigning a priority to each cell of the plurality of candidate cells; and providing said priorities to said mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program of instructions, execution of which by a processor configures an apparatus to at least:
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at a network node operating in a multi radio access technology environment, receive an indication of a plurality of candidate cells with respect to cell reselection in a mobile terminal, wherein the indication identifies at least one candidate cell that does not support priority based cell reselection; assign a priority to each cell of the plurality of candidate cells; and provide said priorities to said mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; memory storing a program of instructions; wherein the memory storing the program of instructions is configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least; at a network node operating in a multi radio access technology environment, receive an indication of a plurality of candidate cells with respect to cell reselection in a mobile terminal, wherein the indication identifies at least one candidate cell that does not support priority based cell reselection; assign a priority to each cell of the plurality of candidate cells; and provide said priorities to said mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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