Method and apparatus for controlling carrier selection in wireless communications systems
First Claim
1. A mobile communications system comprising:
- an arrangement of at least one base station configured to communicate data to and/or from different types of terminal device via respective ones of a plurality of logically separate carriers of a wireless access interface;
a first terminal device operable to camp-on to a first carrier of the plurality of carriers and to subsequently communicate data with the arrangement of at least one base station via the first carrier; and
a second terminal device operable to camp-on to a second carrier of the plurality of carriers and to subsequently communicate data with the arrangement of at least one base station via the second carrier, whereinthe first and second carriers support compatible synchronisation signaling such that the first and second terminal devices both have the ability to synchronize with the first and second carriers to begin a camp-on procedure, andfollowing synchronisation with one of the first or second carriers to begin a camp-on procedure, the second terminal device is configured to determine whether or not to continue with the camp-on procedure in dependence on an aspect of a control channel of the carrier with which it has synchronized.
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Abstract
A mobile communications system including: at least one base station configured to communicate data to/from different terminal devices via respective of plural logically separate carriers of a wireless access interface; first and second terminal devices operable to camp-on to first and second carriers of plural carriers and to subsequently communicate data with the at least one base station via the first and second carriers. The first and second carriers support compatible synchronization signalling such that the first and second terminal devices both can synchronize with the first and second carriers to begin a camp-on procedure. Following synchronization with one of the first or second carriers to begin the camp-on procedure, the second terminal device is configured to determine whether or not to continue with the camp-on procedure in dependence on an aspect of physical layer signalling associated with a control channel of the carrier with which it has synchronized.
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20 Claims
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1. A mobile communications system comprising:
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an arrangement of at least one base station configured to communicate data to and/or from different types of terminal device via respective ones of a plurality of logically separate carriers of a wireless access interface; a first terminal device operable to camp-on to a first carrier of the plurality of carriers and to subsequently communicate data with the arrangement of at least one base station via the first carrier; and a second terminal device operable to camp-on to a second carrier of the plurality of carriers and to subsequently communicate data with the arrangement of at least one base station via the second carrier, wherein the first and second carriers support compatible synchronisation signaling such that the first and second terminal devices both have the ability to synchronize with the first and second carriers to begin a camp-on procedure, and following synchronisation with one of the first or second carriers to begin a camp-on procedure, the second terminal device is configured to determine whether or not to continue with the camp-on procedure in dependence on an aspect of a control channel of the carrier with which it has synchronized. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A base station in a mobile communications system comprising an arrangement of at least one base station configured to communicate data to and/or from different types of terminal devices via respective ones of a plurality of logically separate carriers of a wireless access interface, the base station comprising:
a communication interface configured to broadcast synchronisation signaling on a carrier in a format that allows two different types of terminal devices to synchronize with the carrier to begin a camp-on procedure; and broadcast a control channel on the carrier associated with the camp-on procedure, wherein an aspect of the control channel indicates to one of the two different types of terminal device whether or not that terminal device should continue with the camp-on procedure. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for assisting carrier selection in a mobile communications system comprising:
- an arrangement of at least one base station configured to communicate data to and/or from different types of terminal device via respective ones of a plurality of logically separate carriers of a wireless access interface; and
in which a first terminal device is operable to camp-on to a first carrier of the plurality of carriers and to subsequently communicate data with the arrangement of at least one base station via the first carrier, and a second terminal device is operable to camp-on to a second carrier of the plurality of carriers and to subsequently communicate data with the arrangement of at least one base station via the second carrier, wherein the method comprises;broadcasting the first and second carriers with compatible synchronisation signaling such that the first and second terminal devices both have the ability to synchronize with the first and second carriers to begin a camp-on procedure; broadcasting a control channel on each of the carriers; and determining at a terminal device that has synchronized with one of the carriers to begin a camp-on procedure whether or not to continue with the camp-on procedure in dependence on an aspect of the control channel of the carrier with which it has synchronized.
- an arrangement of at least one base station configured to communicate data to and/or from different types of terminal device via respective ones of a plurality of logically separate carriers of a wireless access interface; and
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20. A method for assisting carrier selection performed by a base station in a mobile communications system comprising an arrangement of at least one base station configured to communicate data to and/or from different types of terminal device via respective ones of a plurality of logically separate carriers of a wireless access interface;
- the method comprising;
broadcasting synchronisation signaling on a carrier in a format that allows two different types of terminal device to synchronize with the carrier to begin a camp-on procedure; and broadcasting a control channel associated with the camp-on procedure on the carrier, wherein an aspect of the control channel indicates to one of the two different types of terminal device whether or not that terminal device should continue with the camp-on procedure.
- the method comprising;
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