Signaling extended EARFCN and E-UTRA bands in UMTS networks
First Claim
1. A User Equipment (UE) supporting multi-band signaling in a network, the UE comprising transceiver and processing circuitry to:
- receive, in multiple frequency band indicators (MFBI) signaling, an MFBI list that includes elements that correspond to evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) frequency bands on which neighboring LTE cells are operated, wherein each element of the MFBI list corresponds to an entry in one of a E-UTRA frequency and priority list and an E-UTRA frequency and priority extension list,select a value to be used for the corresponding E-UTRA frequency band based on a Multiple E-UTRA frequency info extension list element if the Multiple E-UTRA frequency info extension list element is not set to a first value that indicates that the Multiple E-UTRA frequency extension list element is absent and select a value based on a Multiple E-UTRA frequency into list element otherwise, wherein a total count of elements for E-UTRA frequency and priority equals a sum of a number of entries in the E-UTRA frequency and priority list and a number of entries in the E-UTRA frequency and priority extension list, wherein each entry in the E-UTRA frequency and priority list and the E-UTRA frequency and priority extension list defines an evolved absolute radio frequency channel number (EARFCN) value and a priority value for the respective EARFCN, andconnect to a neighboring LTE cell using information in an element of the MFBI list.
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Abstract
Embodiments of a user equipment (UE) and Node-B to operate in a wireless communication network using extended evolved absolute radio frequency channel numbers (EARFCN) and evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) frequency bands are disclosed herein. The UE may comprise transceiver and processing circuitry to receive a multiple frequency band indicators (MFBI) list that includes list elements corresponding to E-UTRA frequency bands on which neighboring LTE cells are operated. The MFBI list corresponds to an entry in the E-UTRA frequency and priority list or the E-UTRA frequency and priority extension list. The number of list elements for E-UTRA frequency and priority information corresponds to a sum of the number of entries in an E-UTRA frequency and priority list and a number of entries in an E-UTRA frequency and priority extension list. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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12 Claims
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1. A User Equipment (UE) supporting multi-band signaling in a network, the UE comprising transceiver and processing circuitry to:
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receive, in multiple frequency band indicators (MFBI) signaling, an MFBI list that includes elements that correspond to evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) frequency bands on which neighboring LTE cells are operated, wherein each element of the MFBI list corresponds to an entry in one of a E-UTRA frequency and priority list and an E-UTRA frequency and priority extension list, select a value to be used for the corresponding E-UTRA frequency band based on a Multiple E-UTRA frequency info extension list element if the Multiple E-UTRA frequency info extension list element is not set to a first value that indicates that the Multiple E-UTRA frequency extension list element is absent and select a value based on a Multiple E-UTRA frequency into list element otherwise, wherein a total count of elements for E-UTRA frequency and priority equals a sum of a number of entries in the E-UTRA frequency and priority list and a number of entries in the E-UTRA frequency and priority extension list, wherein each entry in the E-UTRA frequency and priority list and the E-UTRA frequency and priority extension list defines an evolved absolute radio frequency channel number (EARFCN) value and a priority value for the respective EARFCN, and connect to a neighboring LTE cell using information in an element of the MFBI list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions for execution by one or more processors to perform operations for supporting multi-band signaling in a network, the operations to configure the one or more processors to:
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receive, in multiple frequency band indicators (MFBI) signaling, an MFBI list that includes elements that correspond to evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) frequency bands on which neighboring LTE cells are operated, wherein each element of the MFBI list corresponds to an entry in one of the E-UTRA frequency and priority list and the E-UTRA frequency and priority extension list, and select a value to be used for the corresponding E-UTRA frequency band based on a Multiple E-UTRA frequency info extension list element if the Multiple E-UTRA frequency info extension list element is not set to a first value that indicates that the Multiple E-UTRA frequency info extension list element is absent and select a value based on a Multiple E-UTRA frequency info list element otherwise, wherein a total count of elements for E-UTRA frequency and priority equals a sum of a number of entries in the E-UTRA frequency and priority list and a number of entries in the E-UTRA frequency and priority extension list, wherein each entry in the E-UTRA frequency and priority list and the E-UTRA frequency and priority extension list defines an evolved absolute radio frequency channel number (EARFCN) value and a priority value for the respective EARFCN. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of supporting multi-band signaling in a network, the method comprising:
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receiving multiple frequency band indicators (MFBI) signaling that includes an MFBI list, an MFBI list that includes list elements corresponding to evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) frequency bands on which neighboring LTE cells are operated, select a value to be used for the corresponding E-UTRA frequency band based on a Multiple E-UTRA frequency info extension list element if the Multiple E-UTRA frequency info extension list element is not set to a first value that indicates that the Multiple E-UTRA frequency info extension list element is absent and select a value based on a Multiple E-UTRA frequency info list element otherwise, wherein a total count of elements for E-UTRA frequency and priority equals a sum of a number of entries in the E-UTRA frequency and priority list and a number of entries in the E-UTRA frequency and priority extension list, wherein each entry in the E-UTRA frequency and priority list and the E-UTRA frequency and priority extension list defines an evolved absolute radio frequency channel number (EARFCN) value and a priority value for the respective EARFCN, and connecting to a neighboring LTE cell based on information in a list element of the MFBI list.
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