Network-assisted cell selection at connection re-establishment
First Claim
1. A method in a mobile terminal for controlling connection re-establishment between said mobile terminal and a wireless communication network, said mobile terminal being served in a first cell of said network, the method comprising:
- receiving a configuration message from the network, the configuration message comprising assistance information for radio resource control (RRC) connection re-establishment including at least one carrier frequency; and
,responsive to subsequently losing connection with the first cell due to radio link failure, initiating a cell search using the assistance information including the at least one carrier frequency.
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Abstract
According to several disclosed techniques, a wireless network provides assistance information to a mobile terminal for cell selection at re-establishment of a connection after a radio link failure. An example method is implemented in a mobile terminal served in a first cell of a wireless network, and includes receiving (510) a configuration message from the network, the configuration message identifying at least one carrier frequency. Upon subsequently losing connection with the first cell without receiving a handover command, the mobile terminal initiates (520) a cell search using the identified at least one carrier frequency, based on the configuration message.
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1. A method in a mobile terminal for controlling connection re-establishment between said mobile terminal and a wireless communication network, said mobile terminal being served in a first cell of said network, the method comprising:
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receiving a configuration message from the network, the configuration message comprising assistance information for radio resource control (RRC) connection re-establishment including at least one carrier frequency; and
,responsive to subsequently losing connection with the first cell due to radio link failure, initiating a cell search using the assistance information including the at least one carrier frequency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method, in a wireless network node, for controlling radio resource control (RRC) connection re-establishment between a mobile terminal and a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
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establishing a connection with the mobile terminal; and sending a configuration message to the mobile terminal, the configuration message comprising assistance information for RRC connection re-establishment including at least one carrier frequency for use by the mobile terminal in initiating a cell search responsive to losing connection with the wireless communication network due to radio link failure. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile terminal comprising a radio transceiver circuit configured to communicate with a wireless communication network and a processing circuit configured to control the radio transceiver circuit, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:
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receive a configuration message from the network, via the radio transceiver circuit, the configuration message comprising assistance information for radio resource control (RRC) connection re-establishment including at least one carrier frequency; and
,responsive to subsequently losing connection with the first cell due to radio link failure, initiate a cell search using the assistance information including the at least one carrier frequency. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A wireless network node, comprising a radio transceiver circuit configured to communicate with a mobile terminal, a communications interface circuit configured for communication with one or more other wireless network nodes, and a processing circuit configured to control the radio transceiver circuit and the communications interface circuit, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:
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establish a connection with the mobile terminal, using the radio transceiver circuit; and send a configuration message to the mobile terminal via the radio transceiver circuit, the configuration message comprising assistance information for radio resource control (RRC) connection re-establishment including at least one carrier frequency for use by the mobile terminal in initiating a cell search responsive to losing connection with the wireless communication network due to radio link failure. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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