IP Library Granted Patent US 10,080,180
Granted Patent B2
US 10,080,180 · App. 15/119,941 · Granted Sep 18, 2018

Systems and methods for varied cell barring times

Inventors: Richard Burbidge (Oxfordshire, GB); Marta Martinez Tarradell (Hillsboro, OR); Youn Hyoung Heo (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
H04W48/04H04W48/20
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Patent No.
US 10,080,180
App. No.
15/119,941
Granted
Sep 18, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A user equipment having varied cell barring times is disclosed. The system includes circuitry and a control unit. The circuitry is configured to attempt cell selection of a cell and obtain barring information associated with the cell upon the cell being barred. The control unit is configured to initial selection of the cell and to determine a varied barring time at least partially based on the barring information and system characteristics upon the cell being barred.

Claims (34)

1. A user equipment having varied cell barring times, the user equipment comprising:

first circuitry configured to attempt cell selection of a cell and obtain barring information associated with the cell upon the cell being barred; and

second circuitry configured to determine a varied barring time at least partially based on the barring information and one or more system characteristics, wherein the varied barring time is a period of time before an additional attempt of cell selection of the cell can be performed;

third circuitry configured to bar the cell for the determined barring time;

wherein the barring information includes that the user equipment operates at category 0 and the cell does not support the category 0, wherein the category 0 comprises that the user equipment operates at a low performance and low data rate; and

a lookup table configured to store a plurality of offsets and wherein the second circuitry obtains an offset from the lookup table using the system characteristics as a reference.

2. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the first circuitry is further configured to attempt cell reselection of the cell after waiting the determined barring time.

3. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the barring information includes that the cell does not support a category of the user equipment.

4. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the determined barring time is greater than a pre-determined barring time.

5. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the one or more system characteristics include that the user equipment is a public safety device.

6. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the determined barring time is less than a pre-determined barring time.

7. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the system characteristics include user equipment characteristics and network component characteristics.

8. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the system characteristics include fixed characteristics.

9. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the system characteristics includes a category of service for the user equipment.

10. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the system characteristics include a mobility state of the user equipment.

11. A communication system having varied cell barring times, the system comprising:

circuitry configured to receive network characteristics from a wireless network component;

a control unit configured to attempt cell selection for a cell; and

a bar time determiner configured to generate a varied barring time at least partially based on the network characteristics upon the cell being barred, wherein the varied barring time is a period of time before an additional attempt of cell selection of the cell can be performed;

wherein the barring information includes that the user equipment operates at category 0 and the cell does not support the category 0, wherein the category 0 comprises that the user equipment operates at a low performance and low data rate; and

a lookup table configured to store a plurality of offsets and wherein the circuitry obtains an offset from the lookup table using the network characteristics as a reference.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the network characteristics indicate that a user equipment category is not supported.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the network characteristics indicate that a user equipment operating frequency is not supported by the wireless network component.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the circuitry is configured to receive system information that includes an enumerate list of allowed barring times.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the varied barring time is less than a default network value specified in the network characteristics.

16. A computer-readable storage device storing executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a system comprising a processor to perform operations, comprising:

attempting to select a cell by a user equipment;

determining whether to bar the cell;

generating barring information upon barring the cell;

generating a varied barring time based on user equipment characteristics and the barring information, wherein the varied barring time is a period of time before an additional attempt of cell selection of the cell can be performed;

wherein the barring information includes that the user equipment operates at category 0 and the cell does not support the category 0, wherein the category 0 comprises that the user equipment operates at a low performance and low data rate; and

using a lookup table configured to store a plurality of offsets and obtaining an offset from the lookup table based on the user equipment characteristics.

17. The computer-readable storage device of claim 16 , wherein the user equipment has an associated user equipment category.

18. The computer-readable storage device of claim 16 , wherein the barring information includes system information related to a wireless network component.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2020
From: INTEL CORPORATION
To: APPLE INC.
Reel/Frame 053307/0500 →
CONFIRMATORY ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jun 25, 2020
From: INTEL IP CORPORATION
To: INTEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053051/0139 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 18, 2016
From: BURBIDGE, RICHARD; TARRADELL, MARTINEZ; HEO, YOUN HYOUNG
To: INTEL IP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 039476/0678 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62029944 · Jul 28, 2014
Related Publication 20170135024A1 · May 11, 2017
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