Apparatus of a user equipment adapted for receiving emergency notification information used in mobile communication and method for receiving emergency notification information

1. An apparatus of a user equipment (UE) adapted for receiving emergency notification information used in mobile communication, the apparatus comprising:

a receiver configured:

to detect receipt of emergency notification information of a first radio cell based on whether the receiver can receive scheduling information for the emergency notification information;

to determine that an emergency notification system information acquisition failure has occurred when the receiver is unable to decode emergency system information from the first radio cell within a pre-determined window of time;

to search for a second radio cell based on the determination that the emergency notification system information acquisition failure has occurred;

to determine whether the receiver receives the emergency notification system information sent from the second radio cell; and

a controller configured to initiate a cell reselection from the first radio cell to the second radio cell based on the determination of reception of the emergency notification system information sent from the second radio cell.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the receiver is configured to perform a radio cell selection and the first radio cell is a radio cell selected by the receiver.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the user equipment is camping on the first radio cell.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the emergency notification information is information broadcast in the first radio cell.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the emergency notification information is information broadcast by a base station operating the first radio cell.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the emergency notification information is information broadcast in one or more system information blocks in the first radio cell.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the scheduling information is information broadcast in one or more system information blocks in the first radio cell.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the emergency notification information comprises Public Warning System information.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the emergency notification information comprises Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System information.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the receiver is configured to search for the second radio cell by trying to receive emergency notification information of the second radio cell.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the receiver is configured to search for the second radio cell irrespective of whether the first radio cell fulfills a predetermined measurement criterion.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the receiver is configured to search for the second radio cell among a set of neighboring radio cells of the first radio cell.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the receiver is configured to determine a reception quality for each neighboring cell of the set of neighboring radio cells and search for the second radio cell based on the reception qualities.

14. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to bar the first radio cell when the receiver has found the second radio cell based on the determination of reception of the emergency notification system information of the second radio cell.

15. A method for receiving emergency notification information for a user equipment device; wherein the method comprises:

detecting receipt of emergency notification information of a first radio cell based on whether a receiver of the user equipment device can receive scheduling information for the emergency notification information;

determining that an emergency notification system information acquisition failure has occurred when the receiver is unable to decode an emergency system information message from the first radio cell within a pre-determined window of time;

searching for a second radio cell based on the determination that the emergency notification acquisition failure has occurred;

determining whether the emergency notification information sent from the second radio cell is received; and

initiating a cell reselection from the first radio cell to the second radio cell based on the determination of reception of the emergency notification information sent from the second radio cell.

16. The method of claim 15 , comprising performing a radio cell selection and the first radio cell being a radio cell selected.

17. The method of claim 15 , comprising camping on the first radio cell.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the emergency notification information is information broadcast in the first radio cell.

19. A user equipment device (UE), comprising:

a receiver; and

a controller;

wherein the UE is configured to:

detect receipt of emergency notification information of a first radio cell based on whether the receiver can receive scheduling information for the emergency notification information;

determine, via the receiver, that an emergency notification system information acquisition failure has occurred when the receiver is unable to decode emergency system information from a first radio cell within a pre-determined window of time;

search, via the receiver, for a second radio cell based on the determination that the emergency notification system information acquisition failure has occurred;

determine, via the receiver, whether the receiver receives the emergency notification system information sent from the second radio cell; and

initiate, via the controller, a cell reselection from the first radio cell to the second radio cell based on the determination of reception of the emergency notification system information sent from the second radio cell.

20. The UE of claim 19 ,

wherein the UE is further configured to:

bar, via the controller, the first radio cell when the receiver has found the second radio cell based on the determination of reception of the emergency notification system information of the second radio cell.