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US 8,761,776 · App. 13/062,080 · Granted Jun 24, 2014

Cell reselection method and terminal

Inventors: Yada Huang (Shenzhen, CN); Zhongda Du (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: ZTE Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,761,776
App. No.
13/062,080
Granted
Jun 24, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a cell reselection method and terminal. The method includes: cells on multiple frequencies with the same priority are set as same-priority cells. The terminal comprises: a first reselection module, used to select cells on multiple frequencies with the same priority according to a priority-based reselection principle when a terminal performs cell reselection, wherein the cells on multiple frequencies with the same priority are same-priority cells; a second reselection module, used to select a cell as a reselected cell from the same-priority cells based on a best-cell reselection principle. The above technical solution enables the terminal to perform cell reselection quickly in a determined manner, and enables configuration of network parameters to achieve the intended purpose.

Claims (20)

1. A cell reselection method, by which a terminal, which is currently associated with a serving cell on a serving frequency with a first priority, performs reselection among cells on multiple frequencies, other than the serving frequency, with a second priority, the method including:

setting the cells on multiple frequencies with the second priority as same-priority cells;

selecting cells on multiple frequencies with the second priority according to a priority-based reselection principle when a terminal performs cell reselection; and

selecting a cell as a reselected cell by the terminal from among the same-priority cells based on a best-cell reselection principle,

wherein the same-priority cells include one of the following:

cells on multiple frequencies with the second priority that is higher than the first priority;

cells on multiple frequencies with the second priority that is lower than the first priority; and

a serving cell, and cells on the serving frequency and on one or more frequencies having the same priority with the serving frequency,

wherein the priority of the same-priority cells is equal to the absolute priority of corresponding frequencies, and

wherein the best-cell reselection principle is an offset-based cell reselection principle.

2. A terminal used to perform reselection among cells on multiple frequencies with the same priority, wherein the terminal is currently associated with a serving cell on a serving frequency with a first priority, the terminal including:

a first reselection module, used to select cells on multiple frequencies, other than the serving frequency, with a second priority according to a priority-based reselection principle when a terminal performs cell reselection; wherein the cells on multiple frequencies with the second priority are same-priority cells; and

a second reselection module, used to select a cell as a reselected cell from among the same-priority cells based on a best-cell reselection principle,

wherein the same-priority cells specifically include one of the following:

cells on multiple frequencies with the second priority that is higher than the first priority;

cells on multiple frequencies with the second priority that is lower than the first priority; and

a serving cell, and cells on the serving frequency and on one or more frequencies having the same priority with the serving frequency,

wherein the priority of the same-priority cells is equal to the absolute priority of corresponding frequencies, and

wherein the best-cell reselection principle is an offset-based cell reselection principle.

3. The terminal according to claim 2 , wherein the first reselection module is specifically used to select cells on frequencies with higher priority based on the priority of frequencies.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2020
From: ZTE CORPORATION
To: G+ COMMUNICATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 054368/0400 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2008 1 0211571 · Sep 19, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
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