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ENVIRONMENT
H04W48/16
(52) US. Cl.
Int- Cl
(2006.01)
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ABSTRACT
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[0002]
[0003]
search procedure.
[0009] Accordingly, there exists a need for ef?ciently per
forming a background PLMN search procedure in a wireless
terminal
[0010] The above information is presented as background
information only to assist with an understanding of the
present disclosure. No determination has been made, and no
assertion is made, as to whether any of the above might be
applicable as prior art with regard to the present invention.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0011]
[0014]
interval.
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[0031]
[0018]
ings, but are merely used by the inventor to enable a clear and
tion is provided for illustration purposes only and not for the
purpose of limiting the invention as de?ned by the appended
claims and their equivalents.
[0032] It is to be understood that the singular forms a,
an, and the include plural referents unless the context
clearly dictates otherwise. Thus, for example, reference to a
invention;
[0024] FIG. 5 illustrates a background PLMN search pro
cedure based on a DRX cycle according to an exemplary
[0029]
surfaces.
[0033] FIG. 1 illustrates a simpli?ed con?guration of a
mobile communication network according to an exemplary
embodiment of the present invention.
[0034]
[0038]
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[0039]
[0047]
?xed DRX cycle 310 is divided into a DRX active interval 312
and a DRX sleep interval 314. A UE may perform paging and
measurement during the DRX active interval 312, and the UE
is 640 ms and the ?rst DRX active interval 402 is 300 ms, a
active interval 402. For example, if the ?xed DRX cycle 400
640 ms or 1280 ms. The length of the DRX active interval 312
a DSP, a modem, and the like of the active RAT) are used
searching.
[0045]
the passive RAT, and then initialize the circuits related to the
passive RAT during a sleep interval. If the sleep interval is not
sleep interval.
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the full frequency band in the 3G RAT during the ?rst sleep
interval 504, the UE stores a searching result and waits until
the next sleep interval 506.
[0055] The second sleep interval 506 is 290 ms. Because
the UE has not completed searching of the passive RAT
[0063]
interval 508.
[0056]
TH.
the reference time (e. g., 150 ms) required for RAT switching
in the UE. In this case, the UE performs background PLMN
searching in the 4G RAT which corresponds to the active
RAT. Speci?cally, the UE monitors the presence of a nearby
cell of the HPLMN by searching cells across a full frequency
band in the 4G RAT. If a cell of the HPLMN has not been
the reference time (e. g., 150 ms) required for RAT switching
in the UE. If the UE has not completed searching of the cells
across the full frequency band in the 4G RAT during the
[0068]
ing is reduced.
[0060] FIG. 6 is a ?owchart illustrating a background
PLMN search procedure according to an exemplary embodi
ment of the present invention.
[0061] Referring to FIG. 6, in step 605, a UE determines
whether to start background PLMN searching. Speci?cally,
upon expiration of a scanning timer while receiving a service
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[0072]
detected in the passive RAT in step 710, then the UE ends the
procedure, determining that it is not necessary to update the
reference time.
[0073]
sleep interval.
[0076]
[0079]
decreased by 2 minutes.
[0086] It will be appreciated that exemplary embodiments
of the present invention according to the claims and descrip
[0088]
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apparatus comprising:
perform background Public Land Mobile Network
(PLMN) searching, and to control background PLMN
sleep interval,
wherein the controller performs, if the background PLMN
sleep interval.
13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
storing instructions, that when executed, cause at least one
processor to perform the method of claim 12.
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