Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Detection of neighbor cell relation
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Application No.: US15309932Application Date: 2014-06-18
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Publication No.: US09992719B2Publication Date: 2018-06-05
- Inventor: Lena Melin , Sofia Brismar
- Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
- Applicant Address: SE Stockholm
- Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
- Current Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
- Current Assignee Address: SE Stockholm
- Agency: Sage Patent Group
- International Application: PCT/SE2014/050754 WO 20140618
- International Announcement: WO2015/195009 WO 20151223
- Main IPC: H04W36/00
- IPC: H04W36/00 ; H04W36/04 ; H04W76/04 ; H04W24/10 ; H04W88/12 ; H04W88/02

Abstract:
There is provided a method, performed by a network node (e.g. an RNC), for detecting a neighbor cell relation between different radio access technologies in a cellular communication network. The method comprises the step (S1) of triggering a User Equipment, UE, served in a first cell of a first radio access technology (e.g. WCDMA cell) under the control of the network node (e.g. RNC), to perform a cell selection process by initiating a connection release with redirection to a second radio access technology (e.g. GSM), causing the UE to select a second cell of the second radio access technology (e.g. GSM cell). The method also comprises the step (S2) of receiving information representing the identity of the second cell selected by the UE (e.g. CGI), and the step (S3) of identifying, based on the received information representing the identity of the second cell and information representing the identity of the first cell, a neighbor cell relation between the first cell and the second cell. In this way, an efficient way of detecting a neighbor cell relation between different radio access technologies is provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170188276A1 Detection of Neighbor Cell Relation Public/Granted day:2017-06-29
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