Abstract:
A method in a mobile wireless communications network including sending (210) a reselection communication from a mobile station to a network, and receiving (220) from the network in response to the reselection communication, cell reselection assistance, for example, a new cell assignment. In one embodiment, the mobile station disables cell reselection.
Abstract:
A mobile communication device (101), and a method of operating a mobile communication device (101), includes storing at least one frame of a communication signal received from a network, and applying flow control to the lower layers (302, 304, 306) to support network reselection. According to one aspect of the invention, a message is transmitted indicating that a virtual bearer mode (312) of operation is supported by the mobile communication device (101). The mobile communication device (101) selectively operates in the virtual bearer mode (312) depending upon the response received following such transmission. Additionally, flow control may advantageously be dependent upon detecting that a cell change is imminent.