Method and apparatus for controlling carrier selection in wireless communications systems

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9801183
APP PUB NO 20160353445A1
SERIAL NO

15236753

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A mobile communications system including: at least one base station configured to communicate data to/from different terminal devices via respective of plural logically separate carriers of a wireless access interface; first and second terminal devices operable to camp-on to first and second carriers of plural carriers and to subsequently communicate data with the at least one base station via the first and second carriers. The first and second carriers support compatible synchronization signaling such that the first and second terminal devices both can synchronize with the first and second carriers to begin a camp-on procedure. Following synchronization with one of the first or second carriers to begin the camp-on procedure, the second terminal device is configured to determine whether or not to continue with the camp-on procedure in dependence on an aspect of physical layer signaling associated with a control channel of the carrier with which it has synchronized.

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INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS INC200 BELLEVUE PARKWAY SUITE 300 WILMINGTON DE 19809

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Darwood, Peter Bristol, GB 47 361
Young, Philip Alton, GB 24 159

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