US2005075074A1

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Title

Method and apparatus for selecting carriers

Application Number:

US20040500628

Publication Date:

07-04-2005

Current Assignee:

Family ID:

Application Date:

30-06-2004

Declaring Company:

Publication Country:

US

Priority Date:

21-02-2002

Title

Method and apparatus for selecting carriers

Application Number:

US20040500628

Family ID:

Publication Country:

US

Publication Date:

07-04-2005

Application Date:

30-06-2004

Priority Date:

21-02-2002

Current Assignee:

Declaring Company:

Abstract  Abstract

This invention relates to a method and apparatus for selecting carriers to be measured by a subscriber unit ( 301303 501). The subscriber unit (301 303 501) is served by a communication system and is operable to measure carriers in a frequency band which typically belongs to a different communication system. The apparatus comprises a performance processor (329) for determining a measuring performance characteristic of the subscriber unit (301 303 501) related to the measurement performance of the subscriber unit (301 303 501) when measuring in the frequency band. The apparatus furthermore comprises a carrier subset selector (331) for selecting a subset of carriers in the frequency band to be measured by the subscriber unit. The subset of carriers is selected dependent on the measuring performance characteristic. The invention is applicable to dual 2nd and 3rd generation cellular communication systems such as GSM/UMTS.

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