US 11,743,814 B2
Cell selection based on class of user equipments
Le Liu, Fremont, CA (US); Alberto Rico Alvarino, San Diego, CA (US); Peter Gaal, San Diego, CA (US); Wanshi Chen, San Diego, CA (US); Tingfang Ji, San Diego, CA (US); Hung Dinh Ly, San Diego, CA (US); Renqiu Wang, San Diego, CA (US); Xiaoxia Zhang, San Diego, CA (US); Huilin Xu, San Diego, CA (US); Linhai He, San Diego, CA (US); Peter Pui Lok Ang, San Diego, CA (US); and Jing Lei, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 5, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/986,128.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/885,068, filed on Aug. 9, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0045054 A1, Feb. 11, 2021
Int. Cl. H04W 48/20 (2009.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 36/04 (2009.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/30 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 48/20 (2013.01) [H04L 5/0048 (2013.01); H04W 36/0083 (2013.01); H04W 36/04 (2013.01); H04W 36/30 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
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1. A method of operating a user equipment (UE) associated with a first class of UEs, comprising:
receiving, from a cell, system information indicating at least one cell selection parameter targeted to the first class of UEs; and
performing a cell selection procedure based in part on the at least one cell selection parameter,
wherein the at least one cell selection parameter is configured to bias the cell selection procedure to favor selection of the cell by UEs belonging to the first class of UEs, and
wherein the at least one cell selection parameter comprises a measured reference signal received quality (RSRQ) offset that is specific to the first class of UEs, a measured reference signal received power (RSRP) offset that is specific to the first class of UEs, or both.