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 |
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.
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