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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2016
Intel Ip Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Soumen Chakraborty, Bangalore, IN;
Intel IP Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A user equipment (UE) is equipped with multiple subscriber identity modules (SIMs). The UE identifies a situation requiring selection of a cell to camp on for a first SIM configured to operate using a first mobile network of a first network operator. The UE checks whether the UE is in a coverage hole of the first mobile network. If the UE is not in a coverage hole, the UE camps the first SIM in a cell of the first mobile network. If the UE is in a coverage hole, the UE determines whether any other SIM is already camped on a cell with support for limited service. If there is such other SIM, the UE suspends selection of the cell for the first SIM. Otherwise, the UE camps the first SIM on any acceptable cell for limited service.