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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2012
Maulik K. Shah, Overland Park, KS (US);
Sachin R. Vargantwar, Macon, GA (US);
Jasinder P. Singh, Olathe, KS (US);
Deveshkumar N. Rai, Overland Park, KS (US);
Maulik K. Shah, Overland Park, KS (US);
Sachin R. Vargantwar, Macon, GA (US);
Jasinder P. Singh, Olathe, KS (US);
Deveshkumar N. Rai, Overland Park, KS (US);
Sprint Spectrum L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods for providing system-acquisition parameters on standardized frequencies. One embodiment takes the form of a method for assisting mobile devices with system acquisition. The method includes, in each of two or more wireless coverage areas, broadcasting from a radio access network (RAN) on each of one or more predefined frequencies one or more sets of one or more system-acquisition parameters. The method also includes configuring one or more mobile devices with logic executable for, in response to detecting a triggering event, retrieving at least one of the sets of system-acquisition parameters on at least one of the predefined frequencies, and then using at least one retrieved set of system-acquisition parameters to attempt to acquire system connectivity.