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Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2024

Filed:

Nov. 02, 2021
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Inventors:

Nishithkumar D. Tripathi, Parker, TX (US);

Kyeongin Jeong, Allen, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04W 48/04 (2009.01); H04W 48/20 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04W 48/04 (2013.01); H04W 48/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and apparatuses of UE for an efficient neighbor cell search in a wireless communication network. A method of a UE comprises: receiving system information including time instance information for performing measurements on neighboring cells; identifying a time instance included in the time instance information; determining, based on a comparison between a current absolute time and the time instance, whether to perform the measurements on the neighboring cells; and skipping performing the measurements on the neighboring cells based on a determination that the current absolute time is before the time instance.


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