Communications device, infrastructure equipment, core network element and methods

Abstract

A method of selecting a cell in a wireless communications network by a communications device, the method comprising receiving system information associated with a candidate cell, the system information comprising a logical portion indication indicating one or more logical portion identities corresponding to respective logical portions of the wireless communications network which can be accessed in the candidate cell, determining that the candidate cell is a non-public cell to which access is restricted, determining that the communications device is not permitted to access any of the logical portions identified in the logical portion indication, and in response to determining that the communications device is not permitted to access any of the logical portions identified in the logical portion indication, selecting as a new serving cell a cell different from the candidate cell.