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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2002
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
A General Packet Radio Service GPRS, Global System for Mobile Communications GSM/Universal Mobile Telecommunications System UMTS mobile station ( ) in accordance with these teachings includes a radio frequency transceiver ( ) for communication with a wireless network ( ) and a controller ( ) responsive to a receipt of information from the wireless network for reporting 3G cells when operating in a GSM dedicated mode on a cell that has a Packet Broadcast Control Channel PBCCH. The controller is enabled to report the 3G cells before receipt of the 3G Neighbor Cell list from the MEASUREMENT INFORMATION message. The information includes a 3G Neighbor Cell list received in a PACKET SYSTEM INFORMATION Type quater message on the PBCCH, and a 3G_BA_IND information element received in the PACKET SYSTEM INFORMATION Type quater message. The controller reports the 3G cells using a MEASUREMENT REPORT message that reflects a value of the received 3G_BA_IND information element. In another embodiment a PSI _CHANGE_MARK information element is received in the PACKET SYSTEM INFORMATION Type quater message, and the LSB of the PSI _CHANGE_MARK information element is used by the mobile station as a 3G_BA_IND information element.