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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2007
Thomas B. Wilborn, San Diego, CA (US);
Arunava Chaudhuri, San Diego, CA (US);
David Arun Pandian, San Diego, CA (US);
Thomas Nelson Bailey, Boulder, CO (US);
Thomas B. Wilborn, San Diego, CA (US);
Arunava Chaudhuri, San Diego, CA (US);
David Arun Pandian, San Diego, CA (US);
Thomas Nelson Bailey, Boulder, CO (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for scheduling measurements for cells in multiple (e.g., GSM and W-CDMA) wireless communication systems are described. GSM neighbor cells are categorized based on a number of states. The states are prioritized in a manner to achieve good performance. The GSM neighbor cells are thus assigned different priorities depending on their states. W-CDMA neighbor cells are prioritized relative to the states for GSM cells. All W-CDMA neighbor cells can be assigned the same state, given the same priority, and considered as 'one' W-CDMA cell in the scheduling. A cell in the GSM or W-CDMA system is selected based on the priorities of the neighbor cells, and the selected cell is scheduled for measurement in the next available frame. The highest-ranking GSM or W-CDMA cell for each idle frame is thus granted use of that idle frame for measurement.