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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2012
Giri Narayana Reddy, Birmingham, GB;
Andrew Farnsworth, Marlbrook, GB;
Giri Narayana Reddy, Birmingham, GB;
Andrew Farnsworth, Marlbrook, GB;
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Abstract
Apparatus and a method of cell reselection in a wireless telecommunications device operative with a plurality of radio access networks are disclosed. The method comprises, when the device is camped on a first radio access network: ranking cells in a neighboring list according to cell reselection criteria; considering for cell reselection a cell in the neighboring list; when the cell in the list is a cell of a second radio access network different from the first radio access network, applying an algorithm for cell reselection from the second radio access network to the first radio access network; and when the algorithm as applied would result in reselection to the first radio access network, considering for cell reselection another cell in the list.