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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2013
Sprint Spectrum L.p., Overland Park, KS (US);
John W. Prock, Overland Park, KS (US);
Maulik K. Shah, Overland Park, KS (US);
Siddharth S. Oroskar, Overland Park, KS (US);
Kurt M. Landuyt, Parkville, MO (US);
Sprint Spectrum L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A radio access network (RAN) may be configured to identify a set of wireless coverage areas in which to transmit inter-frequency search directives. Identifying the set of coverage areas may involve determining which of the coverage areas defined by the RAN have threshold weaker coverage on one carrier frequency than on another carrier frequency of that coverage area. For each coverage area of the set, the RAN may identify one or more WCDs operating in the coverage area that are operating on the coverage area's carrier frequency that has the weaker coverage. Based on the identifying of the WCDs, the RAN may send to each identified WCD an inter-frequency search directive to cause the WCD to scan for and report to the RAN a measurement of coverage on one or more carrier frequencies other than the carrier frequency on which the WCD is currently operating.