METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A NETWORK SEARCH PARAMETER IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

摘要

The present disclosure provides a method for more efficiently managing a mobile communications network by varying the frequency with which a mobile terminal searches for a home network in accordance with the state of a preferred mobile communications network.

主权项

1. A method of operating a mobile communications network, the method comprising:
a) in response to a mobile terminal losing a first connection with a femtocell associated with a home mobile network and then making a second connection with a macrocell associated with a visited mobile network, determining a network search parameter value for a mobile terminal, the network search parameter value being determined in accordance with the state of a preferred mobile communications network; b) transmitting the network search parameter value to the mobile terminal; c) periodically re-determining the network search parameter value if the mobile terminal is still connected with the macrocell associated with the visited mobile network; and d) transmitting the network search parameter value determined in c) to the mobile terminal.