OPTIMIZING CELL SCANNING AND CELL SELECTION BASED ON ROUTE OF TRAVEL

摘要

Techniques are disclosed for streamlining and/or optimizing how a mobile device in a telecommunications network conducts scans for candidate cells with which to communicate data. The techniques utilize route data taken from a navigation application to determine a route along which the mobile device will travel and cell coverage information to identify cells along the determined route. Based on the route information and cell coverage information, the mobile device can optimize cell scanning and/or cell selection along the route of travel.

主权项

1. A method for optimizing cell scanning at a mobile device, the method comprising:
obtaining information regarding a planned route of travel of the mobile device; obtaining coverage information regarding a plurality of cells, the coverage information indicative of a geographical coverage area for each cell of the plurality of cells; and identifying, using the coverage information regarding the plurality of cells, a subset of the plurality of cells, based on the planned route of travel.