Classifying access points using pilot identifiers

摘要

Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate grouping pilot identifies to indicate type and/or classification information regarding one or more access points. The access points can select or be assigned pilot identifiers from the group indicating a type or classification related to the access points. Thus, identifiers can be grouped into macrocell and/or femtocell groups or ranges such that an access point can indicate, and mobile devices can efficiently determine, whether the access point provides macrocell or femtocell coverage based on a range from which its pilot identifier is selected or assigned. In addition, the pilot identifiers can be utilized to indicate restricted association information regarding the access points.

主权项

1. A method for determining cell information for cell reselection in a wireless communication network, comprising:
receiving a pilot signal from an access point; determining a pilot identifier comprised within the pilot signal, wherein the pilot identifier identifies the access point in the wireless communication network and is associated with an identifier range comprising one of: access points which implement restricted association to restrict access to certain access terminals, and access points which do not implement restricted association; determining a type of the access point as implementing restricted association based at least in part on the identifier range in which the pilot identifier falls, wherein the pilot identifier and the type of the access point are determined in an idle mode of operation; measuring a parameter of the access point and at least one other access point to rank the access point and the at least one other access point for reselection after the access point has been identified as present in a maintained list of accessible access points that a user equipment (UE) is authorized to access; applying an offset to the parameter of the access point to increase consideration for reselection when the access point implements restricted association and is identified in the maintained list of accessible access points, but is not a highest ranked access point before applying the offset, wherein the highest ranked access point before applying the offset is an access point not implementing restricted association; and performing a cell reselection based at least in part on selecting the highest ranked access point.