TECHNIQUES FOR BROADCASTING SERVICE DISCOVERY INFORMATION

摘要

Neutral host networks may offer one or more different services via one or more different service providers, but user equipment (UE) may not necessarily know which services/service providers are offered by the neutral host networks. Accordingly, nodes of the neutral host networks (e.g., an access point, such as an evolved Node B (eNB)) may transmit service discovery information (SDI) to advertise the one or more services or service providers offered by the node and/or the neutral host network. Thus, a UE can receive the SDI via broadcast by the node, dedicated message from the node, etc., and can accordingly present at least a portion of the SDI or determine whether to connect to the node or another node of the neutral host network based at least in part on the SDI.

主权项

1. A method for communicating service discovery information (SDI) in a neutral host network, comprising:
detecting, by a processor, a base station associated with the neutral host network; monitoring, by a transceiver, a carrier for a broadcast by the base station including a SDI indicator that indicates that the base station is scheduled to transmit SDI for the neutral host network; and receiving, by the transceiver, the SDI in an additional broadcast by the base station based on the SDI indicator.