Detecting and reporting a picocell by a mobile station

摘要

An exemplary method of communicating includes storing a locating neighbor list that corresponds to a mobile station being in a communication range of a selected picocell. Upon receiving a current neighbor list, a determination is made whether the current neighbor list corresponds to the stored, locating neighbor list. If there is sufficient correspondence, that indicates that the mobile station is in a communication range of the picocell.

主权项

1. A method of communicating, comprising the steps of:
storing a locating neighbor list from a time when a mobile station has an established communication link with a selected picocell; storing power measurements associated with each of a plurality of cells in the locating neighbor list; receiving a current neighbor list subsequent to the storing; determining whether the current neighbor list corresponds to the locating neighbor list as an indication that the mobile station is in a communication range of the picocell; determining current power measurements associated with at least some of the plurality of cells that are also in the current neighbor list; determining whether the current power measurements correspond to the stored power measurements; and performing at least one measurement regarding the picocell for initiating a handover to the picocell if the current neighbor list corresponds to the locating neighbor list.