INTER-FREQUENCY INDICATION OF ASSOCIATION DATA FOR MULTI-CARRIER WIRELESS DEPLOYMENTS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable user equipment mobility in multi-carrier wireless network deployment.SOLUTION: Data pertinent to mobile cell selection is shared among base stations operating on different carrier frequencies either over the air or via a wired backhaul, and distributed by a base station to mobile terminals served by the base station. The data is distributed over a wireless channel reserved for inter-carrier association data. The data can be unicast to particular mobile terminals served by the base station. This can reduce or avoid a need for individual mobile terminals to tune away to a non-serving carrier for inter-carrier association or handover determinations.