APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR PROVIDING INNER-CELL REGISTRATION OF ACCESS TERMINAL IN A RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

摘要

Apparatus, and an associated method, for controlling generation of a registration message by an access terminal to register the access terminal with an access network. A configuration message broadcast by an access network station indicates if th e network station is inner-cell-enabled capable and includes a value of a selected threshold, such as a minimum value of a pilot signal strength. The access terminal detects the configuration message and delays sending a registration message until signals received by the access terminal are of characteristics at least as great as the selected threshold.