| 摘要 |
The present invention relates to a carrier search method and a related device, and in particular relates to a carrier search method and a related device excluding overlapping bands from being searched in active mode to reduce the power consumption. A carrier search method is utilized in a mobile station. The mobile station operates in a plurality of supported modes, and each mode comprises a plurality of supported bands. The mobile station is in a mobile communication system comprising a plurality of cells. The carrier search method comprises: receiving a carrier search request to search network in an active mode; excluding overlapping bands from being searched in the active mode that are already utilized by inactive modes; searching RF channels in non-excluded bands in the active mode, wherein the active mode is a currently-utilized mode providing network service and the other modes are the inactive modes.
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