A METHOD OF DETERMINING THE IDENTITY OF AN UNKNOWN NEIGHBOR CELL, AND APPARATUS THEREFOR

摘要

Methods of determining the identity of an unknown neighbor cell of a serving cell in a cellular communication system are disclosed, in which neighbor list information of at least one other cell of the communication system is used. In one embodiment, Identification of the unknown neighbor from a plurality of candidate cells is based on whether the serving cell appears in the neighbor list of a candidate cell. In another embodiment, identification of the unknown neighbor from a plurality of candidate cells is based on whether the candidate cell is in the neighbor list of cells identified in measurement report Information. In another embodiment, Identification of the unknown neighbor from a plurality of candidate cells is based on whether the candidate cell is in the neighbor list of nighbor cells of the serving cell. In another embodiment, neighbor list information is used to generate a virtual network map of the communication system, and an unknown neighbor may be identified from the virtual network map.