摘要 |
<p>One of a plurality of control channels is selected at a user terminal in a radio communications system wherein each of the control channels is assigned to a respective geographic area. In particular, one of the control channels providing at least a predetermined level of received power at the user terminal is selected as an initial control channel for the user terminal wherein the initial control channel is assigned to a first geographic area. A list of neighbor control channels is obtained using the initial control channel wherein the neighbor control channels are assigned to geographic areas neighboring the first geographic area, and a preferred control channel is selected from the initial control channel and the neighbor control channels. After selecting one of the control channels, obtaining the list of neighbor control channels, and selecting the preferred control channel, communications service is obtained using the preferred control channel.</p> |