METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING BASE STATIONS OF A TIME DIVISION CELLULAR NETWORK IN A MOBILE STATION AND MOBILE STATION

摘要

The invention relates to a method for identifying base stations of a time division cellular network in a mobile station. An object of the invention is to speed up the identification of new base stations. In accordance with the invention: frame timing difference data for the neighbour base stations (301) and/or the broadcast control channel time slot data for the neighbour base stations are transmitted from the serving base station to the mobile station; reception times for the neighour base stations' system data are determined in the mobile station on the basis of said frame timing differences and/or the broadcast control channel time slot data (302); and system data are read and neighbour base stations are identified (303). The invention is also directed to a mobile station applying the method.