CPC H04W 48/16 (2013.01) [H04W 48/10 (2013.01); H04W 48/20 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
1. A method for establishing a communication link with a base station, the method comprising:
receiving, at a mobile communication device, broadcast signals from the base station, wherein the broadcast signals include information blocks;
reviewing at least one information block of the broadcast signals to identify a base station identifier corresponding to the base station;
comparing the base station identifier corresponding to the base station does not match a base station identifier associated with the mobile communication device;
determining that the base station identifier corresponding to the base station does not match a base station identifier associated with the mobile communication device;
determining that the base station is not part of mobile communication device-base station pair of the mobile communication device based on the determining that the base station identifier corresponding to the base station does not match the base station identifier associated with the mobile communication device; and
determining not to initiate a request for a preliminary communication link between the mobile communication device and the base station based on the determining that the base station is not part of the mobile communication device-base station pair of the mobile communication device, wherein the preliminary communication link does not enable the mobile communication device to communicate with other devices within a network that is accessible via the base station.
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