US 12,425,958 B2
UE enhancement prioritizing 5G NR cell selection
Sharda Ranjan, Hyderabad (IN); Naga Chandan Babu Gudivada, Hyderabad (IN); Kuo-Chun Lee, San Diego, CA (US); Ozcan Ozturk, San Diego, CA (US); Xipeng Zhu, San Diego, CA (US); and Tom Chin, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Appl. No. 17/919,725
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
PCT Filed Apr. 21, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/028453
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 18, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/216751, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 28, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 202041017612 (IN), filed on Apr. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0180072 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 48/18 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 48/18 (2013.01) 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wireless communication device configured for wireless communication, comprising:
one or more memories; and
one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, wherein the one or more processors are configured to cause the wireless communication device to:
identify a plurality of cells within an area including a location of the wireless communication device, each of the plurality of cells supporting at least one radio access technology (RAT) of a plurality of RATs and at least one frequency band of a plurality of frequency bands;
determine a selection order of the plurality of cells based on the at least one RAT and the at least one frequency band supported by each of the plurality of cells and further based on an order of priority of a plurality of cell types of the plurality of cells, wherein the selection order prioritizes a latest generation RAT of the plurality of RATs, wherein the order of priority comprises a selected order of:
a first cell type of the plurality of cell types that supports dual connectivity of a first frequency range and a second frequency range, wherein the first frequency range and the second frequency range are associated with the latest generation RAT;
a second cell type of the plurality of cell types that supports the first frequency range or the second frequency range in a licensed spectrum;
a third cell type of the plurality of cell types that supports the first frequency range or the second frequency range in an unlicensed spectrum;
a fourth cell type of the plurality of cell types that supports a legacy RAT of the plurality of RATs and dual connectivity of the second frequency range and a third frequency range associated with the legacy RAT;
a fifth cell type of the plurality of cell types that supports the legacy RAT and dual connectivity of the first frequency range and the third frequency range; and
a sixth cell type of the plurality of cell types that supports the legacy RAT and the third frequency range; and
select a serving cell from the plurality of cells for communication therewith based on the selection order.