Patent ID: 9265019
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of wireless communication, comprising: storing, by a user equipment, synchronization channel (SCH) timing for an identified Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) cell when a base station identity code (BSIC) is successfully confirmed/reconfirmed for the identified GSM cell during an initial BSIC identification procedure, the initial BSIC identification procedure including frequency correction channel (FCCH) tone detection; prior to performing a subsequent BSIC procedure, identifying the GSM cell and determining SCH timing information for the identified GSM cell was previously used and stored by the UE; performing the subsequent base station identity code (BSIC) procedure for the identified GSM cell by using the stored SCH timing to decode a SCH and reconfirm the BSIC of the identified GSM cell, and skipping both frequency correction channel (FCCH) tone detection and an initial BSIC confirmation; and maintaining the stored SCH timing across a plurality of user equipment (UE) states.