Patent ID: 7961707
Filing Date: 2011-06-14
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for managing neighbor cells of a mobile communication terminal, comprising: when a neighbor cell list is received from a network, scanning neighbor cells to select a number of neighbor cells having high received signal strength indicator (RSSI) levels, and storing the selected neighbor cells in a Broadcast control channel (BCCH) Allocation (BA) list; dividing the BA list into a number of groups according to the RSSI levels; applying different minimum signal strengths to the groups, and determining if there are neighbor cells that do not satisfy the minimum signal strengths; deleting from the BA list the neighbor cells that do not satisfy the minimum signal strengths; and acquiring synchronization from a neighbor cell having a strongest signal electric field, when all the neighbor cells satisfy the minimum signal strength, wherein acquiring the synchronization from the neighbor cell having the strongest signal electric field comprises: wherein the neighbor cells deleted from the BA list are stored in a far cell list, wherein the groups include a first group consisting of N upper neighbor cells and a second group including M lower neighbor cells based on the RSSI levels, where M = a total number of the selected neighbor cells −N, wherein a minimum signal strength applied to the M lower neighbor cells is greater than that applied to the N upper neighbor cells, and wherein the minimum signal strength applied to the M lower neighbor cells is a value provided through SI 3/4, which is transmitted from the network.