Patent ID: 8977213
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: determining, by a mobile station while the mobile station is in a reduced power state, whether the mobile station has up-to-date neighbor cell information; in response to determining that the mobile station does not have up-to-date neighbor cell information, transitioning the mobile station from the reduced power state to a higher power state; receiving, by the mobile station from the access network, a configuration message containing a field indicating whether or not the access network sends messages identifying neighbor cells of a different access technology; and receiving, by the mobile station while the mobile station is in the higher power state, a message identifying neighbor cells, wherein the mobile station is attached to a wireless access network according to a first wireless technology, and wherein the message identifies neighbor cells that are according to a second, different wireless technology.