Patent ID: 8942713
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A remote station apparatus comprising: a communication circuit configured to: receive an MBMS point-to-multipoint session on a current channel; and receive a disperse command from a base station at the end of the MBMS point-to-multipoint session, wherein the disperse command is broadcast from the base station to all remote stations congregated on and wirelessly receiving broadcast data on the same channel; a channel selector configured to select a channel from a plurality of channels including the current channel in response to the disperse command, the selection being based at least in part on a hash function for pseudorandomly selecting a channel among the plurality of channels including the current channel so as to evenly distribute the remote stations amongst the plurality of channels; and a cell selector configured to select a cell based at least in part on the selected channel and a characteristic of the cell and a suitability test.