Patent ID: 8983461
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, from a mobile station, a report of a measured signal strength of a pilot signal transmitted by a candidate sector, wherein the mobile station has an active set of at least one sector; instructing the mobile station to add the candidate sector to the active set; retrieving, from data storage, data relating to the candidate sector, wherein the data relating to the candidate sector includes a list of predefined neighbors for the candidate sector and a predefined range indicator for the candidate sector; constructing a neighbor list for the mobile station, wherein constructing the neighbor list for the mobile station comprises determining whether to include in the neighbor list the predefined neighbors for the candidate sector based on the predefined range indicator for the candidate sector, wherein determining whether to include in the neighbor list the predefined neighbors for the candidate sector based on the predefined range indicator for the candidate sector comprises: if the predefined range indicator is a standard range indicator, including the predefined neighbors for the candidate sector in the neighbor list; and if the predefined range indicator is a non-standard range indicator, omitting the predefined neighbors for the candidate sector from the neighbor list; and transmitting the neighbor list to the mobile station.