Patent ID: 6546251
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A method for selecting a new serving cell in a cellular radio system where a determined service level is required in the new cell, the method including a phase of transmitting information about neighbouring cells from a base station (BS, 851) of a cellular radio system to a mobile station (MS, 800), wherein the base station generates a message (SI3, PSI3, PSI3bis) containing information about the neighbouring cells and sends the message to the mobile station, wherein the base station includes in said message (PSI3, PSI3bis) information about whether the neighbour cell mentioned in the message (70) offers the determined service (GPRS) or another level service to mobile stations, and wherein the cell reselection is performed directly at the level of the determined service (GPRS) if the determined service be available, else to a cell of other service level.