Patent ID: 7570947

Claim:
A method for taking measurements in a user equipment (UE) pursuant to cell selection, the UE being configurable for use in a mobile telecommunications system, the method comprising: while the UE is not camped on a cell and before selecting a cell, scanning frequency bands searching for signals, each signal being associable with a cell; while the UE is not camped on a cell and before selecting a cell, generating and storing measurement data for a plurality of signals including, when the signals include more than one signal per frequency band, generating and storing measurement data for more than one signal in the frequency band; using the generated measurement data to identify a first signal and a first associated cell which best meets a cell selection criteria; determining whether the first associated cell is suitable; selecting the first associated cell if the first associated cell is suitable; and using the generated measurement data to identify a second signal and a second associated cell which best meets the selection criteria, when the first associated cell is deemed unsuitable.