Patent ID: 8593990

Claim:
A method for controlling a network access node in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: sending downlink a neighbor frequency list for redirection for measurement, the list comprising at least one neighbor frequency; and in response to receiving from a user equipment during transition from an idle or semi-idle state an indication that its measurement of at least one of the neighbor frequencies in the list meets one or more reporting criteria, redirecting the user equipment to establish a connection on a target frequency selected from the at least one of the neighbor frequencies, wherein the indication comprises a one-bit flag for each of the neighbor frequencies in the list for which the user equipment is compatible, and each one-bit flag indicates whether the user equipment's measurement of the corresponding neighbor frequency meets the one or reporting criteria, and the indication is contained in an information element which is received in a received radio resource control message, or the indication is received in a RRC Connection Request message, and the redirecting comprises sending an indication of the target frequency in a RRC Connection Reject message.