Patent ID: 8504040

Claim:
A method for selecting a cell in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: performing a cell selection process in a mobile terminal comprising: receiving, in the mobile terminal, information from each of at least one cell, each information comprising a preference value, wherein each preference value indicates a congestion level of a corresponding one of the at least one cell, and selecting, in the mobile terminal, one of the at least one cell according to the received preference value; and attempting, by the mobile terminal, to connect with the selected cell by performing a random access procedure with the selected cell, wherein performing the random access procedure with the selected cell comprises: transmitting a random access request to connect with the selected cell; receiving a random access response from the selected cell; performing a scheduled transmission to the selected cell upon receiving the random access response; and receiving, in the mobile terminal, decision information from the selected cell indicating whether the mobile terminal is to connect with the selected cell, wherein the decision information indicates rejection of a connection between the mobile terminal and the selected cell, and wherein the selected cell transmits a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI) to candidate cells when the decision information indicates rejection of the connection between the mobile terminal and the selected cell.