US Patent:
20100203891, Aug 12, 2010
Inventors:
Sumeeth Nagaraja - San Diego CA, US
Mehmet Yavuz - San Diego CA, US
Andrei D. Radulescu - San Diego CA, US
Damanjit Singh - San Diego CA, US
Jen M. Chen - San Diego CA, US
Peter H. Rauber - San Diego CA, US
Aziz Gholmieh - Del Mar CA, US
Sanjiv Nanda - Ramona CA, US
Lijun Zhao - San Diego CA, US
Assignee:
QUALCOMM Incorporated - San Diego CA
International Classification:
H04W 36/00
Abstract:
Aspects are disclosed for facilitating a hand-in to a femto cell. An identifier is assigned to a femto cell in which the identifier is based on a scrambling parameter and a timing parameter. A relationship between the identifier and the femto cell is then communicated. In another embodiment, a user equipment report is received, which includes attributes related to a signal broadcast by a femto cell. An identifier associated with the femto cell is ascertained from an attribute included in the report. The femto cell is then identified based on the identifier. In a further embodiment, a timing parameter is received, and a scrambling parameter is set. A signal including the scrambling parameter is then broadcast according to an offset related to the timing parameter. In yet another embodiment, a femto cell is detected during an active call. An identifier associated with the femto cell is then ascertained and reported.