[54] METHOD FOR SYSTEM REGISTRATION AND CELL RESELECTION
[75] Inventors: Alex Krister Raith. Durham; John
Diachina. Garner; Raymond C. Henry. Wake Forest; Steven Prokup. Cary, all of N.C.; Lars Bilstrom, Solna; Karl-Erik Andersson. Stockholm, both of Sweden; Alan Eric Sicher. Garland. Tex.; Laura E. Bohaychuk. Apex. N.C.
[73] Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson.
Stockholm. Sweden
[21] Appl. No.: 544,488
[22] Filed: Oct. 18, 1995
[51] Int CI.6 H04Q 7/00; H04Q 7/22
[52] U.S. CI 370/329; 370/337; 455/434;
455/435
[58] Field of Search 370/326. 329,
370/337. 344. 349. 442. 331. 328. 345. 347, 436. 496. 522; 379/59. 60: 455/33.2. 422. 433. 434. 435. 450. 455, 464. 466
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Primary Examiner—Wellington Chin
Assistant Examiner—Soon-Dong Hyun
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Burns, Doane.
Mathis. L.L.P.
