Marek Gil

US Patent:

20120113825, May 10, 2012

Filed:

Nov 8, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/941786

Inventors:

Matthieu Richard Joachim Baglin - Toulouse, FR
Marek J. Gil - Norridge IL, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/26

US Classification:

370252, 370241

Abstract:

A wireless communication device is operable to perform neighbor cell analysis functions while operating in a continuous packet connectivity (CPC) mode and without requiring dedicated time periods for performing the neighbor cell analysis functions as part of a discontinuous reception (DRX) phase of the CPC mode. The DRX phase includes discontinuous (e.g., periodic) time periods for monitoring a downlink control channel from a serving base station. A receiver of the wireless communication device receives a control signal over the downlink control channel during each time period of the discontinuous time periods. A processor of the wireless communication device performs a portion of a neighbor cell analysis function during each time period of a quantity of the discontinuous time periods to produce neighbor cell analysis data. The processor accumulates the neighbor cell analysis data over the quantity of time periods to complete the neighbor cell analysis function.