Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
Wireless device and methods therein for handling cell selection and/or reselection

Abstract:

A method by a wireless device (130) is described herein. The device (130), having determined that a measurement of a signal from a cell (121) is below a threshold, determines (301) that at least one of: i) a length of time since the device (130) last performed cell selection or reselection is above a second threshold, and ii) a number of times that neighbor cell measurements failed to trigger cell reselection is above a third threshold. Based on the determination, the device (130) resets (302) a strongest signal value of the signal measured after a last cell selection or reselection, to a lower value. The wireless device (130) determines (303) whether or not to measure another cell (122), based on whether or not a difference between: a) the reset value and b) a current measurement of the signal, is above a fourth threshold. The wireless device (130) then initiates (304) measuring the other cell (122) based on the determination.