NEIGHBOR TALKING IN A CELLULAR RADIO PHONE SYSTEM

摘要

In a cellular communication system, a plurality of neighbor scan lists are generated and associated with a selected cell in the cellular communication system, wherein each neighbor scan list includes selected neighbor identifiers. Thereafter, a present operating mode, of a plurality of operating modes, of a subscriber unit communicating with the selected cell is determined. In response to the present operating mode of the subscriber unit, the subscriber unit is configured to scan a neighbor scan list selected from the plurality of neighbor scan lists for the selected cell. The operating modes of the subscriber unit may include an idle mode and an active mode.