An apparatus and method manages timings of Node Bs by performing a first-step cell search on primary synchronization channel signals transmitted from the Node Bs, and stores frame boundary indexes representing frame boundaries for the Node Bs by performing a second-step cell search on secondary synchronization...http://www.google.com/patents/US20030202541?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20030202541 - Cell search apparatus and method for supporting multisearch functions in a mobile communication system
