METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING MEASUREMENTS IN A MULTI CARRIER ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. A method of performing measurements in a Universal Mobile Terrestrial System (UMTS) network environment comprising:
- receiving a request from a base station to perform measurements on at least one frequency corresponding to one of at least one frequency band;
determining whether a compressed mode is to be applied on the at least one frequency corresponding to the one of the at least one frequency band based on capabilities of a user equipment; and
if the compressed mode is to be applied on the at least one frequency corresponding to the one of the at least one frequency band, selectively applying the compressed mode on the at least one frequency corresponding to the one of the at least one frequency band so that measurements can be performed on the at least one frequency corresponding to the one of the at least one frequency band without interrupting data communication between the user equipment and the base station on the remaining frequency bands.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for performing measurements in a multi-carrier environment are provided. In the method, a request to perform measurements on a frequency corresponding to one of at least one frequency band is received from a base station. It is determined whether a compressed mode is to be applied on the frequency corresponding to the one of the at least one frequency band based on capabilities of a user equipment. If so, the compressed mode is applied on the frequency corresponding to the one of the at least one frequency band so that measurements can be performed on the frequency corresponding to the one of the at least one frequency band without interrupting data activity on the remaining frequency bands. Otherwise, measurements are performed on the frequency corresponding to the one of the at least one frequency band without applying the compressed mode.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of performing measurements in a Universal Mobile Terrestrial System (UMTS) network environment comprising:
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receiving a request from a base station to perform measurements on at least one frequency corresponding to one of at least one frequency band; determining whether a compressed mode is to be applied on the at least one frequency corresponding to the one of the at least one frequency band based on capabilities of a user equipment; and if the compressed mode is to be applied on the at least one frequency corresponding to the one of the at least one frequency band, selectively applying the compressed mode on the at least one frequency corresponding to the one of the at least one frequency band so that measurements can be performed on the at least one frequency corresponding to the one of the at least one frequency band without interrupting data communication between the user equipment and the base station on the remaining frequency bands. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory includes a measurement module configured for; receiving a request from a base station to perform measurements on at least one frequency corresponding to one of at least one frequency band; determining whether a compressed mode is to be applied on the at least one frequency corresponding to the one of the at least one frequency band; if the compressed mode is to be applied on the at least one frequency corresponding to the one of the at least one frequency band, selectively applying the compressed mode on the at least one frequency corresponding to the one of the at least one frequency band so that measurements can be performed on the at least one frequency corresponding to the one of the at least one frequency band without interrupting data activity over the remaining frequency bands; and if the compressed mode is not to be applied on the at least one frequency corresponding to the one of the at least one frequency band, performing measurements on the at least one frequency corresponding to the one of the at least one frequency band without applying the compressed mode. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of performing measurements in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network environment comprising:
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receiving a request from a base station to perform measurements on at least one frequency corresponding to one of at least one frequency band; determining whether a measurement gap is to be applied on the at least one frequency corresponding to the one of the at least one frequency band based on capabilities of a user equipment; and if the measurement gap is to be applied on the at least one frequency, selectively activating the measurement gap on the at least one frequency corresponding to the one of the at least one frequency band so that measurements can be performed on the at least one frequency corresponding to the one of the at least one frequency band without interrupting data communication between the user equipment and the base station on the remaining frequency bands. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory includes a measurement module configured for; receiving a request from a base station to perform measurements on at least one frequency corresponding to one of at least one frequency band; determining whether a measurement gap is to be applied on the at least one frequency corresponding to the one of the at least one frequency band; if the measurement gap is to be applied on the at least one frequency, selectively activating the measurement gap on the at least one frequency corresponding to the one of the at least one frequency band so that measurements can be performed on the at least one frequency corresponding to the one of the at least one frequency band without interrupting data activity over the remaining frequency bands; and if the measurement gap is not to be applied on the at least one frequency, performing measurements on the at least one frequency corresponding to the one of the at least one frequency band without activating the measurement gap. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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