Technique for Performing Physical Layer Measurements
First Claim
1. A mobile terminal (320) operable to communicate over one or more distinct frequency resources, said mobile terminal configured to:
- determine that the mobile terminal (320) is to perform a physical layer measurement with regard to a first frequency resource (330);
determine if there is data to be communicated over one or more second frequency resource(s) (344, 348) within a time period (W1), wherein the time period is based on a switching on time for switching on reception on the first frequency resource and wherein the first frequency resource is distinct from the second frequency resource(s);
if it is determined that there is no data to be communicated over the second frequency resource(s) within the time period (W1), perform the physical layer measurement on the first frequency resource and form a quality measure of the first frequency resource based on the physical layer measurement;
orif it is determined that there is data to be communicated over the second frequency resource(s) within the time period (W1), modify the physical layer measurement and form a quality measure of the first frequency resource based on the modified physical layer measurement.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a technique for performing physical layer measurements on a frequency resource relative to other frequency resources in a telecommunications system operable to communicate over multiple frequency resources. A method aspect of this technique includes determining that a mobile terminal is to perform a physical layer measurement with regard to a first frequency resource, determining if there is data to be communicated over one or more second frequency resource(s) within a time period wherein the first frequency resource is distinct from the second frequency resources: if it is determined that there is no data to be communicated over the second frequency resource(s) within the time period, performing the physical layer measurement on the first frequency resource and forming a quality measure of the first frequency resource based on the physical layer measurement; or if it is determined that there is data to be communicated over the second frequency resource(s) within the time period, modifying the physical layer measurement and forming a quality measure of the first frequency resource based on the modified physical layer measurement.
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29 Claims
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1. A mobile terminal (320) operable to communicate over one or more distinct frequency resources, said mobile terminal configured to:
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determine that the mobile terminal (320) is to perform a physical layer measurement with regard to a first frequency resource (330); determine if there is data to be communicated over one or more second frequency resource(s) (344, 348) within a time period (W1), wherein the time period is based on a switching on time for switching on reception on the first frequency resource and wherein the first frequency resource is distinct from the second frequency resource(s); if it is determined that there is no data to be communicated over the second frequency resource(s) within the time period (W1), perform the physical layer measurement on the first frequency resource and form a quality measure of the first frequency resource based on the physical layer measurement;
orif it is determined that there is data to be communicated over the second frequency resource(s) within the time period (W1), modify the physical layer measurement and form a quality measure of the first frequency resource based on the modified physical layer measurement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile terminal operable to communicate over one or more distinct frequency resources, said mobile terminal (520) configured to:
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decide to switch off reception on a first frequency resource (548); determine if there is data to be communicated over one or more second frequency resource(s) (544) within a time period, wherein the time period (W2) is based on a switching off time for switching off reception on the first frequency resource and wherein the first frequency resource is distinct from the second frequency resource(s); if it is determined that there is no data to be communicated over the second frequency resource(s) within the time period (W2), switch off reception on the first frequency resource;
orif it is determined that there is data to be communicated over the second frequency resource(s) within the time period (W2), delay switching off reception on the first frequency resource until after no further data is assigned to the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method performed in a mobile terminal, said method comprising:
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determining that the mobile terminal is to perform a physical layer measurement with regard to a first frequency resource (410); determining if there is data to be communicated over one or more second frequency resource(s) within a time period (415), wherein the time period is based on a switching on time for switching on reception on the first frequency resource and wherein the first frequency resource is distinct from the second frequency resources; if it is determined that there is no data to be communicated over the second frequency resource(s) within the time period, performing the physical layer measurement on the first frequency resource (430) and forming a quality measure of the first frequency resource based on the physical layer measurement (440);
orif it is determined that there is data to be communicated over the second frequency resource(s) within the time period, modifying the physical layer measurement (425) and forming a quality measure of the first frequency resource based on the modified physical layer measurement (440). - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method performed in a mobile terminal, said method comprising:
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deciding to switch off reception on a first frequency resource; determining if there is data to be communicated over the second frequency resource(s) within a time period, wherein the time period is based on a switching off time for switching off reception on the first frequency resource (615); if it is determined that there is no data to be communicated over the second frequency resource(s) within the time period, switching off reception on the first frequency resource (620);
orif it is determined that there is data to be communicated over the second frequency resource(s) within the time period, delaying switching off reception on the first frequency resource until after no further data is assigned to the mobile terminal (617). - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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