Modified measurement procedures for user equipments
First Claim
1. A method for operating a wireless user equipment, comprising:
- receiving downlink signaling from a network serving cell, the downlink signaling comprising a Measurement Object information element having a network configured flag indicating measurement reports for at least one first frequency referred to by the Measurement Object information element; and
measuring and reporting, to the network serving cell operating on a different second frequency, a first set of neighbor cells operating on any of the at least one first frequency without regard to a configured threshold signal strength s-Measure of the serving cell;
wherein based at least in part on the flag, the measuring of the first set of neighbor cells is less frequent than the measuring of a second set of neighbor cells also received in downlink signaling, and wherein the network configured flag is a single bit for each of the at least one first frequency, and is configured without regard to cell type.
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Abstract
A network sends to a user equipment UE downlink signaling indicating at least one frequency which is subject to special handling. In response the UE measures and reports neighbor cells operating on any of that/those frequencies without regard to a threshold signal strength of a serving cell which is configured for reporting neighbor cells. In more specific examples, if the neighbor cells operating on any of that/those frequencies is considered a first set of neighbor cells, then the network also sends a second set of neighbor cells in other downlink signaling. Measuring and reporting on the first set of neighbor cells is less frequent than for the second set of neighbor cells, when measurements of the second set is required. Measuring and reporting on the second set is dependent on measured signal strength of a serving cell being greater than the configured threshold signal strength of the serving cell.
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1. A method for operating a wireless user equipment, comprising:
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receiving downlink signaling from a network serving cell, the downlink signaling comprising a Measurement Object information element having a network configured flag indicating measurement reports for at least one first frequency referred to by the Measurement Object information element; and measuring and reporting, to the network serving cell operating on a different second frequency, a first set of neighbor cells operating on any of the at least one first frequency without regard to a configured threshold signal strength s-Measure of the serving cell; wherein based at least in part on the flag, the measuring of the first set of neighbor cells is less frequent than the measuring of a second set of neighbor cells also received in downlink signaling, and wherein the network configured flag is a single bit for each of the at least one first frequency, and is configured without regard to cell type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for communicating, comprising
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a memory storing a set of computer instructions, in which the at least one processor is arranged with the memory storing the instructions to cause the apparatus to perform; receiving downlink signaling from a network serving cell, the downlink signaling comprising a Measurement Object information element having a network configured flag indicating measurement reports for at least one first frequency referred to by the Measurement Object information element; and measuring and reporting, to the network serving cell operating on a different second frequency, a first set of neighbor cells operating on any of the at least one first frequency without regard to a configured threshold signal strength s-Measure of the serving cell; wherein based at least in part on the flag, the measuring of the first set of neighbor cells is less frequent than the measuring of a second set of neighbor cells also received in downlink signaling, and wherein the network configured flag is a single bit for each of the at least one first frequency, and is configured without regard to cell type. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer readable memory tangibly storing a set of instructions which, when executed on a wireless user equipment, causes the user equipment to perform at least:
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receiving downlink signaling from a network serving cell, the downlink signaling comprising a Measurement Object information element having a network configured flag indicating measurement reports for at least one first frequency referred to by the Measurement Object information element; and measuring and reporting, to the network serving cell operating on a different second frequency, a first set of neighbor cells operating on any of the at least one first frequency without regard to a threshold signal strength of the serving cell; wherein based at least in part on the flag, the measuring of the first set of neighbor cells is less frequent than the measuring of a second set of neighbor cells also received in downlink signaling, and wherein the network configured flag is a single bit for each of the at least one first frequency, and is configured without regard to cell type. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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arranging neighbor cells into a first list for offloading traffic and a second list for maintaining coverage; and providing downlink signaling, the downlink signaling comprising a Measurement Object information element having a network configured flag indicating measurement reports for at least one first frequency referred to by the Measurement Object information element for measuring and reporting neighbor cells in the first list, and a threshold signal strength of a serving cell upon which measuring and reporting neighbor cells in the second list is conditional; in which; the network configured flag indicates that for the at least one first frequency, measuring and reporting neighbor cells in the first list is to be without regard to the threshold signal strength; and the threshold signal strength of the serving cell comprises a parameter s-Measure; and wherein based at least in part on the flag, the measuring of the neighbor cells in the first list is less frequent than the measuring of the neighbor cells in the second list when measurements of the second list are required, and wherein the network configured flag is a single bit for each of the at least one first frequency, and is configured without regard to cell type. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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