Method of performing a minimization of drive test (MDT) for specific area in wireless communication system

• US 9,369,907 B2
• Filed: 05/12/2014
• Issued: 06/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Yi, Seung June, Chun, Sung Duck, Jung, Sung Hoon, Lee, Young Dae, Park, Sung Jun
• Primary Examiner(s): PHUONG, DAI
• Application Number:
  US14/275,518
• Publication Number:
  US 20140248842A1
• Time in Patent Office: 764 Days
• Field of Search: 455418-423, 455/432.1, 455436-453, 455 6711- 677, 370329-334
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports

Abstract

Disclosed is a wireless communication system and terminal for providing a wireless communication service, and more particularly, a method of effectively perform an operation of MDT (Minimization Driving Test) for a specific area or a specific cell in an Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (E-UMTS) evolved from a UMTS, Long Term Evolution (LTE) System or LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) system.

Claims

1. A method for performing a measurement in wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a network by a User Equipment (UE) in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) mode, the UE being selected by the network, a RRC message that includes a measurement configuration that includes area related information for the measurement, the area information indicating an area within which measurement logging is requested;

after receiving the measurement configuration, receiving, by the UE from the network, system information that includes cell related information for the measurement, the cell related information including one or more cell identifiers IDs, when the UE camping on the one or more cell;

performing, by the UE in a RRC idle mode, a measurement logging according to a comparison between the area related information included in the measurement configuration and the cell related information included in the system information,

wherein the measurement logging is performed when a cell identifier indicated by the cell related information is included within the area indicated by the area related information and matching with the one or more cell IDs included within the system information, and

wherein the measurement logging is not performed when the cell identifier indicated by the cell related information is included within the area indicated by the area related information and is not matched with the one or more cell IDs included within the system information; and

reporting, to the network by the UE in an RRC connected mode, the measurement logging including the cell identifier matching with the one or more cell IDs included within the system information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the measurement configuration is a minimization driving test (MDT) configuration.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the measurement configuration indicates a triggering condition of the measurement logging.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the area related information is a cell identity list.

5. A User Equipment (UE) for performing a measurement in wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

a transceiver to transmit or receive a data;

a memory to store the data; and

a processor configured to cooperate with the transceiver and the memory to;

receive, from a network while in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) mode, the UE being selected by the network, a RRC message that includes a measurement configuration that includes area related information for the measurement, the area information indicating an area within which measurement logging is requested;

after receiving the measurement configuration, receive, from the network, system information that includes cell related information for the measurement, the cell related information including one or more cell identifiers IDs, when the UE camping on the one or more cell;

while in a RRC idle mode, perform a measurement logging according to a comparison between the area related information included in the measurement configuration and the cell related information included in the system information,

wherein the measurement logging is performed when a cell identifier indicated by the cell related information is included within the area indicated by the area related information and matching with the one or more cell IDs included within the system information, and

wherein the measurement logging is not performed when the cell identifier indicated by the cell related information is included within the area indicated by the area related information and is not matched with the one or more cell IDs included within the system information; and

when in an RRC connected mode, report, to the network, the measurement logging including the cell identifier matching with the one or more cell IDs included within the system information.

6. The UE of claim 5, wherein the measurement configuration is a minimization driving test (MDT) configuration.

7. The UE of claim 5, wherein the measurement configuration indicates a triggering condition for logging the measurement.

8. The UE of claim 5, wherein the area related information is a cell identity list.