User equipment and access node and respective methods
First Claim
1. A measuring method performed by a user equipment for which an analog beamforming scheme is applied, the method comprising:
- transmitting, to a serving access node, a measurement request for measuring a neighbouring access node that is working at a same frequency as the user equipment;
receiving, from the serving access node, information related to a series of measurement time gaps; and
after a delay, performing a measurement to the neighbouring access node within the series of measurement time gaps, wherein within each of the series of measurement time gaps, the performing comprises;
suspending data communication with the serving access node,adjusting a beamforming pattern of the user equipment, anddetecting a system signal of the neighbouring access node.
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Abstract
A user equipment (UE) for which an analog beamforming scheme is applied and a measuring method performed by the UE are provided. Also an access node (AN) and a method performed by the AN are provided. The measuring method performed by the UE comprising: transmitting, to a serving access node, a measurement request for measuring a neighboring access node that is working at a same frequency as the user equipment; receiving, from the serving access node, information related to a series of measurement time gaps; and after a delay, performing a measurement to the neighboring access node within the series of measurement time gaps.
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22 Claims
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1. A measuring method performed by a user equipment for which an analog beamforming scheme is applied, the method comprising:
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transmitting, to a serving access node, a measurement request for measuring a neighbouring access node that is working at a same frequency as the user equipment; receiving, from the serving access node, information related to a series of measurement time gaps; and after a delay, performing a measurement to the neighbouring access node within the series of measurement time gaps, wherein within each of the series of measurement time gaps, the performing comprises; suspending data communication with the serving access node, adjusting a beamforming pattern of the user equipment, and detecting a system signal of the neighbouring access node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method performed by an access node, the method comprising:
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determining information related to a series of measurement time gaps in response to receiving from a served user equipment a measurement request for measuring a neighbouring access node that is working at a same frequency as the user equipment; and transmitting the information to the served user equipment, wherein the transmitting includes causing the served user equipment, to perform, after a delay, a measurement of the neighbouring access node within the series of measurement time gaps, and wherein causing the served user equipment to perform includes causing the served user equipment to; suspend data communication with the access node, adjust a beamforming pattern of the user equipment, and detect a system signal of the neighbouring access node. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A user equipment for which an analog beamforming scheme is applied, the user equipment comprising:
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a processor and a memory, the memory including instructions which when executed by the processor cause the user equipment to; transmit, to a serving access node, a measurement request for measuring a neighbouring access node that is working at a same frequency as the user equipment; receive, from the serving access node, information related to a series of measurement time gaps; and after a delay, perform a measurement to the neighbouring access node within the series of measurement time gaps, wherein within each of the series of measurement time gaps, to perform the measurement includes; to suspend data communication with the serving access node, to adjust a beamforming pattern of the user equipment, and to detect a system signal of the neighbouring access node. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. An access node comprising:
a processor and a memory, the memory including instructions which when executed by the processor cause the access node to; determine information related to a series of measurement time gaps in response to receiving from a served user equipment a measurement request for measuring a neighbouring access node that is working at a same frequency as the user equipment; and transmit the information to the served user equipment, wherein to transmit includes to cause the served user equipment, to perform, after a delay, a measurement of the neighbouring access node within the series of measurement time gaps, and wherein to cause the served user equipment to perform includes to cause the served user equipment to; suspend data communication with the access node, adjust a beamforming pattern of the user equipment, and detect a system signal of the neighbouring access node. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A user equipment for which an analog beamforming scheme is applied, the user equipment comprising:
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a transmitting unit to transmit, to a serving access node, a measurement request for measuring a neighbouring access node that is working at a same frequency as the user equipment; a receiving unit to receive, from the serving access node, information related to a series of measurement time gaps; and a performing unit to perform, after a delay, a measurement to the neighbouring access node within the series of measurement time gaps, wherein within each of the series of measurement time gaps, to perform comprises to; suspend data communication with the serving access node, adjust a beamforming pattern of the user equipment, and detect a system signal of the neighbouring access node.
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22. An access node comprising:
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a determining unit to determine information related to a series of measurement time gaps in response to receiving from a served user equipment a measurement request for measuring a neighbouring access node that is working at a same frequency as the user equipment; and a transmitting unit to transmit the information to the served user equipment, wherein to transmit includes to cause the served user equipment, to perform, after a delay, a measurement of the neighbouring access node within the series of measurement time gaps, and wherein to cause the served user equipment to perform includes to cause the served user equipment to; suspend data communication with the access node, adjust a beamforming pattern of the user equipment, and detect a system signal of the neighbouring access node.
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