Method and apparatus for detecting and measuring for Home Node-Bs

• US 9,686,707 B2
• Filed: 02/19/2015
• Issued: 06/20/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Inventors: Marinier, Paul, Pani, Diana, Gomes, Sylvie
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Tuan A
• Application Number:
  US14/626,235
• Publication Number:
  US 20150163690A1
• Time in Patent Office: 852 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0085 Hand-off measurements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/20 Selecting an access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/045 using private Base Stations, e.g. femto Base Stations, home Node B

Abstract

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) to detect and perform measurements with respect to Home Node-Bs (HNB) and Home evolved Node-Bs (H(e)NB) (collectively “HNB”). The methods may include generating and transmitting a request for a measurement configuration that may include gap allocations to detect and measure a primary scrambling code or a physical cell identity of a target HNB for at least one frequency or radio access technology (RAT). The request may be in response to the WTRU entering a HNB cell for which the WTRU has stored fingerprint information and whose closed subscriber group ID is in the WTRU'"'"'s whitelist. The network may configure the WTRU to measure the requested frequency or RAT in response to the proximity report/request. Methods are described for releasing the measurement configuration.

Claims

1. A method of detecting a home Node-B or home evolved Node-B (HNB) implemented in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), comprising:

the WTRU detecting, based on autonomous search functionality, that the WTRU has entered into a vicinity of a HNB cell whose closed subscriber group (CSG) ID is in a whitelist of the WTRU;

the WTRU sending an indication to a network entity that the WTRU has entered into the vicinity of the HNB cell, wherein the indication includes a frequency of the HNB cell and a Radio Access Technology (RAT) of the HNB cell;

the WTRU receiving a measurement configuration message; and

the WTRU performing measurements responsive to the measurement configuration message.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting based on autonomous search functionality includes detecting the vicinity of the HNB based on a previous encounter with the HNB cell.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the measurement configuration message is used to detect one of a primary scrambling code (PSC) or a physical cell identity (PCI) of the HNB cell on the frequency and the RAT.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the WTRU is configured with one of a compressed mode or measurement gap to measure the frequency or the RAT.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the measurement configuration message may be one of an intra-frequency measurement, inter-frequency measurement or inter-RAT measurement.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the indication includes a cell identity of the HNB cell that triggered the report.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising signaling support of HNB cell detection on the frequency and RAT.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a configuration for the RAT, wherein the configuration enables proximity detection and sending/receiving reports in response to proximity detections on a condition that the WTRU enters or exits the proximity of the HNB cell.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting that the WTRU is exiting the vicinity of the HNB cell whose CSG ID is in the whitelist of the WTRU and notifying the network entity.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising receiving a configuration indicating removal of a measurement configuration.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the WTRU is not allowed to send the indication more than a certain number of times during a certain period of time.

12. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) for detecting a home Node-B or home evolved Node-B (HNB), comprising:

a processor;

a receiver in communication with the processor;

the processor and receiver configured to detect, based on autonomous search functionality, that the WTRU has entered into a vicinity of a HNB cell whose closed subscriber group (CSG) ID is in a whitelist of the WTRU;

a transmitter in communication with the processor;

the transmitter configured to send an indication to a network entity that the WTRU has entered into the vicinity of the HNB cell, wherein the indication includes a frequency of the HNB cell and a Radio Access Technology (RAT) of the HNB cell;

the receiver configured to receive a measurement configuration message; and

the processor configured to perform measurements responsive to the measurement configuration message.

13. The WTRU of claim 12, wherein the autonomous search functionality enables the WTRU to detect the vicinity of the HNB based on a previous encounter with the HNB cell.

14. The WTRU of claim 12, wherein the measurement configuration message is used to detect one of a primary scrambling code (PSC) or a physical cell identity (PCI) of the HNB cell on the frequency and the RAT.

15. The WTRU of claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured with one of a compressed mode or measurement gap to measure the frequency or the RAT.

16. The WTRU of claim 12, wherein the measurement configuration message may be one of an intra-frequency measurement, inter-frequency measurement or inter-RAT measurement.

17. The WTRU of claim 12, wherein the indication includes a cell identity of the HNB cell that triggered the report.

18. The WTRU of claim 12, wherein the transmitter is further configured to signal support of HNB cell detection on the frequency and RAT.

19. The WTRU of claim 12, wherein the receiver is further configured to receive a configuration for the RAT, wherein the configuration enables proximity detection and transmission/reception of reports in response to proximity detections on a condition that the WTRU enters or exits the proximity of the HNB cell.

20. The WTRU of claim 12, wherein

the processor and receiver are further configured to detect that the WTRU is exiting the vicinity of the HNB cell whose CSG ID is in the whitelist of the WTRU;

and

the transmitter is further configured to notify the network entity.

21. The WTRU of claim 20, wherein the receiver is further configured to receive a configuration indicating removal of a measurement configuration.

22. The WTRU of claim 12, wherein the transmitter is further configured to not send the indication more than a certain number of times during a certain period of time.