Exchange of parameters relating to measurement periods

• US 9,319,204 B2
• Filed: 08/31/2011
• Issued: 04/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Original Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Inventors: Kazmi, Muhammad, Cui, Tao
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Chandrahas
• Assistant Examiner(s): TRUONG, LAN-HUONG
• Application Number:
  US13/377,180
• Publication Number:
  US 20120147772A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,693 Days
• Field of Search: 370/331, 370/328, 370/252, 455/456.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0078 Timing of allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0091 Signaling for the administration of the divided path
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0094 Definition of hand-off measurement parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices

Abstract

Methods, a first, and a second network node as well as a user equipment for exchange of measurement period related parameters are provided. The user equipment (140) performs a method for measuring at least one measurement quantity on a second cell on a second carrier operated by a second radio network node (120). The user equipment (140) receives (203), from the second radio network node (120), an indication indicative of the second carrier and a first parameter to be used by the user equipment for measuring said at least one measurement quantity. The first parameter relates to at least a first measurement period. The user equipment (140) determines (205) the first measurement period based on the first parameter. Moreover, the user equipment (140) measures (207) said at least one measurement quantity on at least the second cell on the second carrier over the first measurement period. The second network node (120) performs a method for providing the first parameter to be used by the user equipment (140). The second network node (120) sends (203), to the user equipment (140), the first parameter and the indication indicative of the second carrier. The first parameter is determined based on a specific length of the first measurement period.

Claims

1. A method in a second radio network node that operates a first cell on a first carrier and operates a second cell on a second carrier, the first and second cells serving a user equipment, the method comprising:

sending, to the user equipment, a first parameter and an indication indicative of the second carrier, wherein the first parameter is specific to the second carrier and relates to at least one measurement quantity to be measured by the user equipment, during a first measurement period, which is determined as T₁=μ

×

Ω

1 where T₁, μ and

Ω

₁ are the first measurement period, a pre-defined value depending on said at least one measurement quantity, and the first parameter, respectively.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first parameter further is to be used by the user equipment for measuring said at least one measurement quantity on a third cell on the second carrier.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

sending, to the user equipment, a second parameter to be used by the user equipment for measuring said at least one measurement quantity on the third cell, wherein the second parameter relates to a second measurement period, and wherein the second parameter is determined based on a specific length of the second measurement period.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the sending of the first parameter and the indication and/or the second parameter is on the first carrier.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

sending the first parameter to a third network node.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one measurement quantity relates to positioning measurement used for determining a position of the user equipment.

7. A second radio network node configured to operate a first cell on a first carrier and to operate the second cell on a second carrier, the first and the second cells serving a user equipment, the second radio network node comprising:

a transmitter configured to send, to the user equipment, a first parameter to be used for measuring at least one measurement quantity, and an indication indicative of the second carrier, wherein the first parameter is specific to the second carrier and a first measurement period is determined as T₁=μ

×

Ω

₁, where T₁, μ and

Ω

₁ are the first measurement period, a pre-defined value depending on said at least one measurement quantity, and the first parameter, respectively.

8. The second radio network node according to claim 7, wherein the first parameter further is to be used by the user equipment for measuring said at least one measurement quantity on a third cell on the second carrier.

9. The second radio network node according to claim 7, wherein the transmitter further is configured to send, to the user equipment, a second parameter to be used by the user equipment for measuring said at least one measurement quantity on a third cell, wherein the second parameter relates to a second measurement period, and wherein the second parameter is determined based on a specific length of the second measurement period.

10. The second radio network node according to claim 9, wherein the transmitter further is configured to send the first parameter and the indication and/or the second parameter on the first carrier.

11. The second radio network node according to claim 7, wherein the transmitter further is configured to send the first parameter to a third network node.

12. The second radio network node according to claim 7, wherein said at least one measurement quantity relates to positioning measurement used for determining a position of the user equipment.

13. A method in a user equipment for measuring at least one measurement quantity on a second cell on a second carrier operated by a second radio network node, the user equipment being served by at least the second cell on the second carrier and a first cell on a first carrier, the method comprising:

receiving, from the second radio network node, an indication indicative of the second carrier and a first parameter to be used by the user equipment for measuring said at least one measurement quantity, wherein the first parameter relates to at least a first measurement period;

determining the first measurement period based on the first parameter; and

measuring said at least one measurement quantity on the second cell on the second carrier over the first measurement period

wherein the first parameter relates to the first measurement period as T₁=μ

×

Ω

₁, where T₁, μ and

Ω

₁ are the first measurement period, a pre-defined value depending on said at least one measurement quantity, and the first parameter, respectively.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the measuring further comprises:

measuring said at least one measurement quantity on a third cell on the second carrier over the first measurement period.

15. The method according to claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, from the second radio network node, a second parameter to be used by the user equipment for measuring said at least one measurement quantity, wherein the second parameter relates to a second measurement period;

determining the second measurement period based on the second parameter; and

measuring said at least one measurement quantity on a third cell on the second carrier over the second measurement period.

16. The method according to claim 13, wherein the second radio network node further operates a first cell on a first carrier, wherein the user equipment is served by the first cell which is configured to provide control information to the user equipment.

17. A user equipment for measuring at least one measurement quantity on a second cell on a second carrier operated by a second radio network node, the user equipment being configured to be served by at least the second cell on the second carrier and a first cell on a first carrier, the user equipment comprising:

a receiver configured to receive, from the second radio network node, an indication indicative of the second carrier and a first parameter to be used by the user equipment for measuring said at least one measurement quantity, wherein the first parameter relates to at least a first measurement period; and

a processing circuit configured to determine the first measurement period based on the first parameter and to measure said at least one measurement quantity on at least the second cell on the second carrier over the first measurement period,

wherein the first parameter relates to the first measurement period as T₁=μ

×

Ω

₁, where T₁, μ and

Ω

₁ are the first measurement period, a pre-defined value depending on said at least one measurement quantity, and the first parameter, respectively.

18. The user equipment according to claim 17, wherein the processing circuit further is configured to measure said at least one measurement quantity on a third cell on the second carrier over the first measurement period.

19. The user equipment according to claim 17, wherein the receiver further is configured to receive, from the second radio network node, a second parameter to be used by the user equipment for measuring said at least one measurement quantity, wherein the second parameter relates to a second measurement period, wherein the processing circuit further is configured to:

determine the second measurement period based on the second parameter, and

measure said at least one measurement quantity on a third cell on the second carrier over the second measurement period.

20. The user equipment according to claim 17, wherein the second radio network node further is configured to operate a first cell on a first carrier, wherein the user equipment is configured to be served by the first cell which is configured to provide control information to the user equipment.