Method, apparatus, and computer program product for signaling allocation of neighbor cells
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a user equipment in a cell, an indicator representing whether a cell configuration including a sub-frame allocation in one or more neighboring cells differs from another sub-frame allocation in the cell serving the user equipment, the indicator representing a difference in unicast and multicast sub-frame allocation between the cell and the one or more neighboring cells; and
performing, at the user equipment, mobility related neighbor cell measurements based on at least the received indicator and the cell configuration,wherein the received indicator defines at least one or more reference symbols in the sub-frame allocation to measure, and wherein the sub-frame allocation includes at least one of a multicast broadcast and a unicast sub-frame allocation.
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Abstract
A method, user equipment, network device, and software product employ indicators from a plurality of respective cells to indicate a difference, if any, regarding allocation in the respective cell as compared to neighbor cells. Mobility measurements are then performed according to the indicators, and also on the basis of configuration of a cell where the measurements are performed.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a user equipment in a cell, an indicator representing whether a cell configuration including a sub-frame allocation in one or more neighboring cells differs from another sub-frame allocation in the cell serving the user equipment, the indicator representing a difference in unicast and multicast sub-frame allocation between the cell and the one or more neighboring cells; and performing, at the user equipment, mobility related neighbor cell measurements based on at least the received indicator and the cell configuration, wherein the received indicator defines at least one or more reference symbols in the sub-frame allocation to measure, and wherein the sub-frame allocation includes at least one of a multicast broadcast and a unicast sub-frame allocation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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a transceiver configured to receive an indicator representing whether a cell configuration including a sub-frame allocation in one or more neighboring cells differs from another sub-frame allocation in the cell serving the user equipment, the indicator representing a difference in unicast and multicast sub-frame allocation between the cell and the one or more neighboring cells; and a measurement module configured to perform mobility related neighbor cell measurements based on at least the received indicator and the cell configuration, wherein the received indicator defines at least one or more reference symbols in the sub-frame allocation to measure, and wherein the sub-frame allocation includes at least one of a multicast broadcast and a unicast sub-frame allocation. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having executable code stored therein;
- the code, when executed by a processor, adapted to carry out the functions of;
receiving, at a user equipment in a cell, an indicator representing whether a cell configuration including a sub-frame allocation in one or more neighboring cells differs from another sub-frame allocation in the cell serving the user equipment, the indicator representing a difference in unicast and multicast sub-frame allocation between the cell and the one or more neighboring cells; and performing, at the user equipment, mobility related neighbor cell measurements based on at least the received indicator and the cell configuration, wherein the received indicator defines at least one or more reference symbols in the sub-frame allocation to measure, and wherein the sub-frame allocation includes at least one of a multicast broadcast and a unicast sub-frame allocation.
- the code, when executed by a processor, adapted to carry out the functions of;
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