Packet-switched wireless communication for link budget limited wireless devices

An apparatus, comprising:

• one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to cause a user equipment (UE) to:
• communicate with a base station in a first cell in a cellular network;
• perform a measurement of signal to interference noise ratio (SINR) of communications received by the UE in the first cell;
• receive configuration parameters associated with at least report triggering event A3, wherein the event A3 indicates that a measurement of a signal between the UE and a particular cell is relatively better than a measurement signal between the UE and another cell, wherein the UE is configured to determine the event A3 based on the measurement of SINR instead of one or more of:
• reference signal received power (RSRP) or reference signal received quality (RSRQ);
• determine the event A3 has been triggered based on the measurement of SINR;
• and
• based on determining the event A3 has been triggered, report at least the SINR to the first cell.

A user equipment (UE), comprising:

• at least one antenna;
• a radio coupled to the at least one antenna for performing wireless cellular communications;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the radio, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
• communicate with a base station in a first cell in a cellular network;
• perform a measurement of signal to interference noise ratio (SINR) of communications received by the UE in the first cell;
• receive configuration parameters associated with at least report triggering event A3, wherein the event A3 indicates that a measurement of a signal between the UE and a particular cell is relatively better than a measurement signal between the UE and another cell, wherein the UE is configured to determine the event A3 based on the measurement of SINR instead of one or more of:
• reference signal received power (RSRP) or reference signal received quality (RSRQ);
• determine the event A3 has been triggered based on the measurement of SINR;
• and
• based on determining the event A3 has been triggered, report at least the SINR to the first cell.