Device, system, and method for a high power mode for a cellular connection

A user equipment (UE), comprising:

• a transceiver configured to establish a network connection to a network through a base station of the network;
• and
• a processor coupled to the transceiver configured to:
• determine uplink transmission parameters indicative of a sustainability of an uplink communication pathway of the network connection;
• determine whether radio link failure (RLF) criteria are met indicating an RLF event has occurred;
• when the RLF criteria are not met and when the uplink transmission parameters are outside a predetermined acceptable operational range, identify the uplink communication pathway of the network connection to be unsustainable;
• and
• when the uplink communication pathway of the network connect is identified to be unsustainable, generate a measurement report indicating the RLF event has occurred despite the RLF criteria not being met,
• wherein the transceiver is further configured to transmit the measurement report to the base station intended to trigger a handover procedure to a further base station of the network.

An integrated circuit configured for use in a device that is configured to establish a network connection to a network through a base station of the network, comprising:

• circuitry configured to determine uplink transmission parameters indicative of a sustainability of an uplink communication pathway of the network connection;
• circuitry configured to determine whether radio link failure (RLF) criteria are met indicating an RLF event has occurred;
• circuitry configured to, when the RLF criteria are not met and when the uplink transmission parameters are outside a predetermined acceptable operational range, identify the uplink communication pathway of the network connection to be unsustainable;
• and
• circuitry configured to, when the uplink communication pathway of the network connect is identified to be unsustainable, generate a measurement report indicating the RLF event has occurred despite the RLF criteria not being met,
• wherein a transceiver is further configured to transmit the measurement report to the base station intended to trigger a handover procedure to a further base station of the network.