# US 10,772,001 B2 · Measurement reporting configuration for aiding the sorting of beam cell level measurements > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,772,001 B2 - Document ID: US10772001B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/370,097 - Filed: 2019-03-29 - Published: 2019-09-12 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2017-11-29 - Assignees: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) - Applicants: Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ) - Inventors: Icaro L. J. da Silva; Pradeepa Ramachandra; Oumer Teyeb - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10772001B2 ## CPC - H04W 24/10: Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} - H04B 7/0626: {Channel coefficients, e.g. channel state information [CSI]} - H04B 17/328: {Reference signal received power [RSRP]; Reference signal received quality [RSRQ]} - H04B 17/336: Signal-to-interference ratio [SIR] or carrier-to-interference ratio [CIR] - H04B 17/345: Interference values ({signal-to-interference ratio [SIR] or carrier-to-interference ratio [CIR]} H04B17/336) - H04L 1/0026: {Transmission of channel quality indication} - H04W 36/0085: {Hand-off measurements} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract According to certain embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device (110) for measurement reporting includes sorting a plurality of measurements for a measurement report based on at least one measurement quantity. The method further includes reporting, to a network node (160), measurement information selected from the plurality of measurements sorted based on the at least one measurement quantity. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method performed by a wireless device for measurement reporting, the method comprising: receiving a reporting configuration from a network node, the reporting configuration specifying a plurality of different report quantities to be included in a measurement report; determining whether to use Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) or Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ) as a measurement quantity for sorting of beam-level measurements based on the plurality of reporting quantities specified in the reporting configuration, wherein RSRP is determined to be used as the measurement quantity when a the reporting configuration received from the network node indicates that only beam indexes are to be reported as part of beam level reporting, and RSRQ is determined to be used as the measurement quantity when the reporting configuration received from the network node does not indicate RSRP as one of the plurality of different report quantities; sorting a plurality of beam-level measurements for a periodical measurement report based on at least the determined measurement quantity; and reporting to a network node the measurement report comprising measurement information selected from the plurality of beam-level measurements based on the sorting of the plurality of beam-level measurements based on at least the determined measurement quantity. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the measurement quantity is a report quantity configured by the network. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of beam-level measurements are for a serving cell of the wireless device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of beam-level measurements are for a neighbouring cell of the wireless device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein: determining that RSRP is to be used as the measurement quantity when the reporting configuration received from the network node indicates RSRP as one of the plurality of different report quantities; and sorting the plurality of beam-level measurements comprises sorting the plurality of beam-level measurements based on RSRP. ### Claim 6 A wireless device for measurement reporting, the wireless device comprising: processing circuitry configured to: receive a reporting configuration from a network node, the reporting configuration specifying a plurality of different report quantities to be included in a measurement report; determine whether to use Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) or Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ) as a measurement quantity for sorting of beam-level measurements based on the plurality of reporting quantities specified in the reporting configuration, wherein RSRP is determined to be used as the measurement quantity when the reporting configuration received from the network node indicates that only beam indexes are to be reported as part of beam level reporting, and RSRQ is determined to be used as the measurement quantity when the reporting configuration received from the network node does not indicate RSRP as one of the plurality of different report quantities; sort a plurality of beam-level measurements for a periodical measurement report based on at least the determined measurement quantity; and report to a network node the measurement report comprising measurement information selected from the plurality of beam-level measurements based on the sorting of the plurality of beam-level measurements based on at least the determined measurement quantity. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The wireless device of claim 6, wherein the measurement quantity is a report quantity configured by the network. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The wireless device of claim 6, wherein the plurality of beam-level measurements are for a serving cell of the wireless device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The wireless device of claim 6, wherein the plurality of beam-level measurements are for a neighbouring cell of the wireless device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The wireless device of claim 6, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to: determine that RSRP is to be used as the measurement quantity when the reporting configuration received from the network node indicates RSRP as one of the plurality of different report quantities; and sort the plurality of beam-level measurements based on RSRP. ### Claim 11 A method performed by a network node for configuring a wireless device for measurement reporting, the method comprising: sending the wireless device a reporting configuration specifying a plurality of different report quantities to be included in a measurement report, the plurality of different report quantities for use in determining whether to use Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) or Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ) as a measurement quantity for sorting of beam-level measurements, wherein the wireless device determines that RSRP is to be used as the measurement quantity when the reporting configuration indicates that only beam indexes are to be reported as part of beam level reporting, and the wireless device determines that RSRQ is to be used as the measurement quantity when the reporting configuration does not indicate RSRP as one of the plurality of different report quantities; configuring the wireless device periodical measurement reporting; and receiving, from the wireless device, a measurement report comprising measurement information selected from a plurality of beam-level measurements based on a sorting of the plurality of beam-level measurements, the sorting of the plurality of beam-level measurements performed based on the determined measurement quantity. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the plurality of beam-level measurements are for a serving cell of the wireless device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the plurality of beam-level measurements are for a neighbouring cell of the wireless device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein: the wireless device determines that RSRP is to be used as the measurement quantity when the reporting configuration indicates RSRP as one of the plurality of different report quantities; and the plurality of beam-level measurements are sorted based on RSRP. ### Claim 15 A network node for configuring a wireless device for measurement reporting, the network node comprising: processing circuitry configured to: send the wireless device a reporting configuration specifying a plurality of different report quantities to be included in a measurement report, the plurality of different report quantities for use in determining whether to use Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) or Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ) as a measurement quantity for sorting of beam-level measurements, wherein the wireless device determines that RSRP is to be used as the measurement quantity when the reporting configuration indicates that only beam indexes are to be reported as part of beam level reporting, and the wireless device determines that RSRQ is to be used as the measurement quantity when the reporting configuration does not indicate RSRP as one of the plurality of different report quantities; configure the wireless device periodical measurement reporting; and receive, from the wireless device, a measurement report comprising measurement information selected from a plurality of beam-level measurements based on a sorting of the plurality of beam-level measurements, the sorting of the plurality of beam-level measurements performed based on the determined measurement quantity. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The network node of claim 15, wherein the plurality of beam-level measurements are for a serving cell of the wireless device. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The network node of claim 15, wherein the plurality of beam-level measurements are for a neighbouring cell of the wireless device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The network node of claim 15, wherein: the wireless device determines that RSRP is to be used as the measurement quantity when the reporting configuration indicates RSRP as one of the plurality of different report quantities; and the plurality of beam-level measurements are sorted based on RSRP.