Measurement design for next radio (NR) and long term evolution (LTE)

A non-transitory, computer-readable media comprising instructions to cause an electronic device, upon execution of the instructions by one or more processors of the electronic device, to perform one or more operations in a User Equipment for cell measurement in a wireless network, the operations comprising:

• receiving gap assistance information for each one of a plurality of frequency layers of the wireless network from a Base Station, wherein the gap assistance information comprises at least a determined Measurement Gap Length and a determined measurement gap pattern information;
• determining on which one of the plurality of frequency layers of the wireless network the User Equipment will perform cell measurement at a specified measurement gap occasion using the determined measurement gap pattern information and a measurement priority rule;
• and
• performing cell measurement on the determined frequency layer of the plurality of frequency layers of the wireless network within the specified measurement gap occasion.

A base station apparatus for cell measurement in a wireless network, the apparatus comprising:

• means for determining a Measurement Gap Length, MGL, for each one of a plurality of frequency layers operational in the wireless network;
• means for determining measurement gap pattern information to indicate a measurement gap availability in a time sequence for each one of the plurality of frequency layers of the wireless network;
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• means for transmitting gap assistance information for each one of the plurality of frequency layers of the wireless network to a User Equipment, wherein the gap assistance information comprises at least the determined Measurement Gap Length and the determined measurement gap pattern information.