Dynamic idle mode search and measurement scheduling based on reference signal measurement

A method for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• selecting a first scheduling mode for performing cell measurements while the UE is in an idle state, in response to detecting at least one first triggering condition based on a comparison of a current serving cell measurement to at least one previous serving cell measurement;
• performing cell measurements in accordance with the first scheduling mode, wherein the UE performs cell measurement more frequently when the first scheduling mode is selected than when a second scheduling mode is selected;
• setting a counter to a number of measurement cycles upon selecting the first scheduling mode;
• resetting the counter to the number of measurement cycles if any of the first triggering condition or one or more other triggering conditions are met;
• decrementing the counter each measurement cycle;
• and
• exiting the first scheduling mode if the counter reaches zero.

A user equipment (UE) configured for wireless communication, comprising:

• a memory comprising computer-executable instructions;
• and one or more processors configured to execute the computer-executable instructions and cause the UE to:
• select a first scheduling mode for performing cell measurements while the UE is in an idle state, in response to detecting at least one first triggering condition based on a comparison of a serving cell measurement to one or more neighbor cell measurements;
• perform cell measurements in accordance with the first scheduling mode, wherein the UE performs cell measurement more frequently when the first scheduling mode is selected than when a second scheduling mode is selected;
• set a counter to a number of measurement cycles upon selecting the first scheduling mode;
• reset the counter to the number of measurement cycles if any of the first triggering condition or one or more other triggering conditions are met;
• decrement the counter each measurement cycle;
• and
• exit the first scheduling mode if the counter reaches zero.

A user equipment (UE) configured for wireless communication, comprising:

• a memory comprising computer-executable instructions;
• and one or more processors configured to execute the computer-executable instructions and cause the UE to:
• select a first scheduling mode for performing cell measurements while the UE is in an idle state, in response to detecting at least one first triggering condition based on a comparison of a current serving cell measurement to at least one previous serving cell measurement;
• perform cell measurements in accordance with the first scheduling mode, wherein the UE performs cell measurement more frequently when the first scheduling mode is selected than when a second scheduling mode is selected;
• set a counter to a number of measurement cycles upon selecting the first scheduling mode;
• reset the counter to the number of measurement cycles if any of the first triggering condition or one or more other triggering conditions are met;
• decrement the counter each measurement cycle;
• and
• exit the first scheduling mode if the counter reaches zero.