UE procedures for reducing RSRP/RSRQ measurement in RRC idle mode and inactive state

A method for reducing Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) and/or Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ) measurements, the method comprising:

• a base station indicating to a wireless device whether or not to perform cell selection and/or reselection measurements based on certain criteria,
• wherein at least one of the cells for which the wireless device may perform cell selection or reselection measurements is a spotbeam generated by a satellite, wherein
• the criteria comprise one or more intra-frequency measurement rules and/or one or more inter-frequency measurement rules, and
• the criteria comprise a geographical distance between the wireless device and a cell, and wherein the intra-frequency measurement rule and/or intra-frequency measurement rule to be applied to a given cell is dependent upon the geographical distance between the wireless device and the given cell.

A wireless device for reducing Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) and/or Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ) measurements, the wireless device comprising:

• processing circuitry;
• and
• power supply circuitry configured to supply power to the wireless device, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to cause the wireless device to perform a method comprising:
• determining, based on certain criteria indicating one or more non-measurement zones, that a measurement condition is satisfied;
• and
• as a result of determining that the measurement condition is satisfied, refraining from performing a cell selection or reselection measurement for at least a first cell, wherein
• the first cell is a spotbeam generated by a satellite, and
• determining that the measurement condition is satisfied comprises determining that a geographical position of the wireless device is within one of the one or more non-measurement zones.

A base station for reducing Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) and/or Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ) measurements, the base station comprising:

• processing circuitry configured to perform the step of indicating to a wireless device whether or not to perform cell selection and/or reselection measurements based on certain criteria;
• and
• power supply circuitry configured to supply power to the base station, wherein
• the criteria comprise one or more intra-frequency measurement rules and/or one or more inter-frequency measurement rules, and
• the criteria comprise a geographical distance between the wireless device and a cell, and wherein the intra-frequency measurement rule and/or intra-frequency measurement rule to be applied to a given cell is dependent upon the geographical distance between the wireless device and the given cell.