# US 12,192,837 B2 · UE procedures for reducing RSRP/RSRQ measurement in RRC idle mode and inactive state > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,192,837 B2 - Document ID: US12192837B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/422,548 - Filed: 2019-11-27 - Published: 2022-03-31 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2019-01-14 - Assignees: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) - Applicants: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) - Inventors: Jonas Sedin; Sebastian Euler; Xingqin Lin; Helka-Liina Määttänen; Olof Liberg; Henrik Rydén - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12192837B2 ## CPC - H04W 36/0085: {Hand-off measurements} - H04W 64/00: Locating users or terminals {or network equipment} for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management - H04W 84/06: Airborne or Satellite Networks (space-based or airborne stations H04B7/185) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Methods performed by base stations and wireless devices for reducing RSRP and/or RSRQ measurements are disclosed. A method performed by a base station comprises indicating to a wireless device whether or not to perform cell selection and/or reselection measurements based on certain criteria. A method performed by a wireless device comprises determining whether or not to perform cell selection and/or reselection measurements based on certain criteria. Also disclosed are base stations and wireless devices configured to perform the methods. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method performed by a wireless device for reducing Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) and/or Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ) measurements, the 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, wherein 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more non-measurement zones are defined using one or more reference locations. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the one or more reference locations are earth fixed. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the one or more reference locations change with time. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the reference locations are defined relative to a satellite position. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the reference locations are defined relative to the satellite spotbeam. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the criteria comprise one or more intra-frequency measurement rules and/or one or more inter-frequency measurement rules. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein 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. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein different thresholds are used to determine whether or not RSRP and/or RSRQ measurements should be performed for the given cell, based on the geographical distance between the wireless device and the given cell. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the criteria comprise a list of cells identified by a wireless network. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein a set of cells are selected for RSRP and/or RSRQ measurement activity, and the cells in the set of cells are close in geographical distance to the wireless device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the criteria are indicated by one or more of the following: a Radio Resource Control message; a Medium Access Control Control Element; a Radio Network Temporary Identifier; Downlink Control Information; or a Non-Access Stratum message. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless device performs measurements to obtain the geographical position of the wireless device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the geographical measurements use Global Navigation Satellite System signals. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the satellite is a Low Earth Orbit satellite, a Middle Earth Orbit satellite, or a Geostationary Orbit satellite. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: providing user data; and forwarding the user data to a host computer via a transmission to a base station. ### Claim 17 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. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the criteria comprises one or more non-measurement zones configured by the base station. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, wherein the one or more non-measurement zones are defined using one or more reference locations, and i) the one or more reference locations are earth fixed, ii) the one or more reference locations change with time, iii) the one or more reference locations are defined relative to a satellite position, or iv) the reference locations are defined relative to the spotbeam. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein different thresholds are used to determine whether or not RSRP and/or RSRQ measurements should be performed for the given cell, based on the geographical distance between the wireless device and the given cell. ### Claim 21 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the criteria comprise a list of cells identified by the base station, a set of cells are selected for RSRP and/or RSRQ measurements, and the cells in the set of cells are close in geographical distance to the wireless device. ### Claim 22 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. ### Claim 23 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.