User equipment (UE) initiated intelligent adaptive measurement gaps

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing programming instructions for execution by the processor, the programming instructions, upon execution by the processor, causing the system to perform the following operations:
• receiving, by a user equipment (UE), from a wireless network, a radio resource control (RRC) message specifying a measurement gap repetition period (MGRP), the RRC message configuring the UE to perform signal quality measurements during measurement gaps defined by the MGRP;
• determining, by the UE, that the UE has been stationary for a threshold length of time;
• and
• based on at least determining that the UE has been stationary for the threshold length of time, determining that the UE will skip one or more of the measurement gaps defined by the MGRP;
• transmitting, by the UE to the wireless network, an indication that the UE will skip the one or more measurement gaps;
• and
• receiving, by the UE, a data transmission from the wireless network during the one or more measurement gaps, the data transmission being scheduled during the one or more measurement gaps after the UE transmitted the indication that the UE will skip the one or more measurement gaps.

One or more computer storage devices storing programming instructions for execution by a processor of a system, the programming instructions, upon execution by the processor, causing the system to perform the following operations:

• receiving, by a user equipment (UE), from a wireless network, a radio resource control (RRC) message specifying a measurement gap repetition period (MGRP), the RRC message configuring the UE to perform signal quality measurements during measurement gaps defined by the MGRP, and wherein the UE comprises a cellular telephone;
• determining, by the UE, that the UE has been stationary for a threshold length of time, wherein the UE has been stationary when the UE has not moved more than a threshold amount as measured by timing advance or position of the UE;
• and
• based on at least determining that the UE has been stationary for the threshold length of time, determining that the UE will skip one or more of the measurement gaps defined by the MGRP;
• transmitting, by the UE to the wireless network, an indication that the UE will skip the one or more measurement gaps;
• and
• receiving, by the UE, a data transmission from the wireless network during the one or more measurement gaps, the data transmission being scheduled during the one or more measurement gaps after the UE transmitted the indication that the UE will skip the one or more measurement gaps.