Determining whether to perform a handover

A radio access network (RAN) node configured to:

• receive, from a user equipment, a first measurement report relating to a first frequency layer;
• determine whether a priority level of the first frequency layer is lower than a priority level of another frequency layer to be measured by the user equipment;
• if the priority level of the first frequency layer is lower than a priority level of another frequency layer to be measured by the user equipment, wait, for up to a predetermined time period, to receive a second measurement report relating to a frequency layer of a higher priority level than the first frequency layer;
• and
• determine whether to perform a handover of the user equipment based on the one or more received measurement reports.

A radio access network (RAN) node comprising a processor and a memory, the memory containing instructions executable by the processor, whereby the RAN node is operative to:

• receive, from a user equipment, a first measurement report relating to a first frequency layer;
• determine whether a priority level of the first frequency layer is lower than a priority level of another frequency layer to be measured by the user equipment;
• if the priority level of the first frequency layer is lower than a priority level of another frequency layer to be measured by the user equipment, wait, for up to a predetermined time period, to receive a second measurement report relating to a frequency layer of a higher priority level than the first frequency layer;
• and
• determine whether to perform a handover of the user equipment based on the one or more received measurement reports.