Apparatus and method for performing radio environment reporting on a reverse common signaling channel

A method of radio environment reporting in infrastructure equipment comprising:

• transmitting a first message to a remote unit, the first message instructing the remote unit to perform radio environment reporting on a reverse common signaling channel;
• initializing a pilot list;
• determining whether a second message has been received;
• and
• when a second message has been received, storing radio environment information contained in the second message.

A storage medium having stored thereon a set of instructions which, when loaded into a processor of a remote unit, causes the unit to:

• receive a first message to perform radio environment reporting on a reverse common signaling channel;
• initialize a pilot list;
• store the pilot list;
• determine whether the remote unit must send radio environment information;
• when the remote unit must send radio environment information,
• update the pilot list;
• and
• transmit the radio environment information to infrastructure equipment.

A storage medium having stored thereon a set of instructions which, when loaded into a processor of an infrastructure equipment, causes the equipment to:

• transmit a first message to a remote unit, the first message instructing the remote unit to perform radio environment reporting on a reverse common signaling channel;
• initialize a pilot list;
• determine whether a second message has been received;
• and
• when a second message has been received, store radio environment information contained in the second message.