Signalling and Mapping of Measurement Reports

A method for configuring a measurement report type to be used by a receiver to report a measurement to a transmitter, wherein the measurement is reported to the transmitter in a report signal over a control channel, said method comprising the following steps executed by the transmitter:

• selecting a first measurement report type and at least one second measurement report type to be used by the receiver to report the measurement,
• configuring a first measurement reporting process defining an occurrence of the first measurement report type in the report signal,
• configuring at least one second measurement reporting process defining an occurrence of the at least one second measurement report type in the report signal, and
• notifying the first measurement report type, the at least one second measurement report type, the configured first measurement reporting process, and the at least one second measurement reporting process to the receiver.

A method for reporting a measurement to a transmitter, wherein the measurement is reported to the transmitter in a report signal over a control channel, said method comprising the following steps executed by the receiver:

• receiving a notification from the transmitter about a first measurement report type and at least one second measurement report type to be used to report the measurement, and about a measurement reporting pattern defining an occurrence of the first measurement report type and the at least one second measurement report type in the report signal,
• determining a first measurement information according to the first measurement report type and at least one second measurement information according to the at least one second measurement report type,
• multiplexing the determined first and the at least one second measurement information according to the notified measurement reporting pattern, thereby obtaining a multiplexed signal, and
• transmitting the multiplexed signal to the transmitter.

A method for reporting a measurement to a transmitter, wherein the measurement is reported to the transmitter in a report signal over a control channel, said method comprising the following steps executed by the receiver:

• receiving a notification from the transmitter about a first measurement report type and at least one second measurement report type to be used to report the measurement, and about a first measurement reporting process defining an occurrence of the first measurement report type in the report signal, and at least one second measurement reporting process defining an occurrence of the at least one second measurement report type in the report signal,
• determining a first measurement information according to the first measurement report type and at least one second measurement information according to the at least one second measurement report type,
• multiplexing the determined first and the at least one second measurement information according to the notified first measurement reporting process and the at least one second measurement reporting process, respectively, thereby obtaining a multiplexed signal, and
• transmitting the multiplexed signal to the transmitter.

A transmitter, comprising:

• a receiving section that receives from a receiver over a control channel a report signal on a measurement,
• a selecting section that selects a first measurement report type and at least one second measurement report type to be used by the receiver to report the measurement,
• a generating section that generates a measurement reporting pattern defining an occurrence of the first measurement report type and the at least one second measurement report type in the report signal transmitted by the receiver to the transmitter over the control channel, and
• a notifying section that notifies the first measurement report type, the at least one second measurement report type, and the generated measurement reporting pattern to the receiver.

A transmitter, comprising:

• a receiving section that receives from a receiver over a control channel a report signal on a measurement,
• a selecting section that selects a first measurement report type and at least one second measurement report type to be used by the receiver to report the measurement,
• a configuring section that configures a first measurement reporting process defining an occurrence of the first measurement report type in the report signal, and at least one second measurement reporting process defining an occurrence of the at least one second measurement report type in the report signal, and
• a notifying section that notifies the first measurement report type, the at least one second measurement report type, the configured first measurement reporting process, and the at least one second measurement reporting process to the receiver.

A receiver, comprising:

• a transmitting section that transmits to a transmitter over a control channel a report signal on a measurement,
• a receiving section that receives a notification from the transmitter about a first measurement report type and at least one second measurement report type to be used to report the measurement, and about a measurement reporting pattern defining an occurrence of the first measurement report type and the at least one second measurement report type in the report signal,
• a determining section that determines a first measurement information according to the first measurement report type and at least one second measurement information according to the at least one second measurement report type, and
• a multiplexing section that multiplexes the determined first and the at least one second measurement information according to the notified measurement reporting pattern, thereby obtaining a multiplexed signal,
• wherein the receiver is further configured to transmit the multiplexed signal to the transmitter.

A receiver, comprising:

• a transmitting section that transmits to a transmitter over a control channel a report signal on a measurement,
• a receiving section that receives a notification from the transmitter about a first measurement report type and at least one second measurement report type to be used to report the measurement, and about a first measurement reporting process defining an occurrence of the first measurement report type in the report signal, and at least one second measurement reporting process defining an occurrence of the at least one second measurement report type in the report signal,
• a determining section that determines a first measurement information according to the first measurement report type and at least one second measurement information according to the at least one second measurement report type, and
• a multiplexing section that multiplexes the determined first and the at least one second measurement information according to the notified first measurement reporting process and the at least one second measurement reporting process, respectively, thereby obtaining a multiplexed signal,
• wherein the receiver is further configured to transmit the multiplexed signal to the transmitter.