Method and apparatus for controlling timing of network performance logging in a wireless communication system

A computer-implemented method for controlling the timing of an automatic network performance measurement of a cellular network in a mobile device having a processor and a storage area, the method comprising:

• receiving a configuration from the cellular network while the mobile device is operating in a connected mode, the performance measurement configuration specifying parameters relating to network performance logging to be performed by the mobile device;
• based on the configuration, configuring the mobile device to log network performance information for the cellular network in the storage area;
• in response to the mobile device transitioning from the connected mode to an idle mode, starting a logging duration timer, the logging duration timer corresponding to a specified time duration during which the mobile device logs the network performance information;
• logging the network performance information according to the configuration;
• and
• stopping logging the network performance information in response to the logging duration timer expiring.

A system for managing an automatic network performance measurement of a cellular network in a mobile device, the system comprising:

• a storage area;
• a transceiver configured to communicate with the cellular network;
• a processor coupled to the storage area and the mobile device;
• a communication component configured to receive a configuration from the cellular network while the mobile device is operating in a connected mode, the configuration specifying parameters relating to network performance logging to be performed by the mobile device;
• a logging component configured to log the network performance information for the cellular network in the storage area based on the configuration when the mobile device is operating in an idle mode;
• a timing component configured to start a logging duration timer in response to the mobile device transitioning from the connected mode to the idle mode, the logging duration timer corresponding to a specified time duration over which the mobile device logs the network performance information, and to direct the logging component to stop the logging of the network performance information in response to the logging duration timer expiring.