# US 2014/0155076 A1 · Methods and devices for cell measurement and measurement control > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0155076 A1 - Document ID: US20140155076A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/173,546 - Filed: 2014-02-05 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2011-08-05 - Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Shukun WANG - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140155076A1 ## CPC - H04W 48/18: Selecting a network or a communication service - H04W 24/10: Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} - H04W 48/12: using downlink control channel - H04W 48/20: Selecting an access point - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and devices for cell measurement and measurement control. In the embodiments of the present invention, the base station may provide the information of the neighboring micro cell to the UE, so that the UE may identify that the neighboring cell of the serving cell includes a micro cell, and ignore the measurement starting condition when performing measurement on the micro cell, so as to timely complete measurement on the neighboring micro cell and be handed over to the neighboring micro cell to be served, thereby improving an effect of load sharing of the micro cell. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A measuring method, comprising: receiving, by a user equipment, information of a neighboring micro cell, and learning that a neighboring cell of a serving cell of the user equipment comprises a micro cell according to the information of the neighboring micro cell; and ignoring, by the user equipment, a measurement starting condition when performing a measurement on the micro cell. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the information of the neighboring micro cell comprises a frequency of the micro cell, and the ignoring, by the user equipment, the measurement starting condition when performing the measurement on the micro cell comprises: ignoring, by the user equipment, the measurement starting condition when performing the measurement on the frequency of the micro cell. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the information of the neighboring micro cell further comprises an identifier of the micro cell, and the ignoring, by the user equipment, the measurement starting condition when performing the measurement on the micro cell comprises: ignoring, by the user equipment, the measurement starting condition when performing the measurement on the micro cell corresponding to the identifier of the micro cell. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, further comprising: obtaining, by the user equipment, measurement configuration information from a control base station of the serving cell; and when the measurement configuration information does not comprise measurement configuration information corresponding to the frequency of the micro cell, sending, by the user equipment, measurement configuration request information to the control base station of the serving cell, wherein the measurement configuration request information is used to request the control base station to configure the measurement configuration information corresponding to the frequency of the micro cell. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method according to claim 4, wherein when the measurement configuration information does not comprise the measurement configuration information corresponding to the frequency of the micro cell, the measurement configuration request information is further used to request the control base station to configure a measurement event corresponding to the frequency of the micro cell. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The method according to claim 4, wherein the measurement configuration request information further comprises location information of the user equipment. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the measurement starting condition comprises: starting a measurement on a neighboring cell of the serving cell only when a measured value of a measurement variable of the serving cell is lower than a preset threshold. ### Claim 8 A user equipment, comprising: a receiving unit, configured to receive information of a neighboring micro cell, and learn that a neighboring cell of a serving cell of the user equipment comprises a micro cell according to the information of the neighboring micro cell; and a measuring unit, configured to ignore a measurement starting condition when performing a measurement on the micro cell. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The user equipment according to claim 8, wherein when the information of the neighboring micro cell comprises a frequency of the micro cell, the measuring unit is further configured to ignore the measurement starting condition when performing a measurement on the frequency of the micro cell. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The user equipment according to claim 9, wherein the receiving unit is further configured to obtain measurement configuration information from a control base station of the serving cell; and the user equipment further comprises a requesting unit, configured to send measurement configuration request information to the control base station of the serving cell, when the measurement configuration information does not comprise measurement configuration information corresponding to the frequency of the micro cell, wherein the measurement configuration request information is used to request the control base station to configure the measurement configuration information corresponding to the frequency of the micro cell. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The user equipment according to claim 10, wherein when the measurement configuration information does not comprise the measurement configuration information corresponding to the frequency of the micro cell, the measurement configuration request information is further used to request the control base station to configure a measurement event corresponding to the frequency of the micro cell. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The user equipment according to claim 10, wherein the measurement configuration request information further comprises location information of the user equipment. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The user equipment according to claim 8, wherein the measurement starting condition comprises: starting a measurement on a neighboring cell of the serving cell only when a measured value of a measurement variable of the serving cell is lower than a preset threshold. ### Claim 14 A base station, comprising: a generating unit, configured to generate information of a neighboring micro cell; and a sending unit, configured to send the information of the neighboring micro cell to a user equipment, so that the user equipment learns that a neighboring cell of a serving cell of the user equipment comprises a micro cell according to the information of the neighboring micro cell, and the user equipment ignores a measurement starting condition when performing a measurement on the micro cell. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The base station according to claim 14, wherein the information of the neighboring micro cell comprises a frequency of the micro cell, or comprises an identifier of the micro cell and the frequency of the micro cell. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The base station according to claim 15, further comprising: a receiving unit, configured to receive measurement configuration request information sent by the user equipment, wherein the measurement configuration request information is used to request configuration of measurement configuration information corresponding to the frequency of the micro cell; and a configuring unit, configured to configure the measurement configuration information corresponding to the frequency of the micro cell according to the measurement configuration request information. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The base station according to claim 16, wherein the measurement configuration request information is further used to request configuration of a measurement event corresponding to the frequency of the micro cell; and the configuring unit is further configured to configure the measurement event corresponding to the frequency of the micro cell according to the measurement configuration request information. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The base station according to claim 16, wherein the measurement configuration request information further comprises location information of the user equipment; and the configuring unit is further configured to determine, according to the location information of the user equipment, whether to configure the measurement configuration information corresponding to the frequency of the micro cell. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The base station according to claim 15, further comprising: a receiving unit, configured to receive measurement configuration request information sent by the user equipment, wherein the measurement configuration request information is used to request configuration of a measurement event corresponding to the frequency of the micro cell; and a configuring unit, configured to configure the measurement event corresponding to the frequency of the micro cell according to the measurement configuration request information. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The base station according to claim 19, wherein the measurement configuration request information comprises location information of the user equipment; and the configuring unit is further configured to determine, according to the location information of the user equipment, whether to configure the measurement event corresponding to the frequency of the micro cell. ### Claim 21 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, further comprising: obtaining, by the user equipment, measurement configuration information from a control base station of the serving cell; and when the measurement configuration information comprises measurement configuration information corresponding to the frequency of the micro cell, sending, by the user equipment, measurement configuration request information to the control base station of the serving cell, wherein the measurement configuration request information is used to request the control base station to configure a measurement event corresponding to the frequency of the micro cell. ### Claim 22 (depends on 8) The user equipment according to claim 8, wherein when the information of the neighboring micro cell comprises a frequency of the micro cell and an identifier of the micro cell, the measuring unit is further configured to ignore the measurement starting condition when performing a measurement on the micro cell corresponding to the identifier of the micro cell. ### Claim 23 (depends on 9) The user equipment according to claim 9, wherein the receiving unit is further configured to obtain measurement configuration information from a control base station of the serving cell; and the user equipment further comprises a requesting unit, configured to send measurement configuration request information to the control base station of the serving cell, when the measurement configuration information comprises measurement configuration information corresponding to the frequency of the micro cell, wherein the measurement configuration request information is used to request the control base station to configure a measurement event corresponding to the frequency of the micro cell.