Reference signal power measurement and reporting for improving performance in a network with geographically separated antenna ports

A communication device operable in a network with a plurality of geographically separated antenna ports, comprising:

• a processor;
• a transceiver coupled to said processor;
• an antenna coupled to said transceiver;
• wherein, said processor is configured to:
• determine a first reference signal power value based on a first reference signal received on said antenna, wherein said first reference signal is received from a first of said geographically separated antenna ports,
• determine a second reference signal power value based on a second reference signal received on said antenna, wherein said second reference signal is received from a second of said geographically separated antenna ports,
• determine the difference between the first reference signal power value and the second reference signal power value,
• determine a third reference signal power value for the communication device based on said determined difference, and
• report said third reference signal power value to a base station.

A method for improving performance in a network with geographically separated antenna ports based on determining and reporting reference signal power from a communication device to a base station, comprising:

• receiving, from the base station, a first reference signal associated with a first antenna port of the base station;
• determining a first reference signal power value for the received first reference signal;
• receiving, from the base station, a second reference signal associated with a second antenna port of the base station;
• determining a second reference signal power value for the received second reference signal;
• and
• reporting said first and second reference signal power values to the base station, wherein said reporting indicates the antenna port associated with the reference signal used to determine said first reference signal power value and indicates the antenna port associated with the reference signal used to determine said second reference signal power value.