Communication system
AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorsThomas DELSOL, Dorin PANAITOPOL
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Abstract
A system (1) is disclosed in which a communication device (3-1) provides measurement reports to a relay mobile communication device (3-3). The communication device (3-1) connects to a relay cell operated by the relay mobile communication device (3-3) and receives configuration data for at least one trigger event for triggering measurement reporting for at least one cell. The communication device (3-1) performs measurements and sends a measurement report to the relay mobile communication device (3-3) when the trigger event has occurred.
Claims18
A mobile communication device for providing measurement reports to a communication network comprising a plurality of cells, the communication device comprising:
- a connecting unit that connects, within a relay cell of said plurality of cells, to a relay mobile communication device, wherein said relay cell is operated by a relay mobile communication device;
- a receiving unit that receives configuration data from said relay mobile communication device, said configuration data for configuring measurements in at least one of said plurality of cells wherein said configuration data defines at least one trigger event for triggering measurement reporting for at least one cell of said plurality of cells;
- a measurement unit that performs measurements, based on said received configuration data, in said at least one cell;
- a determining unit that determines whether or not said trigger event has occurred based on results of said measurements;
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- a sending unit that sends a measurement report to said relay mobile communication device, when said trigger event has been determined to have occurred.
A relay mobile communication device for operating a relay cell in a communication network comprising a plurality of cells and for obtaining measurement reports from a further mobile communication device;
- said relay mobile communication device comprising:
- an operating unit that operates the relay cell;
- an establishing unit that establishes a connection with the further mobile communication device within said relay cell;
- a configuration data transmitting unit that transmits configuration data to the further mobile communication device, wherein said configuration data defines at least one trigger event for triggering measurement reporting for at least one cell of said plurality of cells;
- a measurement report receiving unit that receives a measurement report, from the further mobile communication device, responsive to said trigger event occurring.
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A method, performed by a mobile communication device, of providing measurement reports to a communication network comprising a plurality of cells, the method comprising:
- connecting, within a relay cell of said plurality of cells, to a relay mobile communication device, wherein said relay cell is operated by a relay mobile communication device;
- receiving configuration data from said relay mobile communication device, said configuration data for configuring measurements in at least one of said plurality of cells wherein said configuration data defines at least one trigger event for triggering measurement reporting for at least one cell of said plurality of cells;
- performing measurements, based on said received configuration data, in said at least one cell;
- determining whether or not said trigger event has occurred based on results of said measurements;
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- sending a measurement report to said relay mobile communication device, when said trigger event has been determined to have occurred.
A method, performed by a relay mobile communication device, of operating a relay cell in a communication network comprising a plurality of cells and for obtaining measurement reports from a further mobile communication device;
- said method comprising:
- establishing a connection with the further mobile communication device within said relay cell;
- transmitting configuration data to the further mobile communication device, wherein said configuration data defines at least one trigger event for triggering measurement reporting for at least one cell of said plurality of cells;
- receiving a measurement report, from the further mobile communication device, responsive to said trigger event occurring.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.