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US 2018/0294902 A1Published application
Signal quality measurement in different frequency bands of cellular networks
AssigneeSony Mobile Communications Inc.
InventorsRickard Ljung, Peter C. Karlsson
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Abstract
At least one control message is received, from a cellular network. The at least one control message indicates a measurement band (300) differing from the bands (200) of at least one cell (101, 102, 103) of the cellular network. A measurement of a signal quality of a signal received on the measurement band (300) is executed.
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A device, comprising:
- an analogue transceiver configured to wirelessly transceive on bands of at least one cell of a cellular network,
- a data interface coupled with the analogue transceiver and configured to communicate, via the analogue transceiver, with the cellular network,
- at least one processor coupled with the data interface and configured to receive, from the cellular network and via the data interface, at least one control message, the at least one control message indicating a measurement band,
- wherein the at least one processor is configured to control the analogue transceiver to execute a measurement of a signal quality of a signal received on the measurement band,
- wherein the measurement band is arranged within the band of a connected call via which the device is connected to the cellular network.
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A method of operating a device, comprising:
- receiving, from a cellular network, at least one control message, the at least one control message indicating a measurement band,
- controlling an analogue transceiver to execute a measurement of a signal quality of a signal received on the measurement band,
- wherein the measurement band is arranged within the band of a connected cell on which the analogue transceiver is configured to wirelessly transceive,
- wherein the device is connected to the cellular network via the connected cell.
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A network node of a cellular network, comprising:
- a data interface configured to communicate with a terminal connected with the cellular network via a connected cell of at least one cell,
- at least one processor coupled with the data interface and configured to send, to the terminal and via the data interface, at least one control message, the at least one control message indicating a measurement band and prompting the terminal to execute a measurement of a signal quality of a signal received on the measurement band,
- wherein the measurement band differs from bands of the at least one cell,
- wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive, from the terminal and via the data interface, a report message, the report message including an indicator indicating the measured signal quality, and
- wherein the at least one processor is configured to modify the bands of the at least one cell depending on the measured signal quality.
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A method, comprising:
- sending, to a terminal connected with a cellular network via a connected cell of at least one cell, at least one control message, the at least one control message indicating a measurement band and prompting the terminal to execute a measurement of a signal quality of a signal received on the measurement band,
- receiving, from the terminal, a report message including an indicator indicating the measured signal quality, and
- modifying the bands of the at least one cell depending on the measured signal quality,
- wherein the measurement band is arranged within the band of the connected cell.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.