# US 2019/0174343 A1 · Measurement gap configuration for new radio (nr) systems

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- Number: US 2019/0174343 A1
- Document ID: US20190174343A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/271,205
- Filed: 2019-02-08
- Published: 2019-06-06
- Earliest claimed: 2018-02-09
- Assignees: Intel Corporation
- Applicants: Intel Corporation
- Inventors: Jie CUI; Candy YIU; Yang TANG; Hong HE
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190174343A1

## CPC

- H04W 24/10: Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports}
- H04W 72/1268: of uplink data flows
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

Methods, systems, and storage media are described for configuring measurement gaps for new radio (NR). Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An apparatus comprising:
memory to store an indication of a per-user equipment (per-UE) measurement gap pattern for measuring measurement objects; and
processing circuitry, coupled with the memory, to:
determine that a user equipment (UE) supports measurement gap patterns for different frequency ranges;
generate a signal that includes the indication of the measurement gap pattern; and
transmit or cause to transmit the signal to the UE.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the different frequency ranges include a first frequency range (FR1) between 450 MHz and 6000 MHz, and a second frequency range (FR2) between 24250 MHz and 52600 MHz.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the indication of the measurement gap pattern includes a numeric identifier associated with a respective measurement gap length and a respective measurement gap repetition period.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The apparatus of claim 3, wherein:
the respective measurement gap length is three milliseconds, four milliseconds, or six milliseconds; and
the respective measurement gap repetition period is twenty milliseconds, forty milliseconds, eighty milliseconds, or one hundred sixty milliseconds.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the signal is a radio resource control (RRC) transmission.

### Claim 6

An apparatus comprising:
memory to store an indication of a per-user equipment (per-UE) measurement gap pattern received from a signal; and
processing circuitry, coupled with the memory, to:
perform a measurement of a measurement object in a first frequency range (FR1) using the measurement gap pattern; and
perform a measurement of a measurement object in a second frequency range (FR2) using the measurement gap pattern.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the frequencies in FR1 are between 450 MHz and 6000 MHz, and the frequencies in FR2 are between 24250 MHz and 52600 MHz.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the indication of the measurement gap pattern includes a numeric identifier associated with a respective measurement gap length and a respective measurement gap repetition period.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The apparatus of claim 8, wherein:
the respective measurement gap length is three milliseconds, four milliseconds, or six milliseconds; and
the respective measurement gap repetition period is twenty milliseconds, forty milliseconds, eighty milliseconds, or one hundred sixty milliseconds.

### Claim 10 (depends on 6)

The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the signal received by the UE is a radio resource control (RRC) transmission.

### Claim 11

One or more non-transitory, computer-readable media storing instructions, that, when executed by one or more processors, cause a next-generation nodeB (gNB) to:
determine that a user equipment (UE) supports measurement gap patterns for a first frequency range (FR1) and a second frequency range (FR2);
generate a message that includes:
an indication of a first per-frequency range (per-FR) measurement gap pattern for FR1; and
an indication of a second per-FR measurement gap pattern for FR2; and
transmit or cause to transmit the message to the UE.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 11, wherein the frequencies in FR1 are between 450 MHz and 6000 MHz, and the frequencies in FR2 are between 24250 MHz and 52600 MHz.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 11, wherein:
the indication of the first per-FR measurement gap pattern includes a first numeric identifier associated with a respective first measurement gap length and a respective first measurement gap repetition period; and
the indication of the second per-FR measurement gap pattern includes a second numeric identifier associated with a respective second measurement gap length and a respective second measurement gap repetition period.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 13, wherein:
the respective first measurement gap length is three milliseconds, four milliseconds, or six milliseconds; and
the respective first measurement gap repetition period is twenty milliseconds, forty milliseconds, eighty milliseconds, or one hundred sixty milliseconds.

### Claim 15 (depends on 13)

The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 13, wherein:
the respective second measurement gap length is 1.5 milliseconds, 3.5 milliseconds, or 5.5 milliseconds; and
the respective second measurement gap repetition period is twenty milliseconds, forty milliseconds, eighty milliseconds, or one hundred sixty milliseconds.

### Claim 16 (depends on 11)

The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 11, wherein the message is transmitted to the UE in a radio resource control (RRC) transmission.

### Claim 17

One or more non-transitory, computer-readable media having instructions that, when executed, cause a user equipment (UE) to:
receive a message that includes an indication of a first per-frequency range (per-FR) measurement gap pattern for a first frequency range (FR1) and an indication of a second per-FR measurement gap pattern for a second frequency range (FR2);
perform a measurement for a measurement object in FR1 using the first per-FR measurement gap pattern; and
perform a measurement for a measurement object in FR2 using the second per-FR measurement gap pattern.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 17, wherein the frequencies in FR1 are between 450 MHz and 6000 MHz, and the frequencies in FR2 are between 24250 MHz and 52600 MHz.

### Claim 19 (depends on 17)

The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 17, wherein:
the indication of the first per-FR measurement gap pattern includes a first numeric identifier associated with a respective first measurement gap length and a respective first measurement gap repetition period; and
the indication of the second per-FR measurement gap pattern includes a second numeric identifier associated with a respective second measurement gap length and a respective second measurement gap repetition period.

### Claim 20 (depends on 19)

The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 19, wherein:
the respective first measurement gap length is three milliseconds, four milliseconds, or six milliseconds; and
the respective first measurement gap repetition period is twenty milliseconds, forty milliseconds, eighty milliseconds, or one hundred sixty milliseconds.

### Claim 21 (depends on 19)

The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 19, wherein:
the respective second measurement gap length is 1.5 milliseconds, 3.5 milliseconds, or 5.5 milliseconds; and
the respective second measurement gap repetition period is twenty milliseconds, forty milliseconds, eighty milliseconds, or one hundred sixty milliseconds.

### Claim 22 (depends on 17)

The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 17, wherein the message is received by the UE in a radio resource control (RRC) transmission.