Method to improve user voice call experience using sleep mode measurements and motion estimation

A method of operating a user equipment (UE) comprising:

• configuring the UE to enter a low-power mode;
• determining that the UE is in a motion state;
• determining that the UE has performed a voice communication for a first predetermined period;
• and
• in response to determining that the UE is in the motion state and that the UE has performed the voice communication for the first predetermined period, measuring signal qualities of neighboring cells while the UE is in the low-power mode.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium (CRM) comprising instructions, wherein upon execution of the instructions by one or more processors of a user equipment (UE), causes the UE to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• configuring the UE to enter a low-power mode;
• determining that the UE is in a motion state;
• determining that the UE has performed a voice communication for a first predetermined period;
• and
• in response to determining that the UE is in the motion state and that the UE has performed the voice communication for the first predetermined period, measuring signal qualities of neighboring cells while the UE is in the low-power mode.