Enhanced handover procedure for supporting network energy saving
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorsMing-Hung Tao, Chih-Hsiang Wu
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Abstract
A user equipment receives (509), from a radio access network (RAN) in a serving cell, a measurement configuration for a candidate cell. The UE receives (520), subsequently to the receiving of the measurement configuration and when the measurement configuration is deactivated, an indication of a non-active period in the serving cell. In response to the indication of the non-active period, the UE activates (535 A) the measurement configuration for the candidate cell.
Claims20
A method implemented in a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
- receiving, from a radio access network (RAN) in a serving cell, a measurement configuration for a candidate cell;
- receiving, subsequently to the receiving of the measurement configuration and when the measurement configuration is deactivated, an indication of a non-active period in the serving cell;
- and
- in response to the indication of the non-active period, activating the measurement configuration for the candidate cell.
The method of claim further comprising:
- determining, at the UE and upon the receiving of the measurement configuration, that the measurement configuration is deactivated when the candidate cell is associated with a CHO event.
A method in a base station, the method comprising:
- transmitting, to a user equipment (UE) in a serving cell, a measurement configuration for a candidate cell, wherein the measurement configuration is deactivated for the UE;
- transmitting, subsequently to the transmitting of the measurement configuration, an indication of a non-active period in the serving cell;
- and
- subsequently to the transmitting of the indication of the non-active period, receiving, from the UE, a measurement report for the candidate cell.
An apparatus of a user equipment (UE), the apparatus comprising:
- a transceiver;
- and
- processing hardware configured to:
- receive, from a radio access network (RAN) in a serving cell, a measurement configuration for a candidate cell;
- receive, subsequently to the reception of the measurement configuration and when the measurement configuration is deactivated, an indication of a non-active period in the serving cell;
- and
- in response to the indication of the non-active period, activate the measurement configuration for the candidate cell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.