Method and system for minimizing power consumption of user equipment during cell detection

A user equipment (UE) in a communication network, the UE comprising:

• a receiver configured to:
• receive, from a node B, information for cell re-selection including an indication indicating that a time required for a cell measurement is relaxed;
• a processor configured to measure at least one cell based on the information;
• and
• a transmitter configured to transmit, to the node B, a measurement report including a measured result,
• wherein the information further includes a scaling factor for scaling the time.

A method of a node B in a communication network, the method comprising:

• transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), information for cell re-selection including an indication indicating that a time required for a cell measurement is relaxed;
• and
• receiving, from the UE, a measurement report including a measurement result of at least one cell measured based on the information,
• wherein the information further includes a scaling factor for scaling the time.

A method of a user equipment (UE) in a communication network, the method comprising:

• receiving, from a node B, information for cell re-selection including an indication indicating that a time required for a cell measurement is relaxed;
• measuring at least one cell based on the information;
• and
• transmitting, to the node B, a measurement report including a measured result,
• wherein the information further includes a scaling factor for scaling the time.