Method and apparatus for fast measurement reporting

1 . An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:

receive a configuration for fast measurement reporting;

determine, while in an idle or inactive mode, an occurrence of a connection setup trigger;

while in the idle or inactive mode, refrain from performing idle or inactive mode measurements on at least one carrier configured as an at least one fast measurement reporting carrier even if system information includes instructions to perform idle or inactive mode measurements on the at least one carrier;

when at least one fast measurement reporting carrier is configured, start measurements on the at least one fast measurement reporting carrier in response to the determination of the occurrence of the connection setup trigger;

perform a connection setup and while in connected mode, transmit a message comprising fast measurement information, wherein the fast measurement information indicates that fast measurement is ongoing for at least one fast measurement carrier;

receive, after transmitting the fast measurement information, a request for fast measurement results, wherein the request comprises an indication to stop fast measurements;

in response to receiving the request, transmit the requested fast measurement results and stop fast measurements, wherein a fast measurement timer is stopped in response to receiving the request;

inhibit, based on the configuration for fast measurement reporting, while in idle or inactive mode, configured idle or inactive mode measurements for early measurement reporting;

initiate the fast measurement timer substantially when connection setup is triggered and fast measurements are started, or initiating the fast measurement timer substantially when connection setup is completed; and

terminate fast measurements when the fast measurement timer expires or when fast measurements are stopped in response to the request,

wherein the configuration for fast measurement reporting indicates configuration of the at least one fast measurement reporting carrier,

wherein the configured idle or inactive mode measurements for early measurement reporting are inhibited on carriers configured as fast measurement reporting carrier,

wherein the configuration for fast measurement reporting is received in a system information broadcast message or a connection release message,

wherein any other configured measurements are inhibited from the starting of the fast measurement until fast measurements are stopped,

wherein the at least one carrier configured for fast measurement is determined based on geographic area,

wherein the fast measurement information comprises (i) an estimated time to completion and (ii) a progress metric,

wherein the fast measurement information indicates that measurements are complete for a first carrier and not complete for a second carrier, and comprises at least a portion of measurement results for the first carrier,

wherein the configuration for fast measurement reporting comprises (a) an indication of a carrier for which the apparatus has a stored measurement configuration, or (b) an indication that fast measurement is activated, wherein the apparatus has a stored association of at least one carrier subject to fast measurement reporting when fast measurement is activated, and

wherein the connection setup is performed using a first transceiver on a first frequency range and wherein fast measurements are performed using a second transceiver on a second frequency range while the connection setup is being performed.