COOPERATIVE MEASURMENTS IN WIRELESS NETWORKS
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus communicates using a first radio based on a first radio technology and configures a second radio based on a second radio technology different from the first radio technology to receive signals transmitted based on a radio technology different from the second radio technology. The apparatus also measures a quality indicator of a signal received at the second radio. The signal is transmitted based on the radio technology different from the second radio technology.
1 . A method of wireless communication, comprising:
communicating using a first radio based on a first radio technology;
configuring a second radio based on a second radio technology different from the first radio technology to receive signals transmitted based on a radio technology different from the second radio technology; and
measuring a quality indicator of a signal received at the second radio, the signal transmitted based on the radio technology different from the second radio technology.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a signal transmitted based on the first radio technology from a serving cell at the first radio while the second radio receives signals transmitted based on the radio technology different from the second radio technology from a neighboring cell.
3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a signal transmitted based on the first radio technology from a serving cell at the first radio while the second radio receives signals transmitted based on the radio technology different from the second radio technology from the serving cell.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first radio technology is LTE and the radio technology different from the second radio technology is LTE, in the case of inter-frequency measurements, and UMTS, in the case of inter-RAT measurements.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first radio technology is UMTS and the radio technology different from the second radio technology is UMTS, in the case of inter-frequency measurements, and LTE, in the case of inter-RAT measurements.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second radio technology is Wi-Fi.
7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a command to perform the measuring, the command received using the first radio; and
requesting the second radio to perform the measuring.
8 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
reporting by the second radio the quality indicator to the first radio; and
transmitting the quality indicator to a serving cell using the first radio.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the quality indicator comprises at least one of a reference signal received power (RSRP), a reference signal received quality (RSRQ), a received signal strength indicator (RSSI), a single to interference plus noise ratio (SINR), common pilot channel (CPICH) received signal code power (RSCP), and CPICH Ec/No.
10 . An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
means for communicating using a first radio based on a first radio technology;
means for configuring a second radio based on a second radio technology different from the first radio technology to receive signals transmitted based on a radio technology different from the second radio technology; and
means for measuring a quality indicator of a signal received at the second radio, the signal transmitted based on the radio technology different from the second radio technology.
11 . The apparatus of claim 10 , configured to receive a signal transmitted based on the first radio technology from a serving cell at the first radio while the second radio receives signals transmitted based on the radio technology different from the second radio technology from a neighboring cell.
12 . The apparatus of claim 10 , configured to receive a signal transmitted based on the first radio technology from a serving cell at the first radio while the second radio receives signals transmitted based on the radio technology different from the second radio technology from the serving cell.
13 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the first radio technology is LTE and the radio technology different from the second radio technology is LTE, in the case of inter-frequency measurements, and UMTS, in the case of inter-RAT measurements.
14 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the first radio technology is UMTS and the radio technology different from the second radio technology is UMTS, in the case of inter-frequency measurements, and LTE, in the case of inter-RAT measurements.
15 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the second radio technology is Wi-Fi.
16 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the means for communicating comprises means for receiving a command to perform the measuring; and the apparatus further comprises means for requesting the second radio to perform the measuring.
17 . The apparatus of claim 16 , further comprising:
means for reporting by the second radio the quality indicator to the first radio; and
means for transmitting the quality indicator to a serving cell using the first radio.
18 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the quality indicator comprises at least one of a reference signal received power (RSRP), a reference signal received quality (RSRQ), a received signal strength indicator (RSSI), a single to interference plus noise ratio (SINR), common pilot channel (CPICH) received signal code power (RSCP), and CPICH Ec/No.
19 . An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
a processing system configured to:
communicate using a first radio based on a first radio technology;
configure a second radio based on a second radio technology different from the first radio technology to receive signals transmitted based on a radio technology different from the second radio technology; and
measure a quality indicator of a signal received at the second radio, the signal transmitted based on the radio technology different from the second radio technology.
20 . The apparatus of claim 19 , the processing system further configured to receive a signal transmitted based on the first radio technology from a serving cell at the first radio while the second radio receives signals transmitted based on the radio technology different from the second radio technology from a neighboring cell.
21 . The apparatus of claim 19 , the processing system further configured to receive a signal transmitted based on the first radio technology from a serving cell at the first radio while the second radio receives signals transmitted based on the radio technology different from the second radio technology from the serving cell.
22 . The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the first radio technology is LTE and the radio technology different from the second radio technology is LTE, in the case of inter-frequency measurements, and UMTS, in the case of inter-RAT measurements.
23 . The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the first radio technology is UMTS and the radio technology different from the second radio technology is UMTS, in the case of inter-frequency measurements, and LTE, in the case of inter-RAT measurements.
24 . The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the second radio technology is Wi-Fi.
25 . The apparatus of claim 19 , the processing system further configured to:
receive a command to perform the measuring, the command received using the first radio; and
request the second radio to perform the measuring.
26 . The apparatus of claim 25 , the processing system further configured to:
report by the second radio the quality indicator to the first radio; and
transmit the quality indicator to a serving cell using the first radio.
27 . The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the quality indicator comprises at least one of a reference signal received power (RSRP), a reference signal received quality (RSRQ), a received signal strength indicator (RSSI), a single to interference plus noise ratio (SINR), common pilot channel (CPICH) received signal code power (RSCP), and CPICH Ec/No.
28 . A computer program product, comprising:
a computer-readable medium comprising code for:
communicating using a first radio based on a first radio technology;
configuring a second radio based on a second radio technology different from the first radio technology to receive signals transmitted based on a radio technology different from the second radio technology; and
measuring a quality indicator of a signal received at the second radio, the signal transmitted based on the radio technology different from the second radio technology.
29 . The product of claim 28 , further comprising code for receiving a signal transmitted based on the first radio technology from a serving cell at the first radio while the second radio receives signals transmitted based on the radio technology different from the second radio technology from a neighboring cell.
30 . The product of claim 28 , further comprising code for receiving a signal transmitted based on the first radio technology from a serving cell at the first radio while the second radio receives signals transmitted based on the radio technology different from the second radio technology from the serving cell.
31 . The method of claim 28 , wherein the first radio technology is LTE and the radio technology different from the second radio technology is LTE, in the case of inter-frequency measurements, and UMTS, in the case of inter-RAT measurements.
32 . The method of claim 28 , wherein the first radio technology is UMTS and the radio technology different from the second radio technology is UMTS, in the case of inter-frequency measurements, and LTE, in the case of inter-RAT measurements.
33 . The product of claim 28 , wherein the second radio technology is Wi-Fi.
34 . The product of claim 28 , further comprising code for:
receiving a command to perform the measuring, the command received using the first radio; and
requesting the second radio to perform the measuring.
35 . The product of claim 34 , further comprising code for:
reporting by the second radio the quality indicator to the first radio; and
transmitting the quality indicator to a serving cell using the first radio.
36 . The product of claim 28 , wherein the quality indicator comprises at least one of a reference signal received power (RSRP), a reference signal received quality (RSRQ), a received signal strength indicator (RSSI), a single to interference plus noise ratio (SINR), common pilot channel (CPICH) received signal code power (RSCP), and CPICH Ec/No.