System and method for inter-radio access technology signal measurement
View Patent ↗A multi-mode user equipment is provided. The multi-mode user equipment includes a processor configured to promote measurement of a signal strength of a microtechnology based communication during a portion of a macrotechnology based communication, wherein the portion is assigned by a macrotechnology based network component.
1. A method for signal strength measurement, comprising measuring a signal strength of a microtechnology based communication during a portion of a macrotechnology based communication, wherein the portion is assigned by a macrotechnology based network component and the portion is defined as a gap in data transmission, wherein the gap is a new common measurement gap pattern usable by both a microtechnology and a macrotechnology.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating the portion by the network component without input from the multi-mode user equipment.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the microtechnology is one of:
a Wireless Fidelity network;
a wireless local access network using a home base station;
a wireless local access network using a home Enhanced Node B; and
a Wireless Local Area Network.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the macrotechnology is one of:
a Code Division Multiple Access 2000 network;
a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network;
a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Terrestrial Radio Access Network;
a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network;
a Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) network;
a GSM EDGE Radio Access Network; and
a 1× Evolution-Data Optimized network.
5. A method for signal strength measurement, comprising measuring a signal strength of a microtechnology based communication during a portion of a macrotechnology based communication, wherein the portion is assigned by a macrotechnology based network component and the portion is defined as a gap in data transmission, wherein the gap is a previously designated gap for a macrotechnology-based signal strength, wherein no macrotechnology measurement is made.
6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising generating the portion by the network component without input from the multi-mode user equipment.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the microtechnology is one of:
a Wireless Fidelity network;
a wireless local access network using a home base station;
a wireless local access network using a home Enhanced Node B; and
a Wireless Local Area Network.
8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the macrotechnology is one of:
a Code Division Multiple Access 2000 network;
a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network;
a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Terrestrial Radio Access Network;
a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network;
a Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) network;
a GSM EDGE Radio Access Network; and
a 1× Evolution-Data Optimized network.
9. A method for signal strength measurement, comprising measuring a signal strength of a microtechnology based communication during a portion of a macrotechnology based communication, wherein the portion is assigned by a macrotechnology based network component and the portion is defined as a gap in data transmission, wherein the gap is a previously existing gap enlarged to allow for both a microtechnology-based signal strength measurement and a macrotechnology-based signal strength measurement in a single gap.
10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising generating the portion by the network component without input from the multi-mode user equipment.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the microtechnology is one of:
a Wireless Fidelity network;
a wireless local access network using a home base station;
a wireless local access network using a home Enhanced Node B; and
a Wireless Local Area Network.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the macrotechnology is one of:
a Code Division Multiple Access 2000 network;
a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network;
a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Terrestrial Radio Access Network;
a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network;
a Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) network;
a GSM EDGE Radio Access Network; and
a 1× Evolution-Data Optimized network.
13. A method for signal strength measurement, comprising measuring a signal strength of a microtechnology based communication during a portion of a macrotechnology based communication, wherein the portion is assigned by a macrotechnology based network component and the portion is defined as a gap in data transmission, wherein the gap is an idle time during a data string of a discontinuous reception (DRX) communication.
14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising generating the portion by the network component without input from the multi-mode user equipment.
15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the microtechnology is one of:
a Wireless Fidelity network;
a wireless local access network using a home base station;
a wireless local access network using a home Enhanced Node B; and
a Wireless Local Area Network.
16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the macrotechnology is one of:
a Code Division Multiple Access 2000 network;
a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network;
a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Terrestrial Radio Access Network;
a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network;
a Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) network;
a GSM EDGE Radio Access Network; and
a 1× Evolution-Data Optimized network.