Reporting measurements for minimization of driving test in wireless communication
Methods, systems, and devices related to digital wireless communication, and more specifically, to techniques related to reporting minimization of driving test (MDT) measurements. In one exemplary embodiment, a method for wireless communication includes receiving a configuration for reducing driving test overhead from a core network node and state information indicating a state of a terminal from a terminal. The method may also include determining the state of the terminal based on the state information indicating the state of the terminal. The method may also include transmitting a measurement report to a network node including the state information indicating the state of the terminal.
1. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
receiving, by a wireless communication device, a logged minimization of drive test (MDT) configuration from a wireless communication node,
wherein the logged MDT configuration includes one or more of the following:
an indication of event trigger configured for out of coverage (OOC) measurements, or
a recording interval for an out of coverage periodic measurement;
performing the out of coverage measurements by the wireless communication device, wherein the out of coverage measurements performed by the wireless communication device comprises:
triggering, by the wireless communication device, a first out of coverage measurement according to a configured event when the wireless communication device enters an any cell selection state, and a measurement result is recorded in an out of coverage measurement record;
performing, by the wireless communication device that has entered in an out of coverage state, an out of coverage periodic measurement according to a configured time interval and recording the out of coverage periodic measurement at each time instance identified by an interval configured for the out of coverage periodic measurement; and
triggering, by the wireless communication device, a second out of coverage measurement according to the configured event when the wireless communication device exits the any cell selection state, and the measurement result is recorded in the out of coverage measurement record; and
transmitting, by the wireless communication device, the out of coverage measurement record recorded by the wireless communication device to the wireless communication node.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the logged MDT configuration received by the wireless communication device from the wireless communication node is from a core network.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the wireless communication device receives the logged MDT configuration from the core network via the wireless communication node and a second wireless communication node.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the logged MDT configuration received by the wireless communication device from the wireless communication node is from an operation administration and maintenance (OAM) function.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the out of coverage measurement record for the wireless communication device that has entered in the out of coverage state includes any one or more of the following:
an indication to indicate that the wireless communication device in an out of coverage status,
a location information when entering the out of coverage status,
a direction information when entering the out of coverage state,
a speed information when entering the out of coverage state, and
a time information when entering the out of coverage status.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the wireless communication device has entered the out of coverage state by entering the any cell selection state.
7. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the second out of coverage measurement is recorded in the out of coverage measurement record,
wherein the out of coverage measurement record for the wireless communication device that has exited the out of coverage state includes any one or more of the following:
a location information when exiting an out of coverage status,
information about a movement direction when exiting the out of coverage state,
a speed information when exiting the out of coverage status,
a time information when exiting the out of coverage status, and
a duration information of the out of coverage status.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the wireless communication device has exited the out of coverage state by exiting an any cell selection state.
9. A wireless communication device for wireless communication comprising a processor that is configured to cause the wireless communication device to carry out a method, comprising:
receive a logged minimization of drive test (MDT) configuration from a wireless communication node,
wherein the logged MDT configuration includes one or more of the following:
an indication of event trigger configured for out of coverage (OOC) measurements, or
a recording interval for an out of coverage periodic measurement;
perform the out of coverage measurements, wherein the out of coverage measurements performed by the processor configured to:
trigger a first out of coverage measurement according to a configured event when the wireless communication device enters an any cell selection state, and a measurement result is recorded in an out of coverage measurement record;
perform, by the wireless communication device that has entered in an out of coverage state, an out of coverage periodic measurement according to a configured time interval and recording the out of coverage periodic measurement at each time instance identified by an interval configured for the out of coverage periodic measurement; and
trigger a second out of coverage measurement according to the configured event when the wireless communication device exits the any cell selection state, and the measurement result is recorded in the out of coverage measurement record; and
transmit the out of coverage measurement record recorded by the wireless communication device to the wireless communication node.
10. The wireless communication device of claim 9 , wherein the logged MDT configuration received by the wireless communication device from the wireless communication node is from a core network.
11. The wireless communication device of claim 10 , wherein the wireless communication device receives the logged MDT configuration from the core network via the wireless communication node and a second wireless communication node.
12. The wireless communication device of claim 9 , wherein the logged MDT configuration received by the wireless communication device from the wireless communication node is from an operation administration and maintenance (OAM) function.
13. The wireless communication device of claim 9 , wherein the out of coverage measurement record for the wireless communication device that has entered in the out of coverage state includes any one or more of the following:
an indication to indicate that the wireless communication device in an out of coverage status,
a location information when entering the out of coverage status,
a direction information when entering the out of coverage state,
a speed information when entering the out of coverage state, and
a time information when entering the out of coverage status.
14. The wireless communication device of claim 13 , wherein the wireless communication device has entered the out of coverage state by entering the any cell selection state.
15. A non-transitory computer readable medium having code stored thereon, the code when executed by a processor, causing the processor to implement a method, comprising:
receiving, by a wireless communication device, a logged minimization of drive test (MDT) configuration from a wireless communication node,
wherein the logged MDT configuration includes one or more of the following:
an indication of event trigger configured for out of coverage (OOC) measurements, or
a recording interval for an out of coverage periodic measurement;
performing the out of coverage measurements by the wireless communication device, wherein the out of coverage measurements performed by the wireless communication device comprises:
triggering, by the wireless communication device, a first out of coverage measurement according to a configured event when the wireless communication device enters an any cell selection state, and a measurement result is recorded in an out of coverage measurement record;
performing, by the wireless communication device that has entered in an out of coverage state, an out of coverage periodic measurement according to a configured time interval and recording the out of coverage periodic measurement at each time instance identified by an interval configured for the out of coverage periodic measurement; and
triggering, by the wireless communication device, a second out of coverage measurement according to the configured event when the wireless communication device exits the any cell selection state, and the measurement result is recorded in the out of coverage measurement record; and
transmitting, by the wireless communication device, the out of coverage measurement record recorded by the wireless communication device to the wireless communication node.
16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the logged MDT configuration received by the wireless communication device from the wireless communication node is from a core network.
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the wireless communication device receives the logged MDT configuration from the core network via the wireless communication node and a second wireless communication node.
18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the logged MDT configuration received by the wireless communication device from the wireless communication node is from an operation administration and maintenance (OAM) function.
19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the out of coverage measurement record for the wireless communication device that has entered in the out of coverage state includes any one or more of the following:
an indication to indicate that the wireless communication device in an out of coverage status,
a location information when entering the out of coverage status,
a direction information when entering the out of coverage state,
a speed information when entering the out of coverage state, and
a time information when entering the out of coverage status.
20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the wireless communication device has entered the out of coverage state by entering the any cell selection state.