Method of controlling WLAN measurement report and related apparatus using the same
The present disclosure proposes a method of controlling a WLAN measurement report and related apparatuses using the same. According to one of the exemplary embodiments, the proposed method includes not limited to receiving a configuration message; determining whether to transmit a WLAN measurement result by checking a set of rules after receiving configuration message; generating a WLAN measurement report comprising the WLAN measurement result and transmitting a response message comprising the WLAN measurement report in response to having determined to transmit the WLAN measurement result based on the set of rules; and omitting the WLAN measurement result in the WLAN measurement report in response to having determined to not transmit the WLAN measurement result based on the set of rules.
1. A method of controlling wireless local area network (WLAN) measurement report applicable to a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
receiving a configuration message which provides or updates a set of rules;
determining whether to transmit a WLAN measurement result by checking the set of rules and a user preference setting after receiving the configuration message; and
generating a WLAN measurement report comprising the WLAN measurement result and transmitting a response message comprising the WLAN measurement report in response to having determined to transmit the WLAN measurement result based on the set of rules and the user preference setting, wherein a rule of the set of rules comprises:
a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of an access point (AP) within an AP list provided by a serving eNB is less than a predefined second threshold and a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of an access point (AP) not within an AP list provided by a serving eNB exceeds a predefined third threshold; or
a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of an access point (AP) within an AP list provided by a serving eNB is less than a predefined fourth threshold,
wherein the user preference setting includes whether a preferred WLAN is available.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining whether to transmit the WLAN measurement result by checking the set of rules comprises:
determining to not transmit the WLAN measurement based on the rule of the set of rules being satisfied, wherein the rule of the set of rules comprises:
a user preference setting restrains using a WLAN which corresponds to the WLAN measurement report.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining whether to transmit the WLAN measurement result by checking the set of rules comprises:
determining to not transmit the WLAN measurement result based on the rule of the set of rules being satisfied, wherein the rule of the set of rules comprises:
a WLAN module of the user equipment is unavailable.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining whether to transmit the WLAN measurement result by checking the set of rules comprises:
determining to not transmit the WLAN measurement result based on the rule of the set of rules being satisfied, wherein the rule of the set of rules comprises:
the UE is mobile within an access point (AP) list provided by a serving eNB.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining whether to transmit the WLAN measurement result by checking the set of rules comprises:
determining to transmit the WLAN measurement result based on the rule of the set of rules being satisfied, wherein the rule of the set of rules comprises:
a candidate access point (AP) is not within an AP list provided by a serving eNB.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein omitting the WLAN measurement result in the WLAN measurement report further comprising:
transmitting the response message comprising the WLAN measurement report, wherein the WLAN measurement report comprises a cause of the omitting the WLAN measurement result.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration message comprises an identifier (ID) of an access point of a WLAN which corresponds to the WLAN measurement report.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of rules is inherent to the user equipment.
9. A user equipment comprising:
a transmitter;
a receiver;
a processor coupled to the transmitter and the receiver, wherein the processor is configured at least for:
receiving, via the receiver, a configuration message which provides or updates a set of rules;
determining whether to transmit a WLAN measurement result by checking the set of rules and a user preference setting after receiving the configuration message; and
generating a WLAN measurement report comprising the WLAN measurement result and transmitting, via the transmitter, a response message comprising the WLAN measurement report in response to having determined to transmit the WLAN measurement result based on the set of rules and the user preference setting, wherein a rule of the set of rules comprises:
a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of an access point (AP) within an AP list provided by a serving eNB is less than a predefined second threshold and a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of an access point (AP) not within an AP list provided by a serving eNB exceeds a predefined third threshold; or
a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of an access point (AP) within an AP list provided by a serving eNB is less than a predefined fourth threshold,
wherein the user preference setting includes whether a preferred WLAN is available.
10. A method of controlling wireless local area network (WLAN) measurement report applicable to a base station, the method comprising:
transmitting a configuration message which provides or updates a set of rules;
receiving a response message comprising a WLAN measurement report which is based on checking the set of rules and a user preference setting after transmitting the configuration message, wherein a rule of the set of rules comprises:
a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of an access point (AP) within an AP list provided by a serving eNB is less than a predefined second threshold and a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of an access point (AP) not within an AP list provided by a serving eNB exceeds a predefined third threshold; or
a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of an access point (AP) within an AP list provided by a serving eNB is less than a predefined fourth threshold;
determining whether to integrate a WLAN which corresponds to the WLAN measurement report in response to receiving the response message; and
transmitting a command message in response to having determined to integrate the WLAN,
wherein the user preference setting includes whether a preferred WLAN is available.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein receiving the response message further comprising:
a cause of omitting a WLAN measurement result in the WLAN measurement report.
12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the configuration message comprises an identifier (ID) of an access point of a WLAN which corresponds to the WLAN measurement report.
13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the set of rules comprises:
omitting a WLAN measurement result in the WLAN measurement report if a user preference setting restrains using the WLAN.
14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the set of rules comprises:
omitting a WLAN measurement result in the WLAN measurement report if a WLAN module used to communicate with the WLAN is unavailable.
15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the set of rules comprises:
omitting a WLAN measurement result in the WLAN measurement report if mobility is within an access point list (AP) provided by a serving eNB and transmitted from the base station.
16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the set of rules comprises:
transmitting a WLAN measurement result in the WLAN measurement report if a candidate access point (AP) is not within an AP list provided by a serving eNB.