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US 10,819,450 · App. 15/773,971 · Granted Oct 27, 2020

Method by which terminal performs frequency measurement, and device

Inventors: Gwanmo Ku (Seoul, KR); Sunghoon Jung (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04B17/318H04W4/70H04W24/08H04W36/0085H04W48/16
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Patent No.
US 10,819,450
App. No.
15/773,971
Granted
Oct 27, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method by which a terminal performs frequency measurement in a wireless communication system, and a device for supporting the same are provided. The terminal receives an intra-frequency measurement threshold value and an inter-frequency measurement threshold value for a reduced performance measurement group, measures a signal level of a serving cell, and performs frequency measurement on the basis of the measured signal level of the serving cell and the received threshold values, wherein the intra-frequency measurement threshold value can be larger than the inter-frequency measurement threshold value for the reduced performance measurement group.

Claims (29)

1. A method for performing, by a user equipment (UE), frequency measurement in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving an intra-frequency measurement threshold value and an inter-frequency measurement threshold value for a reduced performance measurement group;

receiving an inter-frequency measurement threshold value for a normal performance measurement group;

measuring a signal level of a serving cell; and

performing frequency measurement based on the measured signal level of the serving cell and the received threshold values,

wherein the intra-frequency measurement threshold value is greater than the inter-frequency measurement threshold value for the reduced performance measurement group, and

wherein the inter-frequency measurement threshold value for the reduced performance measurement group is greater than the inter-frequency measurement threshold value for the normal performance measurement group.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein based on the measured signal level of the serving cell being smaller than the inter-frequency measurement threshold value for the reduced performance measurement group, the frequency measurement is reduced inter-frequency measurement.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the reduced inter-frequency measurement requires a smaller number of samplings for frequency measurement than normal inter-frequency measurement.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the signal level of the serving cell is at least one of a power of the serving cell or a quality of the serving cell.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the UE is a machine-type communication (MTC) UE.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein based on the measured signal level of the serving cell being smaller than the inter-frequency measurement threshold value for the reduced performance measurement group and being greater than the inter-frequency measurement threshold value for the normal performance measurement group, the frequency measurement is reduced inter-frequency measurement.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the reduced inter-frequency measurement requires a smaller number of samplings for frequency measurement than normal inter-frequency measurement.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein based on the measured signal level of the serving cell being smaller than the inter-frequency measurement threshold value for the normal performance measurement group, the frequency measurement is normal inter-frequency measurement.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the intra-frequency measurement threshold value and the inter-frequency measurement threshold value for the reduced performance measurement group are broadcast from a network.

10. A user equipment (UE) for performing frequency measurement in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

a memory;

a transceiver; and

a processor to connect the memory and the transceiver,

wherein the processor is configured to:

control the transceiver to receive an intra-frequency measurement threshold value and an inter-frequency measurement threshold value for a reduced performance measurement group;

control the transceiver to receive an inter-frequency measurement threshold value for a normal performance measurement group;

measure a signal level of a serving cell; and

perform frequency measurement based on the measured signal level of the serving cell and the received threshold values,

wherein the intra-frequency measurement threshold value is greater than the inter-frequency measurement threshold value for the reduced performance measurement group, and

wherein the inter-frequency measurement threshold value for the reduced performance measurement group is greater than the inter-frequency measurement threshold value for the normal performance measurement group.

11. The UE of claim 10 , wherein based on the measured signal level of the serving cell being smaller than the inter-frequency measurement threshold value for the reduced performance measurement group, the frequency measurement is reduced inter-frequency measurement.

12. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the UE is a machine-type communication (MTC) UE.

13. The UE of claim 10 , wherein based on the measured signal level of the serving cell being smaller than the inter-frequency measurement threshold value for the reduced performance measurement group and being greater than the inter-frequency measurement threshold value for the normal performance measurement group, the frequency measurement is reduced inter-frequency measurement.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 4, 2018
From: KU, GWANMO; JUNG, SUNGHOON
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62251656 · Nov 5, 2015
Related Publication 20180323884A1 · Nov 8, 2018