Granted Patent B2

US 12,295,059 · App. 17/634,683 · Granted May 6, 2025

Inventors: Malik Wahaj Arshad (Stockholm, SE); Pradeepa Ramachandra (Linköping, SE); Wei Shen (Linköping, SE); Robert Petersen (Linköping, SE)

Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)

H04W76/27H04W36/0055H04W36/0058H04W36/00698H04W36/13H04W36/142

Abstract

Claims (37)

1. A method performed by a wireless device, the method comprising:

receiving, from a network node, a Minimization of Drive Test, MDT, configuration for a master cell group, MCG, and a secondary cell group, SCG;

while the wireless device is in an idle state or an inactive state and operating according to a first Radio Access Technology, RAT, logging MDT measurements for the MCG and the SCG based on the MDT configuration;

after transitioning from the idle or inactive state to a connected state and after handover from a source cell associated with the first RAT to a target cell associated with a second RAT, transmitting at least one MDT report to a target network node associated with the target cell; and

wherein the wireless device is in the inactive state or the idle state when a change to the MDT configuration is received, and wherein the SCG is not supported by the target cell, and the method further comprises at least one of:

discarding the MDT measurements for the SCG;

transmitting the MDT measurements for the SCG to a master network node for forwarding to a secondary node associated with the SCG; and

transmitting the MDT measurements for the SCG to the master network node for forwarding to a TCE associated with the SCG.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the at least one MDT report comprises transmitting a single report comprising MDT measurements for the MCG and MDT measurements for the SCG.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the MDT configuration for the MCG and the SCG comprises receiving at least one index identifying a first trace collection entity, TCE, for the MCG and the SCG.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the at least one MDT report comprises:

transmitting a first report comprising the MDT measurements for the MCG; and

transmitting a second report comprising the MDT measurements for the SCG.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the MDT configuration for the MCG and the SCG comprises receiving a first index identifying a first TCE for the MCG and a second index identifying a second TCE for the SCG.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a change to the MDT configuration for the SCG, wherein the change to the MDT configuration for the SCG is received while the wireless device is performing MDT measurements for the SCG associated with the first RAT; and

in response to receiving the change to the MDT configuration for the SCG, deleting the MDT measurements for the SCG, and

wherein the at least one MDT report transmitted to the target network node does not include the MDT measurements for the SCG.

7. A wireless device comprising:

processing circuitry configured to:

receive, from a network node, a Minimization of Drive Test, MDT, configuration for a master cell group, MCG, and a secondary cell group, SCG;

while the wireless device is in an idle state or an inactive state and operating according to a first Radio Access Technology, RAT, log MDT measurements for the MCG and for the SCG based on the MDT configuration;

after transitioning from the idle or inactive state to a connected state and after handover from a source cell associated with the first RAT to a target cell associated with a second RAT, transmit at least one MDT report to a target network node associated with the target cell; and

wherein the wireless device is in the inactive state or the idle state when a change to the MDT configuration is received, and wherein the SCG is not supported by the target cell, and the processing circuitry is further configured to perform at least one of:

discard the MDT measurements for the SCG;

transmit the MDT measurements for the SCG to a master network node for forwarding to a secondary node associated with the SCG; and

transmit the MDT measurements for the SCG to the master network node for forwarding to a TCE associated with the SCG.

8. The wireless device of claim 7 , wherein processing circuitry configured to transmit the at least one MDT report comprises processing circuitry configured to transmit a single report comprising MDT measurements for the MCG and MDT measurements for the SCG.

9. The wireless device of claim 7 , wherein processing circuitry configured to receive the MDT configuration for the MCG and the SCG comprises processing circuitry configured to receive at least one index identifying a first trace collection entity, TCE, for the MCG and the SCG.

10. The wireless device of claim 7 , wherein processing circuitry configured to transmit the at least one MDT report comprises processing circuitry configured to:

transmit a first report comprising the MDT measurements for the MCG; and

transmit a second report comprising the MDT measurements for the SCG.

11. The wireless device of claim 7 , wherein processing circuitry configured to receive the MDT configuration for the MCG and the SCG comprises processing circuitry configured to receive a first index identifying a first TCE for the MCG and a second index identifying a second TCE for the SCG.

12. The wireless device of claim 7 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

receive a change to the MDT configuration for the SCG, wherein the change to the MDT configuration for the SCG is received while the wireless device is performing MDT measurements for the SCG associated with the first RAT; and

in response to receiving the change to the MDT configuration for the SCG, delete the MDT measurements for the SCG, and

wherein the at least one MDT report transmitted to the target network node does not include the MDT measurements for the SCG.

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