IP Library Granted Patent US 12,501,293
Granted Patent B2
US 12,501,293 · App. 17/635,198 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Method and terminal for performing RRM measurement in wireless communication system

Inventors: June Hwang (Suwon-si, KR); Soenghun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Sangbum Kim (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W24/08H04W24/10H04W76/28
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Patent No.
US 12,501,293
App. No.
17/635,198
Granted
Dec 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a method by which a user equipment (UE) performs measurement on a frequency in a wireless communication system. The method may include receiving, from a base station (BS), system information including configuration information about relaxed measurement, determining, based on the configuration information, whether criteria for the relaxed measurement are fulfilled, and performing the relaxed measurement on at least one frequency, based on a result of the determining.

Claims (40)

1 . A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station (BS), system information comprising a first cell selection receive level value (Srxlev) threshold for a relaxed measurement, a first cell selection quality value (Squal) threshold for the relaxed measurement and information associated with a mobility evaluation for the UE, wherein the first Srxlev threshold for the relaxed measurement is less than or equal to a second Srxlev threshold for normal inter-frequency measurement, and wherein the first Squal threshold for the relaxed measurement is less than or equal to a second Squal threshold for the normal inter-frequency measurement;

determining, based on the first Srxlev threshold, the first Squal threshold and the information associated with the mobility evaluation for the UE, whether criteria for the relaxed measurement are fulfilled, wherein the criteria for the relaxed measurement include a condition that Srxlev of a serving cell of the UE is greater than the first Srxlev threshold for the relaxed measurement, and a condition that Squal of the serving cell is greater than the first Squal threshold for the relaxed measurement; and

performing the relaxed measurement on an inter-frequency, based on a result of the determining.

2 . The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the system information further comprises priorities of different frequencies, and

wherein the method further comprises:

performing measurements of an inter-frequency with a priority higher than a priority of a current frequency, regardless of the Srxlev.

3 . The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the performing of the relaxed measurement on the inter-frequency comprises:

performing the relaxed measurement on the inter-frequency according to a first measurement period about the relaxed measurement,

wherein the first measurement period is longer than a second measurement period about a normal measurement, and

wherein a unit of each of the first measurement period and the second measurement period is a number of discontinuous reception cycles (DRXs).

4 . A user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

receive, from a base station (BS) via the transceiver, system information comprising a first cell selection receive level value (Srxlev) threshold for a relaxed measurement, a first cell selection quality value (Squal) threshold for the relaxed measurement and information associated with a mobility evaluation for the UE, wherein the first Srxlev threshold for the relaxed measurement is less than or equal to a second Srxlev threshold for normal inter-frequency measurement, and wherein the first Squal threshold for the relaxed measurement is less than or equal to a second Squal threshold for the normal inter-frequency measurement,

determine, based on the first Srxlev threshold, the first Squal threshold and the information associated with the mobility evaluation for the UE, whether criteria for the relaxed measurement are fulfilled, wherein the criteria for the relaxed measurement include a condition that Srxlev of a serving cell of the UE is greater than the first Srxlev threshold for the relaxed measurement, and a condition that Squal of the serving cell is greater than the first Squal threshold for the relaxed measurement, and

perform the relaxed measurement on an inter-frequency, based on a result of the determination.

5 . The UE of claim 4 , wherein the system information further comprises priorities of different frequencies, and

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

perform measurements of an inter-frequency with a priority higher than a priority of a current frequency, regardless of the Srxlev.

6 . The UE of claim 4 ,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to perform the relaxed measurement on the inter-frequency according to a first measurement period about the relaxed measurement,

wherein the first measurement period is longer than a second measurement period about a normal measurement, and

wherein a unit of each of the first measurement period and the second measurement period is a number of discontinuous reception cycles (DRXs).

7 . A method performed by a base station (BS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

broadcasting system information comprising

a first cell selection receive level value (Srxlev) threshold for a relaxed measurement, and a first cell selection quality value (Squal) threshold for relaxed measurement information associated with a mobility evaluation for a user equipment (UE),

wherein the first Srxlev threshold for the relaxed measurement is less than or equal to a second Srxlev threshold for normal inter-frequency measurement, wherein the first Squal threshold for the relaxed measurement is less than or equal to a second Squal threshold for the normal inter-frequency measurement,

wherein the first Srxlev threshold, the first Squal threshold and the information associated with the mobility evaluation for the UE are associated with criteria for the relaxed measurement, and

wherein the criteria for the relaxed measurement include a condition that Srxlev of a serving cell of the UE is greater than the first Srxlev threshold for the relaxed measurement, and a condition that Squal of the serving cell is greater than the first Squal threshold for the relaxed measurement.

8 . A base station (BS) in a wireless communication system, the BS comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

broadcast system information comprising

a first cell selection receive level value (Srxlev) threshold for a relaxed measurement, a first cell selection quality value (Squal) threshold for the relaxed measurement and information associated with a mobility evaluation for a user equipment (UE),

wherein the first Srxlev threshold for the relaxed measurement is less than or equal to a second Srxlev threshold for normal inter-frequency measurement, wherein the first Squal threshold for the relaxed measurement is less than or equal to a second Squal threshold for the normal inter-frequency measurement,

wherein the first Srxlev threshold, the first Squal threshold and the information associated with the mobility evaluation for the UE are associated with criteria for the relaxed measurement, and

wherein the criteria for the relaxed measurement include a condition that Srxlev of a serving cell of the UE is greater than the first Srxlev threshold for the relaxed measurement, and a condition that Squal of the serving cell is greater than the first Squal threshold for the relaxed measurement.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2022
From: HWANG, JUNE; KIM, SOENGHUN; KIM, SANGBUM
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059003/0567 →
Priority Claims (3)
KR 10-2019-0099842 · Aug 14, 2019 · national
KR 10-2019-0142010 · Nov 7, 2019 · national
KR 10-2020-0065386 · May 29, 2020 · national
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