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Granted Patent B2
US 12,628,016 · App. 17/502,765 · Granted May 12, 2026

Parameter reporting techniques for reduced capability user equipment

Inventors: Shankar Krishnan (San Diego, CA); Linhai He (San Diego, CA); Xipeng Zhu (San Diego, CA); Gavin Bernard Horn (La Jolla, CA); Ozcan Ozturk (San Diego, CA); Miguel Griot (La Jolla, CA); Rajeev Kumar (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W24/10H04B10/079H04L41/0896H04W72/02H04W74/08
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Patent No.
US 12,628,016
App. No.
17/502,765
Granted
May 12, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described for capability indications by a reduced capability user equipment (UE) and UE-based performance measurement parameter reporting or self-organizing network (SON) parameter reporting based on the capability indications. A reduced capability UE may transmit a set of capabilities to a base station that indicate various types of parameter reporting that are supported at the UE. The base station may identify the UE as a reduced capability device, and set one or more reporting parameters based on the indicated UE capabilities. The base station may provide a reporting configuration to the UE with the one or more reporting parameters, and the UE may provide reporting of measured parameters (e.g., performance measurement parameter reporting or SON parameter reporting) based on the reporting configuration.

Claims (53)

1 . A method for wireless communication at a reduced capability (RedCap) user equipment (UE), comprising:

transmitting capability signaling indicative of a set of capabilities of the RedCap UE for UE-based performance measurement parameter reporting or self-organizing network (SON) parameter reporting, wherein a capability of the set of capabilities indicates whether the RedCap UE supports minimization of drive tests (MDT) parameter reporting; and

receiving, responsive to the capability signaling, an indication of a reporting configuration for reporting one or more UE-based performance measurement parameters or one or more SON parameters, wherein the reporting configuration is in accordance with whether the RedCap UE supports the MDT parameter reporting.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a request for a first measurement report that includes the one or more UE-based performance measurement parameters, one or more SON parameters, or any combinations thereof, wherein the request is responsive to the set of capabilities of the RedCap UE; and

transmitting the first measurement report based at least in part on one or more measurements of the RedCap UE that are obtained in accordance with the set of capabilities of the RedCap UE.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of capabilities of the RedCap UE include one or more of an explicit UE capability for transmitting a radio link failure (RLF) report, a connection establishment failure (CEF) report, a mobility history report (MHR), a cross-radio access technology (cross-RAT) RLF report, an RLF report for inter-RAT mobility robustness optimization (MRO), or any combinations thereof.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the capability indicates that the UE lacks support for the SON or the MDT parameter reporting.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of capabilities of the RedCap UE indicate that the UE is a RedCap UE, and indicate that a network entity is to request only a supported SON report or MDT report that is based at least in part on the set of capabilities of the UE.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a second capability of the set of capabilities of the RedCap UE indicates a first quantity of measurement parameters that the RedCap UE is capable of reporting in a UE-based performance measurement parameter report or a SON parameter report.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the first quantity of measurement parameters is indicated by a scaling factor relative to a threshold quantity of measurement parameters that are reported by non-reduced capability devices.

8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the first quantity of measurement parameters includes a quantity of neighboring cell measurements that are storable at the UE for a logged MDT procedure.

9 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the first quantity of measurement parameters includes a quantity of random access channel (RACH) procedure parameters that are included in a RACH report.

10 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the first quantity of measurement parameters is indicated by a memory size of the RedCap UE for storing logged MDT measurements.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the reporting configuration includes a maximum value of a measurement logging interval that is based at least in part on a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle time of the RedCap UE and a logging duration of the RedCap UE, and wherein the DRX cycle time and the logging duration are increased relative to a non-reduced capability device.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the reporting configuration includes a report storage duration that is based at least in part on the RedCap UE being a reduced capability device.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the reporting configuration includes one or more event triggers for measuring and storing one or more measurement parameters, the one or more event triggers based at least in part on the RedCap UE being a reduced capability device.

14 . A method for wireless communication at a network entity, comprising:

receiving, from a reduced capability (RedCap) user equipment (UE), capability signaling indicative of a set of capabilities of the RedCap UE for UE-based performance measurement parameter reporting or self-organizing network (SON) parameter reporting, wherein a capability of the set of capabilities indicates whether the RedCap UE supports minimization of drive tests (MDT) parameter reporting; and

transmitting, to the RedCap UE and responsive to the capability signaling, an indication of a reporting configuration for the RedCap UE, wherein the reporting configuration is in accordance with whether the RedCap UE supports the MDT parameter reporting.

15 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

transmitting, to the RedCap UE, a request for a first measurement report that includes one or more UE-based performance measurement parameters, one or more SON parameters, or any combinations thereof, wherein the request is based at least in part on the set of capabilities of the RedCap UE; and

receiving, from the RedCap UE, the first measurement report based at least in part on one or more measurements of the RedCap UE that are obtained in accordance with the set of capabilities of the RedCap UE.

16 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the set of capabilities of the RedCap UE include one or more of an explicit UE capability for transmitting a radio link failure (RLF) report, a connection establishment failure (CEF) report, a mobility history report (MHR), a cross-radio access technology (cross-RAT) RLF report, an RLF report for inter-RAT mobility robustness optimization (MRO), or any combinations thereof.

17 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the capability indicates that the RedCap UE lacks support for the SON or the MDT parameter reporting.

18 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the set of capabilities of the RedCap UE indicate that the UE is a RedCap UE, and indicate that the network entity is to request only a supported SON report or MDT report that is based at least in part on the set of capabilities of the UE.

19 . The method of claim 14 , wherein a second capability of the set of capabilities of the RedCap UE indicate a first quantity of measurement parameters that the RedCap UE is capable of reporting in a UE-based performance measurement parameter report or a SON parameter report.

20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the first quantity of measurement parameters is indicated by a scaling factor relative to a threshold quantity of measurement parameters that are reported by non-reduced capability devices.

21 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the reporting configuration includes a maximum value of a measurement logging interval that is based at least in part on a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle time of the RedCap UE and a logging duration of the RedCap UE, and wherein the DRX cycle time and the logging duration are increased relative to a non-reduced capability device.

22 . A reduced capability (RedCap) user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

one or more memories storing processor-executable code; and

one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the RedCap UE to:

transmit capability signaling indicative of a set of capabilities of the RedCap UE for UE-based performance measurement parameter reporting or self-organizing network (SON) parameter reporting, wherein a capability of the set of capabilities indicates whether the RedCap UE supports minimization of drive tests (MDT) parameter reporting; and

receive, responsive to the capability signaling, an indication of a reporting configuration for reporting one or more UE-based performance measurement parameters or one or more SON parameters, wherein the reporting configuration is in accordance with whether the RedCap UE supports the MDT parameter reporting.

23 . The RedCap UE of claim 22 , wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the UE to:

receive a request for a first measurement report that includes the one or more UE-based performance measurement parameters, the one or more SON parameters, or any combinations thereof, wherein the request is responsive to the set of capabilities of the RedCap UE; and

transmit the first measurement report based at least in part on one or more measurements of the UE that are obtained in accordance with the set of capabilities of the UE.

24 . The RedCap UE of claim 22 , wherein the set of capabilities of the UE include one or more of an explicit UE capability for transmitting a radio link failure (RLF) report, a connection establishment failure (CEF) report, a mobility history report (MHR), a cross-radio access technology (cross-RAT) RLF report, an RLF report for inter-RAT mobility robustness optimization (MRO), or any combinations thereof.

25 . The RedCap UE of claim 22 , wherein the capability indicates that the RedCap UE lacks support for the SON or the MDT parameter reporting.

26 . The RedCap UE of claim 22 , wherein a second capability of the set of capabilities of the RedCap UE indicates a first quantity of measurement parameters that the UE is capable of reporting in a UE-based performance measurement parameter report or a SON parameter report.

27 . The RedCap UE of claim 22 , wherein the capability signaling comprises an indication of whether the RedCap UE supports each capability of the set of capabilities, and wherein the capability signaling is indicative of the set of capabilities based at least in part on the indication.

28 . The RedCap UE of claim 22 , wherein the set of capabilities comprises a first capability to transmit a radio link failure (RLF) report, a second capability to transmit a connection establishment failure (CEF) report, or both.

29 . The RedCap UE of claim 22 , wherein a first quantity of measurement parameters that the RedCap UE is capable of reporting for the MDT parameter reporting is based at least in part on are indicated by a memory size of the UE for storing logged MDT measurements.

30 . A network entity for wireless communication, comprising:

one or more memories storing processor-executable code; and

one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the network entity to:

receive, from a reduced capability (RedCap) user equipment (UE), capability signaling indicative of a set of capabilities of the RedCap UE for UE-based performance measurement parameter reporting or self-organizing network (SON) parameter reporting, wherein a capability of the set of capabilities indicates whether the RedCap UE supports minimization of drive tests (MDT) parameter reporting; and

transmit, to the RedCap UE and responsive to the capability signaling, an indication of a reporting configuration for the RedCap UE, wherein the reporting configuration is in accordance with whether the RedCap UE supports the MDT parameter reporting.

31 . The network entity of claim 30 , wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the network entity to:

transmit, to the RedCap UE, a request for a first measurement report that includes one or more UE-based performance measurement parameters, one or more SON parameters, or any combinations thereof, wherein the request is based at least in part on the set of capabilities of the RedCap UE; and

receive, from the RedCap UE, the first measurement report based at least in part on one or more measurements of the RedCap UE that are obtained in accordance with the set of capabilities of the RedCap UE.

32 . The network entity of claim 30 , wherein the set of capabilities of the RedCap UE include one or more of an explicit UE capability for transmitting a radio link failure (RLF) report, a connection establishment failure (CEF) report, a mobility history report (MHR), a cross-radio access technology (cross-RAT) RLF report, an RLF report for inter-RAT mobility robustness optimization (MRO), or any combinations thereof.

33 . The network entity of claim 30 , wherein a second capability of the set of capabilities of the RedCap UE indicate a first quantity of measurement parameters that the RedCap UE is capable of reporting in a UE-based performance measurement parameter report or a SON parameter report.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2021
From: KRISHNAN, SHANKAR; HE, LINHAI; ZHU, XIPENG; HORN, GAVIN BERNARD; OZTURK, OZCAN; GRIOT, MIGUEL; KUMAR, RAJEEV
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
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