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US 9,609,538 · App. 14/123,746 · Granted Mar 28, 2017

Method and apparatus for efficiently controlling an MDT in a plurality of PLMNS

Inventors: Sang Bum Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Gert Jan Van Lieshout (Middlesex, GB)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
H04W24/10
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Patent No.
US 9,609,538
App. No.
14/123,746
Granted
Mar 28, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for efficiently controlling a minimization of drive test (MDT) in a plurality of public land mobile networks (PLMNs). The method for controlling an MDT of a terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: performing a tracking-area update; receiving a logged measurement configuration message; determining whether or not the received logged measurement configuration message comprises an MDT PLMN list; and a applying, if the MDT PLMN is comprised, the MDT PLMN list to the MDT. The method and apparatus according to the present invention may efficiently control an MDT in a plurality of PLMNs.

Claims (26)

1. A method for transmitting logged measurement by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving a logged measurement configuration message including a subset of an equivalent public land mobile network (ePLMN) list for the terminal from a base station;

performing measurement and logging measurement result of the subset of the ePLMN list; and

reporting the logged measurement result of the subset of the ePLMN list to the base station.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reporting of the logged measurement result is performed for at least one public land mobile network (PLMN) in the subset of the ePLMN list.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the measurement is performed in idle mode of the terminal.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the subset of the ePLMN list comprises identifiers of PLMNs.

5. A method for configuring logged measurement by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

generating a subset of an equivalent public land mobile network (ePLMN) list for a terminal;

transmitting a logged measurement configuration message including the subset of the ePLMN list to the terminal to perform measurement and log measurement result of the subset of the ePLMN list; and

receiving logged measurement result of the subset of the ePLMN list from the terminal.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the generating of the subset of the ePLMN list comprises generating the subset of the ePLMN list in a form of a bitmap.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the generating of the subset of the ePLMN list comprises generating the subset of the ePLMN list using public land mobile network identifiers (PLMN IDs).

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the logged measurement configuration message is transmitted through access stratum (AS) signaling.

9. A terminal for transmitting logged measurement in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive data; and

a controller configured to control receiving a logged measurement configuration message including a subset of an equivalent public land mobile network (ePLMN) list for the terminal from a base station, performing measurement and logging the measurement result of the subset of the ePLMN list, and reporting the logged measurement result of the subset of the ePLMN list to the base station.

10. The terminal of claim 9 , wherein the controller is configured to report the logged measurement result for at least one public land mobile network (PLMN) in the subset of the ePLMN list.

11. The terminal of claim 9 , wherein the controller is configured to perform the measurement in idle mode of the terminal.

12. The terminal of claim 9 , wherein the subset of the ePLMN list comprises identifiers of PLMNs.

13. A base station for configuring logged measurement in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive data; and

a controller configured to control generating a subset of an equivalent public land mobile network (ePLMN) list for a terminal, transmitting a logged measurement configuration message including the subset of the ePLMN list to the terminal to perform measurement and log measurement result of the subset of the ePLMN list, and receiving logged measurement result of the subset of the ePLMN list from the terminal.

14. The base station of claim 13 , wherein the controller is configured to control generating the subset of the ePLMN list in a form of a bitmap.

15. The base station of claim 13 , wherein the controller is configured to control generating the subset of the ePLMN list using public land mobile network identifiers (PLMN IDs).

16. The base station of claim 13 , wherein the controller is configured to control transmitting the logged measurement configuration message through access stratum (AS) signaling.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 3, 2013
From: KIM, SANG BUM; VAN LIESHOUT, GERT JAN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2012-0060019 · Jun 4, 2012 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61493159 · Jun 3, 2011
Related Publication 20140099940A1 · Apr 10, 2014