| CPC H04W 24/10 (2013.01) [H04W 24/08 (2013.01); H04W 36/00692 (2023.05); H04W 76/10 (2018.02); H04W 76/30 (2018.02)] | 11 Claims |
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1. An apparatus in a radio access network, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one non-transitory memory storing instructions that, when executed with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
receive, during connection release, a message from a network element, wherein
the message is a radio resource control release command comprising instructions to perform measurements of given carriers during given based on a defined measurement gap pattern during next connection setup in the radio access network,
the measurement gap pattern is a time window during which the apparatus is not required to receive or transmit on a serving carrier and switches from the serving carrier to the given carriers for the measurements, the measurement gap pattern being configured by the network element as part of early measurement reporting (EMR) configuration at the connection release, and
the measurement gap pattern includes a measurement gap length and a gap periodicity, the measurement gap length indicates duration for the measurements on the given carrier, and the gap periodicity includes a repetition period at which the measurements occur;
start connection setup with the radio access network while a timer of the EMR is running;
perform the measurements of the given carriers during the given measurement gap pattern during a connection setup phase, when the user equipment is configured with EMR and a connection set up measurement gap pattern; and
report measurement result to the network element.
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