Heterogeneous Network Measurement Configuration for Mobility Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
The evolution of network architecture from homogeneous to heterogeneous networks, where multiple access points may not connect to a single base station, requires optimization of measurement and communication processes to ensure efficient mobility management, resource allocation, and interference coordination.
Innovation Solution
A measuring method and apparatus that configure and transmit measurement configuration information to user equipment (UE) with enhanced measurement report triggering conditions, allowing the UE to report signal quality measurements based on specific conditions related to multiple base stations, including signal quality thresholds and periodic reporting, to optimize mobility management and resource allocation in heterogeneous networks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple access points connect to different base stations in heterogeneous networks, then network capacity and coverage are improved, but measurement and mobility management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the measurement management process by introducing separate reference cell measurement and neighbor cell measurement mechanisms. The network can configure different measurement parameters, reporting conditions, and evaluation criteria for reference cells versus neighbor cells, allowing independent optimization of each measurement type in heterogeneous network scenarios
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes measurement parameters dynamically based on network configuration. Different measurement identities (measId) can be assigned to different cell types (reference or neighbor), with configurable reporting conditions, thresholds, and periodicity. This parameter flexibility allows the system to adapt measurement behavior to the specific heterogeneous network architecture without increasing overall complexity
2Ease of operation
If measurement reporting conditions are simplified, then UE processing is reduced, but measurement precision and mobility management accuracy deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces dynamic measurement reporting mechanisms where the UE can be configured with multiple measurement identities, each associated with different reporting conditions (A3, A4, A5 events), thresholds, and periodicity. The network can dynamically adjust which measurements are reported and under what conditions, optimizing the balance between UE processing load and measurement precision based on current network state
Solution Approach 2:
The network performs preliminary configuration of measurement parameters, including pre-defining reporting conditions and thresholds for different cell types. This preliminary setup allows the UE to efficiently process measurements without needing to make complex decisions in real-time, while still achieving high measurement precision through carefully pre-configured reporting criteria
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AI summary
Disclosed are measurement method and device, information interchange method and device and residence method and device. The measurement method includes configuring measurement configuration information about a UE and sending same, the measurement configuration information including a measurement report trigger condition for a reference cell, so that the UE reports a measurement result when satisfying the measurement report trigger condition. The information interchange method includes interchanging discontinuous data transmission parameter configuration information with a fourth base station, so that a base station side executes scheduling and/or mobility management on a user equipment. The residence method includes sending indication information to a UE, the indication information being used for indicating whether the UE can reside in this cell or not, an object of the UE that can be resident, an object of the UE that cannot be resident, and at least one of the size and type of the cell.