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Mobile station measurements with event-based reporting
Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson AB
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Filing: 1999-05-19
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Granted: 2002-09-03
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Expires: 2019-05-19
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides event-based or driven reporting of mobile station measurements. A mobile station measures one or more radio-related parameters for one or more cells in a radio access network. The mobile station evaluates the measured radio-related parameter with respect to a predetermined condition or event and determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied or that the event has occurred. Based on that evaluation, the mobile radio sends a report to the radio access network. Accordingly, the occurrence of an event and/or the satisfaction of a condition triggers the sending of the report to the network. That way, the network receives the information so that it can take timely and appropriate action without sending outdated or redundant measurement reports that do not convey relevant or new information.
Inventors
- 👤 Gunnar Bark
- 👤 Joakim Bergström
- 👤 Walter Müller
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 22:20
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W24/00; H04W24/10; H04B; H04B17/00; H04B17/30; H04B17/309; H04W36/00; H04W36/24; H04W36/30; H04W36/302; H04W88/00; H04W88/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 94
Claim 1
Independent Claim
98 words
A mobile radio, for use in a mobile radio communications system including plural mobile stations communicating with a radio access network having plural cell areas, electronically enabled to perform the following operations including: measure a radio-related parameter for one or more cells; add either a positive or a negative offset to the measured radio-related parameter; evaluate the offset, measured radio-related parameter for the one or more cells with respect to a predetermined condition and determine that the predetermined condition is satisfied; and report to the radio access network the determination for purposes of handover control or power control.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
98 words
A mobile radio, for use in a mobile radio communications system including plural mobile stations communicating with a radio access network having plural cell areas, electronically enabled to perform the following operations including: measure a radio-related parameter for one or more cells; add either a positive or a negative offset to the measured radio-related parameter; evaluate the offset, measured radio-related parameter for the one or more cells with respect to a predetermined condition and determine that the predetermined condition is satisfied; and report to the radio access network the determination for purposes of handover control or power control.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The mobile radio in claim 1 , wherein the report includes a measured value of the radio-related parameter.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The mobile radio in claim 1 , wherein the radio-related parameter is a signal strength, a power, or signal-to-interference ratio of a signal received from a cell base station.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The mobile radio in claim 1 , wherein the radio-related parameter is an interference level or an error rate associated with a signal received from a cell base station.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The mobile radio in claim 1 , wherein the measuring includes measuring signals transmitted over different base station radio channels at the same frequency.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The mobile radio in claim 1 , wherein the measuring includes measuring signals transmitted over different base station radio channels at different frequencies.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
The mobile radio in claim 1 , further electronically enabled to: receive a measurement control message from a control node in the radio access network, and modify the radio-related parameter or the predetermined condition in response to the received message.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
46 words
The mobile radio in claim 1 , further electronically enabled to: receive a measurement control message from a control node in the radio access network, and add another radio-related parameter to be measured or another predetermined condition to be evaluated in response to the received message.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
The mobile radio in claim 1 , further electronically enabled to: establish a reporting range for the predetermined condition, and send a report when the measured radio-related parameter enters or leave the reporting range.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
The mobile radio in claim 1 , further electronically enabled to: establish a reporting range for the predetermined condition, and send a report when the measured radio-related parameter for a first cell is the same as or close to the measured radio-related parameter for a second cell.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
The mobile radio in claim 1 , wherein the positive or negative offset may vary depending on the cell.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
47 words
The mobile radio in claim 1 , wherein plural radio-related parameters are each measured and evaluated against a corresponding predetermined condition, the mobile radio further electronically enabled to: add a corresponding, parameter-specific offset to each measured radio-related parameter before evaluating whether the corresponding predetermined condition is satisfied.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The mobile radio claim 1 , wherein the predetermined condition includes the measured radio-related parameter entering or leaving a predetermined parameter range.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
The mobile radio in claim 1 , further electronically enabled to: prevent the sending of a report associated with the one or more cells even though the predetermined condition is satisfied.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
31 words
The mobile radio in claim 1 , wherein the predetermined condition includes the measured radio-related parameter for a first cell becoming better than the measured radio-related parameter for a second cell.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
The mobile radio in claim 15 , wherein the measured radio-related parameters for the first and second cells are both within a predetermined range.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
The mobile radio in claim 1 , electronically enabled to: employ a hysteresis parameter in determining whether a predetermined condition is satisfied.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
The mobile radio in claim 1 , wherein the predetermined condition includes a change in the measured radio-related parameter exceeding a change threshold.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
24 words
The mobile radio in claim 1 , wherein the predetermined condition includes a problem detected on a radio link with one of the cells.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
15 words
The mobile radio in claim 1 , wherein the power control includes a handover operation.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
25 words
The mobile radio in claim 1 , wherein the power control includes a change in the bit rate in a transmission involving the mobile radio.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
99 words
A mobile radio, for use in a mobile radio communications system including plural mobile stations communicating with a radio access network having plural cell areas, electronically enabled to perform the following operations including: measure a radio-related parameter for one or more cells; evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for the one or more cells with respect to a predetermined condition and determine that the predetermined condition is satisfied; and report to the radio access network the determination for purposes of handover control or power control; wherein the radio-related parameter is a traffic volume associated with the one or more cells.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
99 words
A mobile radio, for use in a mobile radio communications system including plural mobile stations communicating with a radio access network having plural cell areas, electronically enabled to perform the following operations including: measure a radio-related parameter for one or more cells; evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for the one or more cells with respect to a predetermined condition and determine that the predetermined condition is satisfied; and report to the radio access network the determination for purposes of handover control or power control; wherein the radio-related parameter is a traffic volume associated with the one or more cells.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
108 words
A mobile radio, for use in a mobile radio communications system including plural mobile stations communicating with a radio access network having plural cell areas, electronically enabled to perform the following operations including: measure a radio-related parameter for one or more cells; evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for the one or more cells with respect to a predetermined condition and determine that the predetermined condition is satisfied; and report to the radio access network the determination for purposes of handover control or power control; further electronically enabled to: prevent the measured radio-related parameter for a specific cell within a predetermined parameter range from affecting the predetermined parameter range.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
108 words
A mobile radio, for use in a mobile radio communications system including plural mobile stations communicating with a radio access network having plural cell areas, electronically enabled to perform the following operations including: measure a radio-related parameter for one or more cells; evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for the one or more cells with respect to a predetermined condition and determine that the predetermined condition is satisfied; and report to the radio access network the determination for purposes of handover control or power control; further electronically enabled to: prevent the measured radio-related parameter for a specific cell within a predetermined parameter range from affecting the predetermined parameter range.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
129 words
A mobile radio, for use in a mobile radio communications system including plural mobile stations communicating with a radio access network having plural cell areas, electronically enabled to perform the following operations including: measure a radio-related parameter for one or more cells; evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for the one or more cells with respect to a predetermined condition and determine that the predetermined condition is satisfied; and report to the radio access network the determination for purposes of handover control or power control, wherein the mobile radio is further electronically enabled to: evaluate one or more measured radio-related parameters with respect to two predetermined conditions; and send a report of the measured radio-related parameters to the radio access network if both of the two predetermined conditions are satisfied.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
129 words
A mobile radio, for use in a mobile radio communications system including plural mobile stations communicating with a radio access network having plural cell areas, electronically enabled to perform the following operations including: measure a radio-related parameter for one or more cells; evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for the one or more cells with respect to a predetermined condition and determine that the predetermined condition is satisfied; and report to the radio access network the determination for purposes of handover control or power control, wherein the mobile radio is further electronically enabled to: evaluate one or more measured radio-related parameters with respect to two predetermined conditions; and send a report of the measured radio-related parameters to the radio access network if both of the two predetermined conditions are satisfied.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
104 words
A mobile radio, for use in a mobile radio communications system including plural mobile stations communicating with a radio access network having plural cell areas, electronically enabled to perform the following operations including: measure a radio-related parameter for one or more cells; evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for the one or more cells with respect to a predetermined condition and determine that the predetermined condition is satisfied; and report to the radio access network the determination for purposes of handover control or power control, wherein the mobile radio is further electronically enabled to: consider a time-to-trigger in determining whether the predetermined condition is satisfied.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
104 words
A mobile radio, for use in a mobile radio communications system including plural mobile stations communicating with a radio access network having plural cell areas, electronically enabled to perform the following operations including: measure a radio-related parameter for one or more cells; evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for the one or more cells with respect to a predetermined condition and determine that the predetermined condition is satisfied; and report to the radio access network the determination for purposes of handover control or power control, wherein the mobile radio is further electronically enabled to: consider a time-to-trigger in determining whether the predetermined condition is satisfied.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
100 words
A mobile radio, for use in a mobile radio communications system including plural mobile stations communicating with a radio access network having plural cell areas, electronically enabled to perform the following operations including: measure a radio-related parameter for one or more cells; evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for the one or more cells with respect to a predetermined condition and determine that the predetermined condition is satisfied; and report to the radio access network the determination for purposes of handover control or power control, wherein the predetermined condition is a transmit power of the mobile radio crossing a threshold value.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
100 words
A mobile radio, for use in a mobile radio communications system including plural mobile stations communicating with a radio access network having plural cell areas, electronically enabled to perform the following operations including: measure a radio-related parameter for one or more cells; evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for the one or more cells with respect to a predetermined condition and determine that the predetermined condition is satisfied; and report to the radio access network the determination for purposes of handover control or power control, wherein the predetermined condition is a transmit power of the mobile radio crossing a threshold value.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
102 words
A mobile radio, for use in a mobile radio communications system including plural mobile stations communicating with a radio access network having plural cell areas, electronically enabled to perform the following operations including: measure a radio-related parameter for one or more cells; evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for the one or more cells with respect to a predetermined condition and determine that the predetermined condition is satisfied; and report to the radio access network the determination for purposes of handover control or power control, wherein the predetermined condition is the mobile radio failing to decrease or increase its transmit power on demand.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
102 words
A mobile radio, for use in a mobile radio communications system including plural mobile stations communicating with a radio access network having plural cell areas, electronically enabled to perform the following operations including: measure a radio-related parameter for one or more cells; evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for the one or more cells with respect to a predetermined condition and determine that the predetermined condition is satisfied; and report to the radio access network the determination for purposes of handover control or power control, wherein the predetermined condition is the mobile radio failing to decrease or increase its transmit power on demand.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
95 words
A mobile radio, for use in a mobile radio communications system including plural mobile stations communicating with a radio access network having plural cell areas, electronically enabled to perform the following operations including: measure a radio-related parameter for one or more cells; evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for the one or more cells with respect to a predetermined condition and determine that the predetermined condition is satisfied; and report to the radio access network the determination for purposes of handover control or power control, wherein the predetermined condition includes saturation of the mobile radio receiver.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
95 words
A mobile radio, for use in a mobile radio communications system including plural mobile stations communicating with a radio access network having plural cell areas, electronically enabled to perform the following operations including: measure a radio-related parameter for one or more cells; evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for the one or more cells with respect to a predetermined condition and determine that the predetermined condition is satisfied; and report to the radio access network the determination for purposes of handover control or power control, wherein the predetermined condition includes saturation of the mobile radio receiver.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
118 words
A mobile radio, for use in a mobile radio communications system including plural mobile stations communicating with a radio access network having plural cell areas, electronically enabled to perform the following operations including: measure a radio-related parameter for one or more cells; evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for the one or more cells with respect to a predetermined condition and determine that the predetermined condition is satisfied; and report to the radio access network the determination for purposes of handover control or power control, wherein the mobile radio is electronically enabled to: send a report to the radio access network with mandatory information associated with the condition and optional additional information not necessarily associated with the predetermined condition.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
118 words
A mobile radio, for use in a mobile radio communications system including plural mobile stations communicating with a radio access network having plural cell areas, electronically enabled to perform the following operations including: measure a radio-related parameter for one or more cells; evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for the one or more cells with respect to a predetermined condition and determine that the predetermined condition is satisfied; and report to the radio access network the determination for purposes of handover control or power control, wherein the mobile radio is electronically enabled to: send a report to the radio access network with mandatory information associated with the condition and optional additional information not necessarily associated with the predetermined condition.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
149 words
In a mobile radio communications network including plural cells each associated with a radio base station for communicating over a radio interface with mobile stations, a method implemented in a control node in the mobile radio communications network comprising: instructing a mobile station to measure a radio-related parameter for one or more cells, to evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for each of the one or more cells with respect to an event, and to send a report from the mobile radio to the control node when the event occurs for one or more cells, wherein the measurement information includes a positive or a negative offset to be added to the measured radio-related parameter before the mobile station evaluates whether the event is satisfied; receiving a report from the mobile station; and determining whether to perform one of a handover and a power control operation based on the received report.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
149 words
In a mobile radio communications network including plural cells each associated with a radio base station for communicating over a radio interface with mobile stations, a method implemented in a control node in the mobile radio communications network comprising: instructing a mobile station to measure a radio-related parameter for one or more cells, to evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for each of the one or more cells with respect to an event, and to send a report from the mobile radio to the control node when the event occurs for one or more cells, wherein the measurement information includes a positive or a negative offset to be added to the measured radio-related parameter before the mobile station evaluates whether the event is satisfied; receiving a report from the mobile station; and determining whether to perform one of a handover and a power control operation based on the received report.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method in claim 30 , wherein the power control operation includes a handover operation.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method in claim 30 , wherein the power control operation includes a change in bit rate in a transmission involving the mobile radio.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method in claim 30 , further comprising: determining whether to perform an operations or maintenance operation.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method in claim 30 , further comprising: determining whether to perform a mobile radio communications network balancing or optimization operation.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method in claim 30 , wherein the report includes the measured radio-related parameter.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method in claim 30 , wherein the report includes measured parameter values other than the measured radio-related parameter, and the method further comprises: performing another operation based on the other measured parameter values received in the report.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method in claim 30 , wherein the report includes a signal strength or a power of a signal received from a base station at the one or more cells.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method in claim 30 , wherein the report includes an interference value, a signal-to-interference ratio, or an error rate associated with a signal received from a base station at the one or more cells.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method in claim 30 , wherein the report includes a traffic volume associated with the one or more cells.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method in claim 30 , wherein the report includes signal measurements associated with different base station radio channels transmitted at the same frequency.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method in claim 30 , wherein the report includes signal measurements associated with different base station radio channels transmitted at different frequencies.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method in claim 30 , further comprising: instructing the mobile station to perform plural measurements; wherein each measurement is reported independently from other measurements.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method in claim 30 , wherein the mobile station measurement instruction is described with one or more general parameters in a measurement control message.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method in claim 43 , wherein the measurement control message includes: one or more measurement objects, one or more measurement parameters, and one or more reporting events.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method in claim 44 , wherein the measurement control message includes an optional measurement parameter to be included in the measurement control message.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method in claim 43 , wherein the measurement control message includes an event reporting range such that the mobile station should send a report when the measured radio-related parameter enters or leaves the event reporting range.
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method in claim 43 , wherein the measurement control message includes an event reporting range such that the mobile station should send a report when the measured radio-related parameter for a first cell is the same as or close to the measured radio-related parameter for a second cell.
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method in claim 30 , wherein the positive or negative offset may vary depending on the cell.
Claim 59
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method in claim 30 , wherein the event includes the measured radio-related parameter for a first cell becoming better than the measured radio-related parameter for a second cell.
Claim 60
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method in claim 30 , wherein the control node instructs the mobile station to employ a hysteresis parameter in determining whether an event has occurred.
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method in claim 30 , wherein the event includes a change in the measured radio-related parameter exceeding a change threshold.
Claim 62
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method in claim 30 , wherein the event includes a problem detected by the mobile station on a radio link with one of the cells.
Claim 63
Dependent Claim
163 words
In a mobile radio communications network including plural cells each associated with a radio base station for communicating over a radio interface with mobile stations, a method implemented in a control node in the mobile radio communications network comprising: instructing a mobile station to measure a radio-related parameter for one or more cells, to evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for each of the one or more cells with respect to an event, and to send a report from the mobile radio to the control node when the event occurs for one or more cells; receiving a report from the mobile station; and determining whether to perform one of a handover and a power control operation based on the received report, wherein the event includes the measured radio-related parameter moving into or moving out of a predetermined parameter range, and wherein the control node instructs the mobile station to prevent the measured radio-related parameter for a specific cell from affecting the predetermined parameter range.
Claim 64
Dependent Claim
163 words
In a mobile radio communications network including plural cells each associated with a radio base station for communicating over a radio interface with mobile stations, a method implemented in a control node in the mobile radio communications network comprising: instructing a mobile station to measure a radio-related parameter for one or more cells, to evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for each of the one or more cells with respect to an event, and to send a report from the mobile radio to the control node when the event occurs for one or more cells; receiving a report from the mobile station; and determining whether to perform one of a handover and a power control operation based on the received report, wherein the event includes the measured radio-related parameter moving into or moving out of a predetermined parameter range, and wherein the control node instructs the mobile station to prevent the measured radio-related parameter for a specific cell from affecting the predetermined parameter range.
Claim 65
Dependent Claim
165 words
In a mobile radio communications network including plural cells each associated with a radio base station for communicating over a radio interface with mobile stations, a method implemented in a control node in the mobile radio communications network comprising: instructing a mobile station to measure a radio-related parameter for one or more cells, to evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for each of the one or more cells with respect to an event, and to send a report from the mobile radio to the control node when the event occurs for one or more cells; receiving a report from the mobile station; and determining whether to perform one of a handover and a power control operation based on the received report; wherein the control node instructs the mobile station to evaluate one or more measured radio-related parameters with respect to two events, and send a report of the one or more measured radio-related parameters to the control node if both of the two events are satisfied.
Claim 66
Dependent Claim
165 words
In a mobile radio communications network including plural cells each associated with a radio base station for communicating over a radio interface with mobile stations, a method implemented in a control node in the mobile radio communications network comprising: instructing a mobile station to measure a radio-related parameter for one or more cells, to evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for each of the one or more cells with respect to an event, and to send a report from the mobile radio to the control node when the event occurs for one or more cells; receiving a report from the mobile station; and determining whether to perform one of a handover and a power control operation based on the received report; wherein the control node instructs the mobile station to evaluate one or more measured radio-related parameters with respect to two events, and send a report of the one or more measured radio-related parameters to the control node if both of the two events are satisfied.
Claim 67
Dependent Claim
135 words
In a mobile radio communications network including plural cells each associated with a radio base station for communicating over a radio interface with mobile stations, a method implemented in a control node in the mobile radio communications network comprising: instructing a mobile station to measure a radio-related parameter for one or more cells, to evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for each of the one or more cells with respect to an event, and to send a report from the mobile radio to the control node when the event occurs for one or more cells; receiving a report from the mobile station; and determining whether to perform one of a handover and a power control operation based on the received report; wherein the event includes a transmit power of the mobile radio crossing a threshold value.
Claim 68
Dependent Claim
135 words
In a mobile radio communications network including plural cells each associated with a radio base station for communicating over a radio interface with mobile stations, a method implemented in a control node in the mobile radio communications network comprising: instructing a mobile station to measure a radio-related parameter for one or more cells, to evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for each of the one or more cells with respect to an event, and to send a report from the mobile radio to the control node when the event occurs for one or more cells; receiving a report from the mobile station; and determining whether to perform one of a handover and a power control operation based on the received report; wherein the event includes a transmit power of the mobile radio crossing a threshold value.
Claim 69
Dependent Claim
137 words
In a mobile radio communications network including plural cells each associated with a radio base station for communicating over a radio interface with mobile stations, a method implemented in a control node in the mobile radio communications network comprising: instructing a mobile station to measure a radio-related parameter for one or more cells, to evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for each of the one or more cells with respect to an event, and to send a report from the mobile radio to the control node when the event occurs for one or more cells; receiving a report from the mobile station; and determining whether to perform one of a handover and a power control operation based on the received report; wherein the event includes the mobile radio failing to decrease or increase its transmit power on demand.
Claim 70
Dependent Claim
137 words
In a mobile radio communications network including plural cells each associated with a radio base station for communicating over a radio interface with mobile stations, a method implemented in a control node in the mobile radio communications network comprising: instructing a mobile station to measure a radio-related parameter for one or more cells, to evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for each of the one or more cells with respect to an event, and to send a report from the mobile radio to the control node when the event occurs for one or more cells; receiving a report from the mobile station; and determining whether to perform one of a handover and a power control operation based on the received report; wherein the event includes the mobile radio failing to decrease or increase its transmit power on demand.
Claim 71
Dependent Claim
130 words
In a mobile radio communications network including plural cells each associated with a radio base station for communicating over a radio interface with mobile stations, a method implemented in a control node in the mobile radio communications network comprising: instructing a mobile station to measure a radio-related parameter for one or more cells, to evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for each of the one or more cells with respect to an event, and to send a report from the mobile radio to the control node when the event occurs for one or more cells; receiving a report from the mobile station; and determining whether to perform one of a handover and a power control operation based on the received report; wherein the event includes saturation of the mobile radio receiver.
Claim 72
Dependent Claim
130 words
In a mobile radio communications network including plural cells each associated with a radio base station for communicating over a radio interface with mobile stations, a method implemented in a control node in the mobile radio communications network comprising: instructing a mobile station to measure a radio-related parameter for one or more cells, to evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for each of the one or more cells with respect to an event, and to send a report from the mobile radio to the control node when the event occurs for one or more cells; receiving a report from the mobile station; and determining whether to perform one of a handover and a power control operation based on the received report; wherein the event includes saturation of the mobile radio receiver.
Claim 73
Dependent Claim
132 words
In a mobile radio communications network including plural cells each associated with a radio base station for communicating over a radio interface with mobile stations, a control node in the mobile radio communications network configured to perform the following: instruct a mobile station to measure a radio related parameter for one or more cells, to evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for each of the one or more cells with respect to an event, and to send a report from the mobile radio to the control node when the event occurs for the one or more cells; receive a report from the mobile station; and determine whether to perform a power control operation based on the received report, wherein the event is a transmit power of the mobile radio crossing a threshold value.
Claim 74
Dependent Claim
132 words
In a mobile radio communications network including plural cells each associated with a radio base station for communicating over a radio interface with mobile stations, a control node in the mobile radio communications network configured to perform the following: instruct a mobile station to measure a radio related parameter for one or more cells, to evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for each of the one or more cells with respect to an event, and to send a report from the mobile radio to the control node when the event occurs for the one or more cells; receive a report from the mobile station; and determine whether to perform a power control operation based on the received report, wherein the event is a transmit power of the mobile radio crossing a threshold value.
Claim 75
Dependent Claim
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The control node in claim 58 , wherein the power control operation includes a handover operation.
Claim 76
Dependent Claim
25 words
The control node in claim 58 , wherein the power control operation includes a change in bit rate in a transmission involving the mobile radio.
Claim 77
Dependent Claim
19 words
The control node in claim 58 , wherein the operation includes a mobile radio communications balancing or optimization operation.
Claim 78
Dependent Claim
40 words
The control node in claim 58 , wherein the report includes a signal strength, power, or interference value, a signal-to-interference ratio, or an error rate associated with a signal received from a base station at the one or more cells.
Claim 79
Dependent Claim
26 words
The control node in claim 58 , further comprising: instructing a mobile station to perform plural measurements, wherein each measurement is reported independently from other measurements.
Claim 80
Dependent Claim
37 words
The control node in claim 58 , wherein the measurement instruction includes an event report range such that the mobile station should send a report when the measured radio-related parameter enters or leaves the event reporting range.
Claim 81
Dependent Claim
47 words
The control node in claim 58 , wherein the measurement includes an event reporting range such that the mobile station should send a report when the radio-related parameter for a first cell is the same as or close to the measured radio-related parameter for a second cell.
Claim 82
Dependent Claim
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The control node in claim 58 , wherein the control node instructs the mobile station to evaluate one or more measured radio-related parameters with respect to two events, and send a report of the one or more measured radio-related parameters to the control node if both of the two events are satisfied.
Claim 83
Dependent Claim
30 words
The control node in claim 58 , wherein the event includes the measured radio-related parameter for a first cell becoming better than the measured radio-related parameter for a second cell.
Claim 84
Dependent Claim
27 words
The control node in claim 58 , wherein the control node instructs the mobile station to employ a hysteresis parameter in determining whether an event has occurred.
Claim 85
Dependent Claim
22 words
The control node in claim 58 , wherein the event includes a change in the measured radio-related parameter exceeding a change threshold.
Claim 86
Dependent Claim
145 words
In a mobile radio communications network including plural cells each associated with a radio base station for communicating over a radio interface with mobile stations, a control node in the mobile radio communications network configured to perform the following: instruct a mobile station to measure a radio related parameter for one or more cells, to evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for each of the one or more cells with respect to an event, and to send a report from the mobile radio to the control node when the event occurs for the one or more cells; receive a report from the mobile station; and determine whether to perform a power control operation based on the received report; wherein the measurement includes a positive or a negative offset to be added to the measured radio-related parameter before the mobile station evaluates whether the event is satisfied.
Claim 87
Dependent Claim
145 words
In a mobile radio communications network including plural cells each associated with a radio base station for communicating over a radio interface with mobile stations, a control node in the mobile radio communications network configured to perform the following: instruct a mobile station to measure a radio related parameter for one or more cells, to evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for each of the one or more cells with respect to an event, and to send a report from the mobile radio to the control node when the event occurs for the one or more cells; receive a report from the mobile station; and determine whether to perform a power control operation based on the received report; wherein the measurement includes a positive or a negative offset to be added to the measured radio-related parameter before the mobile station evaluates whether the event is satisfied.
Claim 88
Dependent Claim
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The control node in claim 70 , wherein the positive or negative offset may vary depending on the cell.
Claim 89
Dependent Claim
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In a mobile radio communications network including plural cells each associated with a radio base station for communicating over a radio interface with mobile stations, a control node in the mobile radio communications network configured to perform the following: instruct a mobile station to measure a radio related parameter for one or more cells, to evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for each of the one or more cells with respect to an event, and to send a report from the mobile radio to the control node when the event occurs for the one or more cells; receive a report from the mobile station; and determine whether to perform a power control operation based on the received report, wherein the control node instructs the mobile station to consider a time-to-trigger in determining whether an event has occurred.
Claim 90
Dependent Claim
136 words
In a mobile radio communications network including plural cells each associated with a radio base station for communicating over a radio interface with mobile stations, a control node in the mobile radio communications network configured to perform the following: instruct a mobile station to measure a radio related parameter for one or more cells, to evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for each of the one or more cells with respect to an event, and to send a report from the mobile radio to the control node when the event occurs for the one or more cells; receive a report from the mobile station; and determine whether to perform a power control operation based on the received report, wherein the control node instructs the mobile station to consider a time-to-trigger in determining whether an event has occurred.
Claim 91
Dependent Claim
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In a mobile radio communications network including plural cells each associated with a radio base station for communicating over a radio interface with mobile stations, a control node in the mobile radio communications network configured to perform the following: instruct a mobile station to measure a radio related parameter for one or more cells, to evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for each of the one or more cells with respect to an event, and to send a report from the mobile radio to the control node when the event occurs for the one or more cells; receive a report from the mobile station; and determine whether to perform a power control operation based on the received report, wherein the event includes the mobile radio failing to decrease or increase its transmit power on demand.
Claim 92
Dependent Claim
134 words
In a mobile radio communications network including plural cells each associated with a radio base station for communicating over a radio interface with mobile stations, a control node in the mobile radio communications network configured to perform the following: instruct a mobile station to measure a radio related parameter for one or more cells, to evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for each of the one or more cells with respect to an event, and to send a report from the mobile radio to the control node when the event occurs for the one or more cells; receive a report from the mobile station; and determine whether to perform a power control operation based on the received report, wherein the event includes the mobile radio failing to decrease or increase its transmit power on demand.
Claim 93
Dependent Claim
127 words
In a mobile radio communications network including plural cells each associated with a radio base station for communicating over a radio interface with mobile stations, a control node in the mobile radio communications network configured to perform the following: instruct a mobile station to measure a radio related parameter for one or more cells, to evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for each of the one or more cells with respect to an event, and to send a report from the mobile radio to the control node when the event occurs for the one or more cells; receive a report from the mobile station; and determine whether to perform a power control operation based on the received report; wherein the event includes saturation of the mobile radio receiver.
Claim 94
Dependent Claim
127 words
In a mobile radio communications network including plural cells each associated with a radio base station for communicating over a radio interface with mobile stations, a control node in the mobile radio communications network configured to perform the following: instruct a mobile station to measure a radio related parameter for one or more cells, to evaluate the measured radio-related parameter for each of the one or more cells with respect to an event, and to send a report from the mobile radio to the control node when the event occurs for the one or more cells; receive a report from the mobile station; and determine whether to perform a power control operation based on the received report; wherein the event includes saturation of the mobile radio receiver.
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