EMF IMPACT TRIGGERED REPORTING AND CELL SELECTION

摘要

A User Equipment (10) in a wireless communication network reports measurements or selects cells based on the EMF exposure to one or more persons in those cells, estimated to result on the uplink (UL) and/or downlink (DL) due to the UE's use of those cells. The network sends indications to the UE, in order to allow the UE to understand the EMF impact generated when the UE is connected to certain cells. For the downlink, these indications may include an EMF impact indicator or a UL beamforming reception capability indicator. For application to LTE, a new event triggered UE measurement reporting criterion is proposed to allow the UE to report measurements based on a new EMF related metric and to trigger measurement reports with regards to the EMF impact. The new EMF-based measurement reports allow the cell selection/reselection process to take into account minimization or optimization of the EMF impact on the environment.

主权项

1. A terminal for use in a wireless communication network having one or more cells at least one of which is a serving cell or potential serving cell for the terminal and has a coverage area occupied by one or more persons at least one of whom is not a user of the terminal, the terminal comprising:
a receiver which receives messages from the network including, for each of said at least one said cell, an indication related to electromagnetic field, EMF, exposure; and a controller which estimates, based at least on said indication, an EMF impact on at least one of said one or more persons of the terminal performing wireless communication on a downlink and/or on an uplink with said at least one said cell.