NETWORK TRIGGERED MEASUREMENTS AND MEASUREMENT REPORTS BY USER EQUIPMENT

摘要

A method of operating a network node (130) to control measurements by a UE (110) in a communications system, includes communicating a measurement configuration message to the UE (110) that configures a measurement that is to be performed by the UE (110) to generate a measurement report. The measurement report is received from the UE (110). The measurement configuration message can be communicated as an explicit indication to the UE (110) to proceed with performing the measurement defined by the measurement configuration message. The measurement configuration message can define a reporting criteria that triggers the UE (110) to communicate the measurement report when the reporting criteria is fulfilled. The reporting criteria may be a threshold value that the UE (110) compares to the measurement to determine whether to communicate the measurement report. Related methods of operating a UE (110) and corresponding network node (130) and UE (110) apparatuses are disclosed.