METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ADJUSTING RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES IN HETEROGENEOUS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS BASED ON CELL INFORMATION

摘要

Devices and methods for adjusting resource management procedures in a mobile device communicating with a node operating in a cell in a heterogeneous communication network are disclosed. In one aspect, a method for adjusting resource management procedures in a mobile device communicating with a node operating in a cell in a heterogeneous communication network includes receiving a signal, including a reference signal, transmitted from the node during a predetermined time period, measuring signal reception information, including reference signal power values, at predetermined time intervals during the predetermined time period, measuring speeds of movement of the mobile device at the predetermined time intervals, determining a reference signal power variation value based on the variability of the measured reference signal power values, comparing the determined reference signal power variation value with a predetermined power threshold value for a given measured speed, determining cell information based on the comparison, determining an adjustment to a resource management procedure based on the determined cell information, and adjusting the resource management procedure based on the determined adjustment In exemplary embodiments of the disclosed methods and devices, the cell information may be determined by using one or more of reference signal power variation, reference signal quality variation, signal to interference plus noise ratio variation, Doppler frequency shift, antenna location, handover triggers and eel! signal power information.