System and method for multi-carrier network operation

摘要

A system and method for measurement reporting is presented. At least one measurement criterion is identified for at least one of a set of assigned component carriers. The measurement criterion includes at least one of a comparison of a signal quality of a first assigned component carrier with a first threshold, a comparison of a signal quality of a neighboring cell with a second threshold, and a comparison of the signal quality of the first assigned component carrier with the signal quality of the neighboring cell. Upon detecting that the at least one criterion is satisfied, a measurement report is transmitted. In some cases the neighboring cell includes at least one of a non-serving cell, a non-assigned component carrier, or at least one of the component carriers in the set of assigned component carriers that is not the first assigned component carrier.