METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR UTILIZING TD-SCDMA IDLE INTERVALS IN TDD-LTE MEASUREMENT OPERATIONS

摘要

Methods and apparatus are provided for utilizing an idle interval of a first radio access network (RAN) for performing measurements in a second RAN. For certain aspects, the first and second RANs may be a Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA) network and a Time Division Duplex Long Term Evolution (TDD-LTE) network, respectively. With efficient use of the first RAN's idle interval, increased power savings or increased system throughput may be achieved.