METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING MEASUREMENTS IN A MULTI CARRIER ENVIRONMENT

摘要

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for performing measurements in a multi-carrier environment. In one embodiment, a request to perform measurements on a frequency corresponding to one of frequency bands is received from a base station. It is determined whether a compressed mode is to be applied on the frequency corresponding to said one of the frequency bands based on capabilities of a user equipment. If so, the compressed mode is applied on the frequency corresponding to said one of the frequency bands so that measurements can be performed on the frequency corresponding to said one of the frequency bands without interrupting data activity on the remaining frequency bands. Otherwise, measurements are performed on the frequency corresponding to said one of the frequency bands without applying the compressed mode.