METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UTILIZING A MEASUREMENT GAP IN WIRELESS NETWORKS

摘要

In a wireless communication system, user equipment (UE) has autonomy provided by one or more set of rules to handle processing during a measurement gap. UE can ignore or use only a portion of the whole measurement gap if not needed. Thereby, an urgent need for remaining tuned to source carrier frequency can be supported, such as utilizing Random Access Channel (RACH) procedure. UE can also choose to tune to a target carrier frequency supporting timely handovers. The source eNB can attempt to transmit urgent downlink transmission during the measurement gap, in the hopes that the UE can receive the transmission even in the measurement gap.