Patent ID: 11882475
Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
determining, by a user equipment, a cell to connect with;
determining capabilities of the user equipment in relation to carrier aggregation comprising a carrier of the cell;
receiving a measurement indication identifying a plurality of carriers to be measured in idle mode, wherein the plurality of carriers comprise carriers that the user equipment can aggregate with the carrier of the cell and carriers that the user equipment cannot aggregate with the carrier of the cell;
performing, for early measurement reporting and based on the determined capabilities of the user equipment in relation to carrier aggregation, idle mode measurements of only those carriers from the plurality of carriers which the user equipment can aggregate with the carrier of the cell; and
indicating results of the idle mode measurements to a network node of the cell upon connection establishment with the cell.