Patent ID: 11968586
Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 17:
18. A User Equipment (UE) configured for operation in a wireless communication network, the wireless communication network comprising a Core Network (CN) and a satellite-based Radio Access Network (RAN) for communicatively coupling UEs to the CN, the UE comprising:
communication circuitry configured to send signaling to and receive signaling from the satellite-based RAN; and
processing circuitry operatively associated with the communication circuitry and configured to:
receive switch information from the wireless communication network, regarding a forthcoming link change with respect to providing connectivity between the UE and the CN via the satellite-based RAN, the forthcoming link change being at least one of a service-link change or a feeder-link change arising from satellite movement, and the switch information indicating when the link change will occur; and
perform Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurements in dependence on the switch information, including adapting the performance of RRM measurements at a time indicated by the switch information, adapting the performance of RRM measurements at the time indicated by the switch information comprising changing from a current measurement configuration to a new measurement configuration at the time indicated by the switch information, the UE receiving the new measurement configuration one of in and in conjunction with the switch information, the current measurement configuration governing performance of RRM measurements by the UE in advance of the link change, and the new measurement configuration governing performance of RRM measurements by the UE after the link change.