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

Claim 8:
9. A method of operation by a User Equipment (UE) with respect to a wireless communication network comprising a Core Network (CN) and a satellite-based Radio Access Network (RAN) for communicatively coupling UEs to the CN, the method comprising:
receiving 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
performing Radio Resource Management 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.