Patent ID: 9674813
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving cell counting information for use in counting cell switchings from a base station; determining, in response to a cell switching occurring, whether to count the cell switching based on the cell counting information; counting, when determined to count the cell switchings, in the cell switching for a number of the cell switchings; and estimating a mobility state of the terminal based on the number of the counted cell switchings, wherein the cell counting information includes information indicating a cell switching type to be counted out, and wherein the cell switching type to be counted out comprises at least one of a cell switching to a frequency different from a serving frequency or a frequency having a priority different from the serving frequency, a cell switching related to a hybrid cell, or a cell switching for a multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS).