Patent ID: 8260302
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A measurement control method, comprising: receiving, by a user equipment (UE), measurement indication information from a network initiated by the network, the measurement indication information including an identification of an area of a current cell where the UE is located; receiving, by the UE, information of a UE group, through a broadcast message or downlink signaling, if the network determines that UEs in the UE group having particular characteristics need to perform a measurement, the UE group including a plurality of UEs grouped by the network according to characteristics thereof; determining, by the UE, whether the identified area is within a preferred area of the UE; determining, by the UE, that the information of the UE group is comprised in the broadcast message or downlink signaling and whether the UE belongs to the UE group; and performing, by the UE, a measurement process if at least one of the following conditions are met: the identified area is not within a preferred area of the UE; or the UE belongs to the UE group that needs to perform the measurement.