Patent Publication Number: US-10764817-B2

Title: Method, apparatus and system for discovery reference signal measurement in a license assisted access scenario

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     The present application is a national phase entry under 35 U.S.C. § 371 of International Application No. PCT/US2016/034831, filed May 27, 2016, entitled “METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR DISCOVERY REFERENCE SIGNAL MEASUREMENT IN A LICENSE ASSISTED ACCESS SCENARIO”, which designates the United States of America, which claims priority to a U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/292,721, filed Feb. 8, 2016, the entire disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference. 
    
    
     FIELD 
     Embodiments of the present application relate generally to the field of wireless communications, and more particularly, to methods, apparatuses and systems for discovery reference signal measurement in a license assisted access scenario in a wireless network. 
     BACKGROUND INFORMATION 
     In a wireless network, e.g., in compliance with the Long Term Evolution (LTE) standards of 3rd Generation Partnership Project along with any amendments, updates and/or revisions, licensed spectrum may deliver high-quality services with high spectral efficiency. However, in order to meet increasing market demands, there may be increasing interest from operators in deploying compromising accesses utilizing unlicensed spectrum which may be used as a license assisted access (LAA) scenario integrated into LTE. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       Embodiments of the present application are illustrated by way of example, and not by way of limitation, in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like reference numerals refer to similar elements. 
         FIG. 1  schematically illustrates a wireless communication network for discovery reference signal (DRS) measurement and reporting in a license assisted access (LAA) scenario, in accordance with various embodiments. 
         FIG. 2  schematically illustrates a wireless system having a master evolved Node B (MeNB) and an user equipment (UE) for the DRS based measurement and reporting in the LAA scenario, in accordance with various embodiments. 
         FIG. 3  schematically illustrates a method of the DRS based measurement and reporting in the LAA scenario by the MeNB in the wireless system of  FIG. 2 , in accordance with various embodiments. 
         FIG. 4  schematically illustrates a method of the DRS based measurement and reporting in the LAA scenario by the UE in the wireless system of  FIG. 2 , in accordance with various embodiments. 
         FIG. 5  schematically illustrates an example system in accordance with various embodiments. 
         FIG. 6  schematically illustrates an example of the UE device, in accordance with various embodiments. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS 
     Illustrative embodiments of the present disclosure include, but are not limited to, methods, systems, and apparatuses for DRS based measurement and reporting in the LAA scenario in a wireless communication network, e.g., in compliance with the Long Term Evolution (LTE) standards of 3rd Generation Partnership Project along with any amendments, updates and/or revisions. 
     Various aspects of the illustrative embodiments will be described using terms commonly employed by those skilled in the art to convey the substance of their work to others skilled in the art. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that some alternate embodiments may be practiced using with portions of the described aspects. For purposes of explanation, specific numbers, materials, and configurations are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the illustrative embodiments. However, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that alternate embodiments may be practiced without the specific details. In other instances, well-known features are omitted or simplified in order to not obscure the illustrative embodiments. 
     Further, various operations will be described as multiple discrete operations, in turn, in a manner that is most helpful in understanding the illustrative embodiments; however, the order of description should not be construed as to imply that these operations are necessarily order dependent. In particular, these operations need not be performed in the order of presentation. 
     The phrase “in one embodiment” is used repeatedly. The phrase generally does not refer to the same embodiment; however, it may. The terms “comprising,” “having,” and “including” are synonymous, unless the context dictates otherwise. The phrase “A/B” means “A or B”. The phrase “A and/or B” means “(A), (B), or (A and B)”. The phrase “at least one of A, B and C” means “(A), (B), (C), (A and B), (A and C), (B and C) or (A, B and C)”. The phrase “(A) B” means “(B) or (A B)”, that is, A is optional. 
     Although specific embodiments have been illustrated and described herein, it will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that a wide variety of alternate and/or equivalent implementations may be substituted for the specific embodiments shown and described, without departing from the scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure. This application is intended to cover any adaptations or variations of the embodiments discussed herein. Therefore, it is manifestly intended that the embodiments of the present disclosure be limited only by the claims and the equivalents thereof. 
     As used herein, the term “module” may refer to, be part of, or include an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), an electronic circuit, a processor (shared, dedicated, or group) and/or memory (shared, dedicated, or group) that execute one or more software or firmware programs, a combinational logic circuit, and/or other suitable components that provide the described functionality. 
       FIG. 1  schematically illustrates a wireless communication network for discovery reference signal (DRS) measurement and reporting in a license assisted access (LAA) scenario, in accordance with various embodiments. As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , the wireless communication network  100  may comprise a master evolved Node B (MeNB)  101  providing wireless access in a primary coverage area  102 , a secondary evolved Node B (SeNB)  103  providing wireless access in a secondary coverage area  104 , a user equipment  105 , and/or others. The wireless communication network  100  may use a variety of wireless access technologies such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA), and/or others in compliance with an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 602 system, a 3rd Generation Project Partnership (3GPP) system, a 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, and/or a 3GPP2 system. 
     In some embodiments, the MeNB  101  may operate in a non-LAA scenario, e.g., providing the wireless access utilizing the licensed spectrum; and, SeNB  103  may integrate the LAA scenario, e.g., providing wireless access for the UE utilizing an unlicensed spectrum. In some situations, UE  105  may perform measurement with discovery reference signal (DRS) and report the measurement result to the MeNB  101  for LAA radio resource management (RRM) functionalities, e.g., cell identification for handover between Scells (e.g., between SeNB  103  and another SeNB not shown in  FIG. 1 ) and/or robust operation in the unlicensed band. 
       FIG. 2  schematically illustrates a wireless system having an evolved Node B (e.g., MeNB  103 ) and a user equipment (e.g., UE  105 ) for the DRS based measurement and reporting in the LAA scenario, in accordance with various embodiments. As illustrated in  FIG. 2 , MeNB  101  may comprise a control circuitry  201 , a transceiver  202 , and/or others; and UE  105  may comprise a control circuitry  203 , a transceiver  204 , and/or others. In some embodiments, control circuitry  201  of MeNB  101  may determine a DRS based measurement related information element (IE) indicating a single shot measurement or multiple shots measurements on DRS(s) that UE  105  receives from another eNB (e.g., SeNB  103 ) in the LAA scenario, based at least in part on a certain criteria. Examples of the DRS may include, but not limited to, primary synchronization signal (PSS), secondary synchronization signal (SSS), cell reference signal (CRS), channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS), etc. 
     In some embodiments, MeNB  101  may determine the DRS based measurement related IE based at least in part on a mobility status of UE  105 . For example, if the UE mobility status is higher than a threshold, e.g., when UE  105  moves fast, MeNB  101  may determine the DRS based measurement related IE to indicate the single shot measurement. However, if the UE mobility status is lower than the threshold, e.g., when UE  105  moves slowly, MeNB  101  may determine the DRS based measurement related IE to indicate the multiple shots measurements. In some embodiments, MeNB  101  may determine the DRS based measurement related IE, based at least in part on whether contiguous DRS occasions from SeNB  103  are detected within a measurement period. For example, if MeNB  101  detects the contiguous DRS occasions from SeNB  103  in the LAA scenario, such as two or more adjacent DRS occasions, MeNB  101  may determine the DRS based measurement related IE indicating the multiple DRS based measurements. However, if no contiguous DRS occasions from SeNB in the LAA scenario, MeNB  101  may determine the DRS based measurement related IE to indicate the single shot measurement. 
     The DRS based measurement related IE may comprise a MeasObjectEUTRA IE as in the following and may be proposed into section 6.3.5 of LTE TS 36.331: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
                 --ASN1START 
                   
               
               
                   
                 MeasObjectEUTRA ::= 
                 SEQUENCE{ 
               
               
                   
                 LAARRM-MeasType-r13 
                 ENUMERATED {one, multi} 
               
               
                   
                 ... 
                   
               
               
                   
                 } 
                   
               
               
                   
                 --ASN1STOP 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In some embodiments, control circuitry  201  of MeNB  101  may further control the LAA RRM based on a DRS based measurement result received from UE  105 , based at least in part on the DRS based measurement result from the UE, in which the DRS based measurement result may comprise an average of multiple DRS based measurement results, if the MeasObjectEUTRA IE indicates the multiple DRS based measurements. In case that the single shot measurement or the multiple shots measurements may comprise reference signal receiving power (RSRP) measurement, reference signal receiving quality (RSRQ) measurement, and/or other measurement based on the DRS(s) received from SeNB  103 , the DRS based measurement result may comprise the result of the RSRP measurement, RSRQ measurement, and/or other measurement result based on the DRS(s). In some embodiments, the LAA RRM may comprise cell identification for handover between SeNBs (e.g., the SeNB  103  and another SeNB not shown in  FIG. 1 ) and/or robust operation in the unlicensed band. For example, if the DRS based measurement result is higher than a threshold, MeNB  101  may instruct the handover for UE  105  from the secondary cell  103  to another secondary cell (not shown in  FIG. 1 ). 
     In some embodiments, transceiver  202  of MeNB  101  may transmit the MeasObjectEUTRA IE for LAA RRM to transceiver  204  of UE  105  via a radio resource control (RRC) connection established between MeNB  101  and UE  105 . Moreover, transceiver  202  may transmit a DRS based measurement request to the UE  105 . For example, transceiver  202  may transmit the request in response to the increasing cellular load of MeNB  101  in the licensed spectrum. In some embodiments, transceiver  204  of UE  105  may receive the MeasObjectEUTRA and the DRS based measurement request from MeNB  101 , e.g., via the RRC connection. Transceiver  204  may further receive the DRS(s) from SeNB  103  in the LAA scenario. In a measurement window, transceiver  204  may receive no DRS, one or more DRSs, depending on transmission opportunities for SeNB  103  to transmit the DRS(s) in unlicensed spectrum. 
     It should be understood that other technologies may implement other embodiments for the MeasObjectEUTRA IE and the DRS based measurement request. For example, the DRS based measurement request may include the MeasObject EUTRA IE. 
     In some embodiments, control circuitry  203  of UE  105  may perform the DRS based measurement on the received DRS(s) and report the measurement result, based at least in part on the MeasObjectEUTRA IE received from MeNB  101 . In case that the MeasObjectEUTRA IE indicates the single shot measurement, control circuitry  203  may perform one measurement on DRS received during the measurement window and report the measurement result to MeNB  101 . 
     In case that the MeasObjectEUTRA IE indicates multiple shots measurements, control circuitry  203  may perform multiple shots measurements on multiple DRSs received during the measurement window, and report an average of the measurement results to MeNB  101 . 
     Moreover, it may be proposed to add the following accuracy requirements for measurements under operation with frame structure 3 (i.e., the frame structure for LAA) into section 9.1.18 of LTE TS 36.331, which might be useful for a manufacturer to test the UE&#39;s measurement performance, wherein the LAA measurement type 1 may comply with LTE FDD protocol: 
     9.1.18.2.1.1 Absolute RSRP accuracy measurement with LAAMeasurmentType1: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 9.1.18.1-1 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 RSRP Intra frequency absolute accuracy 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Conditions 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Io Note 1  range 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Accuracy 
                   
                 E-UTRA 
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Normal 
                 Extreme 
                   
                 operating 
                   
                   
               
               
                 condition 
                 condition 
                 Ês/Iot 
                 band 
                 Minimum Io 
                 Maximum Io 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 dB 
                 dB 
                 dB 
                 groups Note 3   
                 dBm/15 kHz Note 2   
                 dBm/BW Channel   
                 dBm/BW Channel   
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 ±6 
                 ±10.5 
                 ≥−6 dB 
                 FDD_A, 
                 −121 
                 N/A 
                 −70 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TDD_A 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 FDD_B 
                 −120.5 
                 N/A 
                 −70 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 FDD_C, 
                 −120 
                 N/A 
                 −70 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TDD_C 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 FDD_D 
                 −119.5 
                 N/A 
                 −70 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 FDD_E, 
                 −119 
                 N/A 
                 −70 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
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                 FDD_F 
                 −118.5 
                 N/A 
                 −70 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 FDD_G 
                 −118 
                 N/A 
                 −70 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 FDD_H 
                 −117.5 
                 N/A 
                 −70 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 FDD_N 
                 −114.5 
                 N/A 
                 −70 
               
               
                 ±9.5 
                 ±12.5 
                 ≥−6 dB 
                 FDD_A, 
                 N/A 
                 −70 
                 −50 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TDD_A, 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 FDD B, 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 FDD_C, 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
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                 FDD_D, 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 FDD_E, 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 TDD_E, 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 FDD_F, 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 FDD_G, 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 FDD_H, 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 FDD_N 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   Note 1 Io is assumed to have constant EPRE across the bandwidth. 
               
               
                   Note 2 The condition level is increased by Δ &gt; 0, when applicable, as described in Sections B.4.2 and B.4.3. 
               
               
                   Note 3 E-UTRA operating band groups are as defined in Section 3.5. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
       FIG. 3  schematically illustrates a method of the DRS based measurement and reporting in the LAA scenario by the eNB in the wireless system of  FIG. 2 , in accordance with various embodiments. In some embodiments, transceiver  202  or other device of MeNB  101  may establish a RRC connection with transceiver  204  or other device of UE  105 , in block  301 . In block  302 , control circuitry  201  or other device of MeNB  101  may determine the DRS based measurement related IE (e.g., MeasObjectEUTRA IE) indicating the single DRS based measurement or multiple DRS based measurement associated with the LAA scenario, based at least in part on a certain criteria such as the mobility status of UE  105 , contiguous or non-contiguous DRSs detected from SeNB  103  in the LAA scenario, and/or others. Transceiver  202  or other devices of MeNB  101  may transmit the MeasObjectEUTRA IE to UE  105 , via RRC connection. 
     In block  303 , transceiver  202  or other devices of MeNB  101  may transmit the DRS based measurement request to UE  105 . In block  305 , transceiver  202  or other devices of MeNB  101  may receive a DRS based measurement report from UE  105 , in which the DRS based measurement report may include the average of multiple DRS based measurements performed by UE  105 . In block  306 , control circuitry  201  or other devices of MeNB  101  may utilize the DRS based measurement report for LAA RRM functionalities, e.g., cell identification for handover between Scells (e.g., between SeNB  103  and another SeNB not shown in  FIG. 1 ) and/or robust operation in the unlicensed band. 
     However, it should be understood that other technologies may implement other embodiments for the method of  FIG. 3 . For example, transceiver  202  or other devices of MeNB  101  may transmit the DRS based measurement request before the MeasObjectEUTRA IE or together with the MeasObjectEUTRA IE. 
       FIG. 4  schematically illustrates a method of the DRS based measurement and reporting in the LAA scenario by the UE in the wireless system of  FIG. 2 , in accordance with various embodiments. In block  401 , transceiver  203  or other devices of UE  105  may establish the RRC connection with MeNB  101  in non-LAA scenario. In block  402 , transceiver  203  or other devices of UE  105  may receive DRS based measurement related IE, e.g., MeasObjectEUTRA IE, indicating the single DRS based measurement or multiple DRS based measurements associated with the LAA scenario. In block  403 , transceiver  203  or other devices of UE  105  may receive the DRS based measurement request from MeNB  101 . In block  404 , transceiver  203  or other devices of UE  105  may receive DRS(s) from SeNB  103  on a carrier in unlicensed spectrum. In block  405 , control  203  other device of UE  105  may perform the DRS based measurement on the DRS(s) based at least in part on the MeasObjectEUTRA IE, and generate the measurement report. For example, if the MeasObjectEUTRA IE indicates the single shot measurement, control circuitry  203  or other device may perform one measurement on DRS received during the measurement window and report the measurement result to MeNB  101 . For another example, if the MeasObjectEUTRA IE indicates multiple shots measurements, control circuitry  203  may perform multiple shots measurements on multiple DRSs received during the measurement window, and report an average of the measurement results to MeNB  101 . 
     In block  406 , transceiver  204  or other device of UE  105  may transmit the DRS based measurement report to MeNB  101  for LAA RRM functionality, such as cell identification for handover between Scells (e.g., between SeNB  103  and another SeNB not shown in  FIG. 1 ) and/or robust operation in the unlicensed band. 
       FIG. 5  schematically illustrates an example system  500  in accordance with various embodiments. In an embodiment, the system  500  may comprise one or more processor(s)  504 , system control logic  508  coupled with at least one of the processor(s)  504 , system memory  512  coupled with system control logic  508 , non-volatile memory (NVM)/storage  516  coupled with system control logic  508 , and a network interface  520  coupled with system control logic  508 . 
     Processor(s)  504  may include one or more single-core or multi-core processors. Processor(s)  504  may include any combination of general-purpose processors and dedicated processors (e.g., graphics processors, application processors, baseband processors, etc.). In an embodiment in which the system  500  implements the MeNB  101  or UE  105 , processors(s)  504  may be configured to execute one or more embodiment(s) as illustrated in  FIGS. 1-4  in accordance with various embodiments. 
     System control logic  508  for one embodiment may include any suitable interface controllers to provide for any suitable interface to at least one of the processor(s)  504  and/or to any suitable device or component in communication with system control logic  508 . 
     System control logic  508  for one embodiment may include one or more memory controller(s) to provide an interface to system memory  512 . System memory  512  may be used to load and store data and/or instructions, for example, for system  500 . System memory  512  for one embodiment may include any suitable volatile memory, such as suitable dynamic random access memory (DRAM), for example. 
     NVM/storage  516  may include one or more tangible, non-transitory computer-readable media used to store data and/or instructions, for example. NVM/storage  516  may include any suitable non-volatile memory, such as flash memory, for example, and/or may include any suitable non-volatile storage device(s), such as one or more hard disk drive(s) (HDD(s)), one or more compact disk (CD) drive(s), and/or one or more digital versatile disk (DVD) drive(s), for example. 
     The NVM/storage  516  may include a storage resource physically part of a device on which the system  500  is installed or it may be accessible by, but not necessarily a part of, the device. For example, the NVM/storage  516  may be accessed over a network via the network interface  520 . 
     System memory  512  and NVM/storage  516  may respectively include, in particular, temporal and persistent copies of instructions  524 . Instructions  524  may include instructions that when executed by at least one of the processor(s)  504  result in the system  500  implementing the method as described with reference to  FIGS. 3-4 . In various embodiments, instructions  524 , or hardware, firmware, and/or software components thereof, may additionally/alternatively be located in the system control logic  508 , the network interface  520 , and/or the processor(s)  504 . 
     Network interface  520  may include the transceiver  202  of MeNB  101 , the transceiver  204  of UE  105 , and/or others as illustrated in  FIG. 2 , to provide a radio interface for system  500  to communicate over one or more network(s) and/or with any other suitable device. In various embodiments, the network interface  520  may be integrated with other components of system  500 . For example, the network interface may include a processor of the processor(s)  504 , memory of the system memory  512 , NVM/Storage of NVM/Storage  516 , and/or a firmware device (not being illustrated) having instructions that when executed by at least one of the processor(s)  504  result in the system  500  implementing the method as described with reference to  FIGS. 3-4 . 
     Network interface  520  may further include any suitable hardware and/or firmware to provide a multiple input, multiple output radio interface. Network interface  520  for one embodiment may be, for example, a network adapter, a wireless network adapter, a telephone modem, and/or a wireless modem. 
     For one embodiment, at least one of the processor(s)  504  may be packaged together with logic for one or more controller(s) of system control logic  508 . For one embodiment, at least one of the processor(s)  504  may be packaged together with logic for one or more controllers of system control logic  508  to form a System in Package (SiP). For one embodiment, at least one of the processor(s)  504  may be integrated on the same die with logic for one or more controller(s) of system control logic  508 . For one embodiment, at least one of the processor(s)  504  may be integrated on the same die with logic for one or more controller(s) of system control logic  508  to form a System on Chip (SoC). 
     The system  500  may further include input/output (I/O) devices  532 . The I/O devices  532  may include user interfaces designed to enable user interaction with the system  500 , peripheral component interfaces designed to enable peripheral component interaction with the system  500 , and/or sensors designed to determine environmental conditions and/or location information related to the system  500 . 
     In various embodiments, the user interfaces could include, but are not limited to, a display (e.g., a liquid crystal display, a touch screen display, etc.), a speaker, a microphone, one or more cameras (e.g., a still camera and/or a video camera), a flashlight (e.g., a light emitting diode flash), and a keyboard. 
     In various embodiments, the peripheral component interfaces may include, but are not limited to, a non-volatile memory port, an audio jack, and a power supply interface. 
     In various embodiments, the sensors may include, but are not limited to, a gyro sensor, an accelerometer, a proximity sensor, an ambient light sensor, and a positioning unit. The positioning unit may also be part of, or interact with, the network interface  520  to communicate with components of a positioning network, e.g., a global positioning system (GPS) satellite. 
     In various embodiments, the system  500  may be MeNB  101 , UE  105  or SeNB  103 . In various embodiments, system  500  may have more or less components, and/or different architectures. 
       FIG. 6  illustrates, for one embodiment, example components of a UE device  600  in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments, the UE device  600  may include application circuitry  602 , baseband circuitry  604 , Radio Frequency (RF) circuitry  606 , front-end module (FEM) circuitry  608 , and one or more antennas  610 , coupled together at least as shown. In some embodiments, the UE device  600  may include additional elements such as, for example, memory/storage, display, camera, sensor, and/or input/output (I/O) interface. 
     The application circuitry  602  may include one or more application processors. For example, the application circuitry  602  may include circuitry such as, but are not limited to, one or more single-core or multi-core processors. The processor(s) may include any combination of general-purpose processors and dedicated processors (e.g., graphics processors, application processors, etc.). The processors may be coupled with and/or may include memory/storage and may be configured to execute instructions stored in the memory/storage to enable various applications and/or operating systems to run on the system. 
     The baseband circuitry  604  may include circuitry such as, but are not limited to, one or more single-core or multi-core processors. The baseband circuitry  604  may include one or more baseband processors and/or control logic to process baseband signals received from a receive signal path of the RF circuitry  606  and to generate baseband signals for a transmit signal path of the RF circuitry  606 . Baseband processing circuity  604  may interface with the application circuitry  602  for generation and processing of the baseband signals and for controlling operations of the RF circuitry  606 . For example, in some embodiments, the baseband circuitry  604  may include a second generation (2G) baseband processor  604   a,  third generation (3G) baseband processor  604   b,  fourth generation (4G) baseband processor  604   c,  and/or other baseband processor(s)  604   d  for other existing generations, generations in development or to be developed in the future (e.g., fifth generation (5G), 6G, etc.). The baseband circuitry  604  (e.g., one or more of baseband processors  604   a - d ) may handle various radio control functions that enable communication with one or more radio networks via the RF circuitry  606 . The radio control functions may include, but are not limited to, signal modulation/demodulation, encoding/decoding, radio frequency shifting, etc. In some embodiments, modulation/demodulation circuitry of the baseband circuitry  604  may include Fast-Fourier Transform (FFT), precoding, and/or constellation mapping/demapping functionality. In some embodiments, encoding/decoding circuitry of the baseband circuitry  604  may include convolution, tail-biting convolution, turbo, Viterbi, and/or Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) encoder/decoder functionality. Embodiments of modulation/demodulation and encoder/decoder functionality are not limited to these examples and may include other suitable functionality in other embodiments. 
     In some embodiments, the baseband circuitry  604  may include elements of a protocol stack such as, for example, elements of an EUTRAN protocol including, for example, physical (PHY), media access control (MAC), radio link control (RLC), packet data convergence protocol (PDCP), and/or RRC elements. A central processing unit (CPU)  604   e  of the baseband circuitry  604  may be configured to run elements of the protocol stack for signaling of the PHY, MAC, RLC, PDCP and/or RRC layers. In some embodiments, the baseband circuitry may include one or more audio digital signal processor(s) (DSP)  604   f.  The audio DSP(s)  604   f  may be include elements for compression/decompression and echo cancellation and may include other suitable processing elements in other embodiments. Components of the baseband circuitry may be suitably combined in a single chip, a single chipset, or disposed on a same circuit board in some embodiments. In some embodiments, some or all of the constituent components of the baseband circuitry  604  and the application circuitry  602  may be implemented together such as, for example, on a system on a chip (SOC). 
     In some embodiments, the baseband circuitry  604  may provide for communication compatible with one or more radio technologies. For example, in some embodiments, the baseband circuitry  604  may support communication with an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (EUTRAN) and/or other wireless metropolitan area networks (WMAN), a wireless local area network (WLAN), a wireless personal area network (WPAN). Embodiments in which the baseband circuitry  604  is configured to support radio communications of more than one wireless protocol may be referred to as multi-mode baseband circuitry. 
     RF circuitry  606  may enable communication with wireless networks using modulated electromagnetic radiation through a non-solid medium. In various embodiments, the RF circuitry  606  may include switches, filters, amplifiers, etc. to facilitate the communication with the wireless network. RF circuitry  606  may include a receive signal path which may include circuitry to down-convert RF signals received from the FEM circuitry  608  and provide baseband signals to the baseband circuitry  604 . RF circuitry  606  may also include a transmit signal path which may include circuitry to up-convert baseband signals provided by the baseband circuitry  604  and provide RF output signals to the FEM circuitry  608  for transmission. 
     In some embodiments, the RF circuitry  606  may include a receive signal path and a transmit signal path. The receive signal path of the RF circuitry  606  may include mixer circuitry  606   a,  amplifier circuitry  606   b  and filter circuitry  606   c.  The transmit signal path of the RF circuitry  606  may include filter circuitry  606   c  and mixer circuitry  606   a.  RF circuitry  606  may also include synthesizer circuitry  606   d  for synthesizing a frequency for use by the mixer circuitry  606   a  of the receive signal path and the transmit signal path. In some embodiments, the mixer circuitry  606   a  of the receive signal path may be configured to down-convert RF signals received from the FEM circuitry  608  based on the synthesized frequency provided by synthesizer circuitry  606   d.  The amplifier circuitry  606   b  may be configured to amplify the down-converted signals and the filter circuitry  606   c  may be a low-pass filter (LPF) or band-pass filter (BPF) configured to remove unwanted signals from the down-converted signals to generate output baseband signals. Output baseband signals may be provided to the baseband circuitry  604  for further processing. In some embodiments, the output baseband signals may be zero-frequency baseband signals, although this is not a requirement. In some embodiments, mixer circuitry  606   a  of the receive signal path may comprise passive mixers, although the scope of the embodiments is not limited in this respect. 
     In some embodiments, the mixer circuitry  606   a  of the transmit signal path may be configured to up-convert input baseband signals based on the synthesized frequency provided by the synthesizer circuitry  606   d  to generate RF output signals for the FEM circuitry  608 . The baseband signals may be provided by the baseband circuitry  604  and may be filtered by filter circuitry  606   c.  The filter circuitry  606   c  may include a low-pass filter (LPF), although the scope of the embodiments is not limited in this respect. 
     In some embodiments, the mixer circuitry  606   a  of the receive signal path and the mixer circuitry  606   a  of the transmit signal path may include two or more mixers and may be arranged for quadrature downconversion and/or upconversion respectively. In some embodiments, the mixer circuitry  606   a  of the receive signal path and the mixer circuitry  606   a  of the transmit signal path may include two or more mixers and may be arranged for image rejection (e.g., Hartley image rejection). In some embodiments, the mixer circuitry  606   a  of the receive signal path and the mixer circuitry  606   a  may be arranged for direct downconversion and/or direct upconversion, respectively. In some embodiments, the mixer circuitry  606   a  of the receive signal path and the mixer circuitry  606   a  of the transmit signal path may be configured for super-heterodyne operation. 
     In some embodiments, the output baseband signals and the input baseband signals may be analog baseband signals, although the scope of the embodiments is not limited in this respect. In some alternate embodiments, the output baseband signals and the input baseband signals may be digital baseband signals. In these alternate embodiments, the RF circuitry  606  may include analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and digital-to-analog converter (DAC) circuitry and the baseband circuitry  604  may include a digital baseband interface to communicate with the RF circuitry  606 . 
     In some dual-mode embodiments, a separate radio IC circuitry may be provided for processing signals for each spectrum, although the scope of the embodiments is not limited in this respect. 
     In some embodiments, the synthesizer circuitry  606   d  may be a fractional-N synthesizer or a fractional N/N+1 synthesizer, although the scope of the embodiments is not limited in this respect as other types of frequency synthesizers may be suitable. For example, synthesizer circuitry  606   d  may be a delta-sigma synthesizer, a frequency multiplier, or a synthesizer comprising a phase-locked loop with a frequency divider. 
     The synthesizer circuitry  606   d  may be configured to synthesize an output frequency for use by the mixer circuitry  606   a  of the RF circuitry  606  based on a frequency input and a divider control input. In some embodiments, the synthesizer circuitry  606   d  may be a fractional N/N+1 synthesizer. 
     In some embodiments, frequency input may be provided by a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), although that is not a requirement. Divider control input may be provided by either the baseband circuitry  604  or the applications processor  602  depending on the desired output frequency. In some embodiments, a divider control input (e.g., N) may be determined from a look-up table based on a channel indicated by the applications processor  602 . 
     Synthesizer circuitry  606   d  of the RF circuitry  606  may include a divider, a delay-locked loop (DLL), a multiplexer and a phase accumulator. In some embodiments, the divider may be a dual modulus divider (DMD) and the phase accumulator may be a digital phase accumulator (DPA). In some embodiments, the DMD may be configured to divide the input signal by either N or N+1 (e.g., based on a carry out) to provide a fractional division ratio. In some example embodiments, the DLL may include a set of cascaded, tunable, delay elements, a phase detector, a charge pump and a D-type flip-flop. In these embodiments, the delay elements may be configured to break a VCO period up into Nd equal packets of phase, where Nd is the number of delay elements in the delay line. In this way, the DLL provides negative feedback to help ensure that the total delay through the delay line is one VCO cycle. 
     In some embodiments, synthesizer circuitry  606   d  may be configured to generate a carrier frequency as the output frequency, while in other embodiments, the output frequency may be a multiple of the carrier frequency (e.g., twice the carrier frequency, four times the carrier frequency) and used in conjunction with quadrature generator and divider circuitry to generate multiple signals at the carrier frequency with multiple different phases with respect to each other. In some embodiments, the output frequency may be a LO frequency (fLO). In some embodiments, the RF circuitry  606  may include an IQ/polar converter. 
     FEM circuitry  608  may include a receive signal path which may include circuitry configured to operate on RF signals received from one or more antennas  1010 , amplify the received signals and provide the amplified versions of the received signals to the RF circuitry  606  for further processing. FEM circuitry  608  may also include a transmit signal path which may include circuitry configured to amplify signals for transmission provided by the RF circuitry  606  for transmission by one or more of the one or more antennas  1010 . 
     In some embodiments, the FEM circuitry  608  may include a TX/RX switch to switch between transmit mode and receive mode operation. The FEM circuitry may include a receive signal path and a transmit signal path. The receive signal path of the FEM circuitry may include a low-noise amplifier (LNA) to amplify received RF signals and provide the amplified received RF signals as an output (e.g., to the RF circuitry  606 ). The transmit signal path of the FEM circuitry  608  may include a power amplifier (PA) to amplify input RF signals (e.g., provided by RF circuitry  606 ), and one or more filters to generate RF signals for subsequent transmission (e.g., by one or more of the one or more antennas  1010 . 
     In some embodiments, the UE  600  comprises a plurality of power saving mechanisms. If the UE  600  is in an RRC_Connected state, where it is still connected to the eNB as it expects to receive traffic shortly, then it may enter a state known as Discontinuous Reception Mode (DRX) after a period of inactivity. During this state, the device may power down for brief intervals of time and thus save power. 
     If there is no data traffic activity for an extended period of time, then the UE  600  may transition off to an RRC_Idle state, where it disconnects from the network and does not perform operations such as channel quality feedback, handover, etc. The UE  600  goes into a very low power state and it performs paging where again it periodically wakes up to listen to the network and then powers down again. The device cannot receive data in this state; in order to receive data, it transitions back to RRC_Connected state. 
     An additional power saving mode may allow a device to be unavailable to the network for periods longer than a paging interval (ranging from seconds to a few hours). During this time, the device is totally unreachable to the network and may power down completely. Any data sent during this time incurs a large delay and it is assumed the delay is acceptable. 
     The disclosure may include various example embodiments disclosed below. 
     Example 1 may include an apparatus for a user equipment (UE), comprising: a transceiver to receive, from a first base station, a discovery reference signal (DRS) based measurement request and a measurement related information element (IE), wherein the measurement related IE comprises an indication of whether a single DRS based measurement or multiple DRS based measurements associated with a license assisted access (LAA) scenario are to be performed; and a control circuitry to perform, in response to the DRS based measurement request, the single DRS based measurement or the multiple DRS based measurements, based at least in part on the measurement related IE; and, to generate a DRS based measurement report, wherein if the measurement related IE indicates the multiple DRS based measurements, the DRS based measurement report further comprises an average DRS based measurement result of the multiple DRS based measurements. 
     Example 2 may include the subject matter of Example 1, and optionally, wherein the measurement related IE is a MeasObjectEUTRA IE in the LAA scenario. 
     Example 3 may include the subject matter of any of Examples 1-2, and optionally, wherein the transceiver is further to receive one or more DRS from a second base station in the LAA scenario. 
     Example 4 may include the subject matter of any of Examples 1-3, and optionally, wherein the control circuitry is further to perform the single DRS based measurement or the multiple DRS based measurements on the one or more DRS. 
     Example 5 may include the subject matter of any of Examples 1-4, and optionally, wherein the transceiver is further to transmit the DRS based measurement result to the first base station for mobility management including cell identification. 
     Example 6 may include the subject matter of any of Examples 1-5, and optionally, wherein the transceiver is to receive the measurement related IE via a radio resource control (RRC) layer. 
     Example 7 may include the subject matter of any of Examples 1-6, and optionally, wherein the single DRS based measurement or the multiple DRS based measurements include a reference signal receiving power (RSRP) measurement and/or a reference signal receiving quality (RSRQ) measurement on the DRS. 
     Example 8 may include the subject matter of any of Examples 1-7, and optionally, wherein the first base station is a master evolved Node B (MeNB), and the second base station is a secondary evolved Node B (SeNB). 
     Example 9 may include An apparatus of a base station, comprising: a control circuitry to generate a measurement related information element (IE) based on a certain criteria, wherein the measurement related IE comprises an indication of whether a single DRS based measurement or multiple DRS based measurements associated with a license assisted access (LAA) scenario are to be performed; and a transceiver to transmit a discovery reference signal (DRS) measurement request and the measurement related IE to a user equipment (UE). 
     Example 10 may include the subject matter of Example 9, and optionally, wherein the base station is in a non-LAA scenario. 
     Example 11 may include the subject matter of any of Examples 9-10, and optionally, wherein the control circuitry is further to generate the measurement related IE comprising the indication of the single DRS based measurement, if a mobility status of the UE is lower than a threshold. 
     Example 12 may include the subject matter of any of Examples 9-11, and optionally, wherein the control circuitry is further to generate the measurement related IE comprising the indication of the multiple DRS based measurements, if a mobility status of the UE is higher than a threshold. 
     Example 13 may include the subject matter of any of Examples 9-12, and optionally, wherein the control circuitry is further to generate the measurement related IE comprising the indication of the single DRS based measurement if no contiguous DRS within a measurement period are transmitted from another base station in the LAA scenario. 
     Example 14 may include the subject matter of any of Examples 9-13, and optionally, wherein the control circuitry is further to generate the measurement related IE comprising the indication of the multiple DRS based measurement if contiguous DRS within a measurement period are transmitted from another base station in the LAA scenario. 
     Example 15 may include the subject matter of any of Examples 9-14, and optionally, wherein the measurement related IE is a MeasObjectEUTRA IE in the LAA scenario. 
     Example 16 may include the subject matter of any of Examples 9-15, and optionally, wherein the transceiver is further to receive a DRS based measurement report from the UE, wherein if the measurement related IE indicates the multiple DRS based measurements, the DRS based measurement report is further to comprise an average DRS based measurement result of the multiple DRS based measurements. 
     Example 17 may include the subject matter of any of Examples 9-16, and optionally, wherein the control circuitry is further to control a mobility management including cell identification, based at least in part on the DRS based measurement report. 
     Example 18 may include the subject matter of any of Examples 9-17, and optionally, wherein the base station is a master evolved Node B (MeNB), and/or the another base station is a secondary evolved Node B (SeNB). 
     Example 19 may comprise a computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions for execution by a processor to perform operations of a UE or a base station, the operations, when executed by the processor to execute any of the operations discussed above in any combination. 
     Example 20 may comprise an apparatus for a UE or a base station comprising means for executing any of the operations discussed above in any combination. 
     Although certain embodiments have been illustrated and described herein for purposes of description, a wide variety of alternate and/or equivalent embodiments or implementations calculated to achieve the same purposes may be substituted for the embodiments shown and described without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. This application is intended to cover any adaptations or variations of the embodiments discussed herein. Therefore, it is manifestly intended that embodiments described herein be limited only by the claims and the equivalents thereof