A method for collecting network performance measurements in a mobile communications network, the mobile communications network comprising at least one network node and at least one mobile terminal connected to the at least one network node, implementing a Minimization of Drive Tests, "MDT", trace measurement configuration and collection, wherein the method comprises the steps of: - receiving, by the at least one mobile terminal, a measurement configuration comprising at least one of a service specific measurement configuration and an active measurement configuration from the at least one network node via the 3GPP Radio Resource Control, "RRC", protocol, or via a dedicated measurement configuration protocol, which may or may not use the services of the RRC protocol; - performing, in the at least one mobile terminal and if the measurement configuration contains a service specific measurement configuration, a service specific measurement based on a service specific measurement configuration, wherein the service specific measurement includes determining one or more quality metrics related to at least one of one or more services, one or more service types, one or more bearers, one or more applications and one or more application types provided in the mobile communications network, to obtain a result of the performed service specific measurement; - generating, in the at least one mobile terminal and if the measurement configuration contains an active measurement configuration, active test traffic based on an active measurement configuration to perform an active measurement, wherein the active measurement uses the generated test traffic to obtain a result of the performed active measurement, the result of the performed active measurement indicating the performance of the test traffic in the mobile communications network; and - transmitting, by the at least one mobile terminal, at least one of the result of the performed service specific measurement and the result of the performed active measurement to the at least one network node. - receiving, by the at least one mobile terminal, a measurement configuration comprising at least one of a service specific measurement configuration and an active measurement configuration from the at least one network node via the 3GPP Radio Resource Control, "RRC", protocol, or via a dedicated measurement configuration protocol, which may or may not use the services of the RRC protocol; - performing, in the at least one mobile terminal and if the measurement configuration contains a service specific measurement configuration, a service specific measurement based on a service specific measurement configuration, wherein the service specific measurement includes determining one or more quality metrics related to at least one of one or more services, one or more service types, one or more bearers, one or more applications and one or more application types provided in the mobile communications network, to obtain a result of the performed service specific measurement; - generating, in the at least one mobile terminal and if the measurement configuration contains an active measurement configuration, active test traffic based on an active measurement configuration to perform an active measurement, wherein the active measurement uses the generated test traffic to obtain a result of the performed active measurement, the result of the performed active measurement indicating the performance of the test traffic in the mobile communications network; and - transmitting, by the at least one mobile terminal, at least one of the result of the performed service specific measurement and the result of the performed active measurement to the at least one network node.