A method of adapting radio resources based on physical conditions in a device for wireless communication, the method comprising: determining radio conditions; mapping the radio conditions to a metric; reporting the radio conditions to a handler of radio resources; and using the reported radio conditions and their mappings to the metric by the handler for radio resource operations, wherein the determining of radio conditions comprises measuring reference signal received power, RSRP, and wherein the mapping of the radio conditions to a metric comprises mapping the radio conditions to any of: reference signal received quality, RSRQ, and signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio of reference signals, RS-SINR; the method further comprising: determining whether the device is to operate in a conventional operation mode or an enhanced coverage operation mode, wherein if the device is to operate in the enhanced coverage operation mode, the using of the reported radio conditions and their mappings to the metric by the handler for radio resource operations comprises operating based on the metric to which the radio conditions are mapped, and wherein if the device is to operate in the conventional operation mode, the using of the reported radio conditions and their mappings to the metric by the handler for radio resource operations comprises operating based on metrics provided by the reported radio conditions. determining radio conditions; mapping the radio conditions to a metric; reporting the radio conditions to a handler of radio resources; and using the reported radio conditions and their mappings to the metric by the handler for radio resource operations, wherein the determining of radio conditions comprises measuring reference signal received power, RSRP, and wherein the mapping of the radio conditions to a metric comprises mapping the radio conditions to any of: reference signal received quality, RSRQ, and signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio of reference signals, RS-SINR; the method further comprising: determining whether the device is to operate in a conventional operation mode or an enhanced coverage operation mode, wherein if the device is to operate in the enhanced coverage operation mode, the using of the reported radio conditions and their mappings to the metric by the handler for radio resource operations comprises operating based on the metric to which the radio conditions are mapped, and wherein if the device is to operate in the conventional operation mode, the using of the reported radio conditions and their mappings to the metric by the handler for radio resource operations comprises operating based on metrics provided by the reported radio conditions. reference signal received quality, RSRQ, and signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio of reference signals, RS-SINR; the method further comprising: determining whether the device is to operate in a conventional operation mode or an enhanced coverage operation mode, wherein if the device is to operate in the enhanced coverage operation mode, the using of the reported radio conditions and their mappings to the metric by the handler for radio resource operations comprises operating based on the metric to which the radio conditions are mapped, and wherein if the device is to operate in the conventional operation mode, the using of the reported radio conditions and their mappings to the metric by the handler for radio resource operations comprises operating based on metrics provided by the reported radio conditions. determining whether the device is to operate in a conventional operation mode or an enhanced coverage operation mode, wherein if the device is to operate in the enhanced coverage operation mode, the using of the reported radio conditions and their mappings to the metric by the handler for radio resource operations comprises operating based on the metric to which the radio conditions are mapped, and wherein if the device is to operate in the conventional operation mode, the using of the reported radio conditions and their mappings to the metric by the handler for radio resource operations comprises operating based on metrics provided by the reported radio conditions.