Patent ID: 8831590

Claim:
A cellular communications device comprising: means for receiving a measurement control command including a neighbour cell list identifying cells for which cell measurements are requested; means for determining a suitability of network provisions provided with respect to the requested cell measurements in dependence upon a current status of the cellular communications device; means for obtaining the requested cell measurements; and means for generating a measurement report including measurement status data indicative of a measurement status of the requested cell measurements or indicative of the suitability of the network provisions for the requested cell measurements, wherein said measurement status data includes data indicating whether or not the cellular communication device can perform the requested cell measurements by a first reporting time defined by a reporting interval contained within the received measurement control command, and said measurement status data includes data indicating whether or not network provisioned measurement gaps are too short and/or too close to other reserved resources or indicating that the cellular communication device is incapable of supporting the requested cell measurements for any other reason.