Patent ID: 8615244

Claim:
A measurement control method, comprising: receiving, by a user equipment (UE), measurement indication information from a network, the measurement indication information including an identification about a first area where a current cell belongs to, the current cell being a cell where the UE is currently located; determining, by the UE, whether the first area is within a preferred area of the UE, according to the identification about the first area; reading, by the UE, a broadcast message about a neighboring cell, wherein the broadcast message includes an identification about a second area where the neighboring cell belongs to; determining, by the UE, whether the second area is within the preferred area of the UE according to the identification about the second area; performing, by the UE, a measurement on a frequency layer where the neighboring cell is located, if the first area is not within the preferred area of the UE, and the second area is within the preferred area of the UE; and moving, by the UE, from the current cell to the neighboring cell upon determining, according to the measurement, that the neighboring cell satisfies a reselection condition of the UE.