Patent ID: 8619601

Claim:
A system comprising: a user equipment registered with a home Enhanced Node B, wherein the user is configured to transmit a first signal to a telecommunications network component associated with the home Enhanced Node B, wherein the first signal includes a query to determine if a signal quality measurement should be made, wherein the user equipment is further configured to receive a second signal transmitted from the telecommunications network component in response to the first signal, the second signal being configured to allow the user equipment to perform a measurement of a signal quality from the home Enhanced Node B, wherein the user equipment is further configured to perform the measurement after receiving the second signal, and wherein the user equipment is configured to perform the signal quality measurement only when the user equipment is within range of the home Enhanced B, and the user equipment is further configured to perform at least one of: a comparison of one or more known identifiers of one or more cells, the home Enhanced Node B within at least one of the one or more cells, with an identifier of a current cell with which the user equipment is communicating, the comparison establishing whether the user equipment is within range of the home Enhanced Node B and whether the user equipment should attempt measurement of the signal quality of the home Enhanced Node B; a comparison of a first location of the home Enhanced Node B with a first location of the user equipment, as determined by positioning capability of the user equipment, the comparison establishing that the user equipment is within range of the home Enhanced Node B based on the first location of the home Enhanced Node B and the first location of the user equipment; or using an input received by the user equipment to inform the user equipment that the user equipment is within range of the home Enhanced Node B.