Patent ID: 7769373

Claim:
A method for taking measurements in a user equipment (UE) device, the UE configurable for use in a mobile telecommunications system comprising a plurality of cells, the method comprising: receiving a measurement control set-up command at a Radio Resource Control (RRC) layer; in response initializing layer 1 to enable taking a measurement consistent with the measurement control set-up command; monitoring for a change in state in the UE and, in response to a change in state, the RRC layer issuing a measurement control pause command to layer 1 ; on receipt of the measurement control pause command by layer 1 , layer 1 stopping use of the measurement settings initialized previously; monitoring for a next change in state in the UE and, in response to the next change in state, the RRC layer issuing a measurement control resume command to layer 1 ; and enabling, upon receipt of the measurement control resume command by layer 1 , layer 1 to resume use of the maintained measurement settings.