Abstract
The present disclosure proposes a method of controlling a WLAN measurement report and related apparatuses using the same. According to one of the exemplary embodiments, the proposed method includes not limited to receiving a configuration message; determining whether to transmit a WLAN measurement result by checking a set of rules after receiving configuration message; generating a WLAN measurement report comprising the WLAN measurement result and transmitting a response message comprising the WLAN measurement report in response to having determined to transmit the WLAN measurement result based on the set of rules; and omitting the WLAN measurement result in the WLAN measurement report in response to having determined to not transmit the WLAN measurement result based on the set of rules.
Technologies
Resource configuration
Product
Use Cases
Wireless communication
Services
Claim
1. A method of controlling wireless local area network (WLAN) measurement report applicable to a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
receiving a configuration message which provides or updates a set of rules;
determining whether to transmit a WLAN measurement result by checking the set of rules and a user preference setting after receiving the configuration message; and
generating a WLAN measurement report comprising the WLAN measurement result and transmitting a response message comprising the WLAN measurement report in response to having determined to transmit the WLAN measurement result based on the set of rules and the user preference setting, wherein a rule of the set of rules comprises:
a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of an access point (AP) within an AP list provided by a serving eNB is less than a predefined second threshold and a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of an access point (AP) not within an AP list provided by a serving eNB exceeds a predefined third threshold; or
a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of an access point (AP) within an AP list provided by a serving eNB is less than a predefined fourth threshold,
wherein the user preference setting includes whether a preferred WLAN is available.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether to transmit the WLAN measurement result by checking the set of rules comprises:
determining to not transmit the WLAN measurement based on the rule of the set of rules being satisfied, wherein the rule of the set of rules comprises:
a user preference setting restrains using a WLAN which corresponds to the WLAN measurement report.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether to transmit the WLAN measurement result by checking the set of rules comprises:
determining to not transmit the WLAN measurement result based on the rule of the set of rules being satisfied, wherein the rule of the set of rules comprises:
a WLAN module of the user equipment is unavailable.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether to transmit the WLAN measurement result by checking the set of rules comprises:
determining to not transmit the WLAN measurement result based on the rule of the set of rules being satisfied, wherein the rule of the set of rules comprises:
the UE is mobile within an access point (AP) list provided by a serving eNB.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether to transmit the WLAN measurement result by checking the set of rules comprises:
determining to transmit the WLAN measurement result based on the rule of the set of rules being satisfied, wherein the rule of the set of rules comprises:
a candidate access point (AP) is not within an AP list provided by a serving eNB.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein omitting the WLAN measurement result in the WLAN measurement report further comprising:
transmitting the response message comprising the WLAN measurement report, wherein the WLAN measurement report comprises a cause of the omitting the WLAN measurement result.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the configuration message comprises an identifier (ID) of an access point of a WLAN which corresponds to the WLAN measurement report.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of rules is inherent to the user equipment.
9. A user equipment comprising:
a transmitter;
a receiver;
a processor coupled to the transmitter and the receiver, wherein the processor is configured at least for:
receiving, via the receiver, a configuration message which provides or updates a set of rules;
determining whether to transmit a WLAN measurement result by checking the set of rules and a user preference setting after receiving the configuration message; and
generating a WLAN measurement report comprising the WLAN measurement result and transmitting, via the transmitter, a response message comprising the WLAN measurement report in response to having determined to transmit the WLAN measurement result based on the set of rules and the user preference setting, wherein a rule of the set of rules comprises:
a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of an access point (AP) within an AP list provided by a serving eNB is less than a predefined second threshold and a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of an access point (AP) not within an AP list provided by a serving eNB exceeds a predefined third threshold; or
a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of an access point (AP) within an AP list provided by a serving eNB is less than a predefined fourth threshold,
wherein the user preference setting includes whether a preferred WLAN is available.
10. A method of controlling wireless local area network (WLAN) measurement report applicable to a base station, the method comprising:
transmitting a configuration message which provides or updates a set of rules;
receiving a response message comprising a WLAN measurement report which is based on checking the set of rules and a user preference setting after transmitting the configuration message, wherein a rule of the set of rules comprises:
a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of an access point (AP) within an AP list provided by a serving eNB is less than a predefined second threshold and a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of an access point (AP) not within an AP list provided by a serving eNB exceeds a predefined third threshold; or
a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of an access point (AP) within an AP list provided by a serving eNB is less than a predefined fourth threshold;
determining whether to integrate a WLAN which corresponds to the WLAN measurement report in response to receiving the response message; and
transmitting a command message in response to having determined to integrate the WLAN,
wherein the user preference setting includes whether a preferred WLAN is available.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein receiving the response message further comprising:
a cause of omitting a WLAN measurement result in the WLAN measurement report.
12. The method of claim 10, wherein the configuration message comprises an identifier (ID) of an access point of a WLAN which corresponds to the WLAN measurement report.
13. The method of claim 10, wherein the set of rules comprises:
omitting a WLAN measurement result in the WLAN measurement report if a user preference setting restrains using the WLAN.
14. The method of claim 10, wherein the set of rules comprises:
omitting a WLAN measurement result in the WLAN measurement report if a WLAN module used to communicate with the WLAN is unavailable.
15. The method of claim 10, wherein the set of rules comprises:
omitting a WLAN measurement result in the WLAN measurement report if mobility is within an access point list (AP) provided by a serving eNB and transmitted from the base station.
16. The method of claim 10, wherein the set of rules comprises:
transmitting a WLAN measurement result in the WLAN measurement report if a candidate access point (AP) is not within an AP list provided by a serving eNB.
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