WO2018085702A1 - Enhancement of enhanced minimization of drive tests reporting - Google Patents

Abstract

Described is an apparatus of a User Equipment (UE). The apparatus may comprise a first circuitry, a second circuitry, and a third circuitry. The first circuitry may be operable detect a first Self-Optimizing Network or Minimization of Drive Tests (SON/MDT) event corresponding with a first set of indicators comprising a first timestamp and a first location indicator. The second circuitry may be operable to detect a second SON/MDT event corresponding with a second set of indicators comprising a second timestamp and a second location indicator. The third circuitry may be operable to refrain from storing the second set of indicators in the memory if the second SON/MDT event is determined to be redundant based upon the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators.

Description

ENHANCEMENT OF ENHANCED MINIMIZATION OF DRIVE TESTS REPORTING

CLAIM OF PRIORITY

[0001] The present application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) to United

States Provisional Patent Application Serial Number 62/417,587 filed November 4, 2016, entitled "EMDT REPORTING", and to United States Provisional Patent Application Serial Number 62/421,842 filed November 14, 2016, entitled "ENHANCED MINIMIZATION OF DRIVE TESTS FEATURE DECLARATION", which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.

BACKGROUND

[0002] A variety of wireless cellular communication systems have been implemented, including a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Universal Mobile

Telecommunications System, a 3GPP Long-Term Evolution (LTE) system, and a 3GPP LTE- Advanced (LTE-A) system. Next-generation wireless cellular communication systems based upon LTE and LTE-A systems are being developed, such as a fifth generation (5G) wireless system / 5G mobile networks system.

[0003] Wireless cellular communication systems may incorporate features pertaining to Self Organizing Network (SON) technologies and Minimization of Drive Tests (MDT) technologies.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0004] The embodiments of the disclosure will be understood more fully from the detailed description given below and from the accompanying drawings of various embodiments of the disclosure. However, while the drawings are to aid in explanation and understanding, they are only an aid, and should not be taken to limit the disclosure to the specific embodiments depicted therein.

[0005] Figs. 1A and IB illustrate a flow diagram for processing redundant Self

Organizing Network (SON) / Minimization of Drive Tests (MDT) events, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.

[0006] Figs. 2A and 2B illustrate a flow diagram for processing redundant

SON/MDT events, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.

[0007] Fig. 3 illustrates a protocol for a User Equipment (UE) capability transfer, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. l [0008] Fig. 4 illustrates a portion of an information element, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.

[0009] Fig. 5 illustrates an Evolved Node B (eNB) and a UE, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.

[0010] Fig. 6 illustrates hardware processing circuitries for a UE for processing redundant SON/MDT events, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.

[0011] Fig. 7 illustrates methods for a UE for processing redundant SON/MDT events, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.

[0012] Fig. 8 illustrates methods for a UE for processing redundant SON/MDT events, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.

[0013] Fig. 9 illustrates example components of a device, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.

[0014] Fig. 10 illustrates example interfaces of baseband circuitry, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0015] Various wireless cellular communication systems have been implemented or are being proposed, including a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), a 3GPP Long-Term Evolution (LTE) system, a 3GPP LTE-Advanced system, and a 5th Generation wireless system / 5th Generation mobile networks (5G) system / 5th Generation new radio (NR) system.

[0016] With respect to various embodiments, Self Organizing Network (SON) technologies and Minimization of Drive Tests (MDT) technologies may be significant technologies for initial deployment of wireless communications system networks, for continued network optimization to ensure optimal time and effort to deploy cellular networks, and for making neighbor list updates during calls. In legacy wireless networks, a dropped call, a missed page, or another reason for loss of communication with a User Equipment (UE) (e.g., a 3 GPP device) may be recorded or otherwise logged by the UE and may be transmitted to the network for purposes of improving user experiences. In the case of a missed page, UE logs may be available to the network and may be used for MDT purposes.

[0017] Accordingly, after being gathered by a UE, logs may be transmitted to the network and then processed. This method of transmittal to the network may be via a radio access interface, which may add signaling overload. [0018] However, during an immediate SON/MDT event, or for logged SON/MDT, there may be an immense amount of redundant information about the SON/MDT event transmitted over the air control signal. The data transmitted over the air may be expensive and an inefficient use of resources.

[0019] Discussed herein are mechanisms and methods for reducing transmission of redundant information pertaining to SON/MDT events. Signaling overhead associated with transmission of redundant SON/MDT information may be limited by provisioning a UE to not report duplicate logs; or alternatively, if such logs are to be reported, by provisioning the UE to flag them as duplicate

[0020] In cases where the network prefers to have all information, a UE may be provisioned to flag even the redundant information. Networks may accordingly be advantageously enabled to make prudent decisions for optimizing the network.

[0021] In various embodiments, MDT information from same geographic area may advantageously not be transmitted (or may not be transmitted too many times) via over-the- air resources. This over-transmission may be a significant problem, since geographic locations inducing SON/MDT events may be likely to present continuing coverage holes, and may thus trigger many SON/MDT events until network deployment has been optimized to appropriately cover such coverage holes.

[0022] With respect to various embodiments, for some wireless communication systems (e.g., systems based on 3GPP Release-13), the capability of a UE to support an enhanced MDT (eMDT) feature (e.g., a 3GPP Release-13 eMDT feature) may not be known to the network. For example, one or more Evolved Node-Bs (eNBs) in wireless

communication with the UE may not know whether the UE has the capability to support eMDT. In an environment where the UE capability is important information for the network to know, this missing information may cause unfair termination of calls by the network.

[0023] Discussed herein are mechanisms and methods to enable a network to know that a UE can support an eMDT capability (e.g., a 3GPP Release-13 eMDT feature). A network may be enabled to know that a UE can support the an eMDT capability (e.g., a 3GPP Release-13 eMDT feature) by use of a Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) item, e.g. in a controlled testing environment in which a network may be simulated, or by a UE's report of a UE Capability, e.g. in Radio Resource Control (RRC) messaging in a real network environment

[0024] In the following description, numerous details are discussed to provide a more thorough explanation of embodiments of the present disclosure. It will be apparent to one skilled in the art, however, that embodiments of the present disclosure may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form, rather than in detail, in order to avoid obscuring embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0025] Note that in the corresponding drawings of the embodiments, signals are represented with lines. Some lines may be thicker, to indicate a greater number of constituent signal paths, and/or have arrows at one or more ends, to indicate a direction of information flow. Such indications are not intended to be limiting. Rather, the lines are used in connection with one or more exemplary embodiments to facilitate easier understanding of a circuit or a logical unit. Any represented signal, as dictated by design needs or preferences, may actually comprise one or more signals that may travel in either direction and may be implemented with any suitable type of signal scheme.

[0026] Throughout the specification, and in the claims, the term "connected" means a direct electrical, mechanical, or magnetic connection between the things that are connected, without any intermediary devices. The term "coupled" means either a direct electrical, mechanical, or magnetic connection between the things that are connected or an indirect connection through one or more passive or active intermediary devices. The term "circuit" or "module" may refer to one or more passive and/or active components that are arranged to cooperate with one another to provide a desired function. The term "signal" may refer to at least one current signal, voltage signal, magnetic signal, or data/clock signal. The meaning of "a," "an," and "the" include plural references. The meaning of "in" includes "in" and "on."

[0027] The terms "substantially," "close," "approximately," "near," and "about" generally refer to being within +/- 10% of a target value. Unless otherwise specified the use of the ordinal adjectives "first," "second," and "third," etc., to describe a common object, merely indicate that different instances of like objects are being referred to, and are not intended to imply that the objects so described must be in a given sequence, either temporally, spatially, in ranking, or in any other manner.

[0028] It is to be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the invention described herein are, for example, capable of operation in other orientations than those illustrated or otherwise described herein.

[0029] The terms "left," "right," "front," "back," "top," "bottom," "over," "under," and the like in the description and in the claims, if any, are used for descriptive purposes and not necessarily for describing permanent relative positions. [0030] For purposes of the embodiments, the transistors in various circuits, modules, and logic blocks are Tunneling FETs (TFETs). Some transistors of various embodiments may comprise metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistors, which include drain, source, gate, and bulk terminals. The transistors may also include Tri-Gate and FinFET transistors, Gate All Around Cylindrical Transistors, Square Wire, or Rectangular Ribbon Transistors or other devices implementing transistor functionality like carbon nanotubes or spintronic devices. MOSFET symmetrical source and drain terminals i.e., are identical terminals and are interchangeably used here. A TFET device, on the other hand, has asymmetric Source and Drain terminals. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that other transistors, for example, Bi-polar junction transistors-BJT PNP/NPN, BiCMOS, CMOS, etc., may be used for some transistors without departing from the scope of the disclosure.

[0031] For the purposes of the present disclosure, the phrases "A and/or B" and "A or

B" mean (A), (B), or (A and B). For the purposes of the present disclosure, the phrase "A, B, and/or C" means (A), (B), (C), (A and B), (A and C), (B and C), or (A, B and C).

[0032] In addition, the various elements of combinatorial logic and sequential logic discussed in the present disclosure may pertain both to physical structures (such as AND gates, OR gates, or XOR gates), or to synthesized or otherwise optimized collections of devices implementing the logical structures that are Boolean equivalents of the logic under discussion.

[0033] In addition, for purposes of the present disclosure, the term "eNB" may refer to a legacy LTE capable Evolved Node-B (eNB), an Access Point (AP), and/or another base station for a wireless communication system. The term "gNB" may refer to a next-generation or 5G-capable eNB, or a New Radio (NR) capable eNB, and the term "eNB" may also refer to a gNB. For purposes of the present disclosure, the term "UE" may refer to a legacy LTE capable User Equipment (UE), a Station (STA), and/or another mobile equipment for a wireless communication system. The term "UE" may refer to a next-generation or 5G capable UE, or an NR capable UE.

[0034] Various embodiments of eNBs and/or UEs discussed below may process one or more transmissions of various types. Some processing of a transmission may comprise demodulating, decoding, detecting, parsing, and/or otherwise handling a transmission that has been received. In some embodiments, an eNB or UE processing a transmission may determine or recognize the transmission's type and/or a condition associated with the transmission. For some embodiments, an eNB or UE processing a transmission may act in accordance with the transmission's type, and/or may act conditionally based upon the transmission's type. An eNB or UE processing a transmission may also recognize one or more values or fields of data carried by the transmission. Processing a transmission may comprise moving the transmission through one or more layers of a protocol stack (which may be implemented in, e.g., hardware and/or software-configured elements), such as by moving a transmission that has been received by an eNB or a UE through one or more layers of a protocol stack.

[0035] Various embodiments of eNBs and/or UEs discussed below may also generate one or more transmissions of various types. Some generating of a transmission may comprise modulating, encoding, formatting, assembling, and/or otherwise handling a transmission that is to be transmitted. In some embodiments, an eNB or UE generating a transmission may establish the transmission's type and/or a condition associated with the transmission. For some embodiments, an eNB or UE generating a transmission may act in accordance with the transmission's type, and/or may act conditionally based upon the transmission's type. An eNB or UE generating a transmission may also determine one or more values or fields of data carried by the transmission. Generating a transmission may comprise moving the transmission through one or more layers of a protocol stack (which may be implemented in, e.g., hardware and/or software-configured elements), such as by moving a transmission to be sent by an eNB or a UE through one or more layers of a protocol stack.

[0036] In various embodiments, resources may span various Resource Blocks (RBs),

Physical Resource Blocks (PRBs), and/or time periods (e.g., frames, subframes, and/or slots) of a wireless communication system. In some contexts, allocated resources (e.g., channels, Orthogonal Frequency -Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, subcarrier frequencies, resource elements (REs), and/or portions thereof) may be formatted for (and prior to) transmission over a wireless communication link. In other contexts, allocated resources (e.g., channels, OFDM symbols, subcarrier frequencies, REs, and/or portions thereof) may be detected from (and subsequent to) reception over a wireless communication link.

[0037] With respect to various embodiments, Figs. 1A and IB illustrate a flow diagram for processing redundant Self Organizing Network (SON) / Minimization of Drive Tests (MDT) events, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. A process 100 may comprise a start 105, a condition 110, a condition 115, a condition 120, a portion 125, a condition 135, a portion 140, a portion 145, a condition 150, a portion 155, a portion 160, and/or an end 195.

[0038] After starting at start 105, in condition 110, a determination may be made as to whether a UE supports an enhancement of eMDT (e.g., an enhancement relevant to reducing redundant logging of SON/MDT events). If so, then in condition 115, a determination may be made as to whether the UE supports obtaining location information and linking the location information to other eMDT information (such as timestamp information and measurement information). If so, then in condition 120, a determination may be made as to whether a SON/MDT event has occurred (e.g., a dropped call, a missed page, or another reason for loss of communication between a UE and a network). If so, then in portion 125, the UE may store information geographic location information, a timestamp, and/or measurements related to the SON/MDT event in a register (for N consecutive measurements, or for T duration, or both). Measurement information may include, for example, signal strength information. The information may be stored in a memory structure, for example, a buffer, or a register, or a first-in first-out (FIFO) memory structure, or any other suitable memory structure.

[0039] Then, in condition 135, a determination may be made as to whether the location linked to the SON/MDT event is the same as a location previously stored in the memory structure (e.g., location information related to previous SON/MDT events), or whether the location linked to the SON/MDT event is within a certain range of any previously-stored location. A determination may also be made as to whether measurement information is the same as previously-stored measurement information, or as to whether measurement information is different than previously-stored measurement information, or as to whether measurement information is within a certain range of previously-stored measurement information. Condition 135 may accordingly make a determination as to whether a SON/MDT event is a redundant SON/MDT event (e.g., by virtue of being within a certain geographic range of a previously-stored SON/MDT event, and/or by virtue of being within a certain range of a measurement associated with a previously-stored SON/MDT event).

[0040] If any of condition 110, condition 115, condition 120, or condition 135 is determined to not exist, then in portion 140, the UE may continue with legacy eMDT functionality (e.g., functionality in accordance with 3GPP Release-13). Process 100 may then end with end 195.

[0041] If condition 135 is determined to exist, then in portion 145, information related to the SON/MDT event (e.g., geographic location information, timestamp information, and/or measurement information) may be stored in the memory structure, along with a flag indicating that the information is duplicated. Then, in condition 150, a determination may be made as to whether the UE received an indication from the network to report duplicate events.

[0042] If condition 160 is determined to exist, then in portion 160, the SON/MDT event information may be reported, either as an immediate MDT, or as a logged MDT, or as any other form of MDT, and the flag indicating that the information is duplicated may also be reported. Process 100 may then end with end 195. However, if condition 150 is determined to not exist, then in portion 150, the duplicate SON/MDT event is not reported, and process 100 may then end with end 195.

[0043] Figs. 2A and 2B illustrate a flow diagram for processing redundant

SON/MDT events, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. A process 200 may comprise a start 205, a condition 210, a condition 215, a condition 220, a portion 225, a portion 230, a condition 135, a portion 240, a portion 265, a condition 270, a condition 270, a portion 275, and/or an end 295.

[0044] After starting at start 205, in condition 210, a determination may be made as to whether a UE supports an enhancement of eMDT (e.g., an enhancement relevant to reducing redundant logging of SON/MDT events). If so, then in condition 215, a determination may be made as to whether the UE supports obtaining location information and linking the location information to other eMDT information (such as timestamp information and measurement information). If so, then in condition 220, a determination may be made as to whether a SON/MDT event has occurred (e.g., a dropped call, a missed page, or another reason for loss of communication between a UE and a network).

[0045] If so, then in portion 225, the UE may store information geographic location information, a timestamp, and/or measurements related to the SON/MDT event in a register (for N consecutive measurements, or for T duration, or both). Measurement information may include, for example, signal strength information. The information may be stored in a memory structure, for example, a buffer, or a register, or a first-in first-out (FIFO) memory structure, or any other suitable memory structure. Then, in portion 230, the UE may additionally store Radio Access Technology (RAT) information linked with the SON/MDT event.

[0046] Then, in condition 235, a determination may be made as to whether the location linked to the SON/MDT event is the same as a location previously stored in the memory structure (e.g., location information related to previous SON/MDT events), or whether the location linked to the SON/MDT event is within a certain range of any previously-stored location, and/or whether a RAT linked to the SON/MDT event is the same as a RAT linked to the previous SON/MDT event (e.g., a previous SON/MDT event determined to be at the same location or within a certain range). Condition 135 may accordingly make a determination as to whether a SON/MDT event is a redundant

SON/MDT event (e.g., by virtue of being within a certain geographic range of a previously- stored SON/MDT event, and/or by virtue of being associated with the same RAT as such a previously-stored SON/MDT event).

[0047] Then, in portion 265, the SON/MDT event information may be reported as either an immediate MDT, or as a logged MDT, or as any other form of MDT, along with a RAT issue flag. Then, in condition 270, a determination may be made as to whether another RAT signal may be available, for example a RAT signal with better signal measurements for a duration Tl .

[0048] If any of condition 210, condition 215, condition 220, condition 235, or condition 270 is determined to not exist, then in portion 140, the UE may continue with legacy eMDT functionality (e.g., functionality in accordance with 3GPP Release-13).

Process 200 may then end with end 295.

[0049] If condition 270 is determined to exist, then in portion 275, the UE may indicate to the network to trigger SON for the UE to reselect, re-direct, fallback, or handover to another RAT, such as the RAT having better signal conditions. Process 200 may then end with end 295.

[0050] Process 100 and process 200 may accordingly encompass various embodiments. In some embodiments, duplicate reporting for location information within certain accuracy arising from a SON/MDT event may be identified. In order to identify the duplicate information, a UE may keep a memory structure (e.g., a buffer or a register) for a defined time to store information related to a number N of previous such events. The UE may be operable to determine if the information is redundant. The UE may keep a log of previous SON/MDT events in the memory structure and may use them for comparison. The number of events logged in the register may be chosen based on a number of events or a time duration using a timer for which the logs may be stored.

[0051] For some embodiments, a SON/MDT event may also be determined to be redundant or duplicate if a geographic location associated with the SON/MDT event is the same as, or is within a certain range of, a geographic location logged in the memory structure related to a previous SON/MDT event. In some embodiments, the SON/MDT event may be determined to be redundant if the geographic location is the same as a logged geographic location, and a logged measurement (e.g., a logged signal strength) is the same as, or is within a certain range of, a measurement logged in the memory structure related to a previous SON/MDT event. For some embodiments, the SON/MDT event may be determined to be redundant if the geographic location is the same as a logged geographic location, and a logged measurement (e.g., a logged signal strength) is different than a measurement logged in the memory structure related to a previous SON/MDT event (e.g., by a predetermined degree).

[0052] In some embodiments, a geographic location at which a SON/MDT event occurs may have poor signal (e.g., a low signal strength) in the RAT of the serving cell. However, the geographic location may have good signal (e.g., a high signal strength) in another available RAT. In such a situation, a UE may hand over, or re-select to the other RAT having better signal quality. For various embodiments, the availability of a good signal in another RAT may be determined by monitoring signal quality of the RAT over certain duration (e.g., using a timer).

[0053] For some embodiments, a UE may flag the network to perform an inter-RAT hand over, or reselection, or fallback, e.g., in a scenario where there is a duplicate

SON/MDT. If the network receives multiple SON/MDT reports with flags of duplicate information, it may choose to either optimize the network by deploying extra network entities to cover the implied coverage gap, or it may choose to make a fallback, or handover, or reselection to the other RAT having better signal quality.

[0054] In some embodiments, in the event of a failure to reestablish an RRC connection (e.g., in the event of RRCConnectionRestablishment failure), a RAT fallback may be attempted to ensure service, as an enhanced SON feature.

[0055] For some embodiments, a UE may be operable to obtain location information and of storing it for immediate MDT or logged MDT. The UE may obtain location information of a SON/MDT event by using one of the available location methods on the device or the network.

[0056] In some embodiments, a UE may be operable to compare SON/MDT measurements and location information to previous measurements and location information (e.g., for a number N of previous logs and/or for a duration T). A UE may record SON/MDT event information in a memory structure (e.g., a buffer or register) which may then be transmitted to the network, in an on-demand manner or in a periodic manner. Further, the UE may correlate the SON/MDT event timestamp with a signal measurement timestamp and a location information timestamp. [0057] For some embodiments, a UE may be operable to send SON/MDT information through a control plane or a user plane using signaling data or user data. The UE may determine if the data is duplicate based upon being within a certain range of a location, and/or based upon an accuracy of signal measurement.

[0058] In some embodiments, a UE may use a flag to report redundant information while signaling to the network.

[0059] For some embodiments, a UE may include the redundant data with the flag, e.g., in cases in which a network requests duplicate data.

[0060] In some embodiments, a UE may be operable to perform in multiple RATs.

The UE may fallback, or handover, or reselect to another RAT based upon one or more repeated (e.g., redundant) SON/MDT events.

[0061] For some embodiments, in the event of a low battery indication, a UE may save data in a memory structure (e.g., a buffer or a register) until battery conditions are better, or the UE may discard SON/MDT reporting altogether.

[0062] Accordingly, with respect to the general principles and requirements guiding the definition of functions for minimization of drive tests (e.g., as defined in 3GPP Technical specification (TS) 37.320, clause 4.1), duplicate measurements and linked location information, and/or other information or measurements, may not be included (e.g., may not be reported by a UE to a network) in order to limit the impact to UE battery consumption and/or network signaling load. If a UE wishes to include redundant information (e.g., because a network has requested that the UE do so), the UE may flag the information as being duplicate information. Measurement and/or location information may be considered to be duplicate information if within certain percentage of accuracy. For example, measurement and/or location information may be considered to be duplicate if within a certain range of previously-logged and/or previously-reported measurement and/or location information.

[0063] With respect to various embodiments, Table 1 below (which may be related to

Table A.4.4-1 : Additional Information in 3 GPP TS 36.523-2 clause A.4.4: Additional information) includes an Item 131, which may be with reference to 3GPP TS 36.306, 6.8.2, for 3GPP Release-13. Table 1 may comprise one or more PICS items. In accordance with Item 131, support of or support for a Quality of Service Class Indicator 1 (QCI1) indication in a Radio Link Failure Report may be indicated by a mnemonic, e.g.

"pc qcillndication inRLF." Accordingly, in various embodiments, use of a PICS item such as pc qcillndication inRLF may support QCI1 indication in a Radio Link Failure Report.

 Tal ble 1

Item Additional Ref. Release Mnemonic Comments information

131 Support of QCI1 indication 36.306, Rel-13 pc qci 1 Indication inRLF

in Radio Link Failure Report 6.8.2

[0064] Fig. 3 illustrates a protocol for a User Equipment (UE) capability transfer, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. In a protocol 300, an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (EUTRAN) 301, or part of an EUTRAN such as an eNB, may be in wireless communication with a UE 302. Protocol 300 may comprise a first portion 310 and/or a second portion 320. In first portion 310, EUTRAN 301 may transmit a message inquiring about a UE's capabilities (e.g., a UECapability Enquiry transmission) to UE 302. Then, in second portion 320, UE 302 may transmit a message providing information about its capabilities (e.g., a UECapability Information transmission) to EUTRAN 301.

[0065] An information element (IE), which may be termed UE-EUTRA-Capability, may be used to convey Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) UE Radio Access Capability Parameters and Feature Group Indicators for various features. The UE-EUTRA-Capability IE may be transferred in an E-UTRA, or in another RAT.

[0066] Fig. 4 illustrates a portion of an information element, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. A UE-EUTRA-Capability IE 400 may comprise various parameters. UE-EUTRA-Capability IE 410 may be associated with one or more eMDT parameters, one of which may be a parameter 420 that eMDT is supported. Accordingly, when parameter 420 is included, a UE may indicate that the UE supports 3 GPP Release-13 eMDT (e.g., by setting a corresponding bit in a string).

[0067] Accordingly, various embodiments may related to UEs capable of 3GPP

Release-13 eMDT functionality. In some embodiments, a system simulator in a test environment may be operable to test for certification of a UE. For some embodiments, a UE may be operable to report UE Capability Information to a network upon a UE Capability Enquiry. A report may include a bit string to indicate that the UE is capable of 3 GPP Release-13 eMDT functionality. In some embodiments, a simulated system may be operable to support a PICS item (such as pc qcillndication inRLF described herein), which may in turn indicate support for QCI1 indication in a Radio Link Failure Report.

[0068] Fig. 5 illustrates an eNB and a UE, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. Fig. 5 includes block diagrams of an eNB 510 and a UE 530 which are operable to co-exist with each other and other elements of an LTE network. High-level, simplified architectures of eNB 510 and UE 530 are described so as not to obscure the embodiments. It should be noted that in some embodiments, eNB 510 may be a stationary non-mobile device.

[0069] eNB 510 is coupled to one or more antennas 505, and UE 530 is similarly coupled to one or more antennas 525. However, in some embodiments, eNB 510 may incorporate or comprise antennas 505, and UE 530 in various embodiments may incorporate or comprise antennas 525.

[0070] In some embodiments, antennas 505 and/or antennas 525 may comprise one or more directional or omni-directional antennas, including monopole antennas, dipole antennas, loop antennas, patch antennas, microstrip antennas, coplanar wave antennas, or other types of antennas suitable for transmission of RF signals. In some MIMO (multiple-input and multiple output) embodiments, antennas 505 are separated to take advantage of spatial diversity.

[0071] eNB 510 and UE 530 are operable to communicate with each other on a network, such as a wireless network. eNB 510 and UE 530 may be in communication with each other over a wireless communication channel 550, which has both a downlink path from eNB 510 to UE 530 and an uplink path from UE 530 to eNB 510.

[0072] As illustrated in Fig. 5, in some embodiments, eNB 510 may include a physical layer circuitry 512, a MAC (media access control) circuitry 514, a processor 516, a memory 518, and a hardware processing circuitry 520. A person skilled in the art will appreciate that other components not shown may be used in addition to the components shown to form a complete eNB.

[0073] In some embodiments, physical layer circuitry 512 includes a transceiver 513 for providing signals to and from UE 530. Transceiver 513 provides signals to and from UEs or other devices using one or more antennas 505. In some embodiments, MAC circuitry 514 controls access to the wireless medium. Memory 518 may be, or may include, a storage media/medium such as a magnetic storage media (e.g., magnetic tapes or magnetic disks), an optical storage media (e.g., optical discs), an electronic storage media (e.g., conventional hard disk drives, solid-state disk drives, or flash-memory-based storage media), or any tangible storage media or non-transitory storage media. Hardware processing circuitry 520 may comprise logic devices or circuitry to perform various operations. In some embodiments, processor 516 and memory 518 are arranged to perform the operations of hardware processing circuitry 520, such as operations described herein with reference to logic devices and circuitry within eNB 510 and/or hardware processing circuitry 520.

[0074] Accordingly, in some embodiments, eNB 510 may be a device comprising an application processor, a memory, one or more antenna ports, and an interface for allowing the application processor to communicate with another device.

[0075] As is also illustrated in Fig. 5, in some embodiments, UE 530 may include a physical layer circuitry 532, a MAC circuitry 534, a processor 536, a memory 538, a hardware processing circuitry 540, a wireless interface 542, and a display 544. A person skilled in the art would appreciate that other components not shown may be used in addition to the components shown to form a complete UE.

[0076] In some embodiments, physical layer circuitry 532 includes a transceiver 533 for providing signals to and from eNB 510 (as well as other eNBs). Transceiver 533 provides signals to and from eNBs or other devices using one or more antennas 525. In some embodiments, MAC circuitry 534 controls access to the wireless medium. Memory 538 may be, or may include, a storage media/medium such as a magnetic storage media (e.g., magnetic tapes or magnetic disks), an optical storage media (e.g., optical discs), an electronic storage media (e.g., conventional hard disk drives, solid-state disk drives, or flash-memory -based storage media), or any tangible storage media or non-transitory storage media. Wireless interface 542 may be arranged to allow the processor to communicate with another device. Display 544 may provide a visual and/or tactile display for a user to interact with UE 530, such as a touch-screen display. Hardware processing circuitry 540 may comprise logic devices or circuitry to perform various operations. In some embodiments, processor 536 and memory 538 may be arranged to perform the operations of hardware processing circuitry 540, such as operations described herein with reference to logic devices and circuitry within UE 530 and/or hardware processing circuitry 540.

[0077] Accordingly, in some embodiments, UE 530 may be a device comprising an application processor, a memory, one or more antennas, a wireless interface for allowing the application processor to communicate with another device, and a touch-screen display.

[0078] Elements of Fig. 5, and elements of other figures having the same names or reference numbers, can operate or function in the manner described herein with respect to any such figures (although the operation and function of such elements is not limited to such descriptions). For example, Figs. 6 and 9-10 also depict embodiments of eNBs, hardware processing circuitry of eNBs, UEs, and/or hardware processing circuitry of UEs, and the embodiments described with respect to Fig. 5 and Figs. 6 and 9-10 can operate or function in the manner described herein with respect to any of the figures.

[0079] In addition, although eNB 510 and UE 530 are each described as having several separate functional elements, one or more of the functional elements may be combined and may be implemented by combinations of software-configured elements and/or other hardware elements. In some embodiments of this disclosure, the functional elements can refer to one or more processes operating on one or more processing elements. Examples of software and/or hardware configured elements include Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), one or more microprocessors, DSPs, Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFICs), and so on.

[0080] Fig. 6 illustrates hardware processing circuitries for a UE for processing redundant SON/MDT events, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. With reference to Fig. 5, a UE may include various hardware processing circuitries discussed herein (such as hardware processing circuitry 600 of Fig. 6), which may in turn comprise logic devices and/or circuitry operable to perform various operations. For example, in Fig. 5, UE 530 (or various elements or components therein, such as hardware processing circuitry 540, or combinations of elements or components therein) may include part of, or all of, these hardware processing circuitries.

[0081] In some embodiments, one or more devices or circuitries within these hardware processing circuitries may be implemented by combinations of software-configured elements and/or other hardware elements. For example, processor 536 (and/or one or more other processors which UE 530 may comprise), memory 538, and/or other elements or components of UE 530 (which may include hardware processing circuitry 540) may be arranged to perform the operations of these hardware processing circuitries, such as operations described herein with reference to devices and circuitry within these hardware processing circuitries. In some embodiments, processor 536 (and/or one or more other processors which UE 530 may comprise) may be a baseband processor.

[0082] Returning to Fig. 6, an apparatus of UE 530 (or another UE or mobile handset), which may be operable to communicate with one or more eNBs on a wireless network, may comprise hardware processing circuitry 600. In some embodiments, hardware processing circuitry 600 may comprise one or more antenna ports 605 operable to provide various transmissions over a wireless communication channel (such as wireless

communication channel 550). Antenna ports 605 may be coupled to one or more antennas 607 (which may be antennas 525). In some embodiments, hardware processing circuitry 600 may incorporate antennas 607, while in other embodiments, hardware processing circuitry 600 may merely be coupled to antennas 607.

[0083] Antenna ports 605 and antennas 607 may be operable to provide signals from a UE to a wireless communications channel and/or an eNB, and may be operable to provide signals from an eNB and/or a wireless communications channel to a UE. For example, antenna ports 605 and antennas 607 may be operable to provide transmissions from UE 530 to wireless communication channel 550 (and from there to eNB 510, or to another eNB). Similarly, antennas 607 and antenna ports 605 may be operable to provide transmissions from a wireless communication channel 550 (and beyond that, from eNB 510, or another eNB) to UE 530.

[0084] Hardware processing circuitry 600 may comprise various circuitries operable in accordance with the various embodiments discussed herein. With reference to Fig. 6, hardware processing circuitry 600 may comprise a first circuitry 610, a second circuitry 620, and/or a third circuitry 630.

[0085] In a variety of embodiments, first circuitry 610 may be operable to detect a first SON/MDT event corresponding with a first set of indicators comprising a first timestamp and a first location indicator. First circuitry 610 may also be operable to detect a second SON/MDT event corresponding with a second set of indicators comprising a second timestamp and a second location indicator. Second circuitry 620 may be operable to refrain from storing the second set of indicators in the memory if the second SON/MDT event is determined to be redundant based upon the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators. First circuitry 610 may be operable to provide information regarding the indicators to second circuitry 620 via an interface 615. Hardware processing circuitry 600 may also comprise a memory for storing the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators.

[0086] In some embodiments, third circuitry 630 may be operable to generate a transmission carrying an indicator that the UE supports enhanced MDT functionality.

[0087] For some embodiments, at least one of the first set of indicators and the second indicators comprises a measurement indicator. In some embodiments, the measurement indicator may be a signal strength indicator. For some embodiments, at least one of the first location indicator and the second location indicator comprises geographic location information. [0088] In some embodiments, the first location indicator may include a first geographic location. For some embodiments, the second location indicator may include a second geographic location, and the determination may include determining whether a distance between the first geographic location and the second geographic location exceeds a reference distance.

[0089] In some embodiments, the first set of indicators may comprise a first measurement indicator having a first measurement, the second set of indicators may comprise a second measurement indicator having a second measurement, and the determination may include determining whether a difference between the first measurement and the second measurement exceeds a reference difference. For some embodiments, the memory may comprise a FIFO storage structure.

[0090] In some embodiments, second circuitry 620 may be operable to store the first set of indicators in the memory. For some embodiments, second circuitry 620 may be operable to invalidate the first set of indicators in the memory if the first timestamp is older than a length of time T.

[0091] In a variety of embodiments, first circuitry 610 may be operable to detect a first SON/MDT event corresponding with a first set of indicators comprising a first timestamp and a first location indicator. Second circuitry 620 may be operable to store the first set of indicators in the memory. First circuitry 610 may also be operable to detect a second SON/MDT event corresponding with a second set of indicators comprising a second timestamp and a second location indicator. Second circuitry 620 may also be operable to determine whether the second SON/MDT event is redundant based upon the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators. Second circuitry 620 may additionally be operable to refrain from storing the second set of indicators in the memory. Third circuitry 630 may be operable to generate a transmission carrying an indicator that the UE supports enhanced MDT functionality. Hardware processing circuitry 600 may also comprise a memory for storing the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators.

[0092] In some embodiments, at least one of the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators may comprise a measurement indicator. For some embodiments, the measurement indicator may be a signal strength indicator. In some embodiments, at least one of the first location indicator and the second location indicator comprises geographic location information. For some embodiments, the first location indicator may include a first geographic location, the second location indicator may include a second geographic location, and/or the determination may include determining whether a distance between the first geographic location and the second geographic location exceeds a reference distance.

[0093] In some embodiments, the first set of indicators may comprise a first measurement indicator having a first measurement, the second set of indicators may comprise a second measurement indicator having a second measurement, and/or the determination may include determining whether a difference between the first measurement and the second measurement exceeds a reference difference. For some embodiments, the memory may comprise a FIFO storage structure.

[0094] In some embodiments, second circuitry 620 may be operable to invalidate the first set of indicators in the memory if the first timestamp is older than a length of time T.

[0095] In some embodiments, first circuitry 610, second circuitry 620, and/or third circuitry 630 may be implemented as separate circuitries. In other embodiments, first circuitry 610, second circuitry 620, and/or third circuitry 630 may be combined and implemented together in a circuitry without altering the essence of the embodiments.

[0096] Fig. 7 illustrates methods for a UE for processing redundant SON/MDT events, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. Fig. 8 illustrates methods for a UE for processing redundant SON/MDT events, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. With reference to Fig. 5, methods that may relate to UE 530 and hardware processing circuitry 540 are discussed herein. Although the actions in method 700 of Fig. 7 and method 800 of Fig. 8 are shown in a particular order, the order of the actions can be modified. Thus, the illustrated embodiments can be performed in a different order, and some actions may be performed in parallel. Some of the actions and/or operations listed in Figs. 7and 8 are optional in accordance with certain embodiments. The numbering of the actions presented is for the sake of clarity and is not intended to prescribe an order of operations in which the various actions must occur. Additionally, operations from the various flows may be utilized in a variety of combinations.

[0097] Moreover, in some embodiments, machine readable storage media may have executable instructions that, when executed, cause UE 530 and/or hardware processing circuitry 540 to perform an operation comprising the methods of Figs. 7and 8. Such machine readable storage media may include any of a variety of storage media, like magnetic storage media (e.g., magnetic tapes or magnetic disks), optical storage media (e.g., optical discs), electronic storage media (e.g., conventional hard disk drives, solid-state disk drives, or flash- memory-based storage media), or any other tangible storage media or non-transitory storage media. [0098] In some embodiments, an apparatus may comprise means for performing various actions and/or operations of the methods of Figs. 7and 8.

[0099] Returning to Fig. 7, various methods may be in accordance with the various embodiments discussed herein. A method 700 may comprise a detecting 710, a detecting 715, and a refraining 720. Method 700 may also comprise a generating 730, a storing 740, and/or an invalidating 750.

[00100] In detecting 710, a first SON/MDT event may be detected, the first SON/MDT event corresponding with a first set of indicators comprising a first timestamp and a first location indicator In detecting 715, a second SON/MDT event may be detected, the second SON/MDT event corresponding with a second set of indicators comprising a second timestamp and a second location indicator. In refraining 720, a storing of the second set of indicators in the memory may be refrained from if the second SON/MDT event is determined to be redundant based upon the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators.

[00101] In some embodiments, in generating 730, a transmission carrying an indicator that the UE supports enhanced MDT functionality may be generated.

[00102] For some embodiments, at least one of the first set of indicators and the second indicators comprises a measurement indicator. In some embodiments, the measurement indicator may be a signal strength indicator. For some embodiments, at least one of the first location indicator and the second location indicator comprises geographic location information.

[00103] In some embodiments, the first location indicator may include a first geographic location. For some embodiments, the second location indicator may include a second geographic location, and the determination may include determining whether a distance between the first geographic location and the second geographic location exceeds a reference distance.

[00104] In some embodiments, the first set of indicators may comprise a first measurement indicator having a first measurement, the second set of indicators may comprise a second measurement indicator having a second measurement, and the determination may include determining whether a difference between the first measurement and the second measurement exceeds a reference difference. For some embodiments, the memory may comprise a FIFO storage structure.

[00105] In some embodiments, in storing 740, the first set of indicators may be stored in the memory. For some embodiments, in invalidating 750, the first set of indicators may be invalidated in the memory if the first timestamp is older than a length of time T. [00106] Returning to Fig. 8, various methods may be in accordance with the various embodiments discussed herein. A method 800 may comprise a detecting 810, a storing 815, a detecting 820, a determining 825, a refraining 830, and a generating 835. Method 800 may also comprise an invalidating 840.

[00107] In detecting 810, a first SON/MDT event may be detected, the first SON/MDT event corresponding with a first set of indicators comprising a first timestamp and a first location indicator. In storing 815, the first set of indicators may be stored in the memory. In detecting 820, a second SON/MDT event may be detected, the second SON/MDT event corresponding with a second set of indicators comprising a second timestamp and a second location indicator. In determining 825, whether the second SON/MDT event is redundant may be determined based upon the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators. In refraining 830, a storing of the second set of indicators in the memory may be refrained from. In generating 835, a transmission carrying an indicator that the UE supports enhanced MDT functionality may be generated.

[00108] In some embodiments, at least one of the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators may comprise a measurement indicator. For some embodiments, the measurement indicator may be a signal strength indicator. In some embodiments, at least one of the first location indicator and the second location indicator comprises geographic location information. For some embodiments, the first location indicator may include a first geographic location, the second location indicator may include a second geographic location, and/or the determination may include determining whether a distance between the first geographic location and the second geographic location exceeds a reference distance.

[00109] In some embodiments, the first set of indicators may comprise a first measurement indicator having a first measurement, the second set of indicators may comprise a second measurement indicator having a second measurement, and/or the determination may include determining whether a difference between the first measurement and the second measurement exceeds a reference difference. For some embodiments, the memory may comprise a FIFO storage structure.

[00110] In some embodiments, in invalidating 840, the first set of indicators in the memory may be invalidated if the first timestamp is older than a length of time T.

[00111] Fig. 9 illustrates example components of a device, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. In some embodiments, the device 900 may include application circuitry 902, baseband circuitry 904, Radio Frequency (RF) circuitry 906, front- end module (FEM) circuitry 908, one or more antennas 910, and power management circuitry (PMC) 912 coupled together at least as shown. The components of the illustrated device 900 may be included in a UE or a RAN node. In some embodiments, the device 900 may include less elements (e.g., a RAN node may not utilize application circuitry 902, and instead include a processor/controller to process IP data received from an EPC). In some embodiments, the device 900 may include additional elements such as, for example, memory /storage, display, camera, sensor, or input/output (I/O) interface. In other embodiments, the components described below may be included in more than one device (e.g., said circuitries may be separately included in more than one device for Cloud-RAN (C-RAN) implementations).

[00112] The application circuitry 902 may include one or more application processors.

For example, the application circuitry 902 may include circuitry such as, but not limited to, one or more single-core or multi-core processors. The processor(s) may include any combination of general-purpose processors and dedicated processors (e.g., graphics processors, application processors, an so on). The processors may be coupled with or may include memory /storage and may be configured to execute instructions stored in the memory /storage to enable various applications or operating systems to run on the device 900. In some embodiments, processors of application circuitry 902 may process IP data packets received from an EPC.

[00113] The baseband circuitry 904 may include circuitry such as, but not limited to, one or more single-core or multi-core processors. The baseband circuitry 904 may include one or more baseband processors or control logic to process baseband signals received from a receive signal path of the RF circuitry 906 and to generate baseband signals for a transmit signal path of the RF circuitry 906. Baseband processing circuity 904 may interface with the application circuitry 902 for generation and processing of the baseband signals and for controlling operations of the RF circuitry 906. For example, in some embodiments, the baseband circuitry 904 may include a third generation (3G) baseband processor 904A, a fourth generation (4G) baseband processor 904B, a fifth generation (5G) baseband processor 904C, or other baseband processor(s) 904D for other existing generations, generations in development or to be developed in the future (e.g., second generation (2G), sixth generation (6G), and so on). The baseband circuitry 904 (e.g., one or more of baseband processors 904A-D) may handle various radio control functions that enable communication with one or more radio networks via the RF circuitry 906. In other embodiments, some or all of the functionality of baseband processors 904A-D may be included in modules stored in the memory 904G and executed via a Central Processing Unit (CPU) 904E. The radio control functions may include, but are not limited to, signal modulation/demodulation, encoding/decoding, radio frequency shifting, and so on. In some embodiments,

modulation/demodulation circuitry of the baseband circuitry 904 may include Fast-Fourier Transform (FFT), precoding, or constellation mapping/demapping functionality. In some embodiments, encoding/decoding circuitry of the baseband circuitry 904 may include convolution, tail-biting convolution, turbo, Viterbi, or Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) encoder/decoder functionality. Embodiments of modulation/demodulation and

encoder/decoder functionality are not limited to these examples and may include other suitable functionality in other embodiments.

[00114] In some embodiments, the baseband circuitry 904 may include one or more audio digital signal processor(s) (DSP) 904F. The audio DSP(s) 904F may be include elements for compression/decompression and echo cancellation and may include other suitable processing elements in other embodiments. Components of the baseband circuitry may be suitably combined in a single chip, a single chipset, or disposed on a same circuit board in some embodiments. In some embodiments, some or all of the constituent components of the baseband circuitry 904 and the application circuitry 902 may be implemented together such as, for example, on a system on a chip (SOC).

[00115] In some embodiments, the baseband circuitry 904 may provide for communication compatible with one or more radio technologies. For example, in some embodiments, the baseband circuitry 904 may support communication with an EUTRAN or other wireless metropolitan area networks (WMAN), a wireless local area network (WLAN), a wireless personal area network (WPAN). Embodiments in which the baseband circuitry 904 is configured to support radio communications of more than one wireless protocol may be referred to as multi-mode baseband circuitry.

[00116] RF circuitry 906 may enable communication with wireless networks using modulated electromagnetic radiation through a non-solid medium. In various embodiments, the RF circuitry 906 may include switches, filters, amplifiers, and so on to facilitate the communication with the wireless network. RF circuitry 906 may include a receive signal path which may include circuitry to down-convert RF signals received from the FEM circuitry 908 and provide baseband signals to the baseband circuitry 904. RF circuitry 906 may also include a transmit signal path which may include circuitry to up-convert baseband signals provided by the baseband circuitry 904 and provide RF output signals to the FEM circuitry 908 for transmission.

[00117] In some embodiments, the receive signal path of the RF circuitry 906 may include mixer circuitry 906A, amplifier circuitry 906B and filter circuitry 906C. In some embodiments, the transmit signal path of the RF circuitry 906 may include filter circuitry 906C and mixer circuitry 906A. RF circuitry 906 may also include synthesizer circuitry 906D for synthesizing a frequency for use by the mixer circuitry 906A of the receive signal path and the transmit signal path. In some embodiments, the mixer circuitry 906A of the receive signal path may be configured to down-convert RF signals received from the FEM circuitry 908 based on the synthesized frequency provided by synthesizer circuitry 906D. The amplifier circuitry 906B may be configured to amplify the down-converted signals and the filter circuitry 906C may be a low-pass filter (LPF) or band-pass filter (BPF) configured to remove unwanted signals from the down-converted signals to generate output baseband signals. Output baseband signals may be provided to the baseband circuitry 904 for further processing. In some embodiments, the output baseband signals may be zero-frequency baseband signals, although this is not a requirement. In some embodiments, mixer circuitry 906A of the receive signal path may comprise passive mixers, although the scope of the embodiments is not limited in this respect.

[00118] In some embodiments, the mixer circuitry 906A of the transmit signal path may be configured to up-convert input baseband signals based on the synthesized frequency provided by the synthesizer circuitry 906D to generate RF output signals for the FEM circuitry 908. The baseband signals may be provided by the baseband circuitry 904 and may be filtered by filter circuitry 906C.

[00119] In some embodiments, the mixer circuitry 906A of the receive signal path and the mixer circuitry 906A of the transmit signal path may include two or more mixers and may be arranged for quadrature downconversion and upconversion, respectively. In some embodiments, the mixer circuitry 906A of the receive signal path and the mixer circuitry 906A of the transmit signal path may include two or more mixers and may be arranged for image rejection (e.g., Hartley image rejection). In some embodiments, the mixer circuitry 906A of the receive signal path and the mixer circuitry 906A may be arranged for direct downconversion and direct upconversion, respectively. In some embodiments, the mixer circuitry 906A of the receive signal path and the mixer circuitry 906A of the transmit signal path may be configured for super-heterodyne operation.

[00120] In some embodiments, the output baseband signals and the input baseband signals may be analog baseband signals, although the scope of the embodiments is not limited in this respect. In some alternate embodiments, the output baseband signals and the input baseband signals may be digital baseband signals. In these alternate embodiments, the RF circuitry 906 may include analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and digital-to-analog converter (DAC) circuitry and the baseband circuitry 904 may include a digital baseband interface to communicate with the RF circuitry 906.

[00121] In some dual-mode embodiments, a separate radio IC circuitry may be provided for processing signals for each spectrum, although the scope of the embodiments is not limited in this respect.

[00122] In some embodiments, the synthesizer circuitry 906D may be a fractional-N synthesizer or a fractional N/N+l synthesizer, although the scope of the embodiments is not limited in this respect as other types of frequency synthesizers may be suitable. For example, synthesizer circuitry 906D may be a delta-sigma synthesizer, a frequency multiplier, or a synthesizer comprising a phase-locked loop with a frequency divider.

[00123] The synthesizer circuitry 906D may be configured to synthesize an output frequency for use by the mixer circuitry 906A of the RF circuitry 906 based on a frequency input and a divider control input. In some embodiments, the synthesizer circuitry 906D may be a fractional N/N+l synthesizer.

[00124] In some embodiments, frequency input may be provided by a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), although that is not a requirement. Divider control input may be provided by either the baseband circuitry 904 or the applications processor 902 depending on the desired output frequency. In some embodiments, a divider control input (e.g., N) may be determined from a look-up table based on a channel indicated by the applications processor 902.

[00125] Synthesizer circuitry 906D of the RF circuitry 906 may include a divider, a delay-locked loop (DLL), a multiplexer and a phase accumulator. In some embodiments, the divider may be a dual modulus divider (DMD) and the phase accumulator may be a digital phase accumulator (DP A). In some embodiments, the DMD may be configured to divide the input signal by either N or N+l (e.g., based on a carry out) to provide a fractional division ratio. In some example embodiments, the DLL may include a set of cascaded, tunable, delay elements, a phase detector, a charge pump and a D-type flip-flop. In these embodiments, the delay elements may be configured to break a VCO period up into Nd equal packets of phase, where Nd is the number of delay elements in the delay line. In this way, the DLL provides negative feedback to help ensure that the total delay through the delay line is one VCO cycle.

[00126] In some embodiments, synthesizer circuitry 906D may be configured to generate a carrier frequency as the output frequency, while in other embodiments, the output frequency may be a multiple of the carrier frequency (e.g., twice the carrier frequency, four times the carrier frequency) and used in conjunction with quadrature generator and divider circuitry to generate multiple signals at the carrier frequency with multiple different phases with respect to each other. In some embodiments, the output frequency may be a LO frequency (fLO). In some embodiments, the RF circuitry 906 may include an IQ/polar converter.

[00127] FEM circuitry 908 may include a receive signal path which may include circuitry configured to operate on RF signals received from one or more antennas 910, amplify the received signals and provide the amplified versions of the received signals to the RF circuitry 906 for further processing. FEM circuitry 908 may also include a transmit signal path which may include circuitry configured to amplify signals for transmission provided by the RF circuitry 906 for transmission by one or more of the one or more antennas 910. In various embodiments, the amplification through the transmit or receive signal paths may be done solely in the RF circuitry 906, solely in the FEM 908, or in both the RF circuitry 906 and the FEM 908.

[00128] In some embodiments, the FEM circuitry 908 may include a TX/RX switch to switch between transmit mode and receive mode operation. The FEM circuitry may include a receive signal path and a transmit signal path. The receive signal path of the FEM circuitry may include an LNA to amplify received RF signals and provide the amplified received RF signals as an output (e.g., to the RF circuitry 906). The transmit signal path of the FEM circuitry 908 may include a power amplifier (PA) to amplify input RF signals (e.g., provided by RF circuitry 906), and one or more filters to generate RF signals for subsequent transmission (e.g., by one or more of the one or more antennas 910).

[00129] In some embodiments, the PMC 912 may manage power provided to the baseband circuitry 904. In particular, the PMC 912 may control power-source selection, voltage scaling, battery charging, or DC-to-DC conversion. The PMC 912 may often be included when the device 900 is capable of being powered by a battery, for example, when the device is included in a UE. The PMC 912 may increase the power conversion efficiency while providing desirable implementation size and heat dissipation characteristics.

[00130] While Fig. 9 shows the PMC 912 coupled only with the baseband circuitry 904. However, in other embodiments, the PMC 912 may be additionally or alternatively coupled with, and perform similar power management operations for, other components such as, but not limited to, application circuitry 902, RF circuitry 906, or FEM 908.

[00131] In some embodiments, the PMC 912 may control, or otherwise be part of, various power saving mechanisms of the device 900. For example, if the device 900 is in an RRC_Connected state, where it is still connected to the RAN node as it expects to receive traffic shortly, then it may enter a state known as Discontinuous Reception Mode (DRX) after a period of inactivity. During this state, the device 900 may power down for brief intervals of time and thus save power.

[00132] If there is no data traffic activity for an extended period of time, then the device 900 may transition off to an RRC Idle state, where it disconnects from the network and does not perform operations such as channel quality feedback, handover, and so on. The device 900 goes into a very low power state and it performs paging where again it periodically wakes up to listen to the network and then powers down again. The device 900 may not receive data in this state, in order to receive data, it must transition back to

RRC Connected state.

[00133] An additional power saving mode may allow a device to be unavailable to the network for periods longer than a paging interval (ranging from seconds to a few hours). During this time, the device is totally unreachable to the network and may power down completely. Any data sent during this time incurs a large delay and it is assumed the delay is acceptable.

[00134] Processors of the application circuitry 902 and processors of the baseband circuitry 904 may be used to execute elements of one or more instances of a protocol stack. For example, processors of the baseband circuitry 904, alone or in combination, may be used execute Layer 3, Layer 2, or Layer 1 functionality, while processors of the application circuitry 904 may utilize data (e.g., packet data) received from these layers and further execute Layer 4 functionality (e.g., transmission communication protocol (TCP) and user datagram protocol (UDP) layers). As referred to herein, Layer 3 may comprise a radio resource control (RRC) layer, described in further detail below. As referred to herein, Layer 2 may comprise a medium access control (MAC) layer, a radio link control (RLC) layer, and a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer, described in further detail below. As referred to herein, Layer 1 may comprise a physical (PHY) layer of a UE/RAN node, described in further detail below.

[00135] Fig. 10 illustrates example interfaces of baseband circuitry, in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure. As discussed above, the baseband circuitry 904 of Fig. 9 may comprise processors 904A-904E and a memory 904G utilized by said processors. Each of the processors 904A-904E may include a memory interface, 1004A-1004E, respectively, to send/receive data to/from the memory 904G.

[00136] The baseband circuitry 904 may further include one or more interfaces to communicatively couple to other circuitries/devices, such as a memory interface 1012 (e.g., an interface to send/receive data to/from memory external to the baseband circuitry 904), an application circuitry interface 1014 (e.g., an interface to send/receive data to/from the application circuitry 902 of Fig. 9), an RF circuitry interface 1016 (e.g., an interface to send/receive data to/from RF circuitry 906 of Fig. 9), a wireless hardware connectivity interface 1018 (e.g., an interface to send/receive data to/from Near Field Communication (NFC) components, Bluetooth® components (e.g., Bluetooth® Low Energy), Wi-Fi® components, and other communication components), and a power management interface 1020 (e.g., an interface to send/receive power or control signals to/from the PMC 912.

[00137] It is pointed out that elements of any of the Figures herein having the same reference numbers and/or names as elements of any other Figure herein may, in various embodiments, operate or function in a manner similar those elements of the other Figure (without being limited to operating or functioning in such a manner).

[00138] Reference in the specification to "an embodiment," "one embodiment," "some embodiments," or "other embodiments" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiments is included in at least some embodiments, but not necessarily all embodiments. The various appearances of "an embodiment," "one embodiment," or "some embodiments" are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiments. If the specification states a component, feature, structure, or characteristic "may," "might," or "could" be included, that particular component, feature, structure, or characteristic is not required to be included. If the specification or claim refers to "a" or "an" element, that does not mean there is only one of the elements. If the specification or claims refer to "an additional" element, that does not preclude there being more than one of the additional element.

[00139] Furthermore, the particular features, structures, functions, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. For example, a first embodiment may be combined with a second embodiment anywhere the particular features, structures, functions, or characteristics associated with the two embodiments are not mutually exclusive.

[00140] While the disclosure has been described in conjunction with specific embodiments thereof, many alternatives, modifications and variations of such embodiments will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art in light of the foregoing description. For example, other memory architectures e.g., Dynamic RAM (DRAM) may use the

embodiments discussed. The embodiments of the disclosure are intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications, and variations as to fall within the broad scope of the appended claims.

[00141] In addition, well known power/ground connections to integrated circuit (IC) chips and other components may or may not be shown within the presented figures, for simplicity of illustration and discussion, and so as not to obscure the disclosure. Further, arrangements may be shown in block diagram form in order to avoid obscuring the disclosure, and also in view of the fact that specifics with respect to implementation of such block diagram arrangements are highly dependent upon the platform within which the present disclosure is to be implemented (i.e., such specifics should be well within purview of one skilled in the art). Where specific details (e.g., circuits) are set forth in order to describe example embodiments of the disclosure, it should be apparent to one skilled in the art that the disclosure can be practiced without, or with variation of, these specific details. The description is thus to be regarded as illustrative instead of limiting.

[00142] The following examples pertain to further embodiments. Specifics in the examples may be used anywhere in one or more embodiments. All optional features of the apparatus described herein may also be implemented with respect to a method or process.

[00143] In example 1 provides an apparatus of a User Equipment (UE) operable to communicate with an Evolved Node B (eNB) on a wireless network, comprising: one or more processors to: detect a first Self-Optimizing Network or Minimization of Drive Tests (SON/MDT) event corresponding with a first set of indicators comprising a first timestamp and a first location indicator; detect a second SON/MDT event corresponding with a second set of indicators comprising a second timestamp and a second location indicator; and refrain from storing the second set of indicators in the memory if the second SON/MDT event is determined to be redundant based upon the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators; and a memory for storing the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators.

[00144] In example 2, the apparatus of example 1 , wherein the one or more processors are to: generate a transmission carrying an indicator that the UE supports enhanced

Minimization of Drive Tests (MDT) functionality.

[00145] In example 3, the apparatus of either of examples 1 or 2, wherein at least one of the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators comprises a measurement indicator.

[00146] In example 4, the apparatus of example 3, wherein the measurement indicator is a signal strength indicator. [00147] In example 5, the apparatus of any of examples 1 through 4, wherein at least one of the first location indicator and the second location indicator comprises geographic location information.

[00148] In example 6, the apparatus of any of examples 1 through 5, wherein the first location indicator includes a first geographic location; wherein the second location indicator includes a second geographic location; and wherein the determination includes determining whether a distance between the first geographic location and the second geographic location exceeds a reference distance.

[00149] In example 7, the apparatus of any of examples 1 through 6, wherein the first set of indicators comprises a first measurement indicator having a first measurement; wherein the second set of indicators comprises a second measurement indicator having a second measurement; and wherein the determination includes determining whether a difference between the first measurement and the second measurement exceeds a reference difference.

[00150] In example 8, the apparatus of any of examples 1 through 7, wherein the one or more processors are to: store the first set of indicators in the memory.

[00151] In example 9, the apparatus of any of examples 1 through 8, wherein the memory comprises a first-in first-out (FIFO) storage structure.

[00152] In example 10, the apparatus of any of examples 1 through 9, wherein the one or more processors are to: invalidate the first set of indicators in the memory if the first timestamp is older than a length of time T.

[00153] In example 1 1 provides a User Equipment (UE) device comprising an application processor, a memory, one or more antennas, a wireless interface for allowing the application processor to communicate with another device, and a touch-screen display, the UE device including the apparatus of any of examples 1 through 10.

[00154] In example 12 provides a machine comprising: detecting, for a User

Equipment (UE), a first Self-Optimizing Network or Minimization of Drive Tests

(SON/MDT) event corresponding with a first set of indicators comprising a first timestamp and a first location indicator; detecting a second SON/MDT event corresponding with a second set of indicators comprising a second timestamp and a second location indicator; and refraining from storing the second set of indicators in the memory if the second SON/MDT event is determined to be redundant based upon the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators. [00155] In example 13, the method of example 12, comprising: generating a transmission carrying an indicator that the UE supports enhanced Minimization of Drive Tests (MDT) functionality.

[00156] In example 14, the method of either of examples 12 or 13, wherein at least one of the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators comprises a measurement indicator.

[00157] In example 15, the method of example 14, wherein the measurement indicator is a signal strength indicator.

[00158] In example 16, the method of any of examples 12 through 15, wherein at least one of the first location indicator and the second location indicator comprises geographic location information.

[00159] In example 17, the method of any of examples 12 through 16, wherein the first location indicator includes a first geographic location; wherein the second location indicator includes a second geographic location; and wherein the determination includes determining whether a distance between the first geographic location and the second geographic location exceeds a reference distance.

[00160] In example 18, the method of any of examples 12 through 17, wherein the first set of indicators comprises a first measurement indicator having a first measurement; wherein the second set of indicators comprises a second measurement indicator having a second measurement; and wherein the determination includes determining whether a difference between the first measurement and the second measurement exceeds a reference difference.

[00161] In example 19, the method of any of examples 12 through 18, comprising: storing the first set of indicators in the memory.

[00162] In example 20, the method of any of examples 12 through 19, wherein the memory comprises a first-in first-out (FIFO) storage structure.

[00163] In example 21 , the method of any of examples 12 through 20, comprising: invalidating the first set of indicators in the memory if the first timestamp is older than a length of time T.

[00164] In example 22 provides machine readable storage media having machine executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform a method according to any of examples 12 through 21.

[00165] In example 23 provides an apparatus of a User Equipment (UE) operable to communicate with an Evolved Node B (eNB) on a wireless network, comprising: means for detecting a first Self-Optimizing Network or Minimization of Drive Tests (SON/MDT) event corresponding with a first set of indicators comprising a first timestamp and a first location indicator; means for detecting a second SON/MDT event corresponding with a second set of indicators comprising a second timestamp and a second location indicator; and means for refraining from storing the second set of indicators in the memory if the second SON/MDT event is determined to be redundant based upon the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators.

[00166] In example 24, the apparatus of example 23, comprising: means for generating a transmission carrying an indicator that the UE supports enhanced Minimization of Drive Tests (MDT) functionality.

[00167] In example 25, the apparatus of either of examples 23 or 24, wherein at least one of the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators comprises a measurement indicator.

[00168] In example 26, the apparatus of example 25, wherein the measurement indicator is a signal strength indicator.

[00169] In example 27, the apparatus of any of examples 23 through 26, wherein at least one of the first location indicator and the second location indicator comprises geographic location information.

[00170] In example 28, the apparatus of any of examples 23 through 27, wherein the first location indicator includes a first geographic location; wherein the second location indicator includes a second geographic location; and wherein the determination includes determining whether a distance between the first geographic location and the second geographic location exceeds a reference distance.

[00171] In example 29, the apparatus of any of examples 23 through 28, wherein the first set of indicators comprises a first measurement indicator having a first measurement; wherein the second set of indicators comprises a second measurement indicator having a second measurement; and wherein the determination includes determining whether a difference between the first measurement and the second measurement exceeds a reference difference.

[00172] In example 30, the apparatus of any of examples 23 through 29, comprising: means for storing the first set of indicators in the memory.

[00173] In example 31 , the apparatus of any of examples 23 through 30, wherein the memory comprises a first-in first-out (FIFO) storage structure. [00174] In example 32, the apparatus of any of examples 23 through 31, comprising: means for invalidating the first set of indicators in the memory if the first timestamp is older than a length of time T.

[00175] In example 33 provides machine readable storage media having machine executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors of a User

Equipment (UE) operable to communicate with an Evolved Node-B (eNB) on a wireless network to perform an operation comprising: detect a first Self-Optimizing Network or Minimization of Drive Tests (SON/MDT) event corresponding with a first set of indicators comprising a first timestamp and a first location indicator; detect a second SON/MDT event corresponding with a second set of indicators comprising a second timestamp and a second location indicator; and refrain from storing the second set of indicators in the memory if the second SON/MDT event is determined to be redundant based upon the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators.

[00176] In example 34, the machine readable storage media of example 33, the operation comprising: generate a transmission carrying an indicator that the UE supports enhanced Minimization of Drive Tests (MDT) functionality.

[00177] In example 35, the machine readable storage media of either of examples 33 or

34, wherein at least one of the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators comprises a measurement indicator.

[00178] In example 36, the machine readable storage media of example 35, wherein the measurement indicator is a signal strength indicator.

[00179] In example 37, the machine readable storage media of any of examples 33 through 36, wherein at least one of the first location indicator and the second location indicator comprises geographic location information.

[00180] In example 38, the machine readable storage media of any of examples 33 through 37, wherein the first location indicator includes a first geographic location; wherein the second location indicator includes a second geographic location; and wherein the determination includes determining whether a distance between the first geographic location and the second geographic location exceeds a reference distance.

[00181] In example 39, the machine readable storage media of any of examples 33 through 38, wherein the first set of indicators comprises a first measurement indicator having a first measurement; wherein the second set of indicators comprises a second measurement indicator having a second measurement; and wherein the determination includes determining whether a difference between the first measurement and the second measurement exceeds a reference difference.

[00182] In example 40, the machine readable storage media of any of examples 33 through 39, the operation comprising: store the first set of indicators in the memory.

[00183] In example 41 , the machine readable storage media of any of examples 33 through 40, wherein the memory comprises a first-in first-out (FIFO) storage structure.

[00184] In example 42, the machine readable storage media of any of examples 33 through 41 , the operation comprising: invalidate the first set of indicators in the memory if the first timestamp is older than a length of time T.

[00185] In example 43 provides an apparatus of a User Equipment (UE) operable to communicate with an Evolved Node B (eNB) on a wireless network, comprising: one or more processors to: detect a first Self-Optimizing Network (SON) / Minimization of Drive Tests (MDT) event corresponding with a first set of indicators comprising a first timestamp and a first location indicator; store the first set of indicators in the memory; detect a second SON/MDT event corresponding with a second set of indicators comprising a second timestamp and a second location indicator; determine whether the second SON/MDT event is redundant based upon the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators; refrain from storing the second set of indicators in the memory; and generate a transmission carrying an indicator that the UE supports enhanced MDT functionality; and a memory for storing the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators.

[00186] In example 44, the apparatus of example 43, wherein at least one of the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators comprises a measurement indicator.

[00187] In example 45, the apparatus of example 44, wherein the measurement indicator is a signal strength indicator.

[00188] In example 46, the apparatus of any of examples 43 through 45, wherein at least one of the first location indicator and the second location indicator comprises geographic location information.

[00189] In example 47, the apparatus of any of examples 43 through 46, wherein the first location indicator includes a first geographic location; wherein the second location indicator includes a second geographic location; and wherein the determination includes determining whether a distance between the first geographic location and the second geographic location exceeds a reference distance.

[00190] In example 48, the apparatus of any of examples 43 through 47, wherein the first set of indicators comprises a first measurement indicator having a first measurement; wherein the second set of indicators comprises a second measurement indicator having a second measurement; and wherein the determination includes determining whether a difference between the first measurement and the second measurement exceeds a reference difference.

[00191] In example 49, the apparatus of any of examples 43 through 47, wherein the memory comprises a first-in first-out (FIFO) storage structure.

[00192] In example 50, the apparatus of any of examples 43 through 49, wherein the one or more processors are to: invalidate the first set of indicators in the memory if the first timestamp is older than a length of time T.

[00193] In example 51 provides a User Equipment (UE) device comprising an application processor, a memory, one or more antennas, a wireless interface for allowing the application processor to communicate with another device, and a touch-screen display, the UE device including the apparatus of any of examples 1 through 50.

[00194] In example 52 provides a method comprising: detecting, for a User Equipment

(UE), a first Self-Optimizing Network (SON) / Minimization of Drive Tests (MDT) event corresponding with a first set of indicators comprising a first timestamp and a first location indicator; storing the first set of indicators in the memory; detecting a second SON/MDT event corresponding with a second set of indicators comprising a second timestamp and a second location indicator; determining whether the second SON/MDT event is redundant based upon the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators; refraining from storing the second set of indicators in the memory; and generating a transmission carrying an indicator that the UE supports enhanced MDT functionality.

[00195] In example 53, the method of example 52, wherein at least one of the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators comprises a measurement indicator.

[00196] In example 54, the method of example 53, wherein the measurement indicator is a signal strength indicator.

[00197] In example 55, the method of any of examples 52 through 54, wherein at least one of the first location indicator and the second location indicator comprises geographic location information.

[00198] In example 56, the method of any of examples 52 through 55, wherein the first location indicator includes a first geographic location; wherein the second location indicator includes a second geographic location; and wherein the determination includes determining whether a distance between the first geographic location and the second geographic location exceeds a reference distance. [00199] In example 57, the method of any of examples 52 through 56, wherein the first set of indicators comprises a first measurement indicator having a first measurement; wherein the second set of indicators comprises a second measurement indicator having a second measurement; and wherein the determination includes determining whether a difference between the first measurement and the second measurement exceeds a reference difference.

[00200] In example 58, the method of any of examples 52 through 57, wherein the memory comprises a first-in first-out (FIFO) storage structure.

[00201] In example 59, the method of any of examples 52 through 58, comprising: invalidating the first set of indicators in the memory if the first timestamp is older than a length of time T.

[00202] In example 60 provides machine readable storage media having machine executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform a method according to any of examples 52 through 59.

[00203] In example 61 provides an apparatus of a User Equipment (UE) operable to communicate with an Evolved Node B (eNB) on a wireless network, comprising: means for detecting a first Self-Optimizing Network (SON) / Minimization of Drive Tests (MDT) event corresponding with a first set of indicators comprising a first timestamp and a first location indicator; means for storing the first set of indicators in the memory; means for detecting a second SON/MDT event corresponding with a second set of indicators comprising a second timestamp and a second location indicator; means for determining whether the second SON/MDT event is redundant based upon the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators; means for refraining from storing the second set of indicators in the memory; and means for generating a transmission carrying an indicator that the UE supports enhanced MDT functionality.

[00204] In example 62, the apparatus of example 61 , wherein at least one of the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators comprises a measurement indicator.

[00205] In example 63, the apparatus of example 62, wherein the measurement indicator is a signal strength indicator.

[00206] In example 64, the apparatus of any of examples 61 through 63, wherein at least one of the first location indicator and the second location indicator comprises geographic location information.

[00207] In example 65, the apparatus of any of examples 61 through 64, wherein the first location indicator includes a first geographic location; wherein the second location indicator includes a second geographic location; and wherein the determination includes determining whether a distance between the first geographic location and the second geographic location exceeds a reference distance.

[00208] In example 66, the apparatus of any of examples 61 through 65, wherein the first set of indicators comprises a first measurement indicator having a first measurement; wherein the second set of indicators comprises a second measurement indicator having a second measurement; and wherein the determination includes determining whether a difference between the first measurement and the second measurement exceeds a reference difference.

[00209] In example 67, the apparatus of any of examples 61 through 66, wherein the memory comprises a first-in first-out (FIFO) storage structure.

[00210] In example 68, the apparatus of any of examples 61 through 67, comprising: means for invalidating the first set of indicators in the memory if the first timestamp is older than a length of time T.

[00211] In example 69 provides machine readable storage media having machine executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors of a User

Equipment (UE) operable to communicate with an Evolved Node-B (eNB) on a wireless network to perform an operation comprising: detect a first Self-Optimizing Network (SON) / Minimization of Drive Tests (MDT) event corresponding with a first set of indicators comprising a first timestamp and a first location indicator; store the first set of indicators in the memory; detect a second SON/MDT event corresponding with a second set of indicators comprising a second timestamp and a second location indicator; determine whether the second SON/MDT event is redundant based upon the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators; refrain from storing the second set of indicators in the memory; and generate a transmission carrying an indicator that the UE supports enhanced MDT functionality.

[00212] In example 70, the machine readable storage media of example 69, wherein at least one of the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators comprises a

measurement indicator.

[00213] In example 71 , the machine readable storage media of example 70, wherein the measurement indicator is a signal strength indicator.

[00214] In example 72, the machine readable storage media of any of examples 69 through 71, wherein at least one of the first location indicator and the second location indicator comprises geographic location information.

[00215] In example 73, the machine readable storage media of any of examples 69 through 72, wherein the first location indicator includes a first geographic location; wherein the second location indicator includes a second geographic location; and wherein the determination includes determining whether a distance between the first geographic location and the second geographic location exceeds a reference distance.

[00216] In example 74, the machine readable storage media of any of examples 69 through 73, wherein the first set of indicators comprises a first measurement indicator having a first measurement; wherein the second set of indicators comprises a second measurement indicator having a second measurement; and wherein the determination includes determining whether a difference between the first measurement and the second measurement exceeds a reference difference.

[00217] In example 75, the machine readable storage media of any of examples 69 through 74, wherein the memory comprises a first-in first-out (FIFO) storage structure.

[00218] In example 76, the machine readable storage media of any of examples 69 through 75, the operation comprising: invalidate the first set of indicators in the memory if the first timestamp is older than a length of time T.

[00219] In example 77, the apparatus of any of examples 1 through 10 and 43 through

50, wherein the one or more processors comprise a baseband processor.

[00220] In example 78, the apparatus of any of examples 1 through 10 and 43 through

50, comprising a memory for storing instructions, the memory being coupled to the one or more processors.

[00221] In example 79, the apparatus of any of examples 1 through 10 and 43 through

50, comprising a transceiver circuitry for at least one of: generating transmissions, encoding transmissions, processing transmissions, or decoding transmissions.

[00222] In example 80, the apparatus of any of examples 1 through 10 and 43 through

50, comprising a transceiver circuitry for generating transmissions and processing transmissions.

[00223] An abstract is provided that will allow the reader to ascertain the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to limit the scope or meaning of the claims. The following claims are hereby incorporated into the detailed description, with each claim standing on its own as a separate embodiment.

Claims

CLAIMS We claim:

1. An apparatus of a User Equipment (UE) operable to communicate with an Evolved Node-B (eNB) on a wireless network, comprising:

one or more processors to:

detect a first Self-Optimizing Network or Minimization of Drive Tests

(SON/MDT) event corresponding with a first set of indicators comprising a first timestamp and a first location indicator;

detect a second SON/MDT event corresponding with a second set of indicators comprising a second timestamp and a second location indicator; and refrain from storing the second set of indicators in the memory if the second

SON/MDT event is determined to be redundant based upon the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators; and

a memory for storing the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are to:

generate a transmission carrying an indicator that the UE supports enhanced

Minimization of Drive Tests (MDT) functionality.

3. The apparatus of either of claims 1 or 2,

wherein at least one of the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators comprises a measurement indicator.

4. The apparatus of claim 3,

wherein the measurement indicator is a signal strength indicator.

5. The apparatus of either of claims 1 or 2,

wherein at least one of the first location indicator and the second location indicator comprises geographic location information.

6. The apparatus of either of claims 1 or 2,

wherein the first location indicator includes a first geographic location;

wherein the second location indicator includes a second geographic location; and wherein the determination includes determining whether a distance between the first geographic location and the second geographic location exceeds a reference distance.

7. Machine readable storage media having machine executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors of a User Equipment (UE) operable to communicate with an Evolved Node-B (eNB) on a wireless network to perform an operation comprising:

detect a first Self-Optimizing Network or Minimization of Drive Tests (SON/MDT) event corresponding with a first set of indicators comprising a first timestamp and a first location indicator;

detect a second SON/MDT event corresponding with a second set of indicators comprising a second timestamp and a second location indicator; and refrain from storing the second set of indicators in the memory if the second

SON/MDT event is determined to be redundant based upon the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators.

8. The machine readable storage media of claim 7, the operation comprising:

generate a transmission carrying an indicator that the UE supports enhanced

Minimization of Drive Tests (MDT) functionality.

9. The machine readable storage media of either of claims 7 or 8,

wherein at least one of the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators comprises a measurement indicator.

10. The machine readable storage media of claim 9,

wherein the measurement indicator is a signal strength indicator.

11. The machine readable storage media of either of claims 7 or 8,

wherein at least one of the first location indicator and the second location indicator comprises geographic location information.

12. The machine readable storage media of either of claims 7 or 8,

wherein the first location indicator includes a first geographic location; wherein the second location indicator includes a second geographic location; and wherein the determination includes determining whether a distance between the first geographic location and the second geographic location exceeds a reference distance.

13. An apparatus of a User Equipment (UE) operable to communicate with an Evolved Node-B (eNB) on a wireless network, comprising:

one or more processors to:

detect a first Self-Optimizing Network (SON) / Minimization of Drive Tests

(MDT) event corresponding with a first set of indicators comprising a first timestamp and a first location indicator;

store the first set of indicators in the memory;

detect a second SON/MDT event corresponding with a second set of indicators comprising a second timestamp and a second location indicator; determine whether the second SON/MDT event is redundant based upon the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators;

refrain from storing the second set of indicators in the memory; and

generate a transmission carrying an indicator that the UE supports enhanced MDT functionality; and

a memory for storing the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators.

14. The apparatus of claim 13,

wherein at least one of the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators comprises a measurement indicator.

15. The apparatus of claim 14,

wherein the measurement indicator is a signal strength indicator.

16. The apparatus of either of claims 13 or 14,

wherein at least one of the first location indicator and the second location indicator comprises geographic location information.

17. The apparatus of either of claims 13 or 14,

wherein the first location indicator includes a first geographic location; wherein the second location indicator includes a second geographic location; and wherein the determination includes determining whether a distance between the first geographic location and the second geographic location exceeds a reference distance.

18. The apparatus of either of claims 13 or 14,

wherein the first set of indicators comprises a first measurement indicator having a first measurement;

wherein the second set of indicators comprises a second measurement indicator

having a second measurement; and

wherein the determination includes determining whether a difference between the first measurement and the second measurement exceeds a reference difference.

19. Machine readable storage media having machine executable instructions that, when

executed, cause one or more processors of a User Equipment (UE) operable to communicate with an Evolved Node-B (eNB) on a wireless network to perform an operation comprising:

detect a first Self-Optimizing Network (SON) / Minimization of Drive Tests (MDT) event corresponding with a first set of indicators comprising a first timestamp and a first location indicator;

store the first set of indicators in the memory;

detect a second SON/MDT event corresponding with a second set of indicators

comprising a second timestamp and a second location indicator;

determine whether the second SON/MDT event is redundant based upon the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators;

refrain from storing the second set of indicators in the memory; and

generate a transmission carrying an indicator that the UE supports enhanced MDT functionality.

20. The machine readable storage media of claim 19,

wherein at least one of the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators

comprises a measurement indicator.

21. The machine readable storage media of claim 20,

wherein the measurement indicator is a signal strength indicator.

22. The machine readable storage media of either of claims 19 or 20,

wherein at least one of the first location indicator and the second location indicator comprises geographic location information.

23. The machine readable storage media of either of claims 19 or 20,

wherein the first location indicator includes a first geographic location;

wherein the second location indicator includes a second geographic location; and wherein the determination includes determining whether a distance between the first geographic location and the second geographic location exceeds a reference distance.

24. The machine readable storage media of either of claims 19 or 20,

wherein the first set of indicators comprises a first measurement indicator having a first measurement;

wherein the second set of indicators comprises a second measurement indicator

having a second measurement; and

wherein the determination includes determining whether a difference between the first measurement and the second measurement exceeds a reference difference.