CONFIGURING CELLS FOR REDUCING A SINGALING LOAD

A method and apparatus can be configured to perform the steps of receiving transmissions in a first multi-frequency multi-cell configuration. The first multi-frequency multi-cell configuration comprises a first cell group and a second cell group. The method also includes receiving transmissions in a second multi-frequency multi-cell configuration. The second multi-frequency multi-cell configuration comprises the first cell group and a third cell group. A cell offset between the first cell group and the second cell group is less than a first amount. A cell offset between the first cell group and the third cell group is less than a second amount. The first cell group comprises a time-reference cell in both the first multi-frequency multi-cell configuration and the second multi-frequency multi-cell configuration.