In one non-limiting, exemplary embodiment, a method includes: receiving information, by a user equipment, from a first network element of a plurality of network elements, wherein the information is descriptive of a power reuse pattern utilized by the plurality of network elements; identifying, using the received information, at least one frequency sub-band of a plurality of frequency sub-bands, wherein each network element of the plurality of network elements transmits at least one measurement signal in a channel on a frequency sub-band of the plurality of frequency sub-bands, wherein the measurement signals of the plurality of network elements are transmitted with different transmission powers, wherein the identified at least one frequency sub-band corresponds to a second network element of the plurality of network elements; and performing at least one power measurement of the identified at least one frequency sub-band.