A method of wireless communication includes selecting three or more reference signal symbols from at least two subframes detected within a measurement window location during a connected mode gap. The selected reference signal symbols are selected from reference signal symbols of at least one non-MBSFN subframe and one reference signal symbol of a special subframe. The method also includes combining the selected reference signal symbols and estimating a reference signal received power (RSRP) based at least in part on a result of the combining.