The invention refers to determining a channel state performed at a user device, UE (12), of a mobile network, comprising determining (S21) one or a plurality of time intervals that may be used for channel measurements, performing (S22) a plurality of signal power measurements associated each to one of the time intervals to be used for channel measurement and generating a channel state information as a function of the plurality of the signal power measurements; the invention further refers to generating (S11) an information comprising an indication a plurality of time intervals that may be used for received signal power measurements to be sent from an access node, eNB (14) to the UE (12), and evaluating a measurement report received from the UE (12), wherein the report comprises received signal power measurements associated each to one of the time intervals; the invention further refers to a corresponding UE (12), eNB (14) and to corresponding computer programs.