Method, apparatus, and system for handling in-device coexistence interference in a wireless network

• US 10,257,849 B2
• Filed: 09/24/2013
• Issued: 04/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc., Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel IP Corporation (Intel Corporation)
• Inventors: Zhang, Yujian, Heo, Youn Hyoung
• Primary Examiner(s): Mesfin, Yemane
• Assistant Examiner(s): Elmejjarmi, Abdelillah
• Application Number:
  US14/128,809
• Publication Number:
  US 20140247759A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,023 Days
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Abstract

A device, method and system of handling in-device coexistence (IDC) interference in a wireless network, may comprise detecting the IDC interference between a first communication module operating over a first protocol and a second communication module operating over a second protocol; generating an IDC indication having a bit string comprising four bits, wherein the four bits correspond to a subframe pattern comprising four subframes, a value of a bit of the bit string indicates whether an enhanced node B (eNB) is requested to abstain from using a subframe of the four subframes of the subframe pattern; and transmit the IDC indication to the eNB via a wireless network.

Claims

1. A method for handling in-device coexistence (IDC) interference in a user equipment (UE) in wireless communication, comprising:

detecting by the UE an IDC interference between a first communication module of the UE operating according to a first communication protocol and a second communication module of the UE operating according to a second communication protocol;

in response to the detection of the IDC interference, generating by the UE an IDC indication comprising a bit string consisting of four bits, wherein each bit of the four bits of the bit string relates to a respective subframe n and subsequent subframes n+4k of a subframe pattern, wherein k is an integer number greater than 0, wherein the subsequent subframes n+4k satisfy a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARO) timing relationship with the respective subframe n, and wherein a value of each bit of the bit string indicates whether an evolved node B (eNB) is requested to abstain from using the respective subframe n and subsequent subframes n+4k of the subframe pattern in a wireless transmission from the eNB to the UE,

wherein generating, by the UE, the IDC indication comprising the bit string consisting of four bits includes setting a starting subframe of the subframe pattern to guarantee the hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) timing relationship between the UE and the eNB; and

transmitting by the UE the IDC indication to the eNB via a wireless communication network.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the IDC indication is generated by defining that the subframe pattern starts with a radio frame with a system frame number (SFN) satisfying a condition that SFN modulo 2 equals 0, SFN mod 2=0.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the IDC indication is generated by defining that the subframe pattern starts with a radio frame with a system frame number (SFN) satisfying a condition that SFN modulo 2 equals 1, SFN mod 2=1.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving at the UE a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration information from the eNB, the DRX configuration information being generated based on the IDC indication; and

controlling a DRX operation based on the DRX configuration information to solve the IDC interference.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first communication module operates according to a long-term evolution (LTE) frequency division duplexing (FDD) specification and the second communication module operates according to a Bluetooth or a Wi-Fi specification.

6. An apparatus to be employed by a user equipment (UE) for handling in-device coexistence interference in wireless communication, the apparatus comprising:

an in-device coexistence (IDC) interference detection module including circuitry to detect an IDC interference between a first communication module of the UE operating according to a first communication protocol and a second communication module of the UE operating according to a second communication protocol; and

an IDC management module including circuitry to generate an IDC indication comprising a bit string consisting of four bits, wherein each bit of the four bits of the bit string relates to a respective subframe n and subsequent subframes n+4k of a subframe pattern, wherein k is an integer number greater than 0, wherein the subsequent subframes n+4k satisfy a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARO) timing relationship with the respective subframe n, and

wherein a value of each bit of the bit string indicates whether an evolved node B (eNB) is requested to abstain from using the respective subframe n and subsequent subframes n+4k of the subframe pattern in a wireless transmission from the eNB to the UE, wherein the IDC management module is operable to generate the IDC indication comprising the bit string consisting of four bits by setting a starting subframe of the subframe pattern to guarantee a-the hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) timing relationship between the UE and the eNB, and

wherein the UE is to transmit the IDC indication to the eNB via a wireless communication network.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising:

the first communication module operating in compliance with a long-term evolution (LTE) frequency division duplexing (FDD) specification and the second communication module operating in compliance with a Bluetooth or a Wi-Fi specification.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the first communication module is further to transmit the IDC indication to the eNB via a wireless communication network.

9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the IDC indication is generated by defining that the subframe pattern starts with a radio frame with a system frame number (SFN) satisfying a condition that SFN modulo 2 equals 0, SFN mod 2=0.

10. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the IDC indication is generated by defining that the subframe pattern starts with a radio frame with a system frame number (SFN) satisfying a condition that SFN modulo 2 equals 1, SFN mod 2=1.

11. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein:

the first communication module is further to receive a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration information from the eNB, the DRX configuration information being generated based on the IDC indication; and

the IDC management module is further to control a DRX operation based on the DRX configuration information to solve the IDC interference.

12. An apparatus, comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more non-transitory computer-readable media having instructions stored there on that, when being executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to;

detect, with an in-device coexistence (IDC) interference detection module of a user equipment (UE), an IDC interference between a first communication module of the UE operating according to a first communication protocol and a second communication module of the UE operating according to a second communication protocol;

in response to the detection of the IDC interference, generate with an IDC management module of the UE an IDC indication having a bit string consisting of four bits, wherein each bit of the four bits of the bit string relates to a respective subframe n and subsequent subframes n+4k of a subframe pattern, wherein k is an integer number greater than 0, wherein the subsequent subframes n+4k satisfy a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARO) timing relationship with the respective subframe n, and wherein a value of each bit of the bit string indicates whether an evolved node B (eNB) is requested to abstain from using the respective subframe and subsequent subframes n+4k of the subframe pattern in a wireless transmission from the eNB to the UE, wherein the IDC indication is generated, in part, by setting a starting subframe of the subframe pattern to guarantee the hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) timing relationship between the UE and the eNB; and

transmitting by the UE the IDC indication to the eNB via a wireless communication network.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the IDC indication is generated by defining that the subframe pattern starts with a radio frame with a system frame number (SFN) satisfying a condition that SFN modulo 2 equals 0, SFN mod 2=0.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the IDC indication is generated by defining that the subframe pattern starts with a radio frame with a system frame number (SFN) satisfying a condition that SFN modulo 2 equals 1, SFN mod 2=1.

15. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the instructions further result in the system:

receiving at the UE a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration information from the eNB, the DRX configuration information being generated based on the IDC indication; and

controlling a DRX operation based on the DRX configuration information to solve the IDC interference.

16. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the apparatus is a mobile device having a touchscreen.

17. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the wireless communication network complies with a long-term evolution (LTE) frequency division duplexing (FDD) specification.

18. A method, comprising:

receiving at an evolved node B (eNB) an in-device coexistence (IDC) indication from a user equipment (UE), the IDC indication being generated in response to detection of IDC interference between a first communication module of the UE operating according to a first communication protocol and a second communication module of the UE operating according to a second communication protocol, wherein the IDC indication comprising a bit string consisting of four bits, wherein each bit of the four bits of the bit string relates to a respective subframe n and subsequent subframes n+4k of a subframe pattern, wherein k is an integer number greater than 0, wherein the subsequent subframes n+4k satisfy a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARO) timing relationship with the respective subframe n, and wherein a value of each bit of the bit string indicates whether the eNB is requested to abstain from using the respective subframe n and subsequent subframes n+4k of the subframe pattern in a wireless transmission from the eNB to the UE, wherein the IDC indication is generated by setting a starting subframe of the subframe pattern to guarantee the hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) timing relationship between the UE and the eNB;

generating a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration information based on the IDC indication, in response to a determination that the subframe pattern is acceptable; and

transmitting the DRX configuration information to the UE over the wireless communication network.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the IDC indication is generated by defining that the subframe pattern starts with a radio frame with a system frame number (SFN) satisfying a condition that SFN modulo 2 equals 0, SFN mod 2=0.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the IDC indication is generated by defining that the subframe pattern starts from a radio frame with a system frame number (SFN) satisfying a condition that SFN modulo 2 equals 1, SFN mod 2=1.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein the wireless communication network complies with a long-term evolution (LTE) frequency division duplexing (FDD) specification.

22. An apparatus, comprising:

an evolved node B (eNB) including;

a communication module to receive an in-device coexistence (IDC) indication from a user equipment (UE), the IDC indication being generated in response to detection of IDC interference between a first communication module of the UE operating according to a first communication protocol and a second communication module of the UE operating according to a second communication protocol, wherein the IDC indication comprising a bit string consisting of four bits, wherein each bit of the four bits of the bit string relates to a respective subframe n and subsequent subframes n+4k of a subframe pattern, wherein k is an integer number greater than 0, wherein the subsequent subframes n+4k satisfy a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARO) timing relationship with the respective subframe n, and wherein a value of each bit of the bit string indicates whether the eNB is requested to abstain from using the respective subframe n and subsequent subframes n+4k of the subframe pattern in a wireless transmission from the eNB to the UE, wherein the IDC indication is generated by setting a starting subframe of the subframe pattern to guarantee the hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) timing relationship between the UE and the eNB, and

an IDC management module including circuitry to generate a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration information based on the IDC indication, in response to a determination that the subframe pattern is acceptable;

wherein the communication module is further to transmit the DRX configuration information to the UE over the wireless communication network.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the IDC indication is generated by defining that the subframe pattern starts with a radio frame with a system frame number (SFN) satisfying a condition that SFN modulo 2 equals 0, SFN mod 2=0.

24. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the IDC indication is generated by defining that the subframe pattern starts from a radio frame with a system frame number (SFN) satisfying a condition that SFN modulo 2 equals 1, SFN mod 2=1.

25. The apparatus of claim 22 wherein the wireless communication network complies with a long-term evolution (LTE) frequency division duplexing (FDD) specification.