CQI estimation in a wireless communication network

• US 10,320,550 B2
• Filed: 08/11/2014
• Issued: 06/11/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Barbieri, Alan, Agashe, Parag Arun, Damnjanovic, Aleksandar, Ji, Tingfang, Luo, Tao, Vajapeyam, Madhavan Srinivasan, Wei, Yongbin, Xu, Hao, Yoo, Taesang
• Primary Examiner(s): Henson, Jamaal
• Application Number:
  US14/456,916
• Publication Number:
  US 20140348019A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,765 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0026 Transmission of channel quality indication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0028 Formatting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0057 Physical resource allocation for CQI
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/16 Central resource management; Negotiation of resources or communication parameters, e.g. negotiating bandwidth or QoS [Quality of Service]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Techniques for estimating and reporting channel quality indicator (CQI) are disclosed. Neighboring base stations may cause strong interference to one another and may be allocated different resources, e.g., different subframes. A UE may observe different levels of interference on different resources. In an aspect, the UE may determine a CQI for resources allocated to a base station and having reduced or no interference from at least one interfering base station. In another aspect, the UE may determine multiple CQI for resources of different types and associated with different interference levels. For example, the UE may determine a first CQI based on at least one first subframe allocated to the base station and having reduced or no interference from the interfering base station(s). The UE may determine a second CQI based on at least one second subframe allocated to the interfering base station(s).

Claims

1. A method for wireless communication, comprising:

receiving upper layer signaling identifying a first set of subframes and a second set of subframes;

determining a first channel quality indicator (CQI) based on at least one first subframe allocated to a serving base station and having reduced or no interference from at least one interfering base station, wherein the first set of subframes includes the first subframe; and

determining a second CQI based on at least one second subframe allocated to the at least one interfering base station, wherein the second set of subframes includes the second subframe.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending the first CQI and the second CQI to the serving base station; and

receiving a transmission of data sent by the serving base station based on the first CQI, or the second CQI, or both.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving resource partitioning information from the serving base station; and

determining the at least one first subframe allocated to the serving base station and the at least one second subframe allocated to the at least one interfering base station based on the resource partitioning information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the second CQI comprises determining the second CQI based on only the at least one second subframe allocated to the at least one interfering base station.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the second CQI comprises determining the second CQI by averaging over the second set of subframes.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the second set of subframes excludes subframes semi-statically allocated to the serving base station.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the second set of subframes excludes subframes semi-statically allocated to the serving base station and subframes semi-statically allocated to the at least one interfering base station.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the number of subframes in the second set of subframes is a fixed value, or is configured by the serving base station and signaled to the UE, or is determined based on resource partitioning for the serving base station and the at least one interfering base station.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the second CQI comprises:

estimating interference in the at least one first subframe allocated to the serving base station,

estimating interference in the at least one second subframe allocated to the at least one interfering base station,

estimating total interference based on the estimated interference in the at least one first subframe and the estimated interference in the at least one second subframe, and

determining the second CQI based on the estimated total interference.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining the at least one second subframe based on an offset with respect to a subframe in which the second CQI is reported.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving signaling conveying the offset from the serving base station.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

determining the offset by cycling through a set of offsets and selecting different subframes for determining the second CQI in different periods.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving signaling conveying the set of offsets, or the number of offsets, or both from the serving base station.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining at least one additional CQI based on at least one additional subframe.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

reporting the first CQI based on a first CQI configuration; and

reporting the second CQI based on a second CQI configuration different from the first CQI configuration.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

reporting the first CQI at a first periodicity; and

reporting the second CQI at a second periodicity different from the first periodicity.

17. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

means for receiving upper layer signaling identifying a first set of subframes and a second set of subframes;

means for determining a first channel quality indicator (CQI) based on at least one first subframe allocated to a serving base station and having reduced or no interference from at least one interfering base station, wherein the first set of subframes includes the first subframe; and

means for determining a second CQI based on at least one second subframe allocated to the at least one interfering base station, wherein the second set of subframes includes the second subframe.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising:

means for receiving resource partitioning information from the serving base station; and

means for determining the at least one first subframe allocated to the serving base station and the at least one second subframe allocated to the at least one interfering base station based on the resource partitioning information.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the means for determining the second CQI comprises means for determining the second CQI by averaging over the second set of subframes.

20. The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising:

means for determining the at least one second subframe based on an offset with respect to a subframe in which the second CQI is reported.

21. The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising:

means for reporting the first CQI based on a first CQI configuration; and

means for reporting the second CQI based on a second CQI configuration different from the first CQI configuration.

22. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

memory;

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to;

receive upper layer signaling identifying a first set of subframes and a second set of subframes,

determine a first channel quality indicator (CQI) based on at least one first subframe allocated to a serving base station and having reduced or no interference from at least one interfering base station, wherein the first set of subframes includes the first subframe, and

determine a second CQI based on at least one second subframe allocated to the at least one interfering base station, wherein the second set of subframes includes the second subframe.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive resource partitioning information from the serving base station, and to determine the at least one first subframe allocated to the serving base station and the at least one second subframe allocated to the at least one interfering base station based on the resource partitioning information.

24. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine the second CQI by averaging over the second set of subframes.

25. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine the at least one second subframe based on an offset with respect to a subframe in which the second CQI is reported.

26. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the at least one processor is configured to report the first CQI based on a first CQI configuration, and to report the second CQI based on a second CQI configuration different from the first CQI configuration.

27. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:

code for causing at least one processor to receive upper layer signaling identifying a first set of subframes and a second set of subframes,

code for causing the at least one processor to determine a first channel quality indicator (CQI) based on at least one first subframe allocated to a serving base station and having reduced or no interference from at least one interfering base station, wherein the first set of subframes includes the first subframe; and

code for causing the at least one processor to determine a second CQI based on at least one second subframe allocated to the at least one interfering base station, wherein the second set of subframes includes the second subframe.

28. A method for wireless communication, comprising:

sending to a user equipment (UE) upper layer signaling identifying a first set of subframes and a second set of subframes,

receiving a first channel quality indicator (CQI) and a second CQI from the UE, the first CQI being determined based on at least one first subframe allocated to a serving base station and having reduced or no interference from at least one interfering base station, and the second CQI being determined based on at least one second subframe allocated to the at least one interfering base station, wherein the first set of subframes includes the first subframe and the second set of subframes includes the second subframe; and

sending a transmission of data to the UE based on the first CQI, or the second CQI, or both.

29. The method of claim 28, further comprising:

sending resource partitioning information conveying subframes allocated to the serving base station and subframes allocated to the at least one interfering base station.

30. The method of claim 28, wherein the second CQI is determined by the UE based on only the at least one second subframe allocated to the at least one interfering base station.

31. The method of claim 28, wherein the second CQI is determined by the UE by averaging over the second set of subframes, the second set of subframes excluding subframes semi-statically allocated to the serving base station, or subframes semi-statically allocated to the at least one interfering base station, or both.

32. The method of claim 28, wherein the second CQI is determined by the UE by estimating interference in the at least one first subframe allocated to the serving base station and estimating interference in the at least one second subframe allocated to the at least one interfering base station.

33. The method of claim 28, wherein the at least one second subframe is determined based on an offset with respect to a subframe in which the second CQI is reported.

34. The method of claim 33, further comprising:

sending signaling conveying the offset.

35. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

means for sending to a user equipment (UE) upper layer signaling identifying a first set of subframes and a second set of subframes;

means for receiving a first channel quality indicator (CQI) and a second CQI from the UE, the first CQI being determined based on at least one first subframe allocated to a serving base station and having reduced or no interference from at least one interfering base station, and the second CQI being determined based on at least one second subframe allocated to the at least one interfering base station, wherein the first set of subframes includes the first subframe and the second set of subframes includes the second subframe; and

means for sending a transmission of data to the UE based on the first CQI, or the second CQI, or both.

36. The apparatus of claim 35, further comprising:

means for sending resource partitioning information conveying subframes allocated to the serving base station and subframes allocated to the at least one interfering base station.

37. The apparatus of claim 35, wherein the at least one second subframe is determined based on an offset with respect to a subframe in which the second CQI is reported.

38. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to;

send to a user equipment (UE) upper layer signaling identifying a first set of subframes and a second set of subframes;

receive a first channel quality indicator (CQI) and a second CQI from the UE, the first CQI being determined based on at least one first subframe allocated to a serving base station and having reduced or no interference from at least one interfering base station, and the second CQI being determined based on at least one second subframe allocated to the at least one interfering base station, wherein the first set of subframes includes the first subframe and the second set of subframes includes the second subframe, and

send a transmission of data to the UE based on the first CQI, or the second CQI, or both.

39. The apparatus of claim 38, wherein the at least one processor is configured to send resource partitioning information conveying subframes allocated to the serving base station and subframes allocated to the at least one interfering base station.

40. The apparatus of claim 38, wherein the at least one second subframe is determined based on an offset with respect to a subframe in which the second CQI is reported.

41. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:

code for sending to a user equipment (UE) upper layer signaling identifying a first set of subframes and a second set of subframes;

code for causing at least one processor to receive a first channel quality indicator (CQI) and a second CQI from the UE, the first CQI being determined based on at least one first subframe allocated to a serving base station and having reduced or no interference from at least one interfering base station, and the second CQI being determined based on at least one second subframe allocated to the at least one interfering base station, wherein the first set of subframes includes the first subframe and the second set of subframes includes the second subframe; and

code for causing the at least one processor to send a transmission of data to the UE based on the first CQI, or the second CQI, or both.