Automatic configuration of cell assignment of non-inter-cell interference coordination (non-ICIC)-engaged remote units in a wireless distributed communications system (WDCS) to non-ICIC-engaged WDCS cells to avoid or reduce dividing radio resources
First Claim
1. A cell assignment configuration circuit for a wireless distribution communications system (WDCS) that includes at least two WDCS cells each configured to exchange communications signals with a plurality of remote units, the cell assignment configuration circuit configured to:
- identify at least one remote unit among the plurality of remote units in the WDCS receiving downlink communications signals potentially transmitted by at least one neighboring cell to the WDCS;
identify at least one Inter-Cell Interference Coordination (ICIC)-engaged WDCS cell in the WDCS in ICIC with the at least one neighboring cell based on a WDCS cell in the WDCS assigned to the identified at least one remote unit receiving downlink communications signals potentially transmitted by the at least one neighboring cell to the WDCS;
determine at least one non-ICIC-engaged remote unit assigned to the identified at least one ICIC-engaged WDCS cell not identified as receiving downlink communications signals transmitted by the at least one neighboring cell;
determine a cell assignment configuration for the WDCS based on reassigning the at least one non-ICIC-engaged remote unit to a non-ICIC-engaged WDCS cell; and
configure a cell assignment of at least one remote unit in the WDCS based on the determined cell assignment configuration.
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Abstract
Automatic configuration of cell assignment of non-Inter-Cell Interference Coordination (ICIC)-engaged remote units in a wireless distribution communications system (WDCS) to non-ICIC-engaged WDCS cells to avoid or reduce dividing radio resources. The WDCS is configured to identify which remote units are “ICIC-engaged remote units.” A cell assignment configuration circuit is configured to identify ICIC-engaged WDCS cell(s) (i.e., in ICIC relation with a neighboring cell) among the WDCS cells in the WDCS, based on determining the WDCS cells assigned to ICIC-engaged remote units. The cell assignment configuration circuit is configured to determine a cell assignment configuration for the WDCS based on reassigning non-ICIC-engaged remote units assigned to the identified ICIC-engaged WDCS cells to non-ICIC-engaged WDCS cells. In this manner, radio resources for servicing non-ICIC-engaged remote units are not divided among non-ICIC-engaged remote units.
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30 Claims
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1. A cell assignment configuration circuit for a wireless distribution communications system (WDCS) that includes at least two WDCS cells each configured to exchange communications signals with a plurality of remote units, the cell assignment configuration circuit configured to:
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identify at least one remote unit among the plurality of remote units in the WDCS receiving downlink communications signals potentially transmitted by at least one neighboring cell to the WDCS; identify at least one Inter-Cell Interference Coordination (ICIC)-engaged WDCS cell in the WDCS in ICIC with the at least one neighboring cell based on a WDCS cell in the WDCS assigned to the identified at least one remote unit receiving downlink communications signals potentially transmitted by the at least one neighboring cell to the WDCS; determine at least one non-ICIC-engaged remote unit assigned to the identified at least one ICIC-engaged WDCS cell not identified as receiving downlink communications signals transmitted by the at least one neighboring cell; determine a cell assignment configuration for the WDCS based on reassigning the at least one non-ICIC-engaged remote unit to a non-ICIC-engaged WDCS cell; and configure a cell assignment of at least one remote unit in the WDCS based on the determined cell assignment configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of configuring cell assignment of Inter-Cell Interference Coordination (ICIC)-engaged remote units in a wireless distribution communications system (WDCS), comprising:
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identifying at least one remote unit in the WDCS receiving downlink communications signals potentially transmitted by at least one neighboring cell to the WDCS; identifying at least one ICIC-engaged WDCS cell in the WDCS in ICIC with the at least one neighboring cell based on WDCS cells in the WDCS assigned to the at least one identified remote unit receiving downlink communications signals potentially transmitted by the at least one neighboring cell to the WDCS; determining at least one non-ICIC-engaged remote unit assigned to the identified at least one ICIC-engaged WDCS cell and not identified as receiving the downlink communications signals transmitted by the at least one neighboring cell; determining a cell assignment configuration for the WDCS based on reassigning the at least one non-ICIC-engaged remote unit to a non-ICIC-engaged WDCS cell; and configuring a cell assignment of at least one remote unit in the WDCS based on the determined cell assignment configuration. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A wireless distribution communications system (WDCS), comprising:
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a plurality of WDCS cells each configured to communicate a downlink communications signal for a cell service to a client device and receive an uplink communications signal for the cell service from the client device; a central unit configured to; distribute the downlink communications signals from the plurality of WDCS cells over at least one downlink communications medium to a plurality of remote units; distribute the uplink communications signals received from the plurality of remote units over at least one uplink communications medium to the plurality of WDCS cells; the plurality of remote units each configured to; receive at least one downlink communications signal over the at least one downlink communications medium from the central unit; distribute the received at least one downlink communications signal to at least one client device; receive at least one uplink communications signal from the at least one client device; and distribute the received at least one uplink communications signal from the at least one client device over the at least one uplink communications medium to the central unit; and a cell assignment configuration circuit configured to; identify at least one remote unit among the plurality of remote units receiving the downlink communications signals potentially transmitted by at least one neighboring cell to at least one WDCS cell among the plurality of WDCS cells; identify at least one ICIC-engaged WDCS cell among the plurality of WDCS cells in ICIC with the at least one neighboring cell based on the plurality of WDCS cells in the WDCS assigned to the at least one remote unit identified as receiving the downlink communications signals potentially transmitted by the at least one neighboring cell to the WDCS; determine at least one non-ICIC-engaged remote unit assigned to the identified at least one ICIC-engaged WDCS cell and not identified as receiving the downlink communications signals transmitted by the at least one neighboring cell; determine a cell assignment configuration for the plurality of remote units based on reassigning the at least one non-ICIC-engaged remote unit to a non-ICIC-engaged WDCS cell among the plurality of WDCS cells; and configure a cell assignment of the at least one non-ICIC-engaged remote unit in the WDCS based on the determined cell assignment configuration. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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