Methods and apparatus for broadcasting loading information corresponding to neighboring base stations
First Claim
1. A method of operating a first base station in a multiple access wireless communications system including a plurality of base stations, each of said plurality of base stations including at least one base station attachment point, the method comprising:
- receiving second base station loading factor information indicative of loading of a second base station attachment point corresponding to a second base station; and
broadcasting at least some of said received second base station loading factor information.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are described where loading information regarding loading conditions at a neighboring base station is received at a first base station and then communicated, e.g., broadcast, by the first base station to mobiles within the cell in which the first base station is located. Since the neighbor base station'"'"'s loading information is being communicated to a mobile currently connected to the first base station via a reliable communications channel of the first base station, the mobile can be expected to be able to reliably recover loading factor information corresponding to not only the first base station but to the neighboring base station. By utilizing such loading factor information, the mobile can generate an improved uplink interference report. The first base station receives such interference reports from wireless terminals in its cell, facilitating efficient resource allocation and interference control.
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42 Claims
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1. A method of operating a first base station in a multiple access wireless communications system including a plurality of base stations, each of said plurality of base stations including at least one base station attachment point, the method comprising:
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receiving second base station loading factor information indicative of loading of a second base station attachment point corresponding to a second base station; and
broadcasting at least some of said received second base station loading factor information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A first base station for use in a multiple access wireless communications system including a plurality of base stations, each of said plurality of base stations including at least one base station attachment point, the first base station comprising:
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a first receiver for receiving second base station loading factor information indicative of loading of a second base station attachment point corresponding to a second base station; and
a transmitter module for broadcasting at least some of said received second base station loading factor information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A first base station for use in a multiple access wireless communications system including a plurality of base stations, each of said plurality of base stations including at least one base station attachment point, the first base station comprising:
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first receiver means for receiving second base station loading factor information indicative of loading of a second base station attachment point corresponding to a second base station; and
transmitter means for broadcasting at least some of said received second base station loading factor information. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A computer readable medium embodying machine executable instructions for controlling a first base station in a multiple access wireless communications system including a plurality of base stations to implement a method, the method comprising:
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received second base station loading factor information indicative of loading of a second base station attachment point corresponding to a second base station; and
broadcasting at least some of said received second base station loading factor information. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A base station operable in a communications system, the base station comprising:
a processor configured to;
control reception of second base station loading factor information indicative of loading of a second base station attachment point corresponding to a second base station; and
control broadcasting of at least some of said received second base station loading factor information. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42)
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