Method and Apparatus for Managing Inter-Cell Interference for Device-to-Device Communications
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer program can provide inter-cell interference management. The method, for example, may generate an inter-cell assistance information to facilitate a selection of one or more physical resource blocks for device-to-device communications based at least in part on a scheduling or interference information exchanged between a plurality of nodes. The method can further comprise transmitting the generated inter-cell assistance information to a plurality of user equipments in device-to-device communication mode. The inter-cell assistance information may comprise at least one physical resource block, or additionally at least one source node identity associate with the at least one physical resource block, or additionally at least one destination node identity associated with the at least one physical resource block and the at least one source node identity.
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66 Claims
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47. A method, comprising:
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generating an inter-cell assistance information, to facilitate a selection of one or more physical resource blocks for device-to-device communications, said inter-cell assistance information being generated based at least in part on a scheduling or interference information exchanged between a plurality of nodes; and transmitting said generated inter-cell assistance information to a plurality of user equipments in device-to-device communication mode. - View Dependent Claims (48)
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49. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to; generate an inter-cell assistance information to facilitate a selection of one or more physical resource blocks for device-to-device communications, said inter-cell assistance information being generated based at least in part on a scheduling or interference information exchanged between a plurality of nodes; and transmit said generated inter-cell assistance information to a plurality of user equipments in device-to-device communication mode. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A computer program, comprising:
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code for generating an inter-cell assistance information to facilitate a selection of one or more physical resource blocks for device-to-device communications, said inter-cell assistance information being generated based at least in part on a scheduling or interference information exchanged between a plurality of nodes; and code for transmitting said generated inter-cell assistance information to a plurality of user equipments in device-to-device communication mode; when the computer program is run on a processor.
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58. A method, comprising:
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receiving an inter-cell assistance information at a user equipment in device-to-device communication mode; and selecting one or more physical resource blocks for a device-to-device communication based on at least one of said received inter-cell assistance information and local measurement results. - View Dependent Claims (59)
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60. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to; receive an inter-cell assistance information at user equipment in device-to-device communication mode; and select one or more physical resource blocks for a device-to-device communication based on at least one of said received inter-cell assistance information and local measurement results. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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