Location-based detection of interference in cellular communications systems
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1. A method implemented in a first cellular base station located within a cell, the method comprising:
- measuring, at the first cellular base station, signal-to-noise ratios of uplink signals received from multiple mobile devices to identify that interference for the multiple mobile devices exceeds a threshold amount when the signal-to-noise ratios are less than an interference threshold, the multiple mobile devices being managed by the first cellular base station; and
in response to the signal-to-noise ratios being less than the interference threshold for at least a particular amount of time,determining, by array processing the uplink signals received from the multiple mobile devices, a direction from the first cellular base station to the multiple mobile devices in the cell,determining, based on the direction to the multiple mobile devices and a cell topology of a cellular communications system that includes the first cellular base station, a neighboring cell generating the interference for the multiple mobile devices, andcommunicating a request, from the first cellular base station to a second cellular base station managing the neighboring cell, effective to cause the second base station to reduce the interference for the multiple mobile devices.
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Abstract
The present specification describes techniques and apparatus that enable location-based detection of interference. In one or more implementations, a neighboring cell generating interference for a mobile device is determined based at least in part on a location of the mobile device.
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1. A method implemented in a first cellular base station located within a cell, the method comprising:
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measuring, at the first cellular base station, signal-to-noise ratios of uplink signals received from multiple mobile devices to identify that interference for the multiple mobile devices exceeds a threshold amount when the signal-to-noise ratios are less than an interference threshold, the multiple mobile devices being managed by the first cellular base station; and in response to the signal-to-noise ratios being less than the interference threshold for at least a particular amount of time, determining, by array processing the uplink signals received from the multiple mobile devices, a direction from the first cellular base station to the multiple mobile devices in the cell, determining, based on the direction to the multiple mobile devices and a cell topology of a cellular communications system that includes the first cellular base station, a neighboring cell generating the interference for the multiple mobile devices, and communicating a request, from the first cellular base station to a second cellular base station managing the neighboring cell, effective to cause the second base station to reduce the interference for the multiple mobile devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computing device of a cellular base station, the computing device comprising:
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a receiver to receive uplink signals from multiple mobile devices being managed by the cellular base station, the multiple mobile devices within a cell associated with the cellular base station; an analyzer to analyze signal-to-noise ratios of the uplink signals and identify that two or more of the multiple mobile devices within a threshold distance of each other are being interfered with by more than a threshold amount when the signal-to-noise ratios are less than an interference threshold; a locator to determine, based on a location of the two or more of the multiple mobile devices and responsive to the signal-to-noise ratios being less than the interference threshold for at least a particular amount of time, another cell responsible for the interference; and a transmitter to send a request to another cellular base station that manages other mobile devices in the other cell responsible for the interference, the request requesting that transmission power of the other mobile devices of the other cell be reduced. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method implemented in a first cellular base station, the method comprising:
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receiving uplink signals from multiple mobile devices located in a first cell being managed by the first cellular base station; identifying that the multiple mobile devices are being interfered with by more than a threshold amount when signal-to-noise ratios of the uplink signals are less than an interference threshold amount, the multiple mobile devices being within a threshold distance of each other; determining, based on a direction from the first base station to the multiple mobile devices and responsive to the signal-to-noise ratios being less than the interference threshold for at least a particular amount of time, a second cell closest to the mobile device; and requesting that a second cellular base station that manages the second cell cause mobile devices of the second cell to reduce their transmission power effective to reduce the interference. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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