Method and apparatus for supporting communications in a heterogeneous network
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1. A method of wireless communications, comprising:
- determining broadcast channel scheduling information for one or more broadcasts of a payload by a broadcast channel associated with a first base station based on one or more broadcast channel interference coordination schemes, wherein reception of the broadcast channel associated with the first base station is interfered at least in part based on one or more transmissions from a second base station; and
receiving the payload based on the determined broadcast channel scheduling information,wherein one of the one or more broadcast channel interference coordination schemes comprises receiving the broadcast channel scheduling information in a broadcast by the second base station, wherein the broadcast from the second base station includes broadcast information associated with the second base station and the broadcast channel scheduling information associated with the first base station, the broadcast channel scheduling information associated with the first base station includes a cross subframe scheduling identifier.
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Abstract
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided in which an apparatus may determine broadcast channel scheduling information for one or more broadcasts of a payload by a broadcast channel associated with a first base station based on one or more broadcast channel interference coordination schemes, wherein reception of the broadcast channel associated with the first base station is interfered at least in part based on one or more transmissions from a second base station, and receive the payload based on the determined broadcast channel scheduling information.
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1. A method of wireless communications, comprising:
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determining broadcast channel scheduling information for one or more broadcasts of a payload by a broadcast channel associated with a first base station based on one or more broadcast channel interference coordination schemes, wherein reception of the broadcast channel associated with the first base station is interfered at least in part based on one or more transmissions from a second base station; and receiving the payload based on the determined broadcast channel scheduling information, wherein one of the one or more broadcast channel interference coordination schemes comprises receiving the broadcast channel scheduling information in a broadcast by the second base station, wherein the broadcast from the second base station includes broadcast information associated with the second base station and the broadcast channel scheduling information associated with the first base station, the broadcast channel scheduling information associated with the first base station includes a cross subframe scheduling identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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means for determining broadcast channel scheduling information for one or more broadcasts of a payload by a broadcast channel associated with a first base station based on one or more broadcast channel interference coordination schemes, wherein reception of the broadcast channel associated with the first base station is interfered at least in part based on one or more transmissions from a second base station; and means for receiving the payload based on the determined broadcast channel scheduling information, wherein one of the one or more broadcast channel interference coordination schemes comprises receiving the broadcast channel scheduling information in a broadcast by the second base station, wherein the broadcast from the second base station includes broadcast information associated with the second base station and the broadcast channel scheduling information associated with the first base station, the broadcast channel scheduling information associated with the first base station includes a cross subframe scheduling identifier.
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26. A
non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code for: -
determining broadcast channel scheduling information for one or more broadcasts of a payload by a broadcast channel associated with a first base station based on one or more broadcast channel interference coordination schemes, wherein reception of the broadcast channel associated with the first base station is interfered at least in part based on one or more transmissions from a second base station; and receiving the payload based on the determined broadcast channel scheduling information, wherein one of the one or more broadcast channel interference coordination schemes comprises receiving the broadcast channel scheduling information in a broadcast by the second base station, wherein the broadcast from the second base station includes broadcast information associated with the second base station and the broadcast channel scheduling information associated with the first base station, the broadcast channel scheduling information associated with the first base station includes a cross subframe scheduling identifier.
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27. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
a processing system configured to; determine broadcast channel scheduling information for one or more broadcasts of a payload by a broadcast channel associated with a first base station based on one or more broadcast channel interference coordination schemes, wherein reception of the broadcast channel associated with the first base station is interfered at least in part based on one or more transmissions from a second base station; receive the payload based on the determined broadcast channel scheduling information; and receive the broadcast channel scheduling information in a broadcast by the second base station, wherein the broadcast from the second base station includes broadcast information for the second base station and the broadcast channel scheduling information associated with the first base station, the broadcast channel scheduling information associated with the first base station includes a cross subframe scheduling identifier. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A method of wireless communications for a first base station, comprising:
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transmitting, by the first base station, broadcast channel scheduling information for a payload associated with the first base station based on one or more broadcast channel interference coordination schemes, wherein interference from a second base station interferes with reception of the broadcast channel scheduling information broadcast by the first base station; and transmitting the payload based on the one or more broadcast channel interference schemes, wherein one of the one or more broadcast channel interference coordination schemes comprises transmitting the broadcast channel scheduling information to the second base station over a back-haul connection, wherein a broadcast from the second base station includes broadcast information for the second base station and the broadcast channel scheduling information associated with the first base station, the broadcast channel scheduling information associated with the first base station including a cross subframe scheduling identifier. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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71. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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means for transmitting, by a first base station, broadcast channel scheduling information for a payload associated with the first base station based on one or more broadcast channel interference coordination schemes, wherein interference from a second base station interferes with reception of the broadcast channel scheduling information broadcast by the first base station; and means for transmitting the payload based on the one or more broadcast channel interference schemes, wherein one of the one or more broadcast channel interference coordination schemes comprises transmitting the broadcast channel scheduling information to the second base station over a back-haul connection, wherein a broadcast from the second base station includes broadcast information for the second base station and the broadcast channel scheduling information associated with the first base station, the broadcast channel scheduling information associated with the first base station including a cross subframe scheduling identifier.
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72. A
non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code for: -
transmitting, by a first base station, broadcast channel scheduling information for a payload associated with the first base station based on one or more broadcast channel interference coordination schemes, wherein interference from a second base station interferes with reception of the broadcast channel scheduling information broadcast by the first base station; and transmitting the payload based on the one or more broadcast channel interference schemes, wherein one of the one or more broadcast channel interference coordination schemes comprises transmitting the broadcast channel scheduling information to the second base station over a back-haul connection, wherein a broadcast from the second base station includes broadcast information for the second base station and the broadcast channel scheduling information associated with the first base station, the broadcast channel scheduling information associated with the first base station including a cross subframe scheduling identifier.
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73. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
a processing system configured to; transmit, by a first base station, broadcast channel scheduling information for a payload associated with the first base station based on one or more broadcast channel interference coordination schemes, wherein interference from a second base station interferes with reception of the broadcast channel scheduling information broadcast by the first base station; transmit the payload based on the one or more broadcast channel interference schemes; and transmit the broadcast channel scheduling information to the second base station over a back-haul connection, wherein a broadcast from the second base station includes broadcast information for the second base station and the broadcast channel scheduling information associated with the first base station, the broadcast channel scheduling information associated with the first base station including a cross subframe scheduling identifier. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92)
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