Resource partitioning information for enhanced interference coordination
First Claim
1. A method for wireless communications, comprising:
- receiving, at a user equipment (UE), an indication of time domain resource partitioning information (RPI) corresponding to subframe assignments between a serving access point and one or more non-serving access points in a heterogeneous network, wherein the indication of the time domain RPI comprises;
a first information element (IE) indicating first protected subframes associated with the serving access point,a second IE indicating second protected subframes associated with at least one of the non-serving access points, ora combination thereof; and
identifying one or more protected subframes based on the time domain RPI, the one or more protected subframes being subframes in which use by an interfering access point is limited.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for partitioning resources for enhanced inter-cell interference coordination (eICIC) are provided. Certain aspects involve broadcasting a message indicating time-domain resource partitioning information (RPI), where a user equipment (UE) may be operating in idle mode. With the RPI, the UE may be able to identify protected resources with reduced/eliminated interference from neighboring cells. The RPI in this broadcasted message may be encoded as a bitmap as an alternative or in addition to enumeration of the U/N/X subframes. Other aspects entail transmitting a dedicated or unicast message indicating the time-domain RPI, where a UE may be operating in connected mode. With the RPI, the UE may be able to determine channel state information (CSI), make radio resource management (RRM) measurements, or perform radio link monitoring (RLM), based on one or more signals from a serving base station during the protected time-domain resources.
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74 Claims
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1. A method for wireless communications, comprising:
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receiving, at a user equipment (UE), an indication of time domain resource partitioning information (RPI) corresponding to subframe assignments between a serving access point and one or more non-serving access points in a heterogeneous network, wherein the indication of the time domain RPI comprises; a first information element (IE) indicating first protected subframes associated with the serving access point, a second IE indicating second protected subframes associated with at least one of the non-serving access points, or a combination thereof; and identifying one or more protected subframes based on the time domain RPI, the one or more protected subframes being subframes in which use by an interfering access point is limited. - 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, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive an indication of time domain resource partitioning information (RPI) corresponding to subframe assignments between a serving access point and one or more non-serving access points in a heterogeneous network, wherein the indication of the time domain RPI comprises; a first information element (IE) indicating first protected subframes associated with the serving access point, a second IE indicating second protected subframes associated with at least one of the non-serving access points, or a combination thereof; and at least one processor configured to identify one or more protected subframes based on the time domain RPI, the one or more protected subframes being subframes in which use by an interfering access point is limited. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
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means for receiving an indication of time domain resource partitioning information (RPI) corresponding to subframe assignments between a serving access point and one or more non-serving access points in a heterogeneous network, wherein the indication of the time domain RPI comprises; a first information element (IE) indicating first protected subframes associated with the serving access point, a second IE indicating second protected subframes associated with at least one of the non-serving access points, or a combination thereof; and means for identifying one or more protected subframes based on the time domain RPI, the one or more protected subframes being subframes in which use by an interfering access point is limited. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having code for:
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receiving, at a user equipment (UE), an indication of time domain resource partitioning information (RPI) corresponding to subframe assignments between a serving access point and one or more non-serving access points in a heterogeneous network, wherein the indication of the time domain RPI comprises; a first information element (IE) indicating first protected subframes associated with the serving access point, a second IE indicating second protected subframes associated with at least one of the non-serving access points, or a combination thereof; and identifying one or more protected subframes based on the time domain RPI, the one or more protected subframes being time subframes in which use by an interfering access point is limited. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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