Method for mitigating inter-cell interference in wireless communication system and device therefor

• US 9,433,005 B2
• Filed: 10/18/2012
• Issued: 08/30/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Seungmin, Seo, Hanbyul
• Primary Examiner(s): Beharry, Noel
• Assistant Examiner(s): Zhang, Ruihua
• Application Number:
  US14/349,040
• Publication Number:
  US 20140254531A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,412 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 11/0056 Inter-base station aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/006 Quality of the received signal, e.g. BER, SNR, water filling
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/541 using the level of interference

Abstract

The present application provides a method for allowing a cell to remove inter-cell interference in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method includes receiving, from neighboring cells, time resource interference information on a first subframe type and a second subframe type; receiving, from said neighboring cells, first frequency resource interference information corresponding to said first subframe type and second frequency resource interference information corresponding to said second subframe type; and performing downlink communication and uplink communication by using said first frequency resource interference information, said second frequency resource interference information, and said time resource interference information.

Claims

1. A method for canceling inter-cell interference in a wireless communication system, the method comprising;

receiving from a neighbor cell, time resource interference information indicating whether a subframe is a reduced-power almost blank subframe (ABS) or a normal subframe;

receiving from the neighbor cell, first frequency resource interference information related to the reduced-power ABS and a plurality of first thresholds related to the reduced-power ABS;

receiving from the neighbor cell, second frequency resource interference information related to the normal subframe and a plurality of second thresholds related to the normal subframe;

performing downlink communication and uplink communication by using the first frequency resource interference information in the reduced-power ABS; and

performing downlink communication and uplink communication by using the second frequency resource interference information in the normal subframe,

wherein the first frequency resource interference information indicates a range of transmission power of the neighbor cell in the reduced-power ABS based on the plurality of first thresholds, and

wherein the second frequency resource interference information indicates a range of transmission power of the neighbor cell in the normal subframe based on the plurality of second thresholds.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first frequency resource interference information indicates whether interference with a frequency band in the reduced-power ABS caused by the neighbor cell is equal to or larger than a threshold, and

wherein the second frequency resource interference information indicates whether interference with a frequency band in the normal subframe caused by the neighbor cell is equal to or larger than a threshold.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first frequency resource interference information indicates whether transmission power used in the reduced-power ABS by the neighbor cell is equal to or larger than a threshold according to a frequency band, and

wherein the second frequency resource interference information indicates whether transmission power used in the normal subframe by the neighbor cell is equal to or larger than a threshold according to a frequency band.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein the threshold for the first frequency resource interference information is different from the threshold for the second frequency resource interference information.

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein the threshold for the first frequency resource interference information is different from the threshold for the second frequency resource interference information.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second frequency resource interference information includes a specific indicator indicating whether a frequency resource of the reduced-power ABS is available, and

wherein performing downlink communication and uplink communication by using the second frequency resource interference information in the reduced-power ABS comprises:

performing downlink communication and uplink communication by using the second frequency resource interference information in the reduced-power ABS, when the specific indicator indicates that the frequency resource of the reduced-power ABS is available; and

not performing downlink communication and uplink communication in the reduced-power ABS, when the specific indicator indicates that the frequency resource of the reduced-power ABS is not available.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of first thresholds includes a first value and a second value,

wherein the second value is bigger than the first value, and

wherein the first frequency resource interference information indicates that the transmission power of the neighbor cell belongs to a specific range among a first range that the transmission power of the neighbor cell is smaller than the first value, a second range that the transmission power of the neighbor cell is between the first value and the second value, and a third range that the transmission power of the neighbor cell is bigger than the second value.

8. An apparatus for canceling inter-cell interference in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:

a radio frequency module configured to transceiver wire/wireless signals; and

a processor configured to;

receive from a neighbor cell, time resource interference information indicating whether a subframe is a reduced-power almost blank subframe (ABS) or a normal subframe through the radio frequency module,

receive from the neighbor cell, first frequency resource interference information related to the reduced-power ABS and a plurality of first thresholds related to the reduced-power ABS through the radio frequency module,

receive from the neighbor cell, second frequency resource interference information related to the normal subframe and a plurality of second thresholds related to the normal subframe through the radio frequency module,

perform downlink communication and uplink communication by using the first frequency resource interference information in the reduced-power ABS, and

perform downlink communication and uplink communication by using the second frequency resource interference information in the normal subframe,

wherein the first frequency resource interference information indicates a range of transmission power of the neighbor cell in the reduced-power ABS based on the plurality of first thresholds, and

wherein the second frequency resource interference information indicates a range of transmission power of the neighbor cell in the normal subframe based on the plurality of second thresholds.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the first frequency resource interference information indicates whether interference with a frequency band in the reduced-power ABS caused by the neighbor cell is equal to or larger than a threshold, and

wherein the second frequency resource interference information indicates whether interference with a frequency band in the normal subframe caused by the neighbor cell is equal to or larger than a threshold.

10. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the first frequency resource interference information indicates whether transmission power used in the reduced-power ABS by the neighbor cell is equal to or larger than a threshold according to a frequency band, and

wherein the second frequency resource interference information indicates whether transmission power used in the normal subframe by the neighbor cell is equal to or larger than a threshold according to a frequency band.

11. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the threshold for the first frequency resource interference information is different from the threshold for the second frequency resource interference information.

12. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the threshold for the first frequency resource interference information is different from the threshold for the second frequency resource interference information.

13. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the second frequency resource interference information includes a specific indicator indicating whether a frequency resource of the reduced-power ABS is available, and

wherein the processor performs downlink communication and uplink communication by using the second frequency resource interference information in the reduced-power ABS, when the specific indicator indicates that the frequency resource of the reduced-power ABS is available, and does not perform downlink communication and uplink communication in the reduced-power ABS, when the specific indicator indicates that the frequency resource of the reduced-power ABS is not available.

14. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the plurality of first thresholds comprise a first value and a second value,

wherein the second value is bigger than the first value, and

wherein the first frequency resource interference information indicates that the transmission power of the neighbor cell belongs to a specific range among a first range that the transmission power of the neighbor cell is smaller than the first value, a second range that the transmission power of the neighbor cell is between the first vale and the second value, and a third range that the transmission power of the neighbor cell is bigger than the second value.