System and method to provide uplink interference coordination in a network environment
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining, for each of one or more macro cell radios, a corresponding set of one or more small cell radios that are under a coverage area of the respective macro cell radio, wherein each corresponding set is associated with a corresponding macro cell radio;
calculating interference coordination parameters for each small cell radio belonging to each corresponding set, wherein the interference coordination parameters for each small cell radio comprise an uplink interference budget for the respective small cell radio, wherein for each of one or more particular small cell radios belonging to a particular set associated with a particular corresponding macro cell radio, calculating interference coordination parameters comprises;
determining, for a predetermined range of total average uplink interference budget values for the particular corresponding macro cell radio;
(i) an optimum total average uplink interference budget value for the particular corresponding macro cell radio; and
(ii) an optimum average interference budget value for each particular small cell radio that corresponds to a combination of;
(A) a maximized total utility of uplink user equipment throughput for user equipment served by the particular corresponding macro cell radio; and
(B) a maximized total utility of uplink user equipment throughput for user equipment served by the respective particular small cell radio; and
communicating the interference coordination parameters to each small cell radio belonging to each corresponding set.
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Abstract
A method is provided in one example embodiment and may include determining for each of one or more macro cell radios, a corresponding set of one or more small cell radios that are under a coverage area of each of the one or more macro cell radios, wherein each corresponding set is associated with a corresponding macro cell radio; calculating interference coordination parameters for each small cell radio belonging to each corresponding set, wherein the interference coordination parameters for each small cell radio belonging to each corresponding set comprises an uplink interference budget for each small cell radio; and communicating the interference coordination parameters to each small cell radio belonging to each corresponding set.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining, for each of one or more macro cell radios, a corresponding set of one or more small cell radios that are under a coverage area of the respective macro cell radio, wherein each corresponding set is associated with a corresponding macro cell radio; calculating interference coordination parameters for each small cell radio belonging to each corresponding set, wherein the interference coordination parameters for each small cell radio comprise an uplink interference budget for the respective small cell radio, wherein for each of one or more particular small cell radios belonging to a particular set associated with a particular corresponding macro cell radio, calculating interference coordination parameters comprises; determining, for a predetermined range of total average uplink interference budget values for the particular corresponding macro cell radio; (i) an optimum total average uplink interference budget value for the particular corresponding macro cell radio; and (ii) an optimum average interference budget value for each particular small cell radio that corresponds to a combination of; (A) a maximized total utility of uplink user equipment throughput for user equipment served by the particular corresponding macro cell radio; and (B) a maximized total utility of uplink user equipment throughput for user equipment served by the respective particular small cell radio; and communicating the interference coordination parameters to each small cell radio belonging to each corresponding set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. One or more non-transitory tangible media encoding logic that includes instructions for execution by a processor, wherein the execution causes the processor to perform operations comprising:
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determining, for each of one or more macro cell radios, a corresponding set of one or more small cell radios that are under a coverage area of the respective macro cell radio, wherein each corresponding set is associated with a corresponding macro cell radio; calculating interference coordination parameters for each small cell radio belonging to each corresponding set, wherein the interference coordination parameters for each small cell radio comprise an uplink interference budget for the respective small cell radio, wherein for each of one or more particular small cell radios belonging to a particular set associated with a particular corresponding macro cell radio, calculating interference coordination parameters comprises;
determining, for a predetermined range of total average uplink interference budget values for the particular corresponding macro cell radio;
(i) an optimum total average uplink interference budget value for the particular corresponding macro cell radio; and
(ii) an optimum average interference budget value for each particular small cell radio that corresponds to a combination of;
(A) a maximized total utility of uplink user equipment throughput for user equipment served by the particular corresponding macro cell radio; and
(B) a maximized total utility of uplink user equipment throughput for user equipment served by the respective particular small cell radio; andcommunicating the interference coordination parameters to each small cell radio belonging to each corresponding set. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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at least one memory element for storing data; and at least one processor for executing instructions associated with the data, wherein the executing causes the system to perform operations comprising; determining, for each of one or more macro cell radios, a corresponding set of one or more small cell radios that are under a coverage area of the respective macro cell radio, wherein each corresponding set is associated with a corresponding macro cell radio; calculating interference coordination parameters for each small cell radio belonging to each corresponding set, wherein the interference coordination parameters for each small cell radio comprise an uplink interference budget for the respective small cell radio, wherein for each of one or more particular small cell radios belonging to a particular set associated with a particular corresponding macro cell radio, calculating interference coordination parameters comprises;
determining, for a predetermined range of total average uplink interference budget values for the particular corresponding macro cell radio;
(i) an optimum total average uplink interference budget value for the particular corresponding macro cell radio; and
(ii) an optimum average interference budget value for each particular small cell radio that corresponds to a combination of;
(A) a maximized total utility of uplink user equipment throughput for user equipment served by the particular corresponding macro cell radio; and
(B) a maximized total utility of uplink user equipment throughput for user equipment served by the respective particular small cell radio; andcommunicating the interference coordination parameters to each small cell radio belonging to each corresponding set. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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