IP Library Granted Patent US 9,474,079
Granted Patent B2
US 9,474,079 · App. 13/859,454 · Granted Oct 18, 2016

Base station apparatus and communication control method

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,474,079
App. No.
13/859,454
Granted
Oct 18, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The object is achieved by providing a base station apparatus for performing time and frequency scheduling in uplink packet access with: an interference amount measurement part configured to measure an uplink interference amount for each interference amount measurement unit which comprises a predetermined period and a predetermined number of frequency blocks; an interference amount determination part configured to determine whether the uplink interference amount satisfies a predetermined condition; and an overload indicator reporting part configured to report an overload indicator to a neighboring cell when the predetermined condition is satisfied.

Claims (11)

1. An eNode B comprising:

an interference amount measurement part configured to measure, in each resource block, each resource block comprising one time slot and at least one subcarrier, an uplink interference amount in a predetermined cell;

an interference amount determination part configured to determine whether there is a variation in an interference condition; and

an overload indicator reporting part configured to report an overload indicator, indicating the uplink interference amount of the predetermined cell, to a neighboring eNode B through an interface between the eNode B and the neighboring eNode B, if it is determined that there is a variation in the interference condition.

2. A user equipment comprising:

a transmission part configured to transmit a signal that causes an eNode B to measure, in each resource block, each resource block comprising one time slot and at least one subcarrier, an uplink interference amount in a predetermined cell;

a communicating part configured to communicate with the eNode B, wherein the eNode B determines whether there is a variation in an interference condition and reports an overload indicator, indicating the uplink interference amount of the predetermined cell, to a neighboring eNode B through an interface between the eNode B and the neighboring eNode B, when there is a variation in the interference condition.

3. A communication control method of an eNode B, the method comprising:

measuring, in each resource block, each resource block comprising a-one time slot and at least one subcarrier, an uplink interference amount in a predetermined cell;

determining whether there is a variation in an interference condition; and

if there is a variation in the interference condition, reporting an overload indicator, indicating the uplink interference amount of the predetermined cell, to a neighboring eNode B through an interface between the eNode B and the neighboring eNode B.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 30, 2026
From: DENSO CORPORATION
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 075470/0758 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 21, 2020
From: NEC CORPORATION
To: DENSO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053260/0557 →