Signaling designs for network assisted interference cancellation and suppression
View Patent ↗Signaling Designs for Network Assisted Interference Cancellation and Suppression Signaling can be valuable in connection with addressing issues of interference. Signaling designs may be valuable, for example, in network-assisted interference cancellation and suppression. A method can include determining transmission information for at least one interference source for a user equipment of a base station. The method can also include signaling the user equipment about the transmission information for the at least one interference source. The transmission information can be configured to facilitate a receiver of the user equipment to cancel interference from the at least one interference source.
1. A method, comprising:
determining transmission information for at least one interference source for a user equipment of a base station; and
signaling the user equipment about the transmission information for the at least one interference source, wherein the transmission information is configured to facilitate a receiver of the user equipment to cancel interference from the at least one interference source;
wherein the signaling comprises masking each of a plurality of downlink control information with a corresponding interference radio network temporary identity.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining comprises receiving the transmission information from at least one other base station, wherein the at least one interference source comprises the at least one other base station.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the signaling comprises signaling an interference radio network temporary identity, wherein the interference radio network temporary identity is uniquely associated with a cell.
4. A method, comprising:
determining transmission information for at least one interference source for a user equipment of a base station; and
signaling the user equipment about the transmission information for the at least one interference source, wherein the transmission information is configured to facilitate a receiver of the user equipment to cancel interference from the at least one interference source;
wherein the signaling comprises signaling a plurality of interference radio network temporary identities, wherein each interference radio network temporary identity of the plurality of interference radio network temporary identities is uniquely associated with a corresponding cell.
5. A method, comprising:
determining transmission information for at least one interference source for a user equipment of a base station; and
signaling the user equipment about the transmission information for the at least one interference source, wherein the transmission information is configured to facilitate a receiver of the user equipment to cancel interference from the at least one interference source;
wherein the signaling comprises a code state, wherein the code state is configured to indicate that corresponding scheduling information is about an interference transmission rather than about the base station.
6. An apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program code,
wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to:
determine transmission information for at least one interference source for a user equipment of a base station; and
signal the user equipment about the transmission information for the at least one interference source, wherein the transmission information is configured to facilitate a receiver of the user equipment to cancel interference from the at least one interference source;
wherein the signaling comprises masking each of a plurality of downlink control information with a corresponding interference radio network temporary identity.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the determining comprises receiving the transmission information from at least one other base station, wherein the at least one interference source comprises the at least one other base station.
8. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the signaling comprises signaling an interference radio network temporary identity, wherein the interference radio network temporary identity is uniquely associated with a cell.
9. An apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program code,
wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to:
determine transmission information for at least one interference source for a user equipment of a base station; and
signal the user equipment about the transmission information for the at least one interference source, wherein the transmission information is configured to facilitate a receiver of the user equipment to cancel interference from the at least one interference source;
wherein the signaling comprises signaling a plurality of interference radio network temporary identities, wherein each interference radio network temporary identity of the plurality of interference radio network temporary identities is uniquely associated with a corresponding cell.
10. An apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program code,
wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to:
receive transmission information for at least one interference source for a user equipment of a base station; and
cancel, at the user equipment, interference from the at least one interference source based on the received transmission information
wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to:
determine the transmission information from downlink control information masked with an interference radio network temporary identity.
11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to:
determine that the downlink control information belongs to a specific cell based on at least one of a user equipment identification range or an offset corresponding to a location of the downlink control information.
12. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to:
decode a transmission intended for a second user equipment and canceling interference from the received signal, wherein the canceling is configured to reveal a signal intended for the user equipment.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the signaling comprises masking downlink control information with an interference radio network temporary identity.
14. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the signaling comprises masking downlink control information with an interference radio network temporary identity.