IP Library Granted Patent US 9,924,524
Granted Patent B2
US 9,924,524 · App. 15/293,374 · Granted Mar 20, 2018

Base station apparatus and communication control method

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Patent No.
US 9,924,524
App. No.
15/293,374
Granted
Mar 20, 2018
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 (35)

1. An eNode B comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a uplink data via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH);

a processor configured to generate an indication of uplink interference in a cell, wherein the uplink interference is related to at least one resource block comprising one time slot and at least one subcarrier;

a transmitter configured to transmit the indication to a neighboring eNode B in a case of variation in the uplink interference, wherein the transmitter transmits the indication through an interface between the eNode B and the neighboring eNode B.

2. The eNode B according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to allocate at least one resource block to a user equipment based on the indication.

3. The eNode B according to claim 1 ,

wherein the indication indicates whether an interference level per resource block is high or not high.

4. The eNode B according to claim 1 , wherein the indication comprises at least one of:

a resource block indicating a high interference level, and

a resource block indicating a low interference level.

5. The eNode B according to claim 1 ,

wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit a new indication of a new unlink interference to the neighboring eNode B.

6. The eNode B according to claim 1 , wherein the uplink interference is related to all resource blocks in the cell.

7. A user equipment comprising:

a receiver configured to receive, via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), information related to an allocation for uplink transmission; and

a transmitter configured to transmit a signal via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) based on the information, the signal causing an eNode B to generate an indication of uplink interference in a cell, wherein the uplink interference is related to at least one resource block comprising one time slot and at least one subcarrier,

wherein the user equipment is configured to communicate with the eNode B that transmits the indication to a neighboring eNode B in a case of a variation in the uplink interference, wherein the indication is transmitted through an interface between the eNode B and the neighboring eNode B.

8. A method for an eNode B, the method comprising:

receiving a uplink data via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH);

generating an indication of uplink interference in a cell, wherein the uplink interference is related to at least one resource block comprising one time slot and at least one subcarrier; and

transmitting the indication to a neighboring eNode B in a case of a variation in the uplink interference, wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting the indication through an interface between the eNode B and the neighboring eNode B.

9. A method for an eNode B, the method comprising:

receiving uplink data via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH);

generating an indication of uplink interference in a cell, wherein the uplink interference is related to at least one resource block comprising one time slot and at least one subcarrier; and

transmitting the indication to a neighboring eNode B in a case of a variation in the uplink interference, wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting the indication through an interface between the eNode B and the neighboring eNode B.

10. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

transmitting a new indication of a new uplink interference to the neighboring eNode B.

11. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

allocating at least one resource block to a user equipment based on the indication.

12. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the indication indicates whether an interference level per resource block is high or not high.

13. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the indication comprises at least one of:

a resource block indicating a high interference level, and

a resource block indicating a low interference level.

14. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the uplink interference is related to all resource blocks in the cell.

Assignments (3)
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 053260/0465 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2016
From: TANNO, MOTOHIRO; KISHIYAMA, YOSHIHISA; HIGUCHI, KENICHI; SAWAHASHI, MAMORU; SATO, TOSHIFUMI
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 040400/0087 →