IP Library Granted Patent US 9,088,394
Granted Patent B2
US 9,088,394 · App. 13/980,243 · Granted Jul 21, 2015

Method and apparatus for inter-cell interference coordination in a wireless communication system

Inventors: Hanbyul Seo (Anyang-si, KR); Byounghoon Kim (Anyang-si, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04L5/0032H04J11/005H04L5/0073H04W72/0426H04W72/082
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Patent No.
US 9,088,394
App. No.
13/980,243
Granted
Jul 21, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for performing inter-cell interference coordination in a wireless communication system. According to the present invention, a method is provided in which, when ICIC information exists both in a time resource and a frequency resource, the determination of whether or not to apply frequency resource ICIC information is carried out on the basis of time resource ICIC information in an ICIC-related cell, and the location of a resource to which ICIC is applied is accurately determined, to thereby enable an ICIC operation to be performed in an accurate and effective manner.

Claims (14)

1. A method of performing interference management in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving a time domain interference management information including almost blank subframe information of a first cell; and

receiving a frequency domain interface management information including an uplink interference overload indication (UL IOI) of the first cell and additional information including a bitmap from the first cell by a second cell, the additional information indicating applicability of the UL IOI in a plurality of subframes; and

performing an uplink or a downlink scheduling on a subframe by the second cell in consideration of at least the time domain interference management information, the UL IOI and the applicability of the UL IOI indicated by the additional information for the subframe.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the bitmap includes a plurality of bits each indicating whether the UL IOI of the first cell is applicable in each of the plurality of subframes.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the bitmap is distinct from the almost blank subframe information included in the time domain interference management information.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the UL IOI indicates an interference level experienced by the first cell on a frequency domain unit.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the time domain interference management information of the first cell and the frequency domain interference management information of the first cell are applied to a time division duplex (TDD) system.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the applicability of the UL IOI is verified without considering the almost blank subframe information.

7. A base station of performing interference management in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:

a transceiving module configured to transmit and receive a signal with a first cell; and

a processor configured to control the base station including the transceiving module,

wherein the transceiving module receives time domain interference management information including almost blank subframe information of a first cell, frequency domain interference management information including an uplink interference overload indication (UL IOI) of the first cell and additional information including a bitmap for the first cell, the additional information indicating applicability of the frequency domain interference management information in a plurality of subframes, and

wherein the processor performs an uplink or a downlink scheduling on a subframe in consideration of at least the time domain interference management information, the UL JOT and the applicability of the frequency domain interference management information indicated by the additional information for the subframe.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2013
From: SEO, HANBYUL; KIM, BYOUNGHOON
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Continuity (4)
Provisional Application 61445000 · Feb 21, 2011
Provisional Application 61439923 · Feb 6, 2011
Provisional Application 61441255 · Feb 9, 2011
Related Publication 20130295949A1 · Nov 7, 2013