IP Library Granted Patent US 9,185,566
Granted Patent B2
US 9,185,566 · App. 13/689,505 · Granted Nov 10, 2015

Cell cancellation list and an adaptive radio link failure trigger for improved spectrum sharing

Inventors: Rajat Prakash (La Jolla, CA); Peter Gaal (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
H04W16/14H04W24/04H04W24/10
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Patent No.
US 9,185,566
App. No.
13/689,505
Granted
Nov 10, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cell cancellation method for improved spectrum sharing is provided. The cell cancellation method includes detecting interference from a cell. The method also includes cancelling a signal from the cell when a physical cell identifier corresponding to the cell is indicated in a cancellation list. An adaptive radio link failure (RLF) trigger method for improved spectrum sharing is disclosed. The RLF trigger method includes detecting interference from a cell. The RLF trigger method also includes adjusting a radio link failure trigger according to a cell identity of an interferer associated with the cell.

Claims (40)

1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:

detecting, by a user equipment, interference from an interferer comprising a first base station of a first operator; and

cancelling a signal from the interferer when a physical cell identifier of the first base station is indicated in a cancellation list to identify the first operator as different from a second operator of a second base station that provides service to the user equipment, the cancellation list being based on a blacklist that is specified to prevent the user equipment from requesting service from or reporting measurements to each base station in the blacklist.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

in which the cancelling includes cancelling the signal from the first base station when the physical cell identifier corresponding to the first base station is identified from the blacklist.

3. A method of wireless communication, comprising:

detecting, by a user equipment, interference from an interferer comprising a first base station of a first operator;

adjusting a radio link failure trigger according to a cell identity of the first base station; and

expediting the radio link failure trigger when a physical cell identifier from a cancellation list indicates that the first operator of the interferer is different from a second operator of a second base station that provides service to the user equipment, the cancellation list being based on a blacklist that is specified to prevent the user equipment from requesting service from or reporting measurements to each base station in the blacklist.

4. The method of claim 3 , in which the adjusting includes expediting the radio link failure trigger when the interferer is another radio access technology.

5. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

cancelling a signal corresponding to at least one physical cell identifier according to the cancellation list, in which the first operator corresponding to the at least one physical cell identifier is different from the second operator of the user equipment; and

in which the adjusting includes expediting the radio link failure trigger when interference from the first base station of the first operator is greater than a predetermined level.

6. The method of claim 3 , further comprising selecting a value for a radio link failure timer according to the interferer.

7. The method of claim 3 , in which the interferer includes one of:

the first base station of the first operator different from the second operator of the user equipment; and

a radio access technology different from a radio access technology of the user equipment.

8. The method of claim 3 , in which the adjusting includes expediting the radio link failure trigger according to a signal strength threshold.

9. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured:

to detect interference, by a user equipment from an interferer comprising a first base station of a first operator; and

to cancel a signal from the interferer when a physical cell identifier of the first base station is indicated in a cancellation list to identify the first operator as different from a second operator of a second base station that provides service to the user equipment, the cancellation list being based on a blacklist that is specified to prevent the user equipment from requesting service from or reporting measurements to each base station in the blacklist.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 ,

in which the at least one processor is further configured to cancel the signal by cancelling the signal from the first base station when the physical cell identifier corresponding to the first base station is identified from the blacklist.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having program code recorded thereon, the program code comprising:

program code to detect interference, by a user equipment, from an interferer comprising a first base station of a first operator; and

program code to cancel a signal from the interferer when a physical cell identifier of the first base station is indicated in a cancellation list to identify the first operator as different from a second operator of a second base station that provides service to the user equipment, the cancellation list being based on a blacklist that is specified to prevent the user equipment from requesting service from or reporting measurements to each base station in the blacklist.

12. The computer program product of claim 11 ,

in which the program code to cancel comprises program code to cancel the signal from the first base station when the physical cell identifier corresponding to the first base station is identified from the blacklist.

13. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured:

to detect interference, by a user equipment, from an interferer comprising a first base station of a first operator;

to adjust a radio link failure trigger according to a cell identity of the first base station; and

to expedite the radio link failure trigger when a physical cell identifier from a cancellation list indicates that the first operator is different from a second operator providing services to the user equipment, the cancellation list being based on a blacklist that is specified to prevent the user equipment from requesting service from or reporting measurements to each base station in the blacklist.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having program code recorded thereon, the non-transitory program code comprising:

program code to detect interference, by a user equipment, from an interferer comprising a first base station of a first operator;

program code to adjust a radio link failure trigger according to a cell identity of the first base station; and

program code to expedite the radio link failure trigger when a physical cell identifier from a cancellation list indicates that the first operator of the interferer is different from a second operator providing service to the user equipment, the cancellation list being based on a blacklist that is specified to prevent the user equipment from requesting service from or reporting measurements to each base station in the blacklist.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2013
From: PRAKASH, RAJAT; GAAL, PETER
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 029843/0943 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61565619 · Dec 1, 2011
Related Publication 20130142116A1 · Jun 6, 2013