IP Library Granted Patent US 12,609,804
Granted Patent B2
US 12,609,804 · App. 18/733,639 · Granted Apr 21, 2026

Method for centralizing interference coordination

Inventors: Filip Barac (Huddinge, SE); Sebastian Faxér (Stockholm, SE); Nianshan Shi (Järfälla, SE); Mårten Sundberg (Årsta, SE)
Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
H04L5/0073H04L5/0035H04L5/0048H04W72/541
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Patent No.
US 12,609,804
App. No.
18/733,639
Granted
Apr 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein is a method for interference coordination in a split gNB architecture. The method includes receiving at a central unit gNB one or more messages from one or more distributed units. Each message that is received comprises an identification of the distributed unit that sent the message and an identification of a victim distributed unit that experienced interference. The method further includes merging the one or more messages into single merged message. The method additionally includes sending the merged message to at least the victim distributed unit.

Claims (14)

1 . A method for interference coordination in a split gNB architecture, comprising: receiving at a central unit gNB one or more messages from one or more distributed units, each message comprising an identification of the distributed unit that sent the message and an identification of a victim distributed unit that experienced interference; merging the one or more messages into a single merged message; and sending the merged message to at least the victim distributed unit, wherein the one more messages comprises a plurality of messages and the one or more distributed units comprises a plurality of distributed units.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein sending the merged message comprises sending the message to a group of distributed units.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein receiving one or more messages comprises receiving a plurality of messages from a first distributed unit of the one or more distributed units, each message comprising an identification of a different victim distributed unit.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein a first message of the one or more messages from a first distributed unit of the one or more distributed units comprises a plurality of identifications of a plurality of victim distributed units.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein sending the merged message comprises sending the merged message to a victim central unit gNB, the victim central unit gNB associated with at least the victim distributed unit.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein sending the merged message comprises sending the merged message via a backhaul connection.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein sending the merged message to the victim distributed unit comprises sending the message to the victim distributed unit via a victim central unit gNB associated with the victim distributed unit.

8 . A central unit gNB for interference coordination in a split gNB architecture, comprising: at least one processing circuitry; and at least one storage that stores instructions that when executed by the processing circuitry causes the network node to: receive one or more messages from one or more distributed units, each message comprising an identification of the distributed unit that sent the message and an identification of a victim distributed unit that experienced interference; merge the one or more messages into a single merged message; and send the merged message to at least the victim distributed unit, wherein the one more messages comprises a plurality messages and the one or more distributed units comprises a plurality of distributed units.

9 . The central unit gNB according to claim 8 , wherein the merged message is sent to a group of distributed units.

10 . The central unit gNB according to claim 8 , wherein the one or more messages received from one or more distributed units comprises a plurality of messages received from a first distributed unit of the one or more distributed units, each message comprising an identification of a different victim distributed unit.

11 . The central unit gNB according to claim 8 , wherein a first message of the one or more messages from a first distributed unit of the one or more distributed units comprises a plurality of identifications of a plurality of victim distributed units.

12 . The central unit gNB according to claim 8 , wherein the merged message is sent to a victim central unit gNB, the victim central unit gNB associated with at least the victim distributed unit.

13 . The central unit gNB according to claim 8 , wherein the merged message is sent via a backhaul connection.

14 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the merged message is sent to the victim distributed unit via a victim central unit gNB associated with the victim distributed unit.

Continuity (3)
Continuation 17275190
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