Method and system for communicating between small cells using over-the-air transmissions

摘要

A system performs an over-the-air transmission from a source small cell to a destination small cell. A channel for the over-the-air transmission is selected based on information to be sent. The system determines an information attribute for an over-the-air transmission from the source small cell to the destination small cell. The system selects an over-the-air channel, from a set of channels, based on the information attribute. The source small cell sends the over-the-air transmission on the selected over-the-air channel to the destination small cell.

主权项

1. A method operable by a source small cell for communication between small cells, the method comprising:
determining an information attribute for an over-the-air transmission from the source small cell to a destination small cell, the information attribute comprising whether the over-the-air transmission is to be sent to a single destination small cell or a plurality of destination small cells and a quantity of information to be sent, wherein the quantity of information to be sent indicates an expected overload condition for resource blocks of the over-the-air transmission; selecting an over-the-air channel from a set of channels based on the information attribute; and sending the over-the-air transmission on the selected over-the-air channel to the destination small cell.