Methods and apparatus for evaluating number of protected active users based on QoS requirements, throughput and traffic

摘要

Certain aspects of the present disclosure propose methods and apparatus to transmit information about number of active UEs in a cell (e.g., pico cell) that need protection to an interfering cell (e.g., a macro cell). The information may be transmitted in a resource status update message. The active users may be defined as users whose downlink performance and/or quality of service are limited by the available number of protected resources.

主权项

1. A method for wireless communications, comprising:
determining a number of one or more active user equipments (UEs) in a first cell for which interference would be reduced if a base station of a second cell protected a first set of resources, wherein the determined number of the one or more active UEs comprises only those UEs whose interference from transmissions from the base station of the second cell is greater than a threshold; and reporting, over a direct base station-to-base station communications link, the determined number of active UEs to the base station of the second cell.