Method and apparatus for mitigating interference between mobile devices in a wireless communication system

摘要

A method, apparatus, and system are provided for mitigating interference between two communication sessions based on a determined geographical proximity of two mobile devices (MDs) to each other. In one embodiment, a geographical proximity is determined of a first MD, engaged in a first communication session, to a second MD, engaged in a second communication session. Based on the determined geographical proximity, one of the two communication sessions is transferred to the other MD so that both communication sessions are resident at, and can be controlled by, a same MD. In other embodiments, wherein a first MD is engaged in two communication sessions, one of the two communication sessions may be transferred to a second MD that is sufficiently geographically distant from the first MD or the first MD may use a geographically distant remote wireless device as an uplink and downlink relay device for one of the communication sessions.

主权项

1. A system for mitigating interference between communication sessions, the system comprising:
a first mobile device and a second mobile device, wherein each of the first mobile device and the second mobile device comprises a first modem that operates according to a first wireless communication protocol and a second modem that operates according to a second wireless communication protocol; wherein the first mobile device is configured to establish a first communication session using the first modem of the first mobile device and the first wireless communication protocol; and wherein the second mobile device is configured to:
establish a second communication session using the second modem of the second mobile device and the second wireless communication protocol;determine a geographical proximity of the first mobile device;based on the determined geographical proximity, determine that one of the first mobile device and the second mobile device is a potential interferer for the other mobile device of the first mobile device and the second mobile device;in response to determining that one of the first mobile device and the second mobile device is a potential interferer for the other mobile device, arrange for a transfer of the first communication session to the second mobile device; andin response to transferring the first communication session to the second mobile device, operate to mitigate interference at the second mobile device between the first communication session and the second communication session.