Apparatus and method for allocating communication resources in a communication system

摘要

An apparatus, method and system for allocating communication resources in a communication system. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a processor 520 and memory 550 including computer program code. The memory 550 and the computer program code are configured to, with the processor 520, cause the apparatus to compute a transmitter power level for a user equipment on a communication resource allocated to a neighboring base station to limit interference for communications in an area served by the neighboring base station below a first threshold level, compute a signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio for an uplink communication by the user equipment employing the transmitter power level on the communication resource within an area served by the apparatus, and assign a subframe of the communication resource to the user equipment if the signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio for the uplink communication is greater than a second threshold level.

主权项

1. An apparatus, comprising:
a processor; and memory including computer program code, said memory and said computer program code configured to, with said processor, cause said apparatus to perform at least the following:
compute a transmitter power level for a user equipment on a communication resource allocated to a neighboring base station to limit interference for communications in an area served by said neighboring base station below a first threshold level;compute a signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio for an uplink communication by said user equipment employing said transmitter power level on said communication resource within an area served by said apparatus; andassign a subframe of said communication resource to said user equipment if said signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio for said uplink communication is greater than a second threshold level.