INTERFACE BETWEEN BASE STATIONS FOR TOPOLOGY DISCOVERY TO ENABLE COORDINATED RESOURCE USAGE

摘要

A description of an interface and a system/method is provided to combine frequency, time and power domain resource partitioning between neighbor small cells whereby these cells can execute the resource partitioning, without resorting to a centralized management system, simply by periodically sharing topology-related and interference related information with one another. Such a scheme allows resource partitioning to be executed in real-time as more small cells are deployed into the network.

主权项

1. A method for wireless communications as implemented in a first base station comprising:
transmitting a neighbor topology request message to a second base station, said neighbor topology request message soliciting neighbor topology information regarding one or more neighbors associated with said second base station; receiving, from the second base station, a neighbor topology response message comprising said neighbor topology information regarding one or more neighbors associated with said second base station; and partitioning one or more network resources according to said received neighbor topology response message between said first and second base stations.