摘要 |
<p>In a LTE-based wireless communication system having neighbouring first and second cells (Cell A, Cell B), a first user (UE B ) in the first cell (Cell A) may experience significant interference from downlink transmissions in the second cell (Cell B). Such interference can be reduced by selecting a precoder for downlink transmission to a second user in the first cell which will result in reduced interference to the first user after the first user (UE B ) is handed-over to be served by the second cell. This precoder selection is on the basis of knowing only the first user's preferred precoder(s) in the first cell, allowing application of the method when users have only the basic capabilities standardized in Release 8 of LTE and other similar systems. The method involves selecting, among a plurality of users in the first cell, the second user (UE A ) to receive the precoded downlink transmissions using the selected precoder. The second user will be chosen so as to satisfy any of a number of measures of suitability for being transmitted to using the selected interference-reducing precoder. Taken together, the choice in the first cell of precoder and second user (UE A ) can result in reduced inter-cell interference with a controlled tradeoff of potentially lower information capacity for the second user.</p> |