Signal interference measurements in a wireless communication network

摘要

Embodiments of the present disclosure describe techniques and configurations for handling interference measurements in a wireless communication network. An apparatus may include computer-readable media having instructions and processors coupled with the computer-readable media and configured to execute the instructions to identify, for a serving eNB, a neighboring eNB for which signal interference measurements are to be performed by one or more wireless devices served by the serving eNB, and request that the neighboring eNB transmit typical interference signals within data units which are configured for, and may or may not have, a scheduled physical downlink shared channel transmission. The wireless devices may be configured to perform the signal interference measurements based at least in part on the typical interference signals, which may include non-zero-power signals or zero-power signals. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
one or more computer-readable media comprising instructions; and one or more processors coupled with the one or more computer-readable media and configured to execute the instructions to: identify, for a serving enhanced nodeB (eNB) in a wireless communication network, a neighboring eNB on which signal interference measurements are to be performed by one or more wireless devices served by the serving eNB, wherein to identify is based in part on a determination whether a quality of signals transmitted by the serving eNB is affected by interference from transmissions from the neighboring eNB; and request that the neighboring eNB emulate interference by transmitting one or more typical interference signals within one or more data units configured for a scheduled physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission, wherein the one or more data units are non-almost blank subframes (non-ABS), wherein the one or more typical interference signals are generated based in part on one or more parameters of transmissions by the neighboring eNB gathered over a determined period of time, the one or more parameters including at least a power level of transmissions and beam forming patterns gathered over the determined period of time, wherein the one or more wireless devices are configured to perform the signal interference measurements based at least in part on the one or more typical interference signals.