Method for generating cooperation areas in communications networks and corresponding network nodes

摘要

The present invention refers to generating of cooperation areas in a communications network, wherein each cooperation area is defined by at least two base stations of said communications network, which are cooperating when communicating with mobile nodes in said communications network. In particular, a number of sets of possible interferers is transmitted to at least one mobile node by a base station, wherein with each set of possible interferers an index value associated to said set of possible interferers is transmitted. Then, said mobile node selects a set of possible interferers from said number of sets of possible interferers and transmits a selected index value to said base station, said selected index value being an index value associated to said selected set of possible interferers. Hereupon, a cooperation area for said mobile node is defined by said base station by use of said selected index value.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
transmitting a number of sets of possible interferers to at least one mobile node by a first base station, the possible interferers in the sets being ordered according to a probability of occurrence, wherein with each set of possible interferers an index value associated with said set of possible interferers is transmitted; receiving a selected index value from said at least one mobile node by said first base station, said selected index value being associated with a set of possible interferers selected from said number of sets of possible interferers; and defining a cooperation area for said at least one mobile node by said first base station by use of said selected index value, said cooperation area being defined by at least said first base station and a second base station of said communications network, said first base station cooperating with said second base station when communicating with mobile nodes in said communications network.