APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING INTERFERENCE IN A NETWORK

摘要

The present invention proposes a scheme for reducing interference in a network, especially for a hybrid network. A method, comprising: grouping at least one apparatus of a first kind into one or more groups, wherein apparatuses of a same group have similar interference characteristic if resource allocated to respective apparatus of this group is used by an apparatus of a second kind; utilizing a resource allocation identifier to indicate resource usable by said group; transmitting assistant information of at least one group to an apparatus of a second kind, said assistant information indicating a mapping of a group and its corresponding resource allocation identifier; and wherein said assistant information can facilitate the apparatus receiving said assistant information to determine whether resource indicated by the received at least one resource allocation identifier is usable by the receiving apparatus for data transmission.