Methods and apparatuses for facilitating reduction of interference in a wireless telecommunications system

Abstract

The exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and apparatuses (800, 900) for facilitating reduction of interference in a network. According to exemplary embodiments, an apparatus acting as a first radio base station (macro or femto) (800, 900) is configured to acquire information including a scheduling scheme indicating information on how radio resources are allocated in second radio base station (femto or macro). The information is then used by a scheduler to allocate radio resources which are disjoint the radio resources already allocated by the scheduler of second radio base station.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to the field of wireless communications, and more particularly to methods and radio base stations for facilitating the reduction of interference between radio base stations in a wireless system. Background technique [0002] Radio access networks have become a key element of many telecommunication network environments. With respect to enterprise network environments, they provide convenient wireless access to network resources for employees or customers carrying laptop computers and / or mobile handheld devices. In addition, wireless access points operable with various communication devices such as laptop computers, mobile phones, etc. are widely used in public environments such as hotels, train stations, airports, hotels, universities, and homes, and are mainly used to provide High speed internet access. [0003] The telecommunications industry and operators are currently specifying and investigating the possibi...

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Problems solved by technology

This means that ICIC cannot be used to mitigate interference between macro and femto base stations

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