Abstract
Soft information for achieving interference cancellation in downlink transmissions can be communicated over device-to-device (D2D) links, thereby allowing paired user equipments (UEs) to receive downlink transmissions over the same radio resources. More specifically, paired UEs that receive transmissions over the same time-frequency resources may exchange soft or hard information over D2D links in order to facilitate interference cancellation. The D2D links may be unidirectional or bidirectional, and may be established over in-band or out-of-band resources. Paired UEs may be in the same or different cells, and may receive their respective transmissions from the same or different transmit point. UEs may be paired with one another based on various criteria, e.g., interference cancellation capabilities, scheduling metrics, etc.
Technologies
Resource configuration Interference Mitigation
Product
User Equipment (UE/Terminal)
Use Cases
Wireless communication
Services
Transmitting/receiving data in downlink
Claim
1. A method of pairing user equipments UEs) for interference cancellation, the method comprising:
identifying a plurality of UEs residing in one or more coverage areas of one or more transmit points; pairing a first UE in the plurality of UEs with a second UE in the plurality of UEs, wherein the first UE is scheduled to receive a first transmission over the same radio resource in which the second UE is scheduled to receive a second transmission; and prompting the first UE and the second UE to exchange information over a device to device (D2D) link, wherein the information is used to decode at least one of the first transmission and the second transmission in accordance with an interference cancellation technique.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein prompting the first UE and the second UE to exchange information over the D2D link comprises:
communicating pairing information to the one or more transmit points, the pairing information specifying the one or more UE pairings, and wherein the pairing information is relayed to the plurality of UEs by the one or more transmit points.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein pairing the first UE with the second UE comprises:
deciding to pair the first UE with the second UE in accordance with a proximity of the first UE to the second UE.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein pairing the first UE with the second UE comprises:
deciding to pair the first UE with the second UE in accordance with scheduling metrics.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first transmission and the second transmission originate from the same transmit point.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first transmission and the second transmission originate from different transmit points.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first transmission and the second transmission are jointly transmitted from at least two different transmit points.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein pairing a first UE in the plurality of UEs with a second UE in the plurality of UEs comprises:
constructing an inter-cell aware (IC-aware) interference graph, the IC-aware interference graph indicating which transmit point interfere with one another and which UEs in the plurality of UEs are capable of performing coordinated interference cancellation with one another; and pairing the first UE with the second UE in accordance with the IC-aware interference graph.
9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
sending scheduling information of the first UE to the second UE; and sending scheduling information of the second UE to the first UE.
10. An apparatus comprising:
a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the processor, the programming including instructions to: identify a plurality of user equipments (UEs) residing in one or more coverage areas of one or more transmit points; pair a first UE in the plurality of UEs with a second UE in the plurality of UEs, wherein the first UE is scheduled to receive a first transmission over the same radio resource in which the second UE is scheduled to receive a second transmission; and prompt the first UE and the second UE to exchange information over a device to device (D2D) link, wherein the information is used to decode at least one of the first transmission and the second transmission in accordance with an interference cancellation technique.
11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the instructions to prompt the first UE and the second UE to exchange information over the D2D link include instructions to:
communicate pairing information to the one or more transmit points, the pairing information specifying the one or more UE pairings, and wherein the pairing information is relayed to the plurality of UEs by the one or more transmit points.
12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the instructions to pair the first UE with the second UE include instructions to:
decide to pair the first UE with the second UE in accordance with a proximity of the first UE to the second UE.
13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the instructions to pair the first UE with the second UE include instructions to:
decide to pair the first UE with the second UE in accordance with scheduling metrics.
14. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the first transmission and the second transmission originate from the same transmit point.
15. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the first transmission and the second transmission originate from different transmit points.
16. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the first transmission and the second transmission are jointly transmitted from at least two different transmit points.
17. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the instructions to pair a first UE in the plurality of UEs with a second UE in the plurality of UEs include instructions to:
construct an inter-cell aware (IC-aware) interference graph, the IC-aware interference graph indicating which transmit point interfere with one another and which UEs in the plurality of UEs are capable of performing coordinated interference cancellation with one another; and pair the first UE with the second UE in accordance with the IC-aware interference graph.
18. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the programming further includes instructions to:
send scheduling information of the first UE to the second UE; and send scheduling information of the second UE to the first UE.
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