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Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018

Filed:

Nov. 08, 2016
Applicant:

Sprint Spectrum Lp, Overland Park, KS (US);

Inventors:

Luca Zappaterra, Eindhoven, NL;

Muhammad Ahsan Naim, Ashburn, VA (US);

Yu Zhou, Herndon, VA (US);

Assignee:

Sprint Spectrum L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 72/08 (2009.01); H04W 16/32 (2009.01); H04W 72/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/082 (2013.01); H04W 16/32 (2013.01); H04W 72/0426 (2013.01);
Abstract

Minimizing interference in a heterogeneous wireless network includes determining a group of potentially interfering access nodes from among the plurality of neighboring access nodes, based on reference signals transmitted from each of the plurality of neighboring access nodes, and communicating additional signal information between each access node within the group of potentially interfering access nodes. The additional signal information is associated with signals transmitted from said each access node within the group. Each access node within the group performs interference minimization based on the additional signal information, thereby enabling full-duplex operation.


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