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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2014
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Gabor Fodor, Hässelby, SE;
Chrysostomos Koutsimanis, Stockholm, SE;
Govardhan Madhugiri Dwarakinath, Vällingby, SE;
Per Skillermark, Årsta, SE;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A system, comprising a base station and a wireless device, is provided for managing reference signal interference in a wireless communication system allowing device-to-device, D2D, communication. The base station and the wireless device and methods therein are described. The method in the wireless device comprises receiving an indication, from a base station, of downlink transmission resources that are associated with D2D communication in a cell associated with the BS during at least a time period T. The method further comprises determining based on the received indication, downlink reference signals that may be subjected to interference, caused by D2D communication, when performing reference signal measurements during at least the time period T. The method further comprises excluding or reducingthe influence of said downlink reference signals when performing reference signal measurements during at least the time period T.