The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2012
Applicant:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ahmed S. Ibrahim, Cairo, EG;
Esraa A. Makled, Cairo, EG;
Hani H. Elgebaly, Beaverton, OR (US);
Ahmed M. Darwish, Cairo, EG;
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/00 (2009.01); H04W 72/08 (2009.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/082 (2013.01); H04W 72/00 (2013.01); Y02B 60/50 (2013.01); H04W 84/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed systems and methods mitigate interference in heterogeneous networks. Embodiments include adaptive or selective inter-cell interference coordination, adaptive multi-user zero forcing, adaptive power, and/or combinations of the foregoing. Techniques may be used to favor one group of users (e.g., femto users or macro users) over another. Certain embodiments focus quality of service (QoS) improvements on a first group of users, while using constraint processes to provide a threshold QoS for a second group of users.