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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2013
Applicant:
Airhop Communications, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Hsien Woo, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
AirHop Communications, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 11/00 (2006.01); H04W 28/02 (2009.01); H04W 72/08 (2009.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 11/0056 (2013.01); H04J 11/0053 (2013.01); H04W 28/0236 (2013.01); H04W 72/082 (2013.01); H04W 72/085 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
Multi-cell interference management (MCIM) for interference management among multiple cells in a wireless communication network is provided. In some embodiments, MCIM includes collecting data (e.g., CQI measurements and/or subband usage statistics) from a neighborhood of base stations; determining local and neighborhood system utility metrics; and determining interference managing directives (e.g., that can be communicated to the MAC layer of a base station in the neighborhood of base stations).