Method for adjusting inter-cell interference in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9876589-B2
Application number	US-201515513062-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 2, 2015
Priority date	Oct 15, 2014
Publication date	Jan 23, 2018
Grant date	Jan 23, 2018

Abstract

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method by which a fixed base station adjusts inter-cell interference in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: receiving channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) configurations on an access link of each moving cell connected to the fixed base station; determining the CSI-RS configuration on a backhaul link of a first moving cell among the moving cells on the basis of the CSI-RS configurations on the access link; and providing, to the first moving cell, the CSI-RS configuration on the determined backhaul link, wherein the CSI-RS configuration on the determined backhaul link is for measuring, by the backhaul link of the first moving cell, the interference received from an access link of a second moving cell among the moving cells.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for performing inter-cell interference coordination by a fixed evolved node B (eNB) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
receiving channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) configurations on access links of individual moving cells connected to the fixed eNB;
determining a CSI-RS configuration on a backhaul link of a first moving cell among the moving cells based on the CSI-RS configurations on the access links; and
transmitting the determined CSI-RS configuration on the backhaul link to the first moving cell;
wherein the determined CSI-RS configuration on the backhaul link is to measure interference caused to the backhaul link of the first moving cell by an access link of a second moving cell among the moving cells.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the CSI-RS configuration on the backhaul link corresponds to moving cell-specific information and wherein the CSI-RS configurations on the access links correspond to UE-specific information.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the CSI-RS configuration on the backhaul link comprises:
nulling a moving cell-specific CSI-RS, which is transmitted through the backhaul link of the first moving cell, in resource elements where a UE-specific CSI-RS is transmitted according to a CSI-RS configuration on the access link of the second moving cell.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a channel state report including information on the interference caused to the backhaul link of the first moving cell by the access link of the second moving cell.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein a transmission periodicity of the channel state report is determined by considering at least one of mobility of the first moving cell and mobility of the second moving cell.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the information on the interference caused by the access link of the second moving cell includes information on a received power of a UE-specific CSI-RS, which is transmitted according to a CSI-RS configuration on the access link of the second moving cell, at the first moving cell and information on a reception timing of the UE-specific CSI-RS at the first moving cell.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
requesting scheduling information of the access link of the second moving cell according to the interference caused to the backhaul link of the first moving cell by the access link of the second moving cell;
receiving the scheduling information of the access link of the second moving cell; and
performing interference coordination between the backhaul link of the first moving cell and the access link of the second moving cell based on the scheduling information of the access link of the second moving cell.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein performing the interference coordination comprises setting at least one parameter in a subframe configuration of the backhaul link of the first moving cell to be different from that in a subframe configuration of the access link of the second moving cell.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein performing interference coordination comprises setting a beam direction for the backhaul link of the first moving cell to be different from that for the access link of the second moving cell.

10. A method for measuring interference from a second moving cell by a first moving cell connected to a fixed evolved node B (eNB) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
transmitting, to the fixed eNB, a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) configuration on an access link of the first moving cell;
receiving, from the fixed eNB, a CSI-RS configuration on a backhaul link of the first moving cell; and
measuring interference caused to the backhaul link of the first moving cell by an access link of the second moving cell based on the CSI-RS configuration on the backhaul link of the first moving cell,
wherein the CSI-RS configuration on the backhaul link of the first moving cell is determined based on CSI-RS configurations on access links of a plurality of individual moving cells including the first and second moving cells.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the CSI-RS configuration on the backhaul link corresponds to moving cell-specific information and wherein the CSI-RS configurations on the access links correspond to UE-specific information.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the CSI-RS configuration on the backhaul link is obtained by nulling a moving cell-specific CSI-RS, which is transmitted through the backhaul link of the first moving cell, in resource elements where a UE-specific CSI-RS is transmitted according to a CSI-RS configuration on the access link of the second moving cell.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
transmitting a channel state report including information on the interference caused to the backhaul link of the first moving cell by the access link of the second moving cell.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein a transmission periodicity of the channel state report is determined by considering at least one of mobility of the first moving cell and mobility of the second moving cell.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the information on the interference caused by the access link of the second moving cell includes information on a received power of a UE-specific CSI-RS, which is transmitted according to a CSI-RS configuration on the access link of the second moving cell, at the first moving cell and information on a reception timing of the UE-specific CSI-RS at the first moving cell.

16. A fixed evolved node B (eNB) for performing inter-cell interference coordination in a wireless communication system, the eNB comprising:
a receiver configured to receive channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) configurations on access links of individual moving cells connected to the fixed eNB;
a processor configured to determine a CSI-RS configuration on a backhaul link of a first moving cell among the moving cells based on the CSI-RS configurations on the access links; and
a transmitter configured to provide the first moving cell with the determined CSI-RS configuration on the backhaul link,
wherein the determined CSI-RS configuration on the backhaul link is to measure interference caused to the backhaul link of the first moving cell by an access link of a second moving cell among the moving cells.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Hahn Genebeck
• Chung Jaehoon
• Lee Eunjong
• Kim Jinmin
• Choi Kukheon
• Noh Kwangseok
• Lee Sangrim

Classifications

• H04J11/0026

  of multi-user interference · CPC title

• H04B17/345

  Interference values ({signal-to-interference ratio [SIR] or carrier-to-interference ratio [CIR]} H04B17/336) · CPC title

• H04B17/24 Primary

  with feedback of measurements to the transmitter · CPC title

• H04W16/28

  using beam steering · CPC title

• H04W24/10

  Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} · CPC title