Estimating uplink interference in a wireless network
US10117257B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 18, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L5/0094
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Estimating uplink interference includes determining any wireless devices having available uplink resources, and instructing the wireless devices to estimate and report uplink interference. A method for estimating uplink interference in a wireless network includes determining that a wireless device attached to an access node has available resources within an uplink schedule of the wireless device, and instructing the wireless device to enter a listening mode during the available resources of the uplink schedule. In the listening mode, the wireless device determines a measurement of an uplink interference caused at the wireless device. The method further includes receiving the measurement of the uplink interference from the wireless device via an uplink channel.
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