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Method and arrangement in a wireless communication system

US9591655B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 16, 2012
Grant dateMar 7, 2017
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Expiry dateMay 25, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W24/10
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to methods and arrangements in a transmitting node for enabling a receiving node to perform measurements on interference caused by transmissions from at least one transmission point controlled by the transmitting node on receptions at the receiving node. The transmitting and receiving nodes are comprised in a wireless communications system. The transmitting node determines an interference measurement resource, IMR, for the receiving node. The receiving node is expected to measure interference on the IMR. The transmitting node then transmits at least one interfering signal on the IMR. The at least one interfering signal is not expected to be decoded or coherently measured upon by any node served by the transmitting node.

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