Abstract:
Methods and apparatuses are described for improving identification of reference signal transmissions at a user equipment (UE). One or more restrictions related to reference signal transmissions in one or more interfering signals can be identified. One or more reference signal transmissions received in the one or more interfering signals can then be detected based at least in part on the one or more restrictions. The one or more reference signal transmissions received in the one or more interfering signals can be processed to improve communications with a serving base station.
Abstract:
According to example embodiments, a method for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE) is included. The method generally includes performing channel estimation at a plurality of frequency locations based on reference signals (RS) transmitted from at least one transmission point, computing at least one channel feedback metric for each frequency location, and transmitting the channel feedback metrics to the transmission point. According to certain aspects, a method for wireless communications by a base station (BS) is provided. The BS may receive channel feedback metrics from a UE, calculated at a plurality of frequency locations based on RSs transmitted from the BS. The BS may perform interpolation to determine values for channel feedback metrics for frequency locations between frequency locations of the received channel feedback metrics.
Abstract:
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided in which mandated retransmission of data packets according to a compressed timeline provide an alternative to TTI bundling. A first data unit is transmitted in a first subframe and automatically retransmitted in one or more non-consecutive subframes before a response to a preceding transmission or retransmission of the first data unit has been processed. The retransmissions are terminated after an acknowledgement is processed. The automatic retransmissions occur periodically with a predetermined number of intervening subframes transmitted before each retransmission of the first data unit.
Abstract:
Periodic over-the-air channel state information (CSI) reporting to serving cells and one or more non-serving cells via a control channel multi-point attachment is disclosed. The channel state information report may be transmitted based on information indicating how to transmit the channel state information report to the non-serving cell. The information indicating how to transmit the channel state information report may be provided by the serving eNodeB. The information may include a periodicity, offset parameters, timing advance commands, power control commands, and/or an aperiodic report request.
Abstract:
According to example embodiments, a method for wireless communications includes identifying at least one UE capable of being served by a plurality of transmission points (TPs) on a first frequency or by a relay on a second frequency, evaluating a first performance metric conditioned on the UE being served by the relay and a second performance metric conditioned on the UE being served by the plurality of TPs, deciding whether the UE should be served by the plurality of TPs on the first frequency or by the relay on the second frequency, based, at least in part, on the first and second performance metrics, and taking action to switch the UE to or from being served by the relay or the plurality of TPs, based on the decision.
Abstract:
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus configures a first downlink (DL) control channel for a user equipment (UE) being served by the first transmission point, the configuration facilitating decoding of the first DL control channel by at least one UE being served by a second transmission point, and transmits the first DL control channel.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for improving blind-decoding and interference suppression associated with interference from non-serving cells in a wireless network, specifically, performing interference suppression on the non-serving cell control channel. Various aspect employ network-assisted blind-decoding of non-serving cell signals at UEs through the coordination, communication, and use of communication restriction conditions. Network aspects may restrict certain communications between eNBs and served UEs, and communicate the restrictions to non-served UE. The non-served UEs can then leverage the restrictions for more efficient blind-decoding of interfering eNB signals and interference cancellation of interfering eNB signals.
Abstract:
Network identifiers used for control information are typically correlated in time. This correlation in time may be leveraged to reduce the control space searched, and thus the number of blind decodes performed by a UE during blind decoding of neighbor cell control information. An apparatus that exploits this correlation in time decodes a control channel transmitted by a neighbor cell to obtain a current network identifier used to perform an operation on the control channel transmission, compares the current network identifier with a set of network identifiers obtained from previously decoded control channels transmitted from the neighbor cell, and determines if the decoded control channel is valid based at least in part on the comparison. The set of network identifiers may be a list of network identifiers, or a range of network identifiers. The set of network identifiers may further include aggregation level information and frequency of occurrence information.