Patent ID: 9398548
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for an evolved Node B (eNB) to control inter-cell interference in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving time-domain interference control patterns which are respectively set based on a corresponding sub-frequency-domain interference control value, wherein the corresponding sub-frequency-domain interference control value indicates a downlink transmission power level or an uplink inter-cell interference level of a corresponding one of a plurality of sub-frequency domains; and transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), scheduling information for the UE, the scheduling information being based on information on at least one of the time-domain interference control patterns, wherein one of the time-domain interference control patterns is set as a subset of another time-domain interference control pattern, and wherein the time-domain interference control patterns are configured such that a number of transmission power-restricted subframes with a specific index indicated by each of the time-domain interference control patterns is maximized.