Patent ID: 9374720
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: H04B,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for use by an apparatus of a cellular communications network system comprising a plurality of cells including a serving cell serving the apparatus and one or more neighboring cells different from and present in the neighborhood of the serving cell, the method including a processing device to execute software code to perform the method, the method comprising: repeatedly receiving measurement reports from one or more user equipment, each measurement report including a first signal strength value indicating a signal strength measured from the serving cell over a short time period and n second signal strength values indicating the n strongest signal strengths measured from the neighboring cells, n being an integer greater than one; incrementing a value of a counter representing a cooperation area formed by the serving cell and the n neighboring cells; and providing a coordinated transmission to the apparatus from the cells of the cooperation area.