Patent ID: 9414394
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: H04B,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for compensating for interference in a small cell base station, the method comprising: receiving, by the small cell base station, control signals from a neighboring base station associated with a wireless communication network, the control signals being transmitted by the neighboring base station at predetermined intervals; and compensating for self-induced interference in signals received by the small cell base station, caused by a transmitter of the small cell base station transmitting data during the predetermined intervals in which control signals are being received by the small cell base station from the neighboring base station; wherein the predetermined intervals comprise periods in which the small cell base station listens for and is able to receive control signals from the neighboring base station, and wherein the compensating for self-induced interference is conducted during the periods, while the small cell base station receives control signals.