Patent ID: 9578650
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A network element, comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory comprising computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the network element at least to transmit at least one of: calculated impact information for a cell of the network element when taking at least one of an action related to the cell of the network element or an action related to a cell of a second network element; and a request for taking the action related to the cell of the second network element, wherein the action comprises at least one of muting a physical resource block, changing the cell's on-duration, reducing the cell's transmit power, or beamforming the transmission, wherein the impact information for the cell of the network element is calculated by the network element, and quantifies the impact experienced by the cell, if the physical resource block is muted, and wherein the impact information comprises at least one of benefit information or penalty information, and a priority factor.