Patent ID: 8619716
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method in a wireless communication terminal, the method comprising: receiving, at the terminal, an aggregated carrier including a first component carrier and a second component carrier; determining a signal characteristic of the first component carrier and a signal characteristic of the second component carrier; determining a level of interference from a signal received on the first component carrier to a signal on the second component carrier based on the signal characteristic of the first component carrier and the signal characteristic of the second component carrier; determining whether modulation coding scheme scheduled on the second component carrier is subject to a specified level of interference from the first component carrier based on determining that the modulation coding scheme scheduled on the second component carrier is within a pre-determined range; and providing signal interference information to a serving base station only when the determined interference level exceeds a predetermined value and when the modulation coding scheme scheduled on the second component carrier is subject to the specified level of interference.