Patent ID: 7773947
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for terminal-assisted interference control in a mobile communication system which uses multiple sub-carriers, the mobile communication system comprising a network with a plurality of base stations controlled by a radio network controller, and at least one of the plurality of base stations having means for communication with at least one of a plurality of user terminals located inside a cell service area served by a serving base station selected from the plurality of base stations, said at least one user terminal capable of receiving at least two pilot channels in parallel, and wherein time-frequency groups are used for data communication purposes between the at least one user terminal and the at least one base station, said method comprising: measuring, by the at least one user terminal, a pilot signal from the serving base station and a pilot signal from at least one neighbor base station, which neighbors an area in which the user terminal is located, the area being anywhere inside the cell service area served by the serving base station; scheduling, by the radio network controller, the time-frequency groups available for the plurality of base stations controlled by the radio network controller and the at least one user terminals involved in a scheduling procedure, in each time interval based on