Patent ID: 8270976
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: H04J,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for use in a User Equipment (UE) for enabling a base station serving the UE to estimate the UE's interference contribution in a network when scheduling data packet transmission for the UE, the method comprising the steps of: the UE performing measurements of signals received from the serving base station and from at least one neighboring base station; the UE determining an uplink buffer status and an amount of resources required to send uplink data; the UE determining whether the amount of required resources is greater than a predetermined threshold value; and in response to determining that the amount of required resources is greater than the predetermined threshold value, the UE transmitting a report to the serving base station, wherein the report includes the uplink buffer status and the measurements performed by the UE of the signals received from the serving base station and from the at least one neighboring base station, and the UE transmits the report in at least one previously scheduled uplink resource to assist the serving base station in estimating the UE's interference contribution in the network if the required resources are assigned to the UE.