Patent ID: 9066341
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: H04B,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless network device comprising: a resource assignment device configured to determine an uplink interference associated with each of a plurality of uplink resources and produce an uplink list having one of a plurality of values for each of the plurality of uplink resources; wherein the plurality of values includes at least one of a first value indicating high interference and a second value indicating low interference; the resource assignment device further configured to compare a downlink power level to a threshold for each of a plurality of downlink resources and produce a downlink list indicating for each of the downlink resources whether that downlink power level exceeds the threshold; wherein the wireless network device sends the uplink list and the downlink list; wherein the wireless network device receives an uplink list and a downlink list from each of a plurality of neighboring wireless network devices; and the resource assignment device further configured to assign uplink and downlink resources to a user equipment based on the received uplink and downlink lists.