Patent ID: 9226309
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for performing joint scheduling in an instant cluster of base stations (BSs) of a wireless network, the method comprising: receiving, by a network component, coarse scheduling information pertaining to a plurality of external BSs; and performing, by the network component, joint scheduling for at least a first one of a plurality of internal BSs included within the instant cluster of BSs such that a sum utility is maximized, wherein the sum utility includes an out-of-cluster utility component corresponding to an amount of estimated interference to be observed by the plurality of external BSs as a result of the joint scheduling, the plurality of external BSs being excluded from the instant cluster of BSs, wherein the network component does not participate in scheduling for any of the plurality of external BSs, and wherein the out-of-cluster utility component is computed in accordance with the coarse scheduling information.