Patent SG-11201810174U-A (SG)
Title: Methods and apparatus for managing interference across operators
Inventor: MUKKAVILLI KRISHNA KIRAN
IPC: H04W72/04
Filed: 2017-05-19
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property MD 1101111 0 DOI HIM 011101 0 01111111111111111111H11110111111111110111111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date .....0\"\" WO 2018/009278 Al 11 January 2018 (11.01.2018) WIP0 I PCT (51) International Patent H04W 16/14 (2009.01) HO4L 5/14 (2006.01) (21) International Application (22) International Filing Date: (25) Filing Language: (26) Publication Language: (30) Priority Data: 62/359,609 15/479,211 (71) Applicant: QUALCOMM ATTN: International Drive, San Diego, California 92121-1714 (US). (72) Inventors: MUKKAVILLI, Krishna Kiran; 5775 More house Dri San — Drive, Classification: (74) Agent: READ, Randol W. et al.; Patterson & Sheridan, HO4W 72/04 (2009.01) L.L.P., 24 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1600, Houston, Texas 77046-2472 (US). Number: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every PCT/US2017/033610 kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, 19 May 2017 (19.05.2017) CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, English HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, English KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, 07 July 2016 (07.07.2016) US SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, 04 April 2017 (04.04.2017) US TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. INCORPORATED [US/US]; (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every IP Administration, 5775 Morehouse kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, Diego, California 92121-1714 (US). EE, ES, FL FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, 5775 Morehouse Drive, San Diego, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, (US). TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). BHUSHAN, Naga; — = California 92121-1714 = AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING INTERFERENCE 1000 ,--802 r Operator 1 . \\\''''''Z' 8 s t 1 • A Guard ACROSS OPERATORS (-804 Operator 2 '''• SF' (54) Title: METHODS = — = = = = = _ — = = = — = — 1.002 1004 of the present disclosure provide a first region of a first frequency Division Duplex (TDD) communications are synchronized between the first and second operator. spectrum, wherein uplink and of the second frequency with one or more user equipments Band 1006 FIG 10 an apparatus and techniques for managing interference across operators. A spectrum assigned to a first operator, wherein uplink and downlink subframe using the first region downlink subframe configurations 1U08 = ,-1 (57) : Aspects Ot base station identifies IN el configurations for Time t;;;N assigned to a second operator Cof the first frequency ---. region and a second region WD station communicates 1-1 0 ei and a first region of a second frequency spectrum The base station further identifies a second region for TDD communications using the second between the first and second operator. The base region of the first frequency spectrum. spectrum are not synchronized using the first and second O [Continued on next page] WO 2018/009278 Al IMEDIMOM0101011MENOMMEHMEHEMOVOIS Declarations under Rule 4.17: — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(H)) — as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) priority of the Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))