System and method for characterizing dynamic interferers in advanced receivers

A first network node for identifying interfering physical channel configurations and cell-specific reference signals (CRSs) for the characterization of dynamic interferers, the network node comprising:

• a memory for storing configuration indication information;
• and
• at least one processor in communication with the memory, the at least one processor operable to construct a plurality of configuration indications, each configuration indication comprising:
• a physical cell identity;
• antenna port information for a cell-specific reference signal (CRS);
• and
• an identification of a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS);
• and
• a transceiver operable to:
• transmit, to a first wireless device, a first configuration indication and a second configuration indication of the plurality of configuration indications, and
• transmit a first physical channel to the first wireless device,
• wherein a second physical channel transmitted from a second network node that interferes with the first physical channel is identifiable at least in part based on the first configuration indication or the second configuration indication, and
• wherein the first configuration indication and the second configuration indication include a same physical cell identity and a same antenna port information, and
• wherein a plurality of resource elements that can include the CRS do not include an interfering physical channel.

A first wireless device for identifying interfering physical channel configurations and cell-specific reference signals (CRSs) for the characterization of dynamic interferers, the first wireless device comprising:

• a memory for storing configuration indication information;
• and
• a transceiver operable to:
• receive, from a first network node, a first physical channel;
• receive, from the first network node, a plurality of configuration indications, each of the plurality of configuration indications comprising:
• a physical cell identity;
• antenna port information for a cell-specific reference signal (CRS);
• and
• an identification of a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS);
• and
• at least one processor in communication with the memory and the transceiver,
• the at least one processor operable to identify a second physical channel transmitted by a second network node that interferes with the first physical channel, the second physical channel identified based at least in part on a first configuration indication and a second configuration indication of the plurality of configuration indications, the first configuration indication and the second indication including a same physical cell identity and a same antenna port information,
• wherein a plurality of resource elements that can include the CRS do not include an interfering physical channel.

A method by a first wireless device for identifying interfering physical channel configurations and cell-specific reference signals (CRSs) for the characterization of dynamic interferers, the method comprising:

• receiving, from a first network node, a first physical channel;
• receiving, from the first network node, a plurality of configuration indications, each of the plurality of configuration indications comprising:
• a physical cell identity;
• antenna port information for a cell-specific reference signal (CRS);
• and
• an identification of a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS);
• and
• identifying a second physical channel transmitted by a second network node that interferes with the first physical channel, the second physical channel identified based at least in part on a first configuration indication and a second configuration indication of the plurality of configuration indications, the first configuration indication and the second indication including a same physical cell identity and a same antenna port information,
• wherein a plurality of resource elements that can include the CRS do not include the second physical channel.