# US 10,374,763 B2 · Parameter transmission method and device for interference coordination, and interference coordination method and device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,374,763 B2 - Document ID: US10374763B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/024,985 - Filed: 2014-05-15 - Published: 2016-07-28 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2013-09-26 - Assignees: Zte Corporation - Applicants: ZTE Corporation - Inventors: Yu Ngok Li; Jun Xu; Yunfeng Sun; Senbao Guo; Junfeng Zhang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10374763B2 ## CPC - H04L 5/0033: {each allocating device acting autonomously, i.e. without negotiation with other allocating devices} - H04L 5/0035: {Resource allocation in a cooperative multipoint environment} - H04L 5/0053: {Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals} - H04L 5/0094: {Indication of how sub-channels of the path are allocated} - H04W 28/18: Negotiating wireless communication parameters - H04W 72/0446: Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames - H04W 72/54: based on quality criteria - H04L 2001/0097: {Relays} - H04W 72/541: using the level of interference - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Provided are a parameter transmission method and device for interference coordination and an interference coordination method and device. The parameter transmission method includes that: a first Transmission Point (TP) specifies a part of resources in all available resources of the first TP; the first TP defines a set of shared parameters on the specified part of resources, wherein the set of shared parameters are used for performing interference coordination between the first TP and at least one second TP adjacent to the first TP; and the first TP sends the set of shared parameters to the at least one second TP. According to the technical solutions, space-domain Inter-Cell Interference Coordination (ICIC) may be adopted on the basis of a conventional ICIC technology to further enhance a capability of interference coordination between TPs. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A parameter transmission method for interference coordination, applied to a first Transmission Point (TP), the method comprising: specifying, by the first TP, a part of resources in all available resources of the first TP; defining, by the first TP, a set of shared parameters on the specified part of resources, wherein the set of shared parameters are used for performing interference coordination between the first TP and at least one second TP adjacent to the first TP; and sending, by the first TP, the set of shared parameters to the at least one second TP; wherein the set of shared parameters is information defined on the specified part of resources by the first TP, wherein the information comprises at least one of: N5 Rank Indications (RIs), and N6 Precoding Matrix Indicators (PMIs); where N5 and N6 are all positive integers more than or equal to 1; wherein the specified part of resources comprise one of: a preset subframe set of the first TP, wherein the preset subframe set is one of: an Almost Blank Subframe (ABS) set and a non-ABS set, and the available resources of the first TP are composed of all subframes; and one cell, specified by the first TP, in multiple cells belonging to the first TP, wherein the available resources of the first TP are composed of all cells belonging to the first TP. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first TP sends the set of shared parameters to the at least one second TP through an X2 interface. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first TP sends the set of shared parameters to the at least one second TP through an Information Element (IE) item configured in a LOAD INFORMATION message of the X2 interface. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first TP or the second TP is one of: an Evolved Node B (eNB), a macro eNB, a pico eNB and a relay station. ### Claim 5 An interference coordination method, applied to a second Transmission Point (TP), the method comprising: receiving, by the second TP, a set of shared parameters from a first TP, wherein the second TP is adjacent to the first TP, the set of shared parameters is a parameter information set defined on a specified part of resources after the first TP specifies the part of resources in all available resources of the first TP, and the set of shared parameters are used for performing interference coordination between the first TP and the second TP; and scheduling, by the second TP, a user terminal managed by the second TP according to the set of shared parameters; wherein the set of shared parameters is information defined on the specified part of resources by the first TP, wherein the information comprises at least one of: N5 Rank Indications (RIs), and N6 Precoding Matrix Indicators (PMIs); where N5 and N6 are all positive integers more than or equal to 1; wherein the specified part of resources comprise one of: a preset subframe set of the first TP, wherein the preset subframe set is one of: an Almost Blank Subframe (ABS) set and a non-ABS set, and the available resources of the first TP are composed of all subframes; and one cell, specified by the first TP, in multiple cells belonging to the first TP, wherein the available resources of the first TP are composed of all cells belonging to the first TP. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the second TP receives the set of shared parameters from the first TP through an X2 interface. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the second TP receives the set of shared parameters from the first TP through an Information Element (IE) item configured in a LOAD INFORMATION message of the X2 interface. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the first TP or the second TP is one of: an Evolved Node B (eNB), a macro eNB, a pico eNB and a relay station. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the specified part of resources is a part of resources with highest power in all the available resources of the first TP, and scheduling, by the second TP, the user terminal managed by the second TP according to the set of shared parameters comprises: selecting, by the second TP, an Inter-Cell Interference Coordination (ICIC) manner from a time-domain or frequency-domain ICIC manner and a space-domain ICIC manner; under a condition that the time-domain or frequency-domain ICIC manner is selected, not sending, by the second TP, data on the specified part of resources or sending, by the second TP, data to the user terminal on a part of resources with lowest power in all the available resources of the first TP; and under a condition that the space-domain ICIC manner is selected, sending, by the second TP, data to the user terminal on the specified part of resources, wherein when sending the data, the second TP avoids use of antenna port sequence numbers or scrambling identity information in the set of shared parameters, or the second TP uses the precoding matrixes approximately orthogonal to precoding matrixes indicated by precoding weights. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the part of resources with the highest power is one of: the non-ABS set, resource blocks with RNTP of 1 and a cell with highest power. ### Claim 11 (depends on 5) The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the specified part of resources is the part of resources with lowest power in all the available resources of the first TP, and scheduling, by the second TP, the user terminal managed by the second TP according to the set of shared parameters comprises: sending, by the second TP, data to the user terminal on the specified part of resources, and performing space-domain ICIC processing in a data sending process, wherein when sending the data, the second TP avoids use of antenna port sequence numbers or scrambling identity information in the set of shared parameters, or the second TP uses the precoding matrixes orthogonal to the precoding matrixes indicated by the precoding weights. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the part of resources with the lowest power is one of: the ABS set, resource blocks with RNTP of 0 and a cell with lowest power. ### Claim 13 A parameter transmission device for interference coordination, applied to a first Transmission Point (TP), the device comprising: a specification component, configured to specify a part of resources in all currently available resources of the first TP; a definition component, configured to define a set of shared parameters on the specified part of resources, wherein the set of shared parameters are used for performing interference coordination between the first TP and at least one second TP adjacent to the first TP; and a sending component, configured to send the set of shared parameters to the at least one second TP; wherein the set of shared parameters is information defined on the specified part of resources by the first TP, wherein the information comprises at least one of: N5 Rank Indications (RIs), and N6 Precoding Matrix Indicators (PMIs); where N5 and N6 are all positive integers more than or equal to 1; wherein the specified part of resources comprise one of: a preset subframe set of the first TP, wherein the preset subframe set is one of: an Almost Blank Subframe (ABS) set and a non-ABS set, and the available resources of the first TP are composed of all subframes; and one cell, specified by the first TP, in multiple cells belonging to the first TP, wherein the available resources of the first TP are composed of all cells belonging to the first TP. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the sending component is configured to send the set of shared parameters to the at least one second TP through an X2 interface. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the first TP or the second TP is one of: an Evolved Node B (eNB), a macro eNB, a pico eNB and a relay station. ### Claim 16 An interference coordination device, applied to a second Transmission Point (TP), the device comprising: a receiving component, configured to receive a set of shared parameters from a first TP, wherein the second TP is adjacent to the first TP, the set of shared parameters is a parameter information set defined on a specified part of resources after the first TP specifies the part of resources in all available resources of the first TP, and the set of shared parameters are used for performing interference coordination between the first TP and the second TP; and a scheduling component, configured to schedule a user terminal managed by the second TP according to the set of shared parameters; wherein the set of shared parameters is information defined on the specified part of resources by the first TP, wherein the information comprises at least one of: N5 Rank Indications (RIs), and N6 Precoding Matrix Indicators (PMIs); where N5 and N6 are all positive integers more than or equal to 1; wherein the specified part of resources comprise one of: a preset subframe set of the first TP, wherein the preset subframe set is one of: an Almost Blank Subframe (ABS) set and a non-ABS set, and the available resources of the first TP are composed of all subframes; and one cell, specified by the first TP, in multiple cells belonging to the first TP, wherein the available resources of the first TP are composed of all cells belonging to the first TP. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the receiving component is configured to receive the set of shared parameters from the first TP through an X2 interface. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the first TP or the second TP is one of: an Evolved Node B (eNB), a macro eNB, a pico eNB and a relay station. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the scheduling component comprises: a selection unit, configured to select an Inter-Cell Interference Coordination (ICIC) manner from a time-domain or frequency-domain ICIC manner and a space-domain ICIC manner; a first processing unit, configured to, under a condition that the time-domain or frequency-domain ICIC manner is selected, not send data on the specified part of resources or send data to the user terminal on a part of resources with lowest power in all the available resources of the first TP; and a second processing unit, configured to, under a condition that the space-domain ICIC manner is selected, send data to the user terminal on the specified part of resources, wherein the specified part of resources is a part of resources with highest power in all the available resources of the first TP, and use of antenna port sequence numbers or scrambling identity information in the set of shared parameters and precoding matrixes approximately orthogonal to precoding matrixes indicated by precoding weights is avoided when the data is sent. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The device as claimed in claim 19, wherein the part of resources with the highest power is one of: the non-ABS set, resource blocks with RNTP of 1 and a cell with highest power. ### Claim 21 (depends on 16) The device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the scheduling component comprises: a third processing unit, configured to send data to the user terminal on the specified part of resources, and perform space-domain ICIC processing in a data sending process, wherein the specified part of resources is the part of resources with the lowest power in all the available resources of the first TP, and avoid use of antenna port sequence numbers or scrambling identity information in the set of shared parameters, or use the precoding matrixes orthogonal to the precoding matrixes indicated by the precoding weights when the data is sent. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The device as claimed in claim 21, wherein the part of resources with the lowest power is one of: the ABS set, resource blocks with RNTP of 0 and a cell with lowest power.