Method for conveying remote interference management information via reference signal

A method for remote interference management, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a second device, a reference signal from a first device, the reference signal being related to an interference signal received at the first device and including mitigation information for the remote interference management;
• performing, by the second device, a mitigation based on the mitigation information, the performing comprising estimating a length of a propagation delay between the first device and the second device to estimate a number of symbols impacted by the interference signal, a level of the mitigation performed being based upon the number of symbols impacted by the interference signal that is estimated based upon the estimated length of the propagation delay;
• and
• transmitting, by the second device, a mitigation response signal to the first device, the mitigation response signal indicating the level of the mitigation undertaken by the second device based on the mitigation information.

A first device, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory that stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• receive an interference signal from a second device,
• generate, in response to the interference signal, a reference signal including mitigation information for remote interference management to be performed at the second device,
• transmit the reference signal to the second device, and
• receive a mitigation response signal indicative of a level of mitigation undertaken by the second device based on the mitigation information, the level of mitigation undertaken by the second device being based upon a number of symbols impacted by the interference signal that is estimated based upon an estimated length of a propagation delay experienced by the reference signal being transmitted by the first device and received at the second device.