INFORMATION EXCHANGE MECHANISMS TO ACHIEVE NETWORK QoS IN WIRELESS CELLULAR SYSTEMS

A method utilized in wireless communication systems, the method comprising:

• soliciting a current resource allocation for one or more cells controlled by a first base station;
• ascertaining whether the current resource allocation satisfies a quality of service target associated with a data flow traversing through at least one of the one or more cells controlled by the first base station;
• and
• disseminating an inter cell interference coordination indicator to a second base station.

An apparatus operable in wireless communication systems, the apparatus comprising:

• means for obtaining a current resource allocation for one or more cells controlled by a first base station;
• means for ascertaining whether the current resource allocation satisfies a quality of service target associated with a data flow traversing through at least one of the one or more cells controlled by the first base station;
• and
• means for dispatching an inter cell interference coordination indicator to a second base station.

A computer-program product, comprising:

• a computer-readable medium comprising:
• code for obtaining a current resource allocation for one or more cells controlled by a first base station;
• code for ascertaining whether the current resource allocation satisfies a quality of service target associated with a data flow traversing through at least one of the one or more cells controlled by the first base station;
• and
• code for communicating an inter cell interference coordination indicator to a second base station.