Apparatus, Method and Computer Program Product Providing Signaling of Blocking, Pilot Measurements and Neighbor Cell List For Facilitating Adaptive Interference Coordination

A computer readable medium encoded with a computer program executable by a processor to perform actions comprising:

• receiving a network device originated signaling, where the signaling comprises an indication of an occurrence of a call blocking event;
• and
• using the received signaling to make an adaptive interference control algorithm decision, where the adaptive interference control algorithm decision results in at least a modification of a transmitted power pattern for reducing inter-cell interference.

10-25. (canceled)

The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the network device originated signaling comprises a pilot measurement and neighbor cell related information from a user equipment associated with the call blocking event.

The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the network device originated signaling comprises information for determining location relative to a base station of a user equipment associated with the call blocking event.

The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the network device originated signaling comprises information of which cell or cells are likely to be a cause of interference.

The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein a result of the adaptive interference control algorithm decision is signaled to the at least one other network device to effect a modification of the at least one other network device transmitted power pattern for reducing inter-cell interference.

The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the result of the adaptive interference control algorithm decision is made on a network device and is used to effect a modification of its own transmitted power pattern for reducing inter-cell interference.

The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein using the received signaling to make the adaptive interference control algorithm decision is accomplished based at least in part on average blocking statistics over a predetermined time period.

The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the adaptive interference control algorithm decision is made at least in part using a quality of service metric to prevent an occurrence of call blocking.

The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the apparatus comprises an integrated circuit.

A method, comprising:

• detecting at a network device an occurrence of a call blocking event;
• and
• originating signaling from the network device to at least one other network device to result in at least a modification of a transmitted power pattern for reducing inter-cell interference, wherein the signaling comprises an indication of the occurrence of the call blocking event.

The method according to claim 19, where the network device originated signaling comprises a pilot measurement and neighbor cell related information from a user equipment that had a call blocking event.

The method according to claim 19, wherein the network device originated signaling comprises information for determining whether a user equipment that had a call blocking event is located close to its serving base station, or on a cell edge.

The method according to claim 19, wherein the network device originated signaling comprises information of which cell or cells are likely to be a cause of interference.