Ue receiver reference signal processing that utilizes resource partitioning information

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

• means for obtaining, at a user equipment (UE), resource partitioning information (RPI) that identifies one or more subframes that are protected due to cooperative partitioning of resources between a serving Node B and one or more non-serving Node Bs;
• means for identifying, based at least in part on the RPI, one or more subframes with little or no interference between the serving and non-serving Node Bs;
• and
• means for utilizing reference signals (RSs) of the identified subframes, but not other subframes, in one or more measurements taken at the UE.

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• obtain, at a user equipment (UE), resource partitioning information (RPI) that identifies one or more subframes that are protected due to cooperative partitioning of resources between a serving Node B and one or more non-serving Node Bs;
• identify, based at least in part on the RPI, one or more subframes with little or no interference between the serving and non-serving Node Bs;
• and
• utilize reference signals (RSs) of the identified subframes, but not other subframes, in one or more measurements taken at the UE;
• and
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor.

A computer-program product for wireless communications, the computer-program product comprising:

• a computer-readable medium having code for:
• obtaining, at a user equipment (UE), resource partitioning information (RPI) that identifies one or more subframes that are protected due to cooperative partitioning of resources between a serving Node B and one or more non-serving Node Bs;
• identifying, based at least in part on the RPI, one or more subframes with little or no interference between the serving and non-serving Node Bs;
• and
• utilizing reference signals (RSs) of the identified subframes, but not other subframes, in one or more measurements taken at the UE.

A method for wireless communications, comprising:

• obtaining, at a user equipment (UE), resource partitioning information (RPI) that identifies one or more subframes that are protected due to cooperative partitioning of resources between a serving Node B and one or more non-serving Node Bs;
• identifying, based at least in part on the RPI, the one or more non-serving Node Bs that contribute interference on serving Node B data on a given subframe;
• and
• counting the non-serving Node Bs that contribute interference, but not other non-serving Node Bs, toward estimating interference at the UE.

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

• means for obtaining, at a user equipment (UE), resource partitioning information (RPI) that identifies one or more subframes that are protected due to cooperative partitioning of resources between a serving Node B and one or more non-serving Node Bs;
• means for identifying, based at least in part on the RPI, the one or more non-serving Node Bs that contribute interference on serving Node B data on a given subframe;
• and
• means for counting the non-serving Node Bs that contribute interference, but not other non-serving Node Bs, toward estimating interference at the UE.

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• obtain, at a user equipment (UE), resource partitioning information (RPI) that identifies one or more subframes that are protected due to cooperative partitioning of resources between a serving Node B and one or more non-serving Node Bs;
• identify, based at least in part on the RPI, the one or more non-serving Node Bs that contribute interference on serving Node B data on a given subframe;
• and
• count the non-serving Node Bs that contribute interference, but not other non-serving Node Bs, toward estimating interference at the UE;
• and
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor.

A computer-program product for wireless communications, the computer-program product comprising:

• a computer-readable medium having code for:
• obtaining, at a user equipment (UE), resource partitioning information (RPI) that identifies one or more subframes that are protected due to cooperative partitioning of resources between a serving Node B and one or more non-serving Node Bs;
• identifying, based at least in part on the RPI, the one or more non-serving Node Bs that contribute interference on serving Node B data on a given subframe;
• and
• counting the non-serving Node Bs that contribute interference, but not other non-serving Node Bs, toward estimating interference at the UE.