Devices for reporting uplink information

A method for reporting information by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• selecting a reference cell having a reference uplink-downlink (UL-DL) configuration;
• selecting a first uplink subframe from the reference cell;
• selecting a first subframe set from a first cell having a first UL-DL configuration;
• determining a first set of associations between the first subframe set and the first uplink subframe;
• aggregating information corresponding to the reference cell and information corresponding to the first cell based on the first set of associations to produce aggregated information;
• and
• reporting the aggregated information on an uplink reporting cell.

An evolved Node B (eNB) for receiving information, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable to:
• determine if aggregated information is being used in connection with a first cell having a first uplink-downlink (UL-DL) configuration and a second cell having a second UL-DL configuration, wherein the first UL-DL configuration is different than the second UL-DL configuration;
• receive aggregated information on an uplink reporting cell;
• and
• de-aggregate the aggregated information based on a set of associations.

A method for receiving information by an evolved Node B (eNB), comprising:

• determining if aggregated information is being used in connection with a first cell having a first uplink-downlink (UL-DL) configuration and a second cell having a second UL-DL configuration;
• receiving aggregated information on an uplink reporting cell;
• and
• de-aggregating the aggregated information based on a set of associations.