Measuring signal interference using user equipment measurements

A serving transceiver node of a mobile communications network serving a user equipment which experiences interference from an interfering transceiver node, the interfering transceiver node using a plurality of defined radiation patterns for signal transmission, the serving transceiver node comprising:

• a first controller triggering a transmission of a sequence of the defined radiation patterns by the interfering transceiver node,
• a second controller triggering signal measurements at the user equipment of the signal transmitted by the interfering transceiver node that uses the sequence of the defined radiation patterns, and
• an interference estimator estimating an interference level of the signals received at the user equipment from the interfering transceiver node, in dependence on the sequence of the defined radiation patterns, using the triggered signal measurements received from the user equipment,

A method for transmitting signals from an interfering transceiver node of a mobile communications network to a user equipment served by a serving transceiver node, the interfering transceiver node using a plurality of defined radiation patterns for signal transmission, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving a request for transmitting a sequence of the defined radiation patterns, and
• transmitting signals using the sequence of the defined radiation patterns.

An interfering transceiver node of a mobile communications network transmitting signals to a user equipment served by a serving transceiver node, the interfering transceiver node comprising:

• at least one antenna transmitting defined radiation patterns,
• a first controller receiving a request from the serving transceiver node for transmitting a sequence of the defined radiation patterns,
• a transmitter using said at least one antenna configured to transmit signals having the defined radiation patterns.