Node and Method for Determining Link Adaptation Parameters

A method for determining link adaptation parameters for a wireless device, the method being performed in a first radio network node of a wireless communication system, wherein the first radio network node hosts a first cell serving the wireless device, and wherein the wireless device is interfered by a second cell, the method comprising:

• predicting a future position of the wireless device;
• estimating a first radio channel quality value for the wireless device in the predicted future position, based on pathloss values related to the wireless device in the predicted future position for the first and the second cells respectively, and a transmission power of the second cell;
• and
• determining link adaptation parameters for the scheduling of the wireless device in the future position using the estimated first radio channel quality value.

A first radio network node for a wireless communication system, wherein the first radio network node is configured to determine link adaptation parameters for a wireless device and to host a first cell serving the wireless device, and wherein the wireless device is interfered by a second cell, the first radio network node comprising a memory and an associated processor, wherein the processor is configured to:

• predict a future position of the wireless device;
• estimate a first radio channel quality value for the wireless device in the predicted future position, based on pathloss values related to the wireless device in the predicted future position for the first and the second cells, respectively, and a transmission power of the second cell;
• and
• determine link adaptation parameters for the scheduling of the wireless device in the future position using the estimated first radio channel quality value.

A computer program product comprising a computer program stored in a computer readable medium, said computer program comprising program instructions for execution by a processor in a first radio network node that is configured to host a first cell in a wireless communication system, and wherein said program instructions when executed configure the processor to:

• predict a future position of a wireless device for which the first cell is a serving cell;
• estimate a first radio channel quality value for the wireless device in the predicted future position, based on pathloss values related to the wireless device in the predicted future position for the first cell and for a second cell that interferes with the wireless device, and based on a transmission power of the second cell;
• and
• determine link adaptation parameters for the scheduling of the wireless device in the future position using the estimated first radio channel quality value.