System and Method for Interference Cancellation Using Terminal Cooperation

A user equipment (UE) comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the processor, the programming including instructions to:
• receive a signal carrying a first transmission and a second transmission, the first transmission being communicated over the same radio resources as the second transmission;
• and
• communicate information over a device to device (D2D) link extending between the first UE and a second UE, wherein the information is used to decode either the first transmission or the second transmission in accordance with an interference cancellation technique.

A method of pairing user equipments for interference cancellation, the method comprising:

• identifying a plurality of user equipments (UEs) residing in one or more coverage areas of one or more transmit points (TPs);
• pairing a first UE in the plurality of UEs with a second UE in the plurality of UEs, wherein the first UE is scheduled to receive a first transmission over the same radio resource in which the second UE is scheduled to receive a second transmission;
• and
• prompting the first UE and the second UE to exchange information over a device to device (D2D) link, wherein the information is used to decode at least one of the first transmission and the second transmission in accordance with an interference cancellation technique.