Method and apparatus for transmitting overload indicatior over the air

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• determining an overload indicator for a cell;
• and
• transmitting the overload indicator for the cell on a low reuse channel or a broadcast channel to user equipments (UEs) in neighbor cells.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for determining an overload indicator for a cell;
• and
• means for transmitting the overload indicator for the cell on a low reuse channel or a broadcast channel to user equipments (UEs) in neighbor cells.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• receiving a reference signal from a neighbor cell at a user equipment (UE);
• and
• receiving at least one synchronization signal from the neighbor cell at the UE, the at least one synchronization signal comprising an overload indicator for the neighbor cell.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for receiving a reference signal from a neighbor cell at a user equipment (UE);
• and
• means for receiving at least one synchronization signal from the neighbor cell at the UE, the at least one synchronization signal comprising an overload indicator for the neighbor cell.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• receiving a first transmission of at least one synchronization signal from a neighbor cell in a first time period at a user equipment (UE);
• and
• receiving a second transmission of the at least one synchronization signal from the neighbor cell in a second time period at the UE, the second transmission of the at least one synchronization signal comprising an overload indicator for the neighbor cell.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for receiving a first transmission of at least one synchronization signal from a neighbor cell in a first time period at a user equipment (UE);
• and
• means for receiving a second transmission of the at least one synchronization signal from the neighbor cell in a second time period at the UE, the second transmission of the at least one synchronization signal comprising an overload indicator for the neighbor cell.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• determining resources reserved for transmitting an overload indicator for a neighbor cell;
• and
• receiving the overload indicator for the neighbor cell on the reserved resources at a user equipment (UE).

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for determining resources reserved for transmitting an overload indicator for a neighbor cell;
• and
• means for receiving the overload indicator for the neighbor cell on the reserved resources at a user equipment (UE).

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• receiving a low reuse channel or a broadcast channel from a neighbor cell at a user equipment (UE);
• and
• processing the low reuse channel or the broadcast channel to recover an overload indicator for the neighbor cell.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for receiving a low reuse channel or a broadcast channel from a neighbor cell at a user equipment (UE);
• and
• means for processing the low reuse channel or the broadcast channel to recover an overload indicator for the neighbor cell.