Methods and Apparatus for Assignment of Radio Resources in a Wireless Network

A network node configured to indicate assignment of measurement resources in a predefined region of a resource block transmitted by the network node, wherein the network node comprises:

• a communication circuit;
• and
• a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the processor whereby the network node is configured to:
• identify at least one wireless device that is required to perform measurements on signals transmitted by the network node and/or measurements of interference,
• assign to the at least one identified wireless device usage of the measurement resources in the predefined region, and
• signal an indication of the assigned usage of the measurement resources to the at least one wireless device, said indication specifying how the respective measurement resources should be used by the at least one wireless device.

A wireless device configured to handle assignment of measurement resources in a predefined region of a resource block transmitted by a network node in a wireless network, wherein the wireless device comprises:

• a communication circuit;
• and
• a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the processor whereby the wireless device is configured to:
• receive from the network node an indication of usage of measurement resources in the predefined region, said indication specifying how the respective measurement resources should be used by the wireless device,
• determine the measurement resources based on the received indication, and
• use the determined measurement resources as specified by the received indication of usage.