Interference reduction for wireless communications using interference cancellation and selective power control

A computing device for wireless communication with a second computing device, the computing device comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory, storing instructions, which when executed by the processor, causes the computing device to perform operations comprising:
• receiving a control message with a field indicating that the second computing device is configured to decode a received signal using interference cancellation;
• identifying that a level of interference on a wireless channel used by the computing device and the second computing device satisfies a preset threshold condition of interference;
• and
• responsive to identifying that the level of interference of the wireless channel satisfies the preset threshold condition of interference and based upon receiving the control message with the field indicating that the second computing device is capable of interference cancellation:
• lowering a transmission power level of a second signal of the computing device sent to the second computing device, the transmission power level lowered from a transmission power level for sending the second signal had the level of interference of the wireless channel not satisfied the preset threshold condition of interference.

A computing device for communicating with a second computing device, the computing;

• device comprising:
• means for receiving a control message with a field indicating that the second computing device is configured to decode a received signal using interference cancellation;
• means for identifying that a level of interference on a wireless channel used by the computing device and the second computing device caused by a signal of a third computing device satisfies a preset threshold condition of interference;
• and
• means for, responsive to identifying that the level of interference of the wireless channel satisfies the preset threshold condition of interference and based upon receiving the control message with the field indicating that the second computing device is capable of interference cancellation:
• lowering a transmission power level of a second signal of the computing device sent to the second computing device, the transmission power level lowered from a transmission power level for sending the second signal had the level of interference of the wireless channel not satisfied the preset threshold condition of interference.