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OwnerAnders FURUSKÄR, Simon JÄRMYR +1inventors
InventorsAnders FURUSKÄR, Simon JÄRMYR, Niklas JALDÉN
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There is provided techniques for inter-cell channel information acquisition of a first cell in an access network. The access network comprises the first cell and a second cell. A method is performed by a network node. The network node serves the first cell. The method comprises obtaining, from a network node serving the second cell, information of transmission resources reserved for uplink reference signal to be transmitted by UEs served by the second cell. The method comprises communicating with the network node serving the second cell for the network node serving the second cell to instruct the UEs served by the second cell to perform a sounding process according to which the uplink reference signals are transmitted by the UEs on the reserved transmission resources. The method comprises estimating channel statistics information for the UEs from the uplink reference signals as received from the UEs on the reserved transmission resources alone. The method comprises storing the channel statistics information.
A network node for inter-cell channel information acquisition of a first cell in an access network, wherein the access network comprises the first cell and a second cell, the network node comprising processing circuitry, the processing circuitry being configured to cause the network node to:
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A user equipment, UE, for assisting in inter-cell channel information acquisition in an access network, wherein the access network comprises the first cell and a second cell, the UE comprising processing circuitry, the processing circuitry being configured to cause the UE to, when the UE is served by the second cell:
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A method for inter-cell channel information acquisition of a first cell in an access network, wherein the access network comprises the first cell and a second cell, wherein the method is performed by a network node, wherein the network node serves the first cell, wherein the method comprises:
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A method for assisting in inter-cell channel information acquisition in an access network, wherein the access network comprises the first cell and a second cell, wherein the method is performed by a user equipment, UE, wherein the UE is served by the second cell, wherein the method comprises:
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