Resource partitioning for uplink in a wireless communication network

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for identifying at least one neighbor node of a serving node, the serving node serving at least one user equipment (UE);
• means for obtaining at least one list of target interference levels for the at least one neighbor node and corresponding to available resources;
• means for obtaining a list of target interference levels for the serving node and corresponding to the available resources;
• and
• means for scheduling the at least one UE for transmission on the available resources to the serving node, wherein the means for scheduling schedules the at least one UE based on the at least one list of target interference levels for the at least one neighbor node and the list of target interference levels for the serving node.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• at least one processor configured
• to identify at least one neighbor node of a serving node, the serving node serving at least one user equipment (UE),
• to obtain at least one list of target interference levels for the at least one neighbor node and corresponding to available resources,
• to obtain a list of target interference levels for the serving node and corresponding to the available resources, and
• to schedule the at least one UE for transmission on the available resources to the serving node, the scheduling being based on the at least one list of target interference levels for the at least one neighbor node and the list of target interference levels for the serving node.

A computer program product, including a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code for causing at least one computer to:

• identify at least one neighbor node of a serving node, the serving node serving at least one user equipment (UE),
• obtain at least one list of target interference levels for the at least one neighbor node and corresponding to available resources,
• obtain a list of target interference levels for the serving node and corresponding to available resources, and
• schedule the at least one UE for transmission on the available resources to the serving node, the scheduling being based on the at least one list of target interference levels for the at least one neighbor node and the list of target interference levels for the serving node.